LEaP in Norway: Lessons from an immigrant researcher.

Usman Ahmed is an accomplished researcher who moved to Norway to start a PhD position at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Before moving to Norway, Usman has had an exciting career in machine learning research, AI, cloud computing, and other related fields, both in the industry and the academia.

In this session, Usman will share with us:

– How he applied and got into the PhD programme in Norway
– His journey so far in the Norwegian academia
– Golden nuggets and principles for thriving in the Norwegian academia
– Getting a job post-PhD

Registration is free.

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