Patrick Lam

Thoughts and travels of Patrick Lam

October: world tour continues with Flagstaff, Waterloo/Toronto, Pasadena, and Winnipeg

As I write this I am 2 hours into my first flight from Winnipeg back to Aotearoa via Vancouver and Sydney. That is 3 + 16 + 3 hours, with 9, er, 8 hours in Sydney. This is towards the end of my month of travel: 5 weeks, 3 tournaments (consecutive weekends), 2 conferences (2 days at each), 1 judo course (6 days). Now I have my last two months in Aotearoa before teaching starts in Winter term, which I can devote mostly to research, with just a bit more teaching prep.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, November 17, 2024

September: final versions of papers, course prep, Auckland, and Japan

Mostly in Wellington except for a weekend in Auckland and a week in Tokyo (the start of a busy travel month). Finalizing papers, reviewing course notes.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Saturday, October 5, 2024

August: Camera-ready month, and some weekend trips

Routine month with work finalizing accepted papers and trips to Rotorua and the Catlins, as well as helping with a Snowcraft course at Whakapapa.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Wednesday, September 4, 2024

July: A walk on the Old Ghost Road and a visit to Melbourne and Cairns, plus a workshop paper submission

Travels continued with another tramp on the South Island and a trip to Australia. Research continues with a submission to HATRA and revisions of our paper on race freedom verification.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Wednesday, August 14, 2024

June: an accept, two rejects, another paper submission, and a South Island walk

Some work, though mostly waiting and advising and not paper writing. More than half the month on the road, in Tasmania and on the South Island (again, not Cascade Saddle, but we did go on a boat in Doubtful Sound.)

Posted by Patrick Lam on Saturday, July 6, 2024

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Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo; patrick.lam@uwaterloo.ca

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