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Welcome to SFU CS

Welcome to SFU CS. Richard Zhang Associate Professor Director of Graphics (GrUVi) Lab Graduate Program Director September 5, 2013, New Grad Orientation. Quiz #1. Which of the following is not true? “Simon Fraser” was named after a person

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Welcome to SFU CS

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  1. Welcome to SFU CS Richard Zhang Associate Professor Director of Graphics (GrUVi) Lab Graduate Program Director September 5, 2013, New Grad Orientation

  2. Quiz #1 • Which of the following is not true? • “Simon Fraser” was named after a person • SFU CS was ranked among the top 100 CS depts in the world in the 2012 AWRU university ranking • SFU was ranked as the best comprehensive university in Canada from 2008 to 2012 • SFU was ranked as a top 10 college town in North America for live, play, and learn • Every one in this room has at most a three degrees of separation from an Olympic medalist They are all true

  3. Quiz #2 • Let x, y, and z be the number of faculties, grad students, and undergrad students in SFU CS. Which of the following closest describe x, y, z? • x, y, and z can form three sides of a triangle • x, y, and z approximately form an arithmetic series • x/10, y/10, and z/10 are denominations of the Canadian dollar bills

  4. SFU School of Computing Science • around50 research faculty • more than 200 grad students • more than1000 undergrads

  5. You … • More than 70 admitted for fall 2013 • 18 Ph.D. and 59 M.Sc. (18 thesis; 28 course; 3 project) + currently 85 Ph.D. and 64 M.Sc. • 18 female and 59 male • From 13 countries (top 4: China, India, Iran, and Canada) - numbers are as of June 24, 2013 and are approximate

  6. Important to know • Important people to know and to consult • What funding is available to you • Opportunities: Co-op, Internship, International exchange, etc. • When you are expected to complete what milestones – “satisfactory progress” • Important dates in a year – deadlines • Quick advice …

  7. Be resourceful: faculty • Resourceful = knowing what is available to you • Most Important Person (MIP): your supervisor • Meet him/her early • Go seek them and not let them chase after you • Other faculties • Make an impression, e.g., in courses • Collaborate them if you can (future reference!)

  8. Be resourceful: grad students • Do not just make friends with your lab mates • Creativity often come from talking to people outside your field of research • Learn different cultures

  9. Be resourceful: undergrads • Be serious about TA-ing • If you can teach, then you really understood!

  10. Be resourceful: staff • Tracy, Val, Gerdi, and others • Val & Gerdi for most grad matters • They are the most experienced, not me 

  11. Strive to be excellent • A cliché • It is a mentality: look to the top and not settle for being average – come to the grad talk in the Faculty Colloquium (October 17) • Compete with the very best in the world • Sense of belonging: you make the difference!

  12. Be quick • Quick completion • Resourcefulness  excellence  quick completion • Slow progress has negative impact on funding • Quick: 2$,$$$ something  $$$,$$$

  13. What do I do? • Most of what I do you do not know that I do • Best if you never needed to see me personally to discuss anything • But I am available to chat about anything … • Meet me for badminton, volleyball, or playing go

  14. Great place to live, play & learn • Ranked 6th among 40 best college towns in North America (2003, Outside Magazine)

  15. Welcome to SFU

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