1. Introduce yourself?自我介绍
My name is XXX. I’m a candidate applying for visiting scholarship to America. I Graduated from XXX University in XXX to attain my Ph.D degree, major in Computer Science and Technology. After graduation, I became a assistant researcher in XXX. In March 2009, I transferred to XXX University to be an associate professor. As a major member, I’ve participated in more than ten projects, including National Science Foundation Projects, State 863 projects, projects of national science and technology support program, international projects collaborated with famous companies, those of which were completed and some of them won the prize of provincial science and technology awards.
Now I’m taking charge of four projects related to my research fields, including a National Science Foundation project, a key science and technology project of XXX province, a project of XXX Natural Science Foundation Research Program, and a high-quality talents funding project of XXX.
Now my research interests focus on XXX. I am a member of Technical Committee of XXX. I’m also a senior member of XXX, which are the two distinguished international organizations in computer science fields. I’ve published more than twenty papers in the international and domestic conferences and journals which are mostly indexed by SCI/EI/ISTP etc.
2. Why do you study abroad? What is the purpose to study abroad? 留学目的
As an academic, science research is one of the job duties and doing better research can promote the teaching as well. Firstly, studying abroad is good to improve the research abilities, by working with the excellent colleagues and mature team, learning from the accomplished professor, and doing research in a laboratory with advanced equipments, participating in the frontier projects etc. Secondly, studying abroad is beneficial to expand the worldview. Ideas and methods on how to discover a valued problem and solve it can be learned, thus the way of thinking can be expanded to do more creative research job. Thirdly, studying abroad affords more opportunities to strengthen the cooperation and collaboration with experts and specialists. Various types of cooperation can be launched actively, such as taking part in the seminars regularly, joining the international conferences and workshops with presentations, and putting forward proposals together with foreign researchers.
3. Why do you choose the university of XXX? 选择该校的原因
I’m going to study in XXX University. It’s because of Prof. XXX. He is the Chairman of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the XXX University.
Firstly, I have the same research interest with Prof. XXX in the field of XXX. His research interests cover a wide spectrum in the areas of XXX.
Secondly, Prof. XXX is an accomplished professor in the world. He is a Fellow of the IEEE. He has supervised over 50 graduate students (both MS and Ph.D), post-docs, and visiting scholars. And some of his students have already become professors in America, too. He is a very good teacher.
Thirdly, graduate students, postdocs and visiting scholars can conduct extensive studies in the XXX Laboratory which has the world class research facilities and equipments. Several technical innovations and research results from his team have been widely adopted in XXX with direct contributions to the advancement of the XXX systems.
4. how do you cooperate with Prof. XXX? When will you get invitation letter?与国外导师的联系情况
In 2003, when I was a doctor candidate, I met Prof. XXX in a class of XXX. He gave us a five-day lecture and taught us valuable and frontier knowledge and technologies about XXX. Since then, I moved my research interest into the area of XXX and my thesis for doctor degree was finally titled as “XXX”.
When I went to XXX, we have cooperation on the National 863 project to research and develop XXX system to build the XXX. After that, I communicate with Prof. XXX occasionally though emails to seek some advices of research. He gave me a lot of valuable suggestions and guidance.
I’ll contact Prof. XXX for invitation letter after I pass through the examination of CSC(China Scholarship Council).
5. Research experience? What are your research interests? 研究方向及进展
Last few years, I’ve been doing research on XXX.
I’ve proposed a XXX.
My research interests now focus on the XXX.
6. What are your future research plans? How are you going to bring about the plan? How to evaluate your research? 留学拟研究课题与自身研究方向的关系?为什么做这个课题?有什么意义?如何评价将来的研究工作?