Seminar Opportunistic Networks, Fall 2007
The Seminar
Teacher: Jussi Kangasharju
Time and location: Periods I-II, Thu 12-14 C220
Introduction
Opportunistic networks are networks based on spontaneous connectivity between users with wireless devices. They attempt to overcome the shortages of mobile ad hoc networks (MANET) and provide innovative services. The key challenges in opportunistic networks are in mobility, communication paradigms, data dissemination, incentives, and services.
In this seminar, we cover topics related to opportunistic networks and look at many related types of networks. Our emphasis is on networks built around people, typically pedestrians, so we also take a close look at how user mobility affects the networks, as well as different algorithms for information dissemination and collaboration in opportunistic networks.
Structure of the Seminar
The language of the seminar is English.
To pass the seminar, you need to do the following four tasks:
- Write a paper about a topic agreed during the first meetings,
- Review two papers written by other students,
- Prepare a presentation and discuss it with the other students, and
- Participate in the seminar by asking questions, raising discussions on the topic, and reviewing other students' work.
During Period I all students write their papers in English. The length of the paper is 6-10 pages formatted according to the IEEE Transactions guidelines. The oral presentations, during Period II, should last for about 40-45 minutes, which should leave some time for questions.
IEEE guidelines for the paper (Latex and Word) can be found from the IEEE Transaction author guide: http://www.ieee.org/pubs/authors.html
A good book to writing understandable English is The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. It is a classic book. Although it was originally published in 1918, most, if not all, of its content is still valid.
Topics
The papers and presentation slides will be published in this seminar page later. The topics in the seminar are:- Mobile Ad Hoc networks (MANETs)
- Ad hoc routing (AODV, DSR)
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Epidemic Dissemination Algorithms
- User Mobility Traces (non-HAGGLE)
- Mobility Models
- HAGGLE project/Pocket-Switched Networks
- iClouds project
- Opportunistic Routing
- Delay-Tolerant Networks
- Opportunistic Networks
You can find guidelines for writing from the Tieteellinen Kirjoittaminen/ Scientific Writing course page.
Further help is also available from the Writing Center of UW Madison. It contains useful information about how to quote and cite work of others. The center's main web page contains general information about different kinds of citation styles. We are using the IEEE Transactions style which has its own citation style defined in the templates.
Schedule
The seminar is divided into two phases. During the first phase (Period I), students write their papers, with guidance from Jussi if needed. The presentations take place during the second phase (Period II), we will have two presentations from the students each week.
The topics will be decided during the first meeting.
| First period: | Writing the paper |
| 1: 6.9. | Introduction [PDF] Guidelines [PDF] |
| 2: 13.9. | List of references - refinements |
| 3: 20.9. | Title and Table of contents |
| 4: 27.9. | Draft (to show to Jussi) |
| 5: 4.10. | Paper submitted for review Review Instructions |
| 6: 11.10. | Paper reviews (Everybody present!) |
| 7: 18.10. | No meeting (exam week/conference trip) |
| Paper ready: | Friday 26.10. |
| Second period: | Presentations: Thu 12-14 C220 |
| 1.11. | TBA |
| 8.11. | TBA |
| 15.11. | TBA |
| 22.11. | TBA |
| 29.11. | TBA |
| 6.12. | Finnish Independence Day, no seminar |
Reviews
Everybody has to review two papers written by other students. Each review has a public ja private part. The public part (overview + grades) is emailed to Jussi by Thursday 11.10. 10:00. The private part will be given directly to the author during the meeting on 11.10. A nice paper explaining the review process of a journal. You can use it as a hint when doing your own review.Grading
Students will be graded based on i) their written paper (40%), ii) their oral presentation (40%), and iii) their activity in commenting other students' work and participating in the discussion (20%). To pass the course, the student must write the paper on the agreed subject and present his work. In addition, each student is required to attend at least 80% of the seminar presentations.Prerequisites
All participants must have a bachelor's degree or have passed the Scientific Writing course. Background in basic networking is required. Knowledge about wireless networking is a plus, but not required.
Jussi Kangasharju Last modified: Thu Sep 6 15:26:56 EEST 2007