In this seminar, students perform scientific research, either in the form of a literature review or by conducting a small experiment, or a mixture of both, prepare a written report about the results, peer review reports and present their own results. Topics of interest focus around a variety of problems and tasks from the fields of Green Software Engineering combined with Data-Science, and Text Mining.

Students will develop methods and skills to find relevant literature for his/her topic, to prepare methodologically sound scientific experiments, and to write a well-structured scientific paper and to present his/her results. He/she will be also aware of the need to avoid plagiarism. The key qualification Scientific Research is highly recommended as a prerequisite for the seminar.

At the end of the course, students are able to:

• Find and identify relevant related work;
• Read and critically analyze scientific publications on the topic;
• Review and summarize the current state of the art of a selected topic;
• Evaluate the benefits/drawbacks of using specific approaches and reflect on possible future directions;
• Provide constructive feedback on a research report;
• Give a scientific presentation in terms of structure, level of detail, and presentation techniques.

Schedule

• Feb 20 , Kickoff, Understanding the Research World (online)
• Feb 27 , Produce a Literature Review & Latex 101 (online)
• April 15 , Submit Literature Review Report, Start Paper Bidding
• April 29 , Reviewing
• May 6 , Submit Review, Start Discussion
• May 13 , Review Decision, Report Revision
• May 20 , Final presentation (onsite)
• May 27, Final Report

Project Selection

Please go through the projects and fill out the form at Google Form to give your preference for various topics.

Review Process

You will participate in a simulated review process. We will use the HotCRP Platform for the review process. Please sign up with your UMA email there.

Grading

The final grading will depend on three parts:

• written literature review report (60%)
• participation in the simulated reviewing process (20%)
• presentation (20%)