Mentorship 101: What to look for in a research mentor

Don’t just pick a project, pick a person. Here are the 6 traits of a research mentor who will accelerate your career. I have seen many brilliant research students who were very enthusiastic at the start of their research journey, be it an industry data scientist, or a student on their MS or PhD journey, … Read more

Month-wise Machine Learning and AI Conference deadlines in 2025

Publishing a research paper is a crucial part of research in academia. Based on the subject or research domain and the nature of an article, we aim to publish our findings at a conference or a journal like ACM or IEEE Transactions (journal home example link). Thus, knowing the important conference deadlines in your research … Read more

3 Indian AI Startups That Are Quietly Revolutionizing Our Healthcare

I’ve spent over six years in AI research, but what’s happening in India’s medical tech scene right now is something else. Here’s a closer look at the pioneers in a market that is set to explode. I’ve spent the better part of a decade neck-deep in AI research, from NLP to clinical data, across labs … Read more

Understanding Brand Personality: How It Shapes Consumer Behavior and Brand Positioning

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In the era of digital marketing, it is becoming increasingly challenging for organizations to position their brand uniquely and differentiate from competitive product lines. In order to achieve that, organizations target a set of humanlike qualities (or a personality) across all their marketing campaigns. This is known as brand personality. In this article, we will … Read more

10 Essential Soft Skills Every Grad Student Must Sharpen for Research Success

In part 3 of the “Research for All” initiative, we will cover how to sharpen your soft skills related to the day-to-day activity as a grad student, research scholar, or even a research aspirant! Why is soft skills so important? Being a grad student isn’t just about mastering your research or technical skills—soft skills matter … Read more

Can we publish a paper without a conference?

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Yes, we can publish a paper without peer review from a conference. I can think of at least two alternatives: (i) non-commercial preprint servers on arXiv, bioarXiv, and (ii) journals or ACM/IEEE Transactions. You can read about the submission guidelines of arXiv here. arXiv is the most popular preprint server used in the machine learning … Read more

How I had secured a research associate position during my Ph.D. in India and moved to Germany?

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Research internships provide intensive exposure to reach academia. They may play a crucial role in making the tough decision of whether or not to pursue a career in research, particularly pursuing a Ph.D. degree. Looking back, I realize that my first internship at IIT Kharagpur for my Bachelor’s played a significant role. The selection process … Read more

How to follow a top-tier Computer Science conference

Attending and presenting your work at a conference is one of the major highlights of the journey to becoming an independent researcher. Be it a national or an international venue, conferences allow you to present your work before a large audience. The journey from a research project idea to paper acceptance and finally oral or … Read more