CS 598

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Credit: 2 TO 4 hours.

Lecture course in topics of current interest. See Schedule for current topics.

May be repeated. Prerequisite: As specified for each topic offering, see Schedule or departmental course description.

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CS 598 class schedule data for spring 2007
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
31662	Lecture-Discussion	EA	11:00AM -12:15PM	WF	1111 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Amir, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/07-05/02/07 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Decision-Making Under Uncertainty. Prerequisite: CS 440 or consent of Instructor. Additional information at: http://reason.cs.uiuc.edu/eyal/classes/sp06/cs598ea/
46428	Lecture-Discussion	LRS	2:00PM -3:15PM	WF	1302 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Sha, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/07-05/02/07 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Improving Your Research Skills. Prerequisite: Author or co-author of at least one research paper or approval from instructor. This class aims at improving graduate students' research skills including: 1) how to formulate high impact research problems; 2) how to create a research agenda and carry it out; and 3) how to give presentations and write papers. For an overview, see Elements of Research (http://www-rtsl.cs.uiuc.edu/misc/research.pdf). The study will be conducted in the context of research on building robust software systems.
31665	Lecture-Discussion	REJ	3:00PM -4:45PM	TR	1302 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Johnson, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/07-05/02/07 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Object-Oriented Programming and Design. Learn object-oriented design by studying examples from Squeak, many of which have been polished for 25 years. Learn about design patterns, how to use frameworks and how to design them, and reflection. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or Consent of Instructor.
43771	Lecture-Discussion	RHK	2:00PM -3:15PM	TR	1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Kravets, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/07-05/02/07 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Advanced Topics in Network Protocols, Architectures and Applications. Prerequisite: CS 438 or equivalent is required; CS 423 or equivalent is recommended.
43781	Lecture-Discussion	SS	3:30PM -4:45PM	TR	1103 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Sinha, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/07-05/02/07 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Probabilistic Methods for Biological Sequence Analysis. This is an advanced topics course in bioinformatics. We will discuss (i) probabilistic techniques such as Expectation-Maximization, Hidden Markov Models, Bayesian inference, Monte carlo sampling (ii) computational assessment of sequence statistics (such as alignment scores and word frequencies), (iii) mathematical models of evolution and their use in sequence analysis, among other topics. Computational techniques will be discussed in the context of the important biological process of gene regulation, and problems such as "sequence alignment", "motif finding", and "module detection", will be studied in detail. NO BACKGROUND IN BIOLOGY IS REQUIRED: biological concepts used will be introduced early in the course. The course will involve a research project. Prerequisites: Programming, basic probability and statistics.
43810	Lecture-Discussion	STK	12:30PM -1:45PM	TR	1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	King, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/07-05/02/07 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Hot Topics in Virtualization and Security This class focuses on two main themes: Virtualization and Security, as well as the intersection of the two. We will discuss classic papers in the areas as well as cutting-edge research. We will explore new ideas through projects and improve skills in presentations, critical thinking, systems and security programming, and creativity. The class format will consist of lectures, student presentations, guest lectures, and class project presentations. The prerequisite for this class is undergraduate operating systems, and some background in systems security is preferred, but not required. Some of the topics we will explore are: virtualization fundamentals, using virtual machines for system administration and debugging, using virtual machines for security, honeypots and intrusion analysis, malware and attacks, hardware security and trusted computing, OS and application security, and electronic voting.