Hello,
I have background in DSP both theory as well
as practical. But I do not have much experience
in the area of wireless or digital communications.
Could someone help me define a problem that
could be taken up as work towards successful
completion of PhD?
I am looking for problems related to wireless/ofdm.
Thanks,
Bharat
can anyone help me define a PhD level problem?
Started by ●July 14, 2010
Reply by ●July 15, 20102010-07-15
>Hello, > > I have background in DSP both theory as well > as practical. But I do not have much experience > in the area of wireless or digital communications. > > Could someone help me define a problem that > could be taken up as work towards successful > completion of PhD? > > I am looking for problems related to wireless/ofdm. > >Thanks, >Bharat > >MIMO-OFDM is a good. Specifically, synchronization issues. If you can introduce error correction coding (Turbo, LDPC), that will be good as well. Chintan
Reply by ●July 15, 20102010-07-15
On Jul 14, 10:54�pm, "bharat pathak" <bharat@n_o_s_p_a_m.arithos.com> wrote:> Hello, > > � � I have background in DSP both theory as well > � � as practical. But I do not have much experience > � � in the area of wireless or digital communications. > > � � Could someone help me define a problem that > � � could be taken up as work towards successful > � � completion of PhD? > > � � I am looking for problems related to wireless/ofdm. > > Thanks, > BharatPhD ??? Why ??? Here is a good one to read before you start wasting your time and (hopefully other people's) money getting your "Piled Higher & Deeper" degree http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1329
Reply by ●July 15, 20102010-07-15
On Jul 14, 10:54�pm, "bharat pathak" <bharat@n_o_s_p_a_m.arithos.com> wrote:> Hello, > > � � I have background in DSP both theory as well > � � as practical. But I do not have much experience > � � in the area of wireless or digital communications. > > � � Could someone help me define a problem that > � � could be taken up as work towards successful > � � completion of PhD? > > � � I am looking for problems related to wireless/ofdm. > > Thanks, > BharatYou need to look at the potential advisors that you have available and talk to them to see if they are willing to sponser you and if so they will work with you on defining a problem to work on. Typically the dept's experts have areas of expertise that should be well advertised somewhere (dept website, course catalog etc, personal websites) and talk to one whose expertise is in an area you are interested in. Good Luck, Clay
Reply by ●July 15, 20102010-07-15
bharat pathak wrote:> Hello, > > I have background in DSP both theory as well > as practical. But I do not have much experience > in the area of wireless or digital communications. > > Could someone help me define a problem that > could be taken up as work towards successful > completion of PhD? > > I am looking for problems related to wireless/ofdm.Sure. Get PhD online. It will be mailed it to you. PhD is not an award in appreciation of your brilliance, but something that they give to you in exchange for the specific piece of work that you did for them. It is a sort of employee-employer relationship. Start with finding the university people who would sponsor and back up your work. VLV
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On Jul 15, 9:53�am, fatalist <simfid...@gmail.com> wrote:> On Jul 14, 10:54�pm, "bharat pathak" <bharat@n_o_s_p_a_m.arithos.com> > wrote: > > > Hello, > > > � � I have background in DSP both theory as well > > � � as practical. But I do not have much experience > > � � in the area of wireless or digital communications. > > > � � Could someone help me define a problem that > > � � could be taken up as work towards successful > > � � completion of PhD? > > > � � I am looking for problems related to wireless/ofdm. > > > Thanks, > > Bharat > > PhD ??? > > Why ??? > > Here is a good one to read before you start wasting your time and > (hopefully other people's) money getting your "Piled Higher & Deeper" > degree > > http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=13294 years ago I checked the IEEE salary website, and all other things being equal about my qualifications, having a PhD (which I don't) vs a Masters (which I do) was worth an extra $10K (US) per year in salary. A PhD also opens a lot of doors to opportunities that it may not qualify you for (you may have already been qualified, or just as qualified without it). It is often a quick way into a supervisory/ executive role if you want that. Also, you get a certain amount of credibility whether it is deserved or not. I actually regret not getting one when I was much younger. Dirk
Reply by ●July 15, 20102010-07-15
On Jul 15, 12:21�pm, Dirk Bell <bellda2...@cox.net> wrote:> On Jul 15, 9:53�am, fatalist <simfid...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On Jul 14, 10:54�pm, "bharat pathak" <bharat@n_o_s_p_a_m.arithos.com> > > wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > � � I have background in DSP both theory as well > > > � � as practical. But I do not have much experience > > > � � in the area of wireless or digital communications. > > > > � � Could someone help me define a problem that > > > � � could be taken up as work towards successful > > > � � completion of PhD? > > > > � � I am looking for problems related to wireless/ofdm. > > > > Thanks, > > > Bharat > > > PhD ??? > > > Why ??? > > > Here is a good one to read before you start wasting your time and > > (hopefully other people's) money getting your "Piled Higher & Deeper" > > degree > > >http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1329 > > 4 years ago I checked the IEEE salary website, and all other things > being equal about my qualifications, having a PhD (which I don't) vs a > Masters (which I do) was worth an extra $10K (US) per year in salary. > A PhD also opens a lot of doors to opportunities that it may not > qualify you for (you may have already been qualified, or just as > qualified without it). �It is often a quick way into a supervisory/ > executive role if you want that. Also, you get a certain amount of > credibility whether it is deserved or not. > > I actually regret not getting one when I was much younger. > > Dirk- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -"I actually regret not getting one when I was much younger. " Well, don't regret But, of course, in those good old days of 10K sign-on bonuses to fresh engineering grads (not just CS/EE PhDs) you might have been able to secure a nice spot Not anymore Nowadays PhD degree itself is worse than useless - it's actually more of a liability than benefit on your resume. The phd comics are right. Engineering is better than science PhD-treatment-wise but not by much
Reply by ●July 15, 20102010-07-15
On 07/15/2010 09:21 AM, Dirk Bell wrote:> On Jul 15, 9:53 am, fatalist<simfid...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Jul 14, 10:54 pm, "bharat pathak"<bharat@n_o_s_p_a_m.arithos.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >> >>> I have background in DSP both theory as well >>> as practical. But I do not have much experience >>> in the area of wireless or digital communications. >> >>> Could someone help me define a problem that >>> could be taken up as work towards successful >>> completion of PhD? >> >>> I am looking for problems related to wireless/ofdm. >> >>> Thanks, >>> Bharat >> >> PhD ??? >> >> Why ??? >> >> Here is a good one to read before you start wasting your time and >> (hopefully other people's) money getting your "Piled Higher& Deeper" >> degree >> >> http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1329 > > 4 years ago I checked the IEEE salary website, and all other things > being equal about my qualifications, having a PhD (which I don't) vs a > Masters (which I do) was worth an extra $10K (US) per year in salary. > A PhD also opens a lot of doors to opportunities that it may not > qualify you for (you may have already been qualified, or just as > qualified without it). It is often a quick way into a supervisory/ > executive role if you want that. Also, you get a certain amount of > credibility whether it is deserved or not.When I was working on my BS at Portland State University I knew a guy who was a trained Air Force electronics technician. He had investigated the job market, and analyzed the tradeoff between living in a dorm and eating beans and rice for three or four years while getting a BS degree and paying tuition, vs. living in a "dorm equivalent" for the same amount of time while saving like a bandit. He decided that financially he'd be better off doing the latter, rather than getting his BS. He was extra happy, because he knew he was getting his BS because he wanted to. I think the tradeoff for getting a PhD is similar. If I win the lottery or if some rich relative that I don't even know of kicks the bucket and leaves me with a pile of cash I'll get a PhD because I _want_ one. But I'd be a fool to stop working now and go get one. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com Do you need to implement control loops in software? "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" was written for you. See details at http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html
Reply by ●July 15, 20102010-07-15
On Jul 15, 2:16�pm, Tim Wescott <t...@seemywebsite.com> wrote:> On 07/15/2010 09:21 AM, Dirk Bell wrote: > > > > > > > On Jul 15, 9:53 am, fatalist<simfid...@gmail.com> �wrote: > >> On Jul 14, 10:54 pm, "bharat pathak"<bharat@n_o_s_p_a_m.arithos.com> > >> wrote: > > >>> Hello, > > >>> � � �I have background in DSP both theory as well > >>> � � �as practical. But I do not have much experience > >>> � � �in the area of wireless or digital communications. > > >>> � � �Could someone help me define a problem that > >>> � � �could be taken up as work towards successful > >>> � � �completion of PhD? > > >>> � � �I am looking for problems related to wireless/ofdm. > > >>> Thanks, > >>> Bharat > > >> PhD ??? > > >> Why ??? > > >> Here is a good one to read before you start wasting your time and > >> (hopefully other people's) money getting your "Piled Higher& �Deeper" > >> degree > > >>http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1329 > > > 4 years ago I checked the IEEE salary website, and all other things > > being equal about my qualifications, having a PhD (which I don't) vs a > > Masters (which I do) was worth an extra $10K (US) per year in salary. > > A PhD also opens a lot of doors to opportunities that it may not > > qualify you for (you may have already been qualified, or just as > > qualified without it). �It is often a quick way into a supervisory/ > > executive role if you want that. Also, you get a certain amount of > > credibility whether it is deserved or not. > > When I was working on my BS at Portland State University I knew a guy > who was a trained Air Force electronics technician. �He had investigated > the job market, and analyzed the tradeoff between living in a dorm and > eating beans and rice for three or four years while getting a BS degree > and paying tuition, vs. living in a "dorm equivalent" for the same > amount of time while saving like a bandit. �He decided that financially > he'd be better off doing the latter, rather than getting his BS. �He was > extra happy, because he knew he was getting his BS because he wanted to. > > I think the tradeoff for getting a PhD is similar. �If I win the lottery > or if some rich relative that I don't even know of kicks the bucket and > leaves me with a pile of cash I'll get a PhD because I _want_ one. �But > I'd be a fool to stop working now and go get one. > > -- > > Tim Wescott > Wescott Design Serviceshttp://www.wescottdesign.com > > Do you need to implement control loops in software? > "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" was written for you. > See details athttp://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -Only with PhD it's gonna consume 5-6 years of your life and you gotta be a fool to pay for it out of your pocket: PhD in America has long become a huge waste of taxpayer's money (via NSF, ONR, DARPA, NIH etc. grants to university PIs) to exploit cheap slave labor of grad students and award a bunch of useles paper degrees to them and then kick those fellas out of university and into the real life where nobody gives a shit about the stuff you did for your PhD thesis The ONLY situation where getting PhD is warranted is when you are already employed within some large organization, have all the connections in place, and need that piece of paper to advance to the next level, AND you employer is willing to sponsor your PhD studies AND is also willing to tolerate you frequent absence from work for extended periods of time (most such folks do PhD part-time and it takes many years...) Official salary surveys aren't worth anything: they do not count the attrition numbers for fresh PhDs, and those numbers are horrible
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