14-814/18-637: Wireless Network Security - Spring 2016
Course Project
- Teams of students will work on a collaborative project for the duration of the semester. Students are responsible for
forming their own teams based on common interests and/or complementary skills. Teams have the option to either come up with
their own suitable project topic, work on a project sponsored by an industry partner, or work on an existing research project
with a CMU faculty member. In either case, student teams are encouraged to work closely with the instructor and TAs to
identify a project topic. Each team will provide the following deliverables through the semester.
- Project Intro Presentation: As with any research project, the team will start by doing a literature survey to study
the related work in their chosen project area. The team will be responsible for giving an in-class presentation describing
their project area, the related work, and a high-level proposal to extend beyond the state of the art. Intro presentations
will be done in class on February 4, and each team must submit a copy of their presentation materials for grading.
- Statement of Work (SoW): Once the initial background and project idea is established, teams will work to properly
scope their project and identify a set of tasks/milestones to target through the semester. Each team will give a brief
in-class presentation of their expected project tasks and outcomes in a SoW presentation on February 25. In
addition, teams will submit a detailed written SoW, due on the same day.
- Progress report: About three-quarters of the way through the course, teams will give a brief in-class presentation
to update their progress toward their expected outcomes, discuss any roadblocks or challenges faced, present any changes to the
SoW, and give a brief demonstration if appropriate. The progress presentation will be given in class on March 31,
and each team must also submit a copy of their presentation materials for grading.
- Final Presentation: During the final week of class, each team will present their final project outcomes, including a
brief demonstration. Final presentations will be strictly limited in time, taking place in class on April 26
and April 28. As with other presentations, each team must submit a copy of their presentation materials for
grading.
- Final Report: At the end of the term, each team will submit a written final report detailing their project goals and
outcomes. This report will have three components: a conference-style paper, a conference-style poster, and a demo video (all in
formats to be specified in class). All final report components will be due on May 5.
Specific details of the team deliverables will be discussed in class prior to each deadline, and slide and report templates will
be made available on Blackboard.
- Submission Instructions: All submissions should be made via Blackboard. For group submissions, at least one member of
each team should submit on behalf of the group; if multiple group members submit a group deliverable, the latest submission will
be taken as final. All team member names should be included on the first page/slide of each deliverable.
- Warning: Students are expected to follow strict ethical guidelines during the course project. At no point
should any malicious code be deployed or disseminated publicly. Please contact the instructor and TA if anything is unclear or
if you have any doubts.
