Survey Report Outline: Due Mar 5. Recommended structure is

1. Title+abstract.
2. Related Work (bulk of survey report). Need to have > 15 references.
3. Motivation+Concrete Problem Statement (need not be formal, only concrete).
4. Approach(es) planned to solving problems - initial thoughts will suffice.
5. Timeline/Expected Milestones for achieving your goals.

Midterm Report: Due about a month after the survey report. Needs to have (1) some algorithms, (2) some initial implementation, and (3) most importantly, some initial experimental data.

Final Report: Due about a month after the midterm report. A conference-quality paper.