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Write PhD/Master's thesis — full chapter structure, literature review chapter, methodology chapter, results chapter, discussion chapter, and conclusion. Use when drafting thesis chapters, organizing thesis structure, or converting papers into thesis format.
npx skill4agent add kinhluan/skills thesis-writingpaper-writingsota-surveyresearch-designexperiment-trackingtechnical-english-csvietnamese-writing-standardFront Matter
├── Title Page
├── Abstract (Vietnamese + English)
├── Acknowledgments
├── Table of Contents
├── List of Figures
├── List of Tables
├── List of Abbreviations
└── List of Symbols
Chapters
├── Chapter 1: Introduction (10-15 pages)
│ ├── 1.1 Background & Motivation
│ ├── 1.2 Problem Statement
│ ├── 1.3 Research Objectives
│ ├── 1.4 Research Questions
│ ├── 1.5 Contributions
│ ├── 1.6 Scope & Limitations
│ └── 1.7 Thesis Organization
│
├── Chapter 2: Literature Review (20-30 pages)
│ ├── 2.1 Overview of Research Area
│ ├── 2.2 Theoretical Foundations
│ ├── 2.3 Related Work Taxonomy
│ ├── 2.4 Detailed Analysis of Key Works
│ ├── 2.5 Comparison Table
│ └── 2.6 Research Gaps
│
├── Chapter 3: Methodology (15-25 pages)
│ ├── 3.1 Problem Formulation
│ ├── 3.2 System Overview
│ ├── 3.3 Component 1 (your method)
│ ├── 3.4 Component 2 (your method)
│ ├── 3.5 Theoretical Analysis
│ └── 3.6 Complexity Analysis
│
├── Chapter 4: Experiments (15-20 pages)
│ ├── 4.1 Experimental Setup
│ ├── 4.2 Datasets
│ ├── 4.3 Baselines
│ ├── 4.4 Main Results
│ ├── 4.5 Ablation Studies
│ ├── 4.6 Sensitivity Analysis
│ └── 4.7 Discussion of Results
│
├── Chapter 5: Discussion (5-10 pages)
│ ├── 5.1 Interpretation of Results
│ ├── 5.2 Implications
│ ├── 5.3 Limitations
│ └── 5.4 Threats to Validity
│
└── Chapter 6: Conclusion (3-5 pages)
├── 6.1 Summary of Contributions
├── 6.2 Answers to Research Questions
├── 6.3 Future Work
└── 6.4 Final Remarks
Back Matter
├── References
├── Appendices
│ ├── Appendix A: Proofs
│ ├── Appendix B: Additional Experiments
│ └── Appendix C: Code/Data Availability
└── Publications During PhD## 1.1 Background & Motivation
[2-3 paragraphs]
- Broad context of the research area
- Real-world problem or application
- Why this problem is important
## 1.2 Problem Statement
[1-2 paragraphs]
- Specific gap in existing knowledge
- Limitations of current approaches
- "However, [limitation] remains unsolved..."
## 1.3 Research Objectives
[Bulleted list]
- Primary: [Main objective]
- Secondary: [Supporting objectives]
## 1.4 Research Questions
[Numbered list]
- RQ1: [Primary research question]
- RQ2: [Secondary research question]
- RQ3: [Optional tertiary question]
## 1.5 Contributions
[Numbered list, be specific]
1. We propose [method name] that [what it does]
2. We demonstrate [finding] through [experiments]
3. We release [artifact] for reproducibility
## 1.6 Scope & Limitations
- What this thesis covers
- What this thesis does NOT cover
- Assumptions made
## 1.7 Thesis Organization
"The remainder of this thesis is organized as follows.
Chapter 2 reviews... Chapter 3 describes... Chapter 4 presents...
Chapter 5 discusses... Chapter 6 concludes..."## 2.1 Overview of Research Area
[2-3 pages]
- History and evolution
- Current state of the art
- Key milestones
## 2.2 Theoretical Foundations
[3-5 pages]
- Core concepts and definitions
- Mathematical foundations
- Key theorems/properties
## 2.3 Related Work Taxonomy
[2-3 pages]
- Group A: [Approach name] — papers [1,3,5]
- Group B: [Approach name] — papers [2,4]
- Group C: [Approach name] — papers [6,7]
## 2.4 Detailed Analysis of Key Works
[8-12 pages]
For each important paper:
- Problem addressed
- Method proposed
- Strengths
- Limitations
- How our work differs
## 2.5 Comparison Table
| Paper | Year | Problem | Method | Dataset | Result | Limitation |
|-------|------|---------|--------|---------|--------|------------|
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
## 2.6 Research Gaps
[1-2 pages]
- Gap 1: [Description] → addressed by RQ1
- Gap 2: [Description] → addressed by RQ2
- Gap 3: [Description] → addressed by RQ3## 3.1 Problem Formulation
- Formal notation (variables, sets, functions)
- Objective function
- Constraints
- Assumptions (state explicitly)
## 3.2 System Overview
[2-3 pages]
- High-level architecture diagram
- Component relationships
- Data flow
## 3.3 Component 1: [Name]
[4-6 pages]
- Motivation
- Algorithm description
- Pseudocode (use algorithm environment)
- Mathematical formulation
- Complexity: O(...)
## 3.4 Component 2: [Name]
[4-6 pages]
- Same structure as 3.3
## 3.5 Theoretical Analysis
[2-3 pages]
- Convergence properties
- Optimality bounds
- Proofs (or reference to Appendix A)
## 3.6 Complexity Analysis
| Operation | Time | Space |
|-----------|------|-------|
| Training | O() | O() |
| Inference | O() | O() |
| Total | O() | O() |## 4.1 Experimental Setup
- Hardware: GPU type, RAM, storage
- Software: Framework versions, libraries
- Hyperparameters: Search ranges and final values
## 4.2 Datasets
| Dataset | Domain | Size | Train/Val/Test | Source |
|---------|--------|------|----------------|--------|
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
## 4.3 Baselines
| Method | Year | Type | Citation |
|--------|------|------|----------|
| ... | ... | SOTA | ... |
## 4.4 Main Results
| Method | Metric1 | Metric2 | Metric3 |
|--------|---------|---------|---------|
| ... | XX.X | XX.X | XX.X |
| Ours | **XX.X**| **XX.X**| **XX.X**|
Analysis: "Our method achieves X on Y, outperforming best baseline by Z%"
## 4.5 Ablation Studies
| Configuration | Metric1 | Metric2 |
|---------------|---------|---------|
| Full model | XX.X | XX.X |
| w/o Component1| XX.X | XX.X |
| w/o Component2| XX.X | XX.X |
## 4.6 Sensitivity Analysis
- Hyperparameter sensitivity plots
- Convergence curves
- Scalability experiments
## 4.7 Discussion of Results
- Answer RQ1: [with evidence]
- Answer RQ2: [with evidence]
- Answer RQ3: [with evidence]## 5.1 Interpretation of Results
- Why does your method work?
- What patterns emerged?
- Unexpected findings
## 5.2 Implications
- Theoretical contributions
- Practical applications
- Impact on the field
## 5.3 Limitations
- Dataset limitations
- Method assumptions
- Computational constraints
- Generalizability concerns
## 5.4 Threats to Validity
- Internal validity
- External validity
- Construct validity
- Conclusion validity## 6.1 Summary of Contributions
[Numbered list matching Chapter 1 contributions]
## 6.2 Answers to Research Questions
- RQ1: [Answer with key evidence]
- RQ2: [Answer with key evidence]
- RQ3: [Answer with key evidence]
## 6.3 Future Work
1. [Short-term: next experiments]
2. [Medium-term: extensions]
3. [Long-term: broader applications]
## 6.4 Final Remarks
[1-2 paragraphs: significance, impact, personal reflection]| Paper Section | Thesis Chapter | Adjustments |
|---|---|---|
| Abstract | Chapter 1 intro | Expand motivation |
| Introduction | Chapter 1 | Add more background |
| Related Work | Chapter 2 | Expand significantly (3-5x) |
| Method | Chapter 3 | Add more detail, proofs |
| Experiments | Chapter 4 | Add more analysis |
| Discussion | Chapter 5 | Expand limitations |
| Conclusion | Chapter 6 | Add future work |
| Aspect | Paper | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 8-12 pages | 150-250 pages |
| References | 30-50 | 100-200 |
| Related Work | 1-2 pages | 20-30 pages |
| Method detail | Concise | Exhaustive |
| Proofs | Sketch | Full (appendix) |
| Audience | Experts | Committee (broader) |
Tóm tắt
[1 đoạn: Bối cảnh và động lực]
[1 đoạn: Vấn đề nghiên cứu]
[1 đoạn: Phương pháp đề xuất]
[1 đoạn: Kết quả chính]
[1 đoạn: Đóng góp]Chương 1: Giới thiệu
Chương 2: Tổng quan tài liệu
Chương 3: Phương pháp
Chương 4: Thực nghiệm và kết quả
Chương 5: Thảo luận
Chương 6: Kết luận\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{vietnam}\chapter{Giới thiệu}
\section{Bối cảnh và động lực}
\subsection{Tầm quan trọng của vấn đề}Như đã trình bày trong Chương~\ref{ch:literature}...
Kết quả của Thực nghiệm~\ref{exp:main} cho thấy...% Use BibTeX with thesis style
\bibliographystyle{plain}
\bibliography{references}sota-survey (literature review)
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research-question (RQs)
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research-design (methodology)
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thesis-writing (this skill)
├── Chapter 1: Introduction
├── Chapter 2: Literature Review ← sota-survey
├── Chapter 3: Methodology ← research-design
├── Chapter 4: Experiments ← experiment-tracking
├── Chapter 5: Discussion
└── Chapter 6: Conclusion
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paper-writing (extract papers from thesis)
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journal-q1-polish (polish for Q1)
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publication-strategy (where to submit)
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conference-paper (present at conference)
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progress-report (report to advisor)
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defense-prep (prepare for defense)