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Initiating and Developing Research: Insights from Prof. Dr. Benyamin Kusumoputro

Prof. Dr. Benyamin Kusumoputro from the Computational Intelligence Research Lab at the University of Indonesia specializes in innovation within research methodologies and original contributions to science. His work spans multiple disciplines, focusing on the cycle of originality, the development of novel materials, methodologies, and analyses, and the criticality of funding and team dynamics. Through a structured approach, he encourages researchers to identify significant problems, develop unique solutions, and leverage their expertise for impactful research.

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Initiating and Developing Research: Insights from Prof. Dr. Benyamin Kusumoputro

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  1. INITIATING and DEVELOPINGRESEARCH Prof. Dr. Benyamin Kusumoputro Computational Intelligence Research Lab. Faculty of Computer Science University of Indonesia

  2. Who am I Education • 1981 ITB (S-1) Fisika • 1984 UI-Tokyo Inst. of Tech. (S-2) Optoelectronics • 1993 Tokyo Inst. of Tech. (S-3) Japan, EE Depart. Research Funds • 1995-1997 RUT III (peneliti) • 1996-1998 RUT IV (PI) • 1998-2000 RUT VI (PI) • 2000-2001 DCRG (PI) • 2000-2001 RU-UI (PI) • 2001-2002 QUE Project (part) • 2003-2005 RUT X (PI) • 2005-2008 RUTI IV (PI) • 2005-2008 Tokyo Inst. of Tech • 2006-2009 Hibah Pasca DikNas • 2005 Vis Prof. TITECH • 2006 Vis Prof. Nagoya Univ. • 2006-2007 Vis.Prof. KAIST Korea

  3. What Is Research?? • RE of SEARCH ing…. never ending of doing searching • What we are Searching for? novel contribution to the community of science and the community of whom the science is used • Fields of Contributions: • Novel / originality of Problems (materials, thoughts) • Novel / originality of Methods • Novel / originality of Analysis never proposed from other reseacher(s)

  4. First OriginalityNew Problems (different characteristics) • New Problem (materials, thoughts) creates • New Phenomena • New Methodology • New Analysis (even using old methodologies) • Example: • Newton Law ‘valid’ for meter orde • How ‘valid’ using nano orde (?) • Originality : • (first) : Newton Law ‘not valid’ for nano orde • (second) : proposed novel methodology • (third) : proposed new analysis • (fourth) : proposed new material

  5. Second OriginalityNovel Methodology • Novel Methodology creates • New Analysis • New Materials • New Methodology • Novel Method for New Material (problems) • Kuantum Mechanics for nano orde • Novel Method for Old Material (nano ordenot new anymore) • Kuantum Mechanics for STM (scanning tunneling microscope)

  6. Third OriginalityNovel Analysis • Novel Analysis comes from • Phenomena of New Materials • Phenomena of New Methodology • Novel Analysis for new methods • Novel Analysis for old methods on new materials • Novel Analysis creates • Novel Materials • Novel Methodology • Novel Analysis

  7. Chain of Originalities • Developing New Materials • Triggered novel methodology • Triggered novel analysis • Developing Novel Methodology • Triggered novel analysis • Triggered development of new materials • Developing Novel Analysis • Triggered development of new materials • Triggered novel methodology

  8. Initiating Research • Chain of Originality of research forms a cycle • Cutting in every points will create another originality • Where to start? • How to create originality ? • How to accelerate research? • How to get research funds?

  9. Where to Start • Starts with the most potential you have • Scope of your expertise • Journal references, researchers linkage • Accumulate dedicated researchers around • Starts with minimal failure risk • Financial, time • Empathy and sympathy of research group • Doing the small thing first, but fast • Looking and matching Research Topic • RUT, RUTI, International Funds

  10. Development of Novel Methods • Higher impact on Originality • Ignite more Contributions on Chains of Originality • Most difficult to achieve • High quality of infrastructure, man power • Research Team, Research Group, Consistent development.

  11. A Good Research Topic • looking for unsolved problems • still important and prospectus (5 -10 years) • interesting to the research community (scientific innovations) • interesting to the industrial community (applications innovations) • match with institutional funding scheme

  12. Scope of Research Initiative • Too broad is not deep : rarely produce originality • Too narrow looks easy • Too constrained is bad : rarely produce field of applications • Too unconstrained is bad : almost impossible, showing un-capability • “Telescoping” is best

  13. Sistematika Melakukan Riset(proses mencari berkesinambungan) • Membaca dan mengerti materi makalah jurnal acuan • Meniru dan memahami materi makalah jurnal acuan • Memahami mengapa dan bagaimana penulis mendapatkan orijinalitasnya • Melakukan pencaharian orijinalitas • Melakukan eksperimen • Menulis ilmiah

  14. How to Accelerate Research • Write related research topic • Annotated bibliographies • Literature surveys (including open challenges) • Replicate and change the previous work • Re-implement • Re-derive • Re-experiment • Start varying parameters, assumptions, environments • Different characteristics • Different models • Different tools and equipments

  15. The Research Process • Research is not linear • Balance your time among • reading • writing • thinking • doing • and between • narrow focus • broad focus

  16. How to get Research funds • Read journal papers to become an expert • Be an expert then produce high-quality research • Produce high-quality research then looking for research funds don’t think reversely

  17. Words from the Wise(tricks to accelerate)

  18. Peters’ Criteria for Research Topics • Financial support • Interest to you • Extendability after completion • Controversy • Time to complete • “Hotness” • Advisor’s enthusiasm • Closeness to advisor’s research • Depth of existing research • Duplication or uniqueness • Narrow focus • Tractability Peters p. 189

  19. Hamming’s Advice • Work on important problems • Commit yourself emotionally to your work • Work hard • Tolerate uncertainty • Generalize • Don’t make excuses • Sell yourself and your work • Don’t fight the system • Be collegial • Look for the positive • Know your strengths and weaknesses

  20. Research Advice from CRA-W • Start with problems, not with solutions • I have a hammer! Where’s the nearest nail? • Ideally, focus on a general problem or class of applications • Question assumptions • ...of your work and previous work • Break your research into manageable pieces • Know how you will evaluate your method • Understand the standard methodologies for your field • Identify evaluation metrics • Develop baseline methods and benchmark problems • Have long-term and short-term goals • Sell yourself and your work

  21. From Me…. • Make Research Collaboration, Team and positioning yourself inside..the structure • Be a good colleague • Help your advisor, other students, other faculty, colleagues • Collaborate! • Use other activities to benefit your research • Announce your accomplishments • Seek out supportive environments

  22. Thank you

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