The Infinite Academic Game

Talk in the 2o LATAM School in SE

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1. Gustavo Pinto
   The Infinite Academic
   Game
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   Professor, UFPA
   Pesquisador, Zup Innovation
   @gustavopinto
   

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2. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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   Finite vs Infinite games
   ● There are two kinds of games
   ○ finite: for the purpose of winning
   ○ infinite: for the purpose of
   continuing to play
   How can we stay in the game?
   

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3. How can we stay in the
   academic game?
   

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4. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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   ● Fighting for the truth
   ● Discovering the unknown
   ● Helping people to make decisions
   ● Impacting people through education
   @zupinnovation
   The academic game
   

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5. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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   ● Low pay
   ● Long hours of work
   ● Fierce competition (~20% of papers accepted)
   ● Everyone else is doing better than you
   @zupinnovation
   The academic game, but also
   

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   Academic metrics are extrinsic motivators;
   ● Awards
   ● # of papers
   ● # of citations
   ● # of pipipipopo
   The finite academic game is about:
   But extrinsic motivation don’t last.
   

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7. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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   @zupinnovation
   https://dvassallo.medium.com/only-intrinsic-m
   otivation-lasts-92c0497cf97c
   

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8. How can we continue
   playing the infinite
   academic game?
   

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9. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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   1. Collaborate
   2. Stay healthy
   3. Take breaks
   4. Have fun
   How to play the infinite game?
   

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10. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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    ● Indirectly look for new collaborators
    ● Proactively look for new collaborators
    ● Create a trustable network
    ● Be Googlable
    @zupinnovation
    Collaborate
    

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    ● Did you like a paper? Congratulate the authors
    ● Gonna travel? Visit a research group
    ● Go to meetings, ask questions, give talks
    @zupinnovation
    Collaborate: indirectly
    

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12. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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    ● Did you like a paper? Congratulate the authors
    ● Gonna travel? Visit a research group
    ● Go to meetings, ask questions, give talks
    @zupinnovation
    Collaborate: indirectly
    When attending a
    conference, it is your
    job to ask questions
    Leopoldo Teixeira
    (UFPE)
    

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13. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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    ● Offer help
    ● Ask for help
    ● Go to conferences
    @zupinnovation
    Collaborate: proactively
    https://gustavopinto.medium.com/how-to-sen
    d-a-student-to-attend-icse-with-zero-budget-3
    8f8796cebd2
    

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14. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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    ● When was your last vacation?
    ● Spent some time elsewhere
    ● Say hi to industry (we are hiring)
    @zupinnovation
    Take breaks
    

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15. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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    @zupinnovation
    Take breaks: spent some time elsewhere
    

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16. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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    @zupinnovation
    Take breaks: say hi to industry
    ● Writing skills
    ● Analytical skills
    ● Tech skills
    ○ Coding
    ○ Static analysis
    ○ Testing
    ○ ML (Ops)
    https://gustavopinto.medium.com/rigour-vs-value-i
    n-industrial-research-8eb526a00537
    

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17. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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    ● Mentally
    ● Physically
    @zupinnovation
    Stay Healthy
    This is a really big deal!
    

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18. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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    Stay Healthy: Mentally
    ● Learn how to deal with rejections
    ● Observe when things are not OK
    ● Find support
    https://gustavopinto.medium.com/how-to-deal
    -with-rejections-8e0cd3d3a859
    

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19. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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    ● Learn how to deal with rejections
    ● Observe when things are not OK
    ● Find support
    Stay Healthy: Mentally
    Burnout can make things we once loved about our work and
    life seem insignificant and dull. [...] Symptoms of burnout
    include feeling exhausted, cynical, or ineffective, little or no
    sense of accomplishment in your work.
    

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20. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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    ● Learn how to deal with rejections
    ● Observe when things are not OK
    ● Find support
    Stay Healthy: Mentally
    ICPC 2021
    You know, I
    think I’m not
    enjoying this
    work anymore
    

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21. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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    ● Eat well
    ● Sleep well
    ● Practice sports
    Stay Healthy: Physically
    

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22. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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    ● Make friends
    ● Find your balance
    ● Enjoy the [long] road!
    Have fun
    

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23. @zupinnovation zup.com.br
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    ● Make friends
    ● Find your balance
    ● Enjoy the [long] road!
    Have fun
    

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