I Failed My Qualifying Exam
At just a year into my program, I’ve managed to hit my first bump in the road: I failed my qualifying exam. Now what?
Making Drastic Changes in My PhD Journey
As I continue on my PhD journey, I’ve realized that sometimes you have to make some changes to ensure you get where you want to go.
My Life Is a Simulation
At times, I feel like events in my life are so coincidental that I can only chock it up to a simulation.
The Lisp Programming Language: Interpreter Design
At this point, it’s probably no surprise that I’m studying Lisp and interpreter design for my qualifying exam. Let’s study together!
Minimum Spanning Tree Algorithms
As a fate would have it, y’all are getting yet another article based on topics I’m studying for the qualifying exam. This time, I’m talking minimum spanning tree algorithms.
Looking Back on My First Year of Teaching
With my first year of teaching in the books, I thought it would be fun to take a look back on what I liked and what I didn’t like.
Reflecting on My Third Semester of Teaching
As I close out my first year of teaching, I thought it would be fun to share a a bit of a reflection and my plans moving forward.
How to Spot a Bad Mentor
When it comes to growing in your career, you definitely don’t want to get stuck with a bad mentor. Luckily, I’ve already done that for you.
Distributed Mutual Exclusion Using Logical Clocks
As I get deeper into my studies, I’m now into distributed systems topics like distributed mutual exclusion. Come study with me!
The Diary of an Escape Artist
It seems like every couple of months I have to go on a bit of a rant. Well, this time is no different. Here’s an excerpt of the diary of an escape artist.