About Research in Computer Science

This page is intended to contain some relevant links to information about how to do research in Computer Science. It should be particularly useful to graduate students in Computer Science.

Thesis Structure and Writing Papers

• About Computer Science Thesis Stucture, by Vlado Keselj
• A Simple Approach to Thesis Writing, by Tim Brecht
• Tips for Writing Technical Papers, by Jennifer Widom
• How to Write Research Articles in Computing and Engineering Disciplines, by Ivan Stojmenovic and Veljko Milutinovic, 2012 (cached)

About Research in Computer Science in General

• 3 qualities of successful PhD students: Perseverance, tenacity and cogency by Matt Might (and some other interesting blogs by the same author: 10 easy ways to fail a PhD, Productivity tips..., ssh tricks, etc.)
• What is Research in Computing Science by Chris Johnson
• Basic Research Skills in Computing Science by Chris Johnson
• Hints for research students by Michael Schillo
• Advice on Research and Writing by Mark Leone: a collection of links.
• ``How to Have a Bad Career in Research/Academia'' by David A. Patterson, 1994. (cached)

Links about Giving Talks and Lectures

• Tips for a Good Conference Talk, by Jennifer Widom
• Some Lecturing Heuristics by Patrick H. Winston. (cached)

Other Related Links

• Google Scholar is very useful tool in search for papers, as well as researchers' profiles.
• Useful Resources about Graduate School by Evangelos Milios.