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Nguyen is now a PhD candidate

Thursday, 05 March 2009 14:21 Anh Nguyen
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I have passed the System & Networking qualification exam and is now officially a PhD candidate at UIUC CS Department.

To me, this exam was a painful but valuable experience (click here for more information regarding the exam's format). For students who are going to take the same exam, I have composed a short guide on how to deal with it. It is presented in the form of things that you should NOT do.

Below is a summary of the guideline, you can download the full version here. You can also find a list of sample qual questions here.

How to NOT give your Qual presentation 

  • Try to explain everything in the paper
  • Try to go fast so you finish your presentation
  • Try to answer questions quickly
  • Don’t give your opinions, or give too few
  • Write a word that you cannot explain
  • Write a complete sentence
  • Write something that you will not talk about
  • Write too many stuffs 
  • Block the view
  • Turn your back on the committee
  • Look at your computers most of the time
  • Don’t practice your talks 

How to NOT answer general reading list questions 

  • Talk about something you did not read
  • Don’t look at the professor who asked the question to see his reaction
  • Don’t ask if you answered the question if he doesn’t seem really happy about it  

You can also find many useful information at Hoang's website (Hoang is a more senior student at my department)

Last Updated on Sunday, 15 March 2009 19:44
 

Nguyen reappointed as a member of VEFFA's BoR

Saturday, 31 January 2009 06:21 Anh Nguyen
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VEFFA BoR 2009

During the VEFFA's (Vietnam Education Foundation Fellows and Scholars Association) annual conference in Washington DC earlier this month (Jan/09), I was reappointed as a member of VEFFA's Board of Representatives (BoR) for the year 2009. I am one of the two members of the 2008's board to continue serving under the new board.

VEFFA consists of around 270 Vietnamese graduate students and visiting scholars who receive financial support from the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF). Most of us are PhD students in science and engineering, currently studying at top-tier universities in the US.

The responsibilities of VEFFA BoR include:

  • Represents all members of the Vietnam Education Foundation Fellows Association (VEFFA) in communicating with VEF and with the public.
  • Initiates and executes an action plan that serves the goals of the organization for the term in service, including planning the VEFFA meeting and election in the VEF Fellows’ annual conference.
  • Facilitates a supportive environment that encourages community activities and promotes fellows initiatives.
  • Deploys and coordinates the efforts of all fellows in building the community.
  • Develops strategic plans and next steps to ensure a continuous and sustainable growth of the organization.

My main responsibility would be to maintain and develop VEFFA's IT infrastructure, which plays an important role in  representing VEFFA and connecting its members all over the US.

For more information, please visit VEFFA website at www.veffa.org

Last Updated on Saturday, 07 March 2009 08:11
 

Illinois Governor's recognization for University of Illinois

Monday, 20 October 2008 06:47 Anh Nguyen
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With immense pride in Illinois University graduate programs, the Graduate  College joins Governor Rod R. Blagojevich in recognizing the many accomplishments of U of I graduate students, faculty and  staff, and all their contributions to the public good

 

Read the governor’s proclamation at: www.grad.illinois.edu/governorproclaims.htm

"Governor Rod R. Blagojevich proclaims
October 20-24, 2008 Graduate Education Week in Illinois

 

WHEREAS, Graduate Schools play an important role in enhancing the nation’s economic competitiveness and innovation; and

WHEREAS, the National Science Foundation cites Illinois universities for attracting $5.4 billion in federally sponsored grants and contracts, over the past five years; and

WHEREAS, Illinois Graduate Schools play a vital role in developing the best and brightest domestic and globally recruited talent, evidenced by the fact that 46% of the Illinois legislature have received an advanced degree from an Illinois university, and 48% of certified elementary and secondary school teachers in Illinois have earned graduate degrees; and

WHEREAS, National laboratories in Illinois are dependent on graduate students and faculty from Illinois graduate schools; and

WHERAS, Graduate Education is inextricably linked to the global economy, evidenced by Illinois’ #1 ranking in the Midwest as a destination for foreign investment, Illinois ability to attracted over 5,800 foreign businesses that employ more than 335,000 Illinois citizens, and Illinois Graduate Schools’ ability to attract over 25,600 international students; and

WHERAS, the Illinois Association of Graduate Schools (IAGS), which represents private and public institutions statewide: 1) provides a forum for communication and develop a spirit of cooperation among graduate schools, graduate colleges, and graduate divisions of the colleges and universities of the State of Illinois; 2) plans and implements various mechanisms, consortia, and resource sharing to the benefit and best interests of graduate education, and the people of the State of Illinois; 3) serves in an advisory capacity, if so requested, to any State of Illinois agency or commission on matters relating to graduate education; and 4) aims to improve graduate education in the State of Illinois;

THEREFORE, I, Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor of the State of Illinois, do hereby proclaim October 20-24, 2008 as GRADUATE EDUCATION WEEK in Illinois and urge all citizens to recognize Graduate Deans and the Illinois Association of Graduate Schools for all that they do to promote graduate education and contribute to the public good."


From GradLinks: October 20, 2008

Copyright by The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, 2008

 

Last Updated on Monday, 23 March 2009 22:36
 

Carl appointed as CCS Steering Committe Chairman

Friday, 10 October 2008 00:20 Anh Nguyen
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My adviser, Prof. Carl Gunter, was appointed as Steering Committe Chairman of ACM CCS, the number one ACM conference in the field of Computer Security.

Congratulations Carl, you are the best!!!

(picture taken from Prof. Gunter's website)

Last Updated on Saturday, 18 July 2009 20:18
 
Friday, 12 September 2008 23:15
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Our paper to HICSS 2009 was accepted. This is a work specification and verification of automated identification and data capturing (AIDC). I worked with Prof. Elsa Gunter, Prof. Carl Gunter and Ayesha Yasmeen. My main job was to develop a system which aggregate automated in-patient identification and automated data capturing of medical data. We proved that this system could detect many common medical errors which, if left unnoticed, can lead to serious consequences such as injuries of even deaths. This includes wrong patient, wrong treatment, wrong appoinment, usage of broken devices, etc...

This is my first accepted paper, so congragutalions to myself :)

Below is the introduction of the paper:

"Humans use computers to carry out tasks that neither is able to do easily alone: humans provide eyes, hands, and judgment while computers provide computation, networking, and storage. This symbiosis is especially evident in workflows where humans identify objects using bar codes or RFID tags and capture data about them for the computer. This Automated Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) is increasingly important in areas such as inventory systems and health care. Humans involved in AIDC follow simple rules and rely on the computer to catch mistakes; in complex situations this reliance can lead to mismatches between human workflows and system programming. In this paper we explore the design, implementation and formal modeling of AIDC for vital signs measurements in hospitals. To this end we describe the design of a wireless mobile medical mediator device that mediates between identifications, measurements, and updates of Electronic Health Records (EHRs). We implement this as a system Med2 that uses PDAs equipped with Bluetooth, WiFi, and RFID wireless capabilities. Using Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP) we jointly specify workflow and computer system operations and provide a formal analysis of the protections the system provides for user errors."

Full pdf version here.

Last Updated on Saturday, 18 July 2009 20:24
 
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