[Chennaipy] Papers We Love Chennai Meetup #3 - Saturday, 21 April 2018

[Muthukumar Prakasham]

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 <
paperswelovechennai at 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
>
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