Academic Resources

• Poster Printing
• LaTeX & Writing
• Advice to Graduate Students
• Northeastern Resources

This page contains several links to resources that Spiral members may find useful.

Poster Printing

1. Email [email protected] (Maria suggests emailing them 48 hours in advance.)
2. [email protected] will create a ticket for you.
3. Once the poster is ready, you will receive an email and you will be asked to pick it up from 009 Hayden Hall (basement floor)

LaTeX & Writing

Please read the following two books:

• The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX
• The Elements of Style

Here are a few additional resources on LaTeX:

• BibTex Basics
• Overleaf is the preferred platform for collaborative latex writing.
• LaTeXiT is a nice program for generating LaTeX equations for PowerPoint presentations or posters.
• Mathpix converts images to LaTeX code.

Advice to Graduate Students

• A comprehensive list compiled by Adam Wierman.
• Another comprehensive list compiled by Frédo Durand.
• Writing a Paper by Jean-Yves Le Boudec.

Northeastern Resources

• ECE Graduate Student Resources, including the Graduate Program Guide, annual review forms, etc.
• NEU library. If you are trying to access an online article and cannot despite being on campus, sometimes going through the library's search function is successful.
• NEU Adobe student license. If you are trying to collect multiple form signatures electronically, using adobe acrobat reader would be a good choice. It can get documents signed by others using Fill and Sign tool. It lets signers quickly sign agreements from anywhere using a web browser or mobile device. Signers are not required to purchase any Adobe product to sign the agreements. Detailed introduction can be found here.
• Student Associations:
  • Northeastern ECE PhD Students Association (NEPSA)
  • Iranian Students Association (ISAN)
  • Chinese Students & Scholars Association (NUCSSA)
  • Turkish Graduate Students Association (NUTGSA)