Finding an Advisor & Project

• Shop for an advisor

  • Schedule meetings with many professors
    • Send email, stop by during office hours, etc.
  • Get info about professors’ research before visits
    • Home pages, independent work pages, etc.
    • Read research papers written by professor
  • Discuss project topics during first meeting
    • Professor may have “menu” of projects
    • Student may have a specific idea

• Choose an advisor

  • Must be from CS dept.
    • Can be jointly advised by someone outside the dept.
  • Agree upon a detailed research plan
    • Sufficient for project proposal

http://www.cs.princeton.edu/ugradpgm/topics.html

* Submit “Independent Work Project Form” *

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