Writing Technical Paper

Writing Technical Paper

Dr. Krishna Chandramouli,Associate Professor,

Division of Enterprise and Cloud Computing,School of Information Technology and Engineering,

VIT UniversityPh. No: +91 99435 16621Email: [email protected]

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Session ObjectivesAgenda


Agenda Conference

Technical Writing

Essentials of Communications English vs Academic English Documentation

Tools for Technical Writing MS Word LaTEX

Conclusion

Conference


Conference A conference is a meeting of people who "confer" about a

topic.

An academic conference or symposium is a conference for researchers (not necessarily academics) to present and discuss their work.

Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.

Conference Conferences are usually composed of various presentations.

They tend to be short and concise, with a time span of about 10 to 30 minutes; presentations are usually followed by a discussion.

The work may be bundled in written form as academic papers and published as the conference proceedings.

Technical Writing


Technical Writing Overview of technical Writing

Supporting Pillars Knowledge vs Skill Problem definition/identification Hypothesis formulation Implementation Result Analysis

Supporting Pillars

Supported by strong mathematics

Knowledge vs Skill Two words that describe a person’s competence “knowledge and

skill”

Knowledge refers to learning concepts, principles and information regarding a particular subject(s) by a person through books, media, encyclopedias, academic institutions and other sources

Skill refers to the ability of using that information and applying it in a context.

In other words, knowledge refers to theory and skill refers to successfully applying that theory in practice and getting expected results.

Knowledge vs Skill Knowledge is intangible but skills can be made tangible by

applying those skills to a context and getting the desired result

Theoretical knowledge can be shared with other people. Some skills can never be transferred to other people.

Problem Definition/Identification Research by Definition

The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

Research and experimental development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications*

A research problem is an issue or a concern that an investigator presents and justifies in a research study


Problem Definition/Identification A problem that someone would like to research

Anything that a person find unsatisfactory or unsettling, a difficulty of some sort, a state of affairs that needs to be changed

A problem involves areas of concern to researchers, for condition they want to improve, difficulties they want to eliminate, questions for which they want to seek answers

How to identify a Research Problem Search for a problem Read more about your problem Take notes or keep research journal Seek professional advice Keep the topic interesting


Look for inspiration from everyday problems

Any potential problem is solvable

Innovative solutions doesn’t mean complicated, make things simple

Contribution – the key word in publications

Domain selection of the project with long-term vision is advisable

Potential Problems the world will address in future http://vimeo.com/14968828 http://www.reuters.com/video/2012/11/07/virtual-reality-allows-users-to-

face-up?videoId=221253667 Many many more…

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Problem Definition/Identification

http://vimeo.com/14968828

http://www.reuters.com/video/2012/11/07/virtual-reality-allows-users-to-face-up?videoId=221253667

http://www.reuters.com/video/2012/11/07/virtual-reality-allows-users-to-face-up?videoId=221253667

Nothing new under the sun

Get hands on experience on tools/libraries for a particular domain

Never stop with using API’s

Find a fault in existing products/solutions

Ask yourself, how can my life be better?

What can I do to make it better?

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Problem Definition/Identification

Hypothesis Formulation For the chosen problem, hypothesize a solution.

The hypothesize could range from an application of a mathematical concept to the usage of existing functions altered.

Hypotheses are testable explanations of a problem, phenomenon, or observation.

From your reading, which may include articles, books and/or cases, you should gain sufficient information about your topic that will enable you to narrow or limit it and express it as a research question.


Hypothesis Formulation The research question flows from the topic that you are

considering. The research question, when stated as one sentence, is your Research Hypothesis

Be sure to read on the topic to familiarize yourself with it before making a final decision

Be sure that each term in your hypothesis is clearly understood and defined


Implementation The previous steps mentioned involved the use of “knowledge”

Implementation or hypothesis testing relates to the execution of ideas to solve the problem identified.

This stage involves translation of knowledge into skill with the help of software development.

The implementation stage evaluates the hypothesis and offers an insight into the effectiveness of the solution.


Implementation Project

An individual or collaborative enterprise planned and designed to achieve an aim.

A project in business and science is typically defined as a collaborative enterprise, frequently involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.

Domain Expertise vs SDK Usage Speech Processing HD Video Processing Search Engine (Ranking/Indexing Algorithms) Database connectivity Networking Statistical Data Analysis


Implementation Characteristics Robustness Misguided – One solution fits all Evaluation of the implementation Benchmarking the prototype

Global events in the area of Multimedia and Computer Vision TRECVid MediaEval ImageCLEF

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Popular Open-source Software FFMPEG OpenRDF Sesame Apache Solr Apache Cassandra/MongoDB OpenCV ImageMagick R Statistical Tool

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Implementation

Result Analysis The outcome of implementation phase leads to the result

analysis stage.

To obtain quantitative results, use standard datasets relevant to the problem.

Compare the results with the literature survey.

Use graphs and standard metrics to present comparison

Write critical analysis on the performance of the results (for both good/bad results)


Essentials for Communication


Academic Writing and Plagiarism

Types of Writing Class tutorials (slides/materials) Course curriculum Reports Project related Research oriented

Research Oriented Workshops Special Sessions Conference Journals Invited Paper

Bottom-up approach to writing!!


Elements of Research Publications Title Abstract Keywords Introduction Literature Review Proposed Framework (or contribution) Technical contribution (algorithms) Evaluation and analysis Conclusion and Framework


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Keywords to highlight contribution Judicious use of Adjectives Examples: innovative, novel, new, discover Evaluation: performance enhancement, outperform, etc


Structure of Introduction The big idea, the problem statement, the fact Key reference to the problem from recent past Penultimate paragraph – “In this paper […]” Last paragraph – “The remainder of the paper is organised as […]”


Citations and References Why What How


Plagiarism The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th Ed.) defines

plagiarism as "a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work"

The American Heritage Dictionary (2nd College Ed.) defines plagiarize as "to take and use as one's own the writings or ideas of another"

IEEE defines plagiarism as the reuse of someone else's prior ideas, processes, results, or words without explicitly acknowledging the original author and source

It should also be noted that certain corrective actions might apply to the un-credited reuse of someone else's ideas


Plagiarism Level One pertains to the un-credited verbatim copying of a full paper, or the verbatim

copying of a major portion (> 50%), or verbatim copying within more than one paper by the same author

Level Two pertains to the un-credited verbatim copying of large portion (between 20 and 50%) or verbatim copying within more than one paper by the same author.

Level Three pertains to the un-credited verbatim copying of individual elements (Paragraph, Sentence, Illustration, etc.) resulting in a significant portion (up to 20%) within a paper

Level Four pertains to un-credited improper paraphrasing of pages or paragraphs

Level Five pertains to the credited verbatim copying of a major portion of a paper without clear delineation (e.g., quotes or indents)


Plagiarism – ACM Code of Conduct Verbatim copying, near-verbatim copying, or purposely paraphrasing portions of

another author's paper Copying elements of another author's paper, such as equations or illustrations

that are not common knowledge, or copying or purposely paraphrasing sentences without citing the source

Verbatim copying of portions of another author's paper with citing but not clearly differentiating what text has been copied (e.g., not applying quotation marks correctly) and/or not citing the source correctly


Why It’s Not Okay To plagiarize The person who is plagiarizing is stealing intellectual property that rightfully

belongs to someone else and passing it off as his or her own

Yes, it is as bad as that!!!


Demystify Plagiarism Refer to the author and give appropriate credit Distinguish technical contribution from the literature and proposed contribution Citations are good and is often a criteria for evaluation


Tools for Technical Writing


MS - Word A simple and effective tool if used effectively.

Learn the use of different tabs

Stick with the template offered.

Take care in writing equations, use equation editor


LaTEX A professional environment for writing papers

Used popularly among researchers

Offers high-quality reproducability


Conclusion & Take Away Message


Conclusion Paper publication is integral to academic quality

Exchange of information is welcomed by academic community

Certifies your knowledge in the chosen field.

Acts as a benchmark for your skill.



Thank you!!!

References http://www.differencebetween.net/language/difference-betwee

n-knowledge-and-skill/

http://www.units.miamioh.edu/aisorg/syllabi/tayler4.pdf

http://www.differencebetween.net/language/difference-between-knowledge-and-skill/

http://www.differencebetween.net/language/difference-between-knowledge-and-skill/

http://www.units.miamioh.edu/aisorg/syllabi/tayler4.pdf

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