The quiz will be available during the first few minutes of lab, which you will complete individually. Your lab TA will open the quiz and tell you the password you will need to get into the quiz for your section. For convenience, please click on your lab section below to access your quiz:
Section 10 am - https://forms.gle/zVCx1iUKkPGgdEwQ9
Section 11 am - https://forms.gle/Sxvyip27fczTLSDH8
Find a paper online written by a Computer Science researcher describing their latest research, and provide a 1-page summary (12pt, double spaced) of the paper in your own words. The original paper must be at least 4 pages long and have been published in the last 10 years, and the submitted summary must include a properly referenced link to the original paper. See rubric for further requirements.
Here are some suggestions of sources to find papers:
https://www.evl.uic.edu/ - The Electronic Visualization Lab at UIC. Then click on "Papers".
https://cs.uic.edu/cs-research/labs/ - List of research labs in CS at UIC.
https://cs.uic.edu/cs-research/research-areas-2/ - List of research areas in CS at UIC. Scroll down to see a list of all research faculty grouped by area of research. Every faculty member will have a list of their papers posted.
https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings?_sort=rank-asc - U.S. News and World Report ranking of top graduate schools in Computer Science. Every department will have a list of faculty and/or research areas similar to those listed at UIC.
https://scholar.google.com/ - Google Scholar is a specialization of Google for finding academic publications. ( It is acceptable to choose a paper written by a researcher that is not affiliated with a university, provided it is of a comparable nature to those published by faculty. )
Once you are done, save the file as a PDF and turn this in on Gradescope, under "Lab 14: What's Happening in Computer Science."
This lab must be completed by 11:59pm on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. No late submissions will be accepted.
0.5 points: The summary contains a properly formatted reference to the original paper. The original paper covers an interesting current topic in Computer Science research, is at least 5 pages in length, and has been published in an academic journal or conference proceedings within the past 10 years. ( Exceptions may be allowed by prior arrangement with the TA. )
1.0 points: Content - The summary does a good job of summarizing the original paper, including the background of the problem addressed by the paper, the methods employed by the researchers, their results, and conclusions, as appropriate. The information contained in the summary is complete, correct, and valuable.
0.5 points: Effective Communication - The summary is well-written, in the sense that it is clear and easy to understand, well-organized, and without any spelling or grammar errors or awkward writing that would make it hard to read. Any direct quotes or copied images are attributed to the original authors.
Extra credit ( up to 1 point ): The summary is at least two pages and incorporates references to two or more papers on the same or related topic.