This (work-in-progress) GitHub repository is designed to support PhD students in computing-related field with a list of accessible resources. Here, you'll find details on useful organisations, mailing lists, conference and journal information, software and tools to support the research process, and tips for academic writing.
👩💻 Something missing from this repository? If so, drop me an email and I'll add it- lynsay.shepherd@abertay.ac.uk. Please note: I come from a cybersecurity and human-computer interaction background - some of the initial resources listed may lean towards these areas.
🧐 If you are interested in doing an MbR or PhD under my supervision, please get in touch.
- 🏢 Organisations and Memberships
- 📫 Mailing Lists
- 📝 Academic Writing
- 📈 Statistics
- 📰 Finding Papers and Venues
- 💾 Software and Tools
| Name | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) | US-based international learned society for computing. | https://www.acm.org/membership |
| ACM SIGCHI – ACM Special Interest Group on Computer–Human Interaction | The ACM special interest group which is focused on human–computer interaction. | https://sigchi.org/ |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | Professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering. | https://www.ieee.org/membership/index.html |
| BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT | Professional body and a learned society that represents those working in information technology and computer science. | https://www.bcs.org/ |
| Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA) | SICSA promotes international excellence in University-led research, education, and knowledge exchange for Scottish Informatics and Computer Science. | https://www.sicsa.ac.uk/ |
| Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec) | Helps individuals and organisations develop capability and competency in cyber security. | https://www.ciisec.org/ |
| Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) | SIPR is a strategic collaboration between 15 of Scotland's universities, Police Scotland and The Scottish Police Authority. | https://www.sipr.ac.uk/ |
Signed up for some of these mailing lists? Keep an eye on your Junk folder.
| Name | Description | Sign-up Link |
|---|---|---|
| sicsa-ai | SICSA's AI mailing list. | http://lists.inf.ed.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/sicsa-ai |
| sicsa-hci | SICSA's HCI mailing list. | http://lists.inf.ed.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/Sicsa-hci |
| sicsa-cyber | SICSA's cybersecurity mailing list. | http://lists.inf.ed.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/sicsa-cyber |
| sicsa-data-science | SICSA's data science mailing list. | http://lists.inf.ed.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/sicsa-data-science |
| CHI-RESOURCES | ACM SIGCHI Resources (Mailing List) | https://listserv.acm.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ACMLPX.CGI?A0=CHI-RESOURCES |
| CHI-JOBS | ACM SIGCHI Job Postings in HCI. | https://listserv.acm.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ACMLPX.CGI?A0=CHI-JOBS |
| CHI-ANNOUNCEMENTS | ACM's HCI mailing list. | https://listserv.acm.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ACMLPX.CGI?A0=CHI-ANNOUNCEMENTS |
| BCS-HCI | British HCI mailing list. | https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=bcs-hci |
| JISC Mail | Email discussion lists for the UK Education and Research communities. | https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ |
| Name | Description | Category | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Manchester - Academic Phrasebank | A collection of ready-made phrases and expressions that can be used in various sections of academic papers (or your thesis). | General academic writing | https://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/ |
| Grammarly | AI-powered writing assistant that helps improve your writing by providing real-time grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style suggestions as you type. | Writing tool | https://www.grammarly.com/ |
| Overleaf | Online and collaborative LaTex editor. | Writing tool | https://www.overleaf.com/ |
| Hemingway | A writing tool that focuses on improving the clarity and readability of your writing by highlighting complex sentences and suggesting simplifications. | Writing tool | https://hemingwayapp.com/ |
| Holland & Rees critiquing model | A framework for critiquing quantitative and qualitative research articles. | Critical analysis | https://global.oup.com/uk/orc/nursing/holland/01student/chapters/ch07/ |
| Name | Description | Category | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovering Statistics | Andy Field's website - the 'Stats book guy'. | General statistics | https://www.discoveringstatistics.com/ |
| R for Data Science | Online book and code examples. | R | https://r4ds.hadley.nz/ |
| Learning Statistics with R | Online book and code examples. | R | https://learningstatisticswithr.com/ |
| Zed Statistics | Youtube channel covering statistics. | General statistics | https://www.youtube.com/@zedstatistics |
| How2stats | Youtube channel covering statistics. | General statistics | https://www.youtube.com/@how2stats |
| Name | Description | Category | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiki CFP | Website which collates calls for papers (not always comprehensive). | Publications | http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/ |
| arXiv | Preprint server covering various aspects of computing. Not the best UI for searching! | Publications | https://arxiv.org/ |
| arxiv sanity | Nicer UI for navigating arXiv. | Publications | https://arxiv-sanity-lite.com/ |
| Research.com | Publication rankings for different fields. | Publication Rankings | https://research.com/conference-rankings/computer-science |
| Prof Jianying Zhou - Rankings | Cyber Security Conferences Rankings. | Publication Rankings | http://jianying.space/conference-ranking.html |
| Prof Guofei Gu - Rankings | Computer Security Conference Ranking and Statistics | Publication Rankings | https://people.engr.tamu.edu/guofei/sec_conf_stat.htm |
| CORE journal rankings | Discontinued as of 2022. Might be useful in terms of historical information. | Publication Rankings | http://portal.core.edu.au/jnl-ranks/ |
| Bealls List | List of potentially predatory venues (use with caution - it's subjective). | Publication Rankings | https://beallslist.net/ |
| Connected Papers | Tool that helps researchers explore and visualise academic papers related to a specific topic or research paper. | Publications | https://www.connectedpapers.com/ |
| Find Papers | Academic paper search engine. Developed by Abertay University PhD student Marc Kydd https://atthis.link/. | Publications | http://findpapers.atthis.link/ |
| Wayback Machine | Can't find a site because of a broken link? Put it into the Wayback Machine - it might have indexed an old copy. | General | https://archive.org/web/ |
| Name | Description | Category | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVivo | Qualitative data analysis software. | Data analysis | https://lumivero.com/resources/support/getting-started-with-nvivo/ |
| draw.io | Graph drawing software. | Diagramming | https://app.diagrams.net/ |
| DownThemAll! | Browser extension for downloading multiple documents from a page at once. | General | https://www.downthemall.net/ |
| Noises Online | Working in a noisy environment and need to focus? White noise may help. | General | https://noises.online/ |
| GitHub Student Developer Pack | Free stuff! Software and tools for your studies. | General software | https://education.github.com/pack |
| FreeMind | Open-source mind mapping software used for creating visual representations of ideas, concepts, and information. | Mind mapping | https://freemind.sourceforge.io/wiki/index.php/Main_Page |
| Notion | Productivity and collaboration platform for creating, organising, and sharing documents, databases, and tasks. | Note-taking | https://www.notion.so/ |
| Evernote | Note-taking and organisation app that allows users to capture, store, and organize various types of information. | Note-taking | https://evernote.com/ |
| Microsoft OneNote | Digital note-taking application for capturing, organizing, and sharing information in a multi-tabbed notebook format | Note-taking | https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app |
| Trello | Web-based, kanban-style, list-making application. | Project management | https://trello.com/ |
| Zotero | Free and open-source reference management software. | Referencing | https://www.zotero.org/ |
| Mendeley | Reference management software and academic social network. | Referencing | https://www.mendeley.com/ |
| RefWorks | Web-based reference management tool to organize, store, and manage bibliographic citations and references. | Referencing | https://refworks.proquest.com/ |
| Cite This For Me | Tool for formatting citations. | Referencing | https://www.citethisforme.com/ |
| Pomodoro | Time management method that involves breaking work into focused intervals. | Time management | https://pomofocus.io/ |
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