Supervisors Meet Students

14/03/2025

Agenda

• 11.05 -11:15 General Introduction - Luisa Cutillo
• 11:15 - 11:40 Selected Projects by Supervisors:
  - Titarenko S., (Variety)
  - Gusnanto A., (Variety)
  - Ward J, -- Project 45 MATH5872
  - Mirfarar, E -- Project 27 MATH5871/ Project 21MATH5871
  - Campagnoli, C -- Project 64 MATH5872
  - Scott, C -- Project 63 MATH5872
  - McQuaid, J -- Project 61 MATH5872
  - Parker, J (Transfinite Systems) -- Project 67 MATH5872
  - Newing, A -- Project 67 MATH5872
• 11:40 - 12:00 Q&A

Projects List Available

• Check your module Minerva Page  (MATH5871, MATH5872) 
• Shortlist the projects you like the most
• Reach out to the contact supervisors

Allocation Process - Lists

Projects have been shared with you on Minerva.

Each student must submit a ranked preference list of 6 projects

• Students submit their ranked preference list of 6 projects by the 31st of March via a MS Forms (to be shared on Minerva).

• If you miss the deadline you will be allocated a project form the shared list with no possibility of choice.

• Please make sure that:
  - Your top 3 ranked topics have different contact supervisors.
  - You select 6 different topics id.

• We will match you with a project within your ranked choice (trying to maximize your happiness!).

• The projects allocation will be communicated by May 2024.

Allocation Process -

Competition Based

• Competition based projects are indicated on the Lists shared on Minerva.

• Please send an email to mscstats_dsa@leeds.ac.uk with your CV and a cover letter (up to 500 words) specifying the project you are applying for in the subject (eg. COMPETITION BASED PROJECT XX). Deadline 31st March.

• You can only apply for one, but express preferences for other competition based in your email.

• Promptly let me know of your Competition Based (or CDRC) outcome.

Allocation Process -

CDRC

• If you have applied for a CDRC project and you have been successful, promptly let me know (there is a bit of paperwork to finalize ) - once everything is confirmed there is no need to submit your ranked preferences.
   

• If you have applied for a CDRC project and you have not heard back by the 31st March, pleas submit your ranked preferences via the online form anyway. 

Supervision Info

• Dissertation work starts in early June, after your last exam.
• Contact your supervisor before June to arrange an informal meeting.
• You and your supervisor(s) should arrange up to 6 hours of meetings (modalities to be agreed) - do this as soon as possible.
• Consecutive meetings should not be more than 2-3 weeks apart.
• Your supervisor will monitor your progress.
• Students are expected to be on campus during their dissertation work.

Good Practice

• Share a short report with your supervisor(s) ~2 days ahead of every meeting.
• Practice on using latex with the provided template on Minerva. A very good online tool is overleaf.
• Create a project on GitHub to share with your supervisor(s). (ABC for a Data Scientist!).
• Learn how to use GitHub. Very good tutorials here: Atalassian and Software Carpentries.

Timeline & details

Handbooks

• Link to MATH5872
• Link to MATH5871

On Minerva MATH5871/2 Module page,

under Learning resources: preparing for your dissertation.

Other Career Events

•  LIDA DS Careers Fair on 17th March, 12:30pm - 4:00pm, Parkinson Building
• 18th March,  Gavin Evans from the Met Office, 11 AM-12PM, Roger Stevens LT 22

Recent speakers:

• Akintya Nigam (former MSc DSA student, now Data Scientist at AVIVA)
• Duncan Wilson (Leeds Clinical Trials Unit)

Agenda

• 11.05 -11:15 General Introduction - Luisa Cutillo
• 11:15 - 11:40 Selected Projects by Supervisors:
  - Titarenko S., (Variety)
  - Gusnanto A., (Variety)
  - Ward J, -- Project 45 MATH5872
  - Mirfarar, E -- Project 27 MATH5871/ Project 21MATH5871
  - Campagnoli, C -- Project 64 MATH5872
  - Scott, C -- Project 63 MATH5872
  - McQuaid, J -- Project 61 MATH5872
  - Parker, J (Transfinite Systems) -- Project 67 MATH5872
  - Newing, A -- Project 67 MATH5872
• 11:40 - 12:00 Q&A