<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><p class="s3" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; text-align: center; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18px;"><img src="cid:55F57B66-1F80-4E16-9592-7ED89A1BE4FD" class="s2" style="width: 72px; height: 30px;"></p><p class="s3" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; text-align: center; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18px;"><span class="s4" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;">Arizona State University </span></p><p class="s3" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; text-align: center; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18px;"><span class="s4" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;">PhD Degree in Data Science, Analytics and Engineering</span><span class="s4" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-weight: bold;">(DSE)</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> </span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; text-align: justify; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Arizona State University (ASU) has established a new PhD degree program in Data Science, Analytics and Engineering</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">.</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"></span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Applications are now being accepted for Fall 2021</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">. </span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; text-align: justify; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">DSE</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> program draws together faculty from </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">the School</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">s</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering (CIDSE)</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">,</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (SoMSS)</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> and</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering (ECEE)</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">at ASU </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">to provide a unique educational experience </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The program is designed to </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">develop the next generation of data scientists that will advance the state-of-the-art in data analytics and data engineering</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">. </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Students will </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">complete</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> a </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">foundational </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">core covering data</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">base</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> management, </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">information assurance</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">, statistical </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">learning and statistical theory</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">before choosing to focus on </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Data Analytics or Data Engineering, culminating in the production of an original research dissertation. </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Program graduates will</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">be prepared to </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">lead in </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">creating and deploying </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">the next generation of</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">data analysis and engineering tools </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">to</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> meet societal need</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">s</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">in business, government and science </span><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">for</span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> data-driven discovery of new knowledge and decision making.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Funding is available for excellent candidates. </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Additional information is available at: </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://cidse.engineering.asu.edu/graduate-data-science-analytics-and-engineering/"><span class="s6" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://cidse.engineering.asu.edu/graduate-data-science-analytics-and-engineering/</span></a><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> or by contacting </span><a href="mailto:cidse.advising@asu.edu"><span class="s6" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">cidse.advising@asu.edu</span></a><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">.</span></p><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from Hedibert's iPhone</div></body></html>