Transcript Homework2-Feedback.ppt

COMP 7370
Advanced Computer and Network Security
Homework 2 Feedback
Dr. Xiao Qin
Auburn University
http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~xqin
[email protected]
Spring, 2011
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Goals of Homework 2
Homework 2 vs. Paper reviewing
Homework 2 vs. Choosing a research problem
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How to review a paper?
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Be polite and helpful for improving the paper
One or two sentences summarizing the paper
The strengths and weaknesses of the paper
Your comments give the reasons for your
recommendation
If you feel the author(s) should be aware of
related work, try to provide specific references
Try to give the kind of review you would like to
receive for your own work
Keep the original paper you reviewed for a few
months
Do not distribute unpublished papers
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Source: http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~mosse/review-process.html
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How to choose a good research
problem?
• This is the hardest, and most important, part of
research!
• The Goldilocks problem:
– Not too hard, not too soft, not too hot, not too cold, not
too big, not too small
• Think, read, act, evaluate
– And talk to everyone – not only your advisor
• Passion or duty?
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Which reports do you like?
This one
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Or this one? Why?
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How to write a good report?
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Highlighted keywords
Meaningful headings and sub-headings
Bulleted lists
One idea per paragraph
– users will skip over any additional ideas if they are not
caught by the first few words in the paragraph
• The inverted pyramid style, starting with the
conclusion
• half the word count (or less) than conventional
writing
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Source: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html
How to identify open problems?
• Unsolved problems/issues
• Is the above one a good open problem?
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