From: dnk@omit.cs.mu.OZ.AU   
      
   In <432d4f92$1@news.unimelb.edu.au> "cyberGEEK"    
   writes:   
      
   >Hi All,   
      
   >Can anyone give my some guidance on how to select a title for taking   
   >phd in AI? Im interested in hybrid intelligent systems applications for   
   >network security. How to build/narrow down a title for my research that   
   >fits the phd requirement?   
      
   Getting the title right at the outset is unimportant.  What matters is   
   choosing something appropriate to your interests and capabilities, and   
   then doing solid work that breaks new ground while demonstrating your   
   research competence, familiarity with the topic area, ...   AI PhDs   
   range from superscruffy near-engineering efforts through to abstruse,   
   highly theoretical ones that need computers only for typesetting :-)   
      
   A well chosen PhD topic should not only match your interests but also   
   those of your supervisor(s), so this is something you really should   
   be discussing with her/him/them.  A PhD is a real labor of love as it   
   is, and it's much much harder to complete one with an uninterested,   
   inexpert or overloaded supervisor.   
      
   If you haven't yet found a PhD supervisor, then being interested in   
   "hybrid intelligent systems applications for network security" is   
   about the right level of narrowing down for now; you should be reading   
   recent good papers in this and related areas, looking for a supervisor   
   who has similar interests and relevent expertise, and talking to them   
   about possible topic areas/problems.  Reading state-of-the-art papers   
   in a research area is crucial to developing a good understanding of   
   what's already been done and directions other researchers are going.   
   This will help you with identifying promising research problems and   
   possible approaches to solving them.  In this case you should be on   
   the way to becoming an expert on various hybrid intelligent systems,   
   and looking around for problems in network security where such   
   technologies can really deliver results.  Get it right, and you've   
   got the basis for a successful startup :-)   
      
   If you already have a supervisor, then you should assess whether they   
   really are suitable for your chosen research area.  If they are not,   
   consider changing it to match their interests/expertise, or changing   
   them for someone more suitable.  Either way, try to get some advice   
   from others who have done PhD's under that person or in this area.   
      
   >Thanks,   
   >cyber   
      
   HTH,   
   David   
      
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