1. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation1 CS 397 Review of Presentations 1.Presentation 2.Depth a.Slides b.Delivery Aditya Mathur, Instructor CS 397 Honors Seminar November 20, 2002 3.Miscellaneous

2. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation2 General Remarks 1.Presentation a.Slides: Brief Figures preferred over text Avoid complex text entry. Animate figures where possible Colors: good contrast

3. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation3 General Remarks (continued) b.Delivery Avoid reading from notes Dynamism helps but is a matter of personal taste Speech must be in sync with the material on the slide Avoid “basically” “like” “uh” …. No drinking or eating Hands out of pockets Maintain eye contact (not with one but with the audience) Speak loud enough

4. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation4 General Remarks (continued) 2.Depth Decide on what to focus Use example(s) to explain Avoid material that most in the audience will likely know State and explain objective Define terms used Clearly state research questions What has been done? What has not been done?

5. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation5 Team 1: PERL 6 1.Presentation 2.Depth a.Slides: b.Delivery Well organized Often too much material Focus more on new technology Too much time spent on small details

6. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation6 Team 2: Wireless Information Systems 1.Presentation 2.Depth a.Slides: b.Delivery Well organized individually but not integrated Often too much material Lot of breadth but lacked depth Often not in-sync with the slides

7. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation7 Team 3: Genetic Programming 1.Presentation 2.Depth a.Slides: b.Delivery Blended well Sometimes too much material (everything on slide!) How does the algorithm work? Easy to follow Took turns to present

8. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation8 Team 4: Vulnerability Management 1.Presentation 2.Depth a.Slides: b.Delivery Good and informative Informative, broad focus Marketing style Lacked depth Good overall, avoid reading from notes

9. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation9 Team 5: HCI 1.Presentation 2.Depth a.Slides: b.Delivery Good Applied research? Good depth, fish eye menus, 3D user interfaces Good overview Overall: very good presentation

10. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation10 Team 6: Voice Recognition 1.Presentation 2.Depth a.Slides: b.Delivery Very good Very good presentation Good breadth and depth Good eye contact

11. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation11 Team 7: Game Development 1.Presentation 2.Depth a.Slides: b.Delivery Very good, used only as a guide One of the best Sufficient amount of substance Eye contact Little reading

12. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation12 Team 8: AI 1.Presentation 2.Depth a.Slides: b.Delivery Too much textual matter Excellent presentation Lacked depth Often bulleted material not explained No reading Chess: very good

13. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation13 Team 9: AI in Video Games 1.Presentation 2.Depth a.Slides: b.Delivery Good. More depth needed. Title and intelligent agents? Good introduction Not everyone familiar with games (Baldur’s gate) No game discussed in detail. Focus needed.

14. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation14 Team 10: Personalization 1.Presentation 2.Depth a.Slides: b.Delivery Very Good. Good depth (ART 1) Good introduction Eye contact needs improvement! Good use of examples, well explained, interesting.

15. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation15 Team 11: Mobile/Wireless 1.Presentation 2.Depth a.Slides: b.Delivery Good. Tie in to CS not discussed (except for one speaker) Neither stunning nor empty! Too much reading! Good discussion of user interface. More focus needed

16. CS 397 Presentation Evaluation16 Final Words 1.Research is interesting and needed. 2.Useful and rewarding 3.You get to do new things! Develop new techniques. Evaluate existing methods and products Questions?