MMath - Programming languages
Was
your
undergraduate
in
CS?
If
not,
what
did
you
study?
My
undergraduate
degree
is
in
Electrical
Engineering.
I
did
my
first
year
in
Birla
Institute
of
Technology
and
Science
-
Pilani,
India
and
transferred
to
McMaster
University,
Canada,
where
I
earned
my
BEng
with
highest
honours.
Why
did
you
choose
graduate
studies
and
why
did
you
choose
graduate
studies
in
CS?
After
working
full-time
for
a
few
years,
I
wanted
to
explore
academia
in
greater
depth
as
well
as
make
time
to
pursue
other
interests
in
my
life,
including
volunteering,
music
and
travel.
Graduate
school
was
a
great
opportunity
to
do
this.
What
is
your
research
area
and
why
did
you
choose
it?
After
finishing
my
undergraduate
studies,
I
joined
BlackBerry
where
I
worked
for
two
years
on
development
projects
-
it
was
there
that
I
developed
an
interest
in
concurrent
programming,
and
decided
to
delve
into
the
subject
a
little
deeper.
Who
is
your
supervisor
and
why
did
you
choose
to
work
with
him/her?
My
supervisor
is
Peter
Buhr.
Peter
is
fantastic
to
work
with
-
he
displays
a
sense
of
passion
and
energy
about
his
work
like
he
is
a
new
graduate
student
himself,
and
yet
possesses
immense
knowledge
in
his
field
which
has
come
over
years
of
experience
and
dedication.
He
does
a
great
job
guiding
new
graduate
students
into
their
projects,
and
is
very
accommodating
of
students.
Why
did
you
choose
Waterloo
for
graduate
studies?
If
you
did
your
undergraduate
at
Waterloo,
why
did
you
stay?
UWaterloo
has
an
international
reputation
for
innovation
in
Computer
Science
-
the
pool
of
talent
in
terms
of
faculty
and
students
in
the
CS
department
rivals
some
of
the
top
technology
schools
worldwide.
The
decision
to
come
to
UW
for
graduate
studies
was
a
no-brainer
for
me
:).
What
sort
of
research/projects
are
you
working
on?
I'm
currently
working
on
developing
high-performance
web
servers
using
user
level
threading.
I'm
also
interested
in
systems
research,
and
wish
to
publish
some
work
in
the
field
of
systems
and/or
networking.
What
classes
are
you
taking?
What
has
been
your
favourite
class
so
far?
As
a
part
of
my
transition
from
Electrical
Engineering
to
CS,
I've
taken
some
undergraduate
courses
-
I
would
recommend
CS
341
(algorithms)
taught
by
Jeffrey
Shallit
-
it
is
a
wonderful
course.
Any
other
information
you
would
like
to
share
about
yourself?
I'm
always
open
to
chat,
not
just
about
your
graduate
application,
but
about
any
concerns
you
may
have
regarding
moving
to
a
new
place
or
country,
or
just
about
university/graduate
life
in
general.
Drop
me
a
line
anytime
and
I'll
do
my
best
to
help
:).