CS 414 Spring 2008
   Multimedia Systems Design

   1103 Siebel Center for Computer Science

Course Description

Course Materials

Lecture Time & Location:

11---11:50am M/W/F,   Room 1103 Siebel Center

Exam Dates and Rooms

Announcements

  • 1/14 - No Class/All Campus Holiday on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 21st)
  • 1/14 - MP group formation: for MPs, please form groups of up to four students and email group formation to TA by 1/20
  • 1/25 - MP1 posted
  • 1/28 - MP1 and hints page updated
  • 1/30 - MP1 updated (audio/video recording now optional)
  • 2/01 - Discussion Session for MP1 moved to Monday, 2/4, 6pm, room 3403 SC
  • 2/08 - MP2 posted
  • 2/12 - Help session for MP2 scheduled for Wednesday, 2/13, 6pm, room 3405 SC
  • 2/15 - MP2 updated, help session scheduled for Monday, 2/18, 6pm, room 3405 SC
  • 2/22 - Homework 1 posted
  • 3/01 - Homework 1 solutions posted, Tuesday TA office hours moved up to Sunday afternoon at 2pm in 0207 SC for this week only
  • 3/06 - Classroom of CS414 was moved for March 7 (EOH day) from room 1103 SC to 3403 SC at 11-11:50am
  • 3/07 - MP3 posted
  • 3/10 - Help session for MP3 scheduled for Wednesday, 3/12, 6pm, room 3405 SC
  • 3/11 - Regrading period of midterm and HW1 is until Friday, March 14 (pick up your midterm and HW1 from the TA during his office hours as soon as possible)
  • 3/11 - Midterm solutions can be found here
  • 3/26 - Second help session for MP3 scheduled for Monday, 3/31, 7pm, room 3403 SC
  • 4/01 - Students may sign up for early demos starting at 4pm on Friday (possibly as early as 3pm if there is enough interest).  Add group to sign-up sheet in class on Wednesday, or e-mail the TA.
  • 4/05 - MP4 posted
  • 4/11 - Help session for MP4 scheduled for Tuesday, 4/15, 7pm, room 3401 SC
  • 4/14 - Peer Evaluation guidelines are available; deadline for Peer Evaluation: May 5, 5pm to klara@cs.uiuc.edu
  • 4/18 - Homework 2 posted
  • 4/20 - This week's lectures will include required readings on content-based multimedia retrieval and peer-to-peer media streaming.
  • 4/27 - 1/4 Unit projects are due May 8 (Thursday), 5pm via email to klara@cs.uiuc.edu
  • 4/28 - Final Exam guidelines: Closed Book/Closed Notes; Allowed: Calculator and one A4 sheet with class material information.
  • 4/28 - Talk about IPTV by Ken Atherton, Thompson Company on April 30, 11am, 1103 SC
  • 4/30 - Pavlov-sponsored IPTV Competition TODAY between 5-7pm in 0216 SC
  • 4/30 - Final Exam Office Hours: Friday, May 2, 10-11:55am, 3104 SC
  • 4/30 - Regrading Period for final exam and HW2 during the week of May 5-9: Monday and Wednesday 9-10am in 3104 SC (you can come and see your final exams and ask for regrade), and Thursday 2:30-3:30pm in 0207 SC (you can come, pick up your HW2 and ask for regrading). If none of the times are good for you, email to cs414 personnel to setup a different time).
  • 4/30 - The documentation for MP4 is due on Sunday by 5pm.
  • 4/30 - CONGRATULATION TO GROUP 6 for winning the competition.
  • 4/30 - CS414 Class would like to THANK (1) Pavlov Company for sponsoring the multimedia lab and the competition, (2) Mark A. Scifres, CEO of Pavlov, and Ken Atherton, Thompson Company, for participating as judges in the competition, and (3) Safiya Noble for assisting with overall organization of this competition event.
  • 4/30 - if you want to send your resume to (a) Pavlov company, send it to Mark at (mscifres@pavlovmedia.com), (b) Thompson company, send it to Ken (ken.atherton@thomson.net).
  • 4/30 - Final exam TA office hours: Thursday and Friday, 2:30pm-3:30pm, 0207 SC

    • Personnel

    Klara Nahrstedt, Instructor Office: 3104 SC
    Office Hours: Mo: 9am-10am; We: 9am-10am
    Telephone: 244-6624
    Email: klara@cs.uiuc.edu 
    William Conner, TA Office: 0207 SC
    Office Hours: T/Th 2:30-3:30pm
    Telephone: 333-1515
    Email: wconner@uiuc.edu

    Resources

    Linux

    Useful tools (already installed)

    GDB / profiler

    GNU Make

    Other on-line resources

    Updated: April 30, 2008