Hello MSPQC, Please see the details below in case you are interested in attending the Google session next week. Thanks! Michelle

From: pgsc pgsc-bounces@lists.physics.wisc.edu on behalf of Physics Graduate Student Council pgsc@lists.physics.wisc.edu Reply-To: "pgsc@lists.physics.wisc.edu" pgsc@lists.physics.wisc.edu Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 7:17 AM To: "pgsc@lists.physics.wisc.edu" pgsc@lists.physics.wisc.edu Subject: [pgsc] NEXT WEEK: Google @ Physics

Greetings all!

For the next PGSC Professional Development seminar, join us in welcoming recent Ph.D. graduate and now Google employee Homer Wolfmeister back to the department! Homer will speak about what it is like working at Google after obtaining a Ph.D. in physics and how to get there.

Fill in this form (Google Formhttps://goo.gle/2WKWL2j) for some free Google merch at the event!

After the event, Homer will be available for one-on-one meetings if you have additional questions about Google. Sign up here (another Google Formhttps://forms.gle/BZ3ZovCaPui32tJXA)!

Time and Date: Thursday, December 5, 2:30-3:30 Location: 5310 Chamberlin Hall

Abstract: Running a planet-scale computer requires innovation for delivering storage, data processing, and ML computation at scale. Homer will describe some of Google’s present challenges, and how teams at the Madison office have contributed unique solutions to meet those challenges. He’ll also cover what it’s like to interview for Google, and how research experience in research Physics is valued and applicable to a wide variety of ongoing work at Google.

Speaker Bio: Homer Wolfmeister received his Ph.D. in Experimental Particle Physics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison on ZEUS under Prof. Wesley Smith. Since leaving for industry, he’s worked in machine learning for data analysis, real-time fraud-detection in payment security systems, and real-time anomaly detection in enterprise computing infrastructure. Since joining Google in 2018, he’s focused on distributed caching for providing high data throughput. His experience in research physics was beneficial for all these positions.

Check out the PGSC Professional Development Websitehttps://rmorgan10.github.io/UWMadisonPGSC-PD/ for more information.

Best,

Rob Morgan