Hajiaghayi Podcast

We are pleased to invite you to a LIVE distinguished YouTube panel discussion, partially supported by ACM SIGACT, on strategic career pathways for emerging scholars in OM/OR. This session, “Pathways to Success: Job Market Strategies for Ph.D. Students and Postdocs in Operations Management (OM)/ Operations Research (OR),” on Sunday May 18th, 10:30 AM ET.We brings together esteemed leaders to provide insights and guidance on navigating career choices, whether in academia, research labs, or industry.Potential Discussion Topics: -- Career Path & Decision-Making: Insights into choosing between academia, industry, and research labs, and the key factors influencing these decisions. -- Application Process & Preparation: Guidance on creating impactful applications, the role of publications, and tips for writing effective teaching and research statements. -- Interviewing & Negotiation: Common interview questions, advice on salary and whole package negotiations, and factors to consider for long-term success. -- Academia vs. Industry: A comparison of growth opportunities, work-life balance, and career progression across different sectors. -- Long-Term Success & Networking: Strategies for building professional networks, finding mentors, and initiating collaborations.Our Distinguished Panelists:Prof. Dimitris Bertimas, the Boeing Leaders for Global Operations Professor of Management, a Professor of Operations Research, and the Associate Dean for the Master of Business Analytics at MIT. He was named Vice Provost for Open Learning in September 2024.Prof Negin Golrezaei, the Maurice Young (1961) Career Development Associate Professor of Management and an Associate Professor of Operations Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, with prior employment at Google and Meta, recognized for her expertise in designing dynamic data-driven strategies and algorithms for digital marketplaces.Prof. Mohammad Hajiaghayi, Minker Professor at the University of Maryland and Research Scientist at Google, with prior employment at Amazon, Overstock, AT&T, and Microsoft, recognized for his expertise in algorithms and game theory.Prof. David Shmoys, Laibe/Acheson Professor of Business Management and Leadership Studies School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Department of Computer Science, and Center for Data Science for Enterprise and Society. His research is on the design and analysis of effective data-driven models and efficient algorithms.Prof. Assaf Zeevi, the Kravis Professor of Business at the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University. His research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of Operations Research, Statistics, and Machine Learning with applications in online retail platforms, healthcare analytics, dynamic pricing engines, recommender systems, and social learning in online marketplaces. This panel offers a unique opportunity for early-career researchers to gain valuable perspectives on navigating the job market, building successful careers, and making informed decisions that align with their professional goals.Please join us and ask questions online.#CareerDevelopment, #PhDJobMarket, #Operations Research, #Operations Management, #Academia, #Industry, #ResearchCareers, #ProfessionalGrowth

We are pleased to invite you to a LIVE distinguished YouTube panel discussion on Strategies for Securing Early Career Awards📅 Date: Wed, January 22⏰ Time: 2 PM ETWe are thrilled to announce a distinguished panel discussion on early career awards in computer science, featuring insights from renowned experts who have achieved significant recognition in their fields. This session will focus on strategies for securing prestigious honors like NSF CAREER, ONR YIP, AFOSR YIP, Sloan Fellowships, Microsoft Faculty Fellowships, Packard Fellowships, PECASE, and more.Our Distinguished Panelists:____________________________Mohammad Hajiaghayi (University of Maryland)Dr. Hajiaghayi is the Jack and Rita G. Minker Professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland and a Guggenheim Fellow, Blavatnik Honoree, ACM Fellow, IEEE Fellow. His research spans algorithms, game theory, and big graph analysis. With over 300 publications and numerous patents, he is an expert in algorithms and game theory. He has received awards including the EATCS Nerode Prize and NSF CAREER and ONR Young Investigator Award.Aaron Roth (University of Pennsylvania)Dr. Roth is a Professor of Computer and Information Science at Penn, specializing in algorithmic fairness, algorithmic game theory, uncertainty quantification in machine learning, and privacy. He has received multiple awards including an NSF CAREER Award, a Sloan Fellowship, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), and the Hans Sigrist prize. He has been the PC chair for COLT and for EC. He is the co-author of the Algorithmic Foundations of Differential Privacy and The Ethical Algorithm. Aviad Rubinstein (Stanford University)Dr. Rubinstein is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University, focusing on algorithmic game theory and algorithms broadly. He is the recipient of the Kalai Prize and ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award, and relevant to this panel Packard Fellowship and NSF CAREER award. He is a co-author of many research papers and a book of Algorithms for Toddlers. Barna Saha (University of California, San Diego)Dr. Saha is the Harry E. Gruber Endowed Chair Professor of Computer Science at UCSD, and serves as the Director of the National NSF TRIPODS Institute for Emerging CORE Methods in Data Science (EnCORE). Her research focuses on Theoretical Computer Science specifically on fine-grained complexity and developing fast algorithms for problems in data science. Among her many accolades include the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a Sloan Research Fellowship, a Young Alumni Award from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and an NSF CAREER Award. Why Attend?____________________________Learn the key strategies to craft compelling award applications.Gain insights into what selection committees look for.Understand how these awards can shape early career trajectories in academia, industry, and beyond.Discover practical tips from accomplished awardees.Join the Conversation____________________________Mark your calendar and join us for this live session to gain valuable knowledge and ask questions directly to our esteemed panelists.🔗 Watch Live at this YouTube VideoWe look forward to seeing you there!#EarlyCareerAwards, #AcademicExcellence, #academicawards, #CareerDevelopment, #NSFCAREER, #SloanFellowships, #PackardFellowships, #PECASE, #AcademicAwards, #GameTheory, #Algorithms, #DataScience

We are pleased to invite you to a LIVE distinguished YouTube panel discussion on strategic career pathways for emerging scholars in computer science. This session, “Pathways to Success: Job Market Strategies for Ph.D. Students and Postdocs in Computer Science,” on NOVEMBER 10 (Sunday), 11am ET, brings together esteemed leaders to provide insights and guidance on navigating career choices, whether in academia, research labs, or industry.Potential Discussion Topics:____________________________Career Path & Decision-Making: Insights into choosing between academia, industry, and research labs, and the key factors influencing these decisions.Application Process & Preparation: Guidance on creating impactful applications, the role of publications, and tips for writing effective teaching and research statements.Interviewing & Negotiation: Common interview questions, advice on salary and start-up package negotiations, and factors to consider for long-term success.Academia vs. Industry: A comparison of growth opportunities, work-life balance, and career progression across different sectors.Long-Term Success & Networking: Strategies for building professional networks, finding mentors, and initiating collaborations.Our Distinguished Panelists:____________________________Prof. Lance Fortnow, Dean of the College of Computing at the Illinois Institute of Technology, former Dean of Science at IIT, and past Chair of the School of Computer Science at Georgia Tech, renowned for his contributions to computational complexity.Prof. Mohammad Hajiaghayi, Professor at the University of Maryland and Research Scientist at Google, with prior employment at Amazon, Overstock, AT&T, and Microsoft, recognized for his expertise in algorithms and game theory.Dr. Nicole Immorlica, Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and former faculty member at Northwestern University, celebrated for her pioneering work at the intersection of economics and computation.Prof. Samir Khuller, Peter and Adrienne Barris Chair of Computer Science at Northwestern University, and former Chair of the CS Department at the University of Maryland, College Park, known for his expertise in graph algorithms and discrete optimization.This panel offers a unique opportunity for early-career researchers to gain valuable perspectives on navigating the job market, building successful careers, and making informed decisions that align with their professional goals.Please join us and ask questions online.

Are you or your children interested in competitive programming? This week, Mohammad Hajiaghayi (YouTube @hajiaghayi), IOI'97 Silver Medalist and Minker Professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Colin Galen (YouTube at @ColinGalen), USACO'19 Finalist and ICPC NAC'23 Silver Medalist, will have a YouTube Live to discuss the stages of competitive programming contests like IOI and ICPC—BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER.Join us THIS SUNDAY OCTOBER 29, 11AM ET for a LIVE discussion on both YouTube channels @hajiaghayi and @ColinGalen. Feel free to participate and ask questions on either channel. #IOI, #ICPC, #codeforces, #programmingcontest, #competitiveprogramming, #beforeafter, #during, #MIT, #UMD

On Monday May 15, 11AM ET, we, Nishan Subedi (LinkedIn at https://lnkd.in/gm9fuBAf) and Dr. Mohammad Hajiaghayi (LinkedIn at https://lnkd.in/gE7W98FV) plan to have the monthly (on third Mon of each month) YouTube Live @hajiaghayi, and simultaneously Lives on Instagram at @mhajiaghayi, LinkedIn @Mohammad Hajiaghayi, Twitte MTHajiaghayi, and Facebook Mohammad Hajiaghayi regarding ``Potentials of E-commerce for Retails: ChatGPT, rise of LLMs and future of AI''.In this eighth installment of Monetization Monthly, we continue our deep dive (from the previous installment) into discuss:- Underlying mechanism of ChatGPT training- Use cases for LLMs- Fine tuning - Prompt engineering- multi-modal fine tuning vs prompt engineering- Sleep dreams and GPT- GPT-4- How will AI and how it's drive evolve in the future- How can we leverage AI to set up your organization for successPlease join us on our simultaneous Lives at YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook and ask questions you may have from us.#llms #chatgpt #gpt4 #marketplace #uber #lyft #doordash #amazon #ecommerce #online #retail #advertisement #pandamic #Covid #Uber #Lyft #DoorDash #Amazon #Wayfair #Overstock #Etsy #Google

Very Glad to announce this Sun Apr 9, 11AM ET, I, Prof. Mohammad Hajiaghayi of UMD, will have a live discussion with Prof. Shree Nayar of Columbia University who is a pioneer in computer vision and computational imaging. Prof. Nayaris has been the director of research at Snap Inc. and the recipient of several scientific awards such as Packard Fellowship, IEEE PAMI Distinguished Researcher Award, the Funai Achievement Award, a fellow of several societies and member of several honorary academies such as NAE, NAI, AAA&S (see his wiki page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shree_K._Nayar for more details). We plan to have a YouTube Live @hajiaghayi, and simultaneously Live events on Instagram @mhajiaghayi, LinkedIn @Mohammad Hajiaghayi, Twitter @MTHajiaghayi, and Facebook @Mohammad Hajiaghayi on life, and his research and teaching on computer vision, including novel camera development, physics-based models, and image analysis algorithms, as well as their Ph.D. advising, involvement in national academies, major open problems in the field, and practical applications in areas such as imaging, computer vision, robotics, virtual and augmented reality, and human-computer interfaces. Please join us on our simultaneous Lives at YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook and ask questions you may have.Also visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf0WB91t8Ky6AuYcQV0CcLwfor first Principles of Computer Vision which is a lecture series presented by Prof. Shree Nayar. The series focuses on the physical and mathematical underpinnings of vision and has been designed for students, practitioners, and enthusiasts who have no prior knowledge of computer vision. #ComputerVision, #ComputerScience,#CS,#Vision, #ComputationalCameras, #ShapeReconstruction, #Interreflections,#3Dscanning,#ML,#MultiSpectralImaging,#ReflectanceModeling,#OpenProblems,#NationalAcademy,#PhDAdvising,#Columbia

Very Glad to announce this Sun Apr 2, 11AM ET, I, Prof. Mohammad Hajiaghayi of UMD, will have a live discussion with Prof. David Shmoys of Cornell University who is a pioneer in optimization, operations research, and algorithms. Prof. Shmoys has had more than 30 students and 100 descendants. He is the recipient of several scientific awards including INFORMS Wagner Prize, INFORMS Lanchester Prize, Khachiyan Prize a fellow of several societies such as INFORMS, ACM, and SIAM (see his wiki page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_S... for more details). We plan to have a YouTube Live @hajiaghayi, and simultaneously Live events on Instagram @mhajiaghayi, LinkedIn @Mohammad Hajiaghayi, Twitter @MTHajiaghayi, and Facebook @Mohammad Hajiaghayi on life, David’s research and teaching on applying operations research and optimization to computer science, the distinctions and commonality between applied mathematics, operations research, and computer science, major open problems in the field, his great experience on advising Ph.D. students, among other things. Please join us on our simultaneous Lives at YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook and ask questions you may have.#computerscience,#CS,#OR,#appliedmath,#optimization, #algorithms, #industry,#administration,#OpenProblems,#PhDAdvising,#Cornell, #MIT

Today Mar 21, 11AM ET, we, Nishan Subedi (LinkedIn at https://lnkd.in/gm9fuBAf) and Dr. Mohammad Hajiaghayi (LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-hajiaghayi-2139a913a/) plan to have the monthly (on third Mon of each month) YouTube Live @hajiaghayi, and simultaneously Lives on Instagram at @mhajiaghayi, LinkedIn @Mohammad Hajiaghayi, Twitte MTHajiaghayi, and Facebook Mohammad Hajiaghayi regarding ``Potentials of E-commerce for Retails: ChatGPT, rise of LLMs and future of AI''.In this seventh installment of Monetization Monthly, we take a deep dive into discuss:- Underlying mechanism of ChatGPT training- Use cases for LLMs- GPT-4- How will AI and how it's drive evolve in the future- How can we leverage AI to set up your organization for successPlease join us on our simultaneous Lives at YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook and ask questions you may have from us.#llms #chatgpt #gpt4 #marketplace #uber #lyft #doordash #amazon #ecommerce #online #retail #advertisement #pandamic #Covid #Uber #Lyft #DoorDash #Amazon #Wayfair #Overstock #Etsy #Google

Very Glad to announce this Sun Feb 19, 11AM ET, I, Prof. Mohammad Hajiaghayi of UMD, will have a live discussion with Prof. Moshe Vardi of Rice University who is a pioneer in logic, complexity, and algorithms. Prof. Moshe Vardi @vardi has authored over 700 papers, two books, and holds eight honorary doctorates. He is the recipient of several scientific awards, a fellow of several societies and member of several honorary academies. He is a Senior Editor of Communications of the ACM, and has received Guggenheim, Kanellakis, Godel, and Knuth Prizes (see his wiki page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Vardi for more details). We plan to have a YouTube Live @hajiaghayi, and simultaneously Live events on Instagram @mhajiaghayi, LinkedIn @Mohammad Hajiaghayi, Twitter @MTHajiaghayi, and Facebook @Mohammad Hajiaghayi on life, communication of ACM, and his research and teaching on applications of logic to computer science, including database theory, finite model theory, knowledge in multi-agent systems, computer-aided verification and reasoning, Ph.D. advising, major open problems in the field, among others. Please join us on our simultaneous Lives at YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook and ask questions you may have.#computerscience,#CS,#logic,#database,#multiagent, #reasoning, #computeraided, #verification, administration,#CACM,#OpenProblems,#NationalAcademy,#PhDAdvising,#Hebrew,#Rice

Very Glad to announce this Sun Jan 29, 11AM ET, I, Prof. Mohammad Hajiaghayi of UMD, will have a live discussion with Dr. Robert Schapire of Microsoft Research (formerly a Professor at Princeton U.) who is a pioneer in theoretical and applied machine learning. Dr. Robert Schapire is a recipient of the Gödel Prize, the Paris Kanellakis Award, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the AAAI (see his wiki page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schapire for more details). We plan to have a YouTube Live @hajiaghayi, and simultaneously Live events on Instagram @mhajiaghayi, LinkedIn @Mohammad Hajiaghayi, Twitter @MTHajiaghayi, and Facebook @Mohammad Hajiaghayi on life, national academies, industry labs, research on theoretical and applied ML, adaboost, convex analysis, major open problems in the field, among others. Please join us on our simultaneous Lives at YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook and ask questions you may have.#ML,#computerscience,#CS,#learning,#algorithms,#Adaboost, #convexanalysis,#gametheory,#NationalAcademy,#AT&TLabs,#Princeton,#MSR,#Microsoft