Graduate School in Computer Science: Why, How, and What

October 25, 2005


The links are to the slides, in PDF, for the respective talks.

Alan Sussman: Overview and intro

Heather Murray: The application and admissions process, and departmental support for grad students once enrolled

David Jacobs: Why to get an advanced degree, and doing research in computer vision and computer graphics

Atif Memon: The importance of doing research as an undergrad, and how to go about doing it, and a little on doing research in software engineering

Neil Spring: Why to go to grad school, and a little on doing research in systems and networks

Bill Gasarch: What admissions committees look for, and why doing research is good (undergrad honors program), and picking a grad school

Michelle Hugue: How to pick a grad school and "how to have a life as a grad student"

Grad student panel: John Kleint, Adam Bender, Asad Sayeed