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# Research Challenges

You will engage in a critical discussion about the challenges and progress of your ongoing projects. This activity aims to encourage reflection, problem-solving, and strategic thinking about your research directions.

1. Please discuss the following topics within your team for 15 minutes
2. Prepare a 5-minute presentation summarizing your discussion.
3. Submit your slides to \[Assignments → Exercises → **Research Challenges**] in Canvas.

### Topic/Task Changes

* Describe your original topic/task and how it has evolved.
* Explain the reasons for any changes in research direction.
* Reflect on what you'd do differently when selecting future research topics.

### Approach Feasibility

* Evaluate the feasibility of your current approach to produce meaningful results by the semester's end.
* Detail your methods, including data, algorithms, models, and computing resources.
* If needed, propose revisions to make your project more feasible.

### Impact and Contributions

* Compare your original expected contributions with your current goals.
* Based on your comprehensive literature survey, identify what additional work might be needed for potential publication in top-tier conferences.

### Future Directions

* Honestly assess your interest in extending this research beyond the semester.
* If interested, outline potential ways to further advance the research.
* Suggest entry points for newcomers interested in this topic.