Title :
A practitioner, a vender, and a researcher walk into a bar: Trying to explain what researchers do
Author :
Schmeiser, Bruce W.
Author_Institution :
School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2021, USA
Abstract :
Practitioners, venders, and researchers form three influential groups within the WSC community. The groups depend upon each other, yet not-enough interaction exists. Researchers, in particular, have difficulty explaining their culture and contributions. This paper is an attempt at such an explanation.
Keywords :
Application software; Computer science; Context modeling; Costs; Data mining; Data systems; Engineering profession; Industrial engineering; Mathematics; Statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2008. WSC 2008. Winter
Conference_Location :
Miami, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2707-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2708-6
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2008.4736049
