Seminars

Article Selection. Your seminar must be a coherent explanation of an advanced topic in Network Defence and Countermeasures, showing your careful reading and understanding of a research article. Read through the list of articles to choose the one you would like to present orally in COMPSCI 726. Choose a research article by Friday, July 23, 23:59 hrs NZ time via Canvas by joining one of the Research Article groups.

Seminar Details. Each student should have a comprehensive understanding of the article, and should present the idea clearly to the class. The presentation should cover 3 parts: introduction, solution, and your criticism. The introduction should include some motivation, background knowledge, and the problem. The solution presented in the article should be explained based on your understanding. The core idea should be clear, and you are expected to explain some details of the proposed technique in a way that can be easily followed by your classmates. Finally, you should share your own comments on this article, such as what is the limitation of the proposed idea and how one can overcome it. Note that you should come up with your own limitations instead of explaining those already listed in the article!

The slides should neither be too wordy nor too simple. The points listed in the slides should be clear and explained in some details. It would be better if you can use some visuals. Giving some examples will make your point easier to follow. Moreover, during the presentation, your voice should be clear. Your pace should be neither too high nor too low. You should also try to engage your audience by maintaining eye contact with them. We suggest not to read from notes or slides, since it will make your presentation less engaging.

You will get 15 minutes for your seminar and 5 to 10 minutes for the QA and discussion. Each of 3 parts (including introduction, solution, and criticism) will be evaluated separately. Each part is worth 4 marks. The marks are based on whether you make your presentation clear, the slides are good, the audience is engaged, your criticisms are convincing, and you give good answers in the Q&A session. Students are required to share the seminar slides right after their presentation so that others can benefit from them.

Peer Review. You also need to review one assigned presentation within a week after that presentation. In your review, first you need to justify which points were explained clearly, which points were not clear, and what important points were missing in the presentation. You also need to evaluate the criticism part, explaining whether it was good or not along with your justifications. Your review should not exceed one page and should be submitted by email. This review is worth 3 marks.