Openings
The Mobility Technology Research Group (MoTech) seeks qualified applications for multiple positions under the supervision of Dr. Yili (Kelly) Tang, who is an Assistant Professor with join appointment at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Kelly leads and co-leads multi-million national and international research grants and is the guest editor and reviewer in leading journals. Her research studies have been published in top-tier journals in transportation engineering and science, economics, and energy domain. She is the committee member of NSERC and SSHRC Canada and committee member of INFORMS and US Transportation Research Board. In parallel, Kelly has long-standing experience as an algorithm engineer and researcher in industry on automation, robotics, and multi-agent systems, and has won over six awards in research and entrepreneurship. For more information about the research group, please visit https://www.mobility-tech.ai/
About CEE and ECE Departments at The University of Western Ontario (Western University):
Western U is one of Canada's top research-intensive universities and a member of U15 group, located in the City of London, Ontario. The CEE Department has been ranked # 1 in Canada and top 20 in the world for five consecutive years (Academic Ranking of World Universities). The ECE Department offers degrees in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering and Mechatronic Systems Engineering and hosts two Canada Research Chairs (Tier I), one Canada Research Chair (Tier II) and one NSERC-UNENE Industrial Research Chair.
All Openings
-->> 2025 AI & Robotics in Autonomous Mobility: PhD and Postdoc Positions: Learn More
-->> Regular Openings for PhD, Master and Postdoc Positions: Learn More
-->>Regular Openings for Women In Transportation at MoTech Group: Learn More
-->> MEng Transfer to MASc or PhD:
I regularly accept Canada MEng course-based program students transfer to MASc or PhD program with limited positions. There are two-tier process:
Due to large demand, interested students please contact me during your First Term and as early as possible, with your CV, full transcripts and an sample of your academic writing (e.g, publication, technical report, course project report)
Selected MEng course-based student will first transfer to MEng project-based in the Second Term and conduct studies during the second term.
Qualified MEng project-based students will be offered research-based program transfer at the end of the Second Term, and enter the research-based programs in the Third Term.
-->> Undergradaute Research:
Top performing students (average >80%) in ECE, MME, Computer Science or relevant programs, and strong technical skills and interests in AI, autonomous mobility, embeded system, sensors.
Interested students please send me your CV and full transcripts.
If you are applying for any of the positions below, please ensure to include the full required list of materials (including transcripts) in your application. Applications without a correct title and full package will not be considered. Thank you for your cooperation!
Due to the large volume of emails, I apologize for not replying to individual inquiries.
Last update: January 12, 2025