Logistics

  • Meeting:
    • Location: SN 0155
    • Date/Time: Tue and Thu (9:30 AM – 10:45 AM)
  • Instructor:
    • Prof. Shahriar Nirjon
    • Office Hours: Tue and Thu (11 AM – 12 PM), by appointment only.
  • Prerequisite:
    • None.
  • Text:
    • No specific text books.
    • Papers and Online Materials (e.g. tutorials, magazines, etc.)
  • Grading:
    • Class participation (15%)
      • Participation in the discussion of the papers.
      • Making interesting observations and comments.
    • Paper Synopsis Writing (10%)
      • A short summary of each paper (daily activity; a bullet-list of key insights from the paper should be just fine)
      • Not required if you are the presenter.
    • Paper Presentation (25%)
      • About 20 minutes presentation.
      • We will cover about 1 or 2 papers each class.
      • Number of papers presented by each student will depend on the class size.
    • Mid-term Project Report (25%)
      • Individual project.
      • Decide within the first 2 weeks.
      • Just a short 4 page writeup of the problem description, solution sketch, and expected results.
    • Final Project Report (25%)
      • Either completion of the midterm project with complete execution and results (6-8 pages), or
      • Or, a short 4 page writeup on a different idea (i.e. another midterm style report)