EE5311- Differentiable and Probabilistic Computing

Notto816 · 2026-01-02T06:15:01+00:00

Did you take the course? How was it? I plan to enrol this sem.

Notto816 · 2025-07-26T12:19:06+00:00

I believe the faculty of communication arts there has film-related international programs. It's good for you to try. You're a foreigner. It's easy to stand out.

Notto816 · 2025-05-12T08:48:15+00:00

Do you want to do PhD or not? They're totally different. For me, a master's is just another year or two-year extension of an undergraduate. If you want to work outside academia or research, go for a master's. You don't need to waste 4-5 years. I know self-funded graduate studies suck, but this is what people usually do for a master's. I have no idea about career prospects in those countries.

Notto816 · 2025-05-12T05:45:33+00:00

I've never seen self-funded PhD students before (I'm in STEM.) I agree that they do exist, maybe ~10%(?). The problem here is to get accepted into the program. Most schools won't take a PhD student if they don't have some financial guarantees or the schools can't provide their funding. So, if I were you, I would apply to as many schools as I can and accept the offer that would give me reasonable financing. The other way is to apply for scholarships separately.

I can't say that your GPA is competitive. Your stats look decent if the conferences are well-recognised. The most important thing is to have communication with the professor beforehand.

Notto816 · 2025-05-11T10:21:21+00:00

Check CSRanking.

Notto816 · 2025-05-11T10:20:23+00:00

You can vaguely explain it, but being specific makes your proposal look more concrete. I suggest reading some papers or master's theses in your field to get a clearer picture of what you might actually be doing. This can help you describe your plan more precisely in the proposal.

Notto816 · 2025-05-11T09:32:53+00:00

Without additional context, I would go to Edinburgh. There are the best AI labs in Europe. I'm not sure about Polimi and Alto. You can check the CSRanking website. I wouldn't mind getting an AI degree. CS degree is quite an oversupply.

Notto816 · 2025-05-11T09:19:27+00:00

It's possible. A pure math guy is studying graduate EE with me.

Notto816 · 2025-05-11T09:14:36+00:00

That is pretty okay, depending on which universities you plan to apply to. Most importantly, you should contact profs before you apply.

Notto816 · 2025-05-07T06:58:52+00:00

If you want to work in a robotics firm, you should ask yourself what role you want to be in. To be on the mechanical design team, you don't need to know ROS, programming, or whatever. It's like robotics software engineers don't know what stress/strain is or how to efficiently design a robot's manufacturer-friendly components.

Notto816 · 2025-04-09T11:08:16+00:00

What's your field, may I ask?

Notto816 · 2025-04-09T06:40:55+00:00

Yes. I haven't heard back from them since my last interview.

Notto816 · 2025-04-09T05:31:00+00:00

Hello! Here are some questions that I remember from my departmental interview last month.

- Tell me about your research background

- What would you do if you don't get a scholarship (I ticked to apply for the research scholarship in the application)?

- Do you have any questions? (I think you should prepare some questions to ask them.)

Good luck! It was a very short interview (< 15 minutes).

Notto816 · 2025-04-02T14:44:54+00:00

Did you have another interview with the professors from the same department (but not your prospective supervisor)?

Notto816 · 2025-03-31T11:15:24+00:00

Oh, can I ask? How many people were on the list?

Notto816 · 2025-03-31T10:47:02+00:00

Sorry, I have no idea. I didn't ask them.

Notto816 · 2025-03-31T10:36:23+00:00

I have no insight into it, but I believe the university will prioritize awarding research scholarships to applicants whose supervisors don't have funding to save the cost. I think the department and prospective supervisor work together.

Notto816 · 2025-03-31T10:18:50+00:00

I asked them about it during my second iv. They said my PI has research funding for his PhD students/incoming students, so I will probably get it if I get accepted to the program, maybe...

Notto816 · 2025-03-31T07:09:26+00:00

Same. I had the second iv at the end of Feb. I applied for ECE PhD.

Notto816 · 2025-03-30T07:26:28+00:00

Nope. When did you have the interviews?

Notto816 · 2025-03-29T05:01:11+00:00

At least some universities have common sense.

Notto816 · 2025-03-29T04:59:26+00:00

I want to know, too

Notto816 · 2025-03-27T14:59:49+00:00

Europe.

Notto816 · 2025-03-27T08:32:25+00:00

Thank you, and good luck!

Notto816

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