To learn how to use advanced mathematical concepts in the development of engineering application

PhD motivation letter (Computer Science)

Hello, I am from Colombia, so my mother tongue is Spanish. I wrote a motivation letter for a PhD position. Could someone please check for any mistake. Any remark will also be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

roger

Letter:

I am writing to express my interest in the PhD position in XXXX at XXXX. Having a background in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, I believe that my skills and experience present an excellent fit for this position.

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Hello, My edits and suggestions are below,

I am writing to express my interest in the PhD position in XXXX at XXXX. Having a background in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, I believe that my skills and experience present an excellent fit for this position.

I have always had a special interest in Mathematics and ( I have always) been very impressed about ( with )the applications that this science has in almost every field. This is the reason why I decided to study (in) an applied career like Electronics Engineering. I feel very satisfied with my decision since , every class I took have taken (in Electronics/Math) has contributed to my understanding of (the)theoretical concepts and their application(s) to solve practical problems. Therefore(,) I have been able to learn how to use advanced mathematical concepts in the development of engineering applications.

My first contact with signal processing was during the courses of Digital Signal Processing, where I was really amazed by the applications of theoretical concepts to solve real world problems, like audio and image processing; and VHDL where I studied the possible hardware implementation of these systems specifically using FPGA's. Later(,) I took courses on Computer Vision and Machine Learning, which led me to choose the subject for my graduation project in these fields(.) (During my project I/ For my project I) built a system to detect human falls using computer vision and alert them via SMS and email (I divided this sentence it was too long) . In this project I (developed using OpenCV for C++) (and) used a combination of different fields like Programming, Linear Algebra, Image Processing and Machine Learning.The project was awarded a meritorious mention by the examination committee.

I worked as a teaching assistant and researcher at Universidad XX in the development of a driving assistance system to avoid collisions with other vehicles using computer vision. These projects, and the knowledge I acquired during my undergraduate studies, provided me the some experience in Image Processing and Machine Learning(,) which this encouraged me to take the next step into advanced studies in these fields.

(Currently, )thanks to an XX scholarship, currently I am studying a Master in Computer Science abroad, at University of XX in France. I expect to complete my Master by July 2015. I am working in a research internship in the specified in the area of Machine Learning; specifically in a with the topic, topic called Boosting of One-Class Classifiers. The one class classification paradigm is a specific kind of classification technique in which during learning step, only one class is well specified. In this internship we are trying to improve the performance of this kind of classifiers by using ensembles of them.

My research interests include the areas of Machine Learning and Computer Vision. The combination of them these interests is are very exciting to me since ! t(T)he combination integrate interdisciplinary concepts of different areas like Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science in general. It is very gratifying for me to work in trying to emulate the ability that the human brain has to interpret and understand image data.

I have seen some of the works shown in the website of the XX Lab and I am extremely interested in working with the group. The Tracking and Modeling People is a topic in which I worked during my undergraduate thesis and I know by my own experience that (it) is extremely challenging but has a vast number of real world applications. Particularly the work of professors XX and XX: Tracking People Using Multiple Cameras, using their Probabilistic Occupancy Map (POM) algorithm for Detection and the Tracking problem represented as a Linear Program is outstanding for me and I would be very glad if I could work in this team.

With this PhD, I hope to get the experience in the field of research and cutting edge knowledge in Computer Vision, which would allow me add to the collective knowledge base in this field. After the PhD(,)I would like to return to XX, and have a life in academia, hopefully at Universidad del XX, to contribute in collaboration with the XX Lab,(and) in the consolidation of a strong research group in this area which has not been studied much there.

I would like to thank you in advance for considering my application.

You have a great essay here! Your experience in the field seems very knowledgeable. I did a few edits and took out some words that will make your essay clearer. Your paragraphs are clear and stay on topic. Good luck on your application!