~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 19.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Thu Dec 24 08:50:11 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id nBOGoBI5004071; Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:50:11 -0800 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id nBOHA7XP029596; Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:10:07 -0800 Message-Id: <200912241710.nBOHA7XP029596@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs551@merlot.usc.edu, cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: FWD: New spin-off from UCLA Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:10:07 -0800 From: Bill Cheng Hi everyone, I'm forwading an internship opportunity from a company called ThousandEyes. If you are interested, please contact Ricardo Oliveira . (As usual, please do not ask me about them. I have no affiliation with them.) -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu -----Original Message----- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:04:26 +0000 From: Ricardo Oliveira To: chengw@usc.edu Subject: New spin-off from UCLA ThousandEyes (http://www.thousandeyes.com) is a startup in the area of Internet security and reliability based on research from UCLA. We are building state of the art distributed monitoring services that detect and mitigate attacks on critical services like DNS and routing in additon to global performance analysis. Our technology would be of immense value for enterprises and networks that require reliable global visibility. Our prior research at UCLA resulted in popular prototypes such as Cyclops (http://cyclops.cs.ucla.edu) and Linkrank (http://linkrank.cs.ucla.edu). We are looking for innovative student interns who enjoy working in a dynamic fast paced environment and are passionate about building systems. The work will be for a period of 3 months starting in the March/April (or earlier if possible) with the possibility of extending further. Skills in C/C++/Java required and systems/networking background is a plus. ============================================ Best Regards, --Ricardo Ricardo V. Oliveira Co-founder and CTO, ThousandEyes +1 310 594 3027 ricardo@thousandeyes.com http://www.thousandeyes.com http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~rveloso/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 18.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Thu Dec 10 10:25:21 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_05 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id nBAIPKEL006452 for ; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:25:20 -0800 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id nBAIfrll009265 for ; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:41:53 -0800 Received: (from william@localhost) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id nBAIfru9009264 for cs558@merlot; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:41:53 -0800 Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:41:53 -0800 From: Bill Cheng Message-Id: <200912101841.nBAIfru9009264@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Refund when you return your keys... Hi everyone, Someone tried to return the lab and building keys and get the $30 refund earlier today but was told that they cannot find the paperwork (and the person who knows where things are is on vacation until 12/21/09). The department is trying to contact the person who knows where the paperwork is. But we don't know when it will be before they find this person. So, if you can wait till 12/21/09 to get the refund, it's probably better than you wait. If anyone have heard that they have found the paperwork and can issue refunds, please send an e-mail to the class mailing list! Thanks! -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 17.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Mon Nov 16 12:07:10 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id nAGK7AYN022973 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:07:10 -0800 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id nAGKCThN020645 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:12:29 -0800 Received: (from william@localhost) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id nAGKCT9D020644 for cs558@merlot; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:12:29 -0800 Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:12:29 -0800 From: Bill Cheng Message-Id: <200911162012.nAGKCT9D020644@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Machine reassignment for the final project in CS 558L Hi everyone, As it turned out, some machines in the lab have problems. We need to make 204.57.1.171-173 shared machines and we need to move the students from those machines to 204.57.1.180-182. I have not updated the web pages. So, please don't install anything on 204.57.1.180-182. If you have something there already, please copy them to a safe place. I'll announce the official change over later today. Sorry about the inconvenience. -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 16.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Wed Oct 28 10:30:42 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n9SHUgNv004684; Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:30:42 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n9SHhAWw010723; Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:43:10 -0700 Message-Id: <200910281743.n9SHhAWw010723@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs551@merlot.usc.edu, cs531@merlot.usc.edu, cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: FWD: Internships at Internet Brands, Inc. Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:43:10 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Hi everyone, I got the following e-mail regarding internship opportunity at Internet Brands, Inc. I'm in no way affiliated with them and I'm not familiar with them. So, please do not ask me about them. If you are interested, please read on. -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu -----Original Message----- Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:37:06 -0700 From: "Johnson, Justin" To: "bill.cheng@usc.edu" Subject: Internships at Internet Brands, Inc. Dear William Cheng, I'm the Chief Technology Officer at Internet Brands, Inc., a local Internet company based in El Segundo. I may have written to you in previous semesters, but I'm reaching out again with the hope that you will refer your best Computer Science students to our paid internship program. Internet Brands is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: INET) that operates a diverse range of social networking, community, wiki and ecommerce internet businesses -- from CarsDirect.com to WikiTravel.org. Our sites generate over 650 million page views each month, and reach an audience of over 45 million people. A partial list of our sites can be found at: http://www.internetbrands.com/ Interning at Internet Brands would be a unique opportunity for your students: our interns write code that is seen by millions of people. While doing project based development work, interns will be exposed to agile-style methodologies, and moreover, interns get exposure to working in professional teams including business partners, project managers, QA engineers and technical mentors - actual work experience that will help prepare them for full time careers after school. Our program is competitive, and is open only to students enrolled in BS, MS and PhD programs. We have a limited number of positions, and we evaluate intern candidates against several criteria including: knowledge of computer science fundamental principals; analytical ability; communication skills; and eagerness to learn and grow in a professional setting. We have created this internship program specifically for students like yours: we hope that by working with talented local students that we might be able to offer our interns full-time employment after graduation. Please refer candidates that you feel would be a good fit for this program directly to Justin Johnson by email at: justin.johnson@internetbrands.com Thank you, and I'm looking forward to working with your students! -Joe Joe Rosenblum CTO, Internet Brands, Inc. www.internetbrands.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 15.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Thu Oct 15 22:26:55 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_05 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n9G5Qt0P011988 for ; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:26:55 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n9G5aeu9022484 for ; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:36:40 -0700 Message-Id: <200910160536.n9G5aeu9022484@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Re: Lab 3 Timeslots Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:36:40 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Someone wrote: > In my lottery account if i click on the View / Change Preference > For Exercise 3 Timeslots link it says : > > Timeslots information is not yet available. Please wait for a > notification from the instructor > > I have'nt yet entered my time slots so i was wondering if i > missed out or something. But just a while back i read your email > about the deadline being tomorrow 6p.m so i guess it is not open > yet. Sorry! My mistake! It's fixed now. Please try again. -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Tue Oct 13 11:45:22 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,TVD_APPROVED autolearn=no version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n9DIjM0L010400 for ; Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:45:22 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n9DIsY61026125 for ; Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:54:34 -0700 Received: (from william@localhost) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id n9DIsYs6026124 for cs558@merlot; Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:54:34 -0700 Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:54:34 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Message-Id: <200910131854.n9DIsYs6026124@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Reminder: CS 558 project selection due on Wed, 10/14/2009... Hi everyone, Just a reminder that project selection is due by the end of the day tomorrow (Wed, 10/14). Please see the following for requirements: http://merlot.usc.edu/cs558-f09/project.html#selection (Please note that I've added a bullet there about resource requirement.) If you are doing a pre-approved project, in your one-paragraph description, you just need to refer to lecture 4! Please note that if you do not submit the project selection e-mail by the deadline, you will lose 10% of your total project grade! -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 13.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Mon Oct 12 14:56:43 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n9CLug6m019274 for ; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:56:42 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n9CM5g7i019411 for ; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:05:42 -0700 Message-Id: <200910122205.n9CM5g7i019411@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Have everyone received keys for the lab? Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:05:42 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Hi everyone, I got the following e-mail from Jun Camacho. If any one of you still have not received keys from him, please go see him ASAP. Thanks! -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu -----Original Message----- Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:40:18 -0700 From: "juncam" To: "'Bill Cheng'" Subject: CS558 Professor, Please inform your students who did not get keys for the lab to see me now. Thanks, Jun Camacho Computer Science Department Viterbi School of Engineering University of Southern California 941 W. 37th Place, SAL 300 Los Angeles CA 90089-0781 Phone: (213) 740-8179 http://www.cs.usc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Wed Sep 30 21:27:17 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n914RHP4010723 for ; Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:27:17 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n914XLc4015146 for ; Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:33:21 -0700 Message-Id: <200910010433.n914XLc4015146@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Lab exercise #2 timeslots posted! Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:33:21 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Hi everyone, The Lab Exercise #2 timeslots assignments have been posted at: http://www-scf.usc.edu/~csci551b/cs558-f09/ex2slots.html If you would like change you timeslots, please send your change requests to the *TA* (please do not send such e-mail to me). Please also remember that the rules for Lab #2 are exactly the same as Lab #1. -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Wed Sep 30 07:25:51 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n8UEPpVL027086 for ; Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:25:51 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n8UEVkFJ010181 for ; Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:31:46 -0700 Received: (from william@localhost) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id n8UEVkB2010180 for cs558@merlot; Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:31:46 -0700 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:31:46 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Message-Id: <200909301431.n8UEVkB2010180@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Reminder about timeslot selection for Lab #2... Hi everyone, Just a reminder that I will close the timeslot selection for Lab #2 this afternoon at 6pm. Please make as many selections as possible! Thanks! -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Wed Sep 23 11:14:19 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_05 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n8NIDuaa028322; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:13:56 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n8NIIIeo023595; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:18:18 -0700 Received: (from william@localhost) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id n8NIIImU023594; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:18:18 -0700 Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:18:18 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Message-Id: <200909231818.n8NIIImU023594@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs531@merlot.usc.edu, cs551@merlot.usc.edu, cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: My new office hours! Hi everyone, My doctor told me that I should eat real lunches. So, starting tomorrow (Thu, 9/24/2009), my office hours will be moved from 11-noon to 2-3pm. If you are not available during the new office hours, please feel free to send me e-mails to make appointments. Sorry about the inconveniences! -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Fri Sep 18 21:15:58 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n8J4Fw1c016975 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:15:58 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n8J4J7df021571 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:19:07 -0700 Received: (from william@localhost) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id n8J4J7YR021570 for cs558@merlot; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:19:07 -0700 Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:19:07 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Message-Id: <200909190419.n8J4J7YR021570@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Presentations... Hi everyone, I've updated the Lectures web page to show the title of your talk. If it is wrong, please let me know. Please remember that you can change your primary reference as long as it's more than one week away from your talk. Also, just like lab timeslots, it's fine if you want to switch timeslot with another student as long as the other student agrees. If you have agreed to switch, please let me know so I can update the web page. Finally, you are required to send me your final slides *after* your talk so I can post them on the Lectures web page. -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Tue Sep 15 19:11:44 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n8G2Bi56029115 for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:11:44 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n8G2E30J027541 for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:14:03 -0700 Received: (from william@localhost) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id n8G2E3Wc027540 for cs558@merlot; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:14:03 -0700 Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:14:03 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Message-Id: <200909160214.n8G2E3Wc027540@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Presentation lottery deadline is tomorrow (Wed, 9/16/2009) Hi everyone, The lottery was over last week, but you can still adjust your presentation timeslot priorities. After you've login to the lottery page, you can click on "submit" to see the lottery results. If you are at the first spot, you only need to specify one timeslot. If you are at the n-th spot, you only need to specify at most n timeslots (more is also okay). Please make sure you finish your timeslot selection by 6pm tomorrow (Wed, 9/16/2009). -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Mon Sep 14 19:22:24 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n8F2MOZu002303 for ; Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:22:24 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n8F2ORrJ015735 for ; Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:24:27 -0700 Message-Id: <200909150224.n8F2ORrJ015735@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Re: Two reminders... Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:24:27 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Someone wrote: > The course website says that the presentation topic is due on 16th September > whereas your email says that its due tomorrow i.e. on 15th September. > Which one is the correct due date ? You are right. The lectures web page says that it's due on 9/15 and the presentation topic web page says that it's due on 9/16. We will have to go with the later deadlines! Sorry about the mistake. The lectures web page is fixed now. Thanks for pointing out the inconsistencies. -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Bill Cheng wrote: > Hi everyone, > > 1) Presentation topic is due by the end of tomorrow. > Please send me *full citation* of the primary papge > you are planning to base your talk on. > > 2) There is *no lecture* tomorrow (Tuesday, 9/15/2009). > It's been moved to this Thursday. > > By the way, as it turned out, I'm not going to the doctor's > office tomorrow. So, I'll be in my office during class time. > Please feel free to drop by to talk about your presentations > or class projects. > -- > Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 15:00:15 -0700 > From: Bill Cheng > To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu > Subject: Lecture next week moved from Tuesday to Thursday! > > Hi everyone, > > I have a doctor's appointment next Tuesday morning. So, > I'm moving the lecture next Tuesday to next Thursday (9/17/2009). > Sorry if this would cause any inconvenience. > -- > Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu > > -- --001636d344840076270473924959 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Professor,

The course website says that the presentation topic= is due on 16th September whereas your email says that its due tomorrow i.e= . on 15th September.
Which one is the correct due date ?

Regards,=
Nikhil Dabhade
Computer Science Graduate Student
University of Southe= rn California, Los Angeles.
Cell : 404-661-3891
Alternate email: nikhil.dabhade@gmail.com

On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Bill Cheng = <william@bo= urbon.usc.edu> wrote:

Hi everyone,

1) Presentation topic is due by the end of tomorrow.
=A0 Please send me *full citation* of the primary papge
=A0 you are planning to base your talk on.

2) There is *no lecture* tomorrow (Tuesday, 9/15/2009).
=A0 It's been moved to this Thursday.

By the way, as it turned out, I'm not going to the doctor's
office tomorrow. =A0So, I'll be in my office during class time.
Please feel free to drop by to talk about your presentations
or class projects.
--
Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu = <URL:ht= tp://merlot.usc.edu/william/usc/>





=A0-----Original Message-----
=A0Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 15:00:15 -0700
=A0From: Bill Cheng <william= @bourbon.usc.edu>
=A0To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu =A0Subject: Lecture next week moved from Tuesday to Thursday!

=A0Hi everyone,

=A0I have a doctor's appointment next Tuesday morning. =A0So,
=A0I'm moving the lecture next Tuesday to next Thursday (9/17/2009). =A0Sorry if this would cause any inconvenience.
=A0--
=A0Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu <URL:http://merlot.usc.edu/william/usc/>



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--001636d344840076270473924959-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Tue Sep 8 20:53:54 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_40 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n893rs9L022987 for ; Tue, 8 Sep 2009 20:53:54 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n893sQHJ028832 for ; Tue, 8 Sep 2009 20:54:26 -0700 Message-Id: <200909090354.n893sQHJ028832@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Re: Reg CS 558L Presentation Topic Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:54:26 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Someone wrote: > I have a silly question:) In the class webpage you mentioned that 70% of the > presentation grade would be allotted to "good technical content". In my > paper most of the technical stuff is theoretical. It does not have any fancy > math equations/algorithms. I guess I don't really know what you meant by "theoretical". > So, my question is does good technical content require the use of > equations/algorithms? Right under where it says 70%, it says: ... good technical depth. This means that you need to give detailed description of difficult-to-understand concepts, algorithms, and/or protocols. If you just present a lot of math, but the math is not so difficult to understand, then it's not technically deep. -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Tue Sep 8 14:59:47 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n88LxlDM016658 for ; Tue, 8 Sep 2009 14:59:47 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n88M0F0I027092 for ; Tue, 8 Sep 2009 15:00:15 -0700 Received: (from william@localhost) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id n88M0FZu027091 for cs558@merlot; Tue, 8 Sep 2009 15:00:15 -0700 Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 15:00:15 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Message-Id: <200909082200.n88M0FZu027091@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Lecture next week moved from Tuesday to Thursday! Hi everyone, I have a doctor's appointment next Tuesday morning. So, I'm moving the lecture next Tuesday to next Thursday (9/17/2009). Sorry if this would cause any inconvenience. -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Sun Sep 6 14:08:49 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n86L8n2V027272 for ; Sun, 6 Sep 2009 14:08:49 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n86LleGl010999 for ; Sun, 6 Sep 2009 14:47:40 -0700 Received: (from william@localhost) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id n86LlebE010998 for cs558@merlot; Sun, 6 Sep 2009 14:47:40 -0700 Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 14:47:40 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Message-Id: <200909062147.n86LlebE010998@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Presentation topic selection will be on a first-come-first-serve basis... Hi everyone, Although this has rarely been a problem before (I recall that it has only happened once in all the semesters I've taught CS 558L), I just want to make sure that everyone understand that the presentation topic selection will be on a first-come-first-served basis. I've added a paragraph in the following page to show the primary papers that some students have selected (and have been approved by me): http://merlot.usc.edu/cs558-f09/present.html#selection -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Sun Sep 6 13:18:01 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n86KI0Lb026149 for ; Sun, 6 Sep 2009 13:18:00 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n86Kuppc010281 for ; Sun, 6 Sep 2009 13:56:51 -0700 Received: (from william@localhost) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id n86KupXU010280 for cs558@merlot; Sun, 6 Sep 2009 13:56:51 -0700 Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 13:56:51 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Message-Id: <200909062056.n86KupXU010280@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Full citation of a paper... Hi everyone, In the first bullet of: http://merlot.usc.edu/cs558-f09/present.html#requirements it mentioned that: When you submit your presentation topic, you must specify (by giving full citation information) on which paper you will base your presentation. However, some people have been sending me PDF files or URLs, which is not what I asked for. So, I've just added the following paragraph right below that to clarify: [BC: Paragraph added 9/6/2009] Please do *not* send a paper or a link to a paper or a link to a description of a paper to the instructor. It is *your job* to correctly extract the full citation information from what you have found. So, please do not send me PDF files or URLs! Thanks! -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Tue Sep 1 15:03:51 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n81M3oVB019865 for ; Tue, 1 Sep 2009 15:03:50 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n81MfLEg009849 for ; Tue, 1 Sep 2009 15:41:21 -0700 Received: (from william@localhost) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id n81MfLgw009848 for cs558@merlot; Tue, 1 Sep 2009 15:41:21 -0700 Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 15:41:21 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Message-Id: <200909012241.n81MfLgw009848@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: This Thursday (9/3/2009) morning... Hi everyone, I have a doctor's appointment this Thursday (9/3/2009) morning. So, I'm canceling the office hour on 9/3/2009. If you would like see me during class time on 9/3/2009, please make an appointment for a different time. Sorry abou the inconvenience. -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.txt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Tue Aug 25 18:36:13 2009 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_40 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n7Q1ZkjL020760; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:35:46 -0700 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n7Q2BQi8001736; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:11:26 -0700 Received: (from william@localhost) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id n7Q2BQ6i001735; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:11:26 -0700 Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:11:26 -0700 From: Bill Cheng Message-Id: <200908260211.n7Q2BQ6i001735@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs531@merlot.usc.edu, cs551@merlot.usc.edu, cs558@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Office Hour canceled tomorrow (Wed, 8/26/2009) Hi everyone, Sorry that I canceled today's office on short notice. Sorry that I have to cancel office hour again tomorrow (Wed). I developed a really bad neck and shoulder pain on Monday and couldn't get any sleep last night. I've been visiting doctors and chiropractors to try to get this fixed. My sincerely apologies. -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu