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Aaron Yi Ding (  ), Ph.D. PhD Supervising Committee FIGS PhD & UH Distinguished MSc Staff Member of NODES Group & HIIT Editor of CS department International Blog Chair of CS department Well-Being Group |
| Research | Hacking | Career | Resources | Misc |
Research
Digital Libraries
Conference Calendar and Stats
- Confsearch
- USENIX Calendar
- IEEE Events
- IEEE Computer Society
- IEEE CS
- IFIP Calendar
- Networking Conferences Statistics
- by Kevin C. Almeroth
General Advice
- S. Keshav - reveal more than what we need to know
- Michael Ernst - comprehensive advice
- Richard G. Baraniuk - a great list
- Matt Welsh - do you need a PhD
- Ronald T. Azuma - survival guide
- Mihir Bellare - graduate school
- H.T. Kung - useful things to know
- Dianne Prost O'Leary - a manual
- Marie desJardins - how to succeed in graduate school
- MSR 20 Years - reflections
- How to do research at the MIT AI Lab
- How to be a successful PhD student
- Steve Hand's presentation on system research
Paper Reading, Writing and Publishing - many thanks to Bo
- The Task of the Referee
- by Alan Jay Smith - How to Read an Engineering Research Paper
- by William G. Griswold - Writing Technical Articles & Common Bugs in Writing & Good Introduction
- by Henning Schulzrinne - How to Increase the Chances Your Paper is Accepted at ACM SIGCOMM
- by Craig Partridge - How (and How Not) to Write a Good Systems Paper
- by Roy Levin and David D. Redell - How to Write an Abstract
- by Philip Koopman - Academic Writing @ UT
- Leone's Page @ CMU
- LaTeX Maths & Cambridge & UCLA & Gilles Bertrand
Research Talk
- Talk Hints
- by Henning Schulzrinne - The Short Talk
- by Charles Van Loan - Giving an Academic Talk
- by Jonathan Shewchuk - Giving a Technical Presentation
- by Michael Ernst - Giving Good Talk
- by Simon Peyton-Jones
Venue and Ranking (maybe)
- Top Journals based on citation - by IEEE
- Conference Portfolio with classification - by IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc)
- Journal Index Impact Factor
- List of Journals and Conferences in Networking with ranking - by Chinese Computer Federation (CCF)
- List of Journals and Conferences in Computer Systems - by CCF
NB: ranking in Networking area is just for reference - don't take it too serious, because things change fast.
Hacking
Advice
- "Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years", by Peter Norvig, Research Director Google Inc.
- a MUST read if you seriously consider this path - Coding Conventions
- by Henning Schulzrinne - Eric S. Raymond
- UNIX hacker - How to be a Programmer
- by Robert L. Read - Language Tips
- by Glen McCluskey - Craftsmanship
- by Joel Spolsky - Programming Paradigms
- from Stanford
Video Streaming Tools (free)
- x264 - a free h264/avc encoder
- MSU Video Quality Measurement Tool (Windows only)
- VLC Video Streamer
- GStreamer
Tools and Guide for Linux and Wireless Networking
- Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control
- Traffic Control HOWTO
- by Martin A. Brown - A Practical Guide to Linux Traffic Control
- by Jason Boxman - Differentiated Service on Linux HOWTO
- by Leonardo Balliache - Linux Firewalls via iptables
- The Linux Documentation Project
- Open Group Specification
- Beej's Guides
- LXR Linux Cross Reference
- GNU C Library
- BlueZ Stack
- Bluetooth Programming & Examples
- by Albert Huang - Fundamentals of Wireless Communication
- by David Tse and Pramod Viswanath - WiFi Tools
- by Jean Tourrilhes
Career
General
- Getting an Academic Job
- Professional Skills for PhD
- Paul Graham Essays
- Technology and Courage by Ivan Sutherland
- You and Your Research from Richard Hamming
- Master pieces, period
All about Jobs
- The Job Talk
- by Jeff Phillips - Perfecting The Job Talk
- by John Eadie - Academic Scientists at Work: The Job Talk
- by Jeremy M. Boss and Susan H. Eckert - The Academic Job Search Process
- Interviewing
- Academic Job Interviews
- from Carleton College - Questions & Tips
- MOL @ Finland
- postings
Resources
Resources at University of Helsinki
Organizing / Travel / Relax
- Organizing & Travel hints
- by Henning Schulzrinne - Poliisi for Licence and Permit
- What's On @ Helsinki
- Helsinki Central Park
Forum Tips English / Chinese
- Finland Forum
- Be a Helsinki Villager with Timeline ;-)
- CSSA Links
- Daily Tips
- Guide for New Students
- Helsinki Restaurants with Review
Miscellaneous
- Ponder This @ IBM Research - try challenging your mind
- Poem - I don't read poem much but this is an interesting piece
- Football Strategy - fun to watch, by an algorithm teacher
- '05 Annual Performance Review: Albert Einstein - amazing review, from Peter Norvig
- Special Zone - personal homepage
- Study & Coding @ TKTL - my experience
- Travel Traces - part of my International journey
- Presentation - for our group @ Annual Staff Meeting, UH
- TKTL Debut - old interview when joining NODES
- Slides for 2008 Olympics - a fairly quick one made at the department
- Hacker News - @ Y-Combinator
- OCW - @ MIT
- The Busy Trap - the most read on web in 2012 from nytimes
- Coursera
- TopCoder
- IETF Finland Data
- Doodle
- Chubby Rabbit's Notes
- Publish Your Art
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"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research" -- Albert Einstein
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