CMPT 300: Operating Systems I

School of Computing Science, SFU, Summer 2018
Tu 11:30 - 13:20, Th 11:30 - 12:20
AQ 3150, Burnaby

Requirements

1.  Project Proposal by May 24
    Browse the programs of recent OSDI/SOSP conferences in the area of operating systems;
    Find a research topic you are interested in;
    Read state-of-the-art papers as well as recent related papers in top venues;
    Discover their common limitations and propose a feasible solution;
2.  Report
    What is the research problem?
    Why is it important?
    How does the state of the art address it?
    Any limitations?
    What would you do? Learn from Research Patterns by Prof. Nick Feamster from Princeton.
3.  Prototype
4.  Presentation

Grading: 40%

20%     Report: follow OSDI/SOSP template and organization
10% Prototype
10% Presentation

Great Resources

How to Do Great Research, by Prof. Nick Feamster, Princeton
How to Write a Great Research Paper, by Simon Peyton Jones
How to Give a Great Research Talk, by Simon Peyton Jones