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Latest [4.17.06] |
Project presentations will be on May 2.
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Deadlines |
April 17
SE-5 (Costa)
May 2
Projects due
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Projects |
Once I receive all the project proposals, I'll post what people are working
on here.
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Readings |
The course reading list is available here.
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Overview |
CPS 210 is intended to satisfy a number of objectives:
- CPS 210 is a graduate level introduction to the basic knowledge, skills, and research directions in the field of Operating Systems.
- CPS 210 is a Quals Course. This means that it can be used to meet one of the requirements for PhD students. To get quals credit, a student must pass the exams with a "quals pass." A quals pass is not necessarily directly related to the course grade.
- CPS 210 is a gateway course for prospective systems students. This means it will present a view of the research currently of interest to the systems faculty. Students who are considering pursuing systems research (either Ph.D. or Masters level) within the systems group must demonstrate research potential. It will be impossible to convince any of the systems faculty to agree to be your advisor without doing a good job on the project.
Because the course instructors rotate from year to year, each offering
is different. This year, I have chosen to remove the smaller
programming assignments used in the past. The course project is now a
requirement for all students and the focus of most out-of-class
effort. This should in no way discourage non-systems students; systems
is an extremely broad area and translating an existing AI, theory, or
database interest into a systems problem should be straightforward. My
emphasis on a course project and research papers is meant to help
students of all backgrounds work through the difficult transition from
class taker to researcher. You are here because you have already
demonstrated that you are very good at taking classes; one of my
primary goals is to help you become very good researchers.
The prerequisite for this course is CPS 110 (or its equivalent). The
intended audience is computer science graduate students and
undergraduates with an interest in systems research. Undergraduates
who did well in and enjoyed CPS 110 are particularly encouraged to
take this course.
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