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CSC 791B - Sp Top: Adv Netw Dsgn Research Process Introduction Research Ultimate step in self-motivated enquiry Increase one’s own knowledge, and that of the community Motivation behind specific research question Applied - existing unsolved problem in state of practice Perceived “hole” in field of knowledge “Expert - one who knows more about less” To reach the frontier of knowledge, you have to specialize Therefore research question must be specific Group effort can address larger area Stages of Research Project Literature Review Final stage in specialized reading/learning Several needs Learn about general research domain Identify open research questions Obtain background, knowledge of context Avoid unprofitable lines of enquiry Exhibit awareness of peer research, required for acceptance in broader community Reading research papers Understand structure of papers Broaden and narrow search for literature Anatomy of a Research Paper Title, Abstract Introduction, Context, Background Prior work - literature survey Problem identification, definition, (formulation) Problem modeling, formulation Approaches, solution, contribution, insight Validation, verification, experimentation, results Conclusion, speculation References, bibliography Making a Reading List Start with broad general area Static traffic network design, for example Start with initial list of papers Reputed journal, recent papers, classic papers Narrow down Eliminate papers outside general area Expand selectively Keyword search on databases (with elimination) Trace reference tree backward (identify overlaps) Trace reference tree forward (difficult) Find survey paper/site (shortcut, must be definitive) Keep up Problem Definition Describe problem precisely Specify context of problem Broad context - less articulation Specific context - more complete description Specify scope of problem Define aspects of the problem that are not being addressed Specify motivation of problem State research question as briefly yet a