Research, [Computer] Science, ...
Research needs stomach...
- Richard Hamming's You and Your Research (transcript of 03/07/86 talk at Bell Labs)
- Ivan Sutherland's Technology and Courage
- Alan Jay Smith's The Task of the Referee (IEEE Computer, 4/90)
- Patrick Valduriez's Some Hints to Improve the Writing of Technical Papers
- Michael Ernst's advice on a comprehensive list of topics
- Κάποιες σημειώσεις του υποφαινόμενου για την εκπόνηση του MSc σας
- Κάποιες σημειώσεις του υποφαινόμενου για την εκπόνηση βιβλιογραφικών επισκοπήσεων
- Phil Agre's Networking on the Network (original, broken link ... and also this cached copy...) . I kindly suggest to handle with care and a critical mind (esp., for younger people).
Computer Science is unique...
- Christos Papadimitriou's "Database metatheory- asking the big queries'' PODS'95
- Christos Papadimitriou's "NP-completeness: A retrospective'' appeared in ICALP 97
Career stuff...
At least read this...
- Mark Hill's Oral Presentation Advice, including David Patterson's How to Give a Bad Talk
- Mark Hill and David Wood's Conference Etiquette
- Ian Parberry's Speaker's Guide
- David Patterson's How to Have a Bad Academic Career
- S. Abiteboul's "How to choose a PhD Thesis Topic"
- You can also check for useful resources by OnlinePhD
Searching for a job in the Academia...
- Jonathan Dantzig's Landing on an Academic Job
- Mary Corbin Sies' Academic Job Application Checklist, Academic Job Application Checklist, Academic Job Interview Questions.
- Uğur Ηetintemel's On the Academic Interview Circuit SIGMOD Record 30(4)