{"660342":{"#nid":"660342","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Graduate Q\u0026A: Srinivas Eswar","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThough Georgia Tech doesn\u0026rsquo;t host commencement ceremonies in summer, many students complete their degrees and officially graduate. These unique graduates have the option between fall and spring commencement ceremonies to walk across the stage to be celebrated for earning their degrees. Until them, one graduate reflected upon memories during his time at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=faqGKGgAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003ESrinivas Eswar\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;graduated with a Ph.D. from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computational Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(CSE) where he was advised by Regents\u0026rsquo; Professor and Chair\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faculty.cc.gatech.edu\/~hpark\/\u0022\u003EHaesun Park\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eand Professor\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vuduc.org\/v2\/\u0022\u003ERich Vuduc\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Eswar described his fondest memories from Georgia Tech here in a Q\u0026amp;A.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat were your research interests and notable projects while at Georgia Tech?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI work on constrained low-rank approximation algorithms. In this field, we try to approximate data as highly structured matrices with constraints, like all entries must be nonnegative, columns sum to one, among many others. Specifically, my work has been developing parallel versions of these algorithms.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is your favorite memory from Georgia Tech?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are too many to choose from, ranging from lab dinners,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;soccer matches, and attending various conferences. Picking one at random, during one of the few times it snowed in Atlanta (in Dec 2017), a few lab mates and I built an enormous snowman outside Klaus. It was lots of fun, especially for a person who really doesn\u0026#39;t like the cold.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat advice would you give to other students who are just getting started on their Ph.D. here?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta is one of the better-rounded cities with access to rivers, hills, parks, public tennis courts, and the usual city attractions. Since you\u0026#39;re here for the long run, it makes sense to explore them. It helps to have a car.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is next in your career? How did Georgia Tech help you get there?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u0026#39;ll be starting at Argonne National Laboratory as a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.anl.gov\/mcs\/article\/srinivas-eswar-named-recipient-of-the-2022-wilkinson-fellowship\u0022\u003EJ.H. Wilkinson Fellow\u003C\/a\u003E. 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