Initial Plan: <Project Title>

Author: <Your Name>
Supervisor: <Supervisor Name>

<Briefly explain the context and motivation for the project.>

<Define the problem clearly and state the specific version of the problem you will address.>

<Optionally note the intended approach at a high level.>

<If needed, cite key background material.>

<This section should normally be about half a page to one page.>

Overall aim: <One sentence stating the overall aim of the project.>

• Objective 1: <Specific objective>
  • Likely risks / mitigation: <Briefly state any likely or highly likely risk and how you would mitigate it, or state that no such risks are currently identified.>
• Objective 2: <Specific objective>
  • Likely risks / mitigation: <…>
• Objective 3: <Specific objective>
  • Likely risks / mitigation: <…>

<Keep this focused on the problem, not on learning generic skills.>

• Ethics: <State any ethics issues and how they will be addressed, or state that none are expected.>
• Legal / IP / licensing: <State any issues and how they will be addressed, or state that none are expected.>
• Resources: <State any special hardware, software, datasets, access, or other dependencies, or state that none are expected.>
• Other feasibility issues: <Anything else that could materially affect whether the project can be completed.>

<If there are likely risks here, briefly state the mitigation.>

• <Reference 1>
• <Reference 2>