The STIR group is looking for enrolled MIT students at all educational levels (undergraduate, MEng/SM, PhD) and with a variety of backgrounds and interests (certainly signal processing, information theory or networking, and possibly other areas ranging from computer science, biology, and vision science to public policy). The key is an enthusiasm for using reason and creativity to get to the bottom of things.

If you are a current or admitted MIT student who is interested in joining the STIR group, please read the following.  Most STIR group projects require thorough knowledge of signal processing (e.g., MIT's 6.341 or 6.342) and/or information theory (e.g., MIT's 6.450).  If you are interested in completing an MEng thesis in the group, there is probably little point in contacting Professor Goyal before you have completed 6.011.  At that point, you might attempt to learn about the work of the group while you take 6.341 or 6.342.

There are no openings for summer internships or similar positions for students from other universities. Professor Goyal regrets that he will no longer respond to inquiries for such positions.

Please do not write to Professor Goyal to ask questions about graduate admissions.  He will no longer respond to such questions.  The EECS department has a centralized admissions process.  Professor Goyal will not evaluate admissions materials outside of the regular admissions process, and he is not able to predict admissions decisions.  For graduate admissions information, please visit the MIT EECS Graduate Program home page.