Research paper

Objective

The objective is to document how to conduct research.

Result

• Building a research paper
• Research paper structure
• Reading a research paper
• Tools

Reading a research paper

1. Read the Abstract (and optionally Introduction) (2-10 minutes).
2. Read the Conclusion, then skim most of the paper (10-30 minutes).
3. Thoroughly read the entire paper, with the goal of being able to understand the intricate details (30 minutes - 3+ hours)

Research paper structure

Building a research paper

• Identify a problem
• Review related work
• Offer a solution to the problem
• Defend the proposed solution

Tools

• Connected Papers
• Semantic Scholar
• Google Scholar

Research paper examples

• Best paper awards
• What GPT Knows About Who is Who
• Automatic Fake News Detection: Are current models “fact-checking” or“gut-checking”?

6.861* Quantitative Methods for NLP

6.861* Quantitative Methods for NLP

State the problem first

State the Problem Before Describing the Solution