Advice From A PhD: Dan Zhang (PhD Computer Architecture, Google Brain Researcher)

Описание: Hello! This is a very special video, because I got to interview a good friend of mine, Dan Zhang. We went to UT together, and he got his PhD in Computer Architecture in 2017. He currently works as a researcher at Google Brain, and he's interned Apple, Microsoft, and Intel, among others, and in this interview, I wanted to as him questions about his PhD journey, how he navigates negotiating offers, and so much more. I hope you enjoy this video as much as I enjoyed chatting with him :)

Dan's research: A Full-stack Accelerator Search Technique for Vision Applications (https://arxiv.org/pdf/2105.12842.pdf)

Timestamps:
0:00 - intro
0:37 - introducing Dan
Getting the PhD
3:06 - cost & payout of pursuing an engineering degree
5:44 - company-funded Master’s degrees
7:02 - knowing when/why to go for your PhD
8:27 - quitting your PhD
10:06 - grad students are not cheap labor
Job Offers & Negotiating
12:25 - negotiating internship offers
15:17 - knowing your market worth
20:03 - career planning based on the state of the industry
22:23 - negotiating a job offer
27:14 - what to do if your counter offer was accepted but you feel you can get more
28:52 - how to interpret a company accepting your first counter-offer
Miscellaneous
29:58 -
how pursuing your PhD affected your current financial situation
32:13 - how to diversify investments esp. when you have a lot of stock in your company
35:42 - FIRE movement and early retirement
38:38 -
close-out

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