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Re: Ask HN: How and where can I publish my research on AI as a college dropout?

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

Mediterraneo10 wrote: post #49
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My area (PL) is dominated by conferences, and I'm pretty sure the chair doesn't screen out submissions, even ones that are obviously cranky.

Funny you should say that, I just recently registered for a conference where the HTML form could not even be submitted until the "Institution" and "Role at institution" fields were filled in. I don’t know if unknown people who wrote "None" would be filtered out, but it shows the general expectations that the organizers have.

None works. Unaffiliated also works, or you can make something up (e.g. Ministry of Truth if you are Gilad Bracha).

Submission management platforms are pretty generic, no one (in their right mind) rolls their own, so I wouldn't take the way they work as signals of intent.

Re: Ask HN: How and where can I publish my research on AI as a college dropout?

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Post by amelius »

Since you mention that you are a "dropout", another interesting path to consider is to use your publications to eventually get a PhD.

Since in many countries there is a financial incentive for universities to deliver people with a PhD title, it should be easy to find a professor and committee willing to help you get a PhD, once you have a number of publications. But you should choose your publication channels wisely (e.g. respected journals earn you more credibility, and citations, which can also help).

Re: Ask HN: How and where can I publish my research on AI as a college dropout?

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Post by Mediterraneo10 »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #51
Mediterraneo10 wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Funny you should say that, I just recently registered for a conference where the HTML form could not even be submitted until the "Institution" and "Role at institution" fields were filled in. I don’t know if unknown people who wrote "None" would be filtered out, but it shows the general expectations that the organizers have.

None works. Unaffiliated also works, or you can make something up (e.g. Ministry of Truth if you are Gilad Bracha). Submission management platforms are pretty generic, no one (in their right mind) rolls their own, so I wouldn't take the way they work as signals of intent.

For this one, the host university did roll their own, on the basis of some form-generating service that Google offers. Note that here I was speaking about a conference registration form, not a paper-submitting form.

Re: Ask HN: How and where can I publish my research on AI as a college dropout?

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Post by [deleted] »

nwhitehead wrote: post #34

Steps to publishing your research: -Do a literature survey and read LOTS of papers. If you are not coming from the standard academic route you are probably vastly underestimating how much existing work has been published. To publish your research you need to place it in the right context, with citations, and really understand what is novel about your ideas. Read lots of papers, take notes, keep track of the bibliogra…

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Re: Ask HN: How and where can I publish my research on AI as a college dropout?

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Post by Immortalin »

Q6T46nT668w6i3m wrote: post #13

I really like this question. I’ll make a few brief points: - Most computer science research can be categorized into one of three forms: preprints published on arxiv or similar websites, papers published in conference proceedings, and source code. In artificial intelligence research, it’s typical for research, if there’s demand, to be promoted from a preprint, to a paper published in a conference proceeding, to public…

I do research on deep-learning based communication systems, would love to get in touch. My contact information's in profile.

Re: Ask HN: How and where can I publish my research on AI as a college dropout?

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Post by bulldoa »

Q6T46nT668w6i3m wrote: post #13

I really like this question. I’ll make a few brief points: - Most computer science research can be categorized into one of three forms: preprints published on arxiv or similar websites, papers published in conference proceedings, and source code. In artificial intelligence research, it’s typical for research, if there’s demand, to be promoted from a preprint, to a paper published in a conference proceeding, to public…

What background are you looking for, do you accept contribution to the project for people without master in related field?

Re: Ask HN: How and where can I publish my research on AI as a college dropout?

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Post by metaobject »

Immortalin wrote: post #57
Q6T46nT668w6i3m wrote: post #13

I really like this question. I’ll make a few brief points: - Most computer science research can be categorized into one of three forms: preprints published on arxiv or similar websites, papers published in conference proceedings, and source code. In artificial intelligence research, it’s typical for research, if there’s demand, to be promoted from a preprint, to a paper published in a conference proceeding, to public…

I do research on deep-learning based communication systems, would love to get in touch. My contact information's in profile.

I'm curious, what is a deep learning based communications system?

Re: Ask HN: How and where can I publish my research on AI as a college dropout?

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Post by chrisseaton »

deong wrote: post #46
avs733 wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the 'requirements' that are being referred to go well beyond objective rules (e.g., no more than 4 journal formatted pages) and include things like lingo, citation standards, ordering of sections, and general academic writing voice. Written communication of science is hard, especially when you are new to it. I think a good 50% of what I have learned as a PhD student was how to more effectively communicate through wri…

It's worth mentioning that some of those standards may not be producing the best outcomes (see https://lemire.me/blog/2017/08/15/on-melissa-oneills-pcg-ran... , for example). In my own experience, I once wrote a paper in a much more casual and approachable style. I had what I felt was the same scientific rigor around the experiments and data, but tried to make the text more generally readable. I had Simpson's referen…

> I had Simpson's references sprinkled here and there, that sort of thing.

I should offer to read your paper before criticising it, but I can't even begin to understand why you would think that references to a TV programme would help make a paper more readable. What if you don't happen to watch the Simpsons? Is the paper then even more opaque because none of the references mean anything?

I quite like the bland academic voice - because it lets me focus on what I came for which is the science. I don't want to be amused, and I don't want academics wasting time trying to be witty or fit in references to whatever TV programme is fashionable.

I want just the science, please! Delivered as clearly and simply as possible.

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