UT Austin INSPIRE Lab Fully Funded AI and Infrastructure PhD 2027
University of Texas at Austin
Professor Zhaomiao Guo is recruiting one fully funded PhD student to join the INSPIRE Lab at UT Austin in Fall 2027. Research covers AI, optimization and decision intelligence for infrastructure systems. The Civil Engineering fall application deadline is 1 December 2026.
The INSPIRE Lab at the University of Texas at Austin seeks one doctoral student for Fall 2027. Professor Zhaomiao Guo’s group studies artificial intelligence, optimization and decision intelligence for infrastructure systems, including transportation and energy. The lab explicitly advertises this position as fully funded and asks applicants to apply through the Cockrell School of Engineering’s central graduate admissions process.
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Benefits
One fully funded doctoral position is advertised by the INSPIRE Lab. The lab does not state a stipend amount or itemized package; confirm details with the supervisor and department.
Eligibility summary
The lab prefers applicants with strong quantitative and programming backgrounds. Candidates must meet the Cockrell School of Engineering graduate admission rules for Civil Engineering; the lab page does not specify a nationality restriction.
Requirements
Submit a formal UT Austin graduate application through the Cockrell School of Engineering for Fall 2027. Civil Engineering lists a 1 December fall deadline. Also email Professor Zhaomiao Guo your CV, education background, GPA, research interests and expertise, and publications if any, using the subject “UT Transportation PhD Positions”.
Documents required
Follow the Cockrell School graduate application checklist. The lab separately requests a CV and brief details on education, GPA, research interests, expertise and publications, if any, by email.
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How to submit applications
Official lab recruitment page, PI team page and Cockrell graduate admissions deadline checked 19 October 2026. Civil Engineering fall deadline is December 1. Full funding is confirmed by the lab, but package amount and nationality eligibility are not specified.
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