[os-reading] Operating Systems Reading Group

[Vijay Chidambaram <vijayc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Are you interested in operating systems research? Would you enjoy discussing the latest research with other grad students? 

Consider joining the operating systems reading group.

The group meets for one hour every week. We discuss papers from conferences such as SOSP (http://sosp2011.gsd.inesc-id.pt/), OSDI (https://www.usenix.org/conference/osdi12), ASPLOS (http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/cambridge/events/asplos_2012/), FAST (http://static.usenix.org/events/fast12/) and many more. Many of the papers we discuss are at the boundary between systems and other domains such as architecture, networking and security.

Why should you join?

* Keep with the latest research. This will often include papers outside your own specialization (ex: security kernels, new architectures) and expose you to great ideas from different areas.

* Practice reading and discussing papers. This is a vital skill to develop as a researcher. You will be able to learn this skill quickly from observing other graduate students discuss the paper and see what they look for.

* Interact with other students interested in (broadly) the same area. You learn a lot from informal discussions with other students. Get to know what different grad students are working on. 

If you are interested in participating this semester

1) Join the reading group mailing list: https://lists.cs.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/os-reading

2) Indicate when you are available to meet this semester: http://whenisgood.net/cpz2ay9

Thanks,

Vijay