/PhDStudentResources

Resources which may be useful for PhD candidates in computing-based fields.

πŸŽ“ Resources for PhD Students in Computing πŸ‘Ύ

This (work-in-progress) GitHub repository is designed to support PhD students in computing-related field with a list of accessible resources. Here, you'll find details on useful organisations, mailing lists, conference and journal information, software and tools to support the research process, and tips for academic writing.

πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Something missing from this repository? If so, drop me an email and I'll add it- lynsay.shepherd@abertay.ac.uk. Please note: I come from a cybersecurity and human-computer interaction background - some of the initial resources listed may lean towards these areas.

🧐 If you are interested in doing an MbR or PhD under my supervision, please get in touch.

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🏒 Organisations and Memberships

Name Description Link
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) US-based international learned society for computing. https://www.acm.org/membership
ACM SIGCHI – ACM Special Interest Group on Computer–Human Interaction The ACM special interest group which is focused on human–computer interaction. https://sigchi.org/
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering. https://www.ieee.org/membership/index.html
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT Professional body and a learned society that represents those working in information technology and computer science. https://www.bcs.org/
Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA) SICSA promotes international excellence in University-led research, education, and knowledge exchange for Scottish Informatics and Computer Science. https://www.sicsa.ac.uk/
Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec) Helps individuals and organisations develop capability and competency in cyber security. https://www.ciisec.org/
Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) SIPR is a strategic collaboration between 15 of Scotland's universities, Police Scotland and The Scottish Police Authority. https://www.sipr.ac.uk/

  

πŸ“« Mailing Lists

Signed up for some of these mailing lists? Keep an eye on your Junk folder.

Name Description Sign-up Link
sicsa-ai SICSA's AI mailing list. http://lists.inf.ed.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/sicsa-ai
sicsa-hci SICSA's HCI mailing list. http://lists.inf.ed.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/Sicsa-hci
sicsa-cyber SICSA's cybersecurity mailing list. http://lists.inf.ed.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/sicsa-cyber
sicsa-data-science SICSA's data science mailing list. http://lists.inf.ed.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/sicsa-data-science
CHI-RESOURCES ACM SIGCHI Resources (Mailing List) https://listserv.acm.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ACMLPX.CGI?A0=CHI-RESOURCES
CHI-JOBS ACM SIGCHI Job Postings in HCI. https://listserv.acm.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ACMLPX.CGI?A0=CHI-JOBS
CHI-ANNOUNCEMENTS ACM's HCI mailing list. https://listserv.acm.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ACMLPX.CGI?A0=CHI-ANNOUNCEMENTS
BCS-HCI British HCI mailing list. https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=bcs-hci
JISC Mail Email discussion lists for the UK Education and Research communities. https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/

  

πŸ“ Academic Writing

Name Description Category Link
University of Manchester - Academic Phrasebank A collection of ready-made phrases and expressions that can be used in various sections of academic papers (or your thesis). General academic writing https://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/
Grammarly AI-powered writing assistant that helps improve your writing by providing real-time grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style suggestions as you type. Writing tool https://www.grammarly.com/
Overleaf Online and collaborative LaTex editor. Writing tool https://www.overleaf.com/
Hemingway A writing tool that focuses on improving the clarity and readability of your writing by highlighting complex sentences and suggesting simplifications. Writing tool https://hemingwayapp.com/
Holland & Rees critiquing model A framework for critiquing quantitative and qualitative research articles. Critical analysis https://global.oup.com/uk/orc/nursing/holland/01student/chapters/ch07/

  

πŸ“ˆ Statistics

Name Description Category Link
Discovering Statistics Andy Field's website - the 'Stats book guy'. General statistics https://www.discoveringstatistics.com/
R for Data Science Online book and code examples. R https://r4ds.hadley.nz/
Learning Statistics with R Online book and code examples. R https://learningstatisticswithr.com/
Zed Statistics Youtube channel covering statistics. General statistics https://www.youtube.com/@zedstatistics
How2stats Youtube channel covering statistics. General statistics https://www.youtube.com/@how2stats

  

πŸ“° Finding Papers and Venues

Name Description Category Link
Wiki CFP Website which collates calls for papers (not always comprehensive). Publications http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/
arXiv Preprint server covering various aspects of computing. Not the best UI for searching! Publications https://arxiv.org/
arxiv sanity Nicer UI for navigating arXiv. Publications https://arxiv-sanity-lite.com/
Research.com Publication rankings for different fields. Publication Rankings https://research.com/conference-rankings/computer-science
Prof Jianying Zhou - Rankings Cyber Security Conferences Rankings. Publication Rankings http://jianying.space/conference-ranking.html
Prof Guofei Gu - Rankings Computer Security Conference Ranking and Statistics Publication Rankings https://people.engr.tamu.edu/guofei/sec_conf_stat.htm
CORE journal rankings Discontinued as of 2022. Might be useful in terms of historical information. Publication Rankings http://portal.core.edu.au/jnl-ranks/
Bealls List List of potentially predatory venues (use with caution - it's subjective). Publication Rankings https://beallslist.net/
Connected Papers Tool that helps researchers explore and visualise academic papers related to a specific topic or research paper. Publications https://www.connectedpapers.com/
Find Papers Academic paper search engine. Developed by Abertay University PhD student Marc Kydd https://atthis.link/. Publications http://findpapers.atthis.link/
Wayback Machine Can't find a site because of a broken link? Put it into the Wayback Machine - it might have indexed an old copy. General https://archive.org/web/

  

πŸ’Ύ Software and Tools

Name Description Category Link
NVivo Qualitative data analysis software. Data analysis https://lumivero.com/resources/support/getting-started-with-nvivo/
draw.io Graph drawing software. Diagramming https://app.diagrams.net/
DownThemAll! Browser extension for downloading multiple documents from a page at once. General https://www.downthemall.net/
Noises Online Working in a noisy environment and need to focus? White noise may help. General https://noises.online/
GitHub Student Developer Pack Free stuff! Software and tools for your studies. General software https://education.github.com/pack
FreeMind Open-source mind mapping software used for creating visual representations of ideas, concepts, and information. Mind mapping https://freemind.sourceforge.io/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Notion Productivity and collaboration platform for creating, organising, and sharing documents, databases, and tasks. Note-taking https://www.notion.so/
Evernote Note-taking and organisation app that allows users to capture, store, and organize various types of information. Note-taking https://evernote.com/
Microsoft OneNote Digital note-taking application for capturing, organizing, and sharing information in a multi-tabbed notebook format Note-taking https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app
Trello Web-based, kanban-style, list-making application. Project management https://trello.com/
Zotero Free and open-source reference management software. Referencing https://www.zotero.org/
Mendeley Reference management software and academic social network. Referencing https://www.mendeley.com/
RefWorks Web-based reference management tool to organize, store, and manage bibliographic citations and references. Referencing https://refworks.proquest.com/
Cite This For Me Tool for formatting citations. Referencing https://www.citethisforme.com/
Pomodoro Time management method that involves breaking work into focused intervals. Time management https://pomofocus.io/

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