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My Precog Tale: Persistence, Growth, and Collaboration
Hello everyone! I’m Saurav Chhatani, a recent Computer Science graduate from IIIT Hyderabad, joining Thoughtspot, a SaaS product company, as a Software Engineer. As someone who always wanted to explore research, joining IIIT Hyderabad, known for its vibrant research culture, was a natural choice for me. Joining Precog: A World of Opportunities When the opportunity to be a part of a research lab presented itself, Precog stood out as the most appealing and welcoming option. The lab’s flexibility to work on any topic, numerous collaboration opportunities, knowledgeable and helpful peers, and of course, the guidance of Prof. PK, made it an ideal environment for my research journey. I vividly remember…
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My Journey with Precog: A Transformative Experience
Hello everyone ! I am a recent Computer Science and Engineering graduate from IIIT Hyderabad, and I will be joining Oracle as a full-time engineer soon. My journey has been fueled by a deep passion for programming, which has led me to various enriching experiences. One such experience was joining Precog. When I joined the Precog research lab at the beginning of my 4th year, I knew I was becoming part of something special. Precog has a stellar reputation for conducting impactful research across a wide range of areas. The opportunity to work in such an esteemed environment not only honed my technical skills but also profoundly shaped my personal…
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Precog: A Community of learning like no other
Hey guys! I am a recent graduate of the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad in Computer Science and Engineering. I have joined a startup called HireQuotient as an AI and Software engineer and am currently based at their Bangalore office. IIIT introduced me to various facets of Computer Science which I had previously not explored and one such thing was research. I had little to no interest in research before I read about the popular Professor PK from the Precog lab. Reading some of his works and looking at his social media got me extremely interested in working under his guidance. So, during my 5th semester I applied for…
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Motive is All You Need @Precog
I have been with Precog for three good years, experiencing all the flavors of pursuing academic research and collaborations, both good and bad. Looking back, I’m struck by how profoundly Precog has shaped not just my academic trajectory but my personal growth as well – perhaps more than I initially realized. When I first joined, my only goal was to complete the research necessary for graduation. Now, I find myself transformed into someone who wants to continue on this path. This metamorphosis, I must admit, is largely due to my time with Precog. Unlike some of my peers at Precog, I entered the lab with very minimal exposure to research…
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The Precog Paradigm: A Culture of Excellence
Hey everyone! I am a recent Computer Science and Engineering graduate from IIIT Hyderabad, and I am currently working at Google as a Software Engineer. Computer Science has been an integral part of my life since childhood, as I learned it in school, and this passion carried through my college years like a guiding thread. However, once I reached my third year, I realized the importance of gaining research experience to complement my academic journey. Precog, a research lab renowned for its flexibility and abundance of fascinating projects, was an easy choice for me to join since I had heard about its stellar reputation from my very first year. Initially,…
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A wanderer’s tale @Precog
Summary My dual degree experience working with Precog and PK has been an immensely fulfilling experience. There’s a lot written about the friendly lab culture at PreCog and rightly so. In this blog I will describe how PK helped me chart my dream undergraduate and master’s journey. TLDR? PK’s remarkable adaptability to new ideas, openness to feedback, caring about students, and overall: research management skills that I will seek inspiration from for the rest of my life, make Precog the best lab in IIIT to explore research. Unconventional Beginnings It all began way back when I first “met” PK at the Panini Linguistics Olympiad Selection Camp in 2019, before…
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The Precog Pulse: Weaving Passion into Purpose
I have taken too long to write this blog, not because of writer’s block or procrastination, but probably because eventually penning this blog would signify a certain finality in my journey with Precog. And if you are a member of Precog, you never want this journey to end 🙂 My journey with Precog hasn’t been the most traditional in many senses. I started as a part-time research intern with Precog in early 2020 while pursuing my BTech in Delhi. A pandemic, multiple courses, a Masters thesis with Precog and countless memories later, I have recently started my PhD at TU Darmstadt and the University of Copenhagen. When I first started…
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Reflections & Lessons from a Year at Precog
Hey! I’m Ashwin, formerly a research associate at Precog from July 2021 – August 2022, and currently pursuing my MSc. in Intelligent Interactive Systems at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona. This blog contains both my reflections and gratitude for everything I’ve learnt from PK & Precog. From Beginnings to Crossroads: Undergraduate Days at IIIT Delhi My interactions with PK as early as August 2019 during my third year at IIIT Delhi when he was teaching a course on Designing Human Centered Systems (DHCS). Little did I know sitting in that classroom that it would be the start of a special journey that would go on to have a profound impact…
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A Week in the Life of a Precogger
I was drawn to PreCog because its strive to create a positive social impact was at the core of all the work it was involved in. Professor PK’s infectious energy and passion for the lab won me over during these introduction meets and I was eager to join the driven team and be part of meaningful work. I’m Pooja Desur. I recently graduated with Honours from the undergraduate Computer Science Engineering Program at IIIT Hyderabad in April 2023. This coming fall, I’m excited to be joining the Graduate Data Science program at Columbia University in New York City! I was recruited as an Honours student into PreCog at the end…
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Unforgettable Lessons: My Remarkable Journey with PreCog
Hi, my name is Mehul Mathur and this is a short narrative about my two-year escapade as a research student in PreCog. I will be starting my employed life with Endowus Hyderabad (SDE) soon as I say goodbye to IIIT-Hyderabad as a Computer Science graduate. With further hopes and ambitions for grad schools in the future, I carry the memories of some of the craziest, transformative, fun, and even humbling experiences I had in my undergrad life with PreCog and it’s culture and highlight some of them in this blog. About Me and How I Found Precog Once you enter IIIT-H you soon realize that there is no escaping the…