CMPE 598 Graduate Seminar Course
Time-Schedule for 2005-06 Spring Semester.
Coordinator: Dr.M.Bodur

WEEKLY HOMEWORK : Registered Students shall submit a half-page homework after each research topic presentation. Follow the link for the contents and format requirements.

This course is compulsory for all MS students and it is conducted in a series of seminars. Methodology of scientific/engineering research, professional ethics, importance of M. Sc. thesis as a research medium, and contribution of such activity to the University, to community, and to the individual will be stressed. An overview of departmental facilities useable in conducting thesis will be given. Departmental research interests can be surveyed through summary presentations by the faculty and where suitable actual thesis presentations by new/would-be graduates. The course is prepared to introduce the new MS students to ways and means of engineering research by presenting the departmental research facilities, and the research interests of the faculty. It will acquaint the students with the information on how to prepare research presentations and publications. Main objective is to establish a base for breaking into research areas in the department and prepare for presentation.

Time

Seminar Topic

Mar. 14 Tuesday
14:30-16:20

Course introduction; Survey of Interest Area. Overview of Research Facilities, Research Areas and Projects at the Department
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Hasan Komurcugil  / (pdf)
 

Mar. 21 Tuesday
14:30-16:20

Scientific Method, and Engineering Research Techniques, Place of MS Thesis in Scientific, Social, Local, and Personal Development.
Dr. Isik Aybay / 1-(pdf)  / 2-(pdf)

Mar. 28 Tuesday
14:30-16:20

Professional ethics and social responsibility,
Dr. Atilla Elci  / (pdf)

Apr. 4
Tuesday
14:30-16:20

Technical English, Research Reporting and Presentation Techniques
Nilgun Hancioglu  Foreign Languages Department  / (pdf)

Apr. 25
Tuesday
14:30-16:20

Presentation on various research interests, projects and publications
Dr. Isik Aybay / (pdf) "Multimedia and Distributed Networks"
Dr. Kostantin Degtiarev  / (pdf) Application of fuzzy set theory to problems in forecasting, decision-making and system modeling: selected topics

May 2 Tuesday
14:30-16:20

Presentation on various research interests, projects and publications
Dr. Mehmet Bodur: / (pdf)  "Fuzzy Modeling and Embedded System" Current Research Topics in Fuzzy System Modeling and Embedded System Architectures.
Dr. Alexander Kostin moved forward to May 16
Dr. Gurcu Oz.  / (pdf)  "Multicasting Techniques in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks" A general survey of multicast protocols in mobile ad hoc networks(MANETs)

May 9
Tuesday
14:30-16:20

Presentation on various research interests, projects and publications
Dr. Ahmet Unveren  / (pdf)   "Multiobjective Optimization"
Dr.  Mohammed Salamah   / (pdf)   "Channel Allocation Schemes  and Positioning Techniques for Cellular Networks"
Dr. Marifi Guler " Modeling the effects of ion channel noise in neurons"

May 16
Tuesday 14:30-16:20

Presentation on various research interests, projects and publications
Dr. Zeki Bayram / (pdf) Introduction to the Semantic WEB and ontological engineering. We shall cover the progression from the current state of the WEB to a semantically richer WEB. Ontologies play a significant part of this progression. We shall explain the idea of ontologies through examples and describe sound principles of ontological engineering.
Dr. Atilla Elci  / (pdf)  Developments and applications of Semantic WEB.
Dr. Alexander Kostin / (pdf) "End system multicast for multimedia streaming" End system multicast (ESM) is a new multicasting technique that tries to by-pass problems existing in traditional IP multicasting. In comparison with IP multicast, ESM is implemented at the application layer of systems that are involved in multicast communication. The main advantage of ESM is a relatively easy deployment in the current Internet, without the need to make any changes in existing routers.

May 23 Tuesday 14:30-16:20

Presentation on various research interests, projects and publications
Dr. A.Arokiasami  / (pdf)  "Computer Graphics"
Dr. Dogu Arifler / (pdf) "Statistical Inference in Networking"

Teaching Policy

Talks will be delivered in seven seminar meetings by the faculty members. The attendance of CMPE598 students are compulsory. Additionally each student is expected to select a prospect subject of interest in preparing short reports and presentation according to the format and criteria covered during the course. Student's homework-exercises will be collected and going to be submitted to the student's future supervisor.