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PhD student seeks guidance on defining "method research" in ML

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A third-year PhD student in Machine Learning, working with limited healthcare data and a new advisor, is struggling to define and execute "method research." The student feels their advisor is unsupportive of their ideas, pushing them toward new, unfocused directions. Without a clear research question or guidance on what constitutes impactful method research, the student is seeking advice on how to proceed in their academic career. AI

RANK_REASON This is a personal plea for advice from a student on a public forum, not a news event.

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PhD student seeks guidance on defining "method research" in ML

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  1. r/MachineLearning TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Adventurous_Marroon ·

    How to do method research when I feel I have no guidance on doing it? [D]

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I am a 3rd year PhD student in a small lab working on ML in healthcare. My PI is new (we have no PhD graduates yet - lab is 4 years old). </p> <p>I want to publish in a top ML conference (I know its necessary for an ML researcher job).</p> <p>And…

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