Sridharan@RUTGERS.ARPA (10/17/83)
From: Sri <Sridharan@RUTGERS.ARPA> Recently two notices were copied from the Rutgers bboard to Ailist. They listed a number of "talks" by various faculty back to back. Those who wondered how a talk could be given in 10 minutes and those who wondered why a talk would be given in 10 minutes may be glad to know the purpose of the series. This is the innovative method that has been designed by the CS graduate students society for introducing to new graduate students and new faculty members the research interests of the CS faculty. Each talk typically outlined the area of CS and AI of interest to the faculty member, discussed research opportunities and the background (readings, courses) necessary for doing research in that area. I have participated in this mini-talk series for several years and have found it valuable to myself as a speaker. To be given about 10 min to say what I am interested in, does force me distill thoughts and to say it simply. The feedback from students is also positive. Perhaps you will hear some from some of the students too.