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Do publications to my BigCo employer's engineering blog count towards an O-1 application? Or is it just Research Papers/citations to formal journals that matter?

What are some other common ways to build a portfolio towards an O-1 application other than research citations or founding a startup?

Thanks for this AMA!

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They could come under comparable evidence or maybe even support original and significant contributions but they won't count as publications. The lowest hanging fruit so to speak are serving as a judge at hackathons or other competitive events, obtaining membership in an association that requires outstanding achievement for membership (such as, for example, IEEE membership, sometimes), and speaking at major conferences or events (under comparable evidence).

Does open source software count as a publication?

Does having your blog and/or projects being cited in research papers count for anything?

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