Presentations
For some classes, we will start with a presentation by a student. This will depend on the final class size. The presentation should be around 10-15 minutes and summarize the paper we want to discuss for the day. You don’t have to cover everything in the paper. The presentation is to set the stage and spark the interesting discussion we will have in class. Good things to include: context and motivation, main problem the paper is trying to solve, challenges when solving the problem(s), main design choices and techniques of the solution, summary of evaluation, and questions/discussion points you want to raise.
Reviews
A big part of this course will be on reading and reviewing the literature on the topic in hand. We will discuss one paper per class (that’s two papers per week). In preparation for each class discussion, each student is expected to read the paper and submit a review before each class. We might calibrate midway through the semester, depending on how things go.
Assignments
We will have two (or three) assignments. They will be mostly about helping you to learn how to use existing tools and platforms for implementing and running ideas/solutions in SDN and programmable networks. The existing tools and have good tutorials you can follow. The assignments are there to make sure you know how to use the tools, which might become handy or even become a big part of your class project.
Project
Students are expected to submit a class project along with a report. Students should form a small group to do a project. I expect 2-3 people per project, but this is subject to change based on class size. Project proposal is due about a month after the class starts. Final project presentation and its report are due close to the end of the semester.