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Course prerequisiteNo explicit background is needed. Though, our guess is that only these who have experienced a
"reject" of a submitted paper have the potential to fully
enjoy the course.
I got plenty “prerequisites” (rumored) MSR record holder for rejections in 1 year1st (reject), 2nd (reject), 3rd (score 2.7 & got in)
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Talent vs. Mentality
You don’t need to be very talented for researchI don’t think I am (so you will be fine)Too late anyway
Mentality is more importantTrainable
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BASICS
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Do what you love
All other factors are ephemeralTrend, popularity, hotness, …
More likely to be productive and successfulYou will spend a lot of time on your stuff
Less likely regret in the worst case (e.g. reject)At least you have fun
Start your own stuffIt is like investing; followers are already late
Life is too short
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Do the best
Graphics → SIGGRAPHVision → CVPR, ICCV…
Hard work anyway; so go for the jugular Happier if succeed, less sad if failLife is too short
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ALGORITHMS
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Randomness
Humans prefer certaintyLife is random
start
end
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end
fiction reality
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Randomness in accept/reject
deterministic quality bar
accept
reject
stochastic quality zone
clear reject
clear accept
borderline
fiction reality
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Monte Carlo Sampling
Life long intrinsic acceptance rate r = x%r seems 0 if the first paper got rejectedr seems 1 if the first paper got acceptedNeed more samples!(be patient, and try more.)
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Objectivity
Humans are biasedOptimistic → selfPessimistic → others
Get feedbacksEarly & frequent
Self criticismPaper by you Paper by others
Score by you Score by others
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Don’t get mad
(a few) nasty reviewers might existUseless to get upsetGet even!
Assume reviewers are going to kill your paper
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Discipline
Humans like to procrastinate
Start earlyManage projects by
Paper draftSchedule
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Practice
Humans are lazyResearch is a craft; learn through practice
read
write
code talk
createexperi-ment
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Practice what?
A chain is only as strong as its weakest linkPractice the weakest link
Cause of rejection
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APPLICATIONS
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SIGGRAPH
What SIGGRAPH wants
Right problemNovel ideaSolid algorithmsGood apps & results Clear writingEngaging talk
What we have
Do what you loveDo the bestRandomnessObjectivityDisciplinePractice
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Be happy
Long term productivity depends on happinessLive healthy and happy
Sleep, exercise, eat, social life, …
Creativity depends on happinessI got all my ideas outside office
Be nice and positive to othersEspecially in conferences & reviews