Descriptions of Special Topics for Fall 2003- CSC 591

CSC591D - Database Security - Dr. Ting Yu

Time: 11:50-12:40
Days: MWF
Location: Textiles 2210

Database security has a great impact on the design of today's information systems. This course will provide an overview of database security concepts and techniques, and discuss new directions of database security in the context of Internet information management. In detail, we are going to cover the following topics:

• Access control models for DBMSs, including discretionary access controls and mandatory access controls
• Multilevel secure relational model
• Auditing in relational databases
• Object-oriented database and XML database security
• Encrypted databases
• Trust management and negotiation
• Trust in P2P systems and semantic web
• Privacy enhancement technology

CSC 591E: Topics in Performance Study of Parallel Programs - Dr. Xiaosong Ma

Time: 1-3pm
Days: W
Location: 337 EGRC
Prerequisites: Operating system and computer architecture courses
To register: Please contact the instructor.

This is a special topic course focused on an in-depth study of parallel applications' performance, with an emphasis on cross-platform performance comparison and especially, the inclusion of I/O operations in predicting the overall performance of large parallel applications. This course covers a variety of topics in parallel performance analysis and prediction, as well as new research issues in the grid computing environment. Students will be requested to perform literature study, give in-class paper presentation, and collaborate on a group research project.

CSC 591I - Transform Theory and Other Concrete Math Applications in Computer Science - Donald Bitzer

Time: Arranged
Prerequisites: MA 242

Dr. Bitzer, inventor of the flat plasma display, explores the mathematics that can be particularly useful for computer scientists and engineers.

Fourier, Laplace and Z-transforms and their applications. Methods of modeling using transform theory. Transforms and recursion. Useful techniques in concrete mathematics.

Useful in coding theory, recursion, electronic circuit theory, communications, and other scientific fields.

In addition to notes, topics will be selected from the following text. Text: Concrete Mathematics A Foundation for Computer Science. Authors: Graham, Knuth, & Patashnik.

CSC591S - Database Systems - Dr. Rada Chirkova

Time: 3-5pm
Day: Tuesday
Location: Venture I Room 100

This course is an in-depth study of advanced research topics from classical and current literature in databases, with emphasis on database performance and autonomic computing. We are going to read and discuss research papers on the following topics:

• relational databases and System R
• query optimization in centralized and distributed databases
• semistructured data (time permitting)
• data warehousing
• information integration
• autonomic computing
• automated physical database design
• automated index selection
• answering queries using views
• database performance using views
• automated view selection
• maintenance of materialized views; caching
• the future of research in databases

CSC591V - Wireless Networks - Dr. Mihail Sichitiu

Time: 8:05-9:20
Days: TH
Location: Mann 301

The course is a broad introduction to wireless networking principles and architectures. The focus is on the differences between wireless networking and fixed networking (assumed to be known). While the fundamental principles are the main goal of the course, case studies of current protocols will demonstrate the concepts:

• wireless local area networks,
• cellular networks,
• mobile IP,
• wireless application protocol,
• ad-hoc networks, etc.