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I'm also a proud OMSCS alum! But "the opportunity to do some research and publish papers" is certainly not the default. Can you describe how you were able to d

I'm also a proud OMSCS alum! But "the opportunity to do some research and publish papers" is certainly not the default. Can you describe how you were able to do that?

allanbreyes 4y ago
Check out https://lucylabs.gatech.edu https://lucylabs.gatech.edu! David Joyner started it to help foster this opportunity for students and alumni, alike.
driscoll42 4y ago
So there are a few ways now! I do agree that it's not the default, I'd probably say <5% of people do, but it does exist. 1. Courses -There are a number of courses now where you can create projects and publish papers. Again, not the default, but if you put in the effort it's doable. To name a few, Computing for Good, Big Data for Healthcare, Deep Learning, Educational Technology, Human-Computer Interaction and others. 2. VIPs! These I consider one of the "hidden" gems of OMSCS and what I personally did. You can see them here: https://www.vip.gatech.edu/ https://www.vip.gatech.edu/ but basically instead of a class for a semester (but counts as a class for credit and graduation purposes) you work for a professor on a project with several other grads/undergrads. I did one this past semester and was asked to stay on as a research assistant over the summer doing work in NLP. Really excited for it actually and has been a fantastic opportunity. I put a lot more details here - https://redd.it/u6cj5z https://redd.it/u6cj5z 3. Master's Project/Thesis - This is the option to do a Master's Project or thesis instead of just ten courses, but it does require more work from the student to find a professor and do that. There's many more details here https://redd.it/9t48b2 https://redd.it/9t48b2 and frankly I wish I had done so, but too late now.
- marksimi 4y ago
  This is the most comprehensive list of what I've seen for OMSCS research opportunities. Thanks for pulling this together.

I'm also a proud OMSCS alum! But "the opportunity to do some research and publish papers" is certainly not the default. Can you describe how you were able to do that?

allanbreyes 4y ago

Check out https://lucylabs.gatech.edu https://lucylabs.gatech.edu! David Joyner started it to help foster this opportunity for students and alumni, alike.

driscoll42 4y ago

So there are a few ways now! I do agree that it's not the default, I'd probably say <5% of people do, but it does exist. 1. Courses -There are a number of courses now where you can create projects and publish papers. Again, not the default, but if you put in the effort it's doable. To name a few, Computing for Good, Big Data for Healthcare, Deep Learning, Educational Technology, Human-Computer Interaction and others. 2. VIPs! These I consider one of the "hidden" gems of OMSCS and what I personally did. You can see them here: https://www.vip.gatech.edu/ https://www.vip.gatech.edu/ but basically instead of a class for a semester (but counts as a class for credit and graduation purposes) you work for a professor on a project with several other grads/undergrads. I did one this past semester and was asked to stay on as a research assistant over the summer doing work in NLP. Really excited for it actually and has been a fantastic opportunity. I put a lot more details here - https://redd.it/u6cj5z https://redd.it/u6cj5z 3. Master's Project/Thesis - This is the option to do a Master's Project or thesis instead of just ten courses, but it does require more work from the student to find a professor and do that. There's many more details here https://redd.it/9t48b2 https://redd.it/9t48b2 and frankly I wish I had done so, but too late now.

marksimi 4y ago
This is the most comprehensive list of what I've seen for OMSCS research opportunities. Thanks for pulling this together.