How can I turn an industry ML project into a publication? [R]

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Hi, I work as a Data Engineer at a manufacturing company where we build engines. A significant part of my work involves ML/DL-related tasks, and I’d like to turn one of my projects into a research publication. The problem is that I have no previous publication or academic research experience. I’m not sure how to determine whether an industry project is suitable for publication, how to turn a practical engineering problem into a research question, or what level of novelty/experimentation is expec