- 3 R criteria (JIAWEI HAN, UIUC)
- Real data
- Real but not solved problem (also in [1])
- Real solution
- Do not follow trends
- Particular subproblem that not everyone is working on (SEBASTIAN RUDER, INSIGHT)
- Prefer tasks with open source implementation
- Become the strongest person in that specific problem [2]
- Match the strength & weakness of your environment [1]
Doing Research (CHENGLIN LIU, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
- Derive more sub-problems based on application needs
- Every step can be a top-tier venue
- Read a lot by finding the relationships between different methods, and use other methods to solve yours
- Reading & experiment simultaneously
- Writing early & improve experiment
Innovation Approaches (CHENGLIN LIU, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
- Improve current methods
- Change data representation
- Change problem definition
- Use other methods to solve your domain problem
- Combine different methods to improve