How to Have a Bad Career in Research/Academia -based on the notes of -OutlinePart I: How to Have a Bad Graduate CareerSlide 4Part II: Alternatives to a Bad Graduate CareerSlide 6Slide 7Part II: How to be a Success in Graduate SchoolSlide 9Bad Career Move #1: Be THE leading expertAnnouncing a New Operating System Field: “Disability Based Systems”Announcing yet another New O.S. Field: “Omni-Femtokernels”Bad Career Move #2: Let Complexity Be Your Guide (Confuse Thine Enemies)Bad Career Move #3: Never be Proven WrongBad Career Move #4: Use the Computer Scientific MethodBad Career Move #5: Don’t be Distracted by Others (Avoid Feedback)Bad Career Move #6: Publishing Journal Papers IS Technology TransferBad Career Move #7: Writing Tactics for a Bad Career5 Writing Commandments for a Bad Career7 Talk Commandments for a Bad CareerFollowing all the commandmentsSlide 22One Alternative Strategy to a Bad Career1) Selecting a ProblemMy first project (“Xtree”)2) Picking a solution(And Pick A Good Name!)3) Running a project4) Finishing a project5) Evaluating Quantitatively6) Transferring6) Transferring TechnologySummary: Leader’s Role Changes during ProjectAcknowledgmentsConclusion: Alternatives to a Bad CareerSlide 36Applying the Computer Scientific Method to OSDAP Spr.‘01 ©UCB 1How to Have a Bad Career How to Have a Bad Career in Research/Academia in Research/Academia -based on the notes of -Professor David A. Pattersonhttp://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~pattrsn/Somewhat adapted to UCF…Outline•Part I: Key Advice for a Bad Career while a Grad Student•Part II: Key Advice on Alternatives to a Bad Graduate Career•Part III: Key Advice for a Bad Career, Post PhD•Part IV: Key Advice on Alternatives to a Bad Career, Post PhD•Topics covered in parts III and IV–Selecting a Problem–Picking a Solution–Performing the Research–Evaluating the Results–Communicating Results–TransferringlogyPart I: How to Have a Bad Graduate Career•Concentrate on getting good grades:–postpone research involvement: might lower GPA•Minimize number and flavors of courses–Why take advantage of the excellent grad courses offered by the department?–May affect GPA•Don’t trust your advisor–Advisor is only interested in his or her own career, not your’s–Advisor may try to mentor you, use up time, interfering with GPA•Only work the number of hours per week you are paid!–Don’t let master class exploit the workers!Part I: How to Have a Bad Graduate Career•Concentrate on graduating as fast as possible–Winner is first in class to PhD–People only care about that you have a PhD and your GPA, not on what you know»Nirvana: graduating in 3.5 years with a 4.0 GPA!–Don’t spend a summer in industry: takes longer»How could industry experience help with selecting PhD topic?–Don’t work on large projects: takes longer»Have to talk to others, have to learn different areas»Synchronization overhead of multiple people–Don’t do a systems PhD: takes longer•Don’t go to conferences–It costs money and takes time; you’ll have plenty of time to learn the field after graduating•Don’t waste time polishing writing or talks–Again, that takes timePart II: Alternatives to a Bad Graduate Career•Concentrate on getting good grades?–Reality: need to maintain reasonable grades–What matters on graduation is letters of recommendation from 3-4 faculty/PhDs who have known you for 5+ years(including 1 outside of UCF: see summer jobs)•Minimize number and flavors of courses?–Your last chance to be exposed to new ideas before have to learn them on your own (re: queueing theory and me)–Get a real outside minor from a campus with great departments in all fields; e.g., Management of Technology certificate•Don’t trust your advisor?–Primary attraction of campus vs. research lab is getting to work with grad students–Faculty career is judged in large part by success of his or her students–try taking advice of advisor?Part II: Alternatives to a Bad Graduate Career•Concentrate on graduating as fast as possible?–Your last chance to learn; most learning will be outside the classroom–Considered newly “minted” when finish PhD»Judged on year of PhD vs. year of birth»To a person in their 40s or 50s, 1 or 2 more years is roundoff error (27 = 29)•Don’t go to conferences?–Chance to see firsthand what the field is like, where its going–There are student rates, you can share a room–Talk to people in the field in the halls–If your faculty advisor won’t pay, then pay it yourself; almost always offer student rates, can often share rooms»Prof. Landay paid his own way to conferences while grad student•Don’t waste time polishing writing or talks?–In the marketplace of ideas, the more polish the more likely people will pay attention to your ideas–Practice presentation AND answering tough questionsPart II: Alternatives to a Bad Graduate Career•Only work the number of hours per week you are paid?–Campus Faculty average is 65-70 hours/work; ECE higher–Students should be in that range–Organize each day: when most alert? nap? exercise? sleep?–When/how often/how long: write, read, program, email?–To do lists: daily, weekly, semester•Industrial Experience?–1st or 2nd summer get work experience, or 1 semester off•Sutherland’s advice (Father of Computer Graphics)–Be bold; Take chances on hard topics–Technology and Courage see link on the course page•Advice from a very successful recent student; Remzi Arpaci–Great ideas, did lots of papers, well thought of–I asked: Why do you think you did so well?–He said I gave him advice the first week he arrived–I asked: What did I say?–He said 3 observations, and still good advice todayPart II: How to be a Success in Graduate School•1) “Swim or Sink”–“Success is determined by me (student) primarily”–Faculty will set up the opportunity, but its up to me leverage it•2) “Read/learn on your own”–“Related to 1), I think you told me this as you handed me a stack of about 20 papers”•3) “Teach your advisor”–“I really liked this concept; go out and learn about something and then teach the professor”–Fast moving field, don’t expect professor to be at forefront everywhereOutline•Part I: Key Advice for a Bad Career while a Grad Student•Part II: Key Advice on Alternatives to a Bad Graduate Career•Part III: Key Advice for a Bad Career, Post PhD•Part IV: