FAQs for Graduate Students
General Direction
Contact your course instructor or GTAs ONLY if you have following questions related to
- course syllabi, class schedule,
- course content, assignments, assessments, and
- any other questions related to course teaching.
- NOTE: for more information about Dr. Liao's courses, please
Otherwise, please contact your academic advisor for assistance.
- For AIT advisors, please contact msait@gmu.edu. For more information, please visit the Advising webpage.
- For other programs (such as DAEN), please contact your own academic advisors.
- For some AIT course questions rather than course teaching listed above, you may contact AIT advisors for assistance.
Contact Dr. Liao for GTA/GRA/PhD applications ONLY if you
- are interested in applying for Dr. Liao's GTA/GRA/PhD and
- meet the minimum requirements.
Course Registration
For any course registration questions, please contact university registration office.
Registration Errors
- Check if you meet the course prerequisites.
- If not, please complete the prerequisite course(s).
- If yes, please check if you are in the CEC programs.
- If not, please go to Override.
- Otherwise, please contact your academic advisor for assistance.
Override
- Go to the override request webpage to follow the instructions to submit a form online.
Late Registration
- Contact the university registration office to get a Late Schedule Adjustment (LSA).
- Follow the instructions on the form to get signatures from the course instructor, course department chair/director, and/or other required faculty members.
- Follow the instructions on the form and contact the course department chair/director's office team at ISTDEPT@gmu.edu or your academic advisor so they can send the signed form to the right channel.
- For any questions related to this issue, please be sure to contact your academic advisor for assistance.
Other Resources
Application for Dr. Liao's GTA/GRA/PhD
GTA Applications
- Minimum requirements:
- Completion of two courses under Dr. Liao's guidance.
- Both course GPAs must be A+.
- Every test/exam score of this course >= 90/100.
- Overall graduate GPA >= 3.95.
- Self-motivated and responsible.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Submissions:
- The latest transcripts and resume.
- Notification:
- Only selected, qualified candidates will receive the notification for further evaulation.
GRA/PhD Applications
- Minimum requirements:
- Strong passion for research.
- Self-motivated and responsible.
- Completion of the corresponding courses.
- Overall undergraduate GPA >= 3.90 in STEM majors. STEM course grades must be A-/A/A+.
- Overall graduate GPA >= 3.95 in STEM majors. Graduate STEM course grades must be A/A+.
- Strong programming and problem-solving skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong technical writing skills.
- Preferences:
- BS in CS, mathmatics, EE, ECE, or physics.
- MS in CS, information sciences, or data sciences.
- 1+ year research experience in deep learning, computer vision, and/or advanced NLP, etc.
- 2+ years programming work experience (including internships).
- 1+ high-quality publications.
- Submissions:
- A cover letter (300-500 words).
- Transcripts and resume.
- Code samples and/or project Github link.
- 1-3 leading-author research publications.
- Notification:
- Only selected, qualified candidates will receive the notification for further evaluation.