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Research & Literature Review

Research & Literature Review. Prepared by: Kemal Akkaya & Nezih Pala Presented by: Ahmed Ibrahim (aibrahim@fiu.edu) Electrical & Computer Engineering Florida International University. Overview of the Research Process. Topic 1. 2.

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Research & Literature Review

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  1. Research & Literature Review Prepared by: Kemal Akkaya & Nezih Pala Presented by: Ahmed Ibrahim (aibrahim@fiu.edu) Electrical & Computer Engineering Florida International University

  2. Overview of the Research Process Topic 1 2

  3. Creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications Discovery of new things that can be independently verified by other professionals. Something new to humanity (not just new to you or your group). What is Research? 3

  4. The Scientific Method Prior knowledge An idea Submit Report, Thesis, Journal or Conference Paper Discovery Independent verification: literature, experiment, numerical model, analytical model, etc 4 The Outcome is Recognised as a Major contribution to the field

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  6. 6 How to Do Research? Common Misunderstandings Think research is only for genius. Think you need to know everything about the subject in advance. Think you should wait for the most important problem to work on.

  7. 7 How to Do Research? Be both confident and humble Be both critical and collaborative Be both ambitious and realistic Be proactive and willing to take a chance! Research needs faith in that there are always interesting new things for you to discover and by doing so you can make the world a better place!

  8. All use the same scientific method. All follow the same ethical principles. All use the same language and terms. All provide information to the world-wide community reported in a full and open manner. All acknowledge the previous work of others. The Research Community 8

  9. The archival literature (must be printed somewhere and unalterable). Must be reviewed by independent professionals before publication. Must be complete so others can reproduce the results. These three form the basic validity test! Publications and Referencing 9

  10. Scientific papers (refereed journal and conference papers) Newspaper articles (X) Advertisements (X) You must only rely on refereed papers in accredited journals and conferences. Types of Publication 10

  11. Literature Search Topic 2 11

  12. Literature Review & What is Literature? 12 • Literature Review: Who has done what and how? • Literature is a collection of all the scholarly writings on a topic. • These writings can be in the form of scholarly • peer reviewed articles, • conference proceedings, • dissertations • books, • and other sources alike.

  13. Why Literature Review? 13 Research Process • Understand topic • reduces time spent looking for information • helps locate a research gap in the literature • helps clarify the scope of your research topic • helps define and “refine” the research question(s) • helps find data and research methods • maximizes quality and appropriateness of results • helps identify experts/ important works in the field • Develop your own ideas Literature Review

  14. Types of Literature Review 14 Part of a larger work e.g. Thesis / Dissertation e.g. Introduction to a journal article Selective Comprehensive e.g. Course assignment e.g. Review article Stand alone work

  15. The Literature Review Process 15 Topic: Choose, explore focus. Work with Brain: Read articles, take notes, shape ideas Research: Collect information Keep track of citations (RefWorks etc.) Write: Revise, proof-read, include biography

  16. Essential for searching the literature. Must be both general and specific. Key Words 16 Cybersecurity, IoT security, jamming attack, mitigation, Android security • Prominent researchers’ names. Shannon • Other useful keywords Review

  17. Google scholar http://scholar.google.com/ Searching the Web 17

  18. Journals and publisher’s indexes IEEE Xplore digital library http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/home.jsp Searching the Web 18

  19. Journals and publisher’s indexes Thomson Reuters Web of Science : https://apps.webofknowledge.com/ Elsevier http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journal_browse.cws_home and many more. Searching the Web 19

  20. Dissertation Search 20

  21. Patents US: http://www.uspto.gov/ https://www.google.com/?tbm=pts&gws_rd=ssl World: http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/ Country Based Searching http://www.wipo.int/ipdl/en/resources/links.jsp IP Searching 21

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