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Questions tagged [research-topic]
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How to come up with research ideas?
As a very new researcher who is exploring the best way to generate ideas, some guidance on this question would be very helpful. I have found that this is NOT easy. Ideas seem to pop out of my Professor every day and I wonder how he does it. This…
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How does a professor know when a research project will get expected results?
I read that "One difficulty with research problems is that it is hard/impossible to know if the problem is easy or not" or when it can be solved. So how a graduate-research student (i.e., PhD or MRe) knows what to pick as his/her work, and/or how…
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Can any study answering or finding more about a relavant question be done as a research paper?
Can something like
'How does quantum computing accelerate mathematical modeling ?'
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'Variation in smartphone radiation with signal strength and age'
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'High speed object recognition with the HB100 radar module'
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'Effect of social media on…
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Can I publish a piece of software as a research paper?
I am currently working on a Unity 3D FPS game. and I was wondering if I write a detailed paper on what a made in a specific part and steps to replicate it like a documentation .Would it qualify to be a research paper considering I had to research a…
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How to choose a proper research topic potential and/or having no strong competition
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Nowadays, academic research has been becoming an arms race and there are millions of paper published every year. Besides, a potential research topic/area means the research group is eager to know and answer it. Therefore, researchers are…
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Will a research proposal of looking into applications of current technologies be frowned upon because it does not deal with fundamental research?
I'm interested in robotics and particularly in how we can use autonomous systems to aid with environmental conservation. I'm currently looking into PhD programmes but it seems to me that the vast majority of research happening in the relevant…
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Resarch Paper on Conceptual Design of a Physical System
Is a paper acceptable if it is based on a concept design of a physical system backed by some mathematical models and simulations? No practical development and experimentation is present.
In other words, "Is an argument based on just mathematical…
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I may subject a "Figure Reuse" problem. Please help?
please help me, and any advice would be greatly appreciated here.
I have published a paper with my advisor in a journal, which is one ACS publications. Recently I just published another paper on RSC journals.
Problem is for the most recent accepted…
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What are some good data driven astronomy research project ideas for a high schooler?
Does anyone here have sone good astronomy research project ideas for someone with a a background in AI and programming? The projects don't really have to be anything groundbreaking. They could just be confirming something that has already happened…
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