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CSCE 190 Computing in the Modern World Research Methodologies in Computing

CSCE 190 Computing in the Modern World Research Methodologies in Computing. Spring 2010 Marco Valtorta mgv@cse.sc.edu. Computer Science as a Discipline. Science The study of information processes Not (necessarily) related to physical computers Engineering The study of computers

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CSCE 190 Computing in the Modern World Research Methodologies in Computing

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  1. CSCE 190Computing in the Modern WorldResearch Methodologies in Computing Spring 2010 Marco Valtorta mgv@cse.sc.edu

  2. Computer Science as a Discipline • Science • The study of information processes • Not (necessarily) related to physical computers • Engineering • The study of computers • The study of computer applications • Mathematics • The engineering of mathematics • Taking mathematical objects, especially algorithms, and making them do useful things, as computer programs • Therefore, different ways of doing research! • Investigate the criteria for research evaluation in your field!

  3. Systems and Theory • Systems: Programming Languages, Compilers, Operating Systems • Modeling • Simulation • Analysis • Experiments • Theory: Algorithms, Theory of Computation • Definitions • Conjectures • Proofs • Complexity • Ph.D. qualifier exams traditionally include these two parts

  4. A Model of the Research Process • Exploration, usually driven by specific problems in specific domains, leads to clear definition of tasks (problems to be solved) • Development of algorithms and methods to solve the problems • Empirical evaluation of the methods that have been developed • Comparison of algorithms and methods under controlled situations • Theoretical analysis of the task (problem) and the methods • Theoretical foundation for the field • Thomas Dietterich, Exploratory Research in Machine Learning, Machine Learning 5, 5-9 (1990), http://www.springerlink.com/content/j71540561152g746/fulltext.pdf

  5. Publication • Types of publication • (archival) journals • E-journal • (archival) conferences • workshops • technical reports • patents • informal communication (not a publication?) • Peer review • Regular, blind or double-blind • Conflicts of interest • Refereeing

  6. Funding • Competitive grants from funding agencies • NSF • Most common source for our department: http://www.cse.sc.edu/news/ • DARPA • Often larger grants than NSF • Often more applied than NSF • DOD, IARPA, NIH, etc. • Non-competitive sources • Industry • Often equipment donation • Sometimes graduate student support • Government • SC DoJ • Military, e.g. SPAWAR

  7. Proposal Writing • Highly stylized form of writing • Sometimes pre-proposals are required • Sometimes RFI are issued, e.g. https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=50468b8c167fb9d60152085803622f55 • Proposal evaluation process is very long and uncertain

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