Attention: this is NOT the current version of the course. Go to the Spring 2018 version!

Quick Summary

  • This is a PhD-level course focusing on the latest advancements in Networking. We will focus, for example, in software-defined networking, datacenters, and wide-area networking.
  • Focus on research: read, review and present papers, final mini research project
  • Graduate students or advanced undergrads (with consent of instructor)
  • Not a traditional networking course (not CSCI1680)

We will use a conference review system to post reviews and hold discussions about papers, and Piazza for announcements and general comments / questions. It is mandatory to register for both.

Overview

This class is a graduate seminar that focuses on current research topics in networking, distributed, and operating systems. The focus this semester is on advanced networking.

This course is suitable for graduate students and advanced undergraduates in Computer Science or in other disciplines that wanto to understand how recent developments in networking, from technology to policy impact how we use, program, and interact with networks.

The course will consist of a mix of lectures by the instructor and guests, and presentations by the students, followed by discussions. We will read a good number of papers, and students will write reviews of each paper read, before the class in which the paper is discussed. There will be one or two small assignments to get your warmed up with running your own SDN.

The other major component of the course is a final research project on a topic related to the course. There is considerable flexibility in the topic of the project, with a preference for topics related to the student's own research if applicable. The projects will preferably be done in groups of two, but individual projects are welcome. The best projects of the course could be turned into research publications with further development.

  • Lecture time: Tu/Th 2:30-3:50
  • Location: Lubrano, CIT

Instructor

Rodrigo Fonseca

Office: CIT 329, OH by appointment