Advice
Here are some resources about doing research that I found useful.
Inspiration
- "You and Your Research" by Richard Hamming
- "Technology and Courage" by Ivan Sutherland
General
- "On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research", National Academy Press (1995)
- "How to do Research At the MIT AI Lab"
- "How to Have a Bad Career in Research/Academia" by David A. Patterson
PhD
- "The Art of Doing a PhD", by Jakob E. Bardram
- The Chapter 1 Club by Saul Greenberg
- "So long, and thanks for the Ph.D.!" by Ronald T. Azuma
Presentation skills
- "How to give a good research talk" by Simon Peyton Jones [video]
- "How to Give a Great Research Talk", internal seminar at MSR with John Krumm, Patrick Baudisch, Mary Czerwinski and Rick Szeliski
- Presentation Zen, a blog on presentation design with lots of useful tips
Writing skills
- "How to write a good research paper" by Simon Peyton Jones [video]
- "How to Get a Paper Accepted at OOPSLA" by Kent Beck
Reviewing
- "Twelve tips for reviewers" by Henry L. Roediger III
Conferences
- "How to get the most out of conferences" by Scott Berkun