Attended the "Workshop on Teaching Cryptology at Undergraduate Level" at ISI kolkata from 15-19 June 2009 (http://www.crsind.com/workshop-09.html). I didnt register earlier, as I had phd interview at iit kgp on 17th and walk-in at haldia on 19th. But Bimal-da (Prof Bimal Roy) advised to register with fee waiver...
It was very very halpful... Bimal da himself, Palash-da, Subhamoy-da, Prof Pandurangan IIT Madras, and the director IMSC Chennai (Prof Balu) and other research scholars gave talks in this workshop. But due to the aforesaid reasons I couldn't attend the workshopon 17th and 19th.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Begining of a New Chapter
Today I joined as lecturer in Haldia Institute of Technology (http://www.hithaldia.in/) in CSE department. When the M. Tech course was about to finish, I started applying against almost all advertisements for faculty in west bengal and in orissa too ! Appeared in interview in two colleges: First in C V Raman Engg College Bhubaneswar on 29th May, and then in Haldia Inst of Tech on 19th June, and both the colleges offerred position there.
Ph d Interviews
I was so glad to see my name in the list of candidates called for interview for JRF at ISI kolkata. I was not expecting it. I got one months time for preparation for the interview. But finally i couldnt clear the interview hurdle. Almost 200 students appeared for JRF exam for ISI (http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/TOTALCANDIDATEDATA2009.pdf). Among them around 30 applicants qualified the written test and called for interview (http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/JRFCSINTLLIST2009.pdf).
In IIT KGP they called me only for EC dept, not for CS . I went there with the hope to be familiar with the written test question pattern. There was SOP (statement of purpose), math, and subject. I got 8.5 in SOP, 18 in math, 14 in subject - total 42.5 in written. there also I couldnt make into the final list of selected candidates.
I applied in IIT Madras, and IISC. But they didnt call me for interview...
In IIT KGP they called me only for EC dept, not for CS . I went there with the hope to be familiar with the written test question pattern. There was SOP (statement of purpose), math, and subject. I got 8.5 in SOP, 18 in math, 14 in subject - total 42.5 in written. there also I couldnt make into the final list of selected candidates.
I applied in IIT Madras, and IISC. But they didnt call me for interview...
Completed M. Tech
Its almost one month We completed M. Tech at NIT Rourkela. My prsentation was on 7th June. Prof Arun K Pujari, VC of Sambalpur University was the external. He pointed out several mistakes in my presentation.
At first I thought of Return to home on 9th night. Then changed plan and booked ticket on 11th. On 8th, after presentation of all students got over, Srichandan, Shyju, and Shine gave a party to all of our dept claas mates and few phd scholars/young faculties in Institute guest house. There was a short prograpm before dinner. Every body expressed their thoughts.
On 9th night I was the host to my friends at for a party at the roof top of our hostel !
While returning, so many friends came to Rourkela station to send off me - Parma, OP, Vikas, Aloke, Srichandan, Thakre, Gaurav, Narang, Shyju, Dheeraj, Nitesh.
I am missing the campus life of NIT Rourkela.. It was amazing......
At first I thought of Return to home on 9th night. Then changed plan and booked ticket on 11th. On 8th, after presentation of all students got over, Srichandan, Shyju, and Shine gave a party to all of our dept claas mates and few phd scholars/young faculties in Institute guest house. There was a short prograpm before dinner. Every body expressed their thoughts.
On 9th night I was the host to my friends at for a party at the roof top of our hostel !
While returning, so many friends came to Rourkela station to send off me - Parma, OP, Vikas, Aloke, Srichandan, Thakre, Gaurav, Narang, Shyju, Dheeraj, Nitesh.
I am missing the campus life of NIT Rourkela.. It was amazing......
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
ISI Exam, S S Patna High School, Narayan Murthy Speech
10th May was date of ISI written exam. Unfortunately I couldnt write well in the exam. It is almost certain that I wouldn't be getting call for Interview. Now next two weeks have to be busy with m.tech thesis writting. 26 May is the submission date.
Went to home on 8th. Experienced a rare event while going to home by train this time. I had ticket in Koraput-Howrah Exp. There I met the doctor of IG Park Rourkela in our coup. Few months back also I met him n his family in the same coup in Porbandar-Howrah Exp. He is a vetenary doctor. And it turned that he knows Nishith Panda, who studied in Shyam Sundarpur Patna High School. He was the elder brother of Asit Panda who was 2 year senior to me and we stayed in the same room where our beloved teacher Shymapada Ghorai babu sir used to stay. Nisith Panda was in class XII when I was in class V only (in the year 1988). I told the doctor this time that (I didnt ask his name !, He was earlier posted in Alipore Zoo) in between I have read a news article that Nishith Panda is now Paschim Medinipur district animal husbandry dept director or so.
Come back to Rourkela today. It seems few more days at home would have been nice. Which is possible after our result in June 2nd week. Then have to haunt for lecturership in colleges. Due to recession the situation is getting worse.... But wise people says that brave people extract maximum advantages in the tough times.
Back in home, I was reading an old collection of Narayan Murthy's graduation day speech in an university in US. This speech can be accessed at http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/may/28bspec.htm.
He shared some of his experiences in life with the graduating students. I quote the inspiring lines from his speech:
1. "..importance of learning from experience. It is less important, I believe, where you start. It is more important how and what you learn. If the quality of the learning is high, the development gradient is steep, and, given time, you can find yourself in a previously unattainable place. Learning from experience, however, can be complicated. It can be much more difficult to learn from success than from failure. If we fail, we think carefully about the precise cause. Success can indiscriminately reinforce all our prior actions. "
2. "A second theme concerns the power of chance events. As I think across a wide variety of settings in my life, I am struck by the incredible role played by the interplay of chance events with intentional choices. While the turning points themselves are indeed often fortuitous, how we respond to them is anything but so. It is this very quality of how we respond systematically to chance events that is crucial."
3. "The mindset one works with is also quite critical. ... a fixed mindset, creates a tendency to avoid challenges, to ignore useful negative feedback and leads such people to plateau early and not achieve their full potential. ...a growth mindset, leads to a tendency to embrace challenges, to learn from criticism and such people reach ever higher levels of achievement. "
"... Based on my life experiences, I can assert that it is this belief in learning from experience, a growth mindset, the power of chance events, and self-reflection that have helped me grow to the present.
Back in the 1960s, the odds of my being in front of you today would have been zero. Yet here I stand before you! With every successive step, the odds kept changing in my favour, and it is these life lessons that made all the difference.
My young friends, I would like to end with some words of advice. Do you believe that your future is pre-ordained, and is already set? Or, do you believe that your future is yet to be written and that it will depend upon the sometimes fortuitous events?
Do you believe that these events can provide turning points to which you will respond with your energy and enthusiasm? Do you believe that you will learn from these events and that you will reflect on your setbacks? Do you believe that you will examine your successes with even greater care?
I hope you believe that the future will be shaped by several turning points with great learning opportunities. In fact, this is the path I have walked to much advantage.
A final word: When, one day, you have made your mark on the world, remember that, in the ultimate analysis, we are all mere temporary custodians of the wealth we generate, whether it be financial, intellectual, or emotional. The best use of all your wealth is to share it with those less fortunate.
I believe that we have all at some time eaten the fruit from trees that we did not plant. In the fullness of time, when it is our turn to give, it behooves us in turn to plant gardens that we may never eat the fruit of, which will largely benefit generations to come. I believe this is our sacred responsibility, one that I hope you will shoulder in time."
Went to home on 8th. Experienced a rare event while going to home by train this time. I had ticket in Koraput-Howrah Exp. There I met the doctor of IG Park Rourkela in our coup. Few months back also I met him n his family in the same coup in Porbandar-Howrah Exp. He is a vetenary doctor. And it turned that he knows Nishith Panda, who studied in Shyam Sundarpur Patna High School. He was the elder brother of Asit Panda who was 2 year senior to me and we stayed in the same room where our beloved teacher Shymapada Ghorai babu sir used to stay. Nisith Panda was in class XII when I was in class V only (in the year 1988). I told the doctor this time that (I didnt ask his name !, He was earlier posted in Alipore Zoo) in between I have read a news article that Nishith Panda is now Paschim Medinipur district animal husbandry dept director or so.
Come back to Rourkela today. It seems few more days at home would have been nice. Which is possible after our result in June 2nd week. Then have to haunt for lecturership in colleges. Due to recession the situation is getting worse.... But wise people says that brave people extract maximum advantages in the tough times.
Back in home, I was reading an old collection of Narayan Murthy's graduation day speech in an university in US. This speech can be accessed at http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/may/28bspec.htm.
He shared some of his experiences in life with the graduating students. I quote the inspiring lines from his speech:
1. "..importance of learning from experience. It is less important, I believe, where you start. It is more important how and what you learn. If the quality of the learning is high, the development gradient is steep, and, given time, you can find yourself in a previously unattainable place. Learning from experience, however, can be complicated. It can be much more difficult to learn from success than from failure. If we fail, we think carefully about the precise cause. Success can indiscriminately reinforce all our prior actions. "
2. "A second theme concerns the power of chance events. As I think across a wide variety of settings in my life, I am struck by the incredible role played by the interplay of chance events with intentional choices. While the turning points themselves are indeed often fortuitous, how we respond to them is anything but so. It is this very quality of how we respond systematically to chance events that is crucial."
3. "The mindset one works with is also quite critical. ... a fixed mindset, creates a tendency to avoid challenges, to ignore useful negative feedback and leads such people to plateau early and not achieve their full potential. ...a growth mindset, leads to a tendency to embrace challenges, to learn from criticism and such people reach ever higher levels of achievement. "
"... Based on my life experiences, I can assert that it is this belief in learning from experience, a growth mindset, the power of chance events, and self-reflection that have helped me grow to the present.
Back in the 1960s, the odds of my being in front of you today would have been zero. Yet here I stand before you! With every successive step, the odds kept changing in my favour, and it is these life lessons that made all the difference.
My young friends, I would like to end with some words of advice. Do you believe that your future is pre-ordained, and is already set? Or, do you believe that your future is yet to be written and that it will depend upon the sometimes fortuitous events?
Do you believe that these events can provide turning points to which you will respond with your energy and enthusiasm? Do you believe that you will learn from these events and that you will reflect on your setbacks? Do you believe that you will examine your successes with even greater care?
I hope you believe that the future will be shaped by several turning points with great learning opportunities. In fact, this is the path I have walked to much advantage.
A final word: When, one day, you have made your mark on the world, remember that, in the ultimate analysis, we are all mere temporary custodians of the wealth we generate, whether it be financial, intellectual, or emotional. The best use of all your wealth is to share it with those less fortunate.
I believe that we have all at some time eaten the fruit from trees that we did not plant. In the fullness of time, when it is our turn to give, it behooves us in turn to plant gardens that we may never eat the fruit of, which will largely benefit generations to come. I believe this is our sacred responsibility, one that I hope you will shoulder in time."
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Shubho Nababarsho
Yesterday was Bengali New Year or 'NabaBarsho'. Day before yesterday Rajib of CH told me that faculties and their families have taken an initiative to celebrate this new year in the evening. I informed our junior Sourav to inform his friends about this program. It was arranged in the North Guest House of our NIT Rourkela campus. Yesterday evening around 20:30 the program started. Faculties earlier told that they have not thought about any cultural program, and we are welcome to do any such. Sourav is an good artist. He informed his friends that they have to perfomr any event.
Before the program began, I had the impression that now it 1417 Bangabdo :) , but sourav told that its 1416. Sourav was not ready to be anchor. He told me to be anchor of the program. I noted down few bengali quotations from poems such as banglar mati, banglar jol ..., and abar asibo fire dhansiri-tir tire .... Two students from M. Tech 1st year Debaroti sang a Tagore song, and Shubhasree did a elocution. Sourav did elocutions, mime. Daughter of a faculty performed an Odisi dance. Their performances were really outstanding. Although, it was arranged in a homely manner, and we faced some problems like microphone disconnection etc, but still all seemed to enjoyed the program. Our Director sir also came during last minutes. One faculty, and another family member of a faculty shared their experiences, nice feelings in this campus over last 27 years. Also they told that this is the first such attempt to celebrate poila Boishakh in this manner. All agreed to to continue this and also to do programs like bijoya sammiloni or Rabindra-Najrul Jayanti. After the program there was arrangement for dinner. The food was very good.
Also I met Kundu madam of CH. I told her I had met earlier during initial months of 2007-08 session, and when i told about the reference of prof Tapas Samanta of ISI kol, then she recognized. Since I didnt meet her after that for so long days, she thought I might have discontinued the course.
Our M. Tech CS juniors like Neelkanta, Tamal, Neelam, Ashoke came. The turn out from student community was mainly from M.Tech. Due to short period of notice many B. Tech students couldnt be communicated, and some didnt come, though informed. But many senior faculties told that in next July when new session will begin, then the Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti will be organized in A. V Hall and there all the students will be invited, and also Dean Madam was telling that from next time students will be organizing all these events. But we final year students will miss that...
After the cultural program I phoned and talked to my mother. My brother sent a e-greetings. In every Naba-barsho, shubho Bijoya, new year i plan to send my wishes by mail to me dear ones.. but i rarely could do that !! At last, Shubho Nababarsho to all, and wish this 1416 be good to everybody.
Before the program began, I had the impression that now it 1417 Bangabdo :) , but sourav told that its 1416. Sourav was not ready to be anchor. He told me to be anchor of the program. I noted down few bengali quotations from poems such as banglar mati, banglar jol ..., and abar asibo fire dhansiri-tir tire .... Two students from M. Tech 1st year Debaroti sang a Tagore song, and Shubhasree did a elocution. Sourav did elocutions, mime. Daughter of a faculty performed an Odisi dance. Their performances were really outstanding. Although, it was arranged in a homely manner, and we faced some problems like microphone disconnection etc, but still all seemed to enjoyed the program. Our Director sir also came during last minutes. One faculty, and another family member of a faculty shared their experiences, nice feelings in this campus over last 27 years. Also they told that this is the first such attempt to celebrate poila Boishakh in this manner. All agreed to to continue this and also to do programs like bijoya sammiloni or Rabindra-Najrul Jayanti. After the program there was arrangement for dinner. The food was very good.
Also I met Kundu madam of CH. I told her I had met earlier during initial months of 2007-08 session, and when i told about the reference of prof Tapas Samanta of ISI kol, then she recognized. Since I didnt meet her after that for so long days, she thought I might have discontinued the course.
Our M. Tech CS juniors like Neelkanta, Tamal, Neelam, Ashoke came. The turn out from student community was mainly from M.Tech. Due to short period of notice many B. Tech students couldnt be communicated, and some didnt come, though informed. But many senior faculties told that in next July when new session will begin, then the Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti will be organized in A. V Hall and there all the students will be invited, and also Dean Madam was telling that from next time students will be organizing all these events. But we final year students will miss that...
After the cultural program I phoned and talked to my mother. My brother sent a e-greetings. In every Naba-barsho, shubho Bijoya, new year i plan to send my wishes by mail to me dear ones.. but i rarely could do that !! At last, Shubho Nababarsho to all, and wish this 1416 be good to everybody.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
One more paper in eprint
Few days back, suddenly thought to meet my M.Tech thesis guide, when I saw his room is open in the evening. That day only, few hours back I got the confirmation for acceptance of the paper "n A Deterministic Approach of Blocks in Transversal Design based Key Predistribution. Cryptology eprint Archive. http://eprint.iacr.org/2009/156. As I wrote in an earlier post, two other paper also got accepted there. My guide knew only about the first knew. By knowing the current status, he was happy. He adviced to send the review paper in IETE Technical Review journal. I also thought to send the survey paper to Elsevier Computer Science Review. By seeing guide happy, I was feeling somewhat relieved.
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