CS 410/510: Network Optimization (Winter 2019)
Instructor: Ehsan Aryafar
Time and Location: Tuesdays and Thursdays; 14:00 - 15:30; Location UTS 205
Office Hours: Tuesdays 13:00 - 14:00 FAB 120 - 11
Students can also email me and setup an appointment.
Course Description and Objectives:
Prerequisites:
Topics are self-contained so that a background in networking or math is not required. Students are expected to be familiar with a programming language (e.g., MATLAB, Python, C/C++) to analyze data and plot the results. Students should be comfortable with reading scientific papers (Here is a guide to read a scientific paper).
Course Material:
Required and Reference Textbooks: The course has no required textbook. The course is based on lecture notes and a list of research papers from recent conferences and journals, both will be provided by the instructor. The following textbooks can serve as reference:
1. "Networked Life" by M. Chiang;
2. "Communication Networking: An Analytical Approach" by A. Kumar, D. Manjunath, and J. Kuri;
All homework are due exactly one week after they are announced and should be received before the class starts. No points will be given to late homework.
Course Structure and Grading:
Class Participation: 10%
Protocol and Math Assignments: 30%
Paper Review: 10%
Seminar Presentation: 20%
Exam: 30%
Protocol and Math Assignments: There will be two such assignments. The assignments may require designing a new protocol, applying mathematical concepts to a protocol, or running simulations.
Paper Review and Seminar Presentation: In the second half of the course, students will be provided with two papers every week. You will be asked to read the papers and write a short review for only one paper (1 page) and explain the important aspects of the paper (central idea, strengths, and weaknesses). The review format will be provided to the students beforehand. There will be only a single review assignment for the entire course. Each student will also do one/two oral presentation of one/two the papers.
Exam: There will be a single in-class exam (tentatively scheduled for March 7th). The exam will be based on the topics (lectures) that are covered in the class. The exam will be open-book and open-notes.
Instructor: Ehsan Aryafar
Time and Location: Tuesdays and Thursdays; 14:00 - 15:30; Location UTS 205
Office Hours: Tuesdays 13:00 - 14:00 FAB 120 - 11
Students can also email me and setup an appointment.
Course Description and Objectives:
This course presents an introduction to design and analysis of networked systems. The first half of the course is lecture based and covers topics such as media access, traffic modeling, congestion control, and network architecture. Mathematical tools such as random processes, optimization theory, game theory, and learning theory will be used for network modeling and analysis. The second half of the course is seminar based where we will study recent literature on network optimization and analysis.
Prerequisites:
Topics are self-contained so that a background in networking or math is not required. Students are expected to be familiar with a programming language (e.g., MATLAB, Python, C/C++) to analyze data and plot the results. Students should be comfortable with reading scientific papers (Here is a guide to read a scientific paper).
Course Material:
Required and Reference Textbooks: The course has no required textbook. The course is based on lecture notes and a list of research papers from recent conferences and journals, both will be provided by the instructor. The following textbooks can serve as reference:
1. "Networked Life" by M. Chiang;
2. "Communication Networking: An Analytical Approach" by A. Kumar, D. Manjunath, and J. Kuri;
All homework are due exactly one week after they are announced and should be received before the class starts. No points will be given to late homework.
Course Structure and Grading:
Class Participation: 10%
Protocol and Math Assignments: 30%
Paper Review: 10%
Seminar Presentation: 20%
Exam: 30%
Protocol and Math Assignments: There will be two such assignments. The assignments may require designing a new protocol, applying mathematical concepts to a protocol, or running simulations.
Paper Review and Seminar Presentation: In the second half of the course, students will be provided with two papers every week. You will be asked to read the papers and write a short review for only one paper (1 page) and explain the important aspects of the paper (central idea, strengths, and weaknesses). The review format will be provided to the students beforehand. There will be only a single review assignment for the entire course. Each student will also do one/two oral presentation of one/two the papers.
Exam: There will be a single in-class exam (tentatively scheduled for March 7th). The exam will be based on the topics (lectures) that are covered in the class. The exam will be open-book and open-notes.