CPS 214 Computer Networks and Distributed Systems: Projects

A significant part of CPS 214 is a semester-long mini-research project. The goal is to learn how to do research in the broad area of networking and distributed systems. We will give out a list of suggested projects in class and you are welcome to come up with your own ideas. All your write-ups should use 10pt fonts, and we recommend using this latex template The major milestones are:

Tue, Jan 13: List of group members finalized
Thu, Jan 29: Project initial proposal due (< 2 pages). Please describe shortly the problem you plan to work on, why it interests you, how you plan to proceed, and what you plan to accomplish at the end of this semester.
Tue, Mar 17: Project interim report due (< 6 pages). The interim report should include related work, design, and initial feasibility analysis of your design.
Tue, Apr 21: Class Presentation. You will give a short talk on your project.
Fri, Apr 24, 11:59pm: Code and final write-up due (< 12 pages). You'll turn in your code and a conference-style write-up for your project.

Last updated: 1/15/2009