{"id":795,"date":"2025-08-20T17:04:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T17:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/swarm-intelligence-lab\/?p=795"},"modified":"2025-08-20T17:06:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T17:06:24","slug":"795-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/swarm-intelligence-lab\/795-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ph.D. Opportunity (Fully Funded &#8211; Spring 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Swarm Intelligence Lab at Rutgers University invites applications for one fully funded Ph.D. position in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to work on data-driven modeling of fish collective behavior and its application to swarm robotics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Start Date<\/strong>: Spring 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Candidate Profile<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>B.S. and\/or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.<\/li>\n<li>Must currently reside in the United States and be eligible to begin graduate studies in Spring 2026<\/li>\n<li>Strong foundation in mathematics.<\/li>\n<li>Interests\/Skills in at least two of the following: Data science, Control theory, Dynamical systems, Animal behavior, Robotics, Optimization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interested candidates should submit an application at: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeUSi7fThqU2SJb2yo5HxOdaGkpX4L85vNbr5lY2Xz62fE5-g\/viewform?usp=dialog\">Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who We Are<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our group conducts fundamental research in dynamical systems and control theory, with applications to distributed network systems, collective animal behavior, swarm intelligence, and autonomous robotics.<\/p>\n<p>Lab website:<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/swarm-intelligence-lab\/\"> https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/swarm-intelligence-lab\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Department website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ece.rutgers.edu\/\">https:\/\/www.ece.rutgers.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swarm Intelligence Lab at Rutgers University invites applications for one fully funded Ph.D. position in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to work on data-driven modeling of fish &hellip; 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