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Anonymous Fri 23 Jul 12:32:35 2021 No.13426998 View Reply Original Report

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Thinking of doing a PhD in Electrical Engineering.
Any advice from other people who have done engineering related PhDs, or even more broadly, science related PhDs?
I'm thinking of doing a PhD around human robotics. If you have any experience in that field that would be great.
Otherwise, just generally, how did your PhD go? Would you do it again? Anything you would do different? What did you do afterwards?

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Anonymous Fri 23 Jul 2021 13:26:29 No.13427094 Report

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>>13426998
>Thinking of doing a PhD in Electrical Engineering.
Pretty much useless anecdote: I know someone who did postgrad electrical engineering and was bored out of his mind because one of the program professors had a hard-on for power-supply shit. Another person I know looked into postgrad electrical engineering and saw it as offering diminishing returns over an undergrad degree in electrical engineering.
OTOH, the three or four people I know who've done postgrad computer engineering at different universities in Australia found it exciting.

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Anonymous Fri 23 Jul 2021 13:35:58 No.13427122 Report

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>>13427094
That's interesting. I suppose I'll give some more information. I'm also in Australia.
The professor who will be supervising me studied in the Imperial College London and seems relatively well connected. While he said the opportunities for PhD students in Australia aren't great there's always the possibility of going overseas or creating a start up. In the case of a startup, he said that one of the goals of the PhD would to end up with startup at the end of it. I'd also be his only PhD so I'd pretty much have his full attention. This all sounds awesome but I still don't know what to expect.

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Anonymous Fri 23 Jul 2021 22:42:25 No.13428640 Report

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>>13426998
>Thinking of doing a PhD in Electrical Engineering.
Do a PhD for the journey it takes you along but never do it for the money. Also, it is a big advantage that your supervisor has a large network. Doing the postdoc rounds is a lot about gaining network too, not just more publications.
>Any advice from other people who have done engineering related PhDs, or even more broadly, science related PhDs?
I did a PhD in Physics. My field imploded but I got a job in industry. The skills are more transferable than you may think but the problem is that employers don't always think so.
>I'm thinking of doing a PhD around human robotics. If you have any experience in that field that would be great.
Sorry, too far outside my field for me.
>Otherwise, just generally, how did your PhD go?
I got the PhD and did a few rounds of postdoc fellowships.
>Would you do it again?
hard to tell, things really came together for me to chose this way.
>Anything you would do different? What did you do afterwards?
Many years later I wrote the /scg/ FAQ. Pop over to >>>/sci/scg for more inputs.

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Anonymous Fri 23 Jul 2021 23:29:43 No.13428766 Report

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>>13426998
sorry for derailing but I'm starting EE soon and would appreciate it if you could answer the same questions about your degree that you asked about about other people's PhD's
>just generally, how did your degree go? Would you do it again? Anything you would do different? What did you do afterwards?

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Anonymous Sat 24 Jul 2021 07:04:38 No.13429943 Report

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>>13428766
yeah I would do it again. Interestingly I had the same feeling when starting undergrad as I do now thinking of doing a PhD. I think the uncertainty works itself out as you get more experienced but it's hard to tell until you start.
What I would do differently is pay more attention in class, work harder and also socialize more. I feel like the last 4 years have just flown by way too fast. Try to make the most of every week.

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