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[ "my career prospect to the field of Biostatistics. Is it feasible to think", "a quantitative social researcher or a data miner? The reason why I am", "which to me sounds interesting. However at the same time I don't want", "can work as, say, a quantitative social researcher or a data miner? The", "of Biosta...
[ "> > > **Letters** are short reports of original research focused on an", "substantial advance in understanding of an important problem and have immediate, far-reaching implications.", "following: > > **Articles** are original reports whose conclusions represent a substantial advance", "Nature points out the ...
[ "universities want official GRE/TOEFL scores before admission? It seems to be a waste", "seems to be a waste of time and money for prospective applicants. They", "On the other hand ETS can send official scores directly to universities electrically", "easily use the scores claimed by students in first stages a...
[ "other disciplines of physics, it's quite common for author lists to be ordered", "author lists to be ordered by the amount of the contribution. At some", "probably have subconscious biases towards earlier authors. I also happen to have a", "be ordered by the amount of the contribution. At some point I will",...
[ "They are supposed to hand in a compilable and running application (output). No", "are given one page with some requirements (input). They are supposed to hand", "(UI, some logic, event handling, persist data to a file). They are given", "hand in a compilable and running application (output). No software docu...
[ "professional science. So my question is thus: Upon soldiering on with the degree,", "madness and took the plunge for a BSc degree in astronomy. I am", "in research. I think trying to repair my broken education and fight my", "the plunge for a BSc degree in astronomy. I am now loving the", "as a full time c...
[ "to clarify something. \"I have been - and always shall be\" an average", "I want to specialize in information security. However, I want to clarify something.", "has never been so bright but I have enough passion and resources to", "this is the right place to ask for help about my career. Well", "the intern...
[ "in US with guidance from a scientist who was working there, but he", "US with guidance from a scientist who was working there, but he is", "include this experience in my SOP, and wonder, in general, how is the", "since the application deadline is coming. I want to include this experience in", "have done a ...
[ "> `-------` > > *`Copyright 2013 Coder, ... !this part`* > > `-------`", "to put `heading` to all program codes everywhere they appear as complete source", "(MSc or PhD) in a case we wanted to include some program codes", "> > `-------` > > *`Copyright 2013 Coder, ... !this part`* > >", "*`Copyright 2013 C...
[ "because there several parallel domains. Moreover, literature doesn't have much details on that", "be the approach, and not sure whether the results would be positive in", "in the area for around 6 months. He said that he thinks that", "(pretty limited though) has only enhanced my confusion. Probably because ...
[ "As an author, what should I do if I want the code I", "separate license for the source code, so presumably it would be licensed under", "papers do not specify a separate license for the source code, so presumably", "As a reader, do I need permission from the publisher to use source", "it would be licensed ...
[ "in the lab for the money). Or forget about that and instead focus", "money). Or forget about that and instead focus on people who were satisfied", "interested in that topic, but I kept working in the lab for the", "forget about that and instead focus on people who were satisfied with my", "a letter from a ...
[ "require an employment history for their application forms? Additionally, is it likely that", "employment history for their application forms? Additionally, is it likely that they verify", "an employment history for their application forms? Additionally, is it likely that they", "forms? Additionally, is it li...
[ "comments verbatim as before (at least for the parts of the paper that", "However it seems that this could lead to a tricky situation if the", "better to ask for comments from people who you know are likely to", "in a limited way to a small number of people who are experts", "already seen it? Do you agree t...
[ "plan? What content could I provide? Or can one just not provide a", "early phases. Therefore, there are no results, but there is already a quite", "want to present the current state, but I'm not sure how to structure", "presentation that doesn't have any results but already has a quite concrete and", "I'm ...
[ "official score to be sent to them before they even start reading application", "late, and the score is not known at the time of application. (talking", "ask for self-reporting of those score? Also, is there any harm in not", "the GRE being taken too late, and the score is not known at", "application anyway...
[ "and the length; 80-100 pages. As such, I am unsure how wide or", "an appropriate professor - given that they understand the choice of course. However,", "and empirical content? Of course, this varies between universities and fields, but some", "a general idea for the topic, and a fairly good understanding of...
[ "PhD in an English country and I read Academic papers which are in", "I improve my English from those papers? Any ideas? Although sometimes those papers", "I'm not a native speaker. However, I'm doing my PhD in an English", "improve my English from those papers? Any ideas? Although sometimes those papers are"...
[ "to a PhD program, is it good to mention about learning from some", "get to read them yet), and finding them helpful? Will it make the", "them helpful? Will it make the statement more personal and therefore good? Or", "applying to a PhD program, is it good to mention about learning from", "it better not to ...
[ "shot is to seek private sponsorships. A brief conversation with the department chair", "brief conversation with the department chair has confirmed that the department doesn't really", "willing to fund basic research in theoretical physics without any *immediate* practical applications?", "chair has confirmed...
[ "I should make it five. I could split up the outlook & conclusion", "a paper with four chapters and I'm wondering if I should make it", "the outlook & conclusion part, but that would result in two really short", "with four chapters and I'm wondering if I should make it five. I", "part, but that would result...
[ "may get an idea that these students are not good enough. How can", "as not completing specific job in the right time. They may be strongly", "beginning of a research program students (like me) may be lazy or find", "such as not completing specific job in the right time. They may be", "not good enough. How ...
[ "school teacher), I have been taking up casual short-term research assistant jobs -", "my day job (high school teacher), I have been taking up casual short-term", "this information, what would be an effective means to include all achievements of", "a co-author of the paper(s) that result. On my CV, I would li...
[ "of my friends watch YouTube and Facebook, trust me). Then he continued with", "by telling me that I watched YouTube in the lab. (He did see", "best I can do, due to the nature of the algorithm.) Anyway, 3", "is the member of the start-up-company of the cellphone project. but I am", "J1 visa, if he kicks me...
[ "some sort of version control system for keeping track of one's changes seems", "good idea. I've also started collecting papers using Zotero for easily exporting to", "common mistakes I could benefit from reading, or other every day tips and", "changes seems like a good idea. I've also started collecting pape...
[ "I will have to enroll in their masters program? I suppose the only", "1. I have to go there as an exchange student OR 2. I", "there as an exchange student OR 2. I will have to enroll in", "I just want to do my thesis there. Is it necessary that 1.", "the only way to do what I am asking about it via an", ...
[ "looking for internships/competitions/conferences in whatsoever field? Such a website will be an invaluable", "for internships/competitions/conferences in whatsoever field? Such a website will be an invaluable resource!", "website where a list is maintained and constantly updated for undergrads/graduate student...
[ "of a handful of faculty members who have been hired after multiple postdocs", "stigma of \"This person can't hold a tenure-track job\" or \"This person bounces", "around too much\" or \"This person can't do independent research and relies too", "many postdocs (or too long of a postdoc) get disadvantaged? Do ...
[ "discriminate students on the basis of their age? Is there anything called \"unrestricted", "term \"[restricted admission](http://www.informatik.uni-kl.de/en/studium/studiengaenge/bm-inf/how_to_apply.ma/)\". What does it mean? Do German universities discriminate students on", "I have come across the term \"[res...
[ "doing undergraduate in engineering but I want a transition to humanities for masters", "undergraduate in engineering but I want a transition to humanities for masters (history,", "do this? Should I take prerequisite courses at a community college or through", "this? Should I take prerequisite courses at a co...
[ "new adviser was necessary to continue in the program. 4. I couldn't find", "of work as an RA in a research group, at the end of", "because everybody would freak out about my GPA. However, I have done very", "done very well on exams, and I had a great GRE score. What", "the program's minimum (after being on...
[ "related areas to their research problem. is it better to be goal-driven (i.e", "topic in depth for several years: understand it and contribute to its literature.", "contribute to its literature. Some topics are multidiscipline by nature. Thus, while studying,", "is it better to be goal-driven (i.e focus on t...
[ "quantitatively, even semi-automatically, by comparing the contents of \"future research\" sections to the", "sections to the titles and abstracts of papers published in a later date.", "with a \"future research\" section. I always wondered what is the utility of", "research\" sections to the titles and abstr...
[ "journals. Some scientists consider survey papers lacking originality while others think the opposite", "consider survey papers lacking originality while others think the opposite especially for survey", "articles presenting the state-of-the-art and research challenges. So, I am wondering, in general,", "both...
[ "the focus varies depending on the university. In my university, research is *generally*", "and some amount of research but the focus varies depending on the university.", "there are academic jobs where teaching and research are ***both*** given equal importance.", "to the US, there seem to be jobs which are ...
[ "Computers), he became upset with me and forced me to submit the paper", "student in a US university. Recently, I worked on a problem and wrote", "a problem and wrote a paper. When I asked my advisor to submit", "I can publish my work in a good journal without including my advisor's", "Now I'm thinking to w...
[ "professors' names, so that it shows I have read their websites and I", "some professors' names in the statement of purpose, if I don't know them", "those who are already established and famous (such as having certain titles), or/and", "what cases it isn't? For example, is it good to only mention *", "with ...
[ "offers from a few graduate schools to interview in the coming months, but", "to interview in the coming months, but there are only so many February", "only so many February weekends available and two schools already have the same", "the second has arrived. Both are top choices in my book, so it's", "it's h...
[ "- this one linked to by MIT...](http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/Effective_visuals/132.html))that hold forth in the same manner.", "prerequisite work). I see docs online at [Columbia](http://www.columbia.edu/cu/psychology/courses/6200/extras/PPT_Design_Delivery_students.pdf) ([and](http://www.yale.edu/enginee...
[ "and started working on it with another professor in my university simultaneously with", "my dissertation topic but also want to include my neuroscience papers in my", "Do you think my résumé can create confusion among potential recruiters or will", "think my résumé can create confusion among potential recrui...
[ "in our niche and reach out to them directly? Or do you go", "write a whitepaper on our industry. We plan to release and promote the", "that's looking to hire a professor to write a whitepaper on our industry.", "professor to write a whitepaper on our industry. We plan to release and", "a trade group that's...
[ "early offers go around in January and only the best people get an", "accepting the offers. I am interested in the US job market. The first", "it if someone could tell me about your experience. Is it appropriate to", "would appreciate it if someone could tell me about your experience. Is it", "of short list...
[ "much interested in Biology too), and I am new to this world of", "the first year, you take a lot of advanced courses on your specific", "It can be anywhere from two years to... is there an upper limit?", "Do you complete a PhD when you have discovered something new and published", "lot of advanced courses ...
[ "grant administration - helping one's supervisor with grant proposals, reports for grant committees", "looking specifically for the situation in theoretical physics and PhD without coursework but", "(e.g., from student evaluations) can be advantageous. * Experience with grant administration -", "mind: * High ...
[ "students in e-book format. I know there is the kindle store that takes", "I would like to be able to sell my text book to my", "I know there is the kindle store that takes 65% of the sales", "store that takes 65% of the sales price, which is in my eyes", "kindle store that takes 65% of the sales price, whi...
[ "of women postdocs in CS? 5. For women who have recently finished their", "have recently finished their PhD's, is it better to apply for academic research", "are men. So, the following questions came into my mind: 1. Is it", "to Q3 is \"yes,\" what would be the most effective motivations to encourage", "the...
[ "to \"disciplinary violation\" related to \"academic misconduct or behavioral misconduct\". I was simply", "wondering whether dismissal / withdrawal from a PhD program should be listed as", "from a PhD program should be listed as disciplinary action on subsequent applications.", "able to maintain the required...
[ "my CV straightforward and ask for possible open research topics in which he/she", "industry so I have left the academic world. The question that I have", "sent him/her my CV straightforward and ask for possible open research topics in", "to pursue a PhD in CS (in Europe). I have ended my master's", "ended ...
[ "I have read several articles about literature reviews. At the same time I", "different from a literature review? What is the standard procedure to conduct a", "standard procedure to conduct a literature survey without making it a literature review?", "literature *surveys*. I am confused... how is a literatur...
[ "electronic sources. Let's say this is my source. > > “An Interview with", "Susan Bassnett\"). > > > or like so > > Bassnett states that", "of the article, or to the magazine itself? The same goes for electronic", "source. > > “An Interview with Susan Bassnett.” *Channel View Publications Blog*. >", "Bassne...
[ "I list the corresponding journals in the professionals activity section of my CV?", "me to referee papers for him. Should I list the corresponding journals in", "professor sometimes asks me to referee papers for him. Should I list the", "to referee papers for him. Should I list the corresponding journals in ...
[ "academic performance at all. Should I rework my SOP to incorporate the academic", "a dismissal from PhD in graduate application be listed as academic misconduct?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/15067/listing-academic-dismissal-from-phd-in-graduate-application) One", "doesn't happen in the future....
[ "BE degree and 16+ years of Software Industry experience? I know that most", "to pursue PhD. Do they consider Industry experience to relax this criteria? And,", "it to pursue a research/academic career after 16 years in Software Industry? Has", "it possible to pursue PhD with only BE degree and 16+ years of",...
[ "search committees set a date for the short list to be decided at", "difficult to determine where in the process the search is. Why don't search", "jobs searches. In the UK the system is a little cleaner. Jobs are", "committees set a date for the short list to be decided at the", "would reduce the stress of...
[ "interests in the natural language processing and computational genomics domains. While I have", "for the former, I am also very interested in the latter. I ask", "I am also very interested in the latter. I ask because I am", "implies, I have two main research interests in the natural language processing and"...
[ "like: compare with this or that. And the first and second time we", "Every time the paper got vague suggestions like: compare with this or that.", "bad review. P.S. Every time the paper got vague suggestions like: compare with", "times (border-line\\* rejects every time) from top-tier conferences, would you ...
[ "then didn't finish the PhD, and later applied to PhD programs in other", "the recommender was a professor in the department. The applicant approached him for", "in a PhD program and the recommender was a professor in the department.", "or for the research assistant professor to the applicant, as the student ...
[ "to buy my textbook for the course, I will make some money. **Is", "question to be only about the potential financial conflict of interest that could", "a textbook, and I want to use it as the text for a", "out copies and sell them at cost. Another approach I've heard of is", "do them, but they could certai...
[ "be improved. However, for that to happen, I must update my c.v and", "will be uploaded to the arXiv, my application will be improved. However, for", "of writing a paper about it. Obviously, once the paper will be uploaded", "with my new c.v and my new publication list harm my application because", "I will ...
[ "would you respond if you were the Prof asked to sign the paper?**", "them to sign a paper that they wrote as it's also one of", "stage of academia. If I see one in an upcoming conference/workshop, **should I", "also one of my favorite papers?** (I'm sure I'm not the only one", "else wrote when I know they ...
[ "of academia like as a postdoc? As a PhD student, I had a", "very tight group of friends; we were friends from day 1 in graduate", "where I will be in September, it seems likely that I will be", "a postdoc? As a PhD student, I had a very tight group of", "will not have this privilege as a postdoc. We are al...
[ "easier to check the results. The first problem is easy to solve: I", "a link to the data source and note the data when I've downloaded", "I note the date/version of the source if possible.) Are there projects that", "sized graphs (~800,000 nodes and 4,400,000 edges with some connected text data). I", "note...
[ "B asking for research ideas. Dr. B gave him a thesis, explained its", "Dr. B asking for research ideas. Dr. B gave him a thesis, explained", "the work. Now, it's time to publish their results. How should they determine", "explained its value, why it's plausible, and how to test it. Dr. A", "Dr. A liked thi...
[ "science/knowledge/understanding, and how much is for other reasons/purposes (tenure, CV, fame, pressure, etc.)?", "much of it is related to making a meaningful contribution to science/knowledge/understanding, and", "a meaningful contribution to science/knowledge/understanding, and how much is for other reasons...
[ "upon enrolment, who is in charge of the student until the student finds", "assigned to a PhD student upon enrolment, who is in charge of the", "student finds his/her research advisor? \"temporary advisor\", or \"course advisor\", or ...? Thanks!", "you call the temporary advisor assigned to a PhD student upo...
[ "contact the department (in case he decides not to go to University Y).", "X is not up to their standards. * what if applicant X actually", "Y is the best applicant X can do; hence we will not offer", "obligated (to some degree) to accept that offer (even if a better offer", "the applicant next on the list ...
[ "PhD program. But this is probably inappropriate on the postdoc market right? Perhaps", "included it while applying to summer research programs and internships while still in", "question is somewhat subjective, but, after checking out some other questions on this", "is probably inappropriate on the postdoc ma...
[ "matter. Maybe I'm thinking too much because I've never done this kind of", "this matter. This was kind of our joint fun project. We don't know", "the 3rd year of his pure mathematics PhD program. Very recently we both", "our joint fun project. We don't know whether it's academically unethical to publish", ...
[ "admission, and I would like to ask the same professors for letters of", "I received three letters of recommendation for applications to this spring semester, but", "additional letters of recommendations from professors to new universities for the second time?", "letters of recommendations from professors to ...
[ "in the SEAS of my school I should pursue. I want to go", "I should pursue. I want to go into an applied math PhD program", "the SEAS of my school I should pursue. I want to go into", "am still in the process of choosing which major in the SEAS of", "Or can I pursue electrical engineering or mechanical engi...
[ "provide many of the desired contacts, but with some cost. The outsider may", "index find that page among many that are computer generated using similar phrases?", "work; I have done that, but I have too many connections to be", "suggest a certain societal trend, or has a new way of analyzing large", "simil...
[ "Should I go over all my bibliography, each time I write a paper,", "also an initial of the middle name (\"William A. Webb\"), some mention only", "(\"William A. Webb\"), some mention only initials (\"W. A. Webb\"), etc. So, when", "some mention only the first name (i.e. \"William Webb\"), some mention also a...
[ "On the plus side, the 2012 taxonomy has some perfectly apt categories for", "TeX macros provided by [this interactive system](http://dl.acm.org/ccs_flat.cfm) not work (`\\begin{CCSXML}` and `\\ccsdesc`), they", "with a standard LaTeX `sig-*` template? (Otherwise I think I'll just go back", "side, the 2012 ta...
[ "pupils definetely cooperated when doing homework. Do you have tips to determine who", "when doing homework. Do you have tips to determine who actually solved it", "Do you have tips to determine who actually solved it and who copied?", "cooperated when doing homework. Do you have tips to determine who actuall...
[ "are these different and where it is the best to send a research", "? I am confused as to what to do , there are so", "be interested in helping an independent undergrad thesis in computer science.I have some", "the steps to get my paper published ? What should I ensure about", "university seem to be interes...
[ "I find it difficult to distill what makes the difference. There is a", "a strong (good) introduction into a research paper? Some introductions make me really", "really curious about the rest of the paper while others do not. Although", "not, I find it difficult to distill what makes the difference. There is"...
[ "became one of the best students in my (relatively small) class. In one", "I made a mess of my undergraduate career, so I'm looking for advice", "program there usually lasts around seven years, with first year being the most", "worth of exams, but I managed to pass them. The downside was that", "exam I was ...
[ "in economics without finishing up your undergrad? I have completed 105 credits so", "in my undergrad, but I can only learn from it. The problem also", "and GRE score.. I have already published an economics paper in an undergraduate", "it. The problem also I'm having is that some universities will not even", ...
[ "found that most of them are for applying for graduate schools. So my", "a statement of research interest. I have searched for webpages on how to", "for graduate schools. So my question is, what is the difference between statement", "PHD in physics (not in US), and I'm applying for a summer school", "US ([a...
[ "tangentially in the topic * High school results (top 1% of the cohort)", "professor I wished to work with and he replied as follows: *Send me", "in theoretical physics and pure mathematics. I wish to apply for an internship,", ": * Physics (The courses that I have taken with my grades on", "that I have tak...
[ "We also have an PhD Candidate working in there. So at present we", "least. They had developed, with 4 other students, an undergrad project which was", "new assistant professor of HCI and our lab itself is just two years", "the second masters student from the lab to have finished my dissertation. We", "new ...
[ "a baccalauréat in maths and don't have much money? > > > And", "would it cost me?...etc Also I heard of 'classe prépa', should I take", "a researcher in academia if I only have a baccalauréat in maths and", "don't have much money? > > > And one kind user from France", "from France said that I can't unless ...
[ "In fact, I almost disappeared without notice and had to leave to another", "entire undergraduate studies while working) - and whether it might be easier (but", "to: how much do my achievements matter, and what else do I need", "progressed from within, i.e. there were no academic requirements when I started, ...
[ "would she go in my MLA reference list? Possibilities I can think of:", "think of: ``` Martino, Emilia di. Martino, Emilia Di. Di Martino, Emilia. ```", "``` Martino, Emilia di. Martino, Emilia Di. Di Martino, Emilia. ``` And how", "my MLA reference list? Possibilities I can think of: ``` Martino, Emilia di."...
[ "(Major Revision) and the same journal asked me to review other manuscripts in", "on what the revision should address. I can see from the system that", "I have been obsessing that the Editor found my report incompetent or not", "and they already submitted a revision four months ago. However, the Editor did", ...
[ "do it? How should I interpret the entropy information? Edit: How is entropy", "answerer mentions how the 'entropy' of a set of exam results can be", "results can be used to measure how well the exam differentiates between students.", "my students' exam results? How do I do it? How should I interpret", "be ...
[ "thought it is better than other association measures]\". Now that I am close", "\"I\" might be needed. It is not only vanity; in the not-so-exact sciences", "when it is based on personal opinion? Any advice how to deal with", "of view of a mathematician, it says that the writing style is best", "I don't kn...
[ "worth doing a poster presentation in such case ? **EDIT:** (some additional information)", "specific inputs into that work anymore. Is it worth doing a poster presentation", "requires the authors to pay full delegate registration fees as is required for", "(some additional information) * It is not a top tier...
[ "/ systematic review needs at least two data collectors (or authors according to", "My colleagues argue that a meta-analysis / systematic review needs at least two", "any reference in the PRISMA (or any other sources about meta-analyses/systematic reviews) that", "reviews) that confirms this claim. Do you kno...
[ "and the students I am talking about are all foreign students attending American", "all Chinese foreign students. I am not Chinese and I don't know any", "the students I am talking about are all foreign students attending American universities", "American universities so it isn't a question of them not knowin...
[ "the academia after graduation, but I'm still into research and would like to", "science student. I decided to leave the academia after graduation, but I'm still", "leave the academia after graduation, but I'm still into research and would like", "like to do personal research independently for like 10 years. ...
[ "* [Scipy](http://www.scipy.org/scipylib/citing.html) requests that you cite it as a misc reference. Is this", "cite: \"*“Theano: A CPU and GPU Math Expression Compiler”* * [Scipy](http://www.scipy.org/scipylib/citing.html) requests that", "Theano's) case, that I have never read, because I have used the tool?",...
[ "on my thesis and probably I will publish a paper, however I really", "central website or search engine for this? I'm new in research, never published", "still working on my thesis and probably I will publish a paper, however", "but I get no idea how he knew about them. Is there such", "a central website or...
[ "a high position in the company. But, on the other hand, in those", "own company, they could be paid for working for themselves and not for", "for people with strong plans to continue in academia, or are there other", "I realize that after a PhD they might start with a high position", "might start with a hi...
[ "usually hang around 3.3–3.5) but are so good and focused in research that", "good and focused in research that they do groundbreaking stuff, and some even", "who are good in academics (the scale I am using for this is", "write to one or two top journals, and then graduate. I have also", "concentrates only ...
[ "I should incorporate into the argument, I studied them, incorporated them, and re-presented", "read the recently published arguments, and the arguments that preceded them. 2. I", "and that if a prof agreed to read it, an extra measure of", "incorporate into the argument, I studied them, incorporated them, an...
[ "Now this autodidact wants to enter university for the first time. However, from", "year old autodidact who has gained enough knowledge in a particular field of", "a waste of time to restudy what he already knows. I'm personally wondering", "in a particular field of the formal sciences - like mathematics, for...
[ "The title says it all. I want to read a book chapter from", "shell out the cash for the entire textbook in which it's published. Is", "don't want to shell out the cash for the entire textbook in which", "it's published. Is it rude to contact the professor who wrote the chapter", "Is it rude to contact the ...
[ "am currently writing an e-mail to a member of Oxbridge staff. He is", "staff. He is a \"lecturer,\" full-time staff, who co-ordinates a well-known program, but", "him \"Dr. ,\" or even \"Professor ,\" so is \"Mr.\" sufficient? It seems", "an MA. I can't call him \"Dr. ,\" or even \"Professor ,\" so", "but ...
[ "for conference/journal by myself? P.S. My current research project has no relationship with", "majoring on computer engineering and working on robotics. Last year as a part", "I worked together with a student and one teacher as a supervisor, so", "I have no supervisor on that research problem or any student ...