Re: (GRE Success! ) Select a Univ. from admits

Hi Srihari,

Thanks a lot for all your replies. They really made me think differently.
I shall try and contact the profs and students n will get back to you again.

Sincerely,
Akshay Jain.

On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 11:19 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <[email protected]>wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hello Akshay,
>
> At this stage, make a more concerted effort to talk directly to Professors
> in the labs in terms of what it takes to find funding. This responsiveness
> is another criterion on which you need to scan the schools.
>
> There can be an advantage or a disadvantage to the number of students.
>
> On the positive side, it means there are several students, well funded.
>
> On the negative side, it could mean the funds have been used up. You
> should find out what the reality is.
>
> Unless the school offers a thesis based MS, it is typical that certain
> labs will not employ MS students. This is rare. MS students, especially
> non-thesis ones that want to stack on lab based
> work ex- or look for PhD opportunities are basically "free labor" and are
> typically assigned grunge tasks. They may also be skip the 15 MS students,
> if they have like 20 PhDs...its not a roll call
> - it is just a way to impress grant agencies and such to show off how many
> PhDs you have in your lab.
>
> All of this will start making sense once you enter academia - a stadium
> with man eating tigers vs. bleeding men might seem more placid, compared to
> how labs have to fight and scavenge for money :)
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Srihari
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Akshay Jain <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Hi Srihari,
>>
>> Thanks for reply.
>> I'll dig up some more about these univ. coz I am really impressed about
>> the work done in UMC lab.
>> I have one question:
>> As you have seen there are a lot of students in UCF's lab, can it in fact
>> earn it negative points on it, instead of positive? Just a thought,
>> And most of them are PhD students and only 1 MS. So I was wondering?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Akshay.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> **
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Akshay,
>>>
>>> All other things being equal, the lab in UCF has more researchers and is
>>> more prominent. U. Miss has the NASA connections, and is also compelling,
>>> but is more remotely situated. In terms of grad student life, the ability
>>> to find employment etc., I would pick Florida.
>>>
>>> Please have a few more discussions as you have the time for it.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Srihari
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 5:02 AM, Akshay Jain <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> **
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Srihari,
>>>>
>>>> I did a search on the professors on CiteSeer and also looked through
>>>> there publications. Please find my observations below (Sorry, if it seems
>>>> very lengthy):
>>>>
>>>> *University of Central Florida*:
>>>> There are 4 profs related to Vision who are members of 2 vision related
>>>> labs. Of these 4,
>>>> profile of 2 looks very interesting. They are:
>>>>
>>>> 1. *Dr Mubarak Shah* <http://vision.eecs.ucf.edu/faculty/shah.html>:
>>>> He is the head of Computer Vision lab. Has written some books and many
>>>> journals on Computer Vision. Shows 198 results when searched on CITESEER.
>>>> Has received several awards for best prof. etc and an award for bringing
>>>> most funding to UCF. Is associated with UCF since 1986. On his CV it is
>>>> written that 'According to Google the CV lab at UCF is the most
>>>> visited Computer Vision lab in the world'. His CV alone with all the
>>>> publications has 63 pages.
>>>> Has guided 14 PhD students and has 19Phd students right now. But only 1
>>>> MS student listed on website.
>>>>
>>>> 2. *Dr Hassan Forroosh* <http://www.cs.ucf.edu/%7Eforoosh/>: He is the
>>>> head of Computer Imaging Lab. Various related publications are listed on
>>>> his website, from 1994 to present.  Dr. Foroosh is a senior member of IEEE,
>>>> and was an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Image Processing in
>>>> 2003-2008. In 2004, he was a recipient of an academic excellence award from
>>>> Sun MicroSystems, and the Pierro Zamperoni award from the International
>>>> Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR). He also received the Best
>>>> Scientific Paper Award in the International Conference on Pattern
>>>> Recognition of IAPR. His research has been sponsored by NASA, NSF,
>>>> ONR, FPCE, and industry (as written on his website). A search on cite
>>>> seer resulted in 13 results. Prior to UCF he was research scientist at UCB
>>>> and UMDCP. Has done his PhD from France.
>>>>
>>>> 3. *Niels da Vitoria Lobo:* Has 3 patents on his name.
>>>>
>>>> 4. *Marshall Tappen:* Has done PhD from MIT. Has many publications
>>>> listed. But said he does not advise grad students currently.
>>>>
>>>> Research and publications of 1 and 2 are in line with the research I
>>>> wish to pursue.
>>>>
>>>> *University of Missouri, Columbia:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 1. Dr Guilherme de souza: <http://web.missouri.edu/%7Edesouzag/> *Director
>>>> of Vision Guided Intelligent Robotics Lab*. *This lab is listed by NASA
>>>> for robotics <http://robotics.nasa.gov/students/robo_u.php>. Has told
>>>> that he will be happy to consider me as a grad student under him, though he
>>>> cannot guarantee funding right now. He also insists that student choose the
>>>> research topics they are interested in, rather than he giving a research
>>>> topic.  Has published many papers on Robotic Vision and co-authored 3 books
>>>> on Robotic Vision along with many journals.* *Search on CiteSeer
>>>> resulted in 21 results with all the publication very interesting. His
>>>> research excites me the most. Has done PhD from Purdue Univ.
>>>> Has received the following awards.
>>>>         2004 Outstanding Advisor of the Year Nominee from the Office
>>>> of the Dean of Students at Purdue University.
>>>>          1998 Maria Canto Neuberger Memorial Research Award from the
>>>> Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Purdue University.
>>>>         1997 Honeywell Teaching Award from the Electrical and Computer
>>>> Engineering Department at Purdue University.
>>>>         1996 NSF Grant to participate in the US/Japan Student Forum in
>>>> Robotics.
>>>>         1996-1999 PhD. Fellowship, Brazilian Research Council, CNPq.
>>>>         1993 Scholarship, Brazilian Research Council, CNPq.
>>>>
>>>> Srihari,
>>>> 1. If I consider research than Prof 1 and 2 of UCF seems equally good
>>>> to me to Prof. 1 of UMC.
>>>> 2. Prof1 and prof. 2 of UCF professors looks to be very experienced
>>>> and there are in all 4 profs for Vision there.
>>>> 3. Though Professor DeSouza at UMC is not as experienced as UCF
>>>> profs(in terms of years of teaching), he has an added advantage of research
>>>> in Robotic Vision(which is my precise choice), he also is very flexible in
>>>> terms of choosing research topic. I have also received a reply form him,
>>>> that he will consider me for research in his lab(no financial assistance
>>>> right now). He also has a course plan designed just for Robotic Vision
>>>> specialization.
>>>> 4. Though I am not considering it as a deciding factor, studying at
>>>> UMC is cheaper in comparison to UCF. Is'nt it?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks a lot for this long reading. Now,
>>>> What would you suggest, after looking at the above information.
>>>> How important are the number of years of experience and awards of the
>>>> profs.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Akshay.
>>>>
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>> *
>>>> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 5:44 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> **
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello Akshay,
>>>>>
>>>>> That made the job tougher! :). The labs are all good, I agree, the lab
>>>>> in Miss, has some really good projects.
>>>>>
>>>>> What are the funding prospects? What has been the result of your
>>>>> attempts to communicate with the faculty?
>>>>>
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>
>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Akshay Jain <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> **
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Srihari,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please find the links to the labs and departments below:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1. Univ. of Central Florida -
>>>>>> Labs -
>>>>>> http://vision.eecs.ucf.edu/,
>>>>>> http://cil.cs.ucf.edu/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Research Page - http://www.eecs.ucf.edu/index.php?id=research/labs
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2. Rutgers -
>>>>>> Labs -
>>>>>> http://coewww.rutgers.edu/riul/,
>>>>>> http://coewww.rutgers.edu/www2/vizlab/,
>>>>>> http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/research/vision.whtml.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 3. Univ. of Missouri, Columbia.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1. http://vigir.missouri.edu/- This is the most interesting one that
>>>>>> I have seen. It has a major focus on Robotic Vision, which excites me the
>>>>>> most.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2. http://vision.ece.missouri.edu/People.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please express your opinion on these.
>>>>>> I will try and inquire about the funding and let you know.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>> Akshay
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 10:44 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello Akshay,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That is good to know. Send in the links by all means.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Search online for grant proposals/funding news with the names of the
>>>>>>> Professors who chair the labs. If the students working in these labs have
>>>>>>> aid, and no issues with aid continuity, that is also a good sign - and this
>>>>>>> is something you can directly ask the students.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Akshay Jain <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Srihari,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Students from both of these schools have said that the professor
>>>>>>>> with whom they are working (both concentrated on Computer Vision) are very
>>>>>>>> good.
>>>>>>>> At univ. of Florida there is lot of research going on in Computer
>>>>>>>> Vision.
>>>>>>>> While at UMC, the lab that I am interested in is listed by NASA for
>>>>>>>> robotics, also the professor there is very flexible in terms of choosing
>>>>>>>> research topic. He also has a course plan specifically designed for
>>>>>>>> specialization in Vision, listed on his website.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> BTW,
>>>>>>>> you suggested to find out how well funded the groups are, how do I
>>>>>>>> find this information coz I cannot find much info. about this on website.
>>>>>>>> Also, if you like, I can post the links of the labs which are
>>>>>>>> concerned with Vision, so that you can have a look and give your opinion.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>> Akshay.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 11:29 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hello Akshay,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Can you detail what they say? Are the favorable views about the
>>>>>>>>> research quality, interactions, Professor attitudes, research groups - the
>>>>>>>>> dynamics and their success, employability, etc.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> To be honest, the only school that I have a fair opinion about in
>>>>>>>>> Florida is UFL, Gainsville and in Missouri, Roulla.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> However, you should never rely on one person's opinion. Assuming
>>>>>>>>> time is on your side, dig deeper. Find out as much as you can about the
>>>>>>>>> schools. How about contacting some non-Indian graduate students to see if
>>>>>>>>> they share the same view?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Since you mentioned PhD, have you tried to look at how well funded
>>>>>>>>> the groups are, the research quality, journal mentions etc?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I know I sound tedious, but I would say you are looking at at
>>>>>>>>> least 2 if not 3 schools that are on an almost even keel.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Srihari,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I have contacted students from Indian subcontinent who are
>>>>>>>>>> studying at UCF and UMC.
>>>>>>>>>> Students from both these univ's have only good things to say
>>>>>>>>>> about them.
>>>>>>>>>> Can you give me some idea about the over all reputation of both
>>>>>>>>>> these schools?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>> Akshay.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:44 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hello Akshay,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> As a next step, try to identify students and graduates of the 3
>>>>>>>>>>> schools, if possible in the specific fields of interest. Find out about
>>>>>>>>>>> their experience. Get a feel of what they think.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 11:03 PM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Srihari,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for your reply.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Rutgers does not seem to be the best for Computer Vision among
>>>>>>>>>>>> the 3 schools. It has only 1 PhD student in the Vision related lab,
>>>>>>>>>>>> moreover there are only 2 profs for Vision. I have a friend there and he
>>>>>>>>>>>> told that many times the courses related to Vision gets cancelled there (it
>>>>>>>>>>>> happened to him) due to less students enrolling. So in terms of repute it
>>>>>>>>>>>> seems to be the best but not so good for research.
>>>>>>>>>>>>  People I have consulted, have suggested that Rutgers is good
>>>>>>>>>>>> if I want to do the course for getting a job afterwards, but I am more
>>>>>>>>>>>> interested in learning through research than job, so it does not look my
>>>>>>>>>>>> best bet.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The other two(UMC and UCF) are pretty good in terms of research
>>>>>>>>>>>> for Vision.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> UCF has 2 Vision related labs which have around
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 12:14 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello Akshay,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Congratulations!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of your list, Rutgers is the better choice in terms of repute.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> You would do better to go there, IMO. Do see if the other two schools have
>>>>>>>>>>>>> any other factors that make them better for Vision and Imaging.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have received accepts from the following universities for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Master's in ECE for fall 2012:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Rutgers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Univ. of Missouri, Columbia
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Univ. of Central Florida
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I want go for a thesis based course and do research and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> specialization in Computer Vision/ Robot Vision/Image processing. I would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also want to convert to a PhD if I find a good professor and research to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work on.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please give your suggestions on the above univ.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Akshay Jain.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 12:01 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good catch!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My apologies.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good Luck,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 11:29 AM, yamanoor sairam <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yamanoorsai-/[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>I think I would say all three schools are week, perhaps
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> UNCC on this list is slightly better.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> week ? :P
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought that UNC Raleigh Campus is better than the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Charlotte one.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sai
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *From:* Srihari Yamanoor <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, November 4, 2011 2:23 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: (GRE Success! ) Profile evaluation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello Akshay,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think I would say all three schools are week, perhaps
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> UNCC on this list is slightly better.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good Luck,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 6:56 AM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please express your views on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Clemson Univ.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Southern Illinois Univ., Edwerdsville
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for MS in Electrical engg., specializing in Image
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Processing/computer vision.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks & Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Akshay Jain.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 7:11 PM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Srihari,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for your reply. I'll try and find some better univ's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good in my my course and get back to you with a revised list.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Akshay.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 11:14 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hello Akshay,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sorry, I just saw this. I don't think poor academics =
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> application to low ranked schools. In any case, some of those schools you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> suggest are not going to add much value to your career goals at all. This
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is why I am not recommending most of the schools. Please do a deeper dive
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and get back to me. Also, focus on public schools, as opposed to schools
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like USC.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good Luck,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 7:04 AM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hello Srihari,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for your suggestions. I have shortlisted all these
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> universities coz they are good in Image Processing/computer vision which is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my specialization area. Moreover coz of my poor acads ( just 56%) and not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so high GRE score (1260), I think I cannot get higher ranked university,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> though I have 15 months of work ex. in the same field.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What are your thoughts on this?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks & Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Akshay Jain,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pune.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hello Akshay,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can only recommend 7 and 8 from this list. The other
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> schools don't have great profiles.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good Luck,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 6:13 AM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hello All,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pls add comments and my prospects of getting admit into
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this shortlisted list of universities. I am applying for Fall 2012 admit in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ECE dept for specialization in Image processing/Computer vision.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  My Profile:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GRE 1260(790(quant) + 470(verbal) + 3.5)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Acads: 56% (higher second class)from Pune uni.(E&TC engg)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WorksEx: 14 months in Image processing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The list goes like this:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Univ. Of Central Florida.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Santa Clara Uni.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Portland State Uni
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4. Univ. Of Missouri, Columbia
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5. Univ. of Louiville.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6. George Mason Univ.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7. Univ. of Texas, Arlington
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 8. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks & Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Akshay Jain,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pune, India.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 3:19 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hello Akshay,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the delay. I have been held up with certain
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> urgent work. Here are the responses.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.)In the univ. where it is allowed to take a certain no.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of courses (may be 1 or 2) outside dept., will the credits of such courses
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> count?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It really depends on the University. Some will allow a few
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to count, some may not. You will have to do online research and contact
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2.) Can you please throw some light on my prospects of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> getting admit in the listed universities.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Akshay, do you have a short-listed set that would be easier
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to comment on?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.) Can you give me some information on Canadian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Universities, if not any such good group like gre-success where I can ask
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my queries?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am not aware of other groups, but if you write a separate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> query with the subject, some of our group members could help address that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They might also know more about this.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 6:18 AM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hi Srihari,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks a lot for your comments.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have some ques:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.)In the univ. where it is allowed to take a certain no.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of courses (may be 1 or 2) outside dept., will the credits of such courses
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> count?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2.) Can you please throw some light on my prospects of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> getting admit in the listed universities.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.) Can you give me some information on Canadian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Universities, if not any such good group like gre-success where I can ask
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my queries?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Akshay Jain.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 4:03 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   Akshay,This is a rather long list. You will be able to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take courses elsewhere, but certain schools are strict about what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coursework will be considered towards graduation. It would be advised that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you contact the specific schools about this requirement. Dig in for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comments: On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:   Hello there,I have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shortlisted some universities for Master's application. Would like your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> precious comments on them. Just to remind, I have completed my engineering
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in Electronics and Telecommunication from Pune University. I am looking for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Master's prospects emphasizing research in Image processing and Computer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vision.My credentials:GRE: 1270Acads: BE(E&TC) 56% aggregateTOEFL: 105Work
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ex: 1 year(3 projects) in Image processing. As many of the universities
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have CV and IP courses in Computer Science dept and I am an E&TC engineer,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is it possible that I take admission for Master's in ECE department and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take a couple of courses in Computer Engineering and Science department
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that would add in my prescribed credit hours. I do not want to join as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Master's in  Computer Science department, as that would require me to take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some extra courses.I am considering the following universities with respect
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to my specialization. Please add your comments about the univ. and my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prospects of getting admission in them. 1. University of Texas,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Arlington.2. Texas Tech University.3. Rochester Institute of technology.4.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Florida State University.5. Portland State university I would take out 2, 4
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and 5 unless they have specific courses not offered elsewhere.   6.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oklahoma State university.7. Univ. Of South Florida8. Univ. Of Missouri,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ColumbiaI am not sure of any of the above.    9. Univ. Of North Carolina,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Charlotte10. Univ of Houston11. Utah State Univ.12 Polytechnic Institute of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> New York. 13. Univ of California, Riverside14. University of Illinois,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ChicagoOf these, 9, 13 and 14 are the only ones I would consider. UC
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Riverside is expensive, as are all UCs, so be sure you are applying for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> value.   15. Univ. of Louiseville16. Univ. of Miami17. Univ of Central
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Florida 18. Rutgers19. RPIRutgers and RPI are the only ones I would
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
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>>>>>>>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>
>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>
>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>
>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>
> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>
> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>
> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>
> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>
>  
>