What this is
A way for small student teams to ship real research writeups that are public, reproducible, and easy to review.
For Researchers
| Benefit |
Description |
| Skill Building |
Learn to go from idea → experiment → writeup → publish |
| Portfolio |
Build a track record for recruiters and grad programs |
| Platform Access |
Run experiments, generate artifact bundles (tables/plots/logs) |
| Verification |
Ship a “golden run + golden test” that makes work verifiable |
| Feedback |
Industry supervisors check correctness and suggest methods |
For Supervisors
| Benefit |
Description |
| Low Commitment |
Review that changes shipped output, without ongoing mentoring |
| Intellectual Stimulation |
Exposure to new approaches and interesting problems |
| Optional Credit |
Public acknowledgment is opt-in and anonymisable by default |
What counts as a “publication”
A short research note (usually 2–5 pages, longer if it genuinely adds value):
| Component |
Description |
| Question |
Clear question + takeaway |
| Methods |
Existing methods reviewed |
| Results |
Your method + results |
| Limitations |
What might break |
| Artifacts |
Reproducible run + outputs |
Teams
| Rule |
Description |
| Size |
1–4 students per paper |
| Freedom |
Teams pick topics and approaches freely |
| Focus |
One active paper per team at a time |
| Requirements |
Reproducibility and publishability bar must be met |
Publication Policy
| Policy |
Description |
| Default |
Publish openly |
| Proprietary Data |
Must be publishable without leaking restricted inputs |
Supervisor Reviews
| Aspect |
Description |
| Focus |
Correctness, better methods, relevant prior work |
| Credit |
Public unless they ask to be anonymous |
Paper Stages
| Stage |
Description |
| Draft |
Question + plan + success criteria |
| Consultation |
Supervisor feedback |
| Run |
Produce artifacts + golden run |
| Write |
Claims + plots + limitations + summary |
| Review |
Supervisor feedback |
| Publish |
Ship it |
Success Criteria
| Metric |
Description |
| Output |
Papers ship regularly |
| Reproducibility |
Anyone can reproduce results from links |
| Efficiency |
Supervisors review quickly without meetings |
| Platform Growth |
Real papers keep pushing the platform forward |