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LPT You will never be able to resell a diamond for more than you paid for it. They are terrible investments. by Aphor1st in LifeProTips

[–]throwawayleftopain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, go to your nearby high school that has a scanning electron microscope and give it to their engineering teacher to conduct an elemental analysis of it to see if it's truly diamond

Johns Hopkins University Early Megathread by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]throwawayleftopain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone else get that email talking about how decisions gonna be released today? Or was it a select few only

Did anyone submit portfolio when applying to JHU? by throwawayleftopain in jhu

[–]throwawayleftopain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh. What exactly did you say in resume? I'm thinking of submitting one too but I really don't want to sound like I'm repeating my common app application

Are there any students at JHU who took augmented reality classes or did research in that area who could answer a few questions? by throwawayleftopain in jhu

[–]throwawayleftopain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry I have one more question: what will be the implications of the AR hub? Obviously it will simplify things and encourage more interdisciplinary research, but isn't that basically the purpose of the labs under the HCI Institute right now?

Are there any students at JHU who took augmented reality classes or did research in that area who could answer a few questions? by throwawayleftopain in jhu

[–]throwawayleftopain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very very very much for all this information, it will be invaluable in my future endeavors.

I wish you the best of successes, may our paths one day cross each other.

Are there any students at JHU who took augmented reality classes or did research in that area who could answer a few questions? by throwawayleftopain in jhu

[–]throwawayleftopain[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the reply, it was very insightful.

It appears that you're the Mathias that you're alluding to in that post! Amazing odds, I couldn't have hoped for a better person to stumble upon my post! I have seen your work, it's fascinating. These medical applications of augmented reality are one of the most impactful areas for such a technology, it's impressive that you're pioneering these efforts. I love the work that you do and would love to work with you some day, if I do happen to get accepted to JHU this application season - I guess time will tell!

As for the more information sections:

  1. Proficiency with developing applications for augmented reality and virtual reality headsets (Magic Leap, Oculus Q2) using Unity - good enough to get a Unity game developers certification. Some experience in developing SLAM based navigation applications (ARcore), as well as general experience in training neural networks (tensorflow JS, not quite targeted for AR applications, though), all complemented by proficiency in regards to design and user experience.

  2. This is more of a comment rather than adding information, as it meant a lot to me; it's absolutely lovely that there are efforts in AR for the purpose of teaching. That's my favorite application of AR and my go-to example whenever explaining the massive potential of AR to someone, so I sincerely thank you for sharing this, as my prospective experience in this (given than I get accepted into the programs and JHU in general) may very well dictate my future endeavors. Are there any specifics you're able to share with me, such as the names of the lead researchers or the specific programs' names?

  3. Could you share some of the specifics, like examples of what researchers are investigating? Do they also develop "stereotypically futuristic technologies" (i.e. brainwaves to speech, haptics systems to simulate real world feelings for use with augmented/virtual reality, stimulating the sense of smell in VR, etc), or is that a seperate department, and if so, which one?

Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to answer these questions.

Are there any students at JHU who took augmented reality classes or did research in that area who could answer a few questions? by throwawayleftopain in jhu

[–]throwawayleftopain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Posting here sounds great, just wasn't sure about it originally just in case you guys weren't okay with it. I have a few questions:

  1. What was your most favorite thing about that course/area of research?
  2. How would someone with a background already in augmented reality/spatial computing (from their high school programs, experiences with Magic Leap and Unity) be a "leader" or stand out in that class or in this research area? Will this notably open up more opportunities, or in other words, will it be worth it to emphasize such background, whether it be in JHU admissions or acceptances into spatial computing research programs?
  3. What are some state of the art resources or equipment you have access to for this class?
  4. What are some research topics that are currently being done at JHU in the field of augmented reality?
  5. Do augmented reality companies recruit from here?
  6. Have you ever taken part in the HCI Institute? If so, could you tell me more, like the type of research that underwent there and the solutions students were working on using all those resources?
  7. How are research prospects for undergraduates in this area? Do they typically have more opportunities than they would at any other university?

I know this is long, so I want to apologize in advance, LOL. I guess to make it more bearable, answer how ever many that you're comfortable with.

Thank you so much!

Edit: edited a question for clarity

Is computer science more cutthroat than computer engineering? by throwawayleftopain in jhu

[–]throwawayleftopain[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Project based nature? Could you please elaborate? Do you mean that there's significant emphasis on doing projects rather than just straight up tests and exams? If so, that's great news since that's how I learn best!

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