Research advice guides
Collection of how-to guides about various research related topics.
Scientific Writing
- Advice to Authors of Extended Abstracts - William Pugh
- How to Read a Paper (source) - S. Keshav
- How to Read a Technical Paper - Jason Eisner
- How to Write Mathematics - P. R. Halmos
- How to Write a Technical Paper - Michael Hicks
- Imagine the Reader (slides) - (video) - Benjamin Pierce
- Mathematical Writing - Knuth, Larrabee, and Roberts
- Shitty First Drafts - Anne Lamott
- What it’s like to be a POPL referee; or how to write an extended abstract so that it is more likely to be accepted - Mark Wegman
- Writing Good Software Engineering Research Papers - Mary Shaw
- Writing Papers (video) - Leslie Lamport
- Writing and Speaking with Style - Benjamin C. Pierce and Rajeev Alur
Giving Talks & Presentations
- Giving Technical Talks (source) - Scot Drysdale
- How (not) to give a great research talk (slides) - (video) - Leonidas Lampropoulos
- How I Give a Talk - Javier Esparza
- How to Present a Paper in Theoretical Computer Science - Ian Parberry
- How to give a good research talk - Simon Peyton Jones
- How to give a technical presentation - Michael Ernst
- Making a technical poster - Michael Ernst
- Ten simple rules for effective presentation slides - Kristen M Naegle
Artifact & Technical Guides
- ACM Artifact Review and Badging - Current ACM badging guidelines
- Benchmarking Crimes - Gernot Heiser
- Can you trust your experimental results? - Evaluate Collaboratory Technical Report
- EAPLS Artifact Badges - European badging scheme
- Empirical Evaluation Guidelines - ACM SIGPLAN checklist
- Guidelines for Proof Artifacts - by Marianna Rapoport
- Reliable benchmarking: requirements and solutions - Beyer, Löwe & Wendler
- STABILIZER: Statistically Sound Performance Evaluation - Curtsinger and Berger
- Scientific Benchmarking of Parallel Computing Systems - Best practices guide
Review & Publishing
- A Guide for New Referees in Theoretical Computer Science - Ian Parberry
- Beall's List - potential predatory journals and publishers
- Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors - the ICMJE recommendations
- How NOT to review a paper (source) - Graham Cormode
- Low-CO₂ research paper initiative - TCS4F
- Mistakes Reviewers Make - Niklas Elmqvist
- No free view? No review! - peer reviewer pledge
- Some Lessons on Reviews and Rebuttals - David Stutz
- The Task of the Referee - A.J. Smith
Grants & Funding
- How to write a great research proposal - Simon Peyton Jones
- Want to Get a Grant? Change Your Style - Mathilda Harris
Meta
- Getting Your Research Adopted (video) - Emery Berger
- The Three Golden Rules for Successful Scientific Research - EW Dijkstra
- How to Succeed in Graduate School: A Guide for Students and Advisors -- Marie desJardins
Academic Job Search
- Demystifying PhD Admissions in Computer Science - ThanhVu Nguyen
- Faculty Job Interview Questions - a handout from Gursimran Walia
- Getting an academic job - Michael Ernst
- Negotiating Your Job Offer(s) Inside & Outside Academia - Gaeun Seo