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In CS/ECE, if there is no application for your research i.e. cannot be commercialized or patented, you will not have funding. There is very little room for theo
by ank286 14y ago
In CS/ECE, if there is no application for your research i.e. cannot be commercialized or patented, you will not have funding. There is very little room for theoretical-based research where you play around with math (like counting angels on the head of a pin) to see if it works out with unknown applications. Everything begins with an application in mind --> funding.
- seanmcdirmid 14y agoTheoreticians do get funding, just not much, and most CS researchers are not hardcore theoreticians (theory is a tool to be used occasionally in support of something else).