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ThisIsMyStonerAcount OP t1_iyd417l wrote

Reply to comment by random_boiler in [D] I'm at NeurIPS, AMA by ThisIsMyStonerAcount

I've seen people have a lot of success by doing a PhD in their respective field (e.g. Chemistry, Biology, Hydrology, ....) that applies ML to their field, and then slowly change their research to ML (e.g. going from "predicting stuff about atoms" to "using super state-of-the-art ML to predict stuff" to "adapting state-of-the-art stuff in ways that might be useful to other ML people and publishing at NeurIPS". You'll need to discuss this with your advisor though, and ideally find one who's willing to support you (or at the very least doesn't mind if you try).

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random_boiler t1_iyd802y wrote

>going from "predicting stuff about atoms" to "using super state-of-the-art ML to predict stuff"

At this stage, they typically publish in their field right?

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ThisIsMyStonerAcount OP t1_iyd9s80 wrote

Usually yes, you'd only publish at ML venues if you think it's more important for the ML people to hear about your research than it is for the people in your own field.

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