Between research and industry, there’s a quiet in between where careers often take shape. This talk is a first person story of moving from a CS PhD into industry and then discovering that middle ground. I share a few scenes, the issues I ran into, the myths I had to drop, and the lessons I keep. I also address common assumptions about “leaving” academia and show why diplomacy and the academic language often matter more than job title.

Dr. Linda Di Geronimo