My PHD Blog (Entries tagged as information)

Something to think about

nospam@example.com (Mark) — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:33:22 +0000

If your PhD is like mine and stretches over more than one speciality, a word of advice. Make sure you are reading and researching in all the fields equally. My speciality is the technical side and this is where I have been reading to the detriment of the other side. This is now really obvious when I look at the number of papers I have on both sides. I reckon I have at least twice as many documents on the technical side rather than the autism side. I think that the way to go is to try to keep it even, then you won't have a large amount of reading to do in an area that may not be your favourite. I am now trying to balance things up a bit. Not much fun

MALCOLM

nospam@example.com (Mark) — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 02:55:00 +0000

OK, you are probably wondering why this is called MALCOLM and, no, I am not yelling the name out for some perverse reason. MALCOLM stands for:
Mapping Assisted Living Capability Over La Manche which I am sure you know that La Manche is the name the French give to what we in the UK call The English Channel.

So, what is it all about then and why am I writing about it? Well, the important bit is the "assisted living" bit. I am going to an event in October that is talking about a project, called MALCOLM that, and I quote from the website, "will map the assisted living capabilities* in the coastal regions either side of the Channel. The mapping will be conducted using a standardised methodology so that direct comparisons can be made between the regions.

*For the purpose of this project, we define Assisted Living as the development and use of sensor and information and communication technologies (ICT) to facilitate the remote delivery of care and support to people to improve their quality of life and allow them to live as independently as possible in the lowest intensity care setting, consistent with their needs and wishes."

As the project is looking at assisted living systems I think that I can make some very useful connections, hence the travel along the south coast of England to Maidstone in Kent to attend. The website for information is to be found here

The event is taking place on the 16th October, I will put some more info up here as I find it and will, hopefully, remember to write up the day once I have been.

Timetable! (of sorts)

nospam@example.com (Mark) — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:30:35 +0000

Today I received some dates for seminars that I should attend. These are to do with the School of Computing Research Seminars and the University of Portsmouth, (UoP), Computing Seminars. They are the first things in my diary! According to my supervisor I need to go and get ready to present stuff in them myself...... As a couple of the ones that are already filled have Professors as speakers I think that this may be a bit daunting. I reckon it is quite likely that I will be ready to do this and I think that this will be a good training ground for me as I learn how to lecture and then stand up at conferences and extoll the virtues of our work...
Yes, lecturing. I will have to run lectures sometimes, this sounds a bit scary at the moment, but as I am self-funding this doctorate, any cash flow is greatly received! (Perhaps I should put a "Donate using PayPal" button here. Only joking. )