OCICS Graduate Seminar Series CSI5902 (95.594/COMP 5904)
Fall Term 2013 - Winter Term 2014

Graduate seminar supervisor (Ottawa U): Stéphane S. Somé
Office: SITE Building, Room 5033
E-mail: ssome@site.uottawa.ca

Graduate seminar supervisor (Carleton): Mengchi Liu

One of the objectives of the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Computer Science (OCICS) is to serve as a framework for interaction between the University of Ottawa School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE) and Carleton University School of Computer Science (SCS). This course provides a venue for such interaction. This course also aims at providing training for making a public talk as well as participating in such talks with constructive questions and comments. It is a good thesis defense training.

Course Requirements

Ph.D Candidates: One of the required 2 seminars can be fulfilled by giving a presentation in the OCICS Graduate Seminar Series

Master Candidates: The following must be satisfied in order to pass this course.

Having performed (with success) a presentation (supported by slides).
Having attended at least 10 seminar sessions, 5 at the University of Ottawa and 5 at Carleton University.

The complete requirements for graduate seminars are available in the handbook. These requirements must be fulfilled within two consecutive terms (normally, Fall and Winter). Failure to do so will lead to a failure in the course.

To register to the seminar, you must in addition to the regular registration process as for any course, provide me a completed Permission Form signed by your supervisor. You do not need to provide the title and abstract of your presentation in order to register.

At least 1 week before your scheduled presentation, you and your supervisor must complete a Presentation Approval Form. You also need to email me the title and abstract of your presentation. Failure to do so will result in your presentation being cancelled.

A presentation is typically 30 minutes long (20 minutes for a talk and 10 minutes for question/answer) and the talk is evaluated by the seminar supervisor and audience (check the evaluation criteria in the handbook). You need to discuss with your supervisor about the presentation topic, style and content. When you attend a seminar, please do not forget signing an attendance sheet, which is a proof of your attendance. Please be punctual. If you are late at any seminar, your attendance may not be counted.

When attending talks, you are expected to participate by asking questions. Participation is one criteria upon which you will be evaluated.

The talks at University of Ottawa will start at 10:00am and will be held in