Research Paper Review

There are three milestones for the research paper review:

1. Choosing a research paper. You should find a paper in a recent (2002 or later) computer science conference or journal, and get the instructor's approval for that paper. The paper must:
   • Be a full paper (e.g., at least 10 pages for a conference paper) and not a short paper or poster paper.
   • Be related to the course.
   • Not be one of the papers the instructor will be using for course material.
   • Be on a topic different from your Survey Paper (see below).
   You must finalize your choice and get the instructor's approval by 2/6/2007. You can get the instructor's approval either before/after class, by email (send a link to the paper), or during office hours.
2. Writing a one-page summary of the paper. You should use 10-point font and standard margins. Two-column format is acceptable. In this summary you should describe:
   • What problem is this paper trying to address? Why is the problem important?
   • What are the key ideas proposed in the paper, and why are they novel?
   • How are the ideas evaluated? Is the evaluation fair/appropriate?
   • Do you think the paper will have high impact? Did you like the paper?
   The one-page summary is due at the start of class on 3/20/2007, in hardcopy.
3. Giving a presentation to the class based on the paper. You should prepare slides for the presentation. (In some cases authors put presentation slides on the web. I would prefer that you not use such slides, except perhaps to cut and paste performance graphs etc. I'd like to see each of you have the experience of preparing your own presentation.) The length of the presentation will be determined later: It will depend on the number of students taking the class. Presentations will be in class on April 3 and 10.