It was a great pleasure delivering a department level talk on my research area. The session was pretty interactive, and some questions were quite intriguing. The talks are, in general, well organised. I like the concept of an audience feedback system where the all voices are heard in an anonymous manner. The reading group presentation is a good reason for us, who are mostly confined to a lab or a research problem, to gather at a common place for exchange of technical ideas. The practice of inviting external speakers seems viable because of the relentless efforts by the organizers. This way the department folks can also get a broader picture of the research activities going on elsewhere, which are otherwise hard to be noticed by all.

Presenting at reading group has been a wonderful learning experience for me.The best way know what one does know is ask questions of what and why. The preparation before the presentation provided an oppurtunity to ask those questions. To be truthful, I am much more clear about the topic now than I was before I gave the talk. On a different note,I would again like to thank Chayan and Ameer for their help and in preparing the final presentation and in honest feedback during the mocks. Learnt some useful Latex skills from them. Can definitely see myself using them as indispensable aspects of presentations I give in future.

"Student life is the best time to learn and equip ourselves for our career. The reading group is a great way to expand our horizon and learn about a wide range of topics and foster healthy discussion among peers. I strongly recommend that students use this opportunity to learn as much as they can."