The start of a new semester. Methinks it is time to take stock of my Ph.D progress and my plans/hopes for the next 2-2.5 years.
But first, a quick recap of the summer.
The Summer of 2011
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The summer that passed has been mildly eventful. In May, I attended the Joint Telematics Group 2011 workshop held at IITB. Almost immediately after, a wedding in my extended family in Bangalore.
I used the trip to renew some contacts at the Indian Institute of Science made during the JTG. Also, quite by chance, I met my advisor's advisor, who gave me a lot of material in Information Theory, among which was a soft copy of Gamal and Kim's "Lecture Notes in Network Information Theory" -- LNIT for short (More on that later). I renewed acquaintance with a friend from my undergrad IIT days, who is now a faculty in the Center for Neuroscience at IISc. Plus I purchased a ton of books at the IISc bookstore, including "The Pleasures of Counting" by Korner.
On my return to Bombay, in mid-June, I had an endoscopic sinus surgery -- a minor and routine procedure, but one which was to be performed under general anaesthesia. My mother and father had set my mind at ease about the procedure, and I recall feeling only a very mild anxiety about the surgery. After the anaesthetic had been administered, I must have "gone out like a light", for when I came to, I was informed that the procedure was over.
During the recuperation period, I was homebound and did not check my emails, so I missed Prof. B. G. Fernandes's email re T.A duty allotments. Consequently, I have not been assigned any TA duties this semester.
Taking Stock: Part II follows shortly.
But first, a quick recap of the summer.
The Summer of 2011
=============
The summer that passed has been mildly eventful. In May, I attended the Joint Telematics Group 2011 workshop held at IITB. Almost immediately after, a wedding in my extended family in Bangalore.
I used the trip to renew some contacts at the Indian Institute of Science made during the JTG. Also, quite by chance, I met my advisor's advisor, who gave me a lot of material in Information Theory, among which was a soft copy of Gamal and Kim's "Lecture Notes in Network Information Theory" -- LNIT for short (More on that later). I renewed acquaintance with a friend from my undergrad IIT days, who is now a faculty in the Center for Neuroscience at IISc. Plus I purchased a ton of books at the IISc bookstore, including "The Pleasures of Counting" by Korner.
On my return to Bombay, in mid-June, I had an endoscopic sinus surgery -- a minor and routine procedure, but one which was to be performed under general anaesthesia. My mother and father had set my mind at ease about the procedure, and I recall feeling only a very mild anxiety about the surgery. After the anaesthetic had been administered, I must have "gone out like a light", for when I came to, I was informed that the procedure was over.
During the recuperation period, I was homebound and did not check my emails, so I missed Prof. B. G. Fernandes's email re T.A duty allotments. Consequently, I have not been assigned any TA duties this semester.
Taking Stock: Part II follows shortly.
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