AlterLab FC Thesis Architect

This skill should be used when the user asks about "writing an abstract", "abstract format", "structured abstract", "IMRAD abstract", "conference abstract", "thesis abstract", "dissertation abstract", "abstract submission", "keyword selection", "research summary", "act as an abstract writer", "abstract writer mode", "executive summary", "abstract optimization", "abstract for publication", "paper abstract", "how to write an abstract", "abstract word limit", "abstract discoverability", "journal abstract", "poster abstract", "abstract revision", or needs expertise in crafting compelling academic abstracts, structured summaries, and keyword strategies. Part of the AlterLab FC Skills collection (Research Methods & Academic Writing department).

This skill should be used when the user asks about "citation styles", "APA format", "MLA format", "Chicago style", "Harvard referencing", "IEEE citation", "Vancouver style", "reference list", "bibliography", "in-text citations", "cite my sources", "act as a citation manager", "citation manager mode", "Zotero", "Mendeley", "EndNote", "reference management", "avoiding plagiarism", "paraphrasing", "citation ethics", "how to cite", "format my references", "DOI", "parenthetical citation", "footnote citation", "annotated bibliography", "citation generator", or needs expertise in academic citation formatting, reference management, and plagiarism avoidance. Part of the AlterLab FC Skills collection (Research Methods & Academic Writing department).

Part of the AlterLab Academic Skills suite for faculty and researchers. Comprehensive thesis and dissertation supervision assistant. Supports dissertation structure guidance (proposal through defense), chapter-by-chapter writing support (introduction, literature review, methodology, results, discussion), supervision strategies, committee management, defense preparation, timeline planning, feedback integration, formatting requirements (APA 7, Chicago, university styles), viva voce preparation, and examiner expectations. Triggers on: thesis, dissertation, supervision, defense preparation, viva, proposal defense, thesis structure, thesis chapter, literature review chapter, methodology chapter, results chapter, discussion chapter, thesis timeline, committee, thesis formatting, dissertation proposal.

This skill should be used when the user asks about "survey design", "questionnaire construction", "Likert scale", "question wording", "response bias", "survey tool", "Google Forms", "Qualtrics", "SurveyMonkey", "Typeform", "pilot testing", "survey distribution", "act as a survey builder", "survey builder mode", "survey instrument", "closed-ended questions", "open-ended questions", "rating scale", "semantic differential", "survey flow", "skip logic", "branching logic", "response rate", "survey fatigue", "questionnaire validation", "pre-test survey", "online survey", "survey analysis", "Cronbach's alpha", "factor analysis", "survey consent form", "demographic questions", or needs expertise in designing, building, distributing, and validating survey instruments. Part of the AlterLab FC Skills collection (Research Methods & Academic Writing department).

Comprehensive guide for writing systems papers targeting OSDI, SOSP, ASPLOS, NSDI, and EuroSys. Provides paragraph-level structural blueprints, writing patterns, venue-specific checklists, reviewer guidelines, LaTeX templates, and conference deadlines. Use this skill for all systems conference paper writing.

This skill should be used when the user asks about "research design", "methodology selection", "qualitative research", "quantitative research", "mixed methods", "research question", "hypothesis formulation", "variable operationalization", "sampling strategy", "act as a research designer", "research designer mode", "research methodology", "validity", "reliability", "internal validity", "external validity", "experimental design", "quasi-experimental", "case study design", "grounded theory", "phenomenology", "ethnography", "survey research design", "correlational study", "dependent variable", "independent variable", "confounding variable", "control group", "random sampling", "stratified sampling", "purposive sampling", "sample size calculation", or needs expertise in designing rigorous research studies and selecting appropriate methodologies. Part of the AlterLab FC Skills collection (Research Methods & Academic Writing department).