There is a list of questions I had to answer when joining a group. Here they are, "Five minutes with ...
Boanerges Aleman-Meza:
What do you do in your spare time?
do excercise, watch movies
What hobbies do you have?
maybe take photographs
Tell us about any recent vacations:
Not really a vacation, attended WWW 2004 Conference at NY. It was my first visit to NY, got to do the 1 hour train commute each day, used subway system as well. Visited central park, ground zero, statue of liberty, and also went to a broadway show titled "Bombay Dreams"
Describe your home town.
Relatively medium-big city (about 1 million people) in north Mexico. Safe place, friendly people, clean and well developed city
How would you describe your job?
Currently (summer 2004) my job is research related to Web mining. It is different to my research work at school mainly because at ARC there is a more solid base to build interesting things, and because the business benefit of the research is valued more. Other than summer, I'm a research graduate student working in a project of about 8 people at a research lab, where we discuss and test ideas and try to publish papers when the ideas turn out good
What is the most misunderstood aspect of your business?
Probably the fact that feedback from 'bosses' is critical at early stages.
What is the best part of your job?
Be able to perceive the research contribution of different people when evaluating related research in order to highlight/discover the pros and cons in our own work
What keeps you up at night?
TV or email
What is your favorite Web site?
The latest interesting site is a9.com
What is your favorite item with an IBM logo on it?
My laptop
What is the last item you purchased online?
Flight ticket
Dream job?
Project leader for a small research lab. Although being a journalist working abroad fits more the definition of a dream job
What is your favorite toy?
Rubick's cube
What is the most common question you answer?
When will you finish school? Answer: By the end of next year
What is the best piece of advice you have received?
Go for it
Education: (degree & university)
B.S. Computer Engineering, Technical Institute of Chihuahua II (Mexico). Master's in Applied Mathematics, University of Georgia. Currently: Ph.D. Student, Computer Science, University of Georgia
Favorite way to relax?
Go to BestBuy, Circuit City
Favorite movie?
Contact
Favorite television show?
X-Files
First job?
Parking lot clerk
What did your parents want you to be when you grew up?
Chemical Engineer
Do you play a musical instrument?
not really, tried to learn to play guitar once
Last book read?
Absolute Power
Any pets?
Not yet, likely to get a labrador really soon
Where would you love to live?
San Diego, California
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Spend weekend with family after a rewarding week of work
What was the last concert you attended?
Collective Soul (in 1999)
Watched the DVD of the movie
Talk to her. Noteworthy to mention is the song
Cu-cu-rru-cu-cu paloma, played in the movie.
Last weekend, I watched the movie
Shrek 2, which introduced a very funny cat.
Also, I watched the movie
The Day After Tomorrow, which is very interesting. Also that weekend, I watched the movie
Troy, which was a bit disapponting.
