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Who Are You?
• 4 Graduate CS• 3 Graduate ECE• 5 Undergrad CS
Professor Background
• Dr. Craig Shue– Assistant Professor of Computer Science– Background:
• Indiana University – MS: 2006; Ph.D – 2009• Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Cyber Security
Research Scientist – 2009 to present
– Courses:• Networking, Network Security
– Research:• New Internet Architectures• Security Measurements• Developing protocols and techniques
What is the Goal?
• Instructor– Help students develop
skills in CS research• Applies broadly, not just
network security
– Help students learn to share their ideas
• Presentations• Research papers
– Provide career foundation• Net. Sec. Jobs• MQPs• Theses/ISPs
• Students– Learn to read/understand
research papers quickly– Learn to present ideas to
peers– Actively participate in
discussion– Learn how to build/evaluate
an experiment– Produce peer-review
quality papers• Literature Reviews• LaTeX/BibTeX
What to Expect in Lecture
• A student-led paper discussion• Occasional instructor-led discussions• Tools/Techniques of the Trade Discussion• Research project progress reports
You need to talk!
• Presenting papers• Asking questions• Sharing ideas• Advancing the discussion
• Oral communication influences success in life• You will be called on if you do not participate
– Your choice: being “cold called” or offering things you’ve thought about more
• Also, it is half your grade in this class
But you need to listen too!
• We are not politicians… we actually have to listen and respond to each other
• Take notes if you think you’ll forget a point• Remember to keep your cool
– People will disagree with you all the time, but it isn’t personal. Hear them out.
– People will be wrong. Get over it. Try to provide correct information politely.
You can talk to me!
• Drop by my office• Set up an appointment• Email me
• This class is different from most– It is loosely structured, but intense– Research is an acquired skill; you can’t just study
• So if you’re having trouble, ask!– Other people likely have the same concerns
Class Structure
• Class Participation (50%)– Reviews of papers by 9am on class day– Discussions and participation
• Research Project (50%)– Individual or pairs– Topics
• Instructor provided• Your own ideas with instructor approval
– Outside of class research meetings• Keeps class sessions for shared discussion
Official Communication
• Class discussion• Hand-outs• Emails• Course Web page• Team Meetings
• If something is transmitted through one of these mediums, it has been communicated– If you miss class, you’re responsible for missed material
(have a friend give you notes)– You are responsible for receiving class emails
Research Project
What is original research?
• US Federal Government:– “Research means a systematic
investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.”
– Code of Federal Regulations: Title 45, Part 46
• Original research indicates this investigation cannot simply be drawing from other sources
Scientific Research
• Theory or experimentation that must be– Replicable
• Others must be able to confirm your results
– Falsifiable• There must be a means to prove the idea wrong• “A will be better than B”
– Not falsifiable: no metrics to evaluate “better than”
• “A will be twice as fast as B”– Falsifiable: test the speed of both
– Unbiased• Yes, you want the work to succeed, but you must be
distanced enough to give it a chance to fail.• To do otherwise is, well, fraud.
Example Network Security Research Directions
• Build (Innovate)• Measure• Analyze• Test• Attack
Propose the Project
• Decide on a research project and write a proposal for it by January 25
• Proposal should be a one-page write-up• You should talk to me about your idea before
you formally write it up to make sure it’s sufficient
• Don’t have ideas?– No sweat. I have avenues I’d like to see
explored. You can take one and run with it or use it for inspiration.
LaTeX and BibTeX
• Scholarly work in Computer Science is often done in LaTeX and BibTeX– Some use Word still. It does not look as nice.
• You will do your work in this class in LaTeX with BibTeX for your references
• It uses markup like writing HTML• Fairly easy to get started. Harder to become an
expert.• Resource:
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/LaTeXPrimer/
Using LaTeX
• The project proposal must be created with LaTeX. Send both the PDF and the source code.
The Heilmeier Catechism
• Named after George Heilmeier (CEO Belcore)– What are you trying to do? Articulate your objectives using
absolutely no jargon.– How is it done today, and what are the limits of current
practice?– What's new in your approach and why do you think it will
be successful?– Who cares? If you're successful, what difference will it
make?– What are the risks and the payoffs?– How much will it cost? How long will it take?– What are the midterm and final "exams" to check for
success?
Project Ideas
• Covert Channels• Marco Polo• Haven’t we met?• ISP Subnetting Reverse Engineering• Protecting Privacy with Pollution• Protecting Privacy with Privacy-Enhanced
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Today’s Readings
1. P. Fong, "Reading a computer science research paper," Inroads, the SIGCSE Bulletin, 2009.
2. S. Keshav, "How to read a paper," ACM Computer Communication Review, 2007.
Reading for Next Time
• R. Dingledine, N. Mathewson, and P. Syverson, "Tor: The second-generation onion router," in Proceedings of the 13th conference on USENIX Security Symposium-Volume 13. USENIX Association, 2004, pp. 21 - 21.
