Thursday, October 16, 2008

和大家分享如何积累review experience(zz)

发信人: laogoulaile (越学越老越学), 信区: Immigration
标 题: 和大家分享如何积累review experience
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Oct 14 23:31:34 2008)

先说明我本人由于一些原因还没有申请绿卡,不过给所有想申请EB1的弟兄姐妹谈谈我
accumulate EB1条件中审稿的经验。

Review experience.
我第一次review paper是别人邀请我导师review,我导师把它transfer给我;我导师说
这对我们将来申请绿卡很有帮助,他同时帮我给editor写信说,我是如何如何的优秀,
有能力review this paper, 并且他会指导我的这次review. Editor果然没多久就给我
直接发review invitation 了。这里真得很感谢我的导师。

对于你的前几次review,一定要又快又好;给editor 一个负责的好印象,建立起自己的
信誉;
一般让你review 的时候,会给你开一个暂时的账号,你不要忘了在上面的data base里
去跟新自己的信息,比如联系方式,所属的领域等等,方便别人找到你。有时候,好几
个journals from the same org share one review data base (I know this after I
become one of them).

还有,等你有了几次review后和 发表一些paper后,你可以主动发信给你专业的editor
去要求volunteer. 还是有人会回信的,并且以后会找你的。我给一个杂志写信,强调
了自己有较多的文章和review experience, 结果editor直接邀请我加入他们的review
panel. 然后我知道了一些tricks:
0. 你的导师和你自己的态度很重要。
1. 有时候,好几个journals share one review data base,当我收到一篇文章后,
我可以在工具栏中输入关键词,来查找相关的候选人;(可见,准确地在系统中留下自
己的相关领域关键词是多么的重要。)
2. 有的系统中有显示各个reviewer 的历史纪录,比如多久完成工作,以及各次 
editor or associate editor 给打的分数。(可见,你以前的表现多么的重要)。
3. 一旦系统中没有比较符合的人选,我们会在文章中相关引用的作者中找reviewers.
(多发文章是多么的重要),然后联系通讯作者。
4. 还有google, 对于一些情况,如果我们能在google上收索到一些第一作者,但是不
是通讯作者的人的信息的话,也会给他们发邀请(可见你的个人research webpage 必
须要有你的详细的著作列表和你的联系email.)

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

工作心得(zz)

发信人: ccccmm (猪喂曼玉), 信区: SanFrancisco
标 题: 我在美国工作十多年,经历了很多裁员事件。有些心得可以分享。
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Sep 29 17:16:18 2008)

在美国工作十多年,经历了很多裁员事件。有些心得可以分享。

其实,大形式是最重要,如果一个部门长期停滞不前,成为企业的鸡肋,我以为就要动
一动了,坐在那里等着,当然会有LAY OFF PACKAGE,但如果不想等那个,就要另找个
部门或公司。不要怕挑战,中国人能力很强,只要用心,没有拿不下的工作。并且,在
一个公司有几年经验后,跳槽可以期望至少10%的工资上浮。

如果看好了所在企业,想保持工作,显而易见,要做到:

1. 工作日要做到守时,

因为这是最容易有证据的。N年前就职的公司,两个部门合并,被推上管理层,真是勉
为其难。不到一个月,公司一个产品失败,经济缩减,管理手头没有了请员工吃饭的权
利,但没有任何迹象表明有可能裁员。一日,HR通知我,一位美国女人长期迟到早退,
并且有BADGE IN/OUT 记录。铁证如山,我不得不做恶人,传达HR意愿,那是第一次亲
自WALK A PERSON OUT. 其实都不大认识她,部门30多人,她CUBE 在我楼上。同情也没
办法,其他人问起,我不能解释。只说: THAT’S MY JOB TO PROTECT OUR COMPANY.
也就是说,公司MONITOR你,辞退时不写在书面,除非被解雇的法律告公司,公司才有
必要出示证据。

2. 上班少上网,更不能做买卖,股票。

上面事件稍后时间,IT和HR送来CONFIDENTIAL信件,一位是我朋友的中国青年人,每月
上网点击达到全公司TOP 0.1%, 并且在网上EBAY买卖。我被告知和他谈话,同时IT封杀
了他的计算机,一个小时后帮他拿着私人物件出公司。心情比上面那个还遭。。。。不
得不承认,自己人总是心痛自己人,好在,中国员工确实很扎实有才能,这让我很容易
爱同胞。

3. 为自己留证据,不要给别人留下把柄。

这也是多年前的事儿,一个美国女同事性格孤僻,虽然人很好,但别人跟她共事很难。
那天她和一个同事因工作而争执,据说那个人当面讲了很多难听的话,简直就是JERK。
我知道那个人极其可能说了难入耳的话。女同事性格内向,所以当时气得说不出话,回
家后写了很长的EMAIL给男同事反击。有警告和辱骂,那个男员工不是我们部门的,但
将EMAIL转发给我和上司。上司立刻转发给HR, 很快,女同事就被解雇。

4. 积极进取,不要混日子。

两月前年度计划出来,受经济大形势影响,公司财政缩减。有两个员工在公司十多年,
却一直从事及其简单的事务,技术很强的的员工,认为那点事,可以顺手完成。要裁员
,这两个人就最先走人, 悲惨的是走了,竟然无人惦记, OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND.

另有一个主管,在公司做了几十年,手下就5个人,他却不做任何技术工作,只做
PEOPLE MANAGER, 大小事情必经他手,不然办不成。很多人对他有意见。加上最近公
司内部AUDITING, 发现他们部门和多问题,自然要他走人。

事业是长久之计,不断更新自己的知识,训练自己的能力,才是立足之本。

5. 别不跟老板套近乎。

中国有句秀才喜爱的话:不为五斗米折腰。 我以为是人格高尚的范例。

可是,如果你觉得在公司屈才,是你的才能与工作不对口,也可能是老板乃乡村小人也
。那就应该另谋高就。

否则,平日里要有团队协作精神,勇敢挑梁做关键项目,让老板知道你的举足轻重。见
到上级平心和气,有一些SMALL TALKS,记住闲谈里的小事,下次见面接着问下去,从
此便有了彼此相识相知的理由。更重要的是,让老板知道你的进取心和FLEXIBILITY。
一有机会,就能想到你,或者在裁员和紧缩时,能先调动你去稳定部门。如果平时一身
傲气,或者太安静无声,可有可无的人物,即使被裁掉,都没有几个人注意到或者想念。

6. 只做技术也许不够

说老实话,如果平时帮助老板张罗事情,也是一种落脚之由。一个部门,总有些杂七杂
八的事务要人打理。另外UNITED WAY等募捐活动也是集体精神和奉献心的体验,更是
LEADERSHIP的表现,不可忽视。

埋头苦干是好滴,但别人不知道你奉献了多少,怎么可以?所以每年一两次,集合自己
的经验和体会,所完成的PROJECT,在会议上分享给大家,是LEADERSHIP的体现,让别
人心服口服你的成就。这样,不可多得的人才,好的公司是一定挽留到底的。

本文来源:单亲母亲

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

search/sort algorithms

Based upon what points we should choose proper search/sort algorithm for problem solution from all available algos (Quick, heap, selection, shell, insertion, Binary Tree, bubble sort etc.) ? To be specific, when should we use above algos ? examples will be appreciated.

Regards

Monday, September 15, 2008

EBay/Paypal jobs

Senior Software Engineer

HP jobs

HP job list

HP Labs-Research Scientist - Information Management (Austin)

Open Source Software Engineer (Houston)

Cisco job

Software Engineer - Java / C# - Cisco Unified Application Environment (CUAE)

Amazon jobs

Senior Software Development Manager - Seller Performance

Deal or No Deal? Core Java and/or C++ SDEs needed for Amazon's Warehousedeals.com

Can you break the code of some of the best developers around? SDE/T with Java or C++/UNIX and Perl/R

This is Prime! Software Development Engineers II/III

Living in St. Louis

Pros: living is not expensive, on the same level as in Houston.
Cons: it tops the 10 most dangerous cities in 2005 and 2006.

See statistics from 2007 based on crime rate for the six basic crime categories: murder, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft:
1 Detroit, Mich.
2 St. Louis, Mo.
3 Flint, Mich.
4 Oakland, Calif.
5 Camden, N.J.
6 Birmingham, Ala.
7 North Charleston, S.C.
8 Memphis, Tenn.
9 Richmond, Calif.
10 Cleveland, Ohio
11 Orlando, Fla.
12 Baltimore, Md.
13 Little Rock, Ark.
14 Compton, Calif.
15 Youngstown, Ohio
16 Cincinnati, Ohio
17 Gary, Ind.
18 Kansas City, Mo.
19 Dayton, Ohio
20 Newark, N.J.
21 Philadelphia, Penn.
22 Atlanta, Ga.
23 Jackson, Mo.
24 Buffalo, N.Y.
25 Kansas City, Kans.

CNN's cost of living

Comparing prices in two cities:

http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html

Senior Software Engineer - Search Assist Backend at Yahoo, Inc.

Location: Bellevue, WA (Greater Seattle Area)
Type: Full-time
Experience: Associate
Functions: Engineering
Industries: Internet
Posted: August 28, 2008 by Yahoo! Talent Acquisition
Job Code: 13849
Job Description
The Internet is a big, busy place, and we at Yahoo! are proud to stand out in the crowd. As the world's number one Internet brand, servicing over a half billion people, we're determined to maintain our commitment to delivering news, entertainment, information and fun... each and every day.

In order to maintain our position as one of the world's most trafficked Internet destinations, we're always on the lookout for people with big ideas and big talent to help us provide our visitors with the innovative products and services they've come to expect from Yahoo!. We're looking for people like you.

How Big Can You Think?
In order to maintain our position as one of the world’s most trafficked Internet destinations, we’re always on the lookout for people with big ideas and big talent to help us provide our visitors with the innovative products and services they’ve come to expect from Yahoo!. We’re looking for people like you.

Are you passionate about building global software products? Do you want to improve the web search experience for millions of users around the world everyday? Do you enjoy solving challenging and complex problems? Are you extremely analytical and very detail-oriented?

Yahoo! Web Search is passionate about building the best search engine on the planet! Search, one of the most vital and dynamic technologies behind the Internet, is full of new challenges and opportunities for innovation. Building this system provides many technical challenges in the areas of distributed computing, data analysis, multi-terabyte storage systems, high-performance, high availability computing, and efficient massive graph traversal algorithms.

The international web search team is responsible for advancing our core search technology for international markets. We're looking for world-class, fun-loving engineers to join our team! If you have a desire to build the fastest, biggest, and most innovative search engine on the planet, come talk to us.

Responsibilities include:
• Gain a deep understanding of the design of the search engine and content system.
• Analyze problems and identify opportunities aggressively for engineering improvement and enhanced user experience for international markets.
• Design and enhance features in core components of the search engine or content system according to requirements from international markets.
• Drive projects from design to deployment.

Minimum Job Qualifications:
• BS CS or equivalent required, MS CS preferred
• 5+ years industry experience with C/C++ development on Unix platform, Linux experience a plus.
• Experience building large-scale, complex, reliable systems or applications.
• Strong systems programming background. Multi-threading, distributed computing, performance analysis and optimization experience highly desirable.
• Participated in the full life cycle of a large project: design, implementation, testing, shipping, and sustaining.
• Good verbal and written communication. Strong teamwork skills.

Preferred Job Qualifications:
• Text analysis, information retrieval, or related experience.
• Experience in software internationalization.
• Fluency in one or more foreign languages.
• Perl, Python or Shell programming language

***Please email a copy of your resume for consideration to Rachel Burgoyne at burgoynr@yahoo-inc.com.

Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. For more information or to search all of our openings, please visit http://careers.yahoo.com.

Additional Information

No third party applications.

Friday, September 12, 2008

Two Postdoc positions at University of Montreal

Two Postdoc positions at University of Montreal

Abdelhakim Hafid ahafid at iro.umontreal.ca
Sat Jun 28 06:28:11 EDT 2008
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The Network Research Lab (NRL) at The University of Montreal invites
applications from outstanding applicants for two postdoctoral positions:
(1) The first position is in the design and management of WMNs
(Wireless Mesh Networks); and
(2) The second position is in the design and management of all optical
networks including OBS (Optical Burst Switching) networks.

The successful applicant, for each position, must have a PhD in Computer
Science or in a closely related field. He/she is expected to display a
track record of accomplishments in the field. A strong background in
optimization is preferred. Good verbal and written skills in English are
required. Candidates are expected to publish scholarly work in top peer
reviewed conferences and journals, and assist in proposal writing.

The starting date will be determined by mutual agreement. The initial
contract will be for 12 months (possibility of extension for the first
position).
Applicants should e-mail their resume with a list of three references
and links to 2-3 representative published papers. Applications will be
accepted until the position is filled. For more information, contact:
Prof. A.S. Hafid (ahafid at iro.umontreal.ca).

Research vacancies at CLARITY Centre for Sensor Web Technologies

Research vacancies at CLARITY Centre for Sensor Web Technologies
Daniel Négru daniel.negru at labri.fr
Tue Jul 15 07:30:29 EDT 2008

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Research vacancies at CLARITY Centre for Sensor Web Technologies
www.clarity-centre.com

The new CLARITY Centre is now seeking well-qualified, motivated PhD
researchers who want to be part of a world-class research group in
Sensor and Adaptive Information Technology. This is a great opportunity
for PhD and postdoctoral researchers to boost their careers into
research with a strong impact both on industry and academia.

Starting date:

1st round Sept/Oct 2008

2nd round Jan/Feb 2009



First round PhD and postdocs recruitment deadline: 1 August 2008

CLARITY is divided into 5 main research packages (RP); see
clarity-centre.com for more information. Please email the following PIs
according to your research interest:

RP1: chemical sensors; email Dermot Diamond and Niall Moyna

http://www.dcu.ie/chemistry/biographies/dermot_diamond.shtml

http://www.dcu.ie/shhp/biographies/niall_moyna.shtml


RP2: platforms email Brendan O'Flynn and Cian O'Mathuna

http://www.tyndall.ie/mai/staff/brendanoflynn.htm

http://www.tyndall.ie/mai/staff/cianomathuna.htm

RP3: networking and self organization email Antonio Ruzzelli and Gregory
O'Hare

http://csiweb.ucd.ie/Staff/AcademicStaff/gohare/

http://csserver.ucd.ie/~aruzzelli/default.htm

RP4: digital processing email Noel O'Connor and Alan Smeaton

http://elm.eeng.dcu.ie/~oconnorn/

http://www.computing.dcu.ie/~asmeaton/

RP5: Web search and data personalization email Barry Smyth and Alan Smeaton

http://www.cs.ucd.ie/Staff/AcademicStaff/bsmyth/

http://www.computing.dcu.ie/~asmeaton/

RP3-specific PhD Studentships



PhD TASK 1: ADAPTIVE NETWORK-AWARE DATA CAPTURE AND FILTERING



PhD TASK 2: SENSOR AGGREGATION AND DATA USABILITY



PhD TASK 3: DELIVERY AND DISSEMINATION WITHIN AN AUTONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE



PhD TASK 4: COLLABORATION, AUTONOMY AND MOBILITY



PhD TASK 5: NETWORKING THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD FOR NETWORK
DIAGNOSIS



PhD TASK 6: INTERACTIVE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR NODE LOCALIZATION



PhD TASK 7: SENSOR-AIDED UBIQUITOUS ROBOTICS



These are full funded research positions for the entire duration of the
PhD, usually in about 3 or 4 years. Holders of the positions have
opportunities to spend a period of research within premises of CLARITY
industry partners. More information are available at
http://www.clarity-centre.com

About CLARITY

The CLARITY centre, a consortium of University College Dublin, Dublin
City University, and Tyndall research institute, has recently obtained
EUR16.4 million from the Irish Government CSET programme and a set of
industry partners to work on Sensor Web technologies. CLARITY is a
multi-disciplinary research centre with strong expertise on several
aspects of sensorial devices, sensor networking, data mining techniques
and data personalization. The centre will focus on 3 main research
areas: (1) Sensor Networks & Systems; (2) Data Mining & Knowledge
Discovery; (3) Adaptivity & Personalized Feedback. CLARITY brings about
80 experts from electronic engineering, computer science,
civil/environmental engineering, architecture, chemical engineering,
working closely with the healthcare organizations and environmental
agencies. A key differentiator of CLARITY's vision is the coherent
integration of research programmes in market-oriented application
scenarios. To this end, we have carefully chosen two areas for
demonstrators: Personalized Healthcare and Adaptive Environment
monitoring. For further details see the CLARITY webpage

Requirements/skills

The holder of the studentship will be expected to pursue research within
the overall scope of the CLARITY centre. Applicants should hold a good
honours undergraduate degree in computer science/engineering, and be
able to demonstrate an aptitude for either constraint programming,
embedded systems, and networking. Preference will be given to candidate
with a good understanding of embedded system programming,
energy-efficient sensor networking. A knowledge sensor networks issues
and operating systems such as TinyOS or Contiki is an advantage.

Salary

The successful applicants will receive total funding of approximately
EUR20K (tax free) per annum for four years (subjected to annual standard
increase)+ university fees + necessary equipment. These positions are
available from September/October 2008 and are open to applicants of any
nationality.

How to apply for the RP3 research programme

Applications by email to

Gregory O'Hare gregory.ohare at ucd.ie and Dr. Antonio Ruzzelli ruzzelli at ucd.ie

Applications must include, in PDF format only:

1. Full CV;

2. List of all modules and results from undergraduate;

3. One-page abstract describing the most relevant project (if applicable);

4. One-page abstract describing undergraduate work placement or other
relevant work experience (if applicable);

5. A short statement explaining interest in research.

Please ensure that all emails have "PhD Studentship (RP3 CLARITY)" in
the Subject.

Further opportunities

A further range of administrative and research positions are now
available at CLARITY. Please refer to the CLARITY vacancy page for a
full list of the current vacancies.




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Daniel Négru
Maitre de Conférences - Associate Professor


LaBRI - COMET | ENSEIRB - Telecommunications
351 Cours de la Libération, | 1 Av. du Dr Schweitzer, BP 99,
33405 Talence Cedex, FRANCE | 33402 Talence Cedex, FRANCE
|
daniel.negru at labri.fr | daniel.negru at enseirb.fr
Tel : +33 (0)5 40 00 35 09 | Tel : +33 (0)5 56 84 44 66
Fax : +33 (0)5 40 00 66 69 | Fax : +33 (0)5 56 84 21 80
http://www.labri.fr/~negru | http://www.enseirb.fr/~negru

Post-doc Position at INRIA / LIP - FRANCE

Post-doc Position at INRIA / LIP - FRANCE
Isabelle Guerin-Lassous Isabelle.Guerin-Lassous at ens-lyon.fr
Wed Jul 9 06:00:32 EDT 2008

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RESO Team
INRIA - LIP
ENS Lyon, FRANCE
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/LIP/RESO/

The RESO team at INRIA and LIP (Lyon, France) invites applications from
outstanding candidates for a post-doctoral research position. The
mission of RESO team is to design optimized protocols and software for
high performance networks.

We are seeking candidates to conduct research in the design and
implementation of multihop wireless networks and heterogeneous
networks. Specifically, we seek a candidate who can contribute to the
theory and design of efficient rate control protocols in such
networks, and to the implementation of the proposed solutions in real
networks.

Requirements:
- A Ph.D. in computer science, or a related field.
- Experience with wireless networks, congestion control and protocol
implementation.
- Excellent analytical and technical skills.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.

The duration of the position is 12 months. The starting date could be
September 2008, but allowances may be made for other starting times.

Applications should include, in a single PDF document, a cover letter
and a detailed CV with publication list and the names of three
references. Applications should be emailed to
isabelle.guerin-lassous at ens-lyon.fr.

For more information, please contact: Professor Isabelle Guérin
Lassous, isabelle.guerin-lassous at ens-lyon.fr.


---------------------------------------------------------------
Isabelle Guérin Lassous
Full professor
University Lyon I - LIP - INRIA
ENS Lyon - 46, allée d'Italie - 69364 Lyon Cedex 07 - FRANCE
Phone: +33 4 72 72 85 47
Fax: +33 4 72 72 80 80
http://perso.ens-lyon.fr/isabelle.guerin-lassous/

Research Scientist Position at Arizona

Research Scientist Position
Marwan Krunz krunz at ece.arizona.edu
Tue Jul 8 11:04:02 EDT 2008

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RESEARCH SCIENTIST POSITION



Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Arizona



The wireless and advanced networking group of the Dept. of Electrical &
Computer Engineering, University of Arizona, has an immediate opening for a
research scientist in the general area of wireless communications and
networks, with emphasis on cross-layer (routing/MAC/PHY) design and
optimization of spectrum-adaptive and multi-antenna wireless systems.
Specific technologies of interest include cognitive radio networks, MIMO
systems, and UWB. Solid theoretical and/or experimental background in one or
more of the aforementioned areas (as demonstrated by prior publications) is
expected.



Candidates must have a PhD degree in EE/CS or a related discipline by the
time of the appointment, and must have a strong command of English. The
initial appointment is for one year, with the possibility of extending it
for up to 3 years, depending on the candidate's performance and the
availability of funds. The position is funded by NSF, the state of Arizona,
and industrial partners through the Connection One I/UCRC center (a
consortium that includes several universities and companies).



Applications and inquires should be sent to krunz at ece.arizona.edu (message
subject: research scientist position). Include in the application a CV, a
research statement, and the names of at least three references.



___________________________________________

Marwan Krunz

Professor

Co-director, ConnectionOne Center

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

The University of Arizona

ECE Bldg., 1230 E. Speedway Blvd.

Tucson, AZ 85721

Tel. (520) 621-8731

Fax. (520) 621-3862

krunz at ece.arizona.edu

www.ece.arizona.edu/~krunz

Postdoc Position in Wireless Networking at Washington, DC USA

Postdoc Position in Wireless Networking at Washington, DC USA
Li, Jiang (Leo) lij at ustc.edu
Mon Aug 25 01:04:51 EDT 2008

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The Computer Networks Lab in the Department of Computer Science at the
Howard University invites applications for a full-time postdoctoral
research position in the area of wireless networking. The candidate must
obtain his/her Ph.D. degree before joining Howard, and should have
adequate networks research experience demonstrated through publications
in international conferences and journals. Good verbal and written
skills in English are required.

The candidate is expected to pursue research on mobile wireless
networks, especially in the areas of routing and scheduling. He/she
should possess solid background in
* Combinatorial optimization
* Probability and statistics
* Graph theory
* Network simulation programing (in C-like languages)

The position is for three years and starts immediately. Annual renewal
is required pending performance evaluation.

Interested applicants should send their curriculum vitae, two of their
latest first-authored papers and at least three reference names to
Professor Jiang Li at lij at scs.howard.edu.