So I got the good news last Friday from the IFAC System identification conference, that my paper has been accepted for presentation. Although my professor has confirmed that he will not be able to attend the conference, I'm pretty determine not to miss this opportunity to present at an international event within the System Identification Community. This has given me so much motivation to redouble my efforts in pursuing the objectives set out for the completion of my research. And if enough funding is obtained, I will be able to go with my lovely wife... #crossingfingers Pretty exciting times ahead...

So I published a post a few days ago on attempting to write a complete conference paper in 20 hours. I must say, I didn't entirely start from scratch. I had jotted down some ideas, the content and the strategy on what to write was pretty clear in my mind. But yet, we all know that even at this point, conceiving a solid journal paper (6-page mind you) is still a considerable effort. So it came down to tools. I must say I've grown more fonder of the ShareLatex over the past few months. If it wasn't for this online Latex compiling and viewing tool and the use of Mendeley , I wouldn't be writing this post to say that pretty much completed my first journal paper since my M.sc in 2010. It's such a liberating feeling to know that I've got an opportunity to present my thoughts and ideas again. The past two days, I decided to work from home and even though I have other distractions (a two year old monkey a.k.a my son Sam), sitting in that garden and jotting do...