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Monthly Archives: October 2008
A Humanities Perspective
Today we have a guest entry from a friend of mine – Joseph D. Kuzma. With lots of entries on science related issues, I thought it would be useful to have the perspective of a PhD student of humanities —————————————————— … Read More
Tagged: humanities, philosophy
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Research Communities
With the rise of online communities and networking websites, it has become easier to link with people of similar interests. LinkedIn is particularly popular. I just came across some useful links for research communities which are not limited to a … Read More
Tagged: LinkedIn, Networking, Online Communities, Research
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PhD Dissertation
Prof. Douglas E. Comer has some excellent advice about dissertation writing. He has also precisely stated the requirements of a dissertation: A PhD dissertation is a lengthy, formal document that argues in defense of a particular thesis…Two important adjectives used … Read More
Technical Presentations
A good technical presentation requires a lot more than presentation skills. A broad understanding of the subject and where one’s work stands in relation to other work is important. Michael D. Ernst has some excellent advice on keys to a … Read More
Birthday Workshop
In academic circles, there is a nice tradition of arranging a conference on the birthdays of senior professors. It is a coming together of researchers in the area. On his 66th birthday, a workshop on theoretical computer science was arranged … Read More
Opportunities in Singapore
Recently, I was asked to forward a career events advertisement to others. I thought it would be relevant to post the information here since I have previously covered the banking sector in a couple of other posts. The event is … Read More
Tagged: Financial sector, Singapore
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New Microsoft Research Lab
Microsoft has various labs around the world where foundational research is carried on. Recently Micrsoft opened a brand new lab in New England. The lab is Microsoft Research’s sixth research facility worldwide. The other centres are in Richmond, Silicon Valley, … Read More
