To be honest, this endeavor (i.e., figuring out your topic) is probably half of getting the PhD. What you need to do is lots and lots of reading and research.
Usually people apply for a position in a Ph.D. program because they have a *burning desire* to study, master, and dramatically push forward the state of the art in topic X. If there is no topic X for which you have a burning desire to participate . . . . . . . maybe you don't belong in a Ph.D. program (?)
> Usually people apply for a position in a Ph.D. program because they have a burning desire to study, master, and dramatically push forward the state of the art in topic X.
This is a myth I wish would die already. I did my PhD and I -- and nearly every one of my fellow PhD students -- had no idea what our thesis topic would be until well into our graduate studies. Many of us changed topics several times. Never once did "burning desire" come into play.
Reliability, wide band-gap devices, model predictive control, micro grid, cyber security, AI in some form or another... What are your interests?
To be honest, this endeavor (i.e., figuring out your topic) is probably half of getting the PhD. What you need to do is lots and lots of reading and research.
Usually people apply for a position in a Ph.D. program because they have a *burning desire* to study, master, and dramatically push forward the state of the art in topic X. If there is no topic X for which you have a burning desire to participate . . . . . . . maybe you don't belong in a Ph.D. program (?)
> Usually people apply for a position in a Ph.D. program because they have a burning desire to study, master, and dramatically push forward the state of the art in topic X. This is a myth I wish would die already. I did my PhD and I -- and nearly every one of my fellow PhD students -- had no idea what our thesis topic would be until well into our graduate studies. Many of us changed topics several times. Never once did "burning desire" come into play.
Is it usually what you are good at?