Refining Conference Presentation Themes with Perplexity: Streamlining Research Preparation with the Power of AI

Are you struggling because your boss gave you a vague assignment like “Let’s present on ~ at the upcoming conference,” and you don’t know how to prepare?”

For those people, I will explain how to use the power of AI tools to “find unresolved issues in the relevant field (assigned by your boss) and list the items that should be investigated and evaluated based on that.” method.

Now, let’s take a closer look at the specific methods.

1. Using Perplexity to find unresolved issues

First, to explore unresolved issues, use Perplexity. Try asking the AI the following questions. Please change the [research topic] part to match the theme given by your boss.

Can you provide an overview of the unresolved questions, areas of controversy, or gaps in the current understanding of [research topic]?

By doing this, you can find problems and areas open to debate in the relevant field.

2. Refining and narrowing down the theme based on answers from Perplexity

Not all bosses understand the background and previous research when they suggest research themes to their juniors. (Speaking from experience... I’ll be careful). Some themes assigned by bosses have already been extensively covered in previous research. In such cases, try changing the angle to address areas where there is still no knowledge..

3. Asking Perplexity to list items to evaluate

Once you have refined the topic based on the insights gained, try asking Perplexity the following questions to list evaluation items for similar research. Please enter the refined theme in the [research topic] part..

What are the most frequently assessed parameters, variables, or factors in past studies conducted on [research topic]?

With this, you can learn about the parameters, variables, and elements that have been generally evaluated in past research, and you can also obtain literature on previous studies, which is killing two birds with one stone.

Finally, for the detailed study design, consult with your boss again based on the data items that can be obtained.. By briefly presenting the research background to your busy boss and showing specific evaluation items, you will get more concrete feedback from your boss, your evaluation will improve, and the research theme will deepen!

After the conference presentation, let’s turn the research into a paper.

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