Multimedia Communications Seminar

Course content

We cover topics from the fields of computer science and electrical engineering, with a focus on communication networks such as the Internet and technologies based on it. In particular, the course examines current and upcoming trends that will be of utmost importance for the future development of the Internet itself and other technologies based on it. In addition, students gain insight into working with LaTeX and creating presentation slides.

Registration

The course will be held in Moodle. All information will be provided in Moodle.

If you register in TUCaN, you will be able to view the Moodle course approximately one week before the start of lectures. If, for any reason, you have registered in TUCaN but are unable to participate in the Moodle course, please contact us.

All organizational information, as well as the opportunity to discuss the topics directly with the respective supervisors, will be provided in a kickoff meeting announced on Moodle.

Please also remember to register for this course and the corresponding exam in TUCaN! Otherwise, we may not be able to report your grade. For administrative reasons, registration for the exam may not be available until the end of the semester, so please check TUCaN regularly.

Examination

The examination requirements include a written term paper and a presentation.

Term paper
You will submit a paper in which you summarize your findings and organize relevant related work. This paper should include the following: (i) an introduction in which you explain the motivation and context of the topic, (ii) a section on your methodology in which you explain how you structured or categorized related work, (iii) brief summaries of related work and your evaluation according to the methodology discussed above, (iv) a conclusion with references to relevant future work or interesting open questions. This does not necessarily correspond to the actual structure of the paper, but these points must be addressed.

Formal requirements: If you are attending Seminar 1 (e.g., if you are pursuing a bachelor's degree), the paper must be at least 5 pages long, including scientific references. Students attending Seminar 2 (e.g., in the master's program) must submit at least 8 pages, including scientific references. We expect master's students to be more familiar with literature research. Writing the term paper in LaTeX and using the IEEE template for LaTeX provided in Moodle is a prerequisite.

Please note that in addition to the formal requirements, the content of the paper will also be graded. Simply fulfilling the formal requirements is no guarantee of successful participation.

Presentation
You will present the results of your work during the final workshop within a specified time frame. During your presentation, you should (i) introduce the audience to the task and your motivation, (ii) provide some information about your methodology, as required in the survey paper, (iii) highlight the results you find most interesting (do not simply summarize every paper you have read!), and (iv) discuss topics for further research and open questions. A slide template for Microsoft PowerPoint will be provided.

The presentation will be followed by a discussion of the results with the audience. Please be aware that your performance during the discussion will be included in your overall grade.

Grading
Grading will be based on your submission and your final presentation, including the discussion.