Data Privacy: The Story of a Paradigm Shift
Let’s take a break from the Ubercookies series. I’m at the IPAM data privacy workshop in LA, and I want to tell you about the kind of unusual scientific endeavor that it represents. I’ve recently...
View ArticleAn Update on Career Plans and Some Observations on the Nature of Research
I’ve had a wonderful time at Stanford these last couple of years, but it’s time to move on. I’m currently in the middle of my job search, looking for faculty and other research positions. In the next...
View ArticleSelfish Reasons to do Peer Review, and Other Program Committee Observations
I’ve been on several program committees in the last year and a half. As I’ve written earlier, getting a behind-the-scenes look at how things work significantly improved my perception of research and...
View ArticleEmbracing failure: How research projects are like startups
As an academic who’s spent time in the startup world, I see strong similarities between the nature of a scientific research project and the nature of a startup. This boils down the fact that most...
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