CMPUT 675 - Project Information
For this project, you will give a 20 minute presentation on the topic of your choice near the
end of the semester. This is the typical length of a talk at a conference.
The topic must cover some recent research from the field of approximation algorithms.
Below is a list of suggested topics. You may choose a topic not listed, but it has
to meet with my approval.
Send me an email when you have chosen a topic. This must be done no later than Nov 15, but I encourage you to
get started earlier as reading research papers can take time.
Presentation Tips
- Your talk should focus more on stating the results cleanly and
going over the important ideas that lead to the result.
- Do not present every detail of every proof, but still convince
me that you understand the work. This is a bit of a balancing
act; erring on the side of a cleaner presentation is preferred.
- I want a clear view of the context of the paper(s) you present.
What was known before and how did they help advance the state of the art?
- What related problems are left to address?
Some Suggestions
The following suggested papers are good suggestions. All are available online.
There are many more suggestions here (some links might be outdated).
We covered some of these topics in class, but any others are fair game.
This is far from a comprehensive list. Please feel free to ask me for more suggestions. If you have a particular topic in mind but cannot find a related paper,
then I might be able to help.