2 Fully-Funded Ph.D. Positions in Industrial & Systems Engineering

I am excited to share that I will be joining the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU) as a tenure-track Assistant Professor.

After receiving my Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in July 2025, I began my journey at MSU as a Visiting Assistant Professor. Over the past months, I've truly appreciated the supportive academic community here, which has helped me grow as both a teacher and an independent researcher. I'm grateful for the opportunity to continue contributing to the Bulldog family. Hail State!

I am now recruiting two fully funded Ph.D. students starting Fall 2026 or Spring 2027. My research interests include, but are not limited to:

- AI/ML-enhanced scientific and engineering modeling & digital twins
- Uncertainty quantification and optimal experimental design
- Human-machine teaming in nondestructive testing

Students with backgrounds in industrial engineering, mechanical/aerospace engineering, statistics, applied mathematics, data science, computer science, or related areas are encouraged to reach out.

Interested students can email me (xinchao.liu@msstate.edu) a copy of the CV and transcripts with the subject line "Prospective Ph.D. student: {Your Name}".