COMP 620: Graduate Seminar in Computer Systems
Rice University
Spring 2009

Meeting Time and Place

Monday 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location DH3076

Description

This semester, we will study papers from different areas in Computer Systems such as Operating Systems, Networking, Mobile Wireless, File and Storage Systems, Architecture, etc.

To get the most out of COMP620 and learn from the presentation experience, you should assume the paper you are presenting is your own paper. You should therefore prepare the presentation and defend the paper based on your own ideas. You should design your own presentation as you see fit. Ask your advisor to help review your presentation before the seminar. You will also receive feedbacks after the talk. You may use detailed figures (e.g. figures of results) that are hard to reproduce from the paper itself and from online slides, but be sure to acknowledge the source of the material. Always respect the copyright of material from other sources and do not plagiarize. You should not use an existing presentation found on-line. COMP620 is one of the few places where you can hone your presentation skills in a friendly environment. So, put your own personal touch on your presentation and get the most from it!


Seminar Schedule

Class
 Date
 Room
 Paper title
 Presenter
1
 1/26
 DH3076
 NetComplex: A Complexity Metric for Networked System Designs Dan
2
 2/2
 DH3076
 Workload Characterization of Bioinformatics Applications Beth
3
 2/9
 DH3076
 The Geometry of Innocent Flesh on the Bone: Return-into-libc without Function Calls (on the x86) Mike D.
4
 2/16
 DH3076
 Achieving Convergence-Free Routing using Failure-Carrying Packets Florin
5
 2/23
 DH3076
 To Filter or to Authorize: Network-Layer DoS Defense Against Multimillion-node Botnets Jie
6
 3/9
 DH3076
 Network Exception Handlers: Host-network Control in Enterprise Networks Guohui
7
 3/16
 DH3076
 Vx32: Lightweight User-level Sandboxing on the x86 Diego
8
 3/23
 DH3076
 Automating Network Application Dependency Discovery: Experiences, Limitations, and New Solutions Zheng
9
 3/30
 DH3076
 TwinDrivers: Semi-Automatic Derivation of Fast and Safe Hypervisor Network Drivers from Guest OS Drivers Kaushik
10
 4/6
 DH3076
 KLEE: Unassisted and Automatic Generation of High-Coverage Tests for Complex Systems Programs Mike F.
11
 4/13
 DH3076
 Towards Systematic Design of Enterprise Networks Bo

Paper List