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Sauvik Das

It only takes one: Do less, think more

The most impactful people are often defined by one great idea.

6 min readMay 6, 2021

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It only takes one: Do less, think more

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Sauvik Das

The crypto wars: How much privacy should we give up for security?

In 2015, there was a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, claiming the lives of 16 (including the two perpetrators) and injuring…

10 min readFeb 26, 2021

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The crypto wars: How much privacy should we give up for security?

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Sauvik Das

A quick guide to reviewing papers quick

Last year, the world was on fire [1]. While it burned, I reviewed. A lot. More than I care to review again in a single year.

6 min readJan 21, 2021

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A quick guide to reviewing papers quick

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Sauvik Das

For personal reasons

Starting January 1st, 2021, I am doing what seems to be an inadvisable thing for any pre-tenure tenure-track professor at a R1 institution…

1 min readDec 9, 2020

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Sauvik Das

Deconstructing the NSF CAREER Proposal

I recently submitted a NSF CAREER proposal — my first attempt [1]. In the process of putting my materials together, I was fortunate to be…

12 min readAug 23, 2020

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Deconstructing the NSF CAREER Proposal

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Sauvik Das

5 Great Reads On Academia and the Pursuit of Your Ph.D.

Posts on the Ph.D. grind, the Genius Fallacy, Academic Insecurity, the traits of successful Ph.D. students, and post-Ph.D. job options.

5 min readAug 6, 2019

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5 Great Reads On Academia and the Pursuit of Your Ph.D.

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Sauvik Das

Always Be EPIC: A Formula For Approaching Your Ph.D. Work

Executing. Practicing. Ideating. Communicating. If you’re doing one of those, you’re probably doing okay.

11 min readAug 5, 2019

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Always Be EPIC: A Formula For Approaching Your Ph.D. Work

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Sauvik Das

The Emotional Labor of Your Ph.D.

Emotional labor is what makes getting your Ph.D. different from many of the other educational experiences you might have had up to this…

3 min readJul 30, 2019

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The Emotional Labor of Your Ph.D.

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Sauvik Das

Am I prepared yet? Reflections on my first year as faculty

Just over a year ago, I shared a brain dump of all of the advice I had received about being a professor. That post went semi-viral…

15 min readJul 28, 2019

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Am I prepared yet? Reflections on my first year as faculty

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Sauvik Das

The Shape of Your Ph.D.

You’ve probably seen this graph. This is a popular graph known as the Gartner Hype Cycle: it is a graphical representation of the…

6 min readJul 26, 2019

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The Shape of Your Ph.D.

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Sauvik Das

Sauvik Das

Assistant Professor of Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University. Formerly at Georgia Tech. Ph.D. from CMU HCII. HCI, Security, Data Science.

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