Hiking fun

Author Dai Wei: Zhejiang University

MSRA (Microsoft Research), UCLA (UCLA), IPAM (pure mathematics and applied mathematics Research Institute), ...

When speaking of the summer the name of the project, several abbreviations often spelled in a different order, so the succinct summary of the nature also seem difficult. Overall, this is a Microsoft Research Asia and UCLA Mathematics Institute organised for a period of eight weeks of summer training camp, it and US students provides getting started research project opportunities and to support, encourage yingyuanmen used mathematical and computer knowledge to solve application problems in the industrial sector.

A full life always too quickly, for doing research, eight weeks more like it.

Practice had just ended, I would pick up the big package went to Nepal, cause I was happy. Half-month journey, there are too many beautiful scenery and lovely passers-by and beyond the expected surprise, while most impressed than Anna PMG small ring of four-day walk. Interesting is the hiking day more often I think about this project in Microsoft Research Asia participated in the summer time, from thinking of some perspective, both are very similar.

Internships at Microsoft Research Asia students tingduo, but rookie undergraduates or minority.

We, as a third-year undergraduate students, the principal role is very important. As if we were hiking amateurs, and porters for back enormous backpack ensure logistical support, and a sense of encouragement to the wizard it sure eminent，Meanwhile, I run. At Microsoft Research Asia, to participate in this project of eight United States students and eight Chinese students, is based on the interests and expertise into four groups, respectively belong to different research groups in hospital (I belong to the machine learning group)-this project for our four-person team isequipped with two hospital researchers as the industry's mentor, and a PhD from the United States as an academic advisor. Remember the first time to participate in the machine learning group's weekly meeting, find our group discussions of things in depth and hazy State directly to the Conference as a lesson for our tutorial, let the Group's original intern to help us add background knowledge. But they had to spend the time after the meeting, the complete set of issues.

Because it is jointly organised by the project and IPAM, more emphasis on the application of mathematical knowledge, therefore participating in the project's many students of the Department of mathematics, such as our group of four, three from the math majors, including myself.

On the one hand, our computer knowledge and machine learning a lack of understanding of the area, thanks to the instructor's Guide, we in the shortest possible time to learn the most need of knowledge, from Greek amateur into a realm of slightly familiar fn, apprehensive of paced turned can select next to the specific direction of gears. On the other hand, the tutor has spared no effort to guide and encourage our professional advantage on the background, focusing on the analysis and theoretical methods of support. This makes me feel so lucky.

We and academic mantou (Mentor) to discuss issues

Please allow me to jump out, then back to hiking.

About Anna PMG small ring road, the most worth looking forward to the snow-capped mountain scenery is stretched, several white peaks that stands in mountain vistas, and so close to stretch the front of the pedestrian so that no religion people cannot help but think about an omnipotent force exists. Please allow me to turn about, because of the rainy season so Quattro beauty can only be unfortunately yuannian. However hiking significance did not disappear, I am from fading in and out of running Springs, ringing of Mule group Pacers night mountain dwelling of scattered, or even let people aback a's of leeches, are endless fun, although they do not come from my desired. For the summer training camp, the project final results as if the snow, in the hope of eight weeks for study, after all, is too short a time, there will be some compromises and unsatisfactory. But I get more, from the tradeoffs when topic selection, intense discussions at work, update the countless versions also changed and then change the interim report, or even compelled and learning C # programming. Through this whole process, I know how to do your research needs its own thing, how to make others believe; also understand the way the results are often not a thoroughfare, often crossing will bring amazing inspiration; more enjoy the study of uncertainty are fascinating, and confirmed that even falsification of accomplishment when their own ideas. All of this, made me feel very welcome.

No snow, can also be very beautiful.

Hiking pleasure, but also peer partners and meet the passers-by.

See the pretty girl shy potters, Solitaire Wizard are well versed in magic, the skin from the Sun is down, see the language of the local camera of excited children, their carrying large packages on foot to the base camp of Anna PMG, United Kingdom lovers are leeches scare beauty face faded Korea meimei ... These come from different backgrounds have a different personality, and I share the one fragment in hiking, dotted throughout the whole journey. In the Microsoft-developed practice life could it not. When the legendary Tsinghua Daniel invited me to lunch, when the head of the mathematics and computers double in the swimming pool in a sudden and I discuss the issue, since statistics from Stanford handsome excitedly told me about the meaning of the brothers, when the big four graduates of the United StatesStudents tell me thathe is about to go to India to do six months internship ... In everyday life, full of intercultural exchange, interspersed with people from around the world and, in chat rooms all face corruption to tell jokes have become familiar with it. These lovely people, let me think that very much.

Our group of interns spell of human body version MSRA

The last day of the walk, I said to the wizard, you still want to come again, when he became stronger, go longer more challenging routes.

This probably is I think Microsoft's Asia research said.

Authors:

Dai Wei, Zhejiang University mathematics and applied mathematics undergraduate seniors participate in Microsoft Research Asia 2009 summer math camp, and machine learning groups for a period of eight weeks of research and practice.

Usually like painting and travel. Is now ready to apply for study abroad.