GRACS

bicycling

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2018-10-17T12:52:36+00:00

Bicycling at UT and in Austin Austin is a “Silver Level Bicycle Friendly Community” and UT is a “Bicycle Friendly University”, according to the League of American Bicyclists. In a climate like that in central Texas, riding a bicycle is a real pleasure most of the year. (July, August, and September can be a bit warm, however!) Since parking a bike is free and relatively easy, and there are no schedules which dictate your time as with a bus, there are definite advantages to two-wheeling. Note tha…

business_cards

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-10T13:22:55+00:00

Business Cards, E-mail, Web Page UT Business cards You can order official UT business cards ($30 for a box) via this URL: Some suggestions for the fields of the business card Title Something like “Graduate Student” or “Ph.D. Student”. If you are in Ph.D. candidacy, use

buying_books

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-01-23T19:24:56+00:00

:!: This page is a stub. Help expand it! Where to buy cheap/used books from? Please click on edit to add information to this section (you need to be logged in). Where can I buy books online? GRACS ★ See the GRACS Textbook page to quickly and cheaply order your CS textbooks.

contact_gracs

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

Contact List Welcome to the department! We know that in your decision process you will probably have many questions about all aspects of life in graduate school. The list below contains a bunch of possible queries you might have. We encourage you to ask about anything from the list, and initiate contact with us here at GRACS. The list is by no means exhaustive

defense_what_to_expect

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-01-23T19:23:02+00:00

What to expect... by Paul Baffes (1995) Due to popular demand, I thought I'd write down a few thoughts about what happened with my defense to help out anyone who's interested (and going to defend relatively soon; probably all this will be changed in another year or so. Bureaucracy never rests!).

dissertation_writing

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

Writing a Ph.D. Dissertation at UTCS :!: This page is a stub. Help expand it! Advice * "What to Expect..." advice from Paul Baffes (1995) Procedures * Deadlines and Forms page from the Grad School Template Bizarrely, the grad school keeps a Word template, but not a LaTeX template. There is a old, unmaintained,

foosball_tournament

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

GRACS Foosball Tournament Upcoming Now that we're moving into the new building complex, we'll have space again for foosball tournaments! If you are a foosballer, how about being our tournament czar? Let GRACS (gracs@cs...) know, and we'll help you get one organized.

foosball_tournament_fall_2009

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

GRACS Fall 2009 Foosball Tournament Updates & Notes ---------- * November 20 - Thomas and Joel beat Andrew and William in two games to win the Fall 2009 Championship. The game was certainly a defensive battle, with both teams showing great skills on both sides of the field. Thomas and Joel shook things up throughout the game by switching positions throughout the game as they saw fit. Both teams had some impressive shots and some even more impressive saves! Thomas and Joel walk away wi…

foosball_tournament_fall_2010

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

GRACS Fall 2010 Foosball Tournament Updates & Notes ---------- * November 18 - Sam and Todd defeated Manos and Sangmin in three sets. After winning the first set 10-4, Sam and Todd lost the second set 5-10. They rebounded in the decisive third set though, with a score of 10-6 to claim 1st place! In the third place game, Julian and Shivaram downed Mahdi and Matthew in two quick sets with scores of 10-3 and 10-4 to claim 3rd place. Thanks to all for a great fall foosball series. GRACS pl…

foosball_tournament_spring_2007

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

GRACS Foosball Tournament Updates & Notes Feel free to use this section to post information about the games. ---------- The first game between Selim /Brad and Ed /Allen was a barn burner which came down to 9-9 before Ed put the game winner in. After swapping sides the second game was more lopsided in favor of Ed/Allen and the final was something closer to 10-5.

foosball_tournament_spring_2010

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

Yahoo! Spring 2010 Graduate Foosball Tournaments Updates & Notes ---------- * April 16 * Singles semifinal A - German won over Juilan in a close game, 10-7 and 10-9. * Singles semifinal B - Matthew won over Manos in an extended battle, 10-4 and 10-9.

getting_started_on_a_project

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:39+00:00

Note: The advice below is specific to the Neural Networks Group. Please add more sections for generic advice, or specific advice for other groups. Typically you get started with research by doing a project for a class such as cs394n (the graduate class on Neural Networks). In some case, the cs396 project might turn out to be a good starting point as well. It is a good idea to start with something small and manageable, and expand it as you make progress. If you try to take too big a bite in the …

gracs_speaker_series

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:39+00:00

GRACS Speaker Series UTCS graduate students are encouraged to present a talk on their research in the GRACS Speaker Series. Talks can be either conference style or job talk style, but the talk should be accessible to students and faculty from all areas of computer science.

grades

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-19T00:15:49+00:00

Course Grades :!: Caution: This is unofficial advice from fellow grad students, and not official department policy. See the UTCS Graduate Program web site for the final word on policy topics. Grading Bases: Letter Grade, Credit/No Credit At UT, courses are graded on a

gradfest

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-02-02T08:33:19+00:00

GradFest GradFest is a long-running annual event where prospective computer science doctoral students are invited to visit the UT Department of Computer Science. It is a joint project of the department, GRACS, and volunteer graduate students. The goal of

graduate_advice_day

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-01-23T21:28:19+00:00

Graduate Advice Day (GAD) Graduate Advice Days (GADs) are presentations by faculty, students, and guests that provide current UTCS graduate students with career advice, such as: * Completing the graduate program * Performing research * Finding a job

graduate_adviser

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-01-23T19:32:05+00:00

Graduate Adviser At UT, this is what a graduate adviser does: * Advise grad students. * Approve registration (when needed). * Make sure student records are kept. * Refer students to other people as needed. * Certify to the Graduate Studies Committee that students has completed all of the degree requirements for graduation.

graduate_coordinator

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-01-23T19:32:29+00:00

Graduate Coordinator At UT, a graduate coordinator does the following: * Assist the Graduate Adviser and Graduate Studies Committee in the execution of their duties. * Administer routine operations of the graduate program. This basically means the graduate coordinator is the person who

graduate_desk_furniture

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-01-23T17:17:55+00:00

Graduate Desk Furniture Each graduate student's office includes: * Desk with whiteboard * Book case * Locking drawer and open “low storage” * Locking storage tower * Chair * Lamp Every group of graduate desks has a shared table, chairs, and rolling whiteboard.

graduate_life

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

One of the best things about the University of Texas at Austin is Austin. It is a wonderful place to live with a tremendous number of things going on. Austin is perhaps best known for having great music and being home to UT and the state capital. Austinites enjoy a town that is big enough to offer a wide variety of things to do, but not so large as to suffer the problems of many big cities. You will have to explore Austin yourself, but no doubt you will be riding or jogging on the Town Lake hike…

graduate_student_employment

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-08-24T22:07:15+00:00

Insurance Insurance differences between TAs and RAs, and how to avoid getting screwed. Teaching Assistantships (This section is in need of contributions) Research Assistantships Check out Hire a Longhorn! for many relevant job listings. Fellowships Name Date Website GPA Demographics Duration Stipend Tuition Medical Ins. Misc $36K | Yes | Yes | $$36K | Yes | Yes | $$95K to $$30K / year | Yes | $$21.5K | From university, as condition of fellowship | | $$28K | Yes | | $$31K or $$3…

graduate_studies_committee

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-01-24T12:55:30+00:00

Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) At UT, each graduate degree program has a graduate studies committee. The GSC is made up of all professors (at all ranks) in the program. The GSC appoints a chairperson. Here is what the GSC does: * Make recommendations for new graduate courses and any changes.

gsa

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:39+00:00

The Graduate Student Assembly, known as the GSA, functions as the University-wide student government for students enrolled in the Graduate School, the School of Pharmacy, the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and The University Of Texas School Of Law. Anyone who is a graduate or professional student is a member of GSA. Thus GSA represents all graduate and professional students from across The University.

gsa_announcement_archive

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

This page is an archive for older GSA announcements. Check here for the main page with current announcements. [2007-11-27] * Office of Sponsored Projects - Susan Sedwick addressed the assembly - Reminder that OoSP has information regarding external funding ofresearch projects, including a PhD Thesis - Contact Susan @ sedwick@austin.utexas.edu for more info.

insurance

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-05-12T22:19:25+00:00

Insurance Check your university-provided insurance: Current insurance/benefit coverage in UT Direct :!: Caution: This page is currently out of date due to the transitions away from UT Select to Academic Blue, as well as the transition to Workday. Introduction UT has a system for dealing with graduate student insurance that defies all logic. (Federal regulations + State law + insurance bureaucracy = bizarre intricacy.) In this page we'll briefly examine some of the more unusual features, a…

libraries

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-02-02T11:35:32+00:00

Libraries UT has 17 libraries on campus, and has purchased a large number of Web library subscriptions. The UT libraries Web site Most CS-related book and journals are in one of the three libraries: the Perry-Castañeda Library (in PCL), the Engineering Library (in ECJ) and the Physics-Mathematics-Astronomy Library (in RLM). All of the libraries' holdings are searchable via the

linear_algebra_and_data_mining_reading_group

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

Location: ACES 3.116 Time: Wednesdays, 10-11, every other week. Other reading groups: Reading Groups Theme Graph Laplacians and large scale data mining. Presentation schedule Paper Amar Subramanya and Jeff A. Bilmes. Entropic Graph Regularization in Non-Parametric Semi-Supervised Classification. In Neural Information Processing Society (NIPS), Vancouver, Canada, December 2009.. Presenter Wei Tang Date 21 Apr 2010. Paper N. Halko, P.G. Martinsson, and J.A. Tropp:

matrix_and_statistical_ai_reading_group

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

Location: ACES 3.116 Time: Wednesdays, 10-11, every other week. Mailing list: matrix-sai at utlists.utexas III Date 31 Mar 2010. Paper Pradeep Ravikumar et al: High-dimensional covariance estimation by minimizing l_1-penalized log-determinant divergence

new_building

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-01-22T10:45:56+00:00

The Gates-Dell Complex (GDC) History The UT CS program's continuous growth caused the department to always take space wherever it could be found on campus. Even though the department took over all of Taylor Hall, the last time the department fit in one building was back in the 1970's. By the 2000's, it had gotten to the point that we were scattered among seven buildings on campus. While that may have been good for keeping us walking, it wasted time, forces us to duplicate some functions, an…

orientation_2011_extras

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

Contained herein are informative pages for campus organizations that were not discussed in the Fall 2011 Department Orientation External Affairs For help with posters, job opportunities, travel, events, etc. Quick Links * Getting around * Contacts (OEA is at the bottom of the page)

phd_q_a

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-01-23T19:38:39+00:00

Some Frequently Asked Questions :!: This page is a stub. Help expand it! Questions on Advisors Choosing your advisor * Whom do I choose? * How often can I change advisors? General Questions Regarding Academics How do I manage my time wisely?

primer

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-05-16T13:25:17+00:00

Primer for New UTCS Graduate Students This document has been put together by GRACS (the Graduate Representative Association for Computer Sciences) as an introduction to the University of Texas Department of Computer Science for CS graduate students. Further information is available on the GRACS wiki . GRACS represents the interests of CS graduate students within the University of Texas at Austin CS department, provides services and information to graduate students, and works to foster a sense…

progressing

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-01-23T19:40:23+00:00

Progressing through the Graduate Program Articles (or future articles) on various phases of your progression though the program: * Taking Courses * Getting Started on a Project * Working with Your Advisor * Masters Thesis * PhD Proposal * Completing a Dissertation * Getting a Job

racquetball_tournament

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

Please use the wiki to schedule and report the results of your matches. It is each person's responsibility to arrange suitable match times for his game. The tournament begins November 1 (so don't schedule any games for then). Good luck! FAQ * I'm going to be gone on X, Y and Z. Can I still play?

reading_groups

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-01-23T16:03:11+00:00

Reading Groups These groups meet regularly in our department to discuss papers on a given research area. New students are welcome to attend. If you would like to add a new reading group to this list please send us an email to gracs@cs.utexas.edu with the group information as shown in the examples below. Alternatively, feel free to add and/or update the information of the currently listed groups by logging in and editing this page.

research_career_advice

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-01-23T20:55:51+00:00

Research & Career Advice Graduate Advice Day Presentations Research in Industrial Labs vs. Academia * Title: Research in Academia vs. Industry * Speaker(s): TACC? IBM Austin Lab, MSR * Date: 28 Oct 2011 * recording Writing Papers * Title: Writing Papers

research_preparation_exam

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

Research Preparation Exam (RPE) :!: Caution: This is unofficial advice from fellow grad students, and not department policy. See the Ph.D. Degree Requirements page for the final word on these topics. The RPE is required of Ph.D. students before the end of the third year in the program. The UTCS Ph.D. program does not have the conventional doctoral

start

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-02-28T12:14:53+00:00

UTCS Graduate Student Wiki Welcome to the UTCS Graduate Student Wiki. This is a collaborative site that any UTCS graduate student, staff, or faculty member can edit. To make changes, simply log in (link at top of page) with your UTCS login name and password, then press the

student_committees

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

Several graduate students serve on departmental committees. There are also several GRACS offices and committees. :!: This page is obsolete See Also: See Also: GRACS Executive Committee, New Students Committee, Social Committee, and Project Committees Undergraduate Studies Graduate Student Representative: Ernie Chan

tea_time

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-02-02T17:11:35+00:00

Tea Time Tea Time is the long-standing (and well-attended) weekly social event for grad students and faculty in the CS department. For a long time, the name stood as a misnomer, since no tea was actually served. However, recently (around early 2016), GRACS acquire supplies of tea leaves. With an electric kettle and a microwave in the lounge, we can now enjoy donuts,

time_limits

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

Graduate Studies Time Limits (or attempts at such) The average bachelors-to-doctors degree time is about 7 years. The are some officious rules trying to constrain this. Some are negotiable. It's important to talk to the grad office before you hit any of these limits.

travel

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2019-09-10T12:49:13+00:00

Travel Travel Expense Guidelines :!: Warning: These are my attempt at consolidating various rules and guidelines I've seen while at UT, but they are not official UT or department policy. General Travel expenses are transportation, meal, lodging, and incidental expenses.

ut_data_security_policy

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-07-05T21:37:32+00:00

UT Data Security Policy UT uses three security classifications for its data: * Published: Data that is available to the general public. * Controlled: Data that is not published, but not confidential. * Confidential: Data that is protected by law or contract.

ut_direct

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2013-04-23T21:55:40+00:00

UT Direct UT Direct is the university's name for a bunch of secured Web applications that are a front-end for the university's mainframe applications. The is a ton of data you can get to, but finding the “right” page to query the data you want is often not obvious.