We work together to succeed. I'm here to help you navigate your graduate study journey. You have to do your part as well. The following notes can make our collaboration more enjoyable, efficient, and fruitful. It lays out a general process of conducting a research project.
<aside> 📖 *Principles of Effective Research by M. Nielsen*
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I'm always happy and available to talk about ideas. You could bug me any time to give feedback on your ideas. To make our discussion more effective, for each idea, you should prepare the following information:
After one or several meetings, we may concretize the idea and define the project. You should fill in this project card, create shared folders and meeting notes, and iteratively update the information and carry the project along. The information on the project card serves as the north star for the project, motivates our critical thinking, keeps everything in one place, and allows us to effectively collaborate together. It is basically the backbone of your Introduction and Related Work of your future paper.
When you have questions, do not hesitate to ask, via email, Slack, or booking a meeting with me. Before asking any questions, I suggest you explore the resources on these pages, including how to make a research video, conduct a user study, write a rebuttal, etc. They may answer your questions already. But remember, communication is the key. Be proactive!
Before actually implementing the ideas of your project, conducting literature research is critical to avoid reinventing the wheel. Novelty is essential in scientific research, and that is why the contributions of your work and the differentiation from the past work need to be clear, even at the beginning. As a general rule of thumb, you should survey at least 15 related references to get your project started. You want your literature survey to: