PhD Student in ML Systems @Stanford CS 🌲 ◦ Formerly: @MSFTResearch, @IIScBangalore
Stanford, CA
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Life update: After spending two incredible years at Microsoft Research India @MSFTResearch, I will be moving to California this fall to start my PhD in Computer Science at @Stanford. Thrilled about times ahead!
PhD application season is here! In the spirit of giving back, I’m sharing my Statement of Purpose (CS/Systems PhD) publicly: swapnilgandhi.com/sop/swapni…
I gained a lot from reading others’ SOPs, and I hope this can be helpful to you!
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You can find the LaTeX template I used here: github.com/Swapnil-Gandhi/So…
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PhD application season is upon us! In the spirit of paying it forward, I'm making my statement of purpose (CS/Systems PhD) public: swapnilgandhi.com/sop/swapni…
I learnt a ton from reading other SOPs. Hope this helps!
You can find the LaTeX template I used here: github.com/Swapnil-Gandhi/So…
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Stanford CS graduate students are running an application support program for diversity students (broadly defined); if you are applying to our CS PhD program, we'll give one round of feedback on your application. SPACE IS LIMITED. APPLY BY OCTOBER 27: Link: tinyurl.com/3x5ke5uz
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Stanford CS graduate students are running an application support program for diversity students (broadly defined); if you are applying to our CS PhD program, we'll give one round of feedback on your application. SPACE IS LIMITED. APPLY BY OCTOBER 27: Link: tinyurl.com/3x5ke5uz
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I’m co-chairing visit days for Stanford CS this year again! 🎉🥳
This year we (@lindsaypopowski, @tao_yujie, @sw2pnil ) wanted to create a code of conduct for the in-person weekend!
Does your department already do this? Advice, resources, and RTs appreciated 🙏
An excellent opportunity for anyone looking to explore state-of-the-art research. I met some of the most awesome and driven people here.
Please do apply!
Research Fellow applications for Fall 2023 at MSR India are now open. Candidates should have completed BS/BE/BTech or MS/ME/MTech in Computer Science or related areas, graduating by summer 2023.
microsoft.com/en-us/research…
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Since there's been some interest in this, you can find the LaTeX template I used for my statement of purpose here:
github.com/Swapnil-Gandhi/So…
As you start planning your PhD applications:
Look for professors who write papers on topics in your area of interest —eg, conference program committees and publications might be a great starting point — that should give you a good idea on who's where/doing what, and apply there.
Check the professors google scholar page, often times it is a better indicator of topics they are presently excited about.
In my experience, shooting an email to profs during application season is not very useful.
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PhD application season is upon us! In the spirit of paying it forward, I'm making my statement of purpose (CS / Systems PhD) public: swapnilgandhi.com/sop/swapni…
I learnt a ton from reading other people's SOPs. Hope this helps!
Additional resources:
1. @cs_sop_org is a super cool platform which makes SOPs from past applicants accessible to all.
2. Rishi Bommasani @RishiBommasani provides some excellent tips on improving your SOP and links to several more resources.
Yay! Our (with Anand Iyer) work on distributed training of graph neural networks was accepted to OSDI 2021 🎉
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@usenix #osdi20 Artifact Evaluation concluded for 49 artifacts. After 133 reviews and 1,180 comments, the committee awarded 47 artifacts available, 46 artifacts functional, and 39 results reproduced badges. Details and links to the artifacts at sysartifacts.github.io/osdi2….