The seminar encompasses topics in the field of Adaptive Communication Systems. Additionally, the seminar conveys the necessary methodology needed for solid scientific work. This is part of all tracks and will be taught by a combination of video lectures and exercises.

Adaptive Communication Systems

We cover topics from the fields of computer science and electrical engineering, with a focus on the Internet and Internet-based technologies. The course specifically investigates current and upcoming trends, which are expected to be of utmost importance for the future evolution of the Internet itself and other technologies that rely on it. This includes but is not limited to:

  • Self-organizing Systems & Overlay Communication
  • Mobile Systems & Sensor Networking
  • Infrastrukturnetze zur Mobilkommunikation, Access Networks
  • Service-oriented Computing
  • Multimedia Technologies
  • AI-based Network Security & Routing

Julian Zobel, Fridolin Siegmund

The "Multimedia Communications Seminar" is targeted at students of electrical engineering and computer science, as well as related courses of study such as WI-ET or Wirtschaftsinformatik. It is open to both bachelor and master/diploma students.

  • 18-sm-2300-se / Multimedia Communications Seminar I (primarily for B.Sc. students)
  • 18-sm-2090-se / Multimedia Communications Seminar II (primarily for M.Sc. students)

Since this year the course is being held in moodle. Thus, if you register in TUCaN you will be able to see the moodle course Multimedia Communications Seminar ca one week prior to the start. If, for any reason, you have registered in TUCaN but you can't join the moodle class, please contact us.

All organizational information as well as the possibility to discuss the topics directly with the respective supervisors is provided during an kickoff meeting announced via moodle.

Please also remember to register for this course and the corresponding exam in TUCaN! If you fail to do so, we may not be able to report your grade. Due to administrative reasons, the registration for the exam may only be available by the end of the semester, so please check TUCaN regularly.

You need to submit a survey paper and give a presentation - please note, that we offer two optional workshops that provide you with additional information on how to write a survey paper and on how to present your findings. Although the workshops are optional, we encourage you to attend them in order to fulfill the requirements of the seminar series.

Survey Paper

You hand in a paper summarizing your findings and structuring relevant related work. This paper should contain (i) an introduction stating the motivation and context of the topic, (ii) a section on your methodology on how you structured or categorized the related work, (iii) brief summaries of related work and your assessment according to the methodology discussed earlier, (iv) a conclusions containing pointers for relevant future work or interesting open questions. This does not necessarily reflect the actual structure of the paper, but these points need to be addressed.

Formal requirements: if you attend the Multimedia Communications Seminar I (e.g., if you pursue a Bachelor's degree), the paper should be 5 pages long, including scientific references. Students attending the Multimedia Communications Seminar II (e.g., pursuing a Master's degree) need to hand in 8 pages including scientific references. This is due to the fact that we expect Master's students to be more familiar with the literature research process. Please use LaTeX for your submission, using the IEEE template provided in Moodle.

Please note, that the content of the paper is graded in addition to the formal requirements. Only fulfilling the formal requirements does not guarantee a passing grade.

Presentation

You present the results of your work to your colleagues and the staff here at KOM during the final ATFIR workshop (dates provided above). For your presentation, you have exactly 20 minutes - after 20 minutes, your presentation will be interrupted. During your presentation, you should (i) introduce the task and its motivation to the audience, (ii) provide some information on your methodology as required in the survey paper, (iii) highlight the findings that you consider most interesting (do not just summarize every paper your read!), and (iv) discuss issues for further research and open questions. You should use the provided template - if you chose not to use it (there might be good reasons for doing so!), please ensure to still adhere to the expectations on a scientific presentation as discussed during the respective workshop.

After the presentation, there will be an additional 10 minutes for discussion with the audience. Be aware, that your performance during the discussion is a part of the overall grade.

Grading

Grading is based on your survey paper as well as your final presentation, including the discussion. Both paper and presentation are assessed by your tutor as well as the other staff members of KOM attending the final workshop. Additionally, your tutor grades how you worked during the seminar and whether your achieved results match the expectations and requirements stated by the tutor. In the end, the final grade is composed out of the four blocks (i) survey paper (40%), (ii) peer review (10%), (iii) presentation and discussion (30%), and (iv) the tutor's grade for your work during the semester (20%).

The criteria vary depending on your course of studies: obviously, we expect more from the students attending the Multimedia Communications Seminar II, as this is a module within the master's degree.

Offered Topics

At the kickoff meeting, students can register for the seminar and specify their personal area(s) of interest (see details above). 

The list of topics will be available in the corresponding moodle course (this is continuously updated until the moodle deadline above).

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