<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Ilias Stogiannidis — Blog</title><description>Thoughts on research, AI, and life from a PhD student at The University of Edinburgh.</description><link>https://stogiannidis.github.io/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>How to Read Research Papers in the TikTok Era</title><link>https://stogiannidis.github.io/blog/2026-01-22-how-to-read-research-papers-in-tiktok-era/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://stogiannidis.github.io/blog/2026-01-22-how-to-read-research-papers-in-tiktok-era/</guid><description> When your attention span is shorter than a TikTok video, how do you get through a 30page paper?   The Problem  I study AI for a living and I still catch myself reaching for my phone midparagraph. If you have ever reread the same sentence four times because your brain drifted off, you are not alone....</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stepping into 2026 – Thoughts on Life, the PhD, and the Pause</title><link>https://stogiannidis.github.io/blog/2026-01-02-stepping-into-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://stogiannidis.github.io/blog/2026-01-02-stepping-into-2026/</guid><description> New Year, same old grind. Or is it?  Happy New Year, wanderers. We are now over a week into January. The champagne has gone flat, the festive lights are coming down, and the &quot;new year, new me&quot; energy is starting to clash with the reality of returning to work.  For most of us, the Christmas break is...</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>