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Applying to PhD and personal tips regarding finding research opportunities

August 31, 2021 - 580 words - 3 mins
Disclaimer First, I want to disclaim that this blog is based on my personal opinion. I am a 4-th year PhD of computer science in systems, so you have to factor that in if you are not doing systems research. I have also only served on the PhD application reviewing so just think of my opinion as one o… read more

How I use reference management software

March 23, 2021 - 1002 words - 6 mins
At some point, I realized that I just can't manage all the papers I have read as pdfs on my laptop or keep printed versions. To help, I started using reference management software and e-ink reader. Journey with Reference Management Software I first started using Papers3 on Mac, which was introduced … read more

Mysterious grad school II

October 09, 2020 - 620 words - 4 mins
Recap and some updates At the beginning of my ongoing PhD, I thought it would be interesting and informative if I can keep blogging about grad school, my personal experience, and my thoughts about doing (systems) research, and that is why I wrote the first one of this series and posted it in Dec 201… read more

Mysterious grad school I

December 18, 2018 - 493 words - 3 mins
First semester of my grad school life My first semester in grad school just ended. Although I think I did OK, I still feel like I need to take a vacation before I start to deal with so many things that I need get to. This is why I am working on this first blog in Bedlam Coffee house in Seattle. Up t… read more