Thank you for your interest in working with us! Please read my advising statement for more information about what it’s like working with our lab.
Prospective PhD students: The Chen Lab is looking for 1-2 PhD students starting Fall 2027. Apply through the Computational Precision Health or EECS (AI-H) admissions portals. If you are a US citizen or permanent resident, you may be eligible for a fee waiver. Unfortunately due to volume, we cannot respond to all emails about PhD admissions, but I do read every email I receive.
This cycle, I’m looking for prospective students and postdocs who are interested in either: (1) core ML methods particularly around data quality or evaluation, or (2) developing AI methods to improve healthcare including modeling clinical/health data. Just one of the two is fine!
Admitted UC Berkeley and UCSF PhD students: If you have already been admitted and are looking for potential advisors, please email me directly.
Current PhD students (UC Berkeley, UCSF, and beyond): I’m generally very happy to collaborate – please email me!
Prospective postdocs: Please email me with your CV, your research statement, and a description of your future research plans.
UC Berkeley Undergraduate and Masters Students: I currently do not have research openings for specific ongoing projects. If you have prior research experience and a specific project/direction that you’d like to collaborate on, please feel free to email me.
High school students and undergraduate students outside of UC Berkeley: We currently do not have specific research openings available for you. If you have a specific project in mind that you would like to collaborate on, please feel free to email me.
Other Collaborators: The lab has had several successful collaborations, including with clinicians, community health workers, insurance providers, and public policy makers. Please email me with a detailed description of the project, the data available, and the current challenges.