Need help for PhD in Machine Learning

[Cpt.Price]

Hi All,

I am planning to apply for PhD in Machine Learning in fall 2016 .

My profile is as follows:

Undergrad Institution: IIT-(BHU)
Degree: Integrated Masters in Mathematics and Computing
CGPA : 7.85 (absolute scale)
 

GRE Scores (Taking GRE again in End of Sept 2015):
Q: 166
V: 147
AW: 3.0

Publication:  Only one -A FAST ENCODING METHOD FOR FRACTAL IMAGE COMPRESSION, IJCA, New York

Work Experience : Working as a software developer from last 1.5 years

Letters of Recommendation:  5 professors in my  department  who know me well and will speak highly of me, Plus one senior guy from my work place .

Courses taken: Soft Computing , Wavelet Analysis and Applications, Real and Complex Analysis ,Graph Theory,Non-linear Mathematics ,Number Theory and Cryptology,Topology and Functional Analysis,Advanced Numerical Analysis,Mathematical Modeling and Simulation,Calculus of Variation and Integral Equations,Partial Differential Equations,Linear Algebra,Statistics and Stochastic Processes

 

So, which universities should I target . Dream is CMU .

Thanks in Advance for help and guidance

 

 

  

Edited September 8, 2015 by Cpt.Price