Project

This is a research-focused project. It will involve either 1) exploring/proposing a new idea that you come up with or 2) re-implementing/re-evaluating an idea from a paper discussed in class.

If you're having trouble coming up with a good project, email Prof. San Miguel, stop by during office hours or set up an appointment to meet.

Projects will be done in groups of 5-6 students, with the exception of the topic survey, which will be done individually.

Submit all project work (Topic Survey, Proposal, Status Report, Lightning Talk Video, Final Report) at ECE/CS 757 on Canvas.

Topic Survey (Due Friday 2/23):

To be done individually.

Pick a broad topic that you'd be interested in exploring for your project; though this doesn't have to be the topic that you end up going with later in the course. Select 3 papers of this topic (which can include papers discussed in class). In no more than one page total, summarize the papers and describe two ideas for future work for each of the 3 papers.

14% of project grade.

Proposal (Due Friday 3/15):

To be done as a group.

In no more than one page, provide the following:

1) A 250-word-limit abstract of your future paper. This is an exercise for concretely thinking about the motivations for your project and the key takeaways that you expect (or hope) to find in the end.

2) An itemized list of the steps you plan to take for the project.

18% of project grade.

Status Report (Due Friday 4/12):

To be done as a group.

In no more than one page, provide the following:

1) A 250-word-limit abstract of your future paper, updated based on any changes to your project plan/goals since the proposal.

2) An itemized list of what you've done so far.

3) An itemized list of what you plan to do next.

18% of project grade.

Lightning Talk Presentation Video (Due Sunday 5/12):

To be done as a group.

Record a lightning talk video (no longer than 90 seconds) that presents a high-level introduction of your project. It can be abstract and is only meant to serve as an elevator pitch to incite interest and give an idea of what problem you are addressing and how you go about solving it.

25% of project grade.

Final Report (Due Sunday 5/12):

To be done as a group.

In no more than four pages, write a two-column short paper for your project. Note that you do not need to submit any project code.

25% of project grade.