To prospective PhD students: I am looking for self-motivated students with strong interests in conducting theory + experiments style machine learning research (I am also happy to advise purely theoretical research or purely application-oriented research when the opportunity looks right); therefore, solid math and programming background would be a plus. Due to the sheer volume of emails I receive every day, I may not be able to respond to your emails one by one. But please do not feel discouraged – if you are interested in working with me, you are very welcome to apply to the University of Arizona’s CS or Applied Math, or Statistics PhD programs. Best of luck!