-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Improv Training Helps You Enjoy The Randomness of Public Speaking | Changing the world, one day at a time on Improvisation Theater Training for Creativity and Communication Skills
- Preeti Upadhyaya on Why I Volunteer On The Grace Hopper Conference Scholarship Committee
- admin on What Is Harder: An Ironman Or A PhD?
- Jo Coombe on What Is Harder: An Ironman Or A PhD?
- Bill on What Is Harder: An Ironman Or A PhD?
Archives
- May 2017
- December 2016
- September 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- May 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- November 2014
- September 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- October 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- November 2012
- September 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- December 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- June 2011
- August 2010
- January 2010
Categories
- Academia
- Achievement
- ASICs
- Career
- Communication networks
- Communication skills
- Conferences
- Consumer technology
- Creativity
- Data science
- Data visualization
- Duck the Photographer
- Energy harvesting
- Exciting! News and updates
- Funding opportunities
- Good reads
- Graduate school
- Hardware
- How the world is changing
- Humor
- In the news
- Industry
- Industry trends
- Internet of things
- Management
- Mobile computing
- New business models
- New York
- Off the beaten path
- Ph.D.
- Public speaking
- Races
- Research
- Road trip
- Running
- Science
- Skills
- Sports
- Technology
- Tips and tricks
- Training
- Travel
- Triathlon
- Uncategorized
- Wearable computing
- Women in technology
Meta
Category Archives: Career
Improv Training Helps to Enjoy The Randomness of Public Speaking
Now living in a lush quiet suburban New Jersey Princeton area, I miss exactly two things about New York City: the food scene and my improv classes. If I move to a big city yet again, improv training will be … Continue reading
Lesser-known Differences between Academia and Industry
The Chronicle recently published an interesting opinion piece that mentions several aspects of working in academia that may not be as evident as commonly discussed ones. Having worked in industry and academia, I appreciated the commentary. There are indeed relatively … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Achievement, Career, Industry, Ph.D., Research, Technology
Leave a comment
2016 IEEE Communications Society Young Author Best Paper Award
Aya Wallwater, Gil Zussman, and myself received the 2016 IEEE Communications Society Young Author Best Paper Award at the 2016 IEEE GLOBECOM earlier this week, for our paper on measurements and algorithms for networks of energy harvesting nodes that appeared … Continue reading
Why I Volunteer On The Grace Hopper Conference Scholarship Committee
I am finding it exceptionally rewarding to be serving on the Grace Hopper Conference Scholarship Committee, that is, reviewing Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference travel grant applications. I’ve served on this committee in 2015 and 2016, and … Continue reading
I Wish I Could Dance: Science Magazine Dance Your PhD Contest
Science Magazine announced its 9th annual Dance Your PhD Contest — a competition for best explaining your PhD research in an interpretive dance.
RIP Andy Grove
I was saddened by the death of Andy Grove, the former Intel CEO who drove the growth of Silicon Valley. Andy Grove’s “High Output Management” has been my go-to book on running teams and improving business processes. I have seen few books … Continue reading
Posted in ASICs, Career, Good reads, In the news, Management, Technology, Tips and tricks
Leave a comment
What Is Harder: An Ironman Or A PhD?
I recently ran across a curious question on Quora: what is harder, completing a PhD or completing a marathon (a 26.2 mile run)? Having done both [ PhD, races ] , hands-down, the answer is the PhD – there is … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Ph.D., Races, Sports, Triathlon
3 Comments
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016: Does It Affect My Purchasing Decisions?
Coming to the Consumer Electronics Show is like stepping into a geeky adults’ version of a candy shop, except that some of the candy you see won’t be on sale for several months (if it reaches the market at all), … Continue reading
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016: First Timer’s Impressions
The legendary and glorious Consumer Electronics Show. A congregation of more than 170,000 people (for comparison, I grew up in a city of only 30,000), in the shiny artificial Las Vegas. A happening that takes over tech pages in all … Continue reading
The Onion At Its Best: ‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
The Onion spots a much-needed addition: ‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method. Quoting from the article: “After making an observation and forming a hypothesis as usual, the new third step of the scientific method will now require researchers to … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Creativity, Good reads, Humor, In the news, Ph.D., Research, Science
Comments Off on The Onion At Its Best: ‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method