CS 591 IG Fall 2008

[Advanced Seminar in Distributed Computing]

Thursdays / 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm  / 3102 Siebel Center (Confirmed and Final)

First Meeting: September 4, 2008 (2nd week of classes)

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Previous Seminar Versions: [CS591IG-Spring 2008] [CS591IG-Fall 2007]

Course Organizer: Indranil Gupta

Course Attendees: Students of DPRG Research Group (and prospective members)

This course is devoted to a critical analysis of the latest papers and hot topics in distributed systems. Unlike previous semesters, this semester's topics of focus are Clouds and Open Source Software. We will have practice runs of upcoming conference talks by DPRG students, and talks/tutorials given on specific topics by DPRG students. For all talks that are marked "Tutorial on..." you are expected to (1) download and use the tool for a few weeks before your talk, and (2) present a concise and clear high-level overview as well as detailed tutorial with examples. Other non-conference presentation talks will require investment of time to research on the specific topics being covered, besides preparing the actual presentation. As a rule of thumb, you should plan to spend 75% time on researching a topic and 25% time on preparing the presentation (without reducing the time that you would typically take to prepare a typical presentation).

In all these cases and all presentations, the presenter is expected to be an expert on the topic when they stand up and give their talk. The group will pepper the presenter with questions on the topic - everyone wants to learn more!

Choose which one of the roles (A,B,C,D,E) you would like to play: see schedule below.

To take this seminar course, you should either (1) be formally or informally a part of the DPRG or (2) have permission from Indy (meet him: usually given if you are looking to work with him in the future).

First Meeting: September 4, 2008 (2nd week of classes).

Fall 2008 Schedule:

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