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HotOS X, Tenth Workshop on Hot Topics in Operating Systems — Abstract
Red Team Paper
The Many Faces of Systems Research—and How to Evaluate Them
Aaron B. Brown, Anupam Chanda, Rik Farrow, Alexandra Fedorova, Petros Maniatis, and Michael L. Scott
Abstract
Improper evaluation of systems papers may result in the loss or delay in publication of possibly important research. This paper posits that systems research papers may be evaluated in one or more of the three dimensions of science, engineering and art. Examples of these dimensions are provided, and methods for evaluating papers based on these dimensions are suggested. In the dimension of science, papers can be judged by how well they actually follow the scientific method, and by the inclusion of proofs or statistical measures of the significance of results. In engineering, the applicability and utility of the research in solving real world problems is the main metric. Finally, we argue that art be considered as a paper category evaluated based on elegance, simplicity, and beauty.
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