About UsSince 1906, the University of West Georgia (UWG) has been home to those who seek a transformative college experience. UWG is a leading residential, doctoral comprehensive university that offers a broad undergraduate and graduate curriculum based on a liberal arts foundation. Nestled among the pines on a picturesque 645 acres is the University of West Georgia- a hidden gem approximately 40 miles west of Atlanta. Serving approximately 16,000+ students, and offering more than 100 programs, UWG is committed to advancing innovative academic programs and a student-centered business model. Perennially ranked by U.S. News & World Report, the Princeton Review, and Colleges of Distinction as a top national university, West Georgia offers 86 fields of study, including business, computing, nursing, education, STEM, communication and digital media, social sciences, and the fine and performing arts. UWG generates a regional economic impact of more than $650 million annually and provides a safe, quality, and affordable university experience that connects students to post-graduate career and leadership opportunities. UWG has been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for its institutional commitment to community engagement through teaching, research and creative activities, and public service. West Georgia is one of only 119 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the elective classification in 2020 and is among only 359 institutions nationally. Dedicated to creating a first-choice university for students, alumni, employees, and communities, UWG seeks employees who will advance and support the University's mission of fulfilling the talent needs of western Georgia and the Atlanta metropolitan area, while contributing to the social, cultural, and economic development of the region and state.
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Job SummaryKey responsibilities for this position include the following:
- 50% of the duties will focus on research and development in machine learning, artificial intelligence, trustworthy multi-modal and multi-agent AI system design, AI security and risk, intelligent cyber-physical systems, and data science.
- Develops a tail-based risk analysis and confidence measure for detecting rare and extreme ML agents.
- Develops interdisciplinary, trustworthy, multi-modal, multi-agent AI applications for framework validation:
- a. AI-driven ubiquitous application for cyber-readiness
- b. Medical applications for well-being
- 20% duties include demo preparation, coding and implementation, testbed development, testing, and result generation based on the developed Trustworthy AI infrastructure. Create audio-video presentations to present to technical and nontechnical audiences.
- 10% duties include leadership, teamwork, and mentoring undergraduate student assistants in AI/ML development, Raspberry PI, sensors, robots, server computers, edge devices, and other technologies.
- 20% duties for reading existing literature and writing scientific research papers based on research and development findings to submit to a peer-reviewed IEEE conference or journal. GRA will be responsible for doing other scientific work as needed.
Required QualificationsTo be considered for a graduate assistantship at the University of West Georgia (UWG), students must meet the following criteria:
- Be fully admitted to a graduate degree program at UWG. Please note: Students admitted provisionally are not eligible for assistantship positions.
- The candidate must have a bachelor's degree in computer science or an equivalent area.
- Be enrolled full-time in a UWG graduate program during the assistantship period.
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all previous and current graduate coursework and remain in good academic standing.
- Meet eligibility requirements for employment in the United States.
- The candidate must be a current University of West Georgia student enrolled in any School of Computing, Analytics, and Modeling graduate program.
- Candidate must have working experience in machine learning, artificial intelligence, cyber-physical systems, embedded systems, and software development.
- Experts in the Python platform and relevant libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, and so on.
- Habituate to any IDE such as PyCharm, Notebook, NetBeans, Eclipse, etc.
- Working capability with several operating systems, such as Linux (i.e., Ubuntu), Raspberry Pi, Windows OS, and Mac.
- Knowledgeable in fundamental mathematics such as linear algebra, matrices, and calculus.
- Hands-on experience with any programming language, including Python, Java, C#, etc.
- Problem-solving capabilities, eagerness to learn new technologies, and the capability to meet deadlines.
- Experience in technical writing.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience in developing machine learning models for the medical and cyber domains will be a plus.
- Experience in working on embedding systems is preferred.
- Commitment of 20 hours per week is expected during weekdays.
- Time management skills to meet the deadline.
- Based on the nature of tasks, expected to work in person in an intelligent cyber-physical system laboratory environment.
Proposed Salary- A monthly stipend of $1,200.00 per month
- A tuition waiver, reducing your semester rate to $25 plus mandatory fees as long as you are employed in your assistantship.
Required Documents to Attach- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter
- Academic Transcript (BS)
- UWG Graduate School acceptance letter
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities- Working capability in a computer and the Intelligent Critical Cyber-Physical Systems Lab.
- This is an ongoing and basic research project. The project will be ended on December 2026.
Contact InformationFor questions or further information about this position, please contact Dr. Md Shirajum Munir at
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