Good paper is how to refine the

Speech: forest-Chou e of the Visual Computing Group

Finishing: sunling

Microsoft Research Asia Visual Computing Group forest zone e researcher in a dialogue with the trainee's lecture "Friday", from the macroscopic to the microscopic, from thesis philosophy, accustomed to the skills that systematically answered: "why did you write a thesis," what kind of paper is a good thesis, "" good paper is how to write the "three questions.

Why thesis — share and refining

To write a good dissertation, skills are just icing on the cake, if you understand the necessity of written papers, your heart will be the writing of consciousness, the so-called positive heart sincerity for first, then to the family of virtue.

Why do we have to write a thesis? many students answer is: teacher write or write papers to graduation. Unfortunately, little more than answer hastened excellent papers. Solution: first, researchers have outstanding research results to share and hope in academic circles manufacture themselves. Thesis greatly improves the efficiency of sharing, articles in hand, repeated and publicize the troubles there will be no more. Previous 10 individuals to your consultation, you want to talk about 10 times now just an article, just click on that to 10 people in a simple operation. Second, write papers can greatly help me refine ideas, give a rough idea refinement. Originally thought, perhaps there is a blind spot, but when you must consider how to let others take their point of view, a few lines of argument of draft nature is not enough, all materials are organic integration is necessary.

The following verses also describes the writing on the significance of researchers:

When to start writing the paper

On the question of error, the answer is: it must be written to writ

e not graduate, or nearly closing date of the meeting. Unfortunately, hurried-papers are often of poor quality. Writing articles is quite time consuming, good article is 3-5 days out. Solution: when a material is clear, full and thought experiment results are available, the time is ripe to writing.

What is a good article — ideas and good expression, language

First of all, article to content, ideas, cannot only rely on the packaging.

The so-called experts at Yue, thesis ultimately to peers, they will take your ideas and compare existing ideas, your ideas to stand up to criticism.

Second, the idea also statements grammatically correct, logical, and consistent.

Good papers first structure clear, logical, and echoes. For example, the article later part if the reference some knowledge, you can use the literature review in front of the cushion, give readers some knowledge reserves to avoid causing comprehension difficulties. Second, the interpretation to be clear. Papers, especially engineering thesis, to allow readers to reproduce their algorithm, they must explain each step. Demonstration to fully informative, to take the idea to show your readers.

In the display of the process, some auxiliary means you can let the article explain more clearly, such as charts, intuitive notation.

For example we use when learning physics symbols very intuitive: the Greek alphabet to indicate angles, lowercase letters, uppercase letters represent a matrix-vector. Mark very helpful thinking process, the enormous influence of Arabic system, while other notation are extinct, because this kind of system memory, understanding has been of great help. Of course, if you must use other symbols that have no effect on the article, but readers reading has significance for the symbols represent has been assumed that if you change existing assumed that cause reading problems.

Third, from th

e language, to participate in the international academic conference papers typically English papers, we use non-native speaking difficult literary talent flies, but at least you can smooth, plain language and to eliminate errors and typos. Word spelling, tense, even the punctuation is also necessary to apply the norms, particularly mathematical formulas in punctuation.

Thesis of some mistaken ideas — and blowing Daniel, too complex, too many references to your own article

Some people think that "ideas, the more the better" papers, but for articles, especially the central idea of engineering papers, focus is very important.

In General, conference papers, because of space and time constraints, the peer review of an article to discuss a method, solve a problem for good. For journal articles, its length can be very long, so you can discuss a method in the application of different problems. If there are many ways, it is recommended that each method to write an essay, and subsequent submission method, as discussed previously to and vote for the method.

Some people think that the more "blowing, thesis, the better", actually on their papers have a correct understanding, reviewers as your peers can identify the author is too bagao himself.

On the other hand, overly shy is not necessary, because the reviewers will not be more than an author willing to bother to mining papers innovations and contributions.

Some people think that "more complex, the more I looked, but the level of high" is in fact a glance can understand, even as simple as "stupid" article but better, too complicated paper can easily be refused out (rear of reviewers will be carefully discussed this point).

Some people think that the "reference themselves more shows himself to be experts in the field", but on the contrary, excessive reference their own

Article, persuasion rather poor.

Learn about reviewers —

voluntary service, busy, potential competitors

Know yourself, the victory, we have to understand the reviewers, the thesis is to be targeted, because our reviewers decided to receive papers or not.

First of all, they are volunteers and do in academic circles, voluntary service, and not because of peer review and any economic income.

They do not necessarily relate to you from the same area, or of the same questions, so don't go directly to the topic, but to explain the ins and outs of the issue, equivalent to let him read your article, you learned knowledge. All reviewers willing to do, because peer review is a simple way of expanding horizons, and have the opportunity to earlier than other people aware of the latest ideas. If reviewers in reading your article was fruitful, your article will score.

Second, the reviewers busy, they use their spare time for service, often serve a variety of journals and academic conferences, often accumulate many papers awaiting trial, and not just read your article.

Therefore, the article must be easy-to-read, saving them time and effort.

Third, the reviewers often is the President of the Conference of the spheres (areachair) or magazine's associate editor (associateeditor) from your reference papers authors to pick out.

They generally do related areas of research, but often does not and you do exactly the same problem. Therefore, not in the article on existing work too harsh criticism. Thesis equivalent face-to-face dialogue with readers, you can ask advice and comments, but be sure to be polite, reviewers may be quite angry.

Learn about the peer reviewers, we take a look at how peer review.

Conferences and magazines usually give reviewers provide accreditation table to remind reviewers need to investigate what matters more typical are: first, whether the papers in the Conference or the scope of the journal, if the make-ups, thesis will be immediately removed. Second, the results can be reproduced. Third, the thesis is written well, general readers can read. In addition, the referenced documents whether too much or too little. When you work and work-related peer reviewers, reviewers naturally be concerned about their own research is quoted, if not, your article will be reduced. Some people find it does not refer to or rarely shows articles of novelty, but reviewers to see whether there are not cited. If you are that important documents are missing, the article will be very difficult to be compiled, so don't intentionally concealing you know literature. Also, this is a violation of academic and moral behavior.

About reviewers, we know there are some mistakes often.

Therefore, all focused in the previously mentioned several links to display in a strong and clear so that reviewers can quickly understand your paper innovations and contributions.

An integral part of the thesis

The papers listed below, depending on specific circumstances, such as Appendix, if there is no mathematical formulas can be inferred, it can not.

Orders can also be adjusted depending on the circumstances, such as "related work" is sometimes placed in the last, because sometimes when people comment first need to understand the current thesis work, if you put the first part of the article, reviewers are difficult to read, but if you put in the back, reviewers read reviews and comparison would be relatively easy.

The "subject" is to use one word to sum up the article yourself.

Good topic has two elements. First, there should be no ambiguity, to allow reviewers to do right out of the articles of Association. Secondly, to facilitate memory, readers will want to write papers, your paper already do not know where they are lost, if you have easy to remember, his first priority is to think of your article. To do so, subject to short, to have the key words.

The "Summary" is to give an overview of the papers, to attract readers.

Here to give some proper details, briefly describe your method is how to do, what are the composition of components (components), experimental results, than existing technology to improve much.

"Introduction" section is very important, we must first explain the motivation for doing this research, explain why this study is important and why the study is worth doing? if you are not a good argument, and subsequent write good, no use, because they won't waste time in "no use" stuff.

Secondly, the contribution of this article, the innovative to clearly highlight, don't let people mistaken for your research and others alike. Third, introduce your method is more than the summary, but don't give too much detail.

"Related work" is to prove that the novelty of your work.

Therefore, the predecessors of the reference to the full, and must respect the related literature author, you can indicate its shortcomings, but must be polite and to put forward in a constructive manner.

The "body" is used to describe technical details, the ultimate aim is to

Let people understand your method and the results of the experiment cannot be reproduced. First, the logic to clear, secondly, the technical details can not be missing. However, if may be distracting details, to the appropriate deletion or moved to the appendix or supplementary materials, so as not to interfere with normal reading rhythm. If the article is more complex, you can describe what methods, draw diagrams that show the method, content and their relationships. Article of the experimental results to prove that "my method is indeed better than existing best even better" way. There is a need for attention to detail: some students in the red, green and blue to indicate that the object, but often picture printed are grey, it is difficult to distinguish between objects, so it is best not to use color to indicate that the object in the picture, and you want to try different styles of line style, fill pattern, and then print out the confirmation is indeed different objects can be distinguished. Additionally, for all the diagrams, tables, to explain in the body, for unconventional results particularly prominently on its causes.

The "conclusion" section is to give readers an impression of the last opportunities to further highlight the contribution of their own.

You can also open and to recognize their own weaknesses, in fact, this will let the reviewer a good impression, and for other readers to enhance space, allowing them to continue along your way.

There is a very bad practice, abstract, introduction, introduction to methods and conclusions expressed in the same, even if for each copy.

Article summaries, presentations and conclusions, to different levels of detail on your methods, emphasize your contribution.

Article at the end of the "reference" to the full, stronger relationship.

When describing the associated with this article on the latest technology, or less commonly used technology, be sure to frequently refer to related literature, otherwise reviewers might be mistaken you declare these work into your contribution, and ultimately your article have a negative impact.

"Appendix" will not always have.

If the detail particularly long, placed in the body of the affect normal reading rhythm, lead readers to read the details you have already forgotten the generality of the foregoing, it can be placed in the Appendix, when readers want to see details and then refer to this section.

How to write a thesis-cumulative good habits

Thesis this process goes through several stages.

First of all to prepare materials, and secondly, to think and experimental procedure to write and save some drafts, then fill in the details. Materials collection is complete, you can modify it. Modify either the "big change" is a revise, meaning you can put the paragraph swaps, you can order devoted to delete, add to, modify the "small" is the edit, that is, the "Edit", for example for words and punctuation changes. Modify the thesis, the most important thing is to do from a related work, but do you not exactly the same problem of angles of your papers in order to optimize the organizational structure, determine the need for an article about the number of related knowledge and technical details.

Writing order no fixed mode, you can fully comply with their own habits.

You can write to the tail from scratch, first write the technical details and then write the introduction, or you can take a frame, and then fill in the details. However, you need to pay special attention to the thesis of Kung Fu in peacetime, we should pay attention to accumulate material, note to record normally read when the main idea of the literature, author, article title, page numbers, and other articles of the difference, in addition, the experimental results to records in a timely manner. Keep a record of good habits that will make your writing time across, make writing more "relaxed". If you normally just trying to do the experiment, the last three days of staying up late to write articles, results are unsatisfactory, because it is easy to forgetful, and often cause problems, for example sometimes find experimental parameters wrong, but at this point it is too late.

In the modification process, here are some recommended techniques.

Note that you must not rely on other people, if you only do the experiment, want to make on behalf of the thesis, your article will always be linked to the name of another person, you can never be independent works.

Usual number of accumulation, can extract some good words to good sentence. To record her mistake, the same error as far as possible avoid making twice. Ask others to help you make the best preserved of versions, many with help you to communicate the article to understand their reasons for doing these changes. Word processing software prompts may be misspelled words to review it again. If you have a Yu, applications to help peer review so that you can use reviewers of manuscripts, to reflect on their own papers.

Writing well structured, informative, language also compliant to read.

We can observe the following precautions, writing to gradually improve our writing skills.

If you always write English and then translated into English, English is difficult to enhance.

The direct use of English writing, just started can be difficult and may finish 5 lines, you've spent an hour, but everything is hard in the beginning, the first step, the road gets yueshun. For my students, I generally will guide them through the first part, starting from the second article, basically not too bothered. Secondly, to determine the most familiar, and will not produce the ambiguity of the word. Do not use kingsoft software direct search word, choose their words not used, this can easily produce ambiguity. Third, each only a point, and you want to clear. Fourth, after all, is writing in the scientific literature, that language to formal, to refine the language not too trivial. Fifth, to avoid "no doubt" (nodoubt), "absolute" (absolutely)And "apparently" (obviously) such absolute terms. Sixth, don't use complex statements, to simple clarity, ease of comprehension. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to converge over the transition, select the appropriate transitional words and join words, also note the turning point, pay attention to coherence, avoid drafting jump. Finally, many word processing software provides spell checking capability for software prompts may be in error, be sure to carefully check again.

Conclusions of the

Today this field talks about writing, writing a good thesis of significance, standard, reviewers, and considerations for writing good articles and tips, and several other issues were discussed.

First, the writing is not to cope with the task, but to give you a deeper understanding of the issue and complete.

Writing purposes should not be in order to catch the "deadline", but because of having to think, there is content that you want to share. Secondly, a good essay is good content and good writing. Thirdly, the decision papers "reviewers" life and death, busy, no time carefully your article, so be sure to let the article focused, logical, clear, concise terms, so as to reduce their workload. Fourth, we should exercise regularly record with a document, the habit of writing time to write articles, will be a smooth process. Finally, to his own first amendment, modification, and then modify and do not want to depend on others. The so-called "dependence" is in itself has not been modified to not be better, just leave it to others. Only on own posts negative 100% responsibility, in order to quickly improve.

More important, we only to serious and responsible of the heart, repeatedly practice, can we truly grasp, to write a good paper.

(The above part reference SingBing Kang, Zhang yaqin, Ashley Chang et al. presentations. ）

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About the author:

Dr. Lin-Chou e is Microsoft's Visual Computing Group of competent researchers.

2000 Peking University College of the degree of doctor of science, mathematics, in the same year joined Microsoft Research Asia. Now is the Beijing Jiaotong University, Shanghai Jiaotong University and a visiting professor of Southeast University, Chinese Academy of Sciences visiting researcher of the Institute of computing and a senior member of IEEE. His research on the concept of compliance VladimirN. The famous "Vapnik Nothing is more practical than a goodtheory." (There is nothing better than a good theory more practical)

Reference: Sing Bing Kang, A Perspective onDoing Effective Research

Ya-Qin Zhang, How to Publish a (Good)Paper?

Ashley Chang, EnglishWriting

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