I’d like to chat and plan to email you / I contacted you before but didn’t hear back, can I send a reminder?

Thank you for your interest! Unfortunately, now that AI has lowered the cost of writing and sending outreach emails, it has become practically impossible for me to keep up with my inbox…I apologize in advance that the chance of me reading or replying to these emails is extremely low. The questions below cover the channels that do work :)

What’s the best way to learn whether we’d be a good fit w.r.t working styles?

My students should be able to give fair judgement on the pros and cons with me as an advisor! But please be mindful and respect their time if you decided to contact them, and also be prepared that they may not have the time to reply.

I am a undergraduate / Master student. Can I work with you?

Thank you for your interest!! To best facilitate the match between projects and people, we will release all the open projects here. Note that we will ONLY recruit students for these projects (if any is listed there). If you feel excited about one project, please fill out this form – You will find more application information there. We prioritize students who apply this way, as direct emails are unlikely to get a reply (see above).

Are you recruiting PhD students?

In general, I’m always looking for enthusiastic PhD students! Please apply to the CMU PhD program.

I see you are primarily in HCII, and I plan to apply to another PhD program (e.g. LTI, MLD, CSD, etc.). Can I still work with you?

Yes, you can! Here any faculty member in the School of CS can advise/work with any SCS students regardless of their departments (CSD, HCII, LTI, MLD, etc.) Each department does their own PhD reviews, so please feel free to apply to the department(s) you find most relevant (FYI, currently I have PhD students in HCII, LTI, and S3D).

Can we set up a time to chat (e.g. about the alignment of our research)?

CMU admissions are committee based, so there’s very little we can chat about before your full package is reviewed. It’s a lot more fruitful for us to talk after you have applied & we’ve had a chance to read your materials. Apologies in advance that I likely won’t reply to emails asking (see above).

Are you recruiting postdocs?

I don’t currently have grants reserved for post-hoc recruitment, but I am always open to hosting postdocs via the Carnegie Bosch Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. If you are interested in applying for the program, please follow its instructions and send me an email to chat!