Workshop Overview

This workshop offers a unique opportunity for junior faculty, postdocs, and industry researchers to connect with senior colleagues and peers. We aim to foster a supportive environment for sharing experiences, exchanging ideas, and building lasting professional relationships within the SIGMETRICS community. By gathering colleagues at all career stages, we hope to rekindle the spirit of in-person TPC meetings that served as fertile ground for mentorship, collaboration, and community-building.

Key Highlights

• Mentoring Panels: Hear insights from senior faculty and industry leaders on student advising, managing research careers, balancing service responsibilities, and navigating the academic ladder.

• Lightning/Short Talks: Junior participants are encouraged to showcase their research in brief, engaging presentations.

• Networking Dinner: Strengthen your professional connections and discuss future collaborations in an informal setting.

• Exclusive TPC Offer: We are pleased to extend an exclusive $200 discount on conference registration for SIGMETRICS 2025 TPC members.

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Tentative Schedule

• 3:00 – 5:00 PM: Panel Discussions

• 5:00 – 6:00 PM: Short/Lightning Talks

• 6:00 – 8:00 PM: Networking Dinner

(A detailed program will follow soon)

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Why Attend?

• Foster Community: Engage with fellow TPC members, share best practices, and contribute to shaping the future of the SIGMETRICS community.

• Professional Development: Gain valuable insights into grant-writing, balancing teaching and research, student advising, and forging industry partnerships.

• Expand Your Network: Build lasting connections with researchers at all career stages—an opportunity that traditional TPC dinners alone cannot fully provide.

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Next Steps

1. Register for SIGMETRICS 2025: The workshop is affiliated with the conference, so please register for SIGMETRICS 2025 (and select the Mentorship Workshop option) once the registration site is live.

2. Complete Our Participation Survey: To help us tailor the workshop and plan logistics, kindly fill out the short form here: Google Form.

3. Mark Your Calendar: Block off Monday, June 9, from 3:00 – 8:00 PM for this workshop.

Your feedback and participation are crucial to making this event a success. Whether you’re a junior faculty member seeking guidance or a senior colleague able to share your experiences, we’d be thrilled to have you join us.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the workshop co-chairs:

• Mohammad Hajiesmaili (UMass Amherst, hajiesmaili@cs.umass.edu)

• Shaolei Ren (UC Riverside, shaolei@ucr.edu)

• Xingyu Zhou (Wayne State University, xingyu.zhou@wayne.edu)

Thank you for your time and dedication to SIGMETRICS. We look forward to seeing you at the workshop!

Sincerely,

The SIGMETRICS 2025 Faculty Mentoring & Networking Workshop Organizing Committee