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BU GRS CS 792 (B1): Distributed Systems Seminar-- A. Heddaya-- S'1995
Home Page -- 1995.01.17


|| Schedule || Participants ||
Class meetings:
M 2:00 - 3:30pm MCS-135
Instructor:
A. Heddaya (O. Hrs.: M 10-11:30, R 11-12:30).
heddaya@cs.bu.edu, MCS-271, x3-8922.
Prerequisites:
Consent of instructor.

Overview:
This instance of the seminar will revolve around the theme of distributed cooperation among parallel program threads, among human users, and among information servers. The goals and meanings of such cooperation vary tremendously, but the problems that arise in these different contexts seem to recur. We will range over the fields of parallel computing, distributed operating systems, distributed databases, hypertext, and (maybe) economics. The following three themes will help us ground our exploration:

The final choice of topics will depend on the interests of the participants, as expressed in the first few weeks of the semester.

Format:
A class meeting will generally consist of a presentation and discussion of a narrow topic covering two or three papers. Each participant will give one or more presentation, with the following duties:

Course credit, for registered students, will be based on participation in class discussions, as well as the above duties.


[ Created: 1994.04 ; Maintained by Abdelsalam Heddaya]