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You are currently an ELLIS PhD Program student. How did you learn about the program, and what attracted you to it and to the ELLIS network in general?
You are currently an ELLIS PhD Program student. How did you learn about the program, and what attracted you to it and to the ELLIS network in general?
I first learned the program through a post by Kyunghyun Cho (NYU). I'm attracted as I can actually have a chance to get ideas from more than one research labs which would help my research.
How does the PhD application process work? How did you choose your supervisors?
How does the PhD application process work? How did you choose your supervisors?
I just went through the portal. I chose my supervisors based on recommendations from people that I have worked with.
How do you find having two supervisors from labs in different countries? Does it give you different research perspectives?
How do you find having two supervisors from labs in different countries? Does it give you different research perspectives?
My primary supervisor is Iryna Gurevych (Darmstadt) while my secondary supervisor is Prof. André Martins (Lisbon). I find having two supervisors super interesting. UKP (TU Darmstadt) is a place where I can have a chance to work on applied topics, and SARDINE Lab (IT & IST) is where I can combine both applied topics and a bit of theory together. That is why I now work a lot of super interesting ideas of decoding that can be easily applied on code generation. It is super fun and I think instrumental for the topic.
You did part of your PhD at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon. What attracted you to Técnico and to Lisbon, and how did you find living here?
You did part of your PhD at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon. What attracted you to Técnico and to Lisbon, and how did you find living here?
I was first attracted as Prof Sam Bowman (NYU & Anthropic) mentioned that André is a super great supervisor. I enjoyed doing research with André and the SARDINE lab of course. I also enjoyed the city of Lisbon as it's both relaxing and inspiring for research going on. I would definitely encourage people to apply.
Have you been able to build collaborations or connections with other students and researchers from within the ELLIS network? If so, what opportunities does ELLIS offer for you to do this?
Have you been able to build collaborations or connections with other students and researchers from within the ELLIS network? If so, what opportunities does ELLIS offer for you to do this?
I have connected with quite a lot of people working on code generation. I met them at ELLIS Doctoral Symposium back in 2021. I believe we can have further collaborations from now on since there have already been some nice works come out from all sides.
Would you encourage others to apply to the ELLIS PhD program?
Would you encourage others to apply to the ELLIS PhD program?
I would for sure do. Personally, I do enjoy working with two professors that are specialized in different things, and generally I would say working with different professors are nice, and that European research always encourages solid works which I'm happy to take lessons from as well.
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