Seminar: Current Topics in Dependable Systems

ANNOUNCEMENT:

4.7.2022-> Presentations meeting in 5.7.2022 will be held online
           - The link is provided in the table down.
           - The link will be activated 5 minutes before the begining of the seminar.
           - You must use your ZIH-login to be able to access the meeting.

25.5.2022-> Reviwe meeting in 27.5.2022 will be held online
           - The link is provided in the table down.
           - The link will be activated 5 minutes before the begining of the seminar.
           - You must use your ZIH-login to be able to access the meeting.

12.4.2022-> The two handins to be reviewed have been distributed per email.

20.4.2022-> See the Summer semester 2022 for assignments of papers.

13.4.2022-> Kick off meeting in 14.4.2022 will be held online
           - The link is provided in the table down.
           - The link will be activated 5 minutes before the begining of the seminar.
           - You must use your ZIH-login to be able to access the meeting.

24.3.2022--> Registration for the seminar for the summer semester 2022 has started, a limited number of students can participate, so register as soon as possible.

24.3.2022--> The seminar for the summer semester 2022 will take place in a hybrid mode (physial and online)
           - All students who are interested in participating in the seminar have to send me
              an email till 13.04.2022.
           - The max number of students who can participate in the seminar is 10, so first
come first served.

The design and implementation of highly dependable systems have to match complex requirements. This seminar is about current techniques and systems that help to fulfill the dependability requirements. During the seminar, students should individually research a current topic in dependable systems and present it to the class.

The seminar will introduce you to research paper writing. Therefore, we organize it like a mini-conference with a hand-in submission, paper review process, and a full-day workshop.

Related Courses: The field is presented in-depth in the corresponding lecture.

Organization

The seminar has three goals:

• Research and study a (possibly unknown) topic on your own using corresponding literature.
• Practice writing a scientific article using LaTeX.
• Gain experience in giving presentations.

The procedure for the seminar is as follows:

• We provide a list of topics, each with a reference to a research paper that introduces the topic.
• You can choose your paper by sending me an e-mail.
• After choosing a paper you should read it to get a first impression of the topic. Make use of the references to find related work.
• In the first meeting, I will explain the details of the seminar and give you hints for your presentation and the hand-in.
• This is followed by a break giving you time for preparing the talk and the hand-in. You should study work related to the chosen paper in depth in order to become an expert in the topic.
• Based on these studies you must write a hand-in (8 pages) on the topic. At least 30% of the hand-in must cover a description of the research field and related work. You must submit the hand-in by the given deadline using the EasyChair conference management system (see link below).
• The hand-in should summarize the paper and related work so that other participants of the seminar are able to understand the topic. There is no need to present or repeat all the details of the original paper. Instead, the hand-in should present the results of your own research, how you understood the topic. The hand-in will then be distributed to the other students for reading.
• Per hand-in, two students are assigned to create a review. For the review, we will provide a questionary that will help you to focus on the important aspects. The reviews must be sent to EasyChair.
• Based on the reviews, you must prepare the final version of your hand-in that will be available to the other students.
• We will have a full-day workshop at the end of the semester where each student is to present the topic. You must prepare slides and give a presentation. Again, at least 30% of your talk must cover a description of the research field and related work. The presentation must not last longer than 20 minutes. In the following discussion about the topic, all students should participate, the reviewers in particular.
• The official language of the seminar is English, which means your talk is to be given and also the hand-in is to be written in English.
• Should you have any problems accessing/downloading the papers, contact me via e-mail.

To successfully pass the seminar each student must do the following timely:

Topics and material

• Summer semester 2022

• Summer semester 2021

• Summer semester 2020

• Summer semester 2019

• Summer semester 2018

• Summer semester 2017

• Summer semester 2015
• Summer semester 2014
• Summer semester 2013

Resources

• Introduction to the seminar
• EasyChair (requires you to login)
• Questionary for reviews
• The seminar hand-in template
• The seminar hand-in template LaTeX and BibTeX files

Please use the auditorium for discussing questions related to the course. The tutors will help with answers.

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