COSC7397 Advanced Topics: Distributed Computing

Instructors:

Dr. Rong Zheng and Dr. Jaspal Subhlock ({rzheng, jaspal} at cs dot uh dot edu)

Course Overview:

With the ever decreasing cost of computation and communication resources, personal computers and home-grown wireless access points become more and more pervasive. In this class, we study the technological implication of such a trend, focusing on two topics:

Wireless mesh network.
Volunteer computing

We will investigate medium access protocols, routing protocols, measurement studies, testbed experiences for WMNs. On the system side, we will look at cooperative caching, replica selection, management of mesh nodes for volunteer computation, storage and network access. Knowledge in probability and undergraduate level computer network course (COSC4377 or equivalent) required.

Course format:

The course would consist of paper critique and presentation, peer evaluation, final project and optionally a final oral exam. Papers will be mainly selected from highly-rated networking and distributed computing conferences in the past few years, e.g., HPDC, SIGCOMM, MOBICOM, INFOCOM etc.

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge in Computer Science and computer programming skills are essential. Knowledge of Operating Systems (COSC 4390) and Computer Networks (COSC 4377, 6377) or equivalent courses is preferable.

Course Website:

http://www.cs.uh.edu/~rzheng/course/COSC7397

Class schedule:

T 0400-0700PM, 322-AH
Office Hours: TBD

Paper Reading List:

The reading list is subject to changes.
- Click here to access ACM Digital Library
- Click here to access IEEE Xplore
Then follow the instructions on the screen.