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It is not that obvious. Especially in theory, it is quite possible that you might have a thesis but not have published work anywhere or have things in the proce
by eshvk 14y ago
It is not that obvious. Especially in theory, it is quite possible that you might have a thesis but not have published work anywhere or have things in the process of being published at the time of defense. I am not sure whether this is a good idea from a career point of view though...
- lutusp 14y agoA PhD is virtually never granted based on unpublished work. It might be tentatively offered pending publication, but not granted.
- phireal 14y agoThat depends entirely on your field. A (not insignificant) number of PhD students who've gone before me at my university got their PhDs without having published by the time of their viva.
- eshvk 14y agoExactly. I believe the issue is that the culture in C.S. is to focus more on conferences which means a more rapid turnaround time. There are other disciplines where conferences are not as respected as journal publications which are slow as hell. Having said that, personally I tend to believe in the existence of life after a PhD, this means that one should probably publish and also give talks in conferences etc.