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S. Dustdar:
"Scientific Paper-Writing";
Talk: ACM Distinguished Talk at GCU-ACM Student Chapter - Online Event, Lahore, Pakistan (invited); 2022-01-30.

This talk will revolve around how the act of paper writing works, what the top lessons-learned are and the difference between scientific paper writing and journalism.

How you can become the "sculptor" and designer of your thoughts and ideas for your research paper? The top 10 most important Do's and Don'ts for thinking and writing scientific papers, the purpose of writing papers, as well as the two fundamental ways to approach knowledge will be focused on in this talk.

Secondly, this talk will discuss the Art & Science of writing an outstanding Abstract. The lecture will explain the Do's and Don'ts for this topic as well as teach you the 10 most important things you need to remember when you write an Abstract for your research paper.

Thirdly, the fundamentals of writing with co-authors will be highlighted. Which tools should one use? What are the Do's and Don'ts for collaborating with co-authors to remember? Which author names should go first and which should go last? What is the mystery behind the author list?

Finally, the concept of peer reviewing, which stands at the heart of the scientific process, will be discussed in detail.