Instructor: Dr. Mohan Kumar
Course
Description:
This course consists of lectures, case studies and
projects. During the first part of the
semester, the students will be introduced to the
challenges and issues in pervasive
computing. This will be followed by further lectures,
seminars and discussions on specific topics.
Students will also review ongoing pervasive computing
projects - the Aura project at CMU, the Oxygen project at MIT and the PICO
project at CSE@UTA. The course involves a term paper and
group project.
Syllabus:
Overview of Communication networks and the Internet, Distributed Computing and Intelligent
Systems; Issues and
Challenges of Pervasive
Computing; Device and network technologies; Heterogeneity and Interoperability;
Service Discovery;
Service Composition; Proactivity and
Invisibility; Mobility and Location-awareness; Intelligence and Smart
Environments; Security Issues. Case studies of ongoing projects.
Prerequisites: Introductory courses in Computer
Networks/Communications and Operating Systems.
Instructor: Mohan Kumar
Office: 309 Nedderman Hall
Office Hours :
TUE – 10 to11 AM and THU -
Phone: (817) 272-3610 (or main office : (817)
272-3785);
Email: kumar@cse.uta.edu
GTA : TBA
WWW site:
http://crystal.uta.edu/cse/~kumar/cse6392PvC
Text Book:
There is no prescribed textbook for this course.
References:
Published articles from leading Journals and
Conference Proceedings
The list is at http://crystal.uta.edu/~kumar/cse6392PvC/papers.html. Electronic versions of papers can be
obtained through UTA library.
Assessment:
Course grades
will be based on the following:
Class
participation: 20 %
Students
are expected
to interact actively during lectures, seminars and debates.
All students
are expected to evaluate papers and presentations made by other
students/groups.
Term paper (including presentation): 40%
Students will be required to write a
paper (about 10-12 pages) on a specific topic or problem, and make a
presentation.
The paper topic must be selected in
consultation with the Instructor by September 10. The paper would involve
either
analytical or simulation
studies in addition to literature review. In
special cases, depending on the problem, two students
may be allowed to work
together.
Project
and Presentation: 40%
Projects will be assigned to groups of students (2 to 4 students
per team). The project topics must be
selected in consultation
with the instructor by
September 10. Each group will make a presentation at the
end of the semester.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Active participation in
discussions, seminars and debates is mandatory for this course. All components
include some weight for class participation
- absence and/or passive presence will seriously affect your grade. All
participants
will be required to
review research articles. Term paper topics, teams and project/debate topics will be
identified by
random selection. You will be required to write two papers -
the term paper is based on individual work and the project work
and presentation involves team work.
Academic dishonesty includes PLAGIARISM. If any of the papers you submit are
found to
be plagiarized, then you may be penalized
according to University policies.
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General Notes:
·
The
instructor reserves the right to modify course policies, the course calendar,
and assignment or project values and due dates
·
If
you require any accommodation based on disability, please meet with the
instructor in the privacy of his office
the first week of the semester to be sure you are appropriately accommodated
·
All
students are expected to be responsible users of the computer systems for this
course.
·
All
students are expected to pursue their academic careers with honesty and
integrity. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a
test or other course work, plagiarism (offering the work of another as one’s
own), and unauthorized collaboration with another person. Students found guilty
of dishonesty in their academic pursuits are subject to penalties that may
include suspension from the university.
·
Students
are encouraged to discuss homework with classmates, but are not allowed to copy
the solutions of others or share solutions with others. All work turned in for
grading must be the student’s own work.
·
A
public access course website will be used as a repository for all course
material. This directory will contain copies of any homework assignments,
course handouts, project and paper lists, notes etc.
Students are expected to obtain accounts on any university computers needed for this class, and to be able to access the course repository and send and receive e-mail messages.
http://www2.uta.edu/discipline/
The following is an excerpt from
the
STATEMENT ON
ETHICS, PROFESSIONALISM, AND CONDUCT OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS
THE
The College cannot and will not tolerate any form of academic dishonesty by its students. This includes, but is not limited to 1) cheating on examination, 2) plagiarism, or 3) collusion.
Definitions:
A. Cheating on an
examination includes:
1. Copying from another's paper, any means of communication with another during examination, giving aid to or receiving aid from another during examination;
2. Using any material during examination that is
unauthorized by the proctor;
3. Taking or attempting to take an examination
for another student or allowing another student to take or attempt to take an
examination for oneself.
4. Using, obtaining, or attempting to obtain by
any means the whole or any part of an unadministered examination.
B. Plagiarism is the
unacknowledged incorporation of another's work into work which the student
offers for credit.
C. Collusion is the
unauthorized collaboration of another in preparing work that a student offers
for credit.
I have read and I understand the above statement.
Student's signature: ___________________________________________________
Student's name, printed: ___________________________________________________
Students' ID number: ___________________________________________________
Statement of
Ethics
Student
Confirmation
(CSE 1325-001, Spring 2002)
The
following is an excerpt from the
Statement on
Ethics, Professionalism, and Conduct of Engineering Students
The
The College cannot and will not tolerate any form of academic dishonesty by its students. This includes, but is not limited to 1) cheating on examination, 2) plagiarism, or 3) collusion.
Definitions:
A. Cheating on an examination includes:
1. Copying from another’s paper, any means of communication with another during an examination, giving aid to or receiving aid from another during an examination;
2. Using any material during an examination that is unauthorized by the proctor;
3. Taking or attempting to take an examination for another student or allowing another student to take or attempt to take an examination for oneself.
4. Using, obtaining, or attempting to obtain by any means the whole or any part of an unadministered examination.
B. Plagiarism is the unacknowledged incorporation of another’s work into work which the student offers for credit.
C. Collusion is the unauthorized collaboration of another in preparing work that a student offers for credit.
D. Other types of academic dishonesty include
using other student’s printouts from the ACS labs or students’ disk, etc.
Notes:
1. The use of the source code of another person’s program, even temporarily, is considered plagiarism.
2. Allowing another person to use your source code, even temporarily, is considered collusion.
3. In this class, the specific exceptions given below are not considered scholastically dishonest acts:
Giving and receiving aid in debugging
Discussion and comparison of program output
4. The penalty assessed for cheating on a given assignment will be twice the weight of the assignment and will
include notification of the proper
authorities as stipulated in the UTA
Handbook of Operating Procedures
and on the web at http://www2.uta.edu/discipline
5.
You may
be entitled to know what information UT Arlington (UTA) collects concerning
you. You may review and have UTA correct
this information according to procedures set forth in UT System BPM #32. The law is found in sections 552.021, 552.023
and 559.004 of the Texas Government Code.
I have read and I
understand the above statement.
Student’s signature: _________________________________________________
Student’s name (printed): _________________________________________________
Student’s ID number: _________________________________________________