Research ChungKuan Cheng CSE 246 Research Techniques CSE

Research Techniques: § § § CSE 246 Scopes Goals Methods Tools Results 2

Scopes o o o What is the problem? Where is the problem? How to

Goals • • • Aim high: Significant Impact Don’t stop at incremental improvements Set

Why is impact important? o o o Computers are tools Computers impact our daily

Why not long-term research? o o o No target No map No money Too

Methods • • Simplify Start from simplest non-trivial cases Aim high, but start low

Tools • Networking • • External Internal (Adviser) Attitude Parallel Processing CSE 246 8

External Networking • Web search • • • IEEE, ACM, research inst. , schools,

Advantages of an Adviser • • • Apprentice system Authority in the field Encouragement

The Nature of Research • • 3 -5 years Can be hard Not much

Chemistry • • Must have good chemistry with Adviser What if there is bad

No Negative Attitudes o o If I tried six different things, and nothing worked,

Parallel Processing • Work in parallel, pipeline • • • More productive Uses all

Results • Experiments: • • CSE 246 Plan ahead Conjectures 15

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Research Chung-Kuan Cheng CSE 246

Research Techniques: § § § CSE 246 Scopes Goals Methods Tools Results 2

Scopes o o o What is the problem? Where is the problem? How to solve the problem? CSE 246 3

Goals • • • Aim high: Significant Impact Don’t stop at incremental improvements Set the target for (3 -5 yrs) Given unlimited resources, what could we achieve in five years? Would we be happy if we get to achieve our goals? CSE 246 4

Why is impact important? o o o Computers are tools Computers impact our daily lives Moore’s Law CSE 246 5

Why not long-term research? o o o No target No map No money Too boring No IMPACT CSE 246 6

Methods • • Simplify Start from simplest non-trivial cases Aim high, but start low Be exhaustive on the approaches View the problem from different angles Find the niches Identify the strengths CSE 246 7

Tools • Networking • • External Internal (Adviser) Attitude Parallel Processing CSE 246 8

External Networking • Web search • • • IEEE, ACM, research inst. , schools, awards Identify the leaders of the field Contact the leaders • • • CSE 246 Discuss ideas Obtain benchmarks & packages The experts of the field will provide feedbacks 9

Advantages of an Adviser • • • Apprentice system Authority in the field Encouragement Scheduling Collaboration CSE 246 10

The Nature of Research • • 3 -5 years Can be hard Not much light in the beginning Adviser provides encouragement CSE 246 11

Chemistry • • Must have good chemistry with Adviser What if there is bad chemistry? • • • CSE 246 Cannot change the other person Change self to match his style As a last resort, try someone else 12

No Negative Attitudes o o If I tried six different things, and nothing worked, how can I not be negative? If it worked too soon, it would not be research If part of it works right away, then you are lucky AQ is one key ingredient of the success. CSE 246 13

Parallel Processing • Work in parallel, pipeline • • • More productive Uses all parts of the mind Dream about the research CSE 246 14

Results • Experiments: • • CSE 246 Plan ahead Conjectures 15