CMW 2011 Agenda

This session will describe research paths in academia, industry and government labs.  For each path, senior researchers will describe how to successfully establish and manage a research group and how to build a research career.  Different career paths will be contrasted.

Ruzena Bajcsy, University of California, Berkeley

Evi Dube, Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Monica Lam, Stanford University (Slides)

Monica Martinez-Canales, Intel Corp.

10:15 am            Break

10:45 am            Split sessions

The job search process (pre-Ph.D.) (Slides)
Searching for a job can be a scary and mysterious process.  What goes into a job application?  What should you expect during an interview?  What are you supposed to do after the interview?  If you are lucky enough to have multiple offers, how do you choose between them?  What is “negotiation” and what can it do for you?  Panelists will tell you about their experience on both sides of the job search process and answer your questions about all aspects of the process.

Deborah Agarwal, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Raquel Romano, Google

Jeannette Wing, Carnegie Mellon University

Growing your research program through funding, collaboration, networking (post-Ph.D.)
Whether you are in academia or a research lab, growing your research program means tapping into resources that help you be more successful.  Funding can enable you to attract more students, or work on larger projects.  Collaboration enables you to work with people outside your area of expertise, initiate new projects, and have a lot of fun.  Networking builds those relationships with people inside and outside your institution that can help you get things done.  With representatives from both academia and research labs, this session will cover strategies for identifying the resources that are available to you and how best to take advantage of them.

Nancy Amato, Texas A&M University

Sandhya Dwarkadas, University of Rochester

Monica Martinez- Canales, Intel Corp.

Vidya Setlur, Nokia Research

12:15-1:30         Lunch

1:30-2:45 pm     Combined Session

Mentoring 101: how to find a mentor, how to be a mentor

Mentoring helps you build the relationships and learn the inside secrets of how to succeed in your career, from the people who have been there before you.  This panel will explain what mentoring is, how one goes about finding a mentor, why it's important to have more than one mentor, what to talk to your mentor about, and tips on how to be a good mentor to others.

Fatma Mili, Oakland University

Robin Jeffries, Google

Manuela Veloso, Carnegie Mellon University

2 :45-3:15 pm    Break

3:15-4:45 pm     Split Sessions

The tenure process (R-track)

There is nothing more daunting than the realization that you should have been more aware of expectations for tenure years ago and not just as your tenure year approaches. This session will give an overview of the major components and guidelines of the tenure process, including what to expect and how to best plan and prepare a successful tenure case. Tenured professors will describe their own experience and highlight differences between institutions.

Nancy Amato, Texas A&M University

Fatma Mili, Oakland University

Ruzena Bacsjy, University of California, Berkeley

Getting started in the lab: tips for surviving the first two years (L-track) (Slides)
So you just joined a research lab -- now what?  Successful researchers from industry and national labs will describe their experience surviving the first two years in the lab, and share with you their tips on how to prioritize your time in those critical first two years.  How do you decide what to work on?  When is the right time to take the initiative, to launch new projects or take on a leadership role?  How do you learn what behaviors are rewarded in your organization?

A.J. Brush, Microsoft

Evi Dube, Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Raquel Romano, Google

  
Sunday, June 5^th

8:00–8:30 am    Continental Breakfast

8:30-10:00 am   Combined Session

Time management, work/life balance issues (Slides)
There is never enough time for all the things we want to have in life: a successful career, good relationships with spouse and family, hobbies and outside interests.  When we spend time on one of these things, we feel guilty about letting the other areas down.  The key is to have a balance -- panelists in this session will tell you about what they have done to achieve balance in their lives.  Is it possible to turn off the email for a few hours?  Should you hire a housekeeper or a nanny?  Can you live with being less than perfect in your work?

Susanne Hambrusch, Purdue University/NSF

Robin Jeffries, Google

Daphne Koller, Stanford University

Fatma Mili, Oakland University

Vidya Setlur, Nokia Research

10:00-10:30 am Break

10:30-12pm       Split sessions

Advising/supervising students (R-track)
This session will describe successful strategies for advising and supervising graduate students in research.  This will describe strategies for effective communication, creating a productive environment, guiding professional development, assisting students in defining and reaching their research goals, helping students handling doubts as well as over confidence, and helping ensure their success. Research supervision of undergraduates will also be addressed.

Nancy Amato, Texas A&M University

Sandhya Dwarkadas, University of Rochester

Daphne Koller, Stanford University (Slides)

Learning how to lead: strategies to grow your technical leadership (L-track) (Slides)
This session is focused on growing leadership in industry and national labs.  Nearly all labs have a technical career path that lets women rise to the top ranks while remaining in a technical position.  What does it take to become a technical leader?  How does your organization recognize and reward technical leadership?  Panelists will share their secrets of becoming leaders in industry and national labs.

Deborah Agarwal, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

A.J. Brush, Microsoft

12:00-1:30 pm   Lunch

OPTIONAL TEACHING WORKSHOP:

1:30-2:30 pm     Teaching may be an art, but learning is a science:

A practitioner's introduction to what is known about how people learn, and the kinds of instructional practices that best support learning.

Beth Simon, University of California, San Diego

2:30-3:30 pm     Course planning, execution, and assessment

Preparing course learning objectives and course syllabus. Planning classroom

activities/assignments for active student learning. Constructing effective learning assessments. Efficiently managing course resources and student deliverables.

Lori Pollock, University of Delaware (Slides)

3:30 – 4:00 pm  Break

4:00-5:00 pm     PANEL: Need help with Course Management and Delivery?

Q&A driven: managing TAs, managing large classes, grading strategies, group project dynamics, IT hardware and software, etc.

Mary Jane Irwin, Penn State Univ. (Chair)

Panelists:

Beth Simon, University of California, San Diego

Lori Pollock, University of Delaware

Tracy Camp, Colorado School of Mines