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How can I withdraw a paper from any conference?
Recently my paper got accepted in a conference. But the registration fee was too high for me. Plus they didn’t give any review of my paper. My supervisor told me not not register it. I decided to do ...
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MSc Thesis supervisor wants to push paper to conferences, yet is super obscure on the topic, he just wants to rush
My supervisor pitched this idea of working on this "sms abuse" paper, he claims it will be a "breakthrough" and no one has publish something like this before.
He wants me to ...
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Somewhat bad grades and repeated courses in first few semesters, will it affect my chance to write a bachelors thesis? [closed]
I'm currently studying Computer Science in my 4th year and due to some personal reasons during my first few semesters, I wasn't really performing too well and had to retake a few classes.
Although my ...
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Feeling lost with my master's thesis in a new field
Two years ago I started my master's course in mechatronics engineering in Italy. After one year of classes I applied for a double degree program proposed by the university. According to this program I ...
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Software implementation / quantitative research for MSc thesis did not go well
I've been working on my MSc thesis in creative AI, and chose to research a novel form of game AI, with three seperate strands/use-cases, all of which are novel.
I achieved straight A's in this course, ...
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Is it considered plagiarism if I implement a program by closely following a book?
I am creating a software application for my bachelor thesis. I have found a book that guides me through the whole implementation process of my problem, as well as a source code and I am following the ...
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Thesis: How to mark variables from software in text? [duplicate]
I am writing a thesis about a web application that I developed. I sometimes need to reference a variable or type from the code. This happens quite a lot in the maintenance guide that I am also writing....
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Finding dissertations as reference material
I'm a mathematician/computer scientist (my interests lie around the intersection of the two), and often when I want an introduction to a new research area I find that well-written dissertations are ...
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How to write a scientifc work of my design
I want to write a scientific master thesis. I dont want it to look like a technical report.
I had to configure a system: It contains roughly 2 chips.
Then this system has to send data to another ...
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Corpus linguistics building can be considered as phd research topic in NLP for computer science engineer?
Receive my greetings everyone! I'm sorry if here is not the place for such questions.And excuse me for my english.I'am not native speaker.My concern is:I 'm recently graduated student in Computer ...
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How to differentiate between the concept and the implementation in a computer science thesis?
A common structure of a thesis in computer science has the following structure:
Introduction
Related Work
(Requirement) Analysis
Concept
Implementation
Evaluation
Conclusion
Considering such a ...
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Choosing a Master's program with less than one semester time for thesis
I want to apply for a Master's degree in computer science in Italy. I noticed that some Master's programs in Italy give you less than one semester to work on your thesis.
My goal is to apply for a Ph....
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Can I get a PhD if I'm more interested in practical implementation aspects? [closed]
Let's say, as an example, that I started a PhD in a lab which works with artificial intelligence, and I'm in a position to work with neural networks. If I'm more interested on implementing neural ...
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Surviving the contribution requirements
How can one write a thesis in Computer Science, without actually providing the solution, but researching it and explaining how it's being solved right now but not for the specific problem (research ...
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How to ask professor to work on domain we decided on
I am doing a undergrad thesis under a professor. We decided to work on some domain say "X" however now he is giving me work related to some other domain say "Y". Both "X" ...
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Advice on choosing a CS undergraduate thesis advisor (picking between 2 profs)?
I'm currently a college junior and looking to apply to grad school for CS in the fall. I'm currently choosing a thesis advisor for next year but would love some advice.
One of my options is a HCI ...
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Is it conventional to provide a list of GUI element descriptions in a thesis?
I'm currently writing my dissertation/thesis regarding my Rubik's Cube Solver program (sounds more exciting than it actually is haha). Anyway, I have created a GUI to visualize and animate the cube ...
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Can a phd thesis be in a different area than the master thesis? [duplicate]
First of all let me begin with saying that I have seen there is a question quite similar to this one, but I thought I'd ask again so I could get more specific about my situation since I am guessing it'...
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How to make a bachelor thesis out of optimizing /updating an application? [closed]
I work for a company and want to write my bachelor thesis there. This company has a Quality Assurance Application written in Python, that is very unstructured and follows no design pattern.
My job ...
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How to address the issues of not including technical contribution
Recently I defended my thesis for a master's degree in computer engineering, and internal reviewers marked it satisfactory, however, they made some comments in my report and presentation, one of them ...
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PhD student I am working with as an undergrad may pursue something similar to what my senior thesis is on, is this a conflict of interest?
I began researching for my thesis on subject X several months ago, and the thesis program is starting in a few weeks.
I did not tell the grad student at the old uni about this yet - because originally ...
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Can I reference a result on a dataset without any research paper by that author as state of the art?
The best result on a given dataset has no trace in the form of
research paper or any sort of analysis.
We have no idea whose results were those, or what method was created.
Some competition was held,...
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Failed my BEng dissertation in a computer/electronics related field twice, how do I move forward?
I went to university to study a degree which has computer software and hardware elements to it. I didn't do badly in my normal modules at all, I never got below a 2:1 grade in any module, and some of ...
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Contacting promotor and assistant/supervisor in regards to master's thesis after weeks of radio silence
I am a master student and currently finishing my master's thesis.
Ever since the beginning of COVID I have been experiencing depression and anxiety. This resulted in not being able to work as hard as ...
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Would 3 years of master's in Computer Science look bad in PhD applications?
Basically I'm in an MS program in Computer Science where I do either 8 courses or 6 courses (2 courses per semester) + thesis (spread across 2 semesters).
My original plan was to complete the thesis ...
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How can I structure my undergraduate thesis to include two slightly different projects?
I did a research internship/ co-op in my final semester (our uni gives the option to choose between that and staying on campus for project work under professors). There, I was a part of two slightly ...
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How to cite JavaDoc?
Writing a technical Master's degree thesis in the IT field, I need to cite sentences that are in the JavaDoc, where are no author and no year. Ex.
From: java.util.Queue
The Queue interface does not ...
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Is paying someone to fix LaTeX issues in one's thesis ethical?
For my bachelor thesis in theoretical CS I paid someone to
fix some weird LaTeX issues I had
make some figures in LaTeX for which I provided exact (!) hand-drawn pictures
adjust the document class/...
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What is a novelty in a computer science PhD'
I'm now on my final year of my PhD in Computer Science (CS).
Unfortunately, I'm still confused with what is considered as a novelty in CS.
Some people say I have to develop a new algorithm and not ...
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Who cares about your PhD thesis?
I'm pursuing a Ph.D. in a computer science-related field (more particularly, in Artificial Intelligence). During my studies, I was involved in several projects, some of them got published in top-tier ...
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How should I write my computer science master thesis? [closed]
I have a few questions about writing my master thesis on computer science. The topic is "Automated generation of planar geometry olympiad problems". In short, it's about a piece of software that can ...
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Online Computer Science Masters as PhD Prep
I have recently completed my undergraduate degree, and am interested in pursuing a master's and potentially an eventual doctorate.
I have been looking at affordable online degrees such as the ...
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My teachers refused my BSCS thesis proposal. Were they legit?
When I was a computer science student at my university, I wanted to delve into the code of operating systems. I was (and still am) attracted to such software and hoped for a course project that ...
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Do I have to cite common CS algorithms?
I'm working on my final thesis for a CS grade course and I want to use a common sorting algorithm (quicksort for the curious ones). Do I need to include a reference to this algorithm (cite or quote)? ...
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Should I explain a solution to a problem that only existed due to a mistake in the fundamentals in a bachelors thesis?
The title is pretty broad, so let me narrow it down a bit:
As part of my bachelors thesis I had a practical part that was about developing a software. Due to a mistake in planning of my architecture, ...
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Fear that my thesis topic is too broad and perhaps belongs to another discipline altogether [closed]
It is that time-dreaded for some, eagerly anticipated by others-where I have to start writing my MSc thesis and I face a serious dilemma. The Msc program I attend is in Computer Science and my Bsc was ...
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SoP for applying CS PhD program with research experience that is not my interest
I am applying for a CS PhD program in the US, next year, as an international student. I will complete my CS undergrad in a few months. I already have research experience with my project advisor. Also,...
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Admission for MS/Phd in Computer Science after BE/BTech from India [closed]
Should I go for MS/Phd CS (Masters en route to Phd) in USA? I'm very Passionate about research in my field. But I have very little to no research experience. But have done internship in my field of ...
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Include proof in bsc thesis that I couldn't do fully myself
I'm writing my BSc thesis in computer science right now, for which I'm implementing Fast Fourier Transforms. Now a really important paper on the topic is making a proof which I think I got what they ...
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Cite a book in general and then a chapter in particular
The question is in the context of a paper and a thesis in the area of computational science, computer science and chemistry. I manage my references with Mendeley, and import them into a LaTeX file ...
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How to ask a professor to supervise my undergraduate thesis research?
I am second year CompSci student in Europe and in a short while I'll have to start my undergraduate thesis research. The domain I want to research is cloud computing. One of my lecture professors ...
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Is it reasonable to suggest a PhD thesis topic in an interdisciplinary area in which none of the faculty members specialize?
I think a similar question was answered in PhD Research under guide/advisor of a different department by JeffE. I'm asking a slightly different question. Yet if you find it identical to the above one, ...
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How much code in a computer science thesis? [closed]
I'm working in software development and plan to start a part-time masters degree.
I've read in some places that a thesis shouldn't have much code and should use pseudo-code instead. Then on other ...
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How to continue doing research
At present I write my bachelor's thesis in the field of computer science and I really enjoy it. I would like to continue doing research after I'll have finished my thesis. Is there any way to do that ...
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Funding for writing a computer science dissertation
When I look around, most of the funding opportunities in computer science require a PhD to hold.
Now, I have finished the courses part of my doctoral school and have a reviewed research proposal. Are ...
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Tenses in introduction and summary of every chapter
I am writing an undergraduate dissertation. I am not quite sure what tenses should I use when introducing a chapter and summarizing it. Should I refer to that chapter in present, future or past tenses....
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Where to put related works in a PhD thesis (Computer Science)
My thesis consists of an introduction, background, literature review and a chapter for every approach I proposed. The literature chapter contains a related work subsection for every approach I ...
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How to find a practical part for a master thesis in IT (Blockchain)
I am writing my master thesis in Computer Science. My topic will be related to the Blockchain. I have no problem finding theoretical research questions, that I am really interested in. But the thesis ...
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Master thesis possibly does not work out as expected
I'm currently working on my CS masters thesis. The timeline is set up to 5 months with developing the software and writing the thesis itself. My supervisors and me had a nice idea that would (if it ...
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Is there a standard order for the preliminary pages of PhD theses?
I am a PhD student in a UK university. As I was putting my thesis together, I did not know how I should order the preliminary pages, which are as follows:
Abstract.
Dedication.
Acknowledgment.
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