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Onboarding Procedure

Ali Kuwajerwala edited this page Mar 23, 2023 · 20 revisions

Current maintainer: Alihusein Kuwajerwala, and Liam and Glen

This guide is now deprecated. The onboarding guide is now located as a pinned message on the #onboarding channel in the montreal robotics slack.

(Depreceated) REAL Lab Onboarding Guide

There are a handful of systems you need to get access to when you join the lab. Follow the steps below to get access to all the necessary systems and resources.

1. REALab Slack Access

Join the Robotics Montreal Slack for lab communication.

2. Lab Email Group

Contact Ali (Alihusein Kuwajerwala) on slack to get added to real@mila.quebec to receive lab announcements. He will need this link here.

3. Compute Canada Access

Request access to Compute Canada. Learn how to do that on the Compute Canada wiki page.

4. Lab Space and Desk Assignment

  • Request a desk at the REAL lab.
  • Request a desk at Mila.

5. Lab WiFi Access ("DaffyTown")

Add your MAC address to the spreadsheet pinned in the #general channel on Slack and then make a comment on that line in the spreadsheet and tag @bencherr@iro.umontrea.ca in it, so they can add you.

6. Lab Computer Access

Request access to lab computers.

7. Lab Webpage Update

Add yourself to the lab webpage. Follow the instructions on this wiki page.

8. Lab Calendar Access

Contact Liam to get access to the lab calendar.

9. REAL Group Slack Channels

Join the #social channel on the REAL group Slack, as well as any other channels of interest.

10. DIRO Account Creation

11. SSH Access to Lab Computers

Once you have a DIRO account, follow the ssh guide for Glen's lab to access lab computers. Currently, Simon is in charge of making accounts.