252-3001-00L Advanced Topics on Information Systems

Course Content

This seminar covers research topics in the general area of information systems. This semester, we will revisit some of the classic papers on database systems. 

First Meeting and Schedule

The seminar will be organized in two blocks.  That is, we will meet on two Saturdays during the semester at which the talks will be given. However, we will meet for the first time on September 21, at 3pm in Room CAB G 52. At this first meeting we will discuss two things:
  (a) assign topics to students and
  (b) determine the two Saturdays that meet everybody´s schedule.

Seminar Topics and Schedule

The list of topics, schedule, and other relevant information is available here.

Rules

Each participant writes a self-contained report of about 10 pages. Furthermore, each participant gives a talk of about 30-45 minutes. The first version of the report is due two weeks before the date of the talk. This first version of the report will be discussed with the supervisors (Gustavo Alonso or Donald Kossmann) in the week before the talk. The final versions of the report are due at the end of the semester.

Grading will depend on the quality of the report, talk, and active participation during the seminar.

 

Some Tips and Resources

How to do well in systems graduate seminars, by Prof. Timothy Roscoe 

Tips for Writing Technical Papers, by Prof. Jennifer Widom

Tips for a Good Conference Talk, by Prof. Jennifer Widom

Presentation tips for Computer Science Grad Students, by Matthew J. Miller

Writing Tips for Computer Science Grad Students, by Matthew J. Miller

 

Lecturers

Gustavo Alonso, Donald Kossmann

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