Ph.D. in Computer Science: Why, How and From Where
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1 Ph.D. in Computer Science: Why, How and From Where April 12, 2008 (updated Sep 1, 2012) Anup Gangwar ( Education (Founder, VirtuQ
2 Outline Why get a Ph.D. in CS How to get a Ph.D. From where to get it Conclusions Slide 2
3 Why get a Ph.D. in CS: Personal reasons Academic career ( means Research career (whatever that ( necessarily Top $$$ (not Want to be a high-tech entrepreneur (Strand Genomics, Google, Viaweb, Junglee, Cirrus Logic etc.) Want to become an expert in a field Ph.D. is highly regarded, I will be treated like a god ( necessarily (not Slide 3
4 Why get a Ph.D. in CS: What to expect Expertise in your chosen area Invaluable training at solving unsolved problems You will know your limits (intelligence, perseverance (. etc Learn to cope with back-edges in work and life More career choices Develop good presentation and writing skills Have a lot of fun in the process Slide 4
5 What is needed to get a Ph.D. Not all Ph.D.'s are brilliant and not all brilliant people have a Ph.D. Perseverance is the key, intelligence does not hurt Build on your strengths and work on your ( latter weaknesses (industry never pays you for the Enjoy what you are doing: work hard, enjoyment will come auto-magically (: Develop a thick skin Slide 5
6 Where to get a Ph.D. from? Does choice of place matter: It does to a certain extent Do highly established research groups help: You easily become part of the pipeline and graduate in a reasonable time In house tools and methodologies are available Easy to get papers accepted but no flexibility to move around Groping in the dark phase is minimal, problem is already well defined, at the end you may not be able to answer well, why you are doing what you are doing Chose a place which you are comfortable with or have heard good things about, other problems are solvable Slide 6
7 Get a Ph.D. from India? You want to get placed in US only: Separate H1 quota for students from American Universities Pressure on publications at most American Universities: Some grad students have 20+ papers! Theory areas we are already one of the best, applied areas we are catching up Very good Ph.D. scholarships at IITs and IISc Working in already familiar surroundings, you can speed up your Ph.D.: conversion from B.Tech, ( Research )?M.Tech? and M.S. Slide 7
8 (. contd ) Get a Ph.D. from India?.. Domestic industry is maturing and CS Ph.D's are greatly in demand Fabulous domestic offers from industry: >20L starting salary + benefits (stock etc.), also the career gradient is (generally) quite steep ( some Stay close to home (may not be important for Slide 8
9 Ph.D. from IITD CSE Great faculty mix of senior and junior members, you get the best of both worlds Lots of collaboration, opportunities to learn a lot from other areas/domains Informal atmosphere, excellent availability of faculty, very open culture and superb infrastructure Equipment funding was never an issue and travel funding is no longer an issue Excellent opportunities for internships both in India and ( Europe abroad (mostly Excellent placement record of research students Slide 9
10 Conclusions If you want a Ph.D. get it now, coming back from the industry is very difficult IITD CSE is one of the best places to earn your Ph.D. Join in groups and create from scratch in untouched areas One possible way to repay your Alma matter Ph.D. is a maturing process. - Anshul Kumar If you learn through difficulty you learn more. - S. C. Dutta Roy Slide 10
11 Interesting links Robert T Azuma's, So Long and Thanks for The Ph.D., Richard Hamming, You and Your Research, Pankaj Jalote, Essays on Ph.D. and Research, Paul Graham, Essays on Startups, Slide 11
12 Questions? Slide 12
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