Advanced Topics in Networked Systems (Fall 2009)

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  • Project reports (up to six pages) are due on January 28 23:59 CET.
  • Project proposals are due (by e-mail to me) on October 14, 2009. You are allowed to work in groups.
  • We will discuss the papers for September 30 and October 7 on October 7.
  • The class on September 23, 2009 will exceptionally start at 4 PM (sharp)
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The Internet has changed the way people perceive computers, communicate and do business. A key component of many successful Internet applications is a scalable, high-performance, and highly-available distributed sys-tem. For example, large clusters of computers provide services for popular Web sites. Moreover, As the planetary-scale services and the cloud computing paradigm grow in importance, it becomes necessary to understand the networked systems underpinnings that will enable the future applications. This is a networked systems course with an experimental systems viewpoint: the course will discuss the architecture and teach the understanding of the performance of real systems.

The syllabus for this research-oriented course is driven by published papers, both classic and current. After completing the course, the students should be able to engage in doctoral-level research in this field. Paper evaluations that demand critical reasoning will be a part of the grade. Students will also be expected to present up to two research papers and they will be graded on the quality of the presentation. There will be a midterm and a final group project report, with a goal of publishing the best projects in top conferences (with additional work).