FINAL RESAERCH PRESENTATION TOPICS

The follwoing is a list of topics to chosse from for you final research presentation. This presentation will take place during 10th Week.


Topics

  • Principles of Congestion Control and TCP. More info can be found in Sections 3.6 (exclude 3.6.3) and 3.7 of Kurose & Ross's "Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach"
  • Intra-AS Routing in the Internet: RIP and OSPF. More info can be found in Section 4.6 (4.6.1 and 4.6.2) of Kurose & Ross's "Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach"
  • Inter-AS Routing in the Internet: BGP. More info can be found in Section 4.6 (4.6.3 only) of Kurose & Ross's "Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach"
  • A Day in the Life of a Web Page Request. More info can be found in Section 5.7 of Kurose & Ross's "Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach"
  • Streaming Stored Video. More info can be found in Section 7.2 of Kurose & Ross's "Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach". Emphasis in the Case Study of Netflix and Youtube in section 7.2.5
  • Voice-over-IP. More info can be found in Section 7.3 of Kurose & Ross's "Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach". Emphasis in the Case Study of Skype in section 7.3.4
  • Socket Programming: Creating Network Applications (with UDP or TCP or both). More info can be found in Section 2.7 of Kurose & Ross's "Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach"


Guidelines

Group Size: You will form groups of 4 students each (you are allow to choose your teammates).

Time: Your group will have a total of 30 minutes to present the final research. You should divide this time to present the slides and topic. This time should be equally divided between your group members (or as equally as it can be divided). After that, your classmates will have 5 minutes for Q&A.

Slides and Presentation: This is roughly an ideal structure for your presentation slides:

  • Title and Outline: Be sure to include all group members names on the title slide including the title of your project. You should have an outline slide that gives your classmates a road map of your talk.
  • Introduction: Start out with a big picture of the work done by your group: what, why, how. First motivate the topic you are presenting (why is it interesting/important). Offer a high-level description of the topic (what does it allow us to do with it, for example).
  • Details of your Research: Describe the core technology/protocol/hardware/device you are reaseraching about in detail (remembering the time constarint of 30 mins per group). You can give examples, or a demo (coded, simulated, and so on) of your topic. If using a video in your presentation, it should be less than a minute long. If longer, attach the link so students can watch it at their own time outside of class. Make sure you understand what you are explaining to the class.
  • Conclusion and Reflection: Discuss - what did you learn from your research as a group? What was difficult? Are there any interesting problems or questions that resulted from your work?


Rubrics

Your presentation will be evaluated by your classmates as follows (10 pts. total):

  • Preparedness, Participation, and Group Dynamics: Presenters showed a good understanding of their topic, participated equally, and helped each other as needed. 2.0 pts
  • Presentation Content: The presentation was a concise summary of the research with comprehensive coverage of information. 2.0 pts
  • Presentation Skills: The audience was engaged, and presenters held the audience’s attention. Appropriate speaking volume and body language. 2.0 pts
  • Visual Appeal: No errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation. Information is clear and concise on each slide. Visually appealing/engaging. 2.0 pts
  • Contribution to Class: Do you consider that this group's topic made an effective contribution to your knowledge about computer network technologies? 2.0 pts

A separate evaluation will be performed by Dr. Vargas-Pérez using the following rubrics (8 pts. total):

  • Presentation: Does the presentation adequately cover the imporatnt aspects of the topic: objective or problem to be solved, the structure and technologies used, one or more interesting challenges, comprehensive evaluation, and meaningful conclusions? 2.0 pts
  • Progress: Was substantial progress made on the project since the check-ins (informal check-ins will happen during Weeks 8th and 9th). 1.0 pt
  • Teamwork: The team worked well together to achieve objectives. Each member contributed in a valuable way to the project. The final presentation indicated a high level of mutual respect and collaboration. 2.0 pts
  • Contribution to Class: The research offered good information or approach about the topic. The presentation also showed a strong effort was made in breaking new ground using concepts and acquiring new knowledge in computer networks. 2.0 pts
  • Content and Creativity: The presentation was imaginative and effective in conveying the group's ideas to the audience. 1.0 pts