ΕΠΛ671: Ερευνητικές Μέθοδοι στην Πληροφορική

Advice on Ph.D. Thesis

• What a Thesis is about (refers to B.Sc. theses), from Princeton Weekly Bulletin, 2002.
• What a Thesis is about, by M. Dikaiakos (comments for both undergraduate and gratuate theses).
• For anyone considering a Ph.D. in Computer Science, by Douglas Comer, Purdue
• How to write a Ph.D. dissertation, by Douglas Comer, Purdue
• Notes on the Ph.D. Degree, by Douglas Comer, Purdue
• How to do a PhD thesis. Talk by Jim Gray to graduate students at TU Vienna, 9/2004.
• Useful Things to Know About Ph. D. Thesis Research by H.T. Kung., Harvard.
• Guide for PhD Candidates, Cambridge Computer Lab, University of Cambridge, UK, 2004.
• Graduate Student Information Guide, from the Computing Research Association (CRA) of the US
• How to measure research, by Douglas Comer, Purdue

Technical Writing and Presentation

• How to Write Research Articles in Computing and Engineering Disciplines, by Ivan Stojmenovic (Feb 2010)
• Writing Style for Technical Papers by Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia.
• Good tips on Paper Writing, Presentations and Reviewing.
• Michalis Faloutsos' resources
• Advice on writing by D. Patterson, UC/Berkeley.
• The structure of a succesful paper in Systems by Michalis Faloutsos, UCR.
• Hints on paper writing and presentations by Armando Fox, Stanford.
• How to give a bad talk, compiled by M. Dahlin, UTexas/Austin.
• A collection of advice on how to give a bad talk, by S. Lumetta, UIUC.
• Oral Presentation Advice, by Mark Hill, U. of Wisconsin, Madison.
• The structure of a 20' minute technical presentation by Michalis Faloutsos, UCR.

Resources on Ethics

• On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research from the National Academy of Sciences. Podcast.
• Course on Responsible Conduct in Research, from Columbia University
  • Responsible Authorship and Peer Review
  • Collaborative Science
  • Data Acquisition and Management
  • Mentoring
  • Research Misconduct
  • Conflicts of Interest
• Integrity in Scientific Research, Videos from American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Ethics in Computing by Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University
• Association of Computing Machinery Computing and Public Policy Page (including Code of Ethics)
• Iowa State University's Code of Computer Ethics
• On Line Ethics Center for Science and Engineering from Case Western Reserve University
• Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

Paper Reading and Reviewing

• Viewpoint: Advising students for success, by Ullman, J. D., Commun. ACM 52, 3 (Mar. 2009), 34-37.
• Efficient Reading of Papers in Science and Technology, by M.J. Hanson and D. McNamee.
• How to Increase the Acceptance Ratios of Top Conferences?, by G. Cormode, A. Czumaj and S. Muthukrishnan, Proc. FUN 2004.

Impact factors, citations reports

• Google's Scholar Service.
• Citation Index (accessible through the U. of Cyprus intranet).
• Citeseer: The Research Index (check the statistcs page).
• Computer Science Conference Rankings (alternative)
• Computer Science Journal Rankings
• Scientific Journals Impact Factor, journal ranking website
• Systems and Networking Conference statistics.

Career stuff

• How to have a bad career in Research/Academia, by David Patterson, February 2002.
• A guide on networking with the research community by Phil Agre, UCLA.
• Rules for New Computer Science and Engineering Professors by Dave Patterson, UC/Berkeley.
• "At the Helm: A Laboratory Navigator" by Kathy Baker, on leading (and participating in) labs and projects, 2002.

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