Clement's Webzone

Having been stuck alone at home over the past year, I’ve spent a lot of time catching up with friends from back home over Zoom. Many of these calls were with my best friend Victor, and after realizing that we were talking about the same things over and over again (one such topic being board games), we decided to have a little fun with it, get a bit more organized and started recording our Zoom ...

Having been stuck alone at home over the past year, I’ve spent a lot of time catching up with friends from back home over Zoom. Many of these calls were with my best friend Victor, and after realizing that we were talking about the same things over and over again (one such topic being board games...

Recently, some friends have asked me the question “as a PhD student, what does an average day for you look like?”. Leaving the typical PhD-lack-of-productivity jokes aside, I’ve found that this is something many of my peers have fairly low insight into. Prior to starting my own journey into research, I didn’t have a single family member or friend in academia. I’ve seen Philip Guo summarize his...

Recently, some friends have asked me the question “as a PhD student, what does an average day for you look like?”. Leaving the typical PhD-lack-of-productivity jokes aside, I’ve found that this is something many of my peers have fairly low insight into. Prior to starting my own journey into resea...

It has been 2 years since I’ve finished my MSc (master’s in computer science) at UBC. Before I procrastinate any further and forget too much of it, I’ve decided to grant permanence to what I consider to be one of the best periods of my life. I’m still not entirely sure what message I want to get across — but I suspect that this post might provide value for three different groups of readers: ...

It has been 2 years since I’ve finished my MSc (master’s in computer science) at UBC. Before I procrastinate any further and forget too much of it, I’ve decided to grant permanence to what I consider to be one of the best periods of my life. I’m still not entirely sure what message I want to get...