My Research Diary

Last few days I have been thinking about ways to introduce new ideas in machine learning (AI) by the means of reasoning and knowledge representation. Deductive learning is very difficult but that is the way we humans think and process information. Now the idea is to make computers think the way we do but in more sophasticated or simpler manner. Roadblocks..?? well... there are many. First, we don't know much about our brain as we ought to in order to mimic it. Second, theories are limited by existing technologies and infrastructure to get it from paper into a prototype. It would be really cool to do information processing through means of reasoning , association and learning

Another thought I am working on past few days is of many different ways the research can hit a pause state in day to day life. For married guys especially, it could be a different challenge. My wife is a great support but when you have a house, and a family, you have some kind of responsibility. There has got to be a good balance of family and research in this process but the more you try to balance one, the other side is let loose. I believe it is that line one needs to understand and walk to be a good researcher and still have your family. I was told, Einstein was great scientist but was he a great guy to have a family..? I doubt it. To be honest, there is always this level of speculation and there is no perfect answer for it. To keep doing it and keeping on working on yourself is the only way out. Sometimes, I see these genius professors of my university. They have families and seem relaxed and comfortable instead of running around. I will be in those shoes some day..