Not Just Research

Sep 16 2023 28 mins 1
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Welcome to Not Just Research Podcast! I am your host Ding Li. In my day job, I work on AI and ML research and creative tools. In this podcast, we talk about work, career, investment, life, and sometimes research! Contact us at [email protected]

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10. Tips on wrapping up your PhD and survive the job hunt

Sep 16 2023 37 mins  
In this episode, we discuss strategies for wrapping up your PhD dissertation and preparing for life after grad school. I am your Host, Ding Li. and today we have Henrique and David share their experiences around finalizing PhD theses. We talk about focusing on the minimum viable product rather than perfectionism. A done thesis is better than a perfect thesis

9. LLMs and Robotics | How can academia engage in expensive LLM research?

Aug 12 2023 27 mins  
Large language models and GPT are trending these days. In this episode, Henrique and I sit down with David watkins from Boston Dynamic AI institute. We talk about how LLM is transforming robotics research. We dive into the cutting-edge research happening around generative models and foundation models like GPT, and how these powerful AI systems can be applied to robotics to enable n

8. PhD Survival Guide: Top Lessons I Wish I Knew Earlier

Jul 23 2023 53 mins  
If you are still working towards your PhD degree, this episode is for you

7. Will you take a fully in-person job? Let's talk about hybrid and remote work!

Jul 08 2023 39 mins  
Since 2020, many people at different tech companies have switched to a hybrid and remote work style, myself included and the same for many friends. Although this is already more or less true even before covid, now I feel like it's the default and I can't see a future where 100% in-person work makes sense for a lot of the software jobs out there

6. Physical and Mental Fatigue at Work | Social Exhaustion

Jun 16 2023 40 mins  
- 0:00 intro and work fatigu

5. Different roles for Researcher in Small/Medium/Large Companies

May 20 2023 12 mins  
A listener emailed me asking what to expect when switching from big tech to be a research lead at a smaller company. This inspires me to record this episode to share my thoughts on different roles researchers will take on in small/medium/large companies

4. What makes a good research internship? Spoiler: it's more than just a paper.

May 13 2023 12 mins  
What makes a good research internship

3. Why become a professor in UK? Is UK more chill? (with Zahra Montazeri)

Dec 15 2022 20 mins  
Zahra and I talked about her recent move from SF to Manchester UK and becoming a professor

2. Layoff, Hiring Freeze, and what we can do (with Cat Chen)

Oct 15 2022 23 mins  
Cat and I discuss about the layoff trend in the current recession. And more importantly, what can we all do when many companies have hiring freezes and layoffs

1. Publish paper or build product? (with Henrique Maia)

Oct 09 2022 18 mins  
Henrique and I chat about how I view publishing academic papers versus producitzing cutting edge research. Research engineers and research scientists are both popular job titles that PhD graduates chase after. What's their difference and similarity