CSE6349 Special Topics in Advanced Networks
Opportunistic Networks and Computing
Dr. Mohan Kumar
FALL 2008
Course Syllabus and Details
When two devices are within communication range of each other, opportunistically, the applications executing on these devices can exchange messages, exploit resources, and collaboratively perform computing services to the benefit of the applications and users. In an opportunistic environment, a number of opportunistic communications or contacts are exploited.
This course consists of lectures, discussions, case studies, seminars and projects. During the first part of the semester, the students will be introduced to the challenges and issues in opportunistic networking and computing. This will be followed by further lectures, seminars and discussions on specific topics. Students will also review background literature in mobile ad hoc networks, delayed tolerant networks and social communications. The course includes a research paper and group project.
The primary objective of this course is to expose graduate students to the exciting new research topic of opportunistic networking and computing. The secondary objective is to motivate graduate students to take up research work in opportunistic networks and computing.
CSE5311 Design and Analysis of Algorithms, CSE5306 Distributed Systems, and CSE5344 Computer Networks I.
During the first quarter of the semester, there will be mainly lectures to cover the background and motivation topics. During the second and third quarters all students are required to participate in intensive discussions involving published research papers. The last quarter will be devoted to presentations of
Instructor: Mohan Kumar, 333 NH Email: mailto:mkumar@uta.edu Phone: (817) 272-3610
Class: Mon/Wed - 4:00 to 5:20 PM Office Hours: Mon/Wed - 2:30 to 4:00 PM
Course site: http://crystal.uta.edu/~kumar/cse6344_08FALL GTA: TBA
Opportunistic
Computing – what, how, and why? Review of
o IEEE Transactions on
o IEEE Communications
o IEEE Pervasive Computing
o IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking
o Elsevier’s Ad Hoc Networks
o Elsevier’s Pervasive and Mobile Computing
o IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing
o ACM Workshop on Challenged Networks
o ACM Workshop on
o IEEE Workshop on Autonomic Opportunistic Communications
A list of papers to read will be provided on the course site.
Assessment
Participation in Discussions: 30%
Research Paper: 40%
Group Study/Project: 30%
Students will be required to complete a group project.
Project problems will be finalized September 31, 2008 and the expected date of Completion is November 30, 2008. Presentation and demonstration of the projects will be during the last quarter of the semester.
Homework Assignments: No Grades awarded directly!
Class participation: Students are expected to interact actively during lectures. All students are expected to read, understand, criticize and discuss published research papers. .
Attendance though not mandatory, is HIGHLY encouraged. Class participation is important to your grade in the 'Quizzes and Class Participation' component.
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