I hope this is available on youtube for people who are unable to attend on that date.
Thank you MK On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 12:47 PM, Papers We Love Chennai < paperswelovechen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > We are interested in organizing the third meetup of the Papers We Love > Chennai Chapter on Saturday, 21 April 2018. “Papers We Love” is a group for > reading and discussing Computer Science research papers (example). The > meetup will happen from 3pm to 4.30pm at the office of Viasat India > <https://www.viasat.com/locations/india-%E2%80%93-chennai> in SP Infocity > campus (Google Maps <https://goo.gl/maps/XtXuwA6fF8H2>). > > We are going to present on this paper: *"Multiworld Testing Decision > Service: A System for Experimentation, Learning, and Decision-Making > <https://github.com/Microsoft/mwt-ds/raw/master/images/MWT-WhitePaper.pdf>." > Alekh Agarwal, et al. Technical Report. 2016.* > > *How it works:* Someone proposes a research paper that they want to > present at the next meeting. At the meeting, the presentation happens for > 30-60 minutes followed by a discussion with the audience. The meetings are > open for all to attend. Refreshments will be served. > > *Pre-requisites for meetup on Saturday:* We received permission to use > Viasat SP Infocity campus as a venue. Due to security policies, any outside > visitors will have to RSVP before attending the event. *Please email your > name and contact number at least one day in advance*. > > The exact address is Viasat India Private Limited Module 1 & 2, 5th Floor, > Block C, SP Infocity, No 40, MGR Salai, Kandanchavadi, Perungudi, Chennai > 600096. > > If you are coming by public transport, there are two options: > 1. Chennai MRTS Chennai Beach to Velachery Line: Get down at Taramani MRTS > Railway Station and take an auto to SP Infocity Main Gate. Auto shouldn't > cost Rs.30-40.and you will reach in 5 minutes. > 2. Get down at Kandanchavadi bus stand and walk for 10 minutes on Anna > Nedun Salai Road. Please come to the Main Gate. > > *Benefits* > > - It is possible to develop a principled understanding of technical > problems when you explore the research literature. For example, the > Meltdown <https://meltdownattack.com/meltdown.pdf> and Spectre > processor vulnerabilities were first published as research papers. > - Research papers are more trust-worthy since most of them are > peer-reviewed i.e., they are published after their claims are reviewed by > other experts in that area. In contrast to this, blogs and news websites > are incentivized to hype recent advances and promote click-bait content > > <http://approximatelycorrect.com/2017/03/28/the-ai-misinformation-epidemic/> > . > - You might step out of your comfort zone (research ideas are > sometimes complex) and meet interesting people. > - Computer Science is advancing at a tremendous pace. If you engage > with the research community, your knowledge will grow and compound over > time. This knowledge can help you solve challenging business problems > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eRx5Wo3xYA>. > - “When I talk to researchers, when I talk to people wanting to > engage in entrepreneurship, I tell them that if you read research papers > consistently, if you seriously study half a dozen papers a week and you > do > that for two years, after those two years you will have learned a lot. > This > is a fantastic investment in your own long term development” – Andrew > Ng > <https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/13/andrew-ng_n_7267682.html> > (Co-founder of Coursera, among other things) > > > We look forward to seeing you there. Thank you. > > Ganesh Srinivas > Organizer, Papers We Love Chennai > Software Engineer, Viasat > > _______________________________________________ > Chennaipy mailing list > Chennaipy@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chennaipy > >
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