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Crafting a Research Paper/Talk Prasun Dewan FB 150, Sitterson, 11-12:

pptPlex Section Divider [Definitions] The slides after this divider will be grouped into a section and given the label you type above. Feel free to move this slide to any position in the deck.

Which is Research? IPHONEVISTA SIDEBAR

What is Research?

Research (in Computer Science) Novel concrete or abstract CS-related artifact? Argument made why significant and interesting – Paper – Talk It is the argument that must be new, not necessarily the artifact – New artifact does help increase significance Research done in the process of arguing it! Most things we learn should apply to any engineering field – Maybe not science IPhone Collaboration Toolkit GPU-based Algorithm Software Algorithm Asynchronous- Logic Chip Measurement of Network Traffic Hardware Measurement

iPhone as Research Research implies a an analysis of previous work (survey/related work discussion) Will focus on surveys – Hardest part of paper/talk

Paper/Talk Paper: document created Talk – Slides and/or Delivery – Some talks do not have slides! – Talk = Recording

Crafting In the small – Grammar, PPT Animations – Style, PPT Color Choices – Analogous to defining an object In the large – Composition of prose and slide items – Analogous to design principles and patterns Assume proficiency in design in the small The passive voice should not be used! Use light text on dark background ! Have an abstract, introduction, body, conclusions and future work Have a title, outline, body, conclusions, and future work

Software Design Pattern Arguably good composition techniques Situational Examples! Practice Write Method Notification Read Method Model Controller (Performs Input) Controller (Performs Input) View (Performs Output) View (Performs Output) Design pattern found in many applications

State of the art in Software engineering Arguably good composition techniques Situational Examples! Practice Design pattern found in many applications

State of the art in Papers/Talks Arguably good composition techniques Situational Examples! Practice

State of the art in Papers/Talks Arguably good composition techniques Situational Examples! Practice No one seems to have addressed !

Such Principles/Patterns Exist Each student seems to make the same kinds of mistakes! Have compiled mistakes made by students of last class

Even if you disagree with class patterns/principles Practice Most of talk practice done offline using recordings Office 2007 LiveMeeting Good also for audience – Viewing a good talk can inspire and teach – Easier to see others’ mistakes

pptPlex Section Divider [Paper vs. Talk] The slides after this divider will be grouped into a section and given the label you type above. Feel free to move this slide to any position in the deck.

Why Integration of Talk/Paper Research done in the process of arguing it! At an abstract level, argument in talk and paper not that different Abstract argument is most important Concrete recommendations may also be very similar Have an abstract, introduction, body, conclusions and future work Have a title, outline, body, conclusions, and future work

Difference? Paper usually has more details – More true for journal paper – Which details to omit an important issue in giving talks Talk an advertisement for paper Talk is less formal Can afford to make grammar mistakes Easy to lose concentration in a talk – Can re-read paper – Papers usually do not have as good a flow In this course, paper is almost a talk transcript

Which comes first: Paper? Usually conference paper before talk Get the details before abstracting (bottom-up approach) Can answer detailed questions in talk

Which comes first: Talk? Interview talk before thesis written Get the abstraction/outline first – Top-down approach – Paper is an expanded version of the talk Easier to get reviewer of talk than paper – Quality of main argument better evaluated When integrating papers, details already there, so no advantage in going to paper first Can use figures of talk in paper Maybe easier to go from informal (conversational) to formal. – Often people end up reading paper in talk.

Which is harder: Paper? More details – More things to go wrong – Wrong proofs common in papers

Which is harder: Talk? Abstraction is harder – “I am sorry I did not have time for a shorter letter” – “Length is used to compensate for lack of depth” Once talk is made, paper is easy Will spend much more time on talks – More of an in-class activity

pptPlex Section Divider [Assignments] The slides after this divider will be grouped into a section and given the label you type above. Feel free to move this slide to any position in the deck.

Series of Talk-Paper Pairs First give a talk on some topic. Then write a paper that has the same content and flow (it may even be a transcript of the talk) TalkPaper

Research Interest 3 minute talk on research interest Paper on research interest

Talk principles 10 minute talk on talk principles Paper on talk principles

Seminal Paper 20 minute summary of seminal paper Summary of seminal paper

Survey Create recording of 45 min survey PaperReview partner’s recording Present revised talk Revised Paper Lots of work!

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Student Level 2 nd year student – Ph.D. qualifying talk and paper 1 st year RA – Allows you to abstract out and understand what you are doing 1 st year TA – Allows you to explore an area Student writing thesis/proposal – Hardest part of your career Master’s student – Integrative comprehensive paper

Previous Skills Matter? No matter how good you are, much scope for improvement – How many talks do you listen to with rapt attention and understand? – How many papers have you enjoyed reading? Students expected to start with varying skills and background Graded mostly on how much improvement you show