Archive of posts tagged: Academia
Introducing The ArchChat Social Hour: Connecting Computer Architects Everywhere
This coming March will mark a year since the computer architecture research community has been under some level of social distancing due to COVID-19. It has been a year of working at home from the kitchen table, the couch, or even from bed. Of wearing comfy...
The Academic Job Search: A Memoir, Part 2
Part II: On-Campus Interviews and Second Visits Interviewing for academic jobs was one of the most intellectually and socially enriching experiences that I have ever had. In a series of two blog posts, of which this is the second, I hope to demystify various aspects...
The Academic Job Search: A Memoir
Part I: Submitting Applications and First-Round Interviews Interviewing for academic jobs was one of the most intellectually and socially enriching experiences that I have ever had. In a series of two blog posts, of which this is the first, I hope to demystify various...
Computer Systems Research: The Joys, the Perils, and How to Count Beans Well
This post takes a personalized, and hence subjective, look at the joys of doing leading edge computer systems research and development. It then delves into some of the perils of this activity, including bean counting, aka bibliometic indices that are not always kind to the work in this field. I then give some high-level suggestions for how to skirt the perils and embrace the joys.
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