ken@gvax.cs.cornell.edu (Ken Birman) (08/23/90)
I get a lot (like one a week) of inquiries from readers of this group trying to fill Ph.D. level positions in distributed systems. My department at Cornell actually has a program to foster contacts between industry and researchers, both to facilitate technology transfer and also to give you a chance to talk to students who are finishing up. We call this our "industrial affiliates" program. You enroll by paying an annual fee (or, in some cases, donating money or hardware directly to some project, although this is uncommon). You get to attend a yearly show and tell, which we try and structure to have as much one-on-one interaction as possible as well as a research review and presentations by students entering the market. Groups are also welcome to send a few people for a short visit outside this meeting, i.e. for to consult directly with faculty members in some area or explore an issue in detail. If you are looking to hire students, let me suggest that rather than going through me, which just fills my email with "noise" messages, you work through our industrial affiliates contact: patteson@cs.cornell.edu Donna would also be the person to speak to about this year's meeting, which will be in mid October. Her telephone number is: 607-255-9191. Ken