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SUMMARY:The nitty gritty of doing a PhD - Jon Crowcroft (Computer Lab)
DTSTART:20181206T150000Z
DTEND:20181206T160000Z
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CONTACT:Marco Caballero
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: It is really essential to do some actual work. This 
 is not meant to be just a humourous remark\, but basically an observation 
 that work precedes thought in many cases. This is very much in line with S
 imon Peyton-Jones' maxim about writing a paper being about writing down yo
 ur ideas to clarify them. Writing down your ideas in code is an even bette
 r way to bring precision to your ideas (thanks to Henry for this reference
 : https://lamport.azurewebsites.net/pubs/ds-interview.pdf which says this 
 nicely). But working code also does work for you. You can use it to get re
 sults. Results are useful since they tell you about things (reproduce\, co
 ntradict\, or improve on other peoples results\, all fodder for chapters o
 f thesis).\n\nMost people start a CS PhD with some idea how to write code\
 , and a vaguer idea how to write a dissertation. Some may have written a p
 aper once or twice. The writing bit is a lot easier when you have a system
  to describe and results to report.\n\nThis means that from Day Zero\, you
  can actually get on with things even when you don't know what you are doi
 ng.\n\nIf you are only moderately lucky\, the devil will be in the details
 \, and hey presto\, you have a hypothesis and a plan\, and eventually a di
 ssertation\, and a diploma in thinkology.\n\nBio:\nhttps://en.wikipedia.or
 g/wiki/Jon_Crowcroft
LOCATION:FW26\, Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building
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