Fall 2007 Comp 911/790-063: Giving a Talk on a Seminal Paper in Computer Science - Prof. P, Assignments of Computer Science

Download Fall 2007 Comp 911/790-063: Giving a Talk on a Seminal Paper in Computer Science - Prof. P and more Assignments Computer Science in PDF only on Docsity! Comp 911/790-063, Fall 2007 Talk on Seminal Paper Date Assigned: Tue Sep 4 2007 Completion Date: Tue Sep 18, 2007 Objectives:  Learn how to transform a research paper into a talk.  Master something important in your field that people expect you to know in depth.  Teach fellow students something important and new. Give a twenty-minute talk on a paper of your choice that is not authored by you. Try to pick a seminal paper in some area that interests you, that is, a paper that is familiar to most people who go to conferences in the area. On the other hand, it should not familiar to people outside the area, that is, it should not be material taught in undergraduate textbooks. Don’t spend too much time in choosing the paper; just go with your first instincts. It may be a good idea to consult your research/academic advisor about your choice. At least an hour before class on Sep 18, copy the presentation file to the directory: \\dewan-cs\ deposit\911, if you have network access to departmental Windows machines ; and /afs/cs.unc.edu/home/dewan/deposit, if you have access to departmental AFS. If you don’t have access to either AFS or Windows machines, mail me the file. Also, if you have managed to get the LiveMeeting link working, upload the file to the LiveMeeting session by executing the ShareDocument To View command.