H.T. Kung's Ph.D. Advice

H.T. Kungeecs.harvard.eduWritten 17 min read

H.T. Kung's 1987 talk to new Carnegie Mellon Ph.D. students on what research is, what a thesis should accomplish, and how to pick and attack problems.

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