This document outlines 10 things one needs to know to be a successful researcher. It discusses believing strongly in something, being curious and always learning, knowing yourself and where you currently are in your research, thinking differently than others, keeping things simple, accepting that failure is normal, making friends in the research community, and having fun. The document is presented by Putchong Uthayopas and provides an overview of their research focusing on parallel data mining, efficient cloud resource modeling, middleware design, and GPU computing applications.

1. 10 Things you need to know to
be a researcher
Putchong Uthayopas

2. Why being a researcher?
• You watch too many Sci-fi .
• Your teacher told you that you are the
smartest kid in town.
• Your mom said so
• Getting rich and buy some island
• World domination

3. My research
• Parallel Data Mining on a very large scale Cluster System
• Efficient Resource Model for Cloud Computing using
Optimization Techniques
– Economic Model
– Power Efficiency Model
– Cloud storage allocation and management strategy
• Middleware
– Cloud middleware design and implementation
– System monitoring, management, packaging
– Distributed Cloud System (started)
– Network Virtualization (started)
• GPU Computing
– Logistics, Optimization, Data De-duplication in cloud storage

4. 10 things you need to know
They don’t tell you in school

5. Believe in something strongly

6. It is about giving, caring, sharing

7. Know yourself

8. Always curious

9. Know where you are now. What
next

10. Think differently

11. Simple is the best

12. Failure is normal

13. Making friends

14. Finally, Having fun
Thank you