CS122A
Fall Quarter, 2002

CS122A Class Presentations

You will be required to make a 10 minute oral presentation in class about an article related to computer engineering. The following is the list of articles from IEEE Spectrum (or alternate link) that you can choose from.  One student per article.  There will normally be two presentations per class time.  By Tuesday (10/1), you should have signed up for an article and a time slot.  Please send me e-mail as for which available article AND which time slot you want.  This page will be updated periodically for changing availability.  

While your own presentation will be graded, the material covered in the presentation may show up only as extra credit questions on quizzes and exams.  If you don't like any of the articles, feel free to choose your own from Embedded System Programming,  IEEE Computers, IEEE Micro, IEEE Design & Test, or IEEE Intelligent Systems.  Please send it to me for approval at least one week before your presentation day.  The article should be at least 6 pages long.

You should cover the relevant and interesting points of the article.  In addition, you are expected to do a little research outside the article and add it to your presentation.  Extra research may include, but is not limited to, searching for extra information on the web, reading another article on the same topic, or presenting a demo relating to the article.  Questions from the audience will be encouraged.  You may want to use Powerpoint to make your slides.  You may either send it to me no later than 8AM on the day of the presentation or put it on a (virus free!!!) diskette.  Otherwise, you will be responsible for your own visual aid.  There may be between 10-15 slides per presentation, depending on your style.

You will probably have to be on campus, use a proxy service, or have your own subscription of IEEE journals for the link to work.  Every student has proxy (see http://sg.ucr.edu/proxy/), but if you can't get it to work, just go to a campus machine like the ones in the library.

Available article from IEEE Spectrum (or alternate link)

1. "Helping Computers Help Themselves", D. Pescovitz, Sep 2002, pp 49-53.
2. "Just One Word - Plastics", S. Moore, Sep 2002, pp 55-59.
3. "Talk to the Machine", J. Kumagai, Sep 2002, pp 60-64.
4. "Weaving a Web of Ideas", S. Cherry, Sep 2002, pp 65-69.
5. "Let There Be Light", G. Zorpette, Sep 2002, pp70-74.
6. "Linking with Light", N. Savage, Aug 2002, pp 32-36.
7. "Wise Drives", G. Hughes, Aug 2002, pp 37-41.
8. "The Wizardry of Id", D. Kushner, Aug 2002, pp 42-47.
9. "Digital Hubbub", P. Wallich, Jul 2002, pp 26-31.
10. "The Sensible Superconductor", S. Das, Jul 2002, pp 34-37.
11. "Wireless Broadband In a Box", B. Schrick, Jun 2002, pp 38-43.
12. "Checking the Play in Plug-and-Play", H. Goldstein, Jun 2002, pp 50-55.
13. "The Toughest Transistor Yet", L. Eastman, May 2002, pp 28-33.
14. "A Cellphone For All Standards", B. Bing, May 2002, pp 34-39.
15. "Making Unbreakable Code", J. Mullins, May 2002, pp 40-45.
16. "Europe Cracks Down On E-Waste", A. Appelbaum, May 2002, pp 46-51.
17. "The Future of the Microprocessor Business", M. Bass, Apr 2002, pp 34-39.
18. "Can You Trust Your Car?", I. Berger, Apr 2002, pp40-45.
19. "Flywheel Batteries Come Around Again", R. Hebner, Apr 2002, pp 46-51.
20. "Keeping Watch on Glucose", J. Tamada, Apr 2002, pp 52-57.
21. "Games Soldiers Play", M. Macedonia, Mar 2002, pp 32-37.
22. "Crossroads For Mixed-Signal Chips", P. Levin, Mar 2002, pp 38-43.
23. "Modular Robots", M. Yim, Feb 2002, pp 30-34.
24. "Tunable Lasers", E. Bruce, Feb 2002, pp 35-39.
25. "Sun Kings Cross the Outback", G. Zorpette, Feb 2002, pp 40-46.
26. "A Call to Disarm", J. Kumagai, Jan 2002, pp 30-37.
27. "Making Intelligence Smarter", G. Zorpette, Jan 2002, pp  38-43.
28. "Improving Security, Preserving Privacy", S. Cass, Jan 2002, pp 44-49.
29. "Extending Healthcare's Reach", S. Moore, Jan 2002, pp 66-71.
30. "Clear Skies Ahead", E. Bretz, Jan 2002, pp78-81.
31. "Building Safer Cars", W. Jones, Jan 2002, pp 82-86.
32. "Embedded Battle Royal", B. Santo, Dec 2001, pp 36-41.
33. "The Quest for the SPIN Transistor", G. Zorpette, Dec 2001, pp 30-35.
34. "Anatomy of Malice", S. Cass, Nov 2001, pp 56-60.
35. "In Search of Transparent Networks", A. Morris, Oct 2001, pp 47-51.
36. "Making Music Pay", S. Cheery, Oct 2001, pp 41-46.
37. "Biological Warfare Canaries", C. Aston, Oct 2001, pp 35-40.
38. "Mindstorms, Not Just a Kid's Toy", P. Wallic Sep 2001, pp 52-57.
39. "Packages Go Vertical", H. Goldstein, Aug 2001, pp 46-51.
40. "The Topsy Turvy World of Quantum Computing", J. Mullins, Feb 2001, pp 42-49.