Course projects will be completed in groups of two or three. I strongly encourage you to define your own project, however a list of possible projects will be provided. Students will write a paper presenting the results of their projects and will give a short (20-30 minute) presentation of the results.  Projects are subject to my approval.  You should have an approved project by the end of September. Please schedule a meeting with me (email me) to discuss your project and to get my approval.

The standard for projects is very high.  I expect you to spend  a significant amount of time on this project. Your final document and presentation is expected to be of conference/workshop caliber in terms of presentation and style (the results aren't required to be publishable).  You should use the papers we read during the semester as guides for style and format. It is important that you clearly articulate the problem, your proposed solution, methodology, and interpretation of results (not just spitting out numbers).  You should also include sufficient related work with an explanation and understanding of how the related work fits together. 

Project Presentations will be the end of November/early December.  Schedule to be set.