Computer Vision News Computer Vision News 24 For young researchers, maybe I could just talk to myself, like 14 years ago. When I started this mentoring session, someone was asking me how to be a good PhD student. I don’t think I have a very concrete answer about it because a good PhD student can come in many different forms, but probably the most important is your passion and your motivation about what you’re going to do. It’s going to be a long journey, a very lonely sort of journey. There will be ups and downs for sure. Your papers will likely get rejected. I don’t think anybody has a 100% success rate. You will have to go through a lot of rejections, either fellowship applications or competitions, but at the end of the day, I think the most important thing is that you learn during the process. First of all, you should understand the real problems and challenges out there, but also develop very good communication skills by working with your advisor, working with your peer students, presenting your work, and going out to make elevator pitches. At the end of the day, your PhD journey is going to build a big heart to endure all the ups and downs, but also to be well connected to build your own community of your research. Who are going to be your mentors? What’s your social network? What’s your support system? Then, finally, learn to communicate to the world! Women in Science Read 150 FASCINATING interviews with Women in Computer Vision! Read 150 FASCINATING interviews with Women in Computer Vision!
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