The Infinite Academic Game

Talk in the 2o LATAM School in SE

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1. Gustavo Pinto The Infinite Academic Game 1 Professor, UFPA Pesquisador, Zup Innovation @gustavopinto
2. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> Finite vs Infinite games • There are two kinds of games ◦ finite: for the purpose of winning ◦ infinite: for the purpose of continuing to play How can we stay in the game?
3. How can we stay in the academic game?
4. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> • Fighting for the truth • Discovering the unknown • Helping people to make decisions • Impacting people through education @zupinnovation The academic game
5. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> • Low pay • Long hours of work • Fierce competition (~20% of papers accepted) • Everyone else is doing better than you @zupinnovation The academic game, but also
6. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> Academic metrics are extrinsic motivators; • Awards • # of papers • # of citations • # of pipipipopo The finite academic game is about: But extrinsic motivation don’t last.
7. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> @zupinnovation https://dvassallo.medium.com/only-intrinsic-m otivation-lasts-92c0497cf97c
8. How can we continue playing the infinite academic game?
9. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> 1. Collaborate 2. Stay healthy 3. Take breaks 4. Have fun How to play the infinite game?
10. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> • Indirectly look for new collaborators • Proactively look for new collaborators • Create a trustable network • Be Googlable @zupinnovation Collaborate
11. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> • Did you like a paper? Congratulate the authors • Gonna travel? Visit a research group • Go to meetings, ask questions, give talks @zupinnovation Collaborate: indirectly
12. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> • Did you like a paper? Congratulate the authors • Gonna travel? Visit a research group • Go to meetings, ask questions, give talks @zupinnovation Collaborate: indirectly When attending a conference, it is your job to ask questions Leopoldo Teixeira (UFPE)
13. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> • Offer help • Ask for help • Go to conferences @zupinnovation Collaborate: proactively https://gustavopinto.medium.com/how-to-sen d-a-student-to-attend-icse-with-zero-budget-3 8f8796cebd2
14. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> • When was your last vacation? • Spent some time elsewhere • Say hi to industry (we are hiring) @zupinnovation Take breaks
15. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> @zupinnovation Take breaks: spent some time elsewhere
16. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> @zupinnovation Take breaks: say hi to industry • Writing skills • Analytical skills • Tech skills ◦ Coding ◦ Static analysis ◦ Testing ◦ ML (Ops) https://gustavopinto.medium.com/rigour-vs-value-i n-industrial-research-8eb526a00537
17. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> • Mentally • Physically @zupinnovation Stay Healthy This is a really big deal!
18. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> Stay Healthy: Mentally • Learn how to deal with rejections • Observe when things are not OK • Find support https://gustavopinto.medium.com/how-to-deal -with-rejections-8e0cd3d3a859
19. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> • Learn how to deal with rejections • Observe when things are not OK • Find support Stay Healthy: Mentally Burnout can make things we once loved about our work and life seem insignificant and dull. [...] Symptoms of burnout include feeling exhausted, cynical, or ineffective, little or no sense of accomplishment in your work.
20. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> • Learn how to deal with rejections • Observe when things are not OK • Find support Stay Healthy: Mentally ICPC 2021 You know, I think I’m not enjoying this work anymore
21. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> • Eat well • Sleep well • Practice sports Stay Healthy: Physically
22. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> • Make friends • Find your balance • Enjoy the [long] road! Have fun
23. @zupinnovation zup.com.br <> • Make friends • Find your balance • Enjoy the [long] road! Have fun