News for UCLA Computer Science 111, Spring 2012

2012-06-11

• The syllabus has been updated to include scribe notes submitted through Friday.

2012-05-03

• Here are some topics for your two- to three-page report. Each topic is illustrated by a single article or web page, but please don't limit your reading to just this web page: you should be coming up with a summary of the topic, not the article. For example, some of these articles refer to recently published scholarly papers, and you should read the original papers, not just the article. Some of the topics are fairly large; the intent is that you focus on the operating system aspects of each topic, and not other technical components, management, economics, or politics. Please submit a two- to three-page report in PDF form for the topic you chose.
  • London to test 'smart city' operating system
  • With Plan X, Pentagon seeks to spread U.S. military might to cyberspace
  • Researchers find clues in malware
  • ARM gets behind accelerator programming project
  • Malware "licensing" could stymie automated analysis
  • Individual typing style gives key to user authentication
  • Bringing open, user-centric cloud infrastructure to research communities
  • Preparing for many-core
  • CISE researchers discuss "security for cloud computing"
  • Proof-of-concept Android Trojan uses motion sensor to determine tapped keys

2012-05-17

• The syllabus's URL for WeensyOS 2 has been corrected; it previously pointed at an obsolete version.

2012-04-29

• The syllabus has been updated to include scribe notes submitted through today.

2012-04-12

• The URL for WeensyOS 1 has been fixed in the syllabus; it formerly pointed to an obsolete version.

2012-04-11

• Justin's office hours are Wednesdays 14:30–16:30 in Boelter 2432.

2012-04-04

• David's office hours are Tuesdays 15:00–17:00 in Boelter 2432.

2012-04-02

• Check that your SEASnet account works right away, as there are occasionally delays before your account is activated.