ICS215
- Advances in Database Management System Technology
Course Information (Spring 2006)
Professor Sharad
Mehrotra
This course covers selected topics in advanced database research. Its content may somewhat differ in each offering though there may be significant overlap between any two offerings. If you are not sure whether you can take the course for grade or not (in case you have done so in the past), please check with the instructor. This quarter we will focus on middleware & data management for pervasive applications. Specifically, we will concentrate on data collection component of pervasive system design. Pervasive systems instrument variety of sensors to monitor the state of the environment and subjects immersed in the environment. Such monitoring is necessary in itself (as in surveillance applications) or for providing pervasive functionalities to individuals. While the possibility of building large scale pervasive environments has been the dream of technologists for a while now, recent advances in multimedia, stream data management, sensors, networking has brought us to a point that many now feel that the dream will soon be a reality. However, now that large scale pervasive spaces might be a reality, many new challenges have emerged – an example of which is privacy and security concerns. This class will introduce some of the key ideas important for developing pervasive applications. The class will be very project driven. At UCI we have created a campus level instrumented space – which we refer to as a Responsphere – that has all the necessary hardware to build and test pervasive applications. These include variety of sensors deployed all over the campus, network and storage infrastructure. Also, we have an initial prototype framework for building a multimedia streaming and analysis component that can function as a data collection and manipulation system for a pervasive space. Students will read & present the state-of-the-art research papers, write short summaries, and work on a specific project to add functionality to the multimedia streaming system. The development will be guided by the larger goal of building one (or more) pervasive applications at the campus level. Examples include a intelligent surveillance system, technology enhanced campus services, etc.
Professor Sharad Mehrotra,
Calit2 Building, , 949-824-1623, sharad AT ics.uci.edu
Office Hours: By appointments.
Students are encouraged to form a group to read/discuss papers, give presentations, and do the course project. Each group should have at most 2 students. If you want to form a group of 3, please talk to the instructor first.
The course includes paper readings, class presentations and discussions, and a final project.
We will provide a list of papers to read. Before a paper is presented in class (including those papers presented by the instructor), each group must read it.
We may have a few problem sets to motivate students to understand the details of papers.
Each group needs to complete a research-oriented project. The details of the project will be posted on the class web page and discussed in class.
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In-class Participation and Discussions |
20% |
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Presentation |
15% |
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Problem Sets |
15% |
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Project |
50% |
For all the graded assignments (reading and problem sets), if you disagree with the grading, you can discuss with me within two weeks after I return the homeworks. After that, all the grades will be finalized.
Students should have the background of basic database knowledge, and have taken ICS184 and ICS214. In addition, students should know how to program in languages such as C, C++, or Java.
The class meets on Wednesday, 9.15 to 11.45 am, Location: 4348 Calit2 building ET