Include your research students in as many research community activities as possible to expose and acclimate them to the research lifestyle.
To ensure that your research students are making adequate progress, set up designated work time and places, and have them submit regular written updates on their work.
Set clear expectations with your research students at the beginning of your relationship to avoid miscommunication later, including how much time they are expected to spend on the research and what kinds of deliverables they will need to produce.
Meet with research students frequently to ensure that they and their research groups are making adequate progress.
Place research students in groups of up to five to maintain continuity as some students leave and new students join.
Give research students an initial set of papers to read to help them generate their own potential research questions.
Allow students to choose from a list of possible projects, and have them pursue multiple research questions. This increases the chances that at least one project/question will emerge as feasible.
Encourage students, especially undergraduates, to get involved with CS research and researchers to develop their interest in pursuing CS research careers.