Friday, July 18th

In Greece


I'm in Greece for a holiday and the break from the routine. My brother is getting married this weekend and it has been a bit hectic with the preparations and all. I have not managed to catch up with emails either these last few days. Next week, I am off to Sifnos and I may also visit Crete again for 3-4 days and nights. The round of applications i made back in June seems to be going well and I have a lot to consider and decisions to make in the next few days.

Saw the new Batman movie too. Heath was awesome... speak soon ...

panos on 07.18.08 @ 03:12 PM gmt [link]

Friday, July 4th

Very Original, Very Good Technically, Very Well Presented, top marks all around..but


rejected!!!

I received after a long wait the reviews for the abstract I'd submitted for the AHM2008 event. I was buffled to say the least. The organisers of the AHM2008 this year decided to drop the typical format of informally publishing papers on a CD smile and decided to publish selected papers to a journal. I received top marks for my contrubution but that did not seem enough overcome the politics of the event and my paper was rejected. I submitted a very original piece of work that strongly contributes and advances the field of computer science. I selected an event that is characterised by lack of such contributions as most papers dela with the application of comp sci rather than comp sci itself. I know this because i've been a regular goer to the event since 2003 and eScience in general is characterised by lack of publications that advance the field of computer science. Needless to say that I won't be going to the event again...whatever..
panos on 07.04.08 @ 07:02 PM gmt [link]


eBook on Security


I saw this on Jason Hogg's blog and I thought to post it here too. Microsoft has released on codeplex this book on security and web services. I read the first couple of chapters and they are a very interesting read. It starts off woth basic information on authorisation, authentication, non repudiateion etc and moves to more complicated use cases and best practices.
Definately worth a look.


panos on 07.04.08 @ 08:58 AM gmt [link]

Thursday, July 3rd

Few more days before the Holiday


As the week is coming to an end, I am happy with the way things have progressed so far. I think I have just about managed to satisfy all the demands of the -ever increasing amount of- managers of the project I work for. I am about to take a long break, in order to consider my future and most importantly have a proper holiday after a whole year. So I will be leaving my university work behind for a while in the hope that things won't get too messed up while I am away.

I got in touch with a couple of pals from back home that I hadn't talked to for a while and we arranged to meet in Athens next week. I am also planning a long weekend away with my siblings as a last get together just the 3 of us before my brother moves to his new home. We are planning a road trip to Peloponese. I have been away from home since a very young age and never had a chance to experience Greece. I have only visited a few of places and I decided to engage in some tourism this year.

I will write again before I depart.
panos on 07.03.08 @ 06:48 PM gmt [link]