Online workshop: How to use SciSpace tools for research

The paragraph introduces the online workshop on leveraging AI tools for research, co-hosted by the Faculty of Engineering and School of Business and Management Institute Technology. It acknowledges the presence of Professor Dr. NCH Siso, the vice head of academic affairs, and other key figures. The event is supported by Sipas, and the speaker, Lis Jaati, extends appreciation to the attendees and expresses gratitude to the organizers and partners.

The speaker discusses the research atmosphere at SPM, highlighting the support provided to faculty members and students through seminars and workshops. The importance of literature review in research is emphasized, and the role of technology in simplifying this process is discussed. The speaker invites everyone to learn about the tools that will be presented to make literature work easier.

The session transitions to welcoming distinguished speakers and introduces the technical product manager at S Space, Mr. Rohan Sici, and Mr. Har Fitra. The speaker, Miss Farida, provides an overview of the event's agenda, which includes understanding the potential of AI-driven tools for research preparation and the synergy between human ingenuity and machine learning. She also introduces the moderator and shares house rules for the event.

Mr. Har Fitra introduces SI Space as a platform designed to simplify research interactions by providing simple explanations and answers from AI for every paper read. He emphasizes the platform's motto of doing hours of research in minutes and highlights the challenges faced in the world of scientific literature, such as the rapid growth of articles and the difficulty of staying updated or understanding the jargon-heavy papers.

The speaker explains the features of SI Space, including the ability to find millions of papers easily, manage and organize collections, and use AI to summarize papers on command. He discusses the platform's advanced AI system that assists users anywhere on the web and simplifies the citation process. The speaker then invites Rohan to demonstrate the platform's functionalities.

Rohan demonstrates the Co-Pilot tool, showcasing its features such as reading and summarizing research papers, answering questions about the papers, and providing citations for verification. He explains how Co-Pilot can help users quickly understand the contributions, methods, and results of a paper without diving deep into it. The tool also allows users to ask follow-up questions and find related papers, enhancing the research process.

The speaker continues the demonstration by showing how Co-Pilot can explain complex mathematical equations and tables within research papers. He highlights the tool's ability to break down equations into parts and explain each component in detail. The speaker also demonstrates how Co-Pilot can provide insights from tables, comparing different layers and explaining their significance in the context of the research.

The speaker discusses the multilingual support of Co-Pilot, which allows users to interact with the tool in their preferred language. He also demonstrates the notes and highlights feature, which lets users save important answers, share them, and follow up on them. The speaker emphasizes the importance of user feedback in improving the platform and encourages users to share their experiences and suggestions.

The speaker explains how users can upload their own papers to the Co-Pilot library and get specific questions generated by AI based on the paper's content. He demonstrates how to locate the source of answers within the uploaded papers and how to use the 'brainstorm questions' feature to generate new research ideas. The speaker also shows how to save answers as notes and highlights, and how to find related papers based on the uploaded content.

The speaker introduces the Literature Review tool, which aims to enable faster discovery of relevant and recent papers for a given query. He explains how the tool provides summaries of search results from the top five papers and allows users to add custom columns to filter and compare papers. The speaker also discusses the ability to download search results in CSV format for collaboration and further analysis.

The speaker shares future plans for the platform, including the ability to ask questions to figures and tables, automating research tasks, and integrating with Zotero for easier file management. He also mentions the upcoming premium plan for power users and encourages user feedback for continuous improvement of the platform.

The speakers reflect on their experience in developing AI tools for research, emphasizing the importance of filtering information and focusing on what adds value. They discuss the evolution of AI tools and the potential for automation in research tasks, highlighting the role of human creativity and the ability to leverage AI for better outcomes. The speakers invite user feedback to further enhance the platform and improve the research experience.

The session concludes with closing remarks from the organizers and speakers, who express gratitude to the participants and speakers. They encourage attendees to fill out the feedback form and remind them of the availability of the platform for their research needs. The speakers reiterate their commitment to improving the platform based on user feedback and look forward to future developments.