报告题目: Technical Writing & Manuscript Preparation in Engineering Publications

报 告 人: Christopher James教授

报告时间: 2017年2月17日, 上午10:00~11:30

报告地点: 清华大学西主楼3区102会议室

联 系 人: 张宁 62794361

About the Speech

Technical writing and manuscript preparation are indispensable tools that all we all need to get to grips with as we establish ourselves in our chosen careers. This workshop will provide some tips on the preparation of technical manuscripts that will facilitate writing publishable documents. This session will provide a good basis giving an understanding of this important process that is a central tenet of being a successful research scientist.

Attendees will learn the skills needed to create well-written scientific articles for publication in journals or proceedings. The structure of a paper and the roles of its various parts will be discussed. Principles of good technical writing will be reviewed and how to avoid common pitfalls. Session objectives will include, but not limited to: planning and crafting well-written articles for publication, improving the quality of scientific writing, editing and revising writing for consistent style, avoiding common errors in grammar and punctuation, overcoming writer's block.

This workshop is intended for researchers, especially students and those in their early career, who want to improve their skills in writing scientific articles. The material will begin at an introductory level, but will also benefit those with some experience in technical writing. The workshop will be delivered in English.

About the Speaker

Professor James is a biomedical engineer and neuroscientist, and his research activity centers on the development of biomedical signal and pattern processing techniques, as well as the use of technological innovations, for use in advancing healthcare and promoting wellbeing.

He works specifically in Neural Engineering, to date his work has concentrated on the development of advanced processing techniques applied to the analysis of the electromagnetic activity of the human brain, primarily in Brain-Computer Interfacing. He is particularly interested in developing low cost, useable BCI interfaces for establishing communication in extreme BCI conditions such as locked-in syndrome.

Prof James has published over 160 papers in neural engineering in varied biomedical engineering journals and refereed conferences.

In 2013 Prof James was awarded the prestigious Sir Monty Finniston Achievement Medal by the IET.