Term Projects

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Term Projects

• Cs5090 Advanced Computer Networks, fall 2004
• Department of Computer Science
• Michigan Tech University
• Byung Choi

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Schedule

• Sept/22 Project release
• Sept/29 project selection (by email)
• Oct/01 Exam 1 material (3 papers)
• Oct/04 Exam 1 (Take home)
• Oct/06 Exam 1 report (pdf, by email)
• Oct/11 Term Project Phase 1, research problem
  formulation (pdf, by email)

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Providing bi-directional anonymity using
unstructured overlay networks

• Sender anonymity
• Receiver anonymity
• Bi-directional (mutual) anonymity!
• Anonymity through overlay networks
• Structured
• Unstructured
• Example application electronic voting

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Unstructured overlay networks An effective
measure against DDoS

• An easy way to detect and filter attack packets?
• Using overlay as a front end
• How to detect?
• How to filter?
• How to route?
• Exploit anonymity of overlay networks?

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Dynamic topology for efficient routing in
wireless ad-hoc mobile sensor networks

• Routing and packet forwarding
• in wired networks
• in wireless ad-hoc mobile networks
• In wireless ad-hoc mobile sensor networks
• IP-based?
• Bottom-up vs. top-down development
• Dynamic vs. static

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Scoping?

• All topics good enough for PhD
• Solutions to a part pf the research problem will
  be OK!
• Try to formulate a research problem, which is
  part of the grand research problem.
• Be open minded always
• Dont forget 30 reference papers