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15-712 is a PhD course in operating and distributed systems. The learning objectives are:
- To understand the state of the art in operating systems and distributed systems, and how and why we got there.
- To understand how to engage in systems research.
- To investigate novel ideas in systems through a semester-long research project.
Please note: This course is open to SCS and ECE Ph.D. students. Other students may be admitted by the permission of the instructor; please attend the first few sessions to see if you're interested. There will be a hard limit for the total number of students to ensure good in-class discussion and sufficient "face-time" for project meetings.
This course assumes a basic familiarity with operating sytems concepts. The course will consist of a reading/lecture/discussion component and a project component. The class will cover approximately 40 research papers. Some of these papers will introduce students to the basic principles on which modern operating systems and distributed systems are based. Others will cover more recent work to explore the state of the art and observe the evolution of these systems over time.
Students are expected to read papers before the class and participate in the discussion during the class.
- Lecture time: MWF 15:00 - 16:20
Note: Class will meet on average two times per week. See the syllabus for the exact schedule. - Units: 12
- Location: GHC 4303
We will be using Piazza for class discussion. Rather than emailing questions to Phil and/or Kevin, please post your questions on Piazza at 15-712 Piazza.