Choosing a Research Topic

Choosing a Research TopicPatrice Koehl

Computer Science, UC Davis

Research

1.Finding a research topic

2.Finding an advisor

3.Doing Research

Research

3.Doing Research

Research Topic

Research TopicWho are you?

- Are you interested in theory?- Are you “applied”?- Are you interested in graphics?- Are you interested in software/hardware?

What are your personal goal?- Industry- Academia

a. Security: network security, system security, formal methods, social networking, mobile security (especially cell phones)

b. Theory: computational geometry, computational biology, cryptography, algorithms, optimization

c. Systems: programming languages, parallel computation, operating systems, software engineering

d. Networking: optical, wireless, ad hoc, sensor, protocols, cognitive, security

e. Architecture: VLSI designf. Graphics: visualization, rendering, animation,

geometric modelingg. Databases and information systems: provenance,

data sharing, incomplete and probabilistic databases, security Artificial intelligence: machine learning, data mining

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Get exposed to researchGet informed! Listen to NPR, read magazinesGo to seminars

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