----- Forwarded message from Emerson Murphy-Hill <emerson at csc.ncsu.edu> ----- <emerson at csc.ncsu.edu> wrote: I?m an assistant professor at North Carolina State University. I?m writing you to ask if you have any outstanding students who might be interested in a Ph.D. -- even if they?ve never considered it. My research group aims at helping software developers make better use of today?s software development tools. Through a blend of software engineering, human-computer interaction, and social science, we study the challenges software developers face, while seeking to build and introduce improved tools that empower developers to meet those challenges. Seven Ph.D. students currently work in the group, and I am always on the lookout for students who share our interests. Beyond my own research group, NCSU?s computer science department is a large and well-rounded department, with especially strong research in games, intelligent tutoring, networking, software engineering, cyber security, analytics, graphics, systems and cloud computing. If your students? interests do not match my own, I?d be happy to help them connect with the right faculty member. We don't have anything really catchy about the Ph.D. program to send out, but here are a couple of links students can check out: http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/future-students/ http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/academics/graduate/degrees/phd.php