USENIX conferences are the premier location for computer science students to present their work such as thesis papers and research projects. Students also benefit from receiving feedback from the best minds in the system administration community.

I spoke to a few students to get a better understanding of why computer science students come to LISA: Niia Lartey of Oslo University College said that it is a tradition for students in his department to come to LISA. In addition to following tradition, one of the main reasons Lartey traveled across the pond to get ideas for his own thesis paper.

Students from all over the world frequent the USENIX conferences, LISA in particular to gather and share ideas for research projects, discover job opportunities for when they graduate and get involved in the computing community.

USENIX offers student grants for those interested in attending the conference. To find out more, visit http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa08/students.html