Ph.d positions are available in Optical Neural Networks Research Group and System Research Group. If you think you are going to be an excellent researcher, there are multiple ways to get funded: self-funded from various sources (e.g. your country) or applying for Phd scholarship at Otago University. The University of Otago offers the Ph.D scholarship of $NZ 28,500(around 20,000 US$, 130,000RMB) per year with an exempt tuition fee for excellent applicants (PhD and scholarship applications are reviewed monthly throughout the year). Please feel free to contact me and I will response if you have good potentials to conduct good quality research.
You may not have a glory CV, but you have a good recommendation from your supervisor;
You may not have big research ideas, but you are self-motivated with research publication(s);
You may not be a math genius, but you are interested in analytical research;
You may not be from a top university but you are good student in your university.
You may not be very smart but you are hard-working:)
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