Computer Science (CS) Research Task

A Computer Science (CS) Research Task is a research task that addresses CS research questions to expose computational knowledge.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) be performed by a Computer Scientist.
  • It can be instantiated into a Computer Science Research Act.
  • It can investigate a Computing Science Research Questions (which center around Computer Systems and their Algorithms).
  • It can range from being Applied Computer Science Research Task (e.g. Bioinformatics Research) to Theoretical Computer Science Research Task (e.g. Complexity Analysis Research).
• Example(s):
  • a Machine Learning Research Task.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Database Design Task.
  • a Software System Design Task.
  • a Software Programming Task.
• See: Computing Science Research Domain.

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References

2006

• (Mitchel, 2006)
  • QUOTE: A Computer Scientist asks: “How can we build machines that solve problems, and which problems are inherently tractable/intractable?”

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