F09_ICT711_Intro_Seminar_on_Research_in_Networks

=ICT711: Introductory Seminar on Research in Networks=

Semester:
Fall 2009

Instructor:
Dr. Sayeed Ghani

=Course Description= This is an introductory PhD level research seminar that focuses on selecting a research topic in the broad area of data and telecommunications networks. Students taking this seminar should be at an initial stage of their PhD program. They will be required to conduct an extensive literature review of recent research journal publications in this area and will be required to present their findings in a series of seminars during the semester. Discussions will be focused around individual research topics. The objective of the seminar shall be to cover a breadth wise search of topics. Exposure will be given to research already being conducted by other students and simulations tools already in use. By the end of the semester students are expected to have converged on a solid research topic which they would like to pursue for their PhD thesis. //Prerequisites: **None.** //

Course Outline
The course will be based on a) Individual discussions and supervised research b)  Series of three seminars to be conducted by the PhD students on individual research
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Attendance shall be marked on both of the above.

Topics covered will depend on individual research interest areas.
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Students will get an exposure to current tools available. They will be expected to develop theoretical models and conduct simulations of such models for verification purposes. The objective would be to understand the concepts of modeling and simulation for verification purposes. Possible simulation tools to be used and explored include QualNet and/or NS3/NS2.
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Text Books
//None required. Reference material will be mostly from current journal publications.//

Web Resources:
[|http://ieeexplore.ieee.org] The IEEE Explore database will be heavily used for accessing latest published material in conferences and journals.

Grading Policy
This course is a Non-Credit course.