Paper Presentation Guide

Students will be required to present two in-depth article reviews over the course of the semester, starting with week 7.

If the paper is about a specific application domain, provide a bit of background about this domain.
Who are the researchers? What other projects have they worked on?
What is the research question(s) or gaps addressed by the paper?
Briefly summarize the methodology and results, including the conceptual model.
Pay more attention to explaining verification and validation techniques used in the paper.
Comment on how effectively the model methodology addresses the research question or gap posed by the authors, the strengths and limitations of the authors’ approach, and improvements, extensions, or alternative applications of the model.
If possible, provide a demo of the source code of the paper.
Possibly propose some questions for discussion.

Your presentation should be no longer than 25 minutes + 5 mins Q/A.
Please construct a set of slides in Power Point, or PDF, or any package of your choice.
Draft of the presentation slides are due at noon (12 pm) of the days of the class. Submit via Blackboard.
Presentations make up 30% of your grade

Give a clear, but concise summary of the paper. You may not exactly follow the structure of the paper.
Explain mathematical equations, rather than presenting all of the math.
When you don’t understand a part of a paper, or it is beyond your experience, say so and ask for help from the instructor and others in the class.
Discuss both positive and negative aspects of the research. In academia, we have a tendency to focus too much on the negative.
Relate the paper to other papers and course discussion, if appropriate.
Practice once, even if to your cat.
Stay within the allotted time limit. You can always expand if needed during questions and discussion.
Do not put too much stuff on any one slide, and use a large enough font.