A Conversation with Behnaz Arzani: Shaping the future of network management
Behnaz Arzani, a principal researcher at Microsoft Research, discusses her pioneering work in automated network management the challenges of managing large-scale networks, particularly during incidents, and the role of AI and heuristics in addressing these challenges. The conversation also covers her recently open-sourced project, MetaOpt, which helps network operators analyze and improve the impact of various network algorithms in use. ...
Creative Writing and Expository Writing. Flip Sides of the Same Coin?
Creative (fiction) and expository (non-fiction) writing have fundamentally different objectives. Creative writing seeks to amuse and entertain; expository writing seeks to inform and instruct. But while aiming at different targets, they share fundamentally important approaches and techniques. Ignoring these commonalities does serious harm to both genres. ...