Illinois CS 2024 Undergraduate SRP Lunch and Learn Sessions
Illinois CS 2024 Undergraduate SRP Lunch and Learn Sessions
In the 10-week long Illinois Computer Science Summer Research Program for Undergraduates (SRP), students work with Illinois faculty mentors and graduate students over the summer to get an introduction to computer science research. This is an outstanding opportunity for aspiring scientists and faculty to learn from leading experts in computer science. Weekly Lunch and Learn sessions are designed to cover relevant topics and create networking opportunities for the participants.
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From Carolyn Hughes 7/25/2024
This session will provide information, examples, and strategies for how to prepare a competitive application for graduate school and external fellowships. The session… -
From Carolyn Hughes 7/18/2024
This session will focus on building your oral communication skills. Topics include strategies for making high quality oral and poster presentations. -
From Carolyn Hughes 7/9/2024
This session will address the dos and don'ts of building a professional image. Topics will include web presence (personal pages and social media), professional… -
From Carolyn Hughes 7/2/2024
This session will include information about graduate school from both the student and faculty perspective. It will address questions such as: What is grad school like?… -
From Carolyn Hughes 7/2/2024
This session will cover writing and publishing papers and code. How to write a paper; How to publish -- conferences, journals, open access; what is and isn’t… -
From Carolyn Hughes 7/2/2024
Mentors, advisors, and sponsors are all important in your development as a scholar and researcher as you move through your CS career. In this session you will learn… -
From Carolyn Hughes 6/11/2024
Networking is an important skill. This session addresses the skills that are needed for networking, a very important component of your professional life. The topics… -
From Carolyn Hughes 6/4/2024
How to get started on a new research topic. How to do a literature search. How to read a paper. How to identify the researchers you’d like to follow and how to do… -
From Carolyn Hughes 5/28/2024
Introductions of the participants, faculty and grad mentors, and key department staff. This session will also provide an overview of the summer, including the goals…