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CRAW / Lucent Technologies Graduate School Recruiting Panel. University of California, Berkeley September 2000. Introductions. Kathy Yelick , host and moderator Associate Professor, U. C. B. Ph.D. from MIT (1991) Parallel computing, reliable computing, programming lang., compilers.
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CRAW / Lucent Technologies Graduate School Recruiting Panel University of California, Berkeley September 2000
Introductions Kathy Yelick, host and moderator • Associate Professor, U. C. B. • Ph.D. from MIT (1991) • Parallel computing, reliable computing, programming lang., compilers
Introductions Mary Baker • Assistant Professor, Stanford • Ph.D. from UCB (1993) • Operating Systems, Distributed Systems, Crash Recovery, Mobile and Wireless Computing Serap Savari • Bell Labs • Ph.D. from MIT (1996) • Data compression, algorithms, communication networks, operations research.
Introductions Kris Hildrum • 3rd year CS graduate student • B.S. from U. Washington • Research in CS theory
Some Questions • Why did you go to grad school? • Research is what the graduate school experience really all about, so what excites you about the research you do? • Myths and Surprises about grad school. • Biggest challenge? • How to prepare? Finding out if you like research. • Advice on applying. Funding.
Resources • Graduate School Information brochure http://cra.org/Activities/craw/ • Advice for undergraduates considering graduate school: http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds3-4/gradschool.html • How to succeed in graduate school: http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds1-2/advice1.htmlhttp://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds1-3/advice2.html • Choosing a ph.d. program in computer science http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds6-1/choosing.html • Bell Labs: http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/GRPW/
Feedback • Please fill out Exit Survey before you leave. • More comments on how to improve this panel after you leave are also welcome : carla@cs.duke.edu