Common words in computer science research papers

Words to signal there's a community of people interested in what you're writing about:

• Uniformly/Consistently viewed
• Traditional/Fundamental approaches
• Widely adopted/used/recognized/accepted
• Long-standing problem

Words to challenge existing ideas and create tension:

• However; in fact; although; unlikely
• Not well understood
• Limitations
• Disagree with the premise

Your job as a writer is not to convey your ideas, but to change the readers' ideas. As such, your essay needs to be clear, organized and persuasive, but above all else it has to be valuable to your readers. Its job is to help a reader understand b...