I am a third year master major in automation at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P. R. China. With tremendous interest in Industrial Engineering, I am writing to apply for acceptance into your Ph.D. graduate program.
In 1995, I entered the Nanjing University of Science & Technology (NUST) -- widely considered one of the China’s best engineering schools. During the following undergraduate study, my academic records kept distinguished among the whole department. I was granted First Class Prize every semester, and my overall GPA(89.5/100) ranked No.1 among 113 students. In 20xx, I got the privilege to enter the graduate program waived of the admission test. I selected the Shanghai Jiao Tong University to continue my study for its best reputation on Combinatorial Optimization and Network Scheduling where my research interest lies.
At the period of my graduate study, my overall GPA(3.77/4.0) ranked top 5% in the department. In the second semester, I became teacher assistant that is given to talented and matured students only. This year, I won the Acer Scholarship as the one and only candidate in my department, which is the ultimate accolade for distinguished students endowed by my university. Presently, I am preparing my graduation thesis and trying for the honor of Excellent Graduation Thesis.
Research experience and academic activity，When a sophomore, I joined the Association of AI Enthusiast and began to narrow down my interest for my future research. In 20xx, I participated in simulation tool development for the scheduling system in Prof. Wang’s lab. With the tool of OpenGL and Matlab, I designed a simulation program for transportation scheduling system. It is now widely used by different research groups in NUST. In 20xx, I assumed and fulfilled a sewage analysis & dispose project for Nanjing sewage treatment plant. This was my first practice to convert a laboratory idea to a commercial product.
In 20xx, I joined the distinguished Professor Yu-Geng Xis research group aiming at Network flow problem solving and Heuristic algorithm research. Soon I was engaged in the FuDan Gene Database Design. My duty was to pick up the useful information among different kinds of gene matching format. Through the comparison and analysis for many heuristic algorithms, I introduced an improved evolutionary algorithm -- Multi-population Genetic Algorithm. By dividing a whole population into several sub-populations, this improved algorithm can effectively prevent GA from local convergence and promote various evolutionary orientations. It proved more efficiently than SGA in experiments, too. In the second semester, I joined the workshop-scheduling research in Shanghai Heavy Duty Tyre plant. The scheduling was designed for the rubber-making process that covered not only discrete but also continuous circumstances. To make a balance point between optimization quality and time cost, I proposed a Dynamic Layered Scheduling method based on hybrid Petri Nets. The practical application showed that the average makespan was shortened by a large scale. I also publicized two papers in core journals with this idea. Recently, I am doing research in the Composite Predict of the Electrical Power system assisted with the technology of Data Mining for Bao Steel. I try to combine the Decision Tree with Receding Optimization to provide a new solution for the Composite Predictive Problem. This project is now under construction.
Besides, In July 20xx, I got the opportunity to give a lecture in English in Asia Control Conference (ASCC) which is one of the top-level conferences among the world in the area of control and automation. In my senior year, I met Prof.Xiao-Song Lin, a visiting professor of mathematics from University of California-Riverside, I learned graph theory from him for my network research. These experiences all rapidly expanded my knowledge of English and the understanding of western culture.
I hope to study in depth .In retrospect, I find myself standing on a solid basis in both theory and experience, which has prepared me for the Ph.D. program. My future research interests include: Network Scheduling Problem, Heuristic Algorithm research (especially in GA and Neural network), Supply chain network research, Hybrid system performance analysis with Petri nets and Data Mining.
Please give my application materials a serious consideration. Thank you very much.
我是上海交通大学自动化专业的大三学生。由于对工业工程有极大的兴趣，我写信是为了申请进入你的博士研究生项目。
1995年，我进入南京理工大学，被广泛认为是中国最好的工程学校之一。在接下来的本科学习中，我的学习成绩在整个系里保持着优异的成绩。我每学期都获得头等奖，我的总平均成绩(89.5 / 100)在113名学生中名列第一。20xx年，我有幸进入研究生项目，放弃入学考试。我选择了上海交通大学继续我的研究，以在我的研究兴趣所在的组合优化和网络调度方面的最佳声誉。
在研究生学习期间，我的总平均绩点(3.77 / 4.0)在部门中排名前5%。在第二学期，我成为了老师助理，只给有才华和成熟的学生。今年我获得了宏碁奖学金，是我所在部门唯一的候选人，也是我所在大学的优秀学生的最高荣誉。目前，我正在准备毕业论文，并努力获得优秀毕业论文的荣誉。
研究经验和学术活动,大二的时候,我加入了AI爱好者协会,开始为我的未来研究缩小我的兴趣。20xx年，我参加了王教授实验室的调度系统的仿真工具开发，利用OpenGL和Matlab的工具，设计了一个交通调度系统仿真程序。目前，它已广泛应用于NUST的.不同研究群体。20xx年，我承担并完成了南京污水处理厂污水分析处理项目。这是我第一次将实验室理念转化为商业产品。
在20xx年，我加入了著名的yugeng Xis研究小组，针对网络流量问题的求解和启发式算法的研究。不久我就参与了复旦基因数据库的设计。我的职责是收集不同种类的基因匹配格式的有用信息。通过对许多启发式算法的比较和分析，提出了一种改进的进化算法——多种群遗传算法。通过将整个种群划分为若干个子群体，这种改进算法可以有效地防止遗传算法的局部收敛，并促进各种进化方向。实验证明，它比SGA更有效。在第二学期，我参加了上海重型轮胎厂的车间调度研究。该调度是为橡胶制造过程而设计的，该过程不仅包括离散的情况，也包括连续的情况。为了在优化质量和时间成本之间建立一个平衡点，我提出了一种基于混合Petri网的动态分层调度方法。实际应用表明，该方法可以大大缩短平均时间。我还在核心期刊上发表了两篇论文。近年来，我在宝钢数据挖掘技术的辅助下，对电力系统的复合预测进行了研究。我尝试将决策树与后退优化组合起来，为复合预测问题提供一个新的解决方案。这个项目正在建设中。
此外，20xx年7月，我有机会在《亚洲控制会议》(ASCC)上发表了一篇英语演讲，这是世界上控制和自动化领域的顶级会议之一。在大四的时候，我认识了来自加州大学河滨分校(University of california - riverside)数学客座教授林小松(音译)教授，他为我的网络研究学了图理论。这些经历都迅速扩大了我的英语知识和对西方文化的理解。
我希望深入学习。回顾过去，我发现自己站在理论和经验的坚实基础上，这让我为博士课程做好了准备。我未来的研究方向包括:网络调度问题、启发式算法研究(特别是在GA和神经网络中)、供应链网络研究、混合系统性能分析与Petri网和数据挖掘。
请认真考虑我的申请材料。非常感谢。
Good morning !
It is really my honor to have this opportunity for a interview,I hope I can make a good performance today. Im confident that I can succeed.Now I will introduce myself briefly.
I am 26 years old,born in shandong province .I was graduated from qingdao university. my major is electronic.and I got my bachelor degree after my graduation in the year of 20xx.I spend most of my time on study,i have passed CET4/6 . and I have acquired basic knowledge of my major during my school time.
In July 20xx, I begin work for a small private company as a technical support engineer in QingDao city.Because Im capable of more responsibilities, so I decided to change my job.
And in August 20xx,I left QingDao to BeiJing and worked for a foreign enterprise as a automation software test engineer.Because I want to change my working environment, Id like to find a job which is more challenging. Morover Motorola is a global company, so I feel I can gain the most from working in this kind of company ennvironment. That is the reason why I come here to compete for this position.I think Im a good team player and Im a person of great honesty to others. Also I am able to work under great pressure.
That’s all. Thank you for giving me the chance.
早上好!
很荣幸有这个机会参加面试，我希望今天能有一个好的表现。我相信我能成功。现在我简单介绍一下自己。
我今年26岁，出生于山东省。我毕业于青岛大学。我的专业是电子。我在20xx年毕业后获得了学士学位。我把大部份的时间都花在学习上，我已经通过了cet4 / 6。在校期间，我已经掌握了专业的基本知识。
20xx年7月，我开始在青岛一家小型民营企业担任技术支持工程师。因为我有能力承担更多的责任，所以我决定换工作。
20xx年8月，我离开青岛来到北京，在一家外企做自动化软件测试工程师。因为我想改变我的工作环境，我想找一份更具挑战性的工作。Morover摩托罗拉是一家全球性的公司，所以我觉得在这样的公司里工作会收获最多。这就是我来这里竞争这个职位的原因。我认为我是一个很好的团队合作者，我是一个诚实的人。我也能在巨大的压力下工作。
这是所有。谢谢你给我这个机会。