Research Assistantship opportunity announced

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

May 21, 2020 Announcement

A PhD Research Assistantship position in Computer Science is available in Sekeh Lab. We are looking for highly motivated candidates with interest/background in Machine Learning, Data Science, and AI to join our group.

The focus of the research will be on the following AI areas:

Deep Neural Network Compression
Online Feature Selection of Streaming Big Data
Information Measures in Adversarial Machine Learning
High-Dimensional Network Structure Learning with Applications in Biology
Learning Bounds on BER to Improve Deep Neural Network Performance
Quantifying and Analyzing the Interaction Content of Big Data Sets

Applicants with background or interest in related research are welcome to apply. If you are interested to join our group please send your cover letter and CV to salimeh.yasaei@maine.edu.