<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" style="">Hello everyone,</font></span><span aria-label="" class="gmail-c-mrkdwn__br" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"></span><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000"><br>We’re excited to invite you to the PDL reading group sessions for the upcoming Spring semester!</font></span><span aria-label="" class="gmail-c-mrkdwn__br" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"></span><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><div><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><br></span></font></div>As we enter a new Spring semester, we have decided to restart the traditions. As before, one of our group members will lead our weekly meetings, and there will be lunch/dinner for everyone. The food orders will be collected a day prior via a spreadsheet. To help us figure out the meeting time, please fill in this </span><a target="_blank" class="gmail-c-link" href="https://www.when2meet.com/?28274025-PowzP" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">When2meet</a><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">. Also, please join our Slack channel </span><a target="_blank" class="gmail-c-link gmail-c-mrkdwn__channel gmail-c-member_slug gmail-internal_channel_link gmail-c-member_slug--link" href="https://parallel-data-lab.slack.com/archives/C05AMEKUVM1" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;border-radius:3px;padding:0px 2px 1px;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">#reading-group</a><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"> (it is public) under PDL for timely information.</span></font><span aria-label="" class="gmail-c-mrkdwn__br" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"></span><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><div><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><br></span></font></div>Our selection process for reading materials saw a </span><b style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">refreshing change</b><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"> during 2023 Summer and proved successful. Here are the key criteria for our paper selections:</span></font><span aria-label="" class="gmail-c-mrkdwn__br" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><br></span><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">1) It has made a significant impact or has high importance (has won awards, has dispelled myths, and so forth).</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">2) It contributes to our understanding of a particular concept, principle, class of hardware, or relevant applications.</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">* We have provided </span><a target="_blank" class="gmail-c-link" href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xpIDA6S9o8j3jOSrXBwAlMfTKN_TEPJQt5LOvO5yhSw/edit?gid=19072803" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">examples</a><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"> under the tab ‘paper list - filterable’ for your review and </span><a target="_blank" class="gmail-c-link" href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TAFysTMR0OKRiD1vH0IrIYMor5vQvbuBdpAwD53zfgw/edit#gid=1137880309" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">previous selections</a><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"> under the tab ’history (2023 Summer)’.<br></span></font><span aria-label="" class="gmail-c-mrkdwn__br" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"></span><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">About our second point, we are introducing a new option to broaden our perspectives. Instead of discussing one paper for the entire hour (of course you can), we are also willing to see a one-hour </span><b style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">review of a specific conference section (3-5 papers)</b><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">. Each paper would get 10-20 minutes of discussion time. For instance, there are relevant </span><a target="_blank" class="gmail-c-link" href="https://www.usenix.org/conference/fast24/technical-sessions" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">sessions in FAST 24</a><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"> that include topics like Cloud Storage, Key-Value Systems, File Systems, etc.<br><br></span></font><span aria-label="" class="gmail-c-mrkdwn__br" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"></span><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">In conclusion, we can’t wait to start and are excited to see you </span><b style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">*** </b><b style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><a target="_blank" class="gmail-c-link" href="https://www.when2meet.com/?28274025-PowzP" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none">SIGNUP HERE</a></b><b style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"> ***</b><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">.</span></font><span aria-label="" class="gmail-c-mrkdwn__br" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"></span><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">We’re eager to commence this Spring with insightful discussions and new learnings. See you there!<br><br></font></span><span aria-label="" class="gmail-c-mrkdwn__br" style="box-sizing:inherit;height:8px;display:block;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"></span><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">Best,</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit;font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><span style="font-family:Slack-Lato,Slack-Fractions,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">Ziyue, Tim, Sanjith</span></font></div>