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Tips for a succesful PhD,and how to win an award with it!
Tias GunsKULeuven & VUB, [email protected] ECMLPKDD17 PhD Forum
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My background
● 4 years PhD@ AI lab KU Leuven
● 4 years PostDoc● 1 year Assist. Prof.
● 3 awards (2 thesis, 1 sw)● chairman of CP thesis
award committee
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[ Most advice has little meaning,
until you've experienced it ]
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Pieces
● Working with your promotor● Writing a paper● Conference participation● Writing an (award winning)
PhD● After the PhD
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Working with your promotor
[ You will feel stupid ]
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Working with your promotor
[ Structure your own meetings ]
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Working with your promotor
[ Guard your own interests ]
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Working with your promotor
[ Embrace feedback ]
This is often difficult...
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Working with your promotor
[ Learn how to disagree ]
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Working with your promotor
( e.g. asking for help, admitting failure, steering a discussion )
[ Identify
cultural
differences ]
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Writing a paper
[ Tell a story ]
( = learn how to tell a story )
[ Tell a story ]
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Writing a paper
[ Explicitly write your contributions ]
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Writing a paper
[ Align section content, iteratively ]
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Conference participation
[ Do a try-out presentation in your lab ]
[ Do a try-out presentation ]
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Conference participation
speaker: “Hi, I saw your presentation and liked ...”non-prof: “Hi, are you presenting at the conference?” prof: “Hi, I've been reading a bit about your work on … and like the direction of ...”
pro-tip: keep a list of people you want to talk to, and about what
[ Talk to other people ]
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Community participation
[ Have a website ]
Papers, software, dataGithub...Twitter, research gate?
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Writing an (award winning) PhD
[ Focus on intro & conclusion, iteratively ]
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Writing an (award winning) PhD
Human knowledge
[ Write about your impact ]
Read and mention papers that cite youOrganized workshops? Won awards?http://matt.might.net
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Writing an (award winning) PhD
[ You only win if you apply ]
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After the PhD
[ PostDoc @ jury member? ]
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After the PhD
[ PostDoc? Industry?
Ask and mail anybody ]
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After the PhD
[ Dare to jump ]