Seminar on Internet Technologies (Summer 2015)

IMPORTANT: Please send a mail to Mayutan with the topic supervisor on CC and the topic that you would like to take

Details

Workload/ECTS Credits:	5 ECTS (BSc/MSc AI); 5 (ITIS)
Module:	M.Inf.1124 -or- B.Inf.1207/1208; ITIS Module 3.16: Selected Topics in Internet Technologies
Lecturer:	Prof. Dr. Xiaoming Fu
Teaching assistant:	Dr. Mayutan Arumaithurai
Time:	April 16th (Thursday), 16:00ct: Introduction Meeting
Place:	IFI Building, Room 3.101
UniVZ	[1]

Course description

This course covers selected topics on the up-to-date Internet technologies and research. Each student takes a topic, does a presentation and writes a report on it. Besides the introduction meeting on April 16th, there are no regular meetings, lectures or classes for this course. The purpose of this course is to familiarize the students with new technologies, enable independent study of a specific topic, and train presentation and writing skills.

The informational meeting at the beginning of the course will cover some guidelines on scientific presenting and writing.

Passing requirements

• Present the selected topic (20 min. presentation + 10 min. Q&A).
  • This accounts for 40% of your grade.
• Write a report on the selected topic (12-15 pages) (LaTeX Template:[2]).
  • This accounts for 60% of your grade.
• Please check the #Schedule and adhere to it.

Schedule

• April 16th, 16:00ct: Informational meeting (+ intro to presenting and writing) ( Introduction Slides)
• July 15th, 23:59 CET: Deadline for registration in FlexNow/ITIS System
• July 23rd, 30th (tentative) : Presentations
• September 30, 2015, 23:59: Deadline for submission of report

Topics

IMPORTANT: Please send a mail to Mayutan with the topic supervisor on CC and the topic that you would like to take

Topic	Topic Advisor	Initial Readings
What is the current status and future of SDN research? What are the main research problems of SDN? There is a lot of hype about SDN with industries, operators and Academia showing interest. The aim of this work is to study what research problems exist and also identify promising solutions.	Mayutan Arumaithurai	[3]
A survey of SDN standardization There is a lot of hype about SDN with industries, operators and Academia showing interest. The aim of this work is to study the standardization efforts ongoing in SDN.	Mayutan Arumaithurai	[4]
What is the current status and future of ICN research? The aim of this work is to study the research problems that the ICN community attempts to deal with and also identify promising solutions.	Mayutan Arumaithurai	TBA
Information-centric networks The study here will mainly focus on different Information-Centric Network (ICN) proposals and compare the difference among them.	Jiachen Chen	[5]
What is deep learning and its applications? The study is to have a basic knowledge of deep learning and learn to use some tools to implement some deep learning algorithms.	Hong Huang	TBA
Tensor methods for machine learning Tensor methods for machine learning are fast, accurate, and scalable, but we'll need well-developed libraries. In this work, we will try to understand tensor based methods.	Hong Huang	[6][7][8][9]
Network Configuration - Past, Present and Future Techniques Network conditions are dynamic; unfortunately, current approaches to configuring networks are very inefficient, as operators today usually have to manually step through the configuration process. In this topic, the student will do a survey of different network configuration approaches, including those that try to automate network configuration.	David Koll	[10][11]
Controllers in Software-defined Networks - A Survey SDN introduces the concept of a logically centralized controller in charge of operating the network, while routers and switches are reduced to simple forwarding elements. In this topic, the student will provide a survey over the state-of-the-art in SDN controllers.	David Koll	[12][13]

Workflow

1. Select a topic

A student picks a topic to work on. You can pick up a topic and start working at any time. However, make sure to notify David and the advisor of the topic before starting to work.

2. Get your work advised

For each topic, a topic advisor is available. He is your contact person for questions and problems regarding the topic. He supports you as much as you want, so please do not hesitate to approach him for any advice or with any questions you might have. It is recommended (and not mandatory) that you schedule a face-to-face meeting with him right after you select your topic.

3. Approach your topic

• By choosing a topic, you choose the direction of elaboration.
• You may work in different styles, for example:
  • Survey: Basic introduction, overview of the field; general problems, methods, approaches.
  • Specific problem: Detailed introduction, details about the problem and the solution.
• You should include your own thoughts on your topic.

4. Prepare your presentation

• Present your topic to the audience (in English).
• 20 minutes of presentation followed by 10 minutes discussion.

You present your topic to an audience of students and other interested people (usually the NET group members). Your presentation should give the audience a general idea of the topic and highlight interesting problems and solutions. You have 20 minutes to present your topic followed by 10 minutes of discussion. You must keep it within the time limit. Please send your slides to your topic advisor for any possible feedback before your presentation.

Hints for preparing the presentation:

• 20 minutes are too short to present a topic fully.
• It is alright to focus just on one certain important aspect.
• Limit the introduction of basics (5 min.).
• Make sure to finish in time.

Suggestions for preparing the slides:

• No more than 20 pages/slides.
• Get your audiences to quickly understand the general idea.
• Figures, tables and animations are better than sentences.
• Summary of the topic: thinking in your own words.

5. Write your report

• Present the problem with its background.
• Detail the approaches, techniques, methods to handle the problem.
• Evaluate and assess those approaches (e.g., pros and cons).
• Give a short outlook on potential future developments.

The report must be written in English according to common guidelines for scientific papers, between 12 and 15 pages of content (excluding the table of content, bibliography, etc.).

6. Course schedule

There are no regular meetings, lectures or classes for this course. The work is expected to be done by yourself with the assistance of your topic advisor. Please follow the #Schedule to take appropriate actions.