To be, or not to be...in Stockholm

The first step

The summer event

Pre-Tip: Go early in August

Tips for after-vacation life in Stockholm

Tip #1:Live in the same place = International Dinners

Tip #2:Live in the same place=Room Gatherings

Tip #3: Shopping: It doesn't have to be IKEA for

everything

● Bikes● Phones● Pianos

Tip #4: Cerveza-beer amigo?

#NOT

Tip #5: Have your eyes and ears open for

events!

Courses @KTH

Philosophy of Science!= Distributed Systems

Tips about Courses

● Advanced Topics in Distributed Systems

Yet Another Chord Ring !

... in case you missed it.

Tips about Courses

● Academic Writing○ Writing !○ Very nice if you are thinking to pursue a PhD.

Tips about Courses

● Implementation of Dist. Sys. == Projects

Choose a

you will like

Theeeseeeeesssss!!!!

FINDING A TOPIC● Go for it!

● Show enthusiasm and interest!

● When to start searching?○ Earliest: ASAP!○ Latest: End of 2014

Finding a supervisor

Finding a thesis topic

● Associated Labs (SICS, INESC, etc)● Follow-up of project carried in an EMDC subject● Contact professors● Contact organizations● Contact PhD students● Open Source Projects● Job fairs

Master Thesis

Tips for the thesis work

Tips for the thesis work

● Organize your (little) time

● Use power tools○ Google calendar for planning○ Google docs for notes○ Zotero for managing references

● Write, write, write!○ Get used to writing○ Create a blog/diary to keep track of ideas

Life after EMDC...

Life after EMDC...

Life after EMDC...● Large demand for reliable, scalable

distributed systems○ Cloud computing○ Big data○ P2P and Decentralized

● Where?○ Global organizations: Spotify, Ericsson, Telefonica○ PhD (EMJD-DC ...)○ Research career: SICS, INESC-ID, BSC

Special thanks to:

Vasia, Mariano, Paulo, Ioanna

and of course...