Last updated: 2008-07-31

I'm looking to hire bright and disiplined top talents with strong motivation to excel and deliver!
Below are some job openings and research opportunities available in my Center for Advanced Computing Technology (ACT) at University of Pittsburgh.

Research Staff Engineer (Immediate Opening!)

I am looking to hire a Research Staff Engineer with experience and strong programming skills in developing Windows Mobile applications for Windows Mobile smart phones. Competitive candidates should have prior development experience with one or more of the following environment and tools:

The candidate will be developing application software to be run on cutting-edge prototype Windows Mobile smart phones connecting with a Bluetooth wireless ECG/EKG sensor. Candidates with biomedical backgrounds in analyzing cardiovascular diseases (CVD) using ECG/EKG is a BIG Plus!

If you are seriously interested, please include the code "4195" in your email subject line or your email may be automatically deleted by spam filter. I receive too many SPAM emails from students asking for support. This code will tell me that you read this information page and you have at least done some homework. I may not be able to reply all of them, but I do read them and give them consideration. Please be patient and be politely persistent if you really want to work with me.

In your email, please include your resume/C.V., graduate and/or undergraduate transcripts, and copies of TOEFL/GRE scores (if available), and a list of three references send it to Prof. Cheng at [accheng AT ece.pitt.edu]. Evaluation of applications will start immediately and applications will be accepted and considered until the positions are filled. (Incomplete applications will not be reviewed!)

Prospective Ph.D. Students

I currently have 2 to 3 GSR (graduate student researcher) positions available at the Ph.D. level starting in this academic year. An application will be reviewed and considered according to the order it is received. This screening process shall continue until all positions are filled.

If you are interested in building cutting-edge computing systems using innovative architecture, compiler, and VLSI techniques for energy-efficient high-performance embedded devices, biomedical implants, and nano-scale System-on-Chip (SoC), and you have solid fundamentals and experience in the following areas:

Plus, you must possess strong coding skills:

In addition to have strong technical backgrounds, you need to be creative, motivated, self-disciplined, and excellent communication skills (fluency in written and spoken English) to be successful.

Candidates with a Master degree and IEEE/ACM publications are a big plus! TOEFL/GRE scores are required. Candidates with computer engineering, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science backgrounds are welcome to apply.

If you are seriously interested, please include the code "3195" in your email subject line or your email may be automatically deleted by spam filter. I receive too many SPAM emails from students asking for support. This code will tell me that you read this information page and you have at least done some homework. I may not be able to reply all of them, but I do read them and give them consideration. Please be patient and be politely persistent if you really want to work with me.

In your email, please include your C.V., graduate and undergraduate transcripts, and copies of TOEFL/GRE scores, and a list of three references send it to Prof. Cheng at [accheng AT ece.pitt.edu]. Evaluation of applications will start immediately and applications will be accepted and considered until the positions are filled. (Incomplete applications will not be reviewed!)

Prospective Postdoc Research Fellows

I am currently looking to hire Postdoc Research Fellows in my group. Candidates with a Ph.D. degree in computer engineering, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science backgrounds are welcome to apply. In addition to all the requirements that I expect from my RAs (see above), successful candidates must have strong publication records and excellent project management and people skills to help coordinate my research labs.

If you are seriously interested, please include the code "4195" in your email subject line or your email may be automatically deleted. This code will tell me that you read this information page and you have at least done some homework.

In your email, please include your C.V., graduate and undergraduate transcripts, and copies of TOEFL/GRE scores, and a list of three references and send it to Prof. Cheng at [accheng AT ece.pitt.edu]. Evaluation of applications will start immediately. Applications will be accepted and considered until the positions are filled. (Incomplete applications will not be reviewed!)

Prospective Visitng Scholars

I welcome any collaboration from scholars of different inisitutions. If you are currently working at different universities/research labs/corporates and you are interested in my research and would like to visit ECE Department at University of Pittsburgh for a short/extended exchange and/or sbatical experience, my research group can be your sponsor! Please contact me for more details. Scholars from overseas are very welcome!

Prospective Master Students

If you are interested in doing a Master Thesis and/or an Independent Research Study and need a research topic, I will be happy to advise you. I generally do not hire Master students to be my RAs, though. If you are currently in the Master track and are seriously considering to pursue a Ph.D. and work for me, I may ask you to first do a credit-based independent study with me before I considering hiring you. This will also give you a good opportunity to see what it is like to be my RAs.

If you are interested, please include the code "2195" in your email subject line or your email will be automatically deleted. This code will tell me that you read this information page and you have at least done some homework.

In your email, please include your C.V., graduate and undergraduate transcripts, plus optional but preferred TOEFL/GRE scores and a list of three references and send it to Prof. Cheng at [accheng AT ece.pitt.edu].

Prospective Undergraduate Students

I welcome sharp and motivated undergraduate students to work with me on a credit-based Independent Research Study, a Senior Design Project, or an Honor Undergraduate Thesis. This is especially true if you intend to pursue graduate degrees (Ph.D. and/or M.S., in Pitt or elsewhere). You should be a strong programmer (C, C++, Java, and/or Matlab) and a quick thinker. You should also have a good knowledge about computer organization.

If you are interested, please include the code "1195" in your email subject line or your email will be automatically deleted. This code will tell me that you read this information page and you have at least done some homework.

In your email, please include your resume and transcript and send it to Prof. Cheng at [accheng AT ece.pitt.edu].

A Note to Minority and Female Students:

I am a strong advocate of promoting engineering and scientific research and education for mnority and female students. I am currently serving as a faculty mentor for University of Pittsburgh Mentoring Program for Excellence in Engineering (MPE2, see my award in 2008), where I proudly take a proactive role to nourish the character and scholarship of underrepresented minorities and female students and dynamically engage them in state-of-the-art scientific and engineering research. If you are a miniority and/or a female student and are interested in joining my research group in any above categories, you are strongly encouraged to contact me by following the respective instructions according to your category of interest.