IamathirdyearmastermajorinautomationatShanghaiJiaoTongUniversity,p.R.China.WithtremendousinterestinIndustrialEngineering,Iamwritingtoapplyforacceptanceintoyourph.D.graduateprogram.
Educationbackground
In1995,IenteredtheNanjingUniversityofScience&Technology(NUST)--widelyconsideredoneoftheChina’sbestengineeringschools.Duringthefollowingundergraduatestudy,myacademicrecordskeptdistinguishedamongthewholedepartment.IwasgrantedFirstClassprizeeverysemester,In1999,Igottheprivilegetoenterthegraduateprogramwaivedoftheadmissiontest.
Attheperiodofmygraduatestudy,myoverallGpA(3.77/4.0)rankedtop5%inthedepartment.Inthesecondsemester,Ibecameteacherassistantthatisgiventotalentedandmaturedstudentsonly.Thisyear,IwontheAcerScholarshipastheoneandonlycandidateinmydepartment,whichistheultimateaccoladefordistinguishedstudentsendowedbymyuniversity.presently,IampreparingmygraduationthesisandtryingforthehonorofExcellentGraduationThesis.
Researchexperienceandacademicactivity
Whenasophomore,IjoinedtheAssociationofAIEnthusiastandbegantonarrowdownmyinterestformyfutureresearch.WiththetoolofOpenGLandMatlab,Idesignedasimulationprogramfortransportationschedulingsystem.ItisnowwidelyusedbydifferentresearchgroupsinNUST.Iassumedandfulfilledasewageanalysis&disposeprojectforNanjingsewagetreatmentplant.Thiswasmyfirstpracticetoconvertalaboratoryideatoacommercialproduct.
Inretrospect,Ifindmyselfstandingonasolidbasisinboththeoryandexperience,whichhaspreparedmefortheph.D.program.Myfutureresearchinterestsinclude:NetworkSchedulingproblem,HeuristicAlgorithmresearch(especiallyinGAandNeuralnetwork),Supplychainnetworkresearch,HybridsystemperformanceanalysiswithpetrinetsandDataMining.
atlab,Idesignedasimulationprogramfortransportationschedulingsystem.Itisnoyfutureresearchinterestsinclude:NetworkSchedulingProblem,HeuristicAlgorithmresearch(especiallyinGAandNeuralnetwork),Supplychainnetworkresearch,HybridsystemperformanceanalysiswithPetrinetsandDataMining.
Goodmorning/afternoon/evening,mynameis.Itisreallyagreathonortohavethisopportunity/chancetointroducemyself.Iwouldliketoanswerwhateveryoumayraise,andIhopeIcanmakeagoodperformancetoday.
Goodmorning!Dearteachers!First,thankyouforgivingmethisopportunityforaninterview.I’dliketobrieflyintroducemyself.MynameisLiaoChunlan,borninChongqing,willsoongraduatefromSichuanInternationalStudiesUniversity,BachelorofArts(文学学士),master’sdegree.IhavebeenteachingEnglishwhileI’vebeenstudyingforpostgraduatecourses.BecausemymajorisEnglishlanguageandliterature,importantly,myresearchorientationistheoriesandpracticeofEnglishlanguageteaching.Theteachingexperienceisveryhelpfulformystudyandmyjob.IhavetaughtoralEnglishintheInternationalExchangeDepartmentinSichuanInternationalStudiesUniversity.AndIhavetaughtbusinessEnglishinEnglishDepartmentofthisuniversity.Well,IalsohavethegreathonortoteachcollegeEnglishinChongqingEducationCollege.Tobeateacherismydream,tobeagreatteacherismygoal.Inmysparetime,Ilikereading,watchingmovies,surfingtheInternet,doingsports,andtravelling.
Strengths:Highly-motivatedanddetermined
Idon’tknowwhetheryouhavewatchedafilmnamedThePursuitofHappiness.ItisaverytouchingmovieactedbyWillSmith.Ilovethismovieverymuch.BecauseIfindmyselfinthismovieandIgotalessonfromit.Inthismovie,themaincharacterneverlosthopeandwasdevotedtohisjobandfamily,beingpassionateaboutlifeandfuture,andbeingcalmwhilefacingadversities.Icanstillrememberwhatthefathersaidtohisson.Yougotadream,yougonnaprotectit.Iamlikehim,fullofmotivationanddetermination,beingstrongandcalmwhilefacingdifficulties.
Weaknesses:ImafraidIhaventgotaverygoodsenseofdirections,soIeasilygetlost.ButIliketoaskpeopleandfindthewayfromothermeans,forexample,searchtheInternetonmymobilephone,andturntothedirectionsatbusstops.AnotheroneisthatItendtohavetoohighexpectationsonpeople,especiallypeoplewhoIcare.OncemysisterandfriendstoldmethatIexpectedthemtoohighlywhichputtoomuchpressureonthem.Thisistruewithregardtomystudents.Anyway,Iamtryingtofindthebalancebetweenideals/hopesandreality.
Goodmorning/afternoon.Itisreallymyhonortohavethisopportunityforainterview.IhopeIcanmakeagoodperformancetoday.Mynameisxx.Iam20yearsold，borninalittlevillageinSouthernZhejiang.
Myparentsarefarmers,andIamtheonlychild.Thoughnotwell-to-do，thefamilyalwaysbehopeful.Mymajorisengineeringtechnology.IwillgraduateinJuly，20xx.Ihavesomehobbieslikelisteningtomusic，swimming，andespeciallyseeingwesternmovies.Inthepassedtwoyears，Ihavelearnedsomepracticalskillsandgainedsomemajorcertificates.IpaidmoreattentiontolearnEngling，andIhavepassedCET4inmyefforts.Iamlookingforwardtobecomingamemberofyourcompany.Thankyou!
