For your final project, you need to pose a question, design a
framework in which to answer the question, conduct the research, and
write up your experience and results. Based on your first homework
assignment related to HypSec, you are encouraged but not required
to use HypSec or KVM to pursue a follow-on project for your final
project rather than starting something entirely new. You are
encouraged to form teams for the final project. There will be three
deliverables for this project which will count toward your final
project grade: a project proposal and research plan, an in-class
presentation, and a final report.
- Project proposal and research plan due 3/15
Your project proposal should clearly state the goals of your project
and the research question you are investigating. Describe why you
think the project you are proposing is interesting and important.
Your research plan should include (1) related work that shows you have
enough background in the area to know that you are not simply
reproducing someone else's work, (2) hypotheses about the conclusions
you expect to draw from the work, and (3) experimental setup which
describes what experiments you plan to conduct and how you plan to do
your measurements. Your project should be doable on either the
CloudLab hardware that you have been using thus far or other hardware
that you already have available.
- Project presentations on 4/12
Each group will give a presentation on their project in class.
Presentations should be 15-20 minutes, with about 5 minutes for
questions afterwards.
- Final report due 4/14
The final report is a research paper. Reports should be roughly 10-15
pages in length, including graphs, diagrams, and citations. Report
format should be double column, single space, 10 pt font,
and 1 inch margins. You should complete the writing
early enough that you have time to reread your work and critique it
with the same rigor that you applied in reviewing other papers for the
course. There should be a complete description of experimental results
with all support measurements and data.
You should be honest and state shortcomings in your work.
You should discuss future work and possible follow-on projects.
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