CS 8803 DMM: Data Management and Machine Learning
(Fall 2019)
Paper Presentation
Each student is expected to present one paper, in group of 1-3 students, depending on the class size.
Each presentation is expected to be ~50 minutes, followed by
a ~25 minutes discussion led by the presenter.
If you have trouble understanding the technical content of the
paper you are presenting or you would like general advice on the
presentation or slides, you should schedule an appointment with
the instructor well in advance of your presentation date.
Scheduling
- The preference needs to be emailed to the Instructor and the TA
by 6pm EST
Aug 26.
- The title of the email needs to be "CS 8803 DMM
Scheduling {Your GT User ID}"
- The body of the email contains a list of at least five
papers in decreasing order of preference
- Although there is no guarantee that you will get your
preferred papers, the instructor will try best to accommodate
your preference by taking into account your preference, as
well as the time your sent in your preference. The earlier you
sent in your preference, the higher chance you will get your
preferred assignment.
- The presentation schedule will then be announced by 6pm
EST Aug 29.
Slides Submission
- The presentation slides needs to be emailed to the Instructor and the TA by 6pm EST
the night before your presentation.
- The title of the email needs to be "CS 8803 DMM
Presentation {Your GT User ID} {Title of the Paper}"
- The slides should be sent as an email attachment.
How to present a paper
50 minutes presentation
- Problem motivation/definition/main results
- Choose what to present, choose to leave out
- Include necessary technical background
- Discuss how the ideas can be improved
25 minutes presentation
- One student acts as the champion of the paper, one acts the critics of the paper
- Discuss the paper assumptions
- Discuss the paper’s evaluation methods
- Discuss how the ideas can be improved
Grading
Each presentation will be evaluated on a 100 points scale by the
instructor.
- Clarity and Content: 50 points
- Discussion: 50 points
Presentation Tips