Questions tagged [computer-science]
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Implications of being accepted without funding to a computer science PhD in the United States?
I was accepted into Ohio State University CS PhD without funding.
I have heard that people who can show their capability may get funding after getting into the program. Is this understanding correct? ...
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Reference on availability of source code used in computer science research articles?
I have several questions related to open-sourcing the source code used for a research article.
Is there any research/study that addresses any of the following:
What percentage of research articles ...
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Why don't researchers publish failed experiments?
The following might be a slight generalization for all fields but something I've noticed especially in the field of Scientific Computing:
Why don't people publish failures? I mean, if they tried some ...
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Why are conference papers so important in computer science (CS)?
From my understanding many CS conferences are highly selective and the papers are peer-reviewed. The CS field also seems to publish traditional journal articles. I do not understand the difference ...
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How to address dependencies when publishing a chain of papers
In computer systems, it's relatively common to have a large problem which is broken up into multiple sub-problems, each of which is substantial in its own right and is in the realm of different ...
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After PhD in Aerospace Engineering, could I be admitted into a top university for a second PhD in Computer Science?
I currently work as an Aerospace Engineer for the Department of Defense for nearly 6 years now, and I have a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from a top-10 university in the United States. I am seriously ...
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Why are academics not paid royalties on published research papers in IEEE, ACM etc.? [closed]
I understand that academics are not paid a single dime on their publications. In my field (computer science), IEEE, ACM, Springer, Elsevier are some known journals/publications and none of them pay ...
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Deadline For PhD offer while waiting for other results
I have been offered a PhD position with full funding from my backup university, however they gave me a deadline of April 5th to either accept or decline their offer. I am still waiting for replies ...
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Doing a masters degree level research without following a Master Course
I have a degree in computer science but I don't have any research experience. But everyday I read research papers from free journals. I also managed to understand the content of them. Now I want to do ...
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How can I get into computer science research as a high school student?
I am in High-School but want to pursue research in Computer Science, but as you know High-School usually does not offer any such options or tasks.
So I want to explore avenues where I can get these ...
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After my PhD how much salary should I expect as a professor of computer science?
It's easy for me to find out salaries for tech-jobs but it seems Professor salaries are quite hush-hush. I really love to teach and would be more than willing to join academia. However, I may choose ...
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Is the status of conference publications in Computer Science really absolutely unique?
It has been discussed and explained many times that in (at least some subdisciplines of) Computer Science, conference publications have a special status compared to many other fields - where in other ...
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Is it wrong to impose a challenging time constraint on exams?
I've noticed that many professors seem to impose extremely tight time limits on their exams, even though the subject in question would never have such extreme time constraints in real life. For ...
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Is obtaining a PhD from an Asian country really a career suicide?
There is a proverb going around for a long time
Doing a PhD from an Asian country is a career suicide.
What is the significance of this proverb in case of Computer Science?
Does this also include ...
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Is it possible for a high school student with no academic qualifications to publish a research paper?
I am a bachelor student at the second year of studies (Physics), but I'm an independent programmer since many more years.
Now, I have some data about an algorithm I've done and I would like to ...
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Number of publications needed to get into a computer science PhD program?
I've looked at the resumes of the type of candidates that get into computer science PhD programs at the top few universities (e.g. Stanford, MIT etc.) and a lot of them seem to have multiple ...
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Best-practice models for "research" code?
I have been a professional software developer for a number of years, I'm also an academic researcher - and my research has involved lots of software development.
I sometimes feel as though my ...
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Inadmissible theorems in research
One of my engineering friends told me how e once had to take a make-up calculus I exam due to being hospitalised and so self-studied a lot of the missed topics. For the make-up exam, e used L'Hôpital'...
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What is the point of a PhD thesis whose content already exists in published papers?
In my area (computer science) it is standard to publish several papers during the course of your PhD and then only "write" your thesis in the last few months of graduate school --- often you only ...
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Do you keep your study notes publicly available?
I am considering to create a wiki/blog for most of my study notes that I have made or taken digitally.
Also, for the handwritten and rough ones I am thinking about storing them in my GitHub ...
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In peer-review, is it common for a reviewer to be shown and asked to comment on other reviewers' reports?
Some months ago, I was asked to review a paper for a computer science conference. I submitted my report about a week before the deadline, and I strongly recommended acceptance subject to a few minor ...
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How can I signal that I don't intend to follow up the items in my "Future Work" section?
I'm currently writing a paper that is based on work that I won't be following up on, as I'm changing career directions. I believe that the work raises a number of questions and ideas for future work, ...
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PhD Admissions Importance: Research vs. Grades
I have read and been told that research is the single most important factor for applying for PhD programs in STEM fields. But, I also hear that GPA and GRE scores are the first cutting point for ...
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Will a PhD help me as a startup founder?
I'm planning to get double honours in CS and Pure Math. (Link to my previous post.) But I'm very confused about getting a PhD. Will it help me as a startup founder?
The only thing that is stopping me ...
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A reference that is old, has no bibtex entry, and probably not well-known throughout the readership. How to cite this?
I am writing an article for an audience that mostly consists of computer scientists. A specific part of the subject is motivated by Kirchhoff's laws. I intend to mention this fact and reference the ...
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Which tools should be used to produce charts in computer science research papers? [duplicate]
What are good choices to produce charts in computer science research papers? For example, I think Figure 8 from
Staring into the Abyss: An Evaluation of Concurrency Control with One Thousand Cores (...
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Changing field from Computer Science to Philosophy
I am a Computer Science graduate and I have been realising that my true passion lies in Philosophy, as for the past 5 or 6 years (I am 26) I have been constantly asking questions about life, ...
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Parameter quantifying the number of publications expected from a good researcher [closed]
Is there any such notion of parameter that quantifies the number of journal articles someone has to publish to be a good researcher or to obtain his tenure?
For instance, how many publications per ...
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what is the best way to take missing courses before applying to MS?
I am holding bachelor degree in applied math and physics, which I received in Moscow State University. I have rather normal grades (average 4.3 out of 5). My BS thesis ("Weight optimization of ...
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Is improving a simple algorithm without beating the state of the art still publishable?
In a particular field there are two algorithms being used:
Algorithm Simple: you understand it in five minutes, you can implement it in fifteen.
Algorithm State of the Art (SOA): requires very ...
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Will I destroy my career if I published a paper with a serious mistake?
I'm an undergrad and kind of new to this whole research thing. I've been doing research for the past ~9 months as a requirement to graduate with my bachelor's (there's the research track and software ...
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Is it normal that a peer reviewer would ask for an executable file in order to check my results?
I have just received a decision letter for my submitted manuscript to an Elsevier journal. It was a revise and resubmit. However one of the reviewer asked for an executable file in order to check my ...
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My supervisor plagiarised my bachelor thesis: what can I do about it?
In July 2012 I submitted a bachelor's thesis on a machine learning topic. I designed an algorithm that I developed in Java.
Now I have found a publication (September 2012) by my supervisor with all ...
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What should I do with small research results in theoretical computer science?
I am a PhD student who works in theory. I was working on some problem for the last 6-7 weeks. After doing a survey for two weeks it took me about four weeks to solve a research problem.
Along with my ...
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How important is age in CS PhD admissions?
I just entered a MS in Computer Science in a mid tier state school. I'm interested in taking things to the next level, but I just turned 30. By the time I do the math and everything, I'll probably ...
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Hiring a faculty consultant
We need to hire a computer scientist with a very particular specialty as a consultant for a long term industrial research project. We've read the relevant papers and so know who does good work in it. ...
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How to overcome "No Research Experience" in CS Ph.D applications
I am a 4th year computer engineering undergraduate student who will apply for Ph.D. programs this winter/spring, for the next fall semester. I have decided to become an academic 2 years ago, and head ...
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Non-academic positions after PhD in computer science
With the academic job situation so tight and uncertain, I am thinking of jobs outside academia (after a PhD in Computer Science). There are plenty of programming jobs that require an undergrad or even ...
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Adviser wants to be joint first author, even though I did most of the research
In my research, my adviser only gives minimal advice that is limited to the direction of the research and defining the problems.
I can say I do most of the thinking, the actual solutions of the ...
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What are some effective ways for someone without a graduate degree to increase their chances of getting hired as a lecturer?
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I am graduating from a Bachelor's degree (Computer Science) at the end of the year from a fairly large Australian university (top50 world). I am keen for a lecturing role (only teaching) at ...
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Advantages of the conference publication system of CS/Eng
Computer Science and Engineering have a publication system that is quite different from that of other disciplines, in that conference proceedings have great importance and partially take the role of ...
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What's the benefit of delaying a tenure-track position for doing a postdoc (when you already have a tenure-track offer)?
I've seen candidates for tenure-track positions in computer science that managed to negotiate a starting date that is a year later than originally planned. During that additional year, they all seem ...
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I discovered a mistake in my own published workshop paper, how do I handle errata?
I am PhD student and the main author of a research-in-progress report in computer science. The paper is already published at a workshop (in the proceedings, this is not a journal paper) and was ...
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After my employment ends, can I keep working without pay at my current research center, on independent research?
I have a bachelor degree in Computer Engineering. I worked as a Research Engineer in a Research Center. It was a fully paid Engineering position funded by European projects.
However, my contract ...
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How to improve myself as a recitation (discussion,lab,tutorial) teacher?
This question is related to How to improve myself as a lecturer?. However, being a PhD student, my main teaching obligation is leading recitations, i.e. sessions for groups of ~20 students that take ...
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Rankings of Computer Science conferences and journals
I was wondering if there is any kind of "reliable" CS conferences ranking available on the web. I have searched on SCImago, but I believe it only ranks journals, and there is no mention about ...
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Is development research?
I'm a Msc student, and my project is to develop a novel software tool for use in neurosurgery.
There is a current tool that is considered the standard of care for the procedure, but it has low rates ...
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Do I still need a PhD to do research if I have double honours in CS and Pure Math?
I'm planning to get double honours in CS and Pure Math. I'm confused what's the biggest benefit of Ph.D. will be for me? People say you learn to do research, but I can do research(as I have the ...
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Ethical implications of withdrawing a paper during the rebuttal phase and submitting it somewhere else
I have submitted a paper at a certain conference that has a rebuttal phase (authors are presented with initial reviews and can write a rebuttal, which will be used for the final decision). Based on ...
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Why is the admission process centralized, when the professor who is actually funding may not be in the committee?
This question is based on some observations which could be wrong (in that case, let me know).
I am applying to PhD program in various universities in US in theoretical computer science (TCS). Some of ...
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