How I see PhD
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A personal view point regarding PhD, science and research that can be motivating for new junior PhD students.
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How I see PhD
- 1. How I see PhD? Behrang Mehrparvar CS-GSA University of Houston
- 2. Joy vs. Title None of these people seeked a degree ... - Edison, Einstein, Socrates, Newton, Plato, Ebn Sina, etc.
- 3. Passion vs. Tension Love ... Research Topic Contribution Fear ... Adviser Visa/Green card Publication Job
- 4. Motivation Advisor persuasion Citations Graduation Green card Parents motivation PASSION OF RESEARCH!
- 5. Science vs Engineering Science Driven by curiosity Output is knowledge Engineering Driven by requirements Output is product
- 6. How to solve problems? Understand the problem View it from different angles Break it down
- 7. How to read books? Scan it Don’t memorize Get the big picture Get the concept Choose what is worth deep understanding Seek insight not knowledge “The books are always out there”
- 8. How to read a paper? Set a goal (why am I reading this?) Exploration What is the concept/domain/idea Exploitation What is the answer of a specific question? Read about the author Connect to the paper Read in two, three or four phases Quick reading: sensitive to words Ask questions Identify black boxes
- 9. Innovation Dare to deviate! Develop a curious character Break the rules Question everything Try and fail The answer is somewhere else
- 10. Ideas Ideas are everywhere Most papers are incomplete Ideas come when you are not focusing Diffuse mode vs focused mode of brain Be open-minded Challenge your mind, tease your mind Defining the problem is half way through the path Choose ideas that are more fruitful
- 11. Left vs right brain Diffuse mode vs focused mode Divergent thinking vs convergent thinking Ideas vs knowledge
- 12. Thinking techniques Generalization Grouping Contradiction Similarities Simplification, abstraction Zoom in, zoom out Break to components
- 13. How to organize Use online tools Dropbox, Google Drive, Git, Overleaf, Mendeley, Evernote You can also work from coffee shops You don’t need to backup Save every file / delete nothing! Use versions Do not overdo it though!
- 14. New Domain Learn the basic concepts Learn their language to communicate Read surveys Find Leaders of the field Grasp the concept there
- 15. Resources Books most reliable Papers Unreliable State-of-the-art Blogs, forums Very simple Very detailed Your own intuition Trust it, try it!
- 16. Breakdowns! If you are not enjoying it every single moment ... There is something wrong Stop and think ... Stress, depression Aggression Wrong intention Lack of knowledge Out of direction Waiting for others response NOISE!!!
- 17. Feedback loop Do not just do things (todo list) Think and analyze what worked for you Analyze your mind Do I know? Or do I comprehend?
- 18. Mistakes Always try even when your adviser disagrees You learn from mistakes No one knows the answer Challenge starts when you do not ask but try Never give up until you are sure it’s a dead- end
- 19. The big picture Build mind graph Design flowcharts Write questions Write down any ideas