Final presentations will be group presentations, and each group should consist of two to four students. Each group must choose to present one of the papers listed in the Papers section. Each group member must present at least 10 minutes, and each presentation must be at least 30 minutes and no more than 45 minutes. Please let me know what paper you choose by Wednesday, May 23. Paper selection is first-come-first-serve.

Your presentation should cover the following aspects of the paper you selected:

• What problem did the authors try to solve? And why is the problem interesting or important?
• What theories/algorithms/techniques have been proposed before? And why did they fall short of solving the problem (thus the authors had to propose a new one)?
• Description of the proposed theory/algorithm/technique.
• Evaluation or proof of the proposed theory/algorithm/technique.

And here are some of the things I'll look for in each presenter:

• Understanding of the whole paper, not just the part you present.
• Presentation skills, i.e. the way you stand, talk, answer questions, and interact with the audience.
• Time management.

[Schedule]

Wednesday May 30, after lecture

1. Anuj, Bharat, Nidhi, and Sumathie - Mining Patterns of Events in Students' Teamwork Data, by Judy Kay, Nicolas Maisonneuve, Kalina Yacef, and Osmar R. Zaiane.

7:30PM - 10PM, Wednesday, June 6

[Papers]