Author(s):

David A. Patterson

Affiliation:

University of California, Berkeley

Duration:

1.30:00

Abstract

The first-half of the talk is a tongue-in-cheek presentation of how to have a bad career in research, including:

1. Let Complexity be Your Guide (Confuse Thine Enemies)
2. Never be Proven Wrong (Hide the Facts)
3. Use the Computer Scientific Method (Change all Parameters Each Experiment)
4. Don't be Distracted by Comments of Others (Avoid Feedback)

and suggestions along similar lines about technology transfer, writing papers, giving talks, doing a poster session.

The second half of the talk is advice on alternatives to a bad career. Given my background, this advice is aimed at having a bad career in computer systems while at a research university, although some parts may generalize.

Presentation

U.C. Berkeley Systems Seminar
(November 29, 2001)