Computer Networks

College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Fall 2025
Monday 10:00 - 12:25, Room 318, Building 4
Monday 13:25 - 15:50, Room 304 Lab

Requirements

1.	Project Proposal by October 13
	Browse the programs of recent SIGCOMM/NSDI/S&P/SEC/CCS/NDSS conferences in the area of computer networks;
	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: 25%

10%	Report: follow SIGCOMM/NSDI/S&P/SEC/CCS/NDSS template and organization check out our first computer architecture paper, the second, the third, and the fourth
10%	Prototype
5%	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