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Call for International Applications to the Doctoral Programs at Big Data Institute Shenzhen University, China

The Big Data Institute (BDI), Shenzhen University was found in 2013, which is a core part of collaborative innovation center between Guangdong province and Hong Kong. Currently, BDI has over twenty academic staff including 1 IEEE fellow, 6 full professors, 4 associate professors and 2 post-doctoral fellows.

Shenzhen is a renowned special economic zone in China, adjacent to the two international metropolises – Hong 
Kong and Macao. It is one of the cities with the most developed economy and it plays a leading role in the cause 
of modernization and internationalization.
Shenzhen University, as one of the most popular universities in China with fast growth, distinctive characteristics 
and huge potential, is now accelerating its pace toward the top-ranking university with high level research, 
excellent knowledge and innovation.
The Big Data Institute (BDI), Shenzhen University was found in 2013, which is a core part of collaborative 
innovation center between Guangdong province and Hong Kong. Currently, BDI has over twenty academic staff 
including 1 IEEE fellow, 6 full professors, 4 associate professors and 2 post-doctoral fellows. 
The institute is focused on research and technology development in the area of cloud computing and big data. 
R&D activities include fundamental research on theory and algorithms of big data analytics and machine 
learning on big data, development of big data analysis platforms on cloud computing, and industrial applications 
of big data in manufacturing, smart city, smart grid, Internet, health, logistics, etc. Currently, 20 research projects 
funded from central, provincial and Shenzhen city governments are run by the institute staff. The institute staff 
members have published papers widely in international journals and conferences.
The Big Data Institute welcomes international students to apply for our doctoral program.

More details about the program