594 and 595 Courses for Fall 2013
For help in enrolling in these courses, please contact the Undergraduate Advisor.
CS 595D Seminar on Advanced Information Systems
Enroll Code: 73809
Instructor: Tao Yang &Xifeng Yan
Time: Friday 2:00pm-3:30pm
Location: HFH 1152
Units: 2
Class Webpage: TBA
Description:
Study the recent papers on data-intensive computing, data mining, information retrieval and search, and applications in text analysis, social networks, or other areas.
CS 595B Seminar on Cloud Systems and Storage
Enroll Code: 73791
Instructor: Tao Yang
Time: Friday 3:30pm-5:00pm
Location: HFH 1152
Units: 2
Class Webpage: TBA
Description:
Study the recent papers on cloud systems, cluster computing and storage, and high performance/trusted computing.
CS 595G Hacking Club
Enroll Code: TBD
Instructor: Dick Kemmerer
Time: Wednesday 6:00pm-10:00pm
Location: HFH 1132
Units: 2
Class Webpage: n/a
Description: n/a
CS 595N Recent Trends in Computing Research
Enroll Code: 69385
Instructor: Elizabeth Belding (Adam Doupe & Aaron Elmore)
Time: TH 3:00-4:50
Location: HFH 1132
Units: 2
Class Webpage: http://cs.ucsb.edu/~aelmore/595n/
Description:
An important aspect of the academic job search is being able to concisely and clearly describe your research. You will also be expected to discuss with other researchers their areas of expertise and look for potential collaborations. The goal of this seminar is to prepare for this experience. In this seminar, you will practice discussing and describing your research to a general computer science audience. You will also learn about other areas of computer science with the goal of understanding interesting problems outside your area and to identify possible collaborations. Ideally, the seminar is suited for PhD students in their 3rd+ year, and the success of the seminar will be dependent on active participation from students with a diverse set of research interests. The work required for the week you present will be minimal. Also, please note that the seminar will not count for MS students.
CS 595N Systems Biology Seminar Series
Enroll Code: TBA
Instructor: Linda Petzold
Time: Monday's 12:00-1:00
Location: HFH 1132
Units: 2 units
Class Webpage: n/a
Description: n/a
CS 595N Technology & Society Gateway Seminar
Enroll Code: TBA
Instructor: Elizabeth Belding
Time: TH 12:00-2:00 (day and time might change)
Location: SSMS 1310
Units: 2 units S/U
Class Webpage: n/a
Description:
ICT in a Global Context
The Technology and Society gateway seminar is designed to introduce graduate students who are interested in the Technology and Society Ph.D. emphasis to an interdisciplinary area of research. The gateway is also required for all Technology and Society Ph.D. emphasis students. Students who have already taken the gateway course but are interested in this topic are encouraged to take the course again. CITS affiliated faculty members are also invited to participate in the seminar. The course is graded P/NP with attendance, participation, and a class presentation during the quarter as the only requirements.
The Fall 2013 gateway seminar will focus on information and communication technologies (ICT) throughout the global community. In some way or another, ICT has impacted nearly every human being on the planet and every facet of life: from online education, to the use of social networks in political campaigns, to electronic medical record systems, to the sharing of digital content and media, to the ability of farmers to use SMS to share crop prices and order goods online, to the preservation of culture through digital media. Governments worldwide—in developing and developed areas—understand that Internet access and technologies have far-reaching effects. Countries such as China, North Korea, Cuba and Iran impose strict censorship of Internet content. Other countries, such as India, Italy and Singapore, filter content in selected areas. The list of countries whose governments have severed Internet access appears to be growing on a regular basis.
This course will investigate the impact of ICTs worldwide. Each week seminar participants will develop a presentation and facilitate a discussion about an ICT research project in his/her area of interest. Students can either choose from a bibliography provided by the instructor or select another topic. The course will provide opportunities to explore global ICT impacts on topics such as social networking, political movements, health care, education, policy and regulation, security, and cultures of everyday life. Students will be asked to share relevant websites and media as part of our collective investigation of information infrastructures. Each student enrolled in the course is expected to give one presentation and to participate in weekly discussions.
