These slides were used at the 2017 Advanced Research Methods course guest lecture, aimed at introducing artificial intelligence master's students to the field of academic research.
The promises ● Behind the scenes - PhD Why do a PhD? How to get one? Oh! The chaos ● What after PhD? ● Why AI will change everything? ● Finding passion!
So, you want to do a Ph.D Get your own money 1st stream: funding from the government 2nd stream: grants from NWO and KNAW 3rd stream: other sources (universities, companies, charitable org...)
Get your own money In general, 1. Call for proposals (pre-proposal) 2. Submission 3. Review 4. Defend your proposal 5. Decision hellofalot of time | incredibly detailed | competitive https://www.nwo.nl/en/funding/our-funding-instruments/magw/ research-talent/research-talent.html
So, you want to do a Ph.D Get your own money 1st stream: funding from the government 2nd stream: grants from NWO and KNAW 3rd stream: other sources (universities, companies, organisations) Look for a funded position option x: talk to friends/seniors/fb groups option x: look-up university websites option x: talk to your master’s thesis supervisor (or bachelor’s, or internship’s...)
“I personally think that the most important thing during PhD is that you get a good chance to see what’s out there and you should find a position where you feel you have a good supervisor who’s willing to invest in you and where you can learn.”
Organization of the motor cortex - Brain’s fundamental function = movement - Aspects of cognition - control of movement - perception of the environment - numerical cognition - Motor theory of language development
How to get a Ph.D? What are your interests? Demonstrate potential ○ ○ ○ Meet them in person, if possible before applying Proofread your application and be yourself
Clip showing how the speaker conveyed teaching and research were equally interesting to him during the Ph.D interview. Point being - Ph.D is really like getting into a relationship! You don’t want to start on false beliefs and unrealistic hopes and assumptions.
Aims this course ● Design, carry out and analyze empirical research in a methodologically correct way ● Critically read and evaluate academic articles ● Translate a theory into a practical framework, algorithm or a computational model ● Able to present the results in a scientifically rigorous way ● Collaborate with partners
Year 0 Start Ph.D Year 1 Design 1st experiment Get some data Year 2 Publish paper Go to conferences Design next n experiments Year 3 Year 4 Get a Ph.D PUBLISH
Experiment 1 Status: under progress… (until end of year 2) Motivation Status: under evaluation Future research Status: under construction Fix all the things! - Is NOT what you should do. Focus on your particular research question.
General trajectory Ph.D Post-doc Mainly because - skill set/qualifications - need on-job training (sometimes) - inexperienced job in an unrelated field Switching can be difficult AI is an exception
The promises ● Behind the scenes - PhD Why do a PhD? How to get one? Oh! The chaos ● What after PhD? ● Why AI will change everything? ● Finding passion!
Questions submitted to Qn’A forum For more questions, feel free to contact @matteroftract (cue to remember: like “[as a] matter of fact”) Anonymous 11:24 AM "A PHD is more about becoming a better researcher than about the field" So, you think that the specialization doesn't matter too much or that after a PHD you can always come back to your "Passion" ? Upvote: 2 Downvote: 0 Anonymous 11:51 AM How many hours a week do you spend? Upvote: 2 Downvote: 0 Anonymous 10:54 AM How do you deal with the disappointments/feelings of insignificance that can arise during research? Upvote: 2 Downvote: 1
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