Individual Research Institute?

Question

I&rsquo;m pursuing ML research outside my job (ML related too) and I have results fit for submission to relevant journals/conferences. The problem is that these require some kind of official affiliation, usually linked to an academic/company email address.Given that all the work has been done outside my work hours (and more importantly on hardware of my own), I don&rsquo;t see a reason to publish these with my employer affiliation. I could use my old affiliation from graduate school times but again this doesn&rsquo;t seem right.I am playing with the idea of buying a .org domain and setup a &ldquo;research institute&rdquo;. Is that simple? For reference, I&rsquo;m in UK.

gus_massa · Accepted Answer

I saw a paper signed by an "Independent Researcher" that was probably a polite way to say "Currently Unenployed". Perhaps you can try that.
Writing papers it's difficult, becuase there are a lot ot t to cross and i to dot. Also, the result must not only be useful, but also must be "interesting" for whatever definition of "interesting" the editor of the journal have.
It's much easier if you can colaborate with a group that is alreading publishing.

brudgers · Answer

I could use my old affiliation from graduate school times but again this doesn&rsquo;t seem right.Does it feel less right than using an only-on-paper "research institute?"[Scare quotes in original.]Good luck.