作者: Sanjoy Das, Assistant Professor,　Kansas State University

Ph.D. 1994, Louisiana State University.
Evolutionary algorithms, neural networks,
artificial intelligence, discrete optimization.

International applicants seeking assistantship/admission: please do not
send me emails blindly without reading this

Every day I receive emails from international candidates for information,
for advice, and especially requesting financial assistance. Unfortunately, I
delete most of them without even reading them carefully. I get so many
irrelevant emails that cannot reply to each. Extremely rarely has one
caught my attention. Please do not send me emails without reading this
first. I am only interested in corresponding to candidates who are
exceptional, and have a strong interest and experience in my immediate
area of specialization, and I highly prefer ones with a Master’s degree.

Here are two sample letters:

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