# Research Notes: Paper or topic title

> **Source**: Author, A. (YYYY). *Title*. Venue. [link](https://example.com)
> **Read date**: YYYY-MM-DD
> **Tags**: #field #method #keyword

## One-sentence takeaway

The single most important claim of this paper.

## Problem

What question the authors address and why it matters.

## Method

How they approach it – the key idea in your own words:

$$
\mathcal{L} = \mathbb{E}_{x \sim p_{data}}\left[\log D(x)\right] + \mathbb{E}_{z \sim p_z}\left[\log(1 - D(G(z)))\right]
$$

## Key results

- Finding one – with the number that matters
- Finding two

| Metric | Their method | Baseline |
|--------|-------------|----------|
| Accuracy | NN% | NN% |

## Strengths

- What is convincing

## Weaknesses / open questions

- Assumption that may not hold
- [ ] Follow-up question to investigate

## Connections

- Related to [[other-note]] – how
- Contradicts / supports [[related-paper]]

## My take

Your honest assessment – would you cite this? Build on it?