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Why are we Doing This? (1) Learning, (2) Growth.
Rob Margolies, a Ph.D. student in my research group, has recently written a great blog post about why Ph.D. students push themselves so hard. In short, it is because we really feel that we are learning and growing, in many … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Career and Leadership, Good reads, Graduate school, Humor, Ph.D., Skills
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Microsoft Research Presentation Video
A video of a talk I recently gave at Microsoft Research Seattle is now available online. In this talk I introduced the Energy Harvesting Active Networked Tags Project and talked about my contributions to the project and to the overall … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Energy harvesting, Graduate school, Highlights, Ph.D.
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From Mobile Ads to Revenue
MIT Technology Review has recently published an interesting article on why mobile ads do not (yet) lead to high revenues. As a reason, they are citing advertisers’ troubles with identifying whether the ads are working. Specifically, they trace these troubles … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer technology, Industry, Mobile computing, Technology
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Top 10 Reasons Students Fail A Ph.D.
I found a lovely summary of the typical reasons Ph.D. students struggle and fail. Well worth reading over for inspiration and reflection. My favorite part: “A Ph.D. is not the final undertaking. It’s the start of a scientific career. A … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Career and Leadership, Good reads, Graduate school, Ph.D., Tips and tricks
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Philadelphia Marathon
It never ceases to amaze me how deeply personally satisfactory it feels to do something you thought you could never do. Having had knee troubles for many years (me and my knee troubles go back years, all the way back … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Highlights, Races, Running, Sports, Training, Travel
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Postdocs in Canada: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
I have not been keeping up with Canadian NSERC grant options, and only now discovered Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships, that offer attractive postdoctoral salaries to both Canadian and international researchers. Fantastic opportunities for foreigners that want to build a scientific career … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Career and Leadership, Funding and Awards, Ph.D.
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Startup Jobs: Misconceptions
Excellent article on misconceptions about startup jobs for technical people — http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/dont-waste-your-time-in-crappy-startup-jobs/ Many points are dead on, yet somehow very rarely get stated. A tidbit that resonates with me: startups are often perceived as places where engineers will be changing … Continue reading
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Escape from Alcatraz 2012
Long before I even started exercising, I caught, randomly, a Canadian TV special dedicated to the Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon race. It seemed insane — people swim over 2km from the Alcatraz Island to the San Fransisco shore, then bike … Continue reading
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2011 IEEE Communications Society Award
I received the 2011 IEEE Communications Society Award for Advances in Communications earlier this month at the 2011 IEEE GLOBECOM award ceremony in Houston, TX. This award recognizes papers that open new lines of work, envision bold approaches to communication, … Continue reading
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EnHANTs Project Demo Video
We have put together a video of the EnHANTs testbed demonstration, based on the demonstration we presented — and got the Best Student Demo Award for — at ACM SenSys 2011 back in November. The video is available here.
Posted in Achievement, Communication networks, Energy harvesting, Highlights
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