Developing Research Orientation in UG Students Centre for Data Engineering International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, India Kamalakar Karlapalem 1 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India

Paradox! »Large number of B.Tech students ~400,000 + »Fewer Quality PhD Students ~40 + (0.01%) © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 2

Paradox! »Large number of B.Tech students ~400,000 + »Fewer Quality PhD Students ~40 + (0.01%) »~1% (~4000 +) are research ready students © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 3

Paradox! »Large number of B.Tech students ~400,000 + »Fewer Quality PhD Students ~40 + (0.01%) »~1% (~4000 +) are research ready students »Need to orient UG students towards research! © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 4

Issues! »Heavy duty workout to get into B.Tech – tired © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 5

Issues! »Heavy duty workout to get into B.Tech – tired »Feeling of achievement! – retired © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 6

Issues! »Heavy duty workout to get into B.Tech – tired »Feeling of achievement! – retired »Job guaranteed! – so why learn © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 7

Issues! »Heavy duty workout to get into B.Tech – tired »Feeling of achievement! – retired »Job guaranteed! – so why learn »Process for getting a job – little to do with what courses covered, or cover very few courses © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 8

Issues! »Heavy duty workout to get into B.Tech – tired »Feeling of achievement! – retired »Job guaranteed! – so why learn »Process for getting a job – little to do with what courses covered, or cover very few courses »Negative Peer pressure! © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 9

Issues! »Heavy duty workout to get into B.Tech – tired »Feeling of achievement! – retired »Job guaranteed! – so why learn »Process for getting a job – little to do with what courses covered, or cover very few courses »Negative Peer pressure! »Lack of research awareness! © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 10

Multi-faceted Approach »Research Mantra © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 11

Multi-faceted Approach »Research Mantra »Curriculum © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 12

Multi-faceted Approach »Research Mantra »Curriculum »Challenge students © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 13

Multi-faceted Approach »Research Mantra »Curriculum »Challenge students »Think about larger life goals © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 14

Multi-faceted Approach »Research Mantra »Curriculum »Challenge students »Think about larger life goals »Research groups & opportunities © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 15

Multi-faceted Approach »Research Mantra »Curriculum »Challenge students »Think about larger life goals »Research groups & opportunities »Create Positive Peer pressure! © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 16

Multi-faceted Approach »Research Mantra »Curriculum »Challenge students »Think about larger life goals »Research groups & opportunities »Create Positive Peer pressure! »Events © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 17

Opportunities »B.Tech (Honours) »B.Tech + MS by Research dual degree © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 18

Student Observations »Research is doable  Attend conferences, and think O’ I too can do that! © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 19

Student Observations »Research is doable  Attend conferences, and think O’ I too can do that! »Research requires hard consistent work  Paper reviews – eye openers! © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 20

Student Observations »Research is doable  Attend conferences, and think O’ I too can do that! »Research requires hard consistent work  Paper reviews – eye openers! »Success in research is recognized within the peer group © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 21

Student Observations »Research is doable  Attend conferences, and think O’ I too can do that! »Research requires hard consistent work  Paper reviews – eye openers! »Success in research is recognized within the peer group »Groups have peer support and mentoring © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 22

Student Observations »Research is doable  Attend conferences, and think O’ I too can do that! »Research requires hard consistent work  Paper reviews – eye openers! »Success in research is recognized within the peer group »Groups have peer support and mentoring »Perspective on future career prospects changes © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 23

Student Observations »Research is doable  Attend conferences, and think O’ I too can do that! »Research requires hard consistent work  Paper reviews – eye openers! »Success in research is recognized within the peer group »Groups have peer support and mentoring »Perspective on future career prospects changes »Pursuing Research has benefits! © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 24

Institute Observations »About 30% of students do B.Tech (Honours) (~150 students in 14+ research labs) © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 25

Institute Observations »About 30% of students do B.Tech (Honours) (~150 students in 14+ research labs) »About 10% go for dual degree program (~15, + ~150 directly admitted dual-degree students) © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 26

Institute Observations »About 30% of students do B.Tech (Honours) (~150 students in 14+ research labs) »About 10% go for dual degree program (~15, + ~150 directly admitted dual-degree students) »Research is addictive! (more so after initial success) © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 27

Institute Observations »About 30% of students do B.Tech (Honours) (~150 students in 14+ research labs) »About 10% go for dual degree program (~15, + ~150 directly admitted dual-degree students) »Research is addictive! (more so after initial success) »PhD conversion within institute problematic <1% © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 28

Institute Observations »About 30% of students do B.Tech (Honours) (~150 students in 14+ research labs) »About 10% go for dual degree program (~15, + ~150 directly admitted dual-degree students) »Research is addictive! (more so after initial success) »PhD conversion within institute problematic <1% »Enthusing studies towards learning – more work is needed © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 29

Institute Observations »About 30% of students do B.Tech (Honours) (~150 students in 14+ research labs) »About 10% go for dual degree program (~15, + ~150 directly admitted dual-degree students) »Research is addictive! (more so after initial success) »PhD conversion within institute problematic <1% »Enthusing studies towards learning – more work is needed »Train student for their last job © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 30

Take away! »Curriculum plays big role! »Need to have research groups! »Positive peer pressure helps! »Human values »Getting good PhD conversion rate still a challenge! © 2011 Kamalakar Karlapalem | Centre for Data Engineering | I I I T – Hyderabad, India 31