A new group of 11 students was selected under the fourth edition of the Affiliated Ph.D. Programs initiative and will begin their studies in the 2024/25 academic year. This CMU Portugal initiative offers Ph.D. scholarships in selected cutting-edge areas of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), related to the scope of the Program.
Students will be fully hosted by Portuguese Universities with scholarships funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), having the opportunity of spending a research period at Carnegie Mellon for up to 1 year. Upon completing their Ph.D. studies, these candidates will receive a diploma from their Portuguese host University.
The main focus of the Affiliated Ph.D. Programs initiative is to strengthen the collaboration between Portuguese higher education institutions and Portuguese companies through a strong partnership with Carnegie Mellon University. Candidates were encouraged to apply with work plans involving the collaboration of Portuguese ICT companies, and most have answered this challenge. Through their Ph.D. journey, the new students will work closely with companies such as AMBISIG, Invisible Lab, PDMFC, Unbabel and VMWare.
This year, 11 Scholarships were granted to students in the following CMU Portugal research areas: (4) Computer Science, (1) Engineering and Public Policy, (3) Human-Computer Interaction and (3) Machine Learning.
In Portugal, the Ph.D. candidates will be hosted by six different institutions: (6) Instituto Superior Técnico, (1) Faculty of Engineering – University of Porto (FEUP), (1) NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA), (1) Universidade da Beira Interior, (1) Universidade de Coimbra, (1) Universidade do Minho.
During their one-year research period at CMU, candidates will be hosted at 6 CMU Departments: (1) Civil and Environmental Engineering, (1) Computer Science, (3) Electrical and Computer Engineering, (1) Engineering and Public Policy, (3) Human-Computer Interaction and (2) Machine Learning.
All candidates were selected after a rigorous selection process by a committee of faculty members from Portuguese Universities and CMU. Here are the new Affiliated Ph.D. students by research area:
Computer Science
- Álvaro Silva (Faculdade de Engenharia – Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Informática);
- Ehsan Farzadnia (Universidade de Coimbra, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Informática)
- Oraib Almegdadi (Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia – Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Departamento de Informática, Programa Doutoral em Informática);
- Susana Marques (Universidade do Minho, Departamento de Informática, Programa Doutoral em Informática)
Engineering and Public Policy:
- João Paiva (Universidade da Beira Interior, Departamento de Engenharia Eletromecânica, Programa Doutoral em Engenharia e Gestão Industrial);
Human-Computer Interaction:
- Matteo Capello (Instituto Superior Técnico, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Programa Doutoral em Media Digitais);
- Mathilde Gouin (Instituto Superior Técnico, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Programa Doutoral em Media Digitais);
- Ying Xu (Instituto Superior Técnico, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Informática e de Computadores);
Machine Learning:
- Diogo Araújo (Instituto Superior Técnico, Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores);
- Francisco Guedes (Instituto Superior Técnico, Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Informática e de Computadores);
- Mariana Ferreira Nunes (Instituto Superior Técnico, Departamento de Engenharia, Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Biomédica)
2023/24 Affiliated Ph.D. candidates
2022/23 Affiliated Ph.D. candidates
2021/22 Affiliated Ph.D. Candidates
