A walk-through a Ph.D. Experience
Conferint,ele S,colilor Doctorale din Consort,iul Universitaria - MIF
Paul Diac
Consort,iul Universitaria Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Ia¸si
22 October 2020
Contents
1 Enrollment 2 First Years
The Begining Some Tools First Paper 3 Final Years
Transition More Tools 4 Thesis
Writing the Thesis Thesis Defense
3/37 Enrollment
Enrollment
about me
my motivation to join the Ph.D. adventure supervisor
research plan→thesis title
First Years The Begining
Contents
1 Enrollment
2 First Years The Begining Some Tools First Paper
3 Final Years Transition More Tools
4 Thesis
Writing the Thesis
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The Begining
Documentation
reading papers direction is important only reading is frustrating join some on-going project
myth about no paper in the first year teaching activity: get the balance right
First Years The Begining
First Contributions
it may require some proactive attitude starting with something small is more feasible surprisingly impactful for next years
start looking for conferences or journals
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Some Tools
Contents
1 Enrollment
2 First Years The Begining Some Tools First Paper
3 Final Years Transition More Tools
4 Thesis
Writing the Thesis Thesis Defense
5 Personal
6 Other
First Years Some Tools
WikiCFP
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Some Tools
GoogleScholar
First Years Some Tools
DBLP
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Some Tools
MSAcademic
First Years Some Tools
WebOfKnowledge
webofknowledge.com→ISI indexing
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First Paper
Contents
1 Enrollment
2 First Years The Begining Some Tools First Paper 3 Final Years
Transition More Tools
4 Thesis
Writing the Thesis Thesis Defense
5 Personal
6 Other
First Years First Paper
Writing the First Paper
follow the CFP formatting instructions, blind authors, ethics, rebuttal don’t rely on deadline extension but make use of it
LaTEX clearly preferable.TeXworks&Kile for collaborative editing
more scientific advise depending on the context
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Transition
Contents
1 Enrollment
2 First Years The Begining Some Tools First Paper
3 Final Years Transition More Tools
4 Thesis
Writing the Thesis Thesis Defense
5 Personal
6 Other
Final Years Transition
Transition
when to start thinking about the thesis?
path to the end should be relatively clear maybe still some work in progress
complete and enhance your research profile
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Transition
Tips
maintain a list of conferences, deadlines work with bachelors or masters students - interns
gradually move towards managing some part of the work thesis→start earlier
Final Years Transition
Deadline Management
nov dec jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug
oct
WWW A*
29 oct abstract 5 nov paper
21 jan decision
SCC A
2 march paper
15 april
decision submission26 mayWI-IATB
5 july decision
ICE-BB
28 feb submission
2 may
decision ICEBEB
4 july abstract 11 july submission
22 aug decision
KESB
16 apr paper
6 may decision
ICSOFTB
23 apr submission
(position) 23 may decision (position)
SYNASCC
31 may submission
1 july decision
ICCPC
1 june submission
14 july decision
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More Tools
Contents
1 Enrollment
2 First Years The Begining Some Tools First Paper
3 Final Years Transition More Tools 4 Thesis
Writing the Thesis Thesis Defense
5 Personal
6 Other
Final Years More Tools
Matchcha
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More Tools
arXiv.org
Thesis
Writing the Thesis
Contents
1 Enrollment
2 First Years The Begining Some Tools First Paper
3 Final Years Transition More Tools
4 Thesis
Writing the Thesis
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Writing the Thesis
Some Advice
alternate writing the thesis with something else quarantine is bliss
follow colleague examples & other thesis in the research domain start with a .tex template likecleanthesis
write, rephrase, rephrase after a long time, repeat
Thesis
Writing the Thesis
More Advice
overlap with your own papers number of pages
spell check→
asynchronous review process with your supervisor abstract, one-page summary, four page summary,
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Thesis Defense
Contents
1 Enrollment
2 First Years The Begining Some Tools First Paper
3 Final Years Transition More Tools
4 Thesis
Writing the Thesis Thesis Defense 5 Personal
6 Other
Thesis Thesis Defense
Some Advice
expect some bureaucracy
presentation in the department→feedback experience will help
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Timeline
Personal
Timeline
29/37 Other
Research Domains
focus vs multidisciplinarity
computer science can be applied inalmostany other domain my experience: Algorithms for Service Workflows?
Other
Evaluation Criteria
a) ethics b) relevance c) impact
d) innovativeness e) methodology f) fitness g) publications:
conferences CORE:A*-12,A-8,B-4,C-2,D-1 similar for journals
2018→link: sum, / (authors-2) & single author, 16-10-6-4
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Ph.D. Reports
should be presented each of the first three years useful when writing the thesis, if related
some evaluation criteria
Other
List of Publications
similar to your GScholar profile + evaluation criteria
may include publications not related to Ph.D.
will be useful after Ph.D.
citations list
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Conference Ranking
CORE→A* 7%,A19%,B29%,C26%, unranked 17%
similar for journals
short papers, workshops, posters, other rankings: Qualis, ERA, MSAR, GGS
Other
Doctoral School Council
a helpful resource
one of your Ph.D. colleagues is member
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Research Projects
great opportunity to join a team
a work plan with deadlines, some on-going work better financial return
Other
Internships
several companies have special Ph.D. internships can be a good opportunity with more applicative side also financially. summer internship better than full-time job
