Research and Technical Writing for Science and Engineering

CHAPTER 3How to Select Research Topics

DOI: 10.1201/​9781003139058-3

CONTENTS

1. 3.1 Overview

2. 3.2 Identify an Area of Interest

3. 3.3 Browse the Literature

4. 3.4 Pick a Topic and Dive

5. 3.5 Identify a Research Question

6. 3.6 List of research topics and keywords in Computer Science

   • 3.6.1 Artificial Intelligence

   • 3.6.2 Communications and Media

   • 3.6.3 Computer Science and Engineering

7. 3.7 Dynamic Programming in Research and Problem Solving

   • 3.7.1 An Example for Cost Minimization

   • 3.7.2 Greedy vs. Dynamic

   • 3.7.3 Industrial and Research Applications of Dynamic Programming

8. 3.8 Summary

This chapter explains how to choose research directions and specific subjects. Choosing study directions and subjects for scientific and engineering research is influenced not ...