ISI Students

The following applies to those ISI students whose academic supervisor is Wolfgang Schreiner.

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Self Study on Grid Computing

• Study literature.
• Install the latest version of Globus Toolkit 4 (GT4), run and demonstrate sample service.
• Either on some ISI computer or on your own notebook.
• Either on a native GNU/Linux installation or install VirtualBox and a virtual Debian machine on which to install GT4.
• Personal demonstration of installation and service to WS.
  
• Prepare and give slide-based presentation on some advanced aspect of GT4 (30-45 mins).
• Security, data management, information services, execution management.

Timeline

• End of October: fixing of talk topics and presentation dates.
  
• End of November: demonstration of GT4 installation to WS.
  
• Beginning of December: sketch of talk.
• List of resources, sketch of presentation structure.
• Beginning of January: draft of talk.
  
• Middle/end of January: presentations.
  

Resources

• The Grid 2: Blueprint for a New Computing Infrastructure

• Globus Toolkit 4: Programming Java Services

• Installing Globus Toolkit 4 and Programming Java Services

• Globus Toolkit
  

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Master Thesis Proposal

Discuss your master thesis topic with your company advisor and prepare a master thesis proposal (5-10 pages).

• Title
• Abstract
• Background
• Short overview on the overall area, company and customer, etc.
• Project Topic
• Problems and goals.
  
• Expected Results
• Structure of Thesis
• Table of contents (on the level of chapters, ev. sections), plus page estimation.
• Introduction (2-3 pages)
• State of the Art (10 pages)
• ... (about 40 pages)
  
• Conclusions (1-2 pages)
• Appendices (if any)
• Timelines (January - June)
  
• Project milestones
• Thesis chapters (State of the Art, ..., Conclusions, Introduction).
• Scientific Literature
• At least 10 citations on the topic.
  

Timeline

• Middle of November: first version.
• End of November: second version.
• Middle of December: final version.