How to write papers, part 2 process of writing

How to Write Research Papers Part 2 – The Process of Writing Xiao Qin Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering Auburn University http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~xqin [email_address] These slides are adapted from notes by Simon Peyton Jones (Microsoft Research, Cambridge)

The process ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Getting help ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Get your paper read by as many friendly guinea pigs as possible

Getting expert help ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Listening to your reviewers ,[object Object],[object Object],Treat every review like gold dust Be (truly) grateful for criticism as well as praise

Listening to your reviewers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Language and style These slides are adapted from notes by Simon Peyton Jones (Microsoft Research, Cambridge) Xiao Qin Auburn University http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~xqin [email_address]

Basic stuff ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Visual structure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Use the active voice The passive voice is “respectable” but it DEADENS your paper. Avoid it at all costs. “ We” = you and the reader “ We” = the authors “ You” = the reader NO YES It can be seen that... We can see that... 34 tests were run We ran 34 tests These properties were thought desirable We wanted to retain these properties It might be thought that this would be a type error You might think this would be a type error

Use simple, direct language NO YES The object under study was displaced horizontally The ball moved sideways On an annual basis Yearly Endeavour to ascertain Find out It could be considered that the speed of storage reclamation left something to be desired The garbage collector was really slow

Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/ mleone/web/how-to.html

How to Write Papers Dr. Xiao Qin Auburn University http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~xqin [email_address] These slides are adapted from notes by Dr. Nitin Vaidya (UIUC)

How to write a paper ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Readability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Do not irritate the reader ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Do not irritate the reader ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How to write a theory paper ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How to write a theory paper ,[object Object],[Ref] Response time analysis of parallel computer and storage systems-IEEE TPDS2001 Before references

How to write a systems paper ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Discuss related work ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tell them your shortcomings ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How to write weak results ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Miscellaneous ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Technical reports ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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