tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post4414810655097791117..comments2024-03-27T19:58:17.387-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: University of Maryland Job Posting Mentions Quantum Computing explicitly!Lance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-73104599899317317472013-10-30T18:02:55.899-05:002013-10-30T18:02:55.899-05:00A CS department with a game theory lab.
Think of ...A CS department with a game theory lab.<br /><br />Think of it in terms of medicine. Would you prefer a top heart surgeon or a credible brain surgeon to perform your brain surgery?<br /><br />Grants are based on very specific proposals, which give rise to specific researcher needs in a lab, which already has picked a CS sub-area. Rare is the talent that can match years of experience, after all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364120444779754928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-72275437237689517362013-10-29T11:26:51.519-05:002013-10-29T11:26:51.519-05:00Most areas in job listings are very specific, with...Most areas in job listings are very specific, with broad areas like systems or theory much less common. I think it discourages good applicants unnecessarily. Who really needs a professor in computational game theory specifically versus a theorist more generally? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-62831397193147158172013-10-28T23:27:00.146-05:002013-10-28T23:27:00.146-05:00I happen to know that Univ of MD really will take ...I happen to know that Univ of MD really will take applicants from many areas; however,<br />your point is valid in another sense--- its hard to know if a school really will based on the number of areas listed. The thought process could be what you say, OR it could<br />be that they just want to emphasize a few areas but really will take in others.GASARCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134382469361359081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-5130023063384522942013-10-28T23:21:33.625-05:002013-10-28T23:21:33.625-05:00I think you have it backward. I think if they lis...I think you have it backward. I think if they list a lot of areas then they are likely to accept other areas too, because they are just listing whatever areas come to mind without much thought, while if they list a small number of areas then they are unlikely to accept other areas because they actually have thought about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com