All good things have to come to an end someday and so was the case with our very first spree with the Doctor, research scientist, professor and world-renowned expert in Wireless communication and Cognitive networks, Dr. Luiz DaSilva. Technically speaking the sessions have come to an end but the learning has just started. The wonderful man from Brazil-the land of culture and football, not only taught us wireless communications but gave us sneak peeks into football culture. I bet he would have loved the FIFA tournament organized the day before yesterday! Legacy speaks for itself…
We had the wonderful opportunity to share his opinions about the much debated topics in the Indian educational front. In a 45 minutes interview, he spoke of the similarity between Indian and Brazilian culture. He loved the warmth and hospitality with which Indians accept a foreigner into their system. On the contrary, he said that Americans have a professional in their demeanor and approach.
He believes that Indian market is in a much coveted dimension and is a sure shot destination for many around the globe. He loved the fact that Virginia Tech, as always, was one of the few to identify this activity and associated itself with SPJIMR four years ago. He visualizes the job market in America to be in bleak position, hard-hit by off-shoring. However, he is extremely optimistic about the job market in US for Indians who are professionally qualified. He is particularly positive about the prospects for people specializing in areas of business development and systems management.
His love for teaching and passion to share knowledge was what propelled him to quit a senior level management position with IBM and pursue research.
It was a wonderful session wherein the professor shared his opinions with us on a plethora of topics including Buffalo networks (a sensors project he is working on), Cognitive networks and economic game theory (we believe we got a sneak peek into his next paper to be presented in the IEEE conference J ), his love for Zico, his tete-a-tete with potato pancakes (masala dosa), his dislike for Britney Spears and finally his experience with us over the 5 days!!
It was a wonderful session wherein the professor shared his opinions with us on a plethora of topics including Buffalo networks (a sensors project he is working on), Cognitive networks and economic game theory (we believe we got a sneak peek into his next paper to be presented in the IEEE conference J ), his love for Zico, his tete-a-tete with potato pancakes (masala dosa), his dislike for Britney Spears and finally his experience with us over the 5 days!!
Prof. Luiz left for Canada loaded with pictures, heated discussions on football and a pending game as well, souvenirs in the form of an ethnic wall painting and eager students ready to shoot off mails with numerous doubts!!
Cheers,
Avdhut & Prathibha
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