Motivation :
As storage and communication technologies evolve, there is a
greater demand for storing more and more data either on-line
or near-line. Examples of data intensive applications include
scientific applications, such as analysis of satellite sensor
data, business applications, such as processing of stock market
or banking transactions, and multimedia applications, such as
delivery of on-demand video service. Efficient use of resources
and proper design choices are key to achieving the necessary
quality of service in large multimedia information systems.
Course benefits :
- Stay
up-to-date with the latest developments in multimedia
information systems
- Obtain
a deeper insight into the design issues in multimedia
storage servers
- Obtain
a requisite background for original research in multimedia
information systems
Course description :
This course will explore current research directions
and design issues in advanced system architectures for
storage servers. Specifically we will concentrate on
multimedia information systems, and, as time permits,
explore similar issues in parallel database systems and
scientific computing systems. The objective of this course
is to bring students up to date on research directions in
large multimedia information systems and to provide the
requisite background for original research in this area.
Specific topics covered in the course include (but are not
limited to):
- Current
storage device technology and technology trends
(high performance I/O systems, disk arrays, tertiary storage
devices) and their impact on application areas such as
multimedia storage systems, parallel database systems,
and scientific computing systems.
- Current
interconnect technologies and technology trends
and their impact on application areas such as multimedia
storage and communication systems.
- Current
compression technologies and technology trends
and their impact on application areas such as multimedia
storage and communication systems.
- Multimedia
storage servers: data placement, scheduling and
data retrieval, fault tolerance issues, data sharing techniques,
admission control, and multilevel storage hierarchy design.
- Special
topics on compression, image databases, content
based access, multilevel memory management systems, etc.
And, as time permits:
- Database
systems for multicomputer architectures: storage
structures, parallel relational query processing,
concurrency control and recovery.
- I/O intensive
scientific computing applications: parallel
file systems; storage structures and parallel I/O support
software.
The topics in this course represent some of the major research
directions today in large multimedia information systems. The
material in the course will be based primarily on research papers.
Students will be required to read the equivalent of approximately
20 conference/journal research papers. Grades will be based on
a final examination, class participation, and a term report
(which will include a class presentation and a term paper). Most
reports are expected to be critical summaries and reviews of a
small collection of papers in an area relevant to the course.
However, reports describing original research are also possible.
There are no prerequisites for this course; it is intended for
junior level graduate students or senior level undergraduates.
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Leana Golubchik
(leana@cs.umd.edu)