CSCE 496/896Self-Managing Computer Systems

Ying Luylu@cse.unl.edu106 Schorr Center472-5793

http://www.cse.unl.edu/~ylu/csce896/

Lecture Time & Place

MF 12:30-1:20 pm in Avery 108

Note: except for the final project presentation during the 15th week, the class won’t meet on Wednesdays

Instead, on Wednesdays, I will often meet with individual student to give guidance on your upcoming presentation

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Office/Project Group Meeting Hours

For the first five weeks: – Office hours: MF 2:30-4pm and by appointment

From the 6th week on: – Weekly meeting with each project group– Office hours only by appointment

Paper Review I

Each week– Read two papers– For each paper, write one page summary to state

the contributions of the paper your critique of the paper (such as what you liked and

didn’t like about the paper) opportunities for future work on the topic

Paper Review II

Each week– Email the summary of the paper to me before the

day of the class when we will discuss the paper– Email subject: 496/896 SUMMARY– Email body: the title of the paper– Include your name and the title of the paper in the

summary

Student Presentation I

For the whole semester, each student will– Give two/three (most likely two) paper

presentations in class and lead the in-class discussion of the papers

Student Presentation II

If you will present a paper on Friday– Submit your slides to me on Tuesday– Meet me 12:30-1:20pm Wednesday in my office

(106 Schorr Center) to discuss the slides

If you will present a paper on Monday– Submit your slides to me on Thursday– Meet me Friday (say 1:30-2:20pm) in my office to

discuss the slides

Project Group

Project group of 2/3 students conducts a substantial course project, where you will design and simulate some innovative aspect of self-managing computer systems

Project Timeline I

Project group is formed within the first 3 weeks, with a list of group members submitted to me by Jan 28

Project topic is chosen by each group within the first 5 weeks

Project Timeline II

From the 6th week, each group will schedule a weekly 30-minute meeting with me to discuss progress and problems on your project

A 3-page project proposal is due on Mar 6 (the end of the 8th week)

Project Timeline III

Each group will give a 20-minute mid-term project presentation in class, on the week of Mar 7

Each group will give a 40-minute final project presentation before/during the 15th week, tentatively: on Apr 22 Friday, Apr 25 Monday, Apr 27 Wednesday and Apr 29 Friday

Project Timeline IV

Final project is due on May 2, Each group should have

– A complete set of results, software artifacts, demos, or developed theoretical findings

– A 10-page, two-column, 11/10pt font project report explaining the main contributions

Grading

Paper reviews 20% (up to 5% bonus) Class participation 10% Paper presentation 20% (2% bonus for 1st

and 2nd student presenter) Proposal & midterm presentation 10% Project final presentation 10% Project results and report 30%

Announcement

Read– How to read a CS research paper– Introduction to AC (Summary due 12:00pm

Friday)

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