[PDL-readingGroup] Welcome to PDL reading group Spring edition

[Karen Lindenfelser]

just curious if you have taken a look at the participants vs the ones who
lead discussion. Seems like not everyone contributed at a quick glance over
the course of the different reading groups.

Kind regards,
Karen Lindenfelser
PDL Administrative Manager
Carnegie Mellon University
412-268-6716
*“Our wisdom does not just come from what we learn. *
*It also comes from what we unlearn.”*
*Cleo Wade*


On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM Ziyue Qiu <ziyueqiu at cs.cmu.edu> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> We’re excited to invite you to the PDL reading group sessions for the
> upcoming Spring semester!
>
> 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 When2meet
> <https://www.when2meet.com/?28274025-PowzP>. Also, please join our Slack
> channel #reading-group
> <https://parallel-data-lab.slack.com/archives/C05AMEKUVM1> (it is public)
> under PDL for timely information.
>
> Our selection process for reading materials saw a *refreshing change* during
> 2023 Summer and proved successful. Here are the key criteria for our paper
> selections:
> 1) It has made a significant impact or has high importance (has won
> awards, has dispelled myths, and so forth).
> 2) It contributes to our understanding of a particular concept, principle,
> class of hardware, or relevant applications.
> * We have provided examples
> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xpIDA6S9o8j3jOSrXBwAlMfTKN_TEPJQt5LOvO5yhSw/edit?gid=19072803> under
> the tab ‘paper list - filterable’ for your review and previous selections
> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TAFysTMR0OKRiD1vH0IrIYMor5vQvbuBdpAwD53zfgw/edit#gid=1137880309> under
> the tab ’history (2023 Summer)’.
> 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 *review of a
> specific conference section (3-5 papers)*. Each paper would get 10-20
> minutes of discussion time. For instance, there are relevant sessions in
> FAST 24 <https://www.usenix.org/conference/fast24/technical-sessions> that
> include topics like Cloud Storage, Key-Value Systems, File Systems, etc.
>
> In conclusion, we can’t wait to start and are excited to see you **** **SIGNUP
> HERE <https://www.when2meet.com/?28274025-PowzP>** ****.We’re eager to
> commence this Spring with insightful discussions and new learnings. See you
> there!
>
> Best,
> Ziyue, Tim, Sanjith
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