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<p class=MsoPlainText>(Apologies – we are experiencing a web server
problem on this side. I therefore post this on behalf of Hussein. Ina)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>hi folks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>(apologies for the cross-posting - please ignore if you
saw this already)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>i am about to start the process of writing up
descriptions for computer science honours projects at UCT for 2010, and (as
usual) wonder if anyone is interested in collaborative projects...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>if you have a suitably-sized research problem related to
digital libraries (or some other area that i am interested in) that might
benefit from 2-3 students (typically very competent programmers) working on it
for 3-4 months, please contact me by mid-february to talk about it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>basically, we do all the work - all you specify is the
problem and possibly steer the students if necessary. right now all we need is
short (500 words?) descriptions of the projects. the students then select their
projects off a very long list and if a particular project gets selected then we
start work in earnest (otherwise we try again next year or some such thing).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>it seems i can only specify 3 projects - i can put
together 3 projects internally, but would prefer to work with others. i can
also steer a conversation with other members of our staff if there is a more
appropriate supervisor e.g., in areas related to graphics, AI, databases, etc.
and this has worked successfully many times in the past.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>for some ideas on the breadth and depth of our past
projects, visit the honours project archive linked off <a
href="http://pubs.cs.uct.ac.za/">http://pubs.cs.uct.ac.za/</a> ... or have a
look at the honours projects specifically related to digital libraries off <a
href="http://www.cs.uct.ac.za/research/dll/students/">http://www.cs.uct.ac.za/research/dll/students/</a>
... or if you have any questions, feel free to shout<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>ttfn,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>----hussein<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>=====================================================================<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>hussein suleman ~ <a href="mailto:hussein@cs.uct.ac.za">hussein@cs.uct.ac.za</a>
~ <a href="http://www.husseinsspace.com">http://www.husseinsspace.com</a>
=====================================================================<o:p></o:p></p>
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