This page contains links to different online resources in no particular order.
Research
Applying for internships
This section contains a non exhaustive list of suggestions for any Sri Lankan undergraduate applying for research internships.
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AIESEC global talent makes it easy for you to get Visa for any internship (as of 2019). Talk to the AIESEC branch in your university.
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IAESTE is similar to AIESEC but it is lesser known. Sri Lanka is listed in their website. While the Sri Lankan branch is situated in a particular institute, the branch is supposed to help any student. Contact the branch early and contact the global organization if they fail to help you.
Grad school application
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Generic advice on applying to grad school for CS from Mor Harchol-Balter. [PDF]
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CS graduate schools without an application fee. (List from Mahdi Cheraghchi).[list, description]
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IQ labs has conducted a series of youtube interviews in Sinhala with SL students pursuing graduate education around the world. The opinions/facts are anecdotal but totally worth listening into if you are a SL graduate hoping to apply to grad school.
- Do NOT take IELTS at IDP Sri Lanka before making sure if they can send results electronically to the list of universities that you want to apply.
(As of 2020, I have not heard British Council refusing to send results to a univeristy because it is not in their list. But IDP refused to send it to McGill, Canada).
- Facebook group : Postgraduate study opportunities for Sri Lankans - Computer Science [link]
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Wiki for Sri Lankan grad school applicants from SEF url.
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SL2College Facebook group
For University of Peradeniya Students
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Resources for practicing for algorithmic coding competitions [Solutions for past problems, Discussion group]
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Using high performance GPU servers [link]
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Using github for documentation: [Presentation, Video]
- University of Peradeniya, Department of Computer Engineering: web, wiki, faq, web2, github.
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Web Consultation Unit -- for Peradeniya students and alumni if they want to build their own website.
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Hasindu Gamarachchi wrote a facebook post about the computer engineering program at University of Peradeniya for first year undergraduates picking a specializaiton. This post demystifies a large number of myths regarding computer engineering.
Disclaimer: Please note that adding this link here in no way implies a blanket endoresement. The anti-software-programming tone of the post comes from HG being one of the best embedded engineers in the world. Also, I don't have enough information to comment on his point about the depth of courses in different public/private institutes.
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CO542 : Neural networks reading group 2020 [Web page].
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Unofficial transcript template [github, overleaf, example PDF]
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Internship stuff in eng.pdn google drive [link]
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There are openings for undergraduates to get research experience at both groups I work at. More information can be found on the following links.
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Video presentations about Java:
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A set of random facts about applying to graduate school. (If you don't have permission to view, please click "request access"). [Link]
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If you have an startup idea : ETIC is the best palce to go and talk to. Hackathons and startup competitions are just for the show.
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