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About | Collin McMillan
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In my “day job” I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. At the University of Notre Dame. I lead a research lab in software engineering. Mostly, we study the concept assignment problem. You can read details at my professional page. And my google profile. If you want to contact me, post a comment! Cmc [at] nd [dotedu]. Since 2010 I have been very happily married:. In Virginia. But I was introduced to flying by a good friend a long time ago:. On Anatomy of a Scient...
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February 27, 2014. Anatomy of a Scientific Research Paper (Part 5): The Approach. Today we’ll talk about the approach. In a typical “build a better mousetrap” paper, this is the only section which contains details about your new idea. Yes, the only section. Everything else is setup or evaluation or related work. And the approach section is at most 2 pages long. So how do we make effective use of it? How can we share our great new idea with the world? Well, you can usually divide the approach into 4 parts:.
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Write the Introduction FIRST | Collin McMillan
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December 28, 2013. Write the Introduction FIRST. In writing the Anatomy. Posts, I realized an important ingredient to successful research: writing the introduction first. First. First, as in before. You “do the research.” Before you design the experiment. Before you write the related work. Before you tap out a single line of code. Write the introduction first. Most students recoil at the idea. I did. After all, why write anything before you have results to write about? A problem with the current solutions.
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Articles | Collin McMillan
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February 27, 2014. Anatomy of a Scientific Research Paper (Part 5): The Approach. Today we’ll talk about the approach. In a typical “build a better mousetrap” paper, this is the only section which contains details about your new idea. Yes, the only section. Everything else is setup or evaluation or related work. And the approach section is at most 2 pages long. So how do we make effective use of it? How can we share our great new idea with the world? Well, you can usually divide the approach into 4 parts:.
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December | 2013 | Collin McMillan
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December 28, 2013. Write the Introduction FIRST. In writing the Anatomy. Posts, I realized an important ingredient to successful research: writing the introduction first. First. First, as in before. You “do the research.” Before you design the experiment. Before you write the related work. Before you tap out a single line of code. Write the introduction first. Continue reading →. December 18, 2013. Anatomy of a Scientific Research Paper (Part 2): The Dreaded Introduction. Continue reading →. Your graduat...
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February | 2014 | Collin McMillan
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February 27, 2014. Anatomy of a Scientific Research Paper (Part 5): The Approach. Today we’ll talk about the approach. In a typical “build a better mousetrap” paper, this is the only section which contains details about your new idea. Yes, the only section. Everything else is setup or evaluation or related work. And the approach section is at most 2 pages long. So how do we make effective use of it? How can we share our great new idea with the world? Well, you can usually divide the approach into 4 parts:.
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January | 2014 | Collin McMillan
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January 14, 2014. Anatomy of a Scientific Research Paper (Part 4): Background. We are now starting to enter the heart of the paper. Like any project, your work is going to be partially built on existing components. In fact, it may be. Built on existing components. Your contribution may be a new combination of the existing components that has not been tried before. Continue reading →. January 6, 2014. Anatomy of a Scientific Research Paper (Part 3): What’s YOUR Problem? What problem are you solving? Anato...
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How to write a personal statement | Collin McMillan
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December 12, 2013. How to write a personal statement. I heard many anecdotes from childhood:. When I was seven years old, I disassembled a VCR. That’s when I knew I had to get a Ph.D. in computer science. And many admirable goals:. I am applying because I want to save the world, and also the rain forest. Your graduate program is an unparalleled fount of scholarship unmatchable in its innate intellectual beauty. Your professors: supreme exemplars of learning and enlightenment! A good reason is a desire to...
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Uncategorized | Collin McMillan
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February 27, 2014. Anatomy of a Scientific Research Paper (Part 5): The Approach. Today we’ll talk about the approach. In a typical “build a better mousetrap” paper, this is the only section which contains details about your new idea. Yes, the only section. Everything else is setup or evaluation or related work. And the approach section is at most 2 pages long. So how do we make effective use of it? How can we share our great new idea with the world? Well, you can usually divide the approach into 4 parts:.
