The CMU Portugal Program welcomes seven new Dual Degree Ph.D. candidates for the 2024/2025 academic year. The new Ph.D. students will be funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) and will start their journey in September 2024, embarking on a full-time program split between 2 years spent at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and 3 years at a Portuguese university.
The selection process for these candidates was overseen by a committee composed of faculty members from Portuguese Universities and Carnegie Mellon University, resulting in an overall acceptance rate of 7%.
This year’s scholarship awardees will cover diverse areas of study, specializing in Computer Science (2), Languages Technologies (2) , Engineering and Public Policy (2) and Software Engineering (1) .
In Portugal, the host institutions for these scholars are: Faculty of Engineering – University of Porto (FEUP) (1), Instituto Superior Técnico (4), NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA) (1) and Universidade do Minho (1) .
At CMU they will be hosted in four different Departments: Computer Science Department – CMU School of Computer Science (2), Department of Engineering and Public Policy – CMU College of Engineering (2), Language Technologies Institute – CMU School of Computer Science (2), and at the Software and Societal Systems Department – CMU School of Computer Science.
The group includes students from four different countries: Portugal (4), Austria (1), Iran (1), and the United States (1).
The CMU Portugal Program has enrolled a total of 210 students, and it currently maintains an active community of 85 students (composed of Dual Degree and Affiliated programs) and 91 alums.
Here are all the new students by Ph.D. Program:
Ph.D. Program in Computer Science:
- Rafael Gonçalves (PT) – Instituto Superior Técnico / Computer Science Department at CMU School of Computer Science
- André Costa (PT) – Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa / Computer Science Department at CMU School of Computer Science
Ph.D. Program in Engineering and Public Policy:
- Reyhaneh Mohsenzadeh Yazdi (Iran) – Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto / Department of Engineering and Public Policy at CMU College of Engineering
- Maximilian Vieweg (Austria) – Instituto Superior Técnico / CMU – Department of Engineering and Public Policy at CMU College of Engineering
Ph.D. Program in Language Technologies:
- André Duarte (PT) – Instituto Superior Técnico / Language Technologies Institute at CMU School of Computer Science
- Daniel Chechelnitsky (USA) – Instituto Superior Técnico / Language Technologies Institute at CMU School of Computer Science
Ph.D. Program in Software Engineering:
- Manuel Barros (PT) – Universidade do Minho / Software and Societal Systems Department at CMU School of Computer Science.
