TuCaN course ID/name: 18-dt-2010-ko Industriekolloquium Informationstechnik

The industrial colloquium is a conjoint course by TU Darmstadt's Institute of Computer Engineering. In the upcoming summer semester 2011 (SS 2011), the industrial colloquium will be organized by our institute, Multimedia Communications Lab (KOM).

The colloquium will cover various aspects of Cloud Computing, which is currently one of the "hottest" topics in ICT practice and research.

The industrial colloquium is a set of talks and presentations given by different partners from the industry, dealing with cutting edge research in multimedia communications systems. After each presentation, students will have the chance to actively discuss the different topics.

Therefore, the colloquium will be a great opportunity for you gain both thrilling insights into the area of Cloud Computing and meet different practicioners and researchers. This will be very helpful in making a decision on the direction you would like to take in your thesis/research.

More information about last year's industrial colloquium can be found at http://www.dt.tu-darmstadt.de/datentechnik/veranstaltungen/vergangeneveranstaltungen/ic2010_socs.de.jsp

Key facts about this course

• Tucan-ID: 18-dt-2010-ko (Industriekolloquium Informationstechnik)
• SS 2011, Tuesdays from 17:15 to ca. 18:30
• Duration: 30-45 mins, followed by a discussion
• Location: S3|06 53 (Hans-Busch-Institut, Merckstraße 25)
• Credit points: 2 (*)
• Semesterwochenstunden: 0+2 (*)
• Attendance: Compulsory for at least 80% of all talks (to obtain credit points)
• Depending on the speaker, talks may be held in German or English

(*) Unfortunately, credit points can only be obtained by Diploma and M.Sc. students of ETiT, MEC, and IST. In case you have your major in Datentechnik (Computer Engineering), the course is mandatory in your curriculum; in all other majors, it is an elective. - For participants from other courses of study, we will issue a certificate in the end of the semester upon successful completion of the course. In some courses of study, you may be able to add the course as an elective on your grade report card; please talk to your responsible student office about the details.

General Public

This course is open to the general public without any need for prior registration! Please feel free to join any talk that is of personal interest to you.

Students of TU Darmstadt

Students who would like to obtain credits for this course are required to register at the 1st or 2nd talk, i.e., on April 12th or April 19th.

Alternatively, you may register for this course by sending an e-mail to Ulrich Lampe, stating your

• Full name
• Student ID (Matrikelnummer)
• Department ID (Fachbereichsnummer)
• Course of studies (Studiengang)
• Major, if any (Vertiefunsrichtung)
• Pursued degree (Angestrebter Abschluss, e.g., M.Sc.)

All e-mails regarding this course should have [IC2011] in their subject.

In any case, please also register for both the course as such and the corresponding exam in TuCaN. This is very important to ensure a proper transmission of the final grades!

While this course does not require any in-depth knowledge of Cloud Computing or related fields, a basic understanding of information and communication technology is recommended!

Examination & Grading

• In this year's industrial colloqium, our objective consists in writing a conjoint white paper. The paper will cover all topics of the lecture and discuss them in the context of current research.
• Each participant will contribute to a common document that is available via Google Docs. The structure of the document will be given by the tutors.
• Individual topics will be assigned in the first talk, based on students' preferences. The final assignment is available online.
• Contributions to the conjoint white paper will be graded. Involvement in the discussions will also be regarded.
• Deadline for submitting the final contribution: Friday, August 5, 23:59 CET

Contact

For more details on this course, or in case of any questions, please contact Ulrich Lampe

*) Participation in this overview talk is mandatory, because this talk will
1. provide a general introduction into Cloud Computing and thus create a foundation for the remaining talks
2. allow to clarify all remaining issues regarding the industrial colloquium.