Download - It is all about mentality
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)
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
BASICS
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
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
ALGORITHMS
Randomness
Humans prefer certaintyLife is random
start
end
start
end
fiction reality
Randomness in accept/reject
deterministic quality bar
accept
reject
stochastic quality zone
clear reject
clear accept
borderline
fiction reality
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.)
Objectivity
Humans are biasedOptimistic → selfPessimistic → others
Get feedbacksEarly & frequent
Self criticismPaper by you Paper by others
Score by you Score by others
Don’t get mad
(a few) nasty reviewers might existUseless to get upsetGet even!
Assume reviewers are going to kill your paper
Discipline
Humans like to procrastinate
Start earlyManage projects by
Paper draftSchedule
Practice
Humans are lazyResearch is a craft; learn through practice
read
write
code talk
createexperi-ment
Practice what?
A chain is only as strong as its weakest linkPractice the weakest link
Cause of rejection
APPLICATIONS
SIGGRAPH
What SIGGRAPH wants
Right problemNovel ideaSolid algorithmsGood apps & results Clear writingEngaging talk
What we have
Do what you loveDo the bestRandomnessObjectivityDisciplinePractice
Be happy
Long term productivity depends on happinessLive healthy and happy
Sleep, exercise, eat, social life, …Creativity depends on happiness
I got all my ideas outside officeBe nice and positive to others
Especially in conferences & reviews
