CPSC 699 - Research Methodology in Computer Science

The library seminar is still not posted. I will be posting those shortly ( counts for 2 ).

Eric

I will be submitting the list to Dr. Boyd at the end of April so please make sure to have all your summaries in by then. I may only tally them once more so please make a note of how many you have as of April 16th.

Have a great summer!

Sorry for the delay there. Seminar's should be up to date for all seminars submitted before February 28.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. Location: ICT 618B

Abstract: An important question in the analysis of pattern formation in nature is the character of interactions between the elements of a developing pattern. We will focus on competition for space as a major mechanism of morphogenesis, and present an algorithm that simulates colonization of space by the elements of a growing branching or networked structure. The key idea behind this algorithm is an explicit representation of free space using point sets. Using this algorithm, we show that competition for space is sufficient to reenact several classes of patterns in nature, including leaf venation patterns and branching forms of trees.

Speaker: *Margaret Nielsen* Date: *Friday, February 8* Time: *12:00* Location:* Math Science 623 *please note room change*

Can program code be presented in a more aesthetically pleasing fashion? **

• Abstract:*

Computer programmers spend hours looking at program code on monitors both during the development and maintenance stages of programming. Basic guidelines for formatting code trace back to the 1970s and have remained virtually unchanged. Research has shown that web-sites and alphanumeric-displays developed to be aesthetically pleasing generate significant positive, and ultimately economic, benefits. Can computer code be manipulated to create a more aesthetically pleasing appearance and thus generating similar positive benefits? This thesis addressed the feasibility of aesthetically enhancing the appearance of computer code through a user preference survey. The computer code was modified using logic-based formatting principles based on Gestalt rules. The survey's main result provided strong directional evidence that computer code can indeed be reformatted to have a more aesthetically pleasing appearance.

Date: Feb 4, 3pm Location: ICT 616 Speaker: Jibran Rashid Title: Properties Of Nonlocal Correlations

Abstract: It is well known that quantum theory exhibits stronger than classical i.e. 'nonlocal' correlations. We shall introduce the mathematical framework for analyzing the structure of general nonlocal correlations. This will lead into possible measures of nonlocality and its implications for communication complexity.

Date: Feb 4 Time: 3pm Location: ICT 616 Speaker: Jibran Rashid Title: Properties Of Nonlocal Correlations

Abstract: It is well known that quantum theory exhibits stronger than classical i.e. 'nonlocal' correlations. We shall introduce the mathematical framework for analyzing the structure of general nonlocal correlations. This will lead into possible measures of nonlocality and its implications for communication complexity.

Speaker: Rennie deGraaf (University of Calgary) Title: Intrusion Detection for Wireless Sensor Networks Time: Friday, February 1 at 10:00am Location: ICT 618B

Just a note that submissions can still be submitted to the submission website:

http://pages.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~olsenl/TA/699/sendsummary.php

Or to the new submission email at:

699submissions@gmail.com

If you want to email me personally (not for submissions), I will get the email sooner if you email me at:

pennere@cpsc.ucalgary.ca

Okay I hope that answers any questions regarding seminar summaries.

Cheers!

Eric

Speaker: Rennie deGraaf (University of Calgary) Title: Intrusion Detection for Wireless Sensor Networks Time: Friday, February 1 at 11:00am Location: ICT 618B

Speaker: Rennie deGraaf (University of Calgary) Title: Intrusion Detection for Wireless Sensor Networks Time: Friday, February 1 at 11:00am Location: ICT 618B

Hi everyone. I've noticed a few submissions beginning to trickle into my inbox. At this point, I should note that I (Luke) am no longer your TA. Your new TA is Eric Penner, and details about how to submit seminars this semester are forthcoming.

So, please don't submit anything further until the submission system is updated. Look in this space for an update.

UPDATE The new place to submit seminar summaries is 699submissions@gmail.com. Any submissions that you've sent to me up to today have been forwarded to the new TA.

I should have all the summaries and assignments marked by the end of the week. If you're concerned about whether or not I have received your submission, feel free to send an email to clarify.

Speaker: Pamela Jennings
Title: Critical Creative Technology Practice, Research and Pedagogy
Date: Dec. 7 @ 2:00pm
Location: ICT 516

Speaker: Neal Koblitz (University of Washington)
Title: Juggling Assumptions in "Provable Security" Theorems
Date: Dec. 7 @ 11:00am
Location: ICT 616

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES

Speaker: Professor Neal Koblitz (University of Washington)
Title: Is Automated Theorem-Proving a Panacea for the Woes of Theoretical Cryptography?
Date: Dec. 6 @ 11:30 - 12:30 PM
Location: Biosciences Room 587

Despite my post of Nov. 8, there seems to be some confusion regarding the seminar submission guidelines.

To be perfectly clear:

• You should attend seminars throughout the term and submit summaries for attended seminars within 1 week of attendance.
• You can submit at most 2 per week.

For the remainder of this semester, we are allowing submission of seminars more than 1 week old, but only within the 2-per-week limit. In the future, summaries of seminars more than 1 week old will not be marked.

This has now been explained twice in a course-related forum, in addition to the posted guidelines. There is no valid claim of ignorance of these rules.

The fact that this confusion is coming to light only now, one week before the end of term, speaks to a larger problem. You are taking this course as part of a degree program, and it is your responsibility to make sure you understand the expectations of the course; if there is any confusion it is your responsibility to clear it up, in a timely manner.

There is a perception that 699 is not a course to be taken seriously, but that is not the position of the department and should not be a position held by you. Every course you take should be considered as a forum to develop both your knowledge base and professional reputation.

Speaker: Robin Cockett
Title: On the semantics of reversible computation
Date: December 3 @ 3pm
Location: ICT 616

Title: Buffer Sizing in Internet Routers
Speaker: Yashar Ganjali
Host: Dr. Majid Ghaderi
Date: Dec. 10 @ 2pm
Location: ICT 618B

Title: Decoherence: Basic Ideas
Speaker: Dr. Philip Stamp (UBC)
Date: Nov. 29 @ 12pm
Location: BioSci 211

Title: Computer Arithmetic & Cryptography
Speaker: Dr. Vassil Dimitrov (UofC)
Date: Dec. 4th @ 12pm
Location: Calgary Place Tower I (330 5th Avenue SW), Room 1116 & 1118

Speaker: Joerg Denzinger
Title: Evolutionary Machine Learning of Behavior for Adversarial Evaluation of Systems
Date: Nov. 23 @ 11:00am
Location: ICT 618B

Speaker: Evangelos Kranakis (Carleton University)
Title: Tracking Darkports for Network Defense
Location: ICT 616 @ 11am

Please submit your 4th assignment directly to Dr. Boyd -- I will not be marking them.

I've noticed that there are several people who have not turned in a single seminar summary (not including the Thesis Writing Workshop). This means one of two things:

1. You haven't attended any seminars yet
   In this case, I would like to point out that there are only 5 weeks remaining in the term, and you can submit at most 2 summaries per week. In other words, time is running out. You may be intending to fulfill this requirement next semester -- which is fine -- but I have a responsibility to at least point it out.
2. You have attended some seminars, but not submitted summaries
   According to the guidelines, summaries are "due at the end of the week." This means, a seminar attended Monday thru Friday should be submitted by Sunday. While I am not enforcing this very strictly thus far, I will be forced to if I'm inundated with a semester's worth of summaries at the end of term. So, if you have attended a seminar, submit a summary in a timely fashion.

Speaker: Herb Little (Research in Motion)
Title: How Secure Is It?
Location: 11:30am-12:30pm in Bioscience 587

Location: ICT 516 @ 2:00pm

Talk #1: Social and Visual Computing with Direct Touch Sharable User Interfaces - Beyond kiosks, photo sharing and games
Speaker: Chia Shen

Talk #2: Tangible multimodal interfaces for field and collaborative applications
Speaker: Phil Cohen

Title: Matrix Multiplication based computations of the characteristic polynomial
Speaker: Clement Pernet
Location: ICT 618B @ 2:00pm

Grad Seminar Series
Title: Providing Artifact Awareness to a Distributed Group through Screen Sharing
Speaker: Kimberly Tee
Location: ICT 616 @ 12:00pm (note room change)

iCIS Security Seminars
Title: Private Stable Matching
Speaker: Matt Franklin
Location: ICT 618B @ 11:00am

Thesis Writing Workshop attendance has now been reflected in your seminar summary total.

Assignment 2 grades have now been posted. If you don't see your mark there, and have not received an email from me, please let me know.

Assignment 1 grades have been posted.

All seminars received as of Oct. 15 should now be reflected in your grade. Please double-check this against your own records and let me know of any inconsistencies.

Also, if you attended the thesis writing workshop, you will receive credit for 2 seminars and do not need to submit a summary. It will be automatically added to your seminars total in the near future.

Speaker: Brad Cossette
Title: Polylingual Dependency Analysis Using Island Grammars: A Cost Versus Accuracy Evaluation
Time: 12pm @ ICT 618

Speaker: Matt Franklin
Title: Private Stable Matching
Time: 11am @ ICT 618B