You must read 3-5 research papers in a related area of your choice in computer networks and distributed systems, related to subjects covered in this course and write a paper 6-to-8 pages long, 1.5 space. Typical journals from which you can select your research papers include IEEE Communications, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Communications of ACM, IEEE Networks, etc. You should carefuly explain your understanding of the subject using your own words (your own English, even if it is broken..!).

Your paper must have the following sections :

• Title, author name and lastname, address of the author, email address
• Abstract (around 300 words)
• Introduction (what is the subject, the importance of the subject, the relation of the selected subject to nearby subjects, what has been done  in this paper)
• One or more sections on the specifics of the selected subject and a comparative evaluation
• Conclusions, including the expected future work
• References, must clearly identify which papers you have read to write your paper. A separate list may include other relevant papers, technical reports, books etc. related to the area of your selection, referenced by other authors but you did not have time to read. All references must be referenced in the text in the form [lastname NNNN], where lastname is the lastname of the first author of the publication and NNNN is the publication year.

Grading : Paper content is 70% (subject selection 20%) and form (cover page, introduction, body of the paper, conclusion, references) 30%. The best three papers get a PIZZA.