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PhD Supervision

Undergraduate course, course description.

PhD for Innovation

Interdisciplinary course from systems thinking through creative problem-solving to r&d management.

“PhD for Innovation – Interdisciplinary course from systems thinking through creative problem-solving to R&D management” is a rather new PhD course at the University of Bergen. The course equips PhD candidates with problem solving methods that facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration with a strong focus on research impact. This is achieved by working concretely with challenge-driven innovation related to sustainable development goals (SDGs), in teams consisting of PhD candidates with varied disciplinary backgrounds.

The course directly answers to a series of strategic initiatives and calls at the University of Bergen, such as SDG in higher education and action plan for ph.d.- education. By merging methods from fields such as system dynamics and innovation methods and by working directly with societal actors outside the university, the course represents a novel and effective approach to fostering creative problem solving abilities that goes beyond already existing courses at UiB and in Norway at large.

University of Bergen

The list below gives an overview of PhD courses organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Bergen.

For more information, please visit UiBs own course website .

Course leader : Bjørn Enge Bertelsen, University of Bergen

Course website

Course credits : 5 ECTS

Deadline for application : April 25th, 2024

Course Organisers

Professor Barbara Wasson, University of Bergen, Daniel Spikol (UCPH), and Olga Viberg (KTH)

Barbara Wasson (UiB), Mohammad Khalil (UiB), Morten Misfeldt (UCPH), Daniel Spikol (UCPH), Olga Viberg (KTH) + guest lecturers.

Course credits

5 ECTS

Deadline for registration

15 August 2024

Course leader : Prof. Ann Nilsen and Prof. Kristoffer Chelsom Vogt, Department of Sociology

Course credits : 3 or 10 ECTS

Deadline for registration : 10 June, 2024

Course leader : Bjørn Enge Bertelsen and Knut M. Rio, University of Bergen

Course credits : 5 or 10 ECTS

Deadline for registration : January 21st, 2024

Course leader : Dr. Reto Wüest

Course credits : 1 ECTS

Deadline for registration : 7 April, 2024

Course leader : Professor Lise Rakner

Course credits : 2 ECTS

Deadline for registration : 25 February, 2024

Course leader : Prof. Dr. Vera E. Troeger

Course credits : 10 or 3 ECTS

Deadline for registration : 1 March, 2024

Course leader : Ruben Berge Mathisen, University of Bergen

Deadline for registration : 1 February, 2024

Course leader : Dr. Thomas Däubler (University College Dublin)

Deadline for registration : 15 September, 2023

Course leader : Professor Zuzana Murdoch (Dep of Government UiB)

Course credits : 10 ECTS

Deadline for registration : 30 April, 2023

Course leaders

Connor Cavanagh, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Bergen, [email protected]

Connor Cavanagh (Associate Professor, Geography, UiB),  Peter Andersen (HoD, Geography, UiB),  Ragnhild Overå (Professor, Geography, UiB), Anwesha Dutta (Senior Researcher, CMI),  Tor A. Benjaminsen (Professor,Noragric, NMBU),  Teklehaymanot Weldemichel (Post-Doctoral Fellow,Geography, NTNU),  Mariel Støen (Professor, SUM, UiO),  Michael Watts (Professor Emeritus, Geography, UC Berkeley),  Nancy Peluso (Professor, UC Berkeley)

March 1st, 2023

Course leader : Dr. Rolf Scott and Professor Knut Helland

Lecturers:  Dr. Rolf Scott and Zulfikar Abdelhamid Fahmy

Deadline for registration : 30 March, 2023

Course leader : Bjørn Enge Bertelsen (Dep of Social Anthropology UiB) and Randi Gressgård (Centre for Women´s and Gender Research, UiB) - both members of the Egalitarian Futures Research Group (FUTURES)

Deadline for registration : January 23rd, 2023

Course leaders : Dr. Maryam Alavi Nia, University of Bergen and Dr. John Magnus R. Dahl, University of Bergen

Lecturers : 

Professor Radha S. Hegde, New York University

Dr. Maryam Alavi Nia, University of Bergen Dr. John Magnus R. Dahl, University of Bergen

Course credits : 2 ECTS 

Deadline for registration : November 15th, 2022

Academic responsible

ProfessorBirgit Kopainsky, Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences and professor Ingunn Johanne Ness, SLATE, Faculty of Psychology

Lecturers Prof. Birgit Kopainsky, Ingunn Johanne Ness & Hiwa Målen

Course credits 5 ECTS

Course description

Dates: 12 to 15 September 2022

Registration deadline 4 weeks prior to first course day, 14 October 2022.

Professor David Herbert

Dag Elgesem (Media and Communications, UiB)

Gidske Andersen (Human Geography, UiB)

Knut Helland (Media and Communications, UiB)

Knut Mikjel Rio (Anthropology, UiB)

Ragnhild Overå (Human Geography, UiB)

Alberta Giorgi, (Media and Communications, University of Bergamo, Italy)

John Boy, (Cultural Anthropology, University of Leiden, Netherlands)

Hande Eslen Ziya, (Media and Communications, University of Stavanger)

Course credits 5 or 10 ECTS

Dates: 

Session 1: 12 to 15 September (5 and 10 ECTS)

Session 2: November 1 day tbc (10 ECTS)

Application deadline 17 August 2022, 4 weeks prior to first course day.

Barbara Wasson (UiB), Mohammad Khalil (UiB), Morten Misfeldt (UCPH), Jesper Bruun (UCPH), Daniel Spikol (UCPH), Olga Viberg (KTH) + guest lecturers.

7,5 ECTS (full course) or 5 ECTS (partial course)

15 August 2022

Course leader:  Professor Siri Gloppen (UiB)

Course credits: 10 ECTS (full course), 3 ECTS (partial course)

Deadline for registration: 1 June, 2022

Course leaders : Professor Tor Midtbø and Post doctor Martin Okolikj, University of Bergen

Lecturers : Prof. Dr. Vera E. Troeger

Course credits : 10 ECTS/3 ECTS 

Deadline for registration : June 20th, 2022

Course leaders : Professor Brita Ytre-Arne and Professor Hallvard Moe, University of Bergen

Lecturers :To be submitted later. The course is part of a formalized collaboration between UiB and Roskilde University. In addition to lecturers from these institutions, three external lecturers will be invited, one for each of the main course days.

Course credits : 10 or 5 ECTS 

Deadline for registration : March 1st, 2022

Course leaders : Associate Professor Rita Ginja and Professor Julie Riise, University of Bergen

Lecturers : Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Affairs Christopher A. Neilson, Princeton University

Course credits : 5 ECTS/3 ECTS 

Deadline for registration : April 25th, 2022

Course leader : Prof. Knut Rio, University of Bergen

Lecturers:  Joffrey Becker  - Human Technology Center, RWTH Aachen,  Anya Bernstein  - Harvard,  Bjørn Enge Bertelsen  - UiB,  Kerry Chance  - UiB,  Annelin Eriksen  - UiB,  Knut Rio  - UiB,  Roger Strand  - UiB

Course credits : 10 or 5 ECTS

Deadline for registration : January 21st, 2022

Course leaders : Professor Tor Midtbø and Post doctor Reto Wüest, University of Bergen

Lecturers : Dr. Nicole Baerg

Course credits : 1 ECTS 

Deadline for registration : March 20th, 2022

Course leaders : Associate Professor Marija Slavkovik, University of Bergen

Lecturers : The course is given jointly by Marija Slavkovik (UiB) and Miria Grisot from the University of Oslo. The students can register either at UiB or at UiO. The lectures will include invited guest lecturers from among the international academic researchers in AI ethics, as well as NAV and Datatilsynet.

Course credits : 10 ECTS 

Deadline for registration : February 14th, 2022

Course dates : Postponed to spring 2022, week 10 and 11.  Due to the pandemics the course is planned as an online event. If conditions improve a live event will be planned. The course is planned as a two week event.

Course leader:  Professor Zuzana Murdoch (UiB)

Course credits: 10 ECTS

Deadline for registration: 15 November, 2021

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Ta ein ph.d. ved UiB!

Ph.d.-utdanning gjer deg moglegheit til å kunne jobbe i akademia og forske på eit felt du har interesse for. Martin Mindestrømmen jobba som forsvarsadvokat, men ville fordjupe seg i spørsmål mellom strafferett, psykisk helse og filosofi. – Eg føler ikkje at eg går på jobb, men det kjem pengar på konto, seier ph.d.-stipendiaten.

Hovedinnhold

Då Mindestrømmen byrja på universitetet blei det på ein bachelor i filosofi og idehistorie. Men han forstod etter kvart at det var juss han eigentleg ville drive med. Etter studia fekk han jobb som advokatfullmektig, med mange saker innan strafferett.  

- Då fekk eg besøkt ein god del av fengsla i Norge, fortel Mindestrømmen, med glimt i auget. Han jobba òg med utlendingsrett, familierett og barnevernssaker, og ei av barnevernsakene han hadde enda opp i Den europeiske menneskerettsdomstolen. Etterpå jobba han som rådgjevar for Kompetansesenter for sikkerheits-, retts- og fengselspsykiatri i Helse Bergen.  

- Spørsmåla eg jobba med der er direkte forløparar til doktorgradsprosjektet mitt.

Forskar på særreaksjonar

Mindestrømmen forskar på særreaksjonar i strafferetten: Tvungent psykisk helsevern og tvungen omsorg.  

- Det var forvirring blant fleire om korleis særreaksjonane skulle forståast, med mykje uklarheit og variasjon i rettspraksis. Eg brukte ein del tid på å sjå på det, og det resulterte i ein artikkel. Konklusjonen var at her trengst det eit djuparegåande studium.  

Så lagde han ei prosjektskisse, og søkte på ei open stilling, som han fekk.  

- Eg skreiv stor masteroppgåve då eg tok jussen, og det ga meg meirsmak på korleis det ville vere å forske. Eg hadde lyst til det, og lysta forsvann ikkje. Det låg under heile tida, sjølv om det var gøy og spennande å vere advokat, seier Mindestrømmen.  

Om eg kan velje vil eg veldig gjerne bli her. Eg synest det er heilt fantastisk å kunne jobbe på denne måten, og vere ein del av strafferettsmiljøet her i Bergen.

Då han fekk barn var det ikkje så lett å kombinere familieliv med pliktene som forsvarsadvokat, som på ingen måte er ein 8-til-4-jobb.  

- Og i den marknaden fungerer det slik at om du ikkje er «på» når nokon treng det, så går dei til nokon annan. Og så var det i aukande grad utilfredsstillande å stå og prosedere på rettslege spørsmål eg kunne tenkt meg å fordjupe meg i. Som advokat har du ikkje tid til å setje deg ned og lese, slik eg har no.  

Byter tid og sjølvutvikling med lågare løn

Men stipendiatar tener mindre enn advokatar.  

- Om ein vil ha store pengar trur eg ein må gjere noko anna. Men det har gått fint å omstille seg. Og utifrå godane ein får vil eg seie at det er godt betalt: Du får løn for å sitje og fordjupe deg i problemstillingar du interesserer deg for. Du byter tid til refleksjon og sjølvutvikling med lågare løn.  

Vil du lese meir om Martin si historie? Trykk her for å fortsette 

Erfaringane han har gjort seg som ph.d.-kandidat har gitt meirsmak. Prosjekta dei jobbar med er utruleg interessante, og seniorane i staben er flinke til å invitere dei yngre med.  

- Om eg kan velje vil eg veldig gjerne bli her. Eg synest det er heilt fantastisk å kunne jobbe på denne måten, og vere ein del av strafferettsmiljøet her i Bergen. Eg vil seie at det er Nordens beste.  

Det følgjer med ein del obligatoriske møte ein må vere med på som ph.d.-kandidat, men stort sett styrer ein tida si sjølv.  

- Men det krev òg at ein har sjølvdisiplin. Det er ikkje sikkert at det er ein fordel for alle, men om ein har interesse eller eit engasjement rundt det ein jobbar med er det veldig fint å kunne forfølgje ting utan at nokon legg rammer rundt det.  

Arbeidet til Mindestrømmen vil bidra til å klargjere korleis ulike syn på fare og risiko dannar grunnlag for særreaksjonane i strafferettspleia, og korleis bruken av desse er. Han hentar òg inn teoriar frå andre stader enn jussen:  

- Det er skrive mykje om fare og risiko i andre fag dei siste 20 åra, men desse er berre i liten grad tatt opp i høve til særreaksjonar, seier Mindestrømmen.  

Det følgjer både opp- og nedturar med livet som ph.d.-stipendiat:  

- Eg trur du kan bli veldig «down» om du ikkje er engasjert. Ein må tenkje seg om før ein går i gang med eit slikt prosjekt. Det er eit ultramaraton.

Følast ikkje som jobb

På den positive sida merkar Mindestrømmen seg at han får lov til til å jobbe med ei særleg problemstilling.  

- Eg føler ikkje at eg går på jobb, men det kjem pengar på konto. Men om det følast som ein jobb kan det nok vere frustrerande, seier han.  

Som ph.d.-kandidat får du ein rettleiar, men det er ikkje sikkert at vedkommande legg seg så mykje opp i kva du gjer. Om arbeidet stoppar opp kan det vere krise, men då får ein hjelp til å komme vidare.  

- Og du får eit breitt nettverk både lokalt, nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Det er berre ein sjølv som avgrensar det. Ein får pengar til å reise på konferansar. Det er som om samfunnet fristiller deg for å bli ekspert på noko.

- Erfaringane er universelle

Sjølv om ein ikkje er garantert suksess i det private næringslivet trur Mindestrømmen ein som stipendiat lærer mykje som kan vere nyttig.  

- Du får mellom anna vist at du toler å stå i ein situasjon med ein del uvisse i over tid, og det trur eg næringslivet kan setje pris på. Det er heller ingen ulempe med doktorgrad om ein vil jobbe i domstolane. Ein blir ekspert på eit veldig snevert område, men erfaringane ein gjer seg på vegen er universelle. Eg tenkjer at ein blir ein betre jurist på alle juridiske fagområde ved å gå i djupna på dette vesle feltet.  

Å ta ein doktorgrad er ei forskarutdanning, som gjer deg i stand til å kritisk evaluere ulike bidrag til kunnskapsproduksjonen.  

- Ein blir òg trena opp til kritisk å evaluere arbeidet til andre. Å kunne komme med konstruktiv kritikk er òg noko positivt ein kan ta med seg vidare i livet.  

Det finst både 3- og 4-årige ph.d.-stillingar, der dei fireårige òg har undervisning som ein del av stillinga. Her har Mindestrømmen eit råd å gi til framtidige stipendiatar:  

- Om ein kan velje mellom 3- og 4-årige vil eg anbefale 4-årig. Eg synest det har vore kjempegøy å undervise, og det har vore veldig givande for prosjektet mitt. Strafferett er eit veldig engasjerande fag på jussen, som studentane har lyst til å diskutere, seier han. 

Kvifor ta doktorgradsutdanning ved UiB 

Har du tatt mastergrad, men vil fordjupe deg meir innan fagfeltet ditt? Liker du varierte dagar med moglegheit til å lære, forske og formidle? Ph.d.-utdanning gjer deg moglegheit til å kunne jobbe i akademia og forske i djupna av eit felt du har interesse for. Du vil få løn i dei tre eller fire åra fram mot oppnådd ph.d.-grad. 

Korleis er kvardagen? 

Som ph.d.-kandidat vil du jobbe i eit miljø med andre engasjerte kandidatar og forskarar. Du vil i stor grad styre dagane dine sjølv, så sant det ikkje er emne og planlagt undervisning, konferansar eller fristar i prosjektet. 

Du vil bli godt kursa i metode og bli ein godt trena analytikar. Samstundes vil du få møte studentar gjennom undervisning og løyse problemstillingar saman med andre i forskingsgruppa, som kan gje ein reell samfunnsnytte.

Du vil kunne reise på utanlandsopphald og få være med på nasjonale og internasjonale konferansar der du møter andre forskarar som er engasjerte i fagfeltet ditt. 

Ved UiB vil du i stor grad oppleve ein flat struktur, der du vil få ansvar og tillit frå forskingsleiarar. 

Motivert? Viktige eigenskapar for å trivast og lykkast. 

Som ph.d.-kandidat krevst det at du er strukturert og kan ta initiativ. Du må sjå verdien av å samarbeide med dei andre i miljøet, og du må trivast med å formidle og undervise. Til gjengjeld får du mange moglegheiter! 

Ordet ph.d. minner om masse jobb og masse press. Men det er mykje kjekkare enn ein trur! Du får lære meir via emna, du får undervise og du får forske sjølv!

Dine rettar – som ein tilsett

Som tilsett ph.d.-stipendiat mottar du løn, og du har dei same rettane som andre mellombels tilsette. Om du skulle bli gravid eller sjuk, har du rett til å få innvilga permisjon som andre arbeidstakarar. Stipendets avslutning blir då skyvd fram i tid. 

Korleis skjer opptaket til ph.d.-utdanninga? 

For opptak til eit ph.d.-program må du normalt ha ein femårig mastergrad. Finansiering til ph.d.-løpet er også naudsynt. Planen for ph.d.-utdanninga di må du skrive i form av ei prosjektskildring. Resten av krava varierer mellom fakultet, fagfelt og stipendiatstillinga som skal fyllast. Om du ønskjer meir informasjon om dette, gjer vel å sjå lista over fakultet ute til høgre. 

Hovudsakleg er det to måtar å oppnå finansiering for ph.d.-løpet. Først og fremst kan du søkje og få ei ph.d.-stipendiatstilling ved UiB. Dei vert utlyst på: Ledige stillingar ved UiB  

Har du fått stipendiatstilling ved UiB, kan det være at det relevante fakultet gjer deg opptak til ph.d.-programmet i same prosess. Ved andre fakultet vil tilsetting i stipendiatstilling og opptak til ph.d.-programmet skje i to prosessar. Fakultetet som har ditt fagfelt, vil kunne opplyse deg om gjeldande ordning for dette. 

Finansiering for ph.d.-løpet kan du også få gjennom ei stipendiatstilling eller ei annan type doktorgradsfinansiering hos ein privat eller offentleg aktør. Viss du har fått midlar til ph.d.-utdanning utanfor UiB, må du søkje om opptak i ein eigen prosess. Ta da kontakt med det aktuelle fakultet.

Ei lønna ph.d.-utdanning med moglegheiter for varierte dagar og samfunnsnyttige oppdagingar i anerkjende miljø.

Korleis skaffe finansiering?

Sjå kva for ph.d.-stipend som er lyst ut:  Ledige stillingar ved UiB

Krav til deg som søkjer

Du må ha fullført ein mastergrad. Du må være dedikert og selvstendig, men også være villig til å dele og formidle

Ph.d.-programma

Det humanistiske fakultet  

Det matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet

Det medisinske fakultet

Det samfunnsvitenskapelige fakultet

Det juridiske fakultet

Det psykologiske fakultet

Fakultetet for kunst, musikk og design

Livet som ph.d.-kandidat ved UiB

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Many of our graduate students work while pursuing their degrees, so we offer both part- and full-time programs and some online courses, as well as certificate, license, and non-degree options.

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Offering masters and credential programs and certificates to those serving their communities in education, counseling, health and human services, and ministry. 

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In addition to J.D. and LL.M. degrees, the School of Law offers unique combined degree programs in J.D./MSIS.

• J.D.  Juris Doctor 
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Preparing graduates to enter professional ministries. 

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Graduate students will innovate, collaborate, and communicate effectively with professionals and others in their discipline.

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The Department of Biomolecular Engineering offers interdisciplinary M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in biomolecular engineering and bioinformatics and accepts students from a wide-variety of backgrounds. A typical cohort includes incoming students from molecular biology, genetics, computer science, engineering, and mathematics. The unifying theme of our research training program is using quantitative approaches to addressing fundamental questions in biology and biomedical science.

Program coursework is designed to provide the technical skills in programming and other technical skills required for independent and advanced scientific discovery. Incoming students undertake rigorous core coursework, conduct laboratory rotations (Ph.D. only), and are exposed to a rich environment of regular seminars and group meetings. Students interact closely with biomolecular engineering and bioinformatics faculty members while undertaking their dissertation research (Ph.D.) or capstone projects (M.S.), and have first-hand access to state-of-the-art computation tools and laboratory facilities throughout their training, including cluster computing and high-throughput sequencing facilities.

Please refer to the Division of Graduate Studies Admissions website for our current application due date .

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The Ph.D. program prepares students to lead independent research programs in academic or industry settings.  The PhD program accepts students through the  BMEB track  of the umbrella  Program in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering  (PBSE).  The program duration is typically five to seven years.

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Clemson to offer m.s. in computer science via coursera; no application required.

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Clemson University will offer an online M.S. in Computer Science for a total of $20,280 intuition.

Clemson University will partner with Coursera Coursera to offer a fully online Master of Science in Computer Science degree. The announcement was made in a blog release by Marni Baker Stein, chief content cfficer at Coursera , the online learning platform and a pioneer of Massive Open Online Courses (also known as MOOCs),

The program, which will have an artificial intelligence focus, is designed to be both affordable and uniquely accessible.

Instead of having to complete a formal application, students who hold a bachelor’s degree in any field from an accredited college and earn a B average in two introductory Clemson courses through Coursera will be automatically accepted. They will have 20% of the degree already completed.

Tuition for the complete program is set at $20,280 — 35% less than the comparable hybrid program.

“This Master of Science in Computer Science program is timely, industry-relevant and thoughtfully designed to be approachable to learners from many backgrounds, for example those looking for opportunities for mid-career advancement,” said Brian Dean, professor and C. Tycho Howle Director of the Clemson School of Computing, in the release.

“The modern and cutting-edge curriculum ensures that learners can succeed, whether they hold a formal computer science background or whether their computing background comes from prior real-world experience,” Dean added. “We are excited to be able to partner with Coursera to offer this program at Clemson University.”

Enrollment for the new program is scheduled to begin on May 1, 2024, with the first courses beginning in August 2024.

Clemson anticipates that most students will be able to complete the program in 20 to 36 months, preparing them for careers such as software development, information security analysis, and computer research. Students will be able to watch lecture videos at any time while engaging with peers and tenure-track Clemson faculty in live course sessions and office hours.

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The 10-course MSCS program will feature:

• An AI-first curriculum. Five of the 10 courses will be focused on AI.
• An emphasis on ethics. To promote ethical use of AI, students will be taught to examine the implications of each AI system before exploring it further.
• A combination of theory with real-world skills. Students will first learn core software engineering principles before tackling more advanced topics, including deep learning, data science, and data mining.
• A hands-on approach to learning. Students will be expected to complete complex projects in real-world computing environments, enabling them to build a substantial portfolio demonstrating they know how to apply their knowledge.

“We’re honored to partner with Clemson on this affordable, accessible, and incredibly relevant degree,” said Coursera’s Stein. “Together, we’ll educate future technical leaders, who will thoughtfully use AI to solve society’s most pressing challenges and create a positive impact.”

Clemson’s use of a performance-based admission process is an innovation that bears watching. While the use of standardized admissions tests continues to be hotly debated in higher education circles, actual course performance could prove a fairer and easier alternative for making admission decisions, particularly for certain graduate programs.

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If Sneha Talwalkar could leave behind one piece of advice to the next generation of Georgia Tech graduate students, it would be to treat their master’s program like an extended professional development opportunity because that is exactly what it is. 

Fortunately for future students, she is not leaving behind just one piece of advice. Her time in the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy at Georgia Tech exposed Talwalkar to resources she thinks all students should take advantage of.

Volunteering, mentoring, resume reviews, paper reviews, guest lectures, and talk series like So You Want to be a Professor , and using the Communication Center in the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons are all on Talwalkar’s list of resources students should use while in their master’s program. One of the most important to her, however, is how students should approach their master’s capstone course and project. 

“It needs to be on the front of your mind before the first day of class even starts,” she said. “Three to four months is just not enough to build a good project and professional relationships- an outcome that both students and the institute can benefit from.”

The opportunities for students are limitless. Talwalkar has witnessed partnerships with industry while working on her own projects. This is especially beneficial for international students as collaborations with nonprofits, government, and industry can increase their employment options after graduating from a professional master’s course.

“Partnerships can help you have a plan ready while also helping the institute to build a pipeline of projects outside academia through your work,” she said. “Reach out to alumni with the help of GTConnect and other platforms to start working on problems that interest you.”  

Talwalkar has spent her time outside of the classroom connecting with faculty to learn as much as she can from them. She will be leaving Georgia Tech with a list of mentors from different areas of expertise, including:

• Courtney Crooks , principal research scientist in the Georgia Tech Research Institute who specializes in the field of cyberpsychology. 
• Professor Peter Swire , J.Z. Liang Chair at SCP, and data privacy expert
• Sashank Varma , professor in the School of Interactive Computing and School of Psychology, a cognitive scientist and human/machine-learning course instructor
• Ling Liu , professor in the School of Computer Science and director of research programs for the Distributed Data Intensive Systems Lab

“Innovation and research are not possible if we stick to our own departments and our group of students or friends,” she said. “Explore different classes and research projects outside of your own coursework and then try to draw the line backward to see how you can weave your own story.” 

Talwalkar has also taken on two mentees of her own. The first is a master’s student in the School of Computational Science and Engineering, Tara (Tingyu) Liu , and the second is Betta Lyon Delsordo , enrolled in the Online Master of Science in Cybersecurity . 

“I am privileged and proud to be carrying Georgia Tech’s heritage with me,” she said. 

Her time in the cybersecurity master’s program ignited a passion for research and education. Once Talwalkar is done with her final class, she will be moving to Canada to begin her Ph.D. in Information at the University of Toronto. Her son will begin pre-kindergarten around the same time.

“We both get to have a first day of school this September!” she said. “I hope my story inspires women with school-age kids to pursue a graduate program."

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