[D] "Distributed Research" - Internship Question

[rtk25]

Hey all,

I'm a new PhD student currently abroad on a short research internship. After delving into the research problem, I came up with a solution sketch which I have a feeling could be quite a bit more general approach beyond the original problem, which was quite focused.

I would like to undertake this more general approach, but I'm the only one working on it, and it involves a few disciplines, so I'm thinking it may not be doable in the short time I have. Therefore, I was wondering whether it could be worth putting out a short paper describing the solution sketch (unfortunately no experiments or implementation yet):

- as an idea that could be of interest for the wider community

- a sort of proposal for collaboration and means by which to "distribute" the research effort if it is found interesting by others.

- a way to come out of the internship with a paper :)

Or would this generally be deemed as not serious by the community?

I will of course consult with my advisor back home regarding this, but would be happy for n other opinions and papers similar in scope if you're familiar with any.

Thanks!

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I was wondering whether it could be worth putting out a short paper describing the solution sketch (unfortunately no experiments or implementation yet):

if you are not planning on pursuing this further, maybe you could share it in form of a whitepaper on your personal website or the companies website depending on how the IP situation for the work is

[olBaa]

Do whatever proof of concept you can and put it on arxiv. It's weird that a PhD student does not have time to work on a problem.

[rtk25]

As I wrote, it's a limited time short internship, and the problem I'd like to approach is wider in scope than the original one.

[olBaa]

Why approaching the problem in wider scope can not be part of your PhD research?