Survey Paper and Presentation
Read at least 10 papers on a topic (or related topics) in the area of
distributed algorithms, and write a survey report. These papers should be
in addition to any papers assigned for reading for the class. The survey
paper should go beyond simply summarizing the papers. The survey paper should
try to identify the relationship between the different papers
you have read (e.g., commonalities and differences in the various results,
or problem formulations). In the survey,
list at least 3 open problems related to the surveyed papers.
The chosen papers should be primarily theoretical in nature.
The survey paper should be between 6 and 8 pages long,
not counting the reference list. The report should be typed and single-spaced in 12 point font.
Do not reproduce proofs or algorithm pseudo-codes in your report -- you may instead cite the papers for these.
Schedule:
- Proposal: Choose a topic for your survey by February 10, 2013. You may consult the instructor for help in choosing a topic. Submit a proposal by
February 10, 2013 -- the proposal should list your topic, and a tentative
list of 10 papers that you expect to read. The list of papers can be modified
later if needed.
- March 4-15, 2013: Meet the instructor during this window of time to discuss the progress of your survey.
- Survey paper is due by April 15, 2013.
- Presentations will be scheduled during April 9-30, 2013. Details to be announced later.
ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing (PODC) and
International Symposium on DIStributed Computing (DISC)
are among the relevant conferences for this course.
The course page for Prof. Jennifer Welch's course
provides some suggestions for potential project topics, which may be useful
to you.
You may also find pointers to relevant topics on the web pages for courses on
Distributed Computing
and Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
by Prof. Roger Wattenhofer.
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