tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post114899864430860587..comments2024-03-18T23:13:09.570-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: The South Has RisenLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1151520129943967172006-06-28T13:42:00.000-05:002006-06-28T13:42:00.000-05:00does anybody know when santosh et al are joining g...does anybody know when santosh et al are joining gatech ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149607869571928302006-06-06T10:31:00.000-05:002006-06-06T10:31:00.000-05:00Santosh must be getting lot more money in gatech t...<I>Santosh must be getting lot more money in gatech than in MIT. Remember, CS departments typically pay more than math departments.</I><BR/><BR/>Generally true, but often not the case for the top three or four Math schools. I have no specific bits on MIT or Santosh though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149579611498059922006-06-06T02:40:00.000-05:002006-06-06T02:40:00.000-05:00Santosh must be getting lot more money in gatech t...Santosh must be getting lot more money in gatech than in MIT. Remember, CS departments typically pay more than math departments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149229775594917512006-06-02T01:29:00.000-05:002006-06-02T01:29:00.000-05:00Michigan hired Seth Pettie.Michigan hired Seth Pettie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149106317609883632006-05-31T15:11:00.000-05:002006-05-31T15:11:00.000-05:00About two body problems outside the department, of...About two body problems outside the department, often the administration can provide bridge funds to hire the spouse. If the researcher is high quality you bridge into tenure track, otherwise you give them limited term appointments which they can use to prove themselves or as a base from which to apply to other universities in the vicinity (e.g. in the place I work there are over half a dozen other universities within a one hour commute).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149103754330101082006-05-31T14:29:00.000-05:002006-05-31T14:29:00.000-05:00Which theorist(s) did Michigan hire?Which theorist(s) did Michigan hire?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149095643726776802006-05-31T12:14:00.000-05:002006-05-31T12:14:00.000-05:00I've always wondered how universities can solve th...I've always wondered how universities can solve the two body problem outside of their department. Suppose a husband and wife are a computer scientist and a mathematician, respectively, and the CS department wants to hire the husband. What can the CS department do to convince the math department to hire the wife if they weren't already planning on doing so? It seems they have no incentive...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149064861574511632006-05-31T03:41:00.000-05:002006-05-31T03:41:00.000-05:00Is there any news from theory hiring of other uni...Is there any news from theory hiring of other universities this year? who's got the jobs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149052077533120842006-05-31T00:07:00.000-05:002006-05-31T00:07:00.000-05:00Yeah. Wish we had an ACO program. Our CS departmen...Yeah. Wish we had an ACO program. Our CS department doesn't offer one graduate level combinatorics or graph theory course. Utter shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149037848957112972006-05-30T20:10:00.000-05:002006-05-30T20:10:00.000-05:00This will make the ACO (http://www.math.gatech.edu...This will make the ACO (http://www.math.gatech.edu/aco/) program stronger.<BR/><BR/>I think ACO (at Gatech and CMU) is an excellent program with good course requirements. I am still wondering why other universities haven't started similar program yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149025699415339522006-05-30T16:48:00.000-05:002006-05-30T16:48:00.000-05:00Right, Anupam Gupta. I wasn't aware they had hired...Right, Anupam Gupta. I wasn't aware they had hired Ryan O'Donnell. <BR/><BR/>With Anupam and Ryan, together with the Blums and Gary Miller, thats quite a formidable theory group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149023228442308232006-05-30T16:07:00.000-05:002006-05-30T16:07:00.000-05:00A few years ago CMU hired Anupam Gupta, and this y...A few years ago CMU hired Anupam Gupta, and this year they hired Ryan O'Donnell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149022547172615132006-05-30T15:55:00.000-05:002006-05-30T15:55:00.000-05:00Which young theorists has Carnegie Mellon hired?Which young theorists has Carnegie Mellon hired?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149021959749872082006-05-30T15:45:00.000-05:002006-05-30T15:45:00.000-05:00About time. Sherman nailed Atlanta like 150 years ...About time. Sherman nailed Atlanta like 150 years ago???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149014178736594492006-05-30T13:36:00.000-05:002006-05-30T13:36:00.000-05:00A more recently-updated page for the GT theory gro...A more recently-updated page for the GT theory group is here:<BR/>http://www-static.cc.gatech.edu/computing/Theory/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149008760216549022006-05-30T12:06:00.000-05:002006-05-30T12:06:00.000-05:00"... and accidentally solving a two body problem t..."... and accidentally solving a two body problem they never meant to solve." <BR/><BR/>What, they didn't realize they were married? How could they not have meant to solve it by hiring both of them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149006414445431252006-05-30T11:26:00.000-05:002006-05-30T11:26:00.000-05:00How did they accomplish that feat? Seeing potentia...<I>How did they accomplish that feat? Seeing potential where others haven't, solving two-body problems both inside and outside the department and most importantly having the resources to go after opportunities when they occur. </I><BR/><BR/>You give them too much credit. Is more like: accidentally landing more theoreticians than they wanted, and accidentally solving a two body problem they never meant to solve. <BR/><BR/>MIT letting Santosh Vempala go? Wow! the things that the "rich" can afford to do! I'd kill to have someone like Santosh here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149005756548881612006-05-30T11:15:00.000-05:002006-05-30T11:15:00.000-05:00On the face of it, the last comment seems reasonab...On the face of it, the last comment seems reasonable. However, another post I read today may question it. A new study by economists at NBER indicates that it is not important where you are located in an era where physical barriers are blurred. See http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2006/05/29/the_internet_an.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com