Awesome PhD Advice

——for computer system research

How to do system research?

[1] Peter Druschel. How to do systems research. EuroSys Doctoral Workshop 2018

[2] Steve Hand. Doing a Systems PhD. EuroSys Doctoral Workshop 2011

[3] Lalith Suresh. Low-level advice for systems research. Personal Blog

How to read/write/review papers?

[1] Rebecca Isaacs. How to read a (systems) paper. SOSP 2019 Diversity Workshop

[2] Steven Swanson. The Nuts and Bolts of Writing Papers. Personal Writing

[3] Timothy Roscoe. Writing reviews for systems conferences. Personal Writing

How to give a presentation?

To Be Added

How to network with others?

[1] Phil Agre. Networking on the Network: A Guide to Professional Skills for PhD Students. Personal Writing

[2] Bara Buhnova. How to get the best out of any conference. womENcourage 2021 Pre-Conference Workshop

[3] Yixue Zhao. How to get the most out of your first research conference. Personal Writing

How to search for jobs?

[1] Pratap Tokekar. My Experiences Getting an Academic Job. Personal Writing

How to plan a career in academia?

[1] David A. Patterson. How to Have a Bad Career How to Have a Bad Career in Research/Academia.

[2] Yixue Zhao. A (non-exhaustive) list of job opportunities for PhD students and Postdocs. Personal Writing