IT 401 Mobile and Cloud Computing, Fall 2021
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Course Description
Lecture and discussion 3 hours; 3 credits; IT or software elective. An introduction to key concepts and techniques of cloud computing. Topics include: cloud computing concepts, machine learning in the cloud, cloud computing in FinTech, big data concepts, data analytics in the cloud, big data in FinTech.
Prerequisites: NA
Career Opportunities
The demand for computer and information technology professionals will stem from greater emphasis on cloud computing, the collection and storage of big data, and information security (https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/).
Paper Presentation and Discussion
Each student will present one paper, and each audience will prepare one question. All students are expected to read the paper, and point out one pro and one con. The presentation will last 45 minutes, and the discussion 15 minutes. Once a paper is assigned, the instructor cannot reschedule the presentation. If no showup occurs, the presenter will receive no credits for the paper presentation. The slides can be uploaded to the Blackboard after the class or later.
Reading Papers
1. P. Castro et al., "The Rise of Serverless Computing," CACM, 2019. Presenter: Bhawnish Sharma, Date: 9/23
2. D. Abadi et al., "The Seattle Report on Database Research," SIGMOD Record, 2019. Presenter: Haley Nixon, Date: 9/30
3. F. Berman et al., "Realizing the Potential of Data Science," CACM, 2018. Presenter: Jay Li, Date: 10/7
4. B. Spiers and D. Wallez, "High-Performance Computing on Wall Street," Computer, 2010. Presenter: Heidi Sutphin, Date: 10/14
5. D. Abadi et al., "The Beckman Report on Database Research," CACM, 2016. Presenter: Heidi Sutphin, Date: 10/28
6. M. Zaharia et al., "Apache Spark: A Unified Engine for Big Data Processing," CACM, 2016. Presenter: Jay Li, Date: 11/4
7. P. Treleaven et al., "Algorithmic Trading Review," CACM, 2013. Presenter: Haley Nixon, Date: 11/18
8. S. Liu et al., "A Unified Cloud Platform for Autonomous Driving," Computer, 2017. Presenter: Bhawnish Sharma, Date: 12/2