*Raghuram Krishnaswami* *9952952553* On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 11:04 AM Sreenivaasan G <ced14i...@iiitdm.ac.in> wrote:
> Interested in meetup. > G SREENIVAASAN > 9043138370 > ced14i...@iiitdm.ac.in > > > > [image: Mailtrack] > <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5&;> > Sender > notified by > Mailtrack > <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality5&;> > 01/17/19, > 11:03:12 AM > > On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 10:31 AM 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, 19 January 2019. “Papers We Love” is a group >> for reading and discussing Computer Science research papers. 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>). >> >> Abhirath Mahipal <https://csjourney.com/about> is going to present on >> this paper: *"Vuvuzela: Scalable Private Messaging Resistant to Traffic >> Analysis <https://vuvuzela.io/research>." *Jelle van den Hooff, David >> Lazar, Matei Zaharia, and Nickolai Zeldovich*. SOSP 2015. *PDF >> <https://vuvuzela.io/static/vuvuzela.pdf>*.* >> >> *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 before 9AM of the day of the meetup*. We >> will send you an SMS that can be shown to the security persons to allow you >> entry inside the campus. >> >> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > Chennaipy mailing list > Chennaipy@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chennaipy >
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