Immigrant Computer Scientists Podcast

Immigrant Computer Scientists Podcast. Hosted by Indy Gupta @indygupta

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

Illness...While we Computer Scientists study computers, we are quite...human. Here's 2 famous Computer Scientists showing they navigated life-threatening illnesses, & how it shaped their careers. EP 43 @csimmigrant #podcast: https://t.co/h3eOi7PRLs W/ @BarzilayRegina @PolarBearby

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

Have you ever used a punched card computer? A keypunch machine? Did you experience early days as the world moved to terminals? As email arrived? Here's 3 famous Computer Scientists on it! EP 42 @csimmigrant #podcast: https://t.co/K43wduXm5H W/ Rico Malvar, @vardi , @tal_rabin

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

As an immigrant, have you wondered:"If I was born in US, would I have turned out different?" Here's 7 famous Computer Scientists on it! EP 41 @csimmigrant #podcast: https://t.co/nHyHLq0hN8 W/ Ion Stoica, @radamihalcea @tal_rabin @BarzilayRegina @vardi @thamar_solorio @PolarBearby

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

Family or Career? Alas, some women choose one over other. You can have both! Two guests--a Professor and an Entrepreneur--talk about how they navigated this pivotal juncture of their lives. W/ @Soodeh_Farokhi @thamar_solorio
EP 40 @csimmigrant #podcast: https://t.co/Ikfkpv6fUY

[Rada Mihalcea @radamihalcea]

As scientists, we like to plan, but sometime all it takes is just taking a chance.

My own pure chance? Some 25 yrs ago, an email sent to me by mistake that made me move to US to pursue a PhD in CS.

Love the stories of these amazing scientists brought to us … by chance 🤞

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

How did you first start in research? Was it a conscious choice? Or...pure chance? Here's 5 famous Computer Scientists whose careers started w/ random chance! EP 39 @csimmigrant #podcast: https://t.co/nCdBsXhbSj W/ @radamihalcea @tal_rabin @BarzilayRegina @vardi @thamar_solorio

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

@csimmigrant @GluckmanPratima @BarzilayRegina @tal_rabin @radamihalcea @thamar_solorio @PolarBearby Also still available (and still free!) -- the first #ImpostorSyndrome Episode! Features 10 stalwart Computer Scientists from Season 1 of my @csimmigrant podcast. EP16: https://t.co/CPo2qfDFI8

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

I spoke with 7 distinguished Computer Scientists about how they handle #ImpostorSyndrome, #failures, & #rejections.
Episode 38 @csimmigrant #podcast: https://t.co/P8hVKSNh0n
W/ @GluckmanPratima @BarzilayRegina @tal_rabin Ion Stoica @radamihalcea @thamar_solorio @PolarBearby

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

Have you ever compared yourself to others? Some do it daily, some all the time! 7 IIT-Madras '98 graduates talk about this human instinct. 3 Startup Founders, 3 Industry Long-Timers, 1 Prof. @csimmigrant #India #IIT #ImpostorSyndrome
@csimmigrant EP37: https://t.co/1aZmgvTWUR

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

@csimmigrant Earlier this year I received my first hate mail directed at my @csimmigant podcast. Asking me to "back off" from doing it. Want to hear my response?
Listen to @csimmigrant EP 36: https://t.co/AacKecbz92

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

Anonymous 2! Season 2 Finale . Featuring: 1) Hate mail received by us at the podcast, 2) Code Talkers, 3) A snippet from Judge KBJ's SCOTUS hearing, & 4) Anonymous story of Sarah, stuck in immigration limbo *inside* the US. Listen to EP 36 @csimmigrant: https://t.co/AacKecta0A

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

(1 min) “The university was a sacred land for police in #Chile, but under Pinochet they entered & took many people.” Ricardo Baeza-Yates @PolarBearby about 1970s+80s in #Chile: Computing, Pinochet’s brutal regime, & universities. @csimmigrant Episode 35: https://t.co/kUuoTExFTq

[Immigrant Computer Scientists Podcast @csimmigrant]

New episode is out today!

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

Tuberculosis felled him as a child for 2 years. Raised by Mom. Grew up under Pinochet dictatorship in #Chile. Then he founded companies, wrote a textbook, became a Professor. Featuring: Ricardo Baeza-Yates @PolarBearby on @csimmigrant Episode 35! Listen: https://t.co/kUuoTEPgKY

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

Yay! @jamcoders applications open! Coders in Jamaica!
Last year on my @csimmigrant podcast, Jelani Nelson @minilek spoke about AddisCoder, the very successful precursor!
In Chapters 8 & 9 of EP13 (you can also hear Jelani’s amazing origin story!):
https://t.co/5g4OGxj5nV

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

(1 min snippet) By Thamar Solorio @thamar_solorio "I wasn't able to continue studies after high school, and so I started working."
"I applied to multiple positions, but didn't get even a single phone interview."
"If you don't get rejected, you're not trying hard enough."

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

Salary negotiation tips by Thamar Solorio @thamar_solorio from @csimmigrant Episode 34: https://t.co/3fs11mkyGI
1 Know the ranges, 2 Do your research (eg Taulbee survey), 3 Break down what you need, 4 Ask for it, 5 All reasonable demands will be met if they want you to succeed

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

No money for college, started work after high school. With a CS PhD from #Mexico, she dreamt of becoming Prof, but rejected at all US univs. Meet Thamar Solorio @thamar_solorio Prof U #Houston, & Top NLP researcher! On @csimmigrant Episode 34! Listen free https://t.co/3fs11mkyGI

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

All 3 #Romania episodes available now on @csimmigrant podcast! Free! No ads! Legendary Professors, untold stories!
*Full Romania Episode EP31: https://t.co/scReWJBvSz
*Ion Stoica Interview EP32: https://t.co/m9NOISSfjS
*Rada Mihalcea Interview EP33: https://t.co/j139FIszWY

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

@radamihalcea @csimmigrant All 3 #Romania episodes available now on @csimmigrant podcast! Free! No ads! Legendary Professors, untold stories!
*Full Romania Episode EP31: https://t.co/scReWJT6K7
*Ion Stoica Interview EP32: https://t.co/m9NOIT9Qbq
*Rada Mihalcea Interview EP33: https://t.co/j139FIKaOw

[Rada Mihalcea @radamihalcea]

Looking back, I don’t see shortages & failures, just opportunities to grow stronger. From economic hardship to an opportunity for education. From a nearly failed AI class to a career in AI. From living under a travel ban to visiting ~50 countries. Failure is a recipe for success.