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Research Lifecycle

This guide explores the research lifecycle in computer science, detailing the stages from idea inception to dissemination. It presents the biological metaphor of ideas: from birth to death, emphasizing that while ideas evolve, they may lead to new innovations even after being replaced. Key steps include literature review, proposal formulation, experimental development, rigorous evaluation, comprehensive reporting, publication, and effective presentation. This framework is essential for researchers to communicate effectively, ensuring rigor and relevance in their scientific contributions.

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Research Lifecycle

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  1. Research Lifecycle Computer Science Research Practicum Fall 2012 Andrew Rosenberg

  2. Biological Lifecycle • Birth • Adolescence • Maturity • Procreation • Death

  3. Research Lifecycle • Birth – A new idea is proposed • Adolescence – The idea is tested and refined. • Maturity – The idea enters “common knowledge” • Procreation – The idea spawns new ideas. • Death – The idea is replaced by new ideas. • Do ideas ever really die?

  4. Major Steps in Research • Literature Review • Proposal • Development • Evaluation • Reporting • Publication • Presentation

  5. Literature Review • Increase knowledge and understanding of the current state of the art. • Read previously published studies and hypotheses. • In additional to traditional publications, blog posts and arxiv style self-publishing can be a useful source of information.

  6. Proposal • Advisors, funders, colleagues and instructors use research proposals to communicate and assess research ideas. • What are you going to do? • Motivate the research question. • Motivate your answer.

  7. Development • Execute the experiment. • Write code that implements your idea. • Develop a written proof of your theory. • How good does your code need to be?

  8. Evaluation • How do you know that your idea is working? • Objectivity • Empiricism • Reproducibility • Baselines • Statistical Significance.

  9. Reporting • Share your research findings with other people through written reports. • Motivate the problem • Contextualize with previous work • Describe the approach • Discuss the contribution • Future implications.

  10. Reporting • Reproducibility • How does Open-source software fit?

  11. Publication • Journal Articles • Conference Publications • Workshops • Technical Reports • “Self-publishing” • Peer-review. • Blind, double-blind

  12. Presentation • Oral Presentations • 20-60 minutes. • Currently, there is an expectation of slides • PowerPoint, Keynote, Blender (latex) • Poster Presentations • Sessions can last between 1.5-4hrs. • Design a 3’x4’ poster that contains research material

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