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Muhammad Qasim Riaz retweeted
These 30 universities in USA 🇺🇸 offer direct admission to Masters & PhD programs with funding:
1. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, MA: [umassd.edu]
2. University of Missouri-St. Louis, MO: [umsl.edu]
3. West Texas A&M University, TX: [wtamu.edu]
4. Wichita State University, KS: [wichita.edu]
5. University of South Dakota, SD: [usd.edu]
6. University of Hawaii at Mānoa, HI: [manoa.hawaii.edu]
7. Western Washington University, WA: [wwu.edu/majors]
8. Western Illinois University: [wiu.edu/academics/]
9. University of Central Missouri, MO: [ucmo.edu/future-student…]
10. Virginia University-Lynchburg, VA: [vul.edu]
11. Full Sail University, FL: [fullsail.edu/degrees]
12. University of Vermont, VT: [uvm.edu]
13. Georgia State University, GA: [gsu.edu]
14. Jacksonville State University, AL: [jsu.edu/admissions/ind…]
15. University of Central Florida, FL: [ucf.edu/admissions/]
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18. Georgia Institute of Technology: [gatech.edu/academics/all-…]
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21. Southern New Hampshire University, NH: [snhu.edu/admission]
22. Texas A&M University, TX: [tamu.edu/admissions/ind…]
23. University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC: [charlotte.edu/academics]
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26. Auburn University at Montgomery, AL: [aum.edu/graduate-admis…]
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Muhammad Qasim Riaz retweeted
We started the Fall 2024 version of CMU CS11-711 Advanced NLP🎓 Follow along to learn about the latest in NLP, LLMs, Agents, etc.
* Materials: phontron.com/class/anlp-fall…
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Muhammad Qasim Riaz retweeted
On poverty traps, and Pakistan
Poverty is a terrible thing - but it always comes with a silver lining. Poor people are willing to work for less, and knowledge they can use to be more productive is already out there. If only a government can help harness this natural advantage, growth and prosperity follows, as countries like Vietnam and Korea have shown.
To put it differently, it takes effort to suppress growth for long periods of time. But some countries manage to do so through their collective decisions, and remain stuck in what economists refer to as a “poverty trap”. There is increasing evidence that Pakistan is stuck in such a trap due to decades of malpractice.
The black line below plots Pakistan’s GDP since 1980. It’s log-scale, meaning a straight line reflects constant growth rate. The straight red line depicts Pakistan’s growth rate during the 1980’s. The increasing separation of black line from red shows that Pakistan’s growth rate has progressively declined since the 80’s. In fact, the black line is almost flattening in recent years, depicting a stagnating economy - Pakistan is stuck in a poverty trap. (1/3)
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Muhammad Qasim Riaz retweeted
Here’s how to do a PhD for FREE in Sweden 🇸🇪, Finland 🇫🇮 & Norway 🇳🇴 🎓🎓✍️✍️📚📚
🇳🇴 PhD in Norway
1. Research Interests - Identify a niche area within your field. Utilize resources like Research in Norway (forskningsradet.no) to understand key research areas.
2. Locate a Supervisor and Program - Find faculty members whose research aligns with yours at university websites. Norwegian universities like NTNU and UiO list PhD vacancies directly.
3. Secure a Position - PhD positions are listed as job postings and include funding (salary). Sites like jobbnorge.no regularly post these opportunities.
4. Prepare Your Application - Focus on a strong research proposal, gather your academic transcripts, detailed CV, motivation letter, and recommendation letters.
5. Check Language Requirements - Most programs are in English, but verify if any Norwegian language proficiency is needed.
6. Application Submission - Apply through the university job portal. Each listing will provide specific instructions and deadlines.
🇸🇪 PhD in Sweden
1. Identify Research Area - Focus on specific topics that align with Swedish research priorities, such as sustainability or health sciences.
2. Find a PhD Position - Utilize university websites and databases like the Swedish Research Council (vr.se) for opportunities.
3. Contact Potential Supervisors - Engage with potential supervisors via email, presenting your research interests and background.
4. Prepare Documentation - Develop a detailed research proposal, CV, academic transcripts, and publications list.
5. Check Specific Requirements - Ensure you meet the program’s specific academic and language prerequisites.
6. Submit Application - Applications are typically handled directly by each university’s department or specific PhD program portal.
🇫🇮 PhD in Finland
1. Program Selection - Choose a program that fits your academic and research interests. Platforms like Study in Finland (studyinfinland.fi) provide comprehensive program listings.
2. Find Funding - Look for available positions on university websites and through the Finnish National Agency for Education (oph.fi), which offers salary-funded PhD opportunities.
3. Engage with Faculties - Reach out to potential supervisors to discuss your research proposal and fit for their department.
4. Gather Required Documents - Include your CV, detailed research proposal, copies of diplomas, and reference letters.
5. Apply Through Official Channels - Use the university-specific application systems, ensuring to meet all given criteria and deadlines.
Need assistance in preparing a strong application package for Master’s & PhD opportunities in foreign universities? DM me for guidance ✉️📧
#phd
Muhammad Qasim Riaz retweeted
""Looking for PhD students in Australia"
Our group is currently looking for students (1-2) with biomedical, veterinary, or animal science degrees, who will be interested in pursuing a PhD in 2025.
Our research theme includes studying the pathophysiological effects of traumatic hemorrhagic shock, micro-circulatory failure using porcine models and investigating the role of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in disease pathogenesis. The research methodologies include ELISA, Western Blots, RNA analysis, and Mass spectrometry-based proteomic and small molecule quantitation techniques to characterize the plasma biomarkers.
Students should have a laboratory research background or be interested in learning the above techniques. 2025 Scholarship Round -1 will open shortly - This round is only for domestic applicants and those onshore international students who have completed a program at UQ in Semester 2 2024.
Please get in touch with me ASAP"-Dr. Halley Ravuri
Muhammad Qasim Riaz retweeted
Opensource is amazing.
Awesome LLM Apps repo made it to the top trending GitHub repositories across the globe in just a few weeks of its launch. This is one of my biggest dream come true! Thank you awesome community for the support & keep it coming.
If you don't know about the Awesome LLM apps repo, here's a quick summary:
A curated collection of awesome LLM apps built with RAG and AI agents. This repository features LLM apps that use models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and even open-source models like LLaMA that you can run locally on your computer.
1. Local Lllama-3 with RAG
Chat with any webpage using local Llama-3 and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) in a Streamlit app. Enjoy 100% free and offline functionality.
2. Chat with GitHub Repo
Engage in natural conversations with your GitHub repositories using GPT-4. Uncover valuable insights and documentation effortlessly.
3. Chat with Gmail
Interact with your Gmail inbox using natural language. Get accurate answers to your questions based on the content of your emails with Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG).
4. Chat with Substack Newsletter
Chat with a Substack newsletter using OpenAI's API and the Embedchain library in a Streamlit app. Leverage GPT-4 for precise answers based on newsletter content.
5. Chat with PDF
Engage in intelligent conversation and question-answering based on the content of your PDF documents. Simply upload and start asking questions.
6. Chat with YouTube Videos
Dive into video content with interactive conversation and question-answering based on YouTube videos. Provide a URL and engage with the video's content through natural language.
7. Web Scraping AI Agent
Intelligently scrape websites using OpenAI API and the scrapegraphai library. Specify the URL and extraction requirements, and let the AI agent handle the rest.
Muhammad Qasim Riaz retweeted
Build a LLM app with RAG to chat with GitHub using Llama-3 running locally on your computer (100% free and without internet):
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Muhammad Qasim Riaz retweeted
No GRE/ GRE Optional Graduate Programs in the US
Explore a variety of programs that waive the GRE requirement or offer it as an optional submission.
1. Virgin Tech
Physics
phys.vt.edu/Graduate/Prospec…
Public Health
2. Duke University, United States
Art, Art History, and Visual Studies (Ph.D.)
Biochemistry (Ph.D.)
Bioethics and Science Policy (MA)
Biology (Ph.D.)
Biomedical Engineering (Ph.D., MS)
Biostatistics (Ph.D.)
Cell and Molecular Biology (Ph.D.)
Chemistry (Ph.D.)
Civil and Environmental Engineering (Ph.D., MS)
Classical Studies (Ph.D.)
Cognitive Neuroscience (Ph.D.)
Computational Media, Arts and Cultures (Ph.D.)
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (Ph.D.)
Computer Science (Ph.D.)
Cultural Anthropology (Ph.D.)
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (Ph.D.)
Digital Art History and Computational Media (MA)
Earth and Climate Sciences (Ph.D.)
Ecology (Ph.D.)
Electrical and Computer Engineering (Ph.D., MS)
English (Ph.D.)
Environment (Ph.D.)
Environmental Policy (Ph.D.)
Evolutionary Anthropology (Ph.D.)
Genetics and Genomics (Ph.D.)
Global Health (MS)
Graduate Liberal Studies (MA)
History (Ph.D.)
Humanities (MA)
Immunology (Ph.D.)
Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health (Ph.D.)
Literature (Ph.D.)
Marine Science and Conservation (Ph.D.)
Master in Interdisciplinary Data Science
Master of Arts in Teaching
Master of Fine Arts in Dance
Master of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Arts
Materials Science and Engineering (Ph.D., MS)
Mathematics (Ph.D.)
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science (Ph.D., MS)
Medical Physics (Ph.D., MS)
Molecular Cancer Biology (Ph.D.)
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology (Ph.D.)
Music (Ph.D.)
Neurobiology (Ph.D.)
Nursing (Ph.D.)
Pathology (Ph.D.)
Pharmacology (Ph.D.)
Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Physics (Ph.D.)
Population Health Sciences (Ph.D., MS)
Psychology and Neuroscience (Ph.D.)
Religious Studies (Ph.D., MA)
Romance Studies (Ph.D.)
Slavic and Eurasian Studies (MA)
3. Yale University
African American Studies
African Studies
American Studies
Anthropology
Applied Math
Applied PhysicsOptional; Physics Subject Test
Archaeological Studies
Astronomy
Biochemistry, Quantitative Biology, Biophysics and Structural Biology (BBS)
Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Classics
Comparative Literature
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (MS)
Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics (BBS)PhD
Computer Science (PhD)
Earth and Planetary Sciences
East Asian Languages and Literatures
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Electrical Engineering
English Language and Literature
Environment
European and Russian Studies
Film and Media Studies
French
Germanic Languages and Literatures
History
History of Art
History of Science and Medicine
Immunology (BBS)
Investigative Medicine
Italian Studies
Law
Linguistics
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Medieval Studies
Microbiology (BBS)
Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics, and Development (BBS)
Music
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Neuroscience (BBS)
Nursing
Personalized Medicine and Applied Engineering
Philosophy
Physics
Plant Molecular Biology (BBS)
Psychology
Biostatistics (PhD and MS)
Chronic Disease Epidemiology (PhD)
Health Policy Management (PhD)
Environmental Health Sciences (PhD)
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (MS)
Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (PhD)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (PhD)
Health Informatics (MS)
Religious Studies
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Spanish and Portuguese
Statistics
Statistics and Data Science
Translational Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology and Physiology (BBS)
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
gsas.yale.edu/admissions/phd…
4. Johns Hopkins University,
Biology (CMDB)
Chemical Biology (optional for fall 23)
Chemistry (optional for fall 23)
Classics
Cognitive Science
Comparative Thought and Literature
History
Physics and Astronomy
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Biophysics (Jenkins and PMB programs)
Earth and Planetary Sciences
English
History of Art
Mathematics
Modern Languages and Literatures
Near Eastern Studies
Philosophy
Political Science
Writing Seminars
Sociology
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5. University of Pennsylvania
Engineering
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School of Policy & Practice
sp2.upenn.edu/phd-in-social-…
Philosophy
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6. Columbia University
Engineering
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7. University of San Francisco
Management
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8. Princeton University
Anthropology
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Applied and Computational Math
School of Architecture - Ph.D.
School of Architecture - Master's
Art and Archaeology
Astrophysical SciencesSubject test in Physics
Bioengineering
Biophysics Subject test in Physics or Biology
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Chemistry
Classics
Comparative Literature
Computer Science
East Asian Studies
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Subject test in Biology
Electrical and Computer Engineering
English
Finance
French and Italian
Geosciences
German
History
History of Science
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Mathematics
Molecular Biology
Music Composition
Musicology
Near Eastern Studies
Neuroscience
Operations Research and Financial Engineering
Philosophy
Physics
Princeton Plasma Physics
Princeton School of Public and International Affairs - Ph.D.
Princeton School of Public and International Affairs - MPP
Psychology
Quantitative & Computational Biology
Quantum Science and Engineering
Religion
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Sociology
Spanish and Portuguese
gradschool.princeton.edu/adm…
9. University of Rochester
Mechanical Engineering
hajim.rochester.edu/me/gradu…
10. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Materials Science and Engineering
grad.ucla.edu/requirements/?…
11. University of Texas at Austin
Communication Studies
commstudies.utexas.edu/gradu…
12. Tufts University
Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
nutrition.tufts.edu/admissio…
13. Carnegie Mellon University
Electrical and Computer Engineering
ece.cmu.edu/admissions/gradu…
Muhammad Qasim Riaz retweeted
HOW TO WRITE A COLD EMAIL TO FIND A PROFESSOR (SUPERVISOR) FOR GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES
Remember, there’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to cold emailing.
However, it’s important that your emails are brief and straight to the point.
💡 For each paragraph, target 3–4 sentences.
Here is an example structure for a cold email:
1️⃣ Subject Line:
Make it clear and relevant, such as "Prospective Graduate Student Interested in Concrete Technology [Name of Research]."
2️⃣ Greeting:
Use a polite salutation, addressing the professor by their appropriate title and last name e.g., "Dear Professor Smith".
3️⃣ Paragraph 1: Introduction - WHO AM I?
- Introduce yourself (name, academic background).
- State your interest in pursuing graduate studies in a specific field.
- Mention relevant experiences or skills that align with the prospective supervisor's research.
4️⃣ Paragraph 2: Reason for Reaching Out - WHY AM I REACHING OUT?
- Explain why you are interested in the prospective supervisor's research.
- Reference specific papers, projects, or findings that caught your attention.
- Highlight the aspects of their work that align with your interests.
- Propose a potential thesis topic, research idea, or research questions related to their work.
5️⃣ Paragraph 3: Closing and Request for Follow-Up
- Express your interest in discussing your ideas further.
- Offer to schedule a Zoom or phone call to explore the possibility of working together.
- Express willingness to receive advice or suggestions, even if they are not accepting students.
- Thank the recipient for their time and consideration.
- Include your CV and transcript
6⃣ Signature - End with a professional closing (e.g., "Sincerely") and include your full name
If you do not receive a response, follow up in 1-2 weeks. And again, 1-2 weeks later. Still no response? Move on.
Remember that academics are usually busy, so don't take it personally if you don't hear back.
#AskBarbara #ColdEmail
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This link has CV templates, SOP, Research proposals, Visa Interviews, Reference letters, IELTS, TOEFL, GMAT, GRE, and Emails to Profs:
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Muhammad Qasim Riaz retweeted
Here’s how to do a PhD for FREE in Sweden 🇸🇪, Finland 🇫🇮 & Norway 🇳🇴 🎓🎓✍️✍️📚📚
🇳🇴 PhD in Norway
1. Research Interests - Identify a niche area within your field. Utilize resources like Research in Norway (forskningsradet.no) to understand key research areas.
2. Locate a Supervisor and Program - Find faculty members whose research aligns with yours at university websites. Norwegian universities like NTNU and UiO list PhD vacancies directly.
3. Secure a Position - PhD positions are listed as job postings and include funding (salary). Sites like jobbnorge.no regularly post these opportunities.
4. Prepare Your Application - Focus on a strong research proposal, gather your academic transcripts, detailed CV, motivation letter, and recommendation letters.
5. Check Language Requirements - Most programs are in English, but verify if any Norwegian language proficiency is needed.
6. Application Submission - Apply through the university job portal. Each listing will provide specific instructions and deadlines.
🇸🇪 PhD in Sweden
1. Identify Research Area - Focus on specific topics that align with Swedish research priorities, such as sustainability or health sciences.
2. Find a PhD Position - Utilize university websites and databases like the Swedish Research Council (vr.se) for opportunities.
3. Contact Potential Supervisors - Engage with potential supervisors via email, presenting your research interests and background.
4. Prepare Documentation - Develop a detailed research proposal, CV, academic transcripts, and publications list.
5. Check Specific Requirements - Ensure you meet the program’s specific academic and language prerequisites.
6. Submit Application - Applications are typically handled directly by each university’s department or specific PhD program portal.
🇫🇮 PhD in Finland
1. Program Selection - Choose a program that fits your academic and research interests. Platforms like Study in Finland (studyinfinland.fi) provide comprehensive program listings.
2. Find Funding - Look for available positions on university websites and through the Finnish National Agency for Education (oph.fi), which offers salary-funded PhD opportunities.
3. Engage with Faculties - Reach out to potential supervisors to discuss your research proposal and fit for their department.
4. Gather Required Documents - Include your CV, detailed research proposal, copies of diplomas, and reference letters.
5. Apply Through Official Channels - Use the university-specific application systems, ensuring to meet all given criteria and deadlines.
Need assistance in preparing a strong application package for Master’s & PhD opportunities in foreign universities? DM me for guidance ✉️📧
Muhammad Qasim Riaz retweeted
Interested in designing & building the next generation of interactive, aligned, & LLM-powered IDEs? 💻
I have a PhD vacancy on this topic; this PhD position is part of the AI for Software Engineering lab, a collaboration between @jetbrains & @tudelft
@AISE_TUDelft @serg_delft👇
Muhammad Qasim Riaz retweeted
"Dear all,
I'm hiring 3 PhDs and 2 postdocs, so if you want to come to beautiful Copenhagen and work in one of the world's strongest groups within supercontinuum fiber lasers and their applications in OCT, then please have a look and make sure to apply in good time:
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{UCSB|AI2|UW|Stanford|MIT|UofT|Vector|Contextual AI} present a survey on🔎Data Selection for LLMs🔍
Training data is a closely guarded secret in industry🤫with this work we narrow the knowledge gap, advocating for open, responsible, collaborative progress
arxiv.org/abs/2402.16827
Muhammad Qasim Riaz retweeted
📢📢More opportunities on our team at #MicrosoftResearch! 📢📢
Now hiring for Senior and Principal level Researchers and Software Engineers.
If you want to advance the Frontiers of #AI to empower people and AI agents to solve real-world problems, apply below! 👇
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See also below for more exciting opportunities in #AI at #MSR with our partner teams. 👇👇