Course Description

This is a first-time course specifically focused on supporting new or ongoing projects in multimedia networking. Project topics are essentially open. While students do not have to have a specific idea in mind when starting the course, the more clearly conceptualized the topic, the more quickly work can begin--a definite advantage in a 10 week course.

Course Objectives

• Identify and study the important multimedia networking related conferences and journals.
• Learn to critically evaluate papers in multimedia networking.
• Practice in identifying important and interesting problems to solve.
• Develop techniques for evaluating solutions to identified problems.
• Write a conference-quality paper encompassing an idea and its evaluation.
• Practice presentation and information delivery skills.
• Use some of the advanced research currently underway in the field as models.

Course Information

• Lecture Time/Place: Tue/Thu; 9:00am to 11:00am; Phelps 1401
• Course WWW Page: http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/~almeroth/classes/F04.290F/
• Required Text: None
• Required Prerequisites: CS276 or equivalent, i.e. graduate-level knowledge of computer networking concepts.

Instructor Information

Kevin Almeroth (almeroth@cs.ucsb.edu)
Office 2113, Engineering I
Office Hours: By appt (hint: 11:00am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-2:00pm on T/Th)

Student Evaluation

• Milestones and Homework: 25%
  • In-class presentations
  • Critiques of and participation in other student presentationss
  • Paper reviews
• Conference Quality Project Paper: 75%