PhD/Master's Research Proposal

Structure and write a rigorous research proposal that satisfies committee requirements.

Standard Proposal Structure (IEEE/ACM CS)

1. Title & Abstract          (~200 words)
2. Introduction              (~500 words)
3. Related Work              (~800 words)
4. Research Questions        (~200 words)
5. Methodology               (~1000 words) ← most important
6. Preliminary Results       (~500 words, if any)
7. Timeline & Milestones     (table/Gantt)
8. Expected Contributions    (~300 words)
9. References                (BibTeX)

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