Difference between Related work and Background section? I am writing my first Computer Science conference paper. The thing I don't understand is the difference between &quot;related work&quot; vs &quot;background&quot;, could someone explain this?
I have read some related papers, some of them have long &quot;background&quot; section with short &quot;related work&quot; section, while other papers just simply have a long &quot;related work&quot; section.
I am confused about what to put for the related work and background section, I thought those two parts may have many overlappings since both sections will describe how previous work approach the problem. If I would like to have both sections, then I need to describe how previous work approach the problem in both sections?
From my understanding:

Background: Explains all concepts the reader needs to understand the present paper. This typically includes references to existing work that introduced the concepts, but usually a limited number thereof (&lt;= 5, unless your paper builds on exceptionally diverse foundations).
Related work: Discusses other related work. This should not only summarize the existing work, but also discuss how your present paper differs from it and why this is a &quot;step forward&quot; (new or better).