LiYi Wei 魏 立 一 Course prerequisite No 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 ID: 813425
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It is all about mentality
Li-Yi Wei 魏立一
Slide2Course prerequisite
No 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), 3
rd
(score 2.7 & got in)
Slide3Talent vs. Mentality
You don’t need to be very talented for researchI don’t think I am (so you will be fine)Too late anywayMentality is more important
Trainable
Slide4basics
Slide5Do 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 stuffLess likely regret in the worst case (e.g. reject)
At least you have funStart your own stuffIt is like investing; followers are already lateLife is too short
Slide6Do the best
Graphics → SIGGRAPHVision → CVPR, ICCV…Hard work anyway; so go for the jugular Happier if succeed, less sad if failLife is too short
Slide7algorithms
Slide8Randomness
Humans prefer certaintyLife is random
start
end
start
end
fiction
reality
Slide9Randomness in accept/reject
d
eterministic quality bar
accept
reject
stochastic quality zone
c
lear reject
c
lear accept
borderline
fiction
reality
Slide10Monte 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.)
Slide11Objectivity
Humans are biasedOptimistic → selfPessimistic → othersGet feedbacks
Early & frequentSelf criticism
Paper by you
Paper by others
Score by you
Score by others
Slide12Don’t get mad
(a few) nasty reviewers might existUseless to get upsetGet even!Assume reviewers are going to kill your paper
Slide13Discipline
Humans like to procrastinateStart earlyManage projects byPaper draftSchedule
Slide14Practice
Humans are lazyResearch is a craft; learn through practice
read
write
code
talk
create
experi
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ment
Slide15Practice what?
A chain is only as strong as its weakest linkPractice the weakest link
Cause of rejection
Slide16Applications
Slide17SIGGRAPH
What SIGGRAPH wantsRight problemNovel ideaSolid algorithmsGood apps & results Clear writingEngaging talk
What we haveDo what you loveDo the bestRandomnessObjectivityDisciplinePractice
Slide18Be happy
Long term productivity depends on happinessLive healthy and happySleep, exercise, eat, social life, …Creativity depends on happinessI got all my ideas outside officeBe nice and positive to others
Especially in conferences & reviews
Slide19Slide20Right problem
Do what people careDo what people don’t hateMany interesting/cute problems in graphicsPick what you loveDon’t be afraid of difficult problemsLess competition
Be brave
Slide21Novel ideas
Don’t do incremental stuffYou are wasting your timeAim for the best
Slide22Solid algorithms
PracticeMost algorithms are modified from othersRead a lot of papersUncertaintyDon’t expect to get everything right on 1st try
Expect failures
Slide23Good applications
Be broadDo what you love
Slide24Clear writing
PracticeBlog, love letters, etcDisciplineGood writing takes time; don’t wait until the endObjectivityHave others read your drafts
It is hard to see what you know while others don’t
Slide25Mentality
Mentality more important than talentDo what you loveAim for the bestTrain your mentalityPracticeHave fun
Slide26What SIGGRAPH wants
Right problemWhat people care right nowNovel ideasDo not do incremental stuffThink big, be creative (not easy)Solid algorithms
aka technical contributionKnowledge is power; study hard, be evil
Slide27Good
applicationsGive people what they needGood results/effectsWork hard (in demos)Good writingYou can’t sell what you can’t tell
It is all about bullshit
Slide28Slide29Previous work
How to get your SIGGRAPH paper rejectedJim KajiyaHe is too goodI am notSo I may have more real experiences
You will like me more, and feel better
Slide30Contribution
Rejections are part of lifeHow to live happy with rejectionsTypical problemsHow to reduce rejections
Slide31Live with rejections
Do what you love, so that you won’t mind rejectTreat rejections as normal and routineLife is not as fun without failures (I mean it)
Slide32How to reduce rejections
My personal experienceReally quite simpleIf I can do it, anybody can
Slide33Just remember
Do what you loveAim for the best