New & Interesting Jarke van Wijk, TU Eindhoven Panel How To Get Your Paper Published VIEW workshop 2007, Leiden

Once upon a time… There was an assessment of a PhD. One member of the committee stated: Your work contains much new and interesting material, the interesting parts are not new, and the new parts are not interesting. but

Overview Whatever you do, make sure it’s

Overview NEW & INTERESTI NG Whatever you do, make sure it’s

Corollary OLD STUFF or DULL Whatever you do, make sure it’s not

Note NEW & INTERESTI NG This is not a joke. To produce results is the core of our business.

When should I mind? Right from the start. Selection of a topic Is this new and interesting? Selection of an approach Is this new and interesting? Working it out Is this worth the effort? Writing and presenting it Easy when new and interesting The paper!

New & interesting for whom? Yourself! Do I find this new and interesting? Your colleagues Exploit their experience The reviewers Who are they? The users Our ultimate target, with different opinions See also: Van Wijk, Bridging the Gaps, IEEE CG&A, last issue

What to focus on?  The concept  The application  The approach  The math  The algorithm  The users  The images  The evaluation  … Focus on what’s new and interesting

What to focus on? Make a clear choice What is your claim? What is your elevator pitch? What is new & interesting? Will my choice contribute to An interesting title, and A promising abstract, and A compelling story, and Fascinating images?

Finally NEW & INTERESTI NG If you focus on results, getting things published will be no problem