Join AI Cube
Do research that matters in real industrial settings — with a world-champion team whose algorithms run on actual production lines
Why AI Cube
Why Join Us
Neither a paper-only lab nor an engineering-only team — we demand both academic depth and industrial impact
World-champion Competition Culture
First place worldwide at the PHM 2025 Data Challenge (the first champion team from a Chinese university) and PHM North America champion — students are the lead authors of these wins
Real Industrial Data & Scenarios
Projects with General Motors, Xiaomi, CITIC Dicastal, Applied Materials, Shanghai Electric — real production lines, not toy datasets
An Advisor from Both Worlds
Prof. Jianshe Feng served as CTO of Cinvergy and Director of Industrial AI at Foxconn Industrial Internet; 30+ publications and 100+ patents
Frontier Topics
Industrial time-series foundation models, multi-agent systems, physics-informed machine learning
A Complete Growth Path
From undergraduate research to master and PhD — with proven cases of provincial competition prizes and international championships
Shenzhen Location
Based at SYSU Shenzhen campus, at the heart of the Greater Bay Area smart-manufacturing belt
Openings
Annual Recruitment
Backgrounds in control science & engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering and related fields are welcome
- 01
PhD Students · 1-2 per year
Strong research interest in industrial AI with solid mathematical and programming foundations; early contact encouraged
- 02
Master Students · 2-3 per year
Solid ML/DL foundations preferred; competition, research, or engineering experience is a plus
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Undergraduate Research · year-round
Sophomores and juniors welcome to join real projects, with competition coaching and co-authorship opportunities
Outcomes
Where Our Students Go
Results Speak
Every student engages deeply in one industrial project and one academic topic.International Stage
A student team of PhD and master students won the PHM 2025 Data Challenge world championship
Further Study
Undergraduates advance to PhD programs; master-to-PhD transfer channel is open
Competition Honors
Undergraduate teams won first prize of CUMCM in Guangdong Province and strong results in the Xiaomi AI Challenge
How to Apply
Step 1: Send an Email
Send your CV (with transcript and research/competition experience) to fengjsh7[at]mail[dot]sysu[dot]edu[dot]cn, subject "PhD/Master/Undergrad + Name + University"
Step 2: Interview
An online or on-site conversation about research interests, technical foundations, and plans — a two-way match
Step 3: Trial Project
A small 4-8 week research task to experience how the lab works
Done: Join Formally
Complete the university admission process; undergraduates start research training directly
Passionate about Industrial AI? We want to meet you
Email: fengjsh7[at]mail[dot]sysu[dot]edu[dot]cn | Address: Room 521E, Science Park, SYSU, 66 Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen