in10years

1. 10in years
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years
My ten step journey
Blanca A. Vargas Govea

2. 10 years
ago
Imaginary robot
She was thinking
about pursuing a
PhD degree
I was a research
assistant at a robotics
lab
and she didn't know
what to do with me
then, I became a PhD
student
9
8

3. I was the star
of her thesis
I moved to another
city
Hard work, sleepless
nights. Fun.
7
6

4. I was the star
of her thesis
Contests, papers &
thesis writing
Uncertainty,
emotions & learning
5
4
3

5. Subtly, she began
to forget me.
Sigh.
I got the PhD and
moved again to
another city
where I found new
challenges as a
postdoc researcher
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1
Data analysis
Recommender systems
Semantic Web

6. She discovered that she loves to
teach. It is her secret, please
don't tell her that I told you.
0 actually I teach, research
and consult about exciting
topics

7. 10in years
She realized that
Work never ends,
however, we have
only several years
to experience life.
Embrace the
unexpected. You
can't control
everything.
Be open to topics
beyond your
specialized
knowledge.
Acceptance and
rejection are not as
important as you
think.
Follow your
intuition. Only you
know what makes
you happy.

8. 10in years
there are things that never changed
Old friends caring
and help.
Love and family
support.
A cup of coffee.
There is nothing
that a cup of good
coffee can't
improve.

9. 10
the
next years I want to
I wonder if she will
remember me
Learn
Teach
Do
research
Generate
new ideas
Write
Enjoy
life
Do
unplanned
stuff

10. Goodbye!
http://blancavg.com/
http://mx.linkedin.com/in/blancavg
https://twitter.com/blancavg
blanca.vg@gmail.com
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