Humans.and.Robots.

Assalamualaikum and hi :) Do you know that "My PhD” in Dutch is "Mijn Doctoraat"? Just so you know. Anyway, this will be just a short post. My mind has been entertaining the idea of publishing my thesis, insya Allah once I've finished writing it. I came across this notion for the first time many years ago when I met a senior colleague who just got back from his PhD study in TU Leuven. He said that his thesis was published as book, complete with ISBN number.  You and I know that in most universities (especially Malaysia), thesis are published as hardcover manuscripts which are then archived in the library, accumulating dust over the years and not accessible to be referred or cited by academia. What a huge waste! Then recently I met another young lady who had just completed her PhD at TU Delft. Also, same story. She had printed over 100 copies of her thesis-book. Amazing. So this is my dream. Publishing my own thesis as a book.  Also, ther...

Assalam and hi :) Comic from www.phdcomics.com  :) I am now officially in my final semester of PhD study. Being where I am now and looking back to the first day I started my study in HuRoBs lab (in August 2011), I have come out with the combination of the 4 elements that will make a fantastic PhD experience. These thoughts are entirely my own opinion and I'll take the time to elaborate more on this later. The four elements are subsets of 3 main components of a PhD: 1) the doctorate candidate, 2)the supervisor and of course 3) the research topic. The recipe for a stress-free PhD.  Also, I believe that one's success is also not heavily related to the university or institution where the study is being conducted. A lot of people out there may not agree with this statement but lets agree to disagree ya. Remember to always love you PhD and enjoy the journey :) Don't you just love this poster? Taken from www.theherstoryprofessor.net