uwaterloo.ca
Term and Year of Offering: Winter 2010
Course Number and Title: CS 856, Advanced Topics in Distributed Computing: Latency in Communication Systems
| Comp Sec | Camp Loc | Time Days/Date | Bldg Room | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEM 001 | UW U | 01:00-03:50W | MC 2036 | Martin Karsten |
| Instructor's Name | Office Location | Contact | Office Hours |
| Martin Karsten | DC 3506 | mkarstenuwaterloo.ca | by email |
NOTE: If you have missed the organizational meeting and would like to take the course for credit, please send an email to the instructor.
| Jan 6 | Organizational Meeting |
| Jan 13 | Lecture & Discussion (applications & challenges) |
| Jan 20 | Lecture & Discussion (typical solution approaches) |
| Jan 27 | Guest Lecture: David Pariag, Sandvine |
| Feb 3 | Guest Lecture: Stephen Gibbs, TD Securities |
| Feb 10 | Guest Lecture: Sean Simmons, RIM |
| Feb 17 | Reading Week (no class) |
| Feb 24 | Guest Lecture: Sowmini Varadhan, Sun/Oracle |
| Mar 3 | Project Reviews |
| Mar 10 | Paper Discussion |
| Mar 17 | Paper Discussion |
| Mar 24 | Project Presentations |
| Mar 31 | Project Presentations |
Please direct all questions to the course newsgroup. If there is a good reason not to use the newsgroup (e.g., personal matters, a question that might reveal part of a solution, etc.) contact the instructor directly via email. Please use email only as a last resort. The instructor may decide that the response to an email question is more appropriate for the newsgroup and repost the question there.
From the School's web page:
Students considering the course should have taken and enjoyed a computer networks course, such as CS 456/656.
IMPORTANT: Class attendance is required throughout the term!
| Marks | |
| Class Participation | 10 |
| Paper Reviews | 10 |
| Paper Presentation | 10 |
| Summary Paper | 20 |
| Course Project | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
For an audit credit, you need to satisfy passing requirements for 'Class Participation' and 'Paper Reviews'.
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