Advanced Topics in Computer Networking (Winter 2010/2011)

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Workload/ECTS Credits: 180h, 6 ECTS
Module: M.Inf.223: Seminar Telematik III
Lecturer: {{{lecturer}}}
Teaching assistant: Yang Chen, Tianyin Xu
Time: Fridays, 10.15 - 11.45
Place: IfI 3.101
UniVZ [1]


Course Overview

The purpose of this seminar is to discuss some advanced concepts in computer networking. This course is a research seminar (6 ECTS, 2 SWS), held on a weekly base and comprising the following components:

  • Weekly paper reading and discussion + Weekly Presentation
  • Final Presentation
  • Final report

The material in the seminar, drawn mainly from the research literature from top tier journal/conference, like ToN, TPDS, SIGCOMM, SIGMETRICS, IMC, WWW, CoNEXT. The seminar topics include the following:

  • Peer-to-Peer Networking (Infrastructure, Systems, Applications)
  • Online Social Networking (Architecture, User Behavior, Data Collection, Data Analysis)

Schedule

  • 05.11.2010 [Session 0]
  • 12.11.2010 [Session 1]: Peer-to-Peer Networking
    • Paper reading: GNP (landmark-based network coordinate system)
  • 19.11.2010 [Session 2]: Peer-to-Peer Networking
    • Paper reading: Vivaldi (decentralized network coordinate system)
  • 26.11.2010 [Session 3]: Peer-to-Peer Networking
    • Paper reading
  • 03.12.2010 [Session 4]: Peer-to-Peer Networking
    • Paper reading
    • Decisions on assigning papers for the final presentation!
  • 10.12.2010 [Session 5]: No class
  • 17.12.2010 [Session 6]: Peer-to-Peer Networking
    • Paper reading
    • Introduction of online social networking
  • 07.01.2011 [Session 7]: Online Social Networking
    • Paper reading
  • 14.01.2011 [Session 8]: Online Social Networking
    • Paper reading
  • 21.01.2011 [Session 9]: Online Social Networking
    • Paper reading
  • 28.01.2011 [Final presentation]

Session Reading Assignments

  • For Section 1: [2](Presenter: Lei Jiao)
  • For Section 2: [4] (Presenter: Cong Ding)
    • Additional Reading (optional): [5]
    • Feedback: [6]
  • For Section 3: [7] (Presenter: Shining Wu)
    • Additional Reading (optional):
    • Feedback: (TBA)

Feedback lists some papers related to the discussion in the class, could act as references for reviewing the sessions

Requirements

  • Each participant is required to read the selected paper before the seminar and prepare the review of the paper, which should include the following parts:
    • Summary of the paper
    • pros and cons of the paper (your conclusion)
    • NOTE!! Every participant should provide the paper review BEFORE the seminar (23:59 Wednesday). => the review form is available at [8]
  • During the seminar, one is chosen for giving the overview of the paper. And the list of pros and cons is discussed by all the participant.
  • In the end of the semester, everyone is requested to pick a paper and prepare:
    • presentation (each for ~20 minutes, plus ~10 minutes discussions)
    • essay (12~15 pages)
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