Requirements For Proposal

Each student must submit a proposal for the term paper. The proposal must have a title page, main content, and references. The proposal should be single-column, 1 inch margins, 11-point size, single-spaced, 2-5 pages (excluding the title page), and written using text editors such as MS Word and Latex.

The proposal should be emailed to me in PDF (preferred) or DOC formats mid-semester with [CS6204: Proposal] in the subject line. 

The title page should include

• the title of the paper
• names, email addresss, and student IDs of team members
• course name, number, and instructor's name
• a maximum 300-word abstract
• three to five keywords
• short summary of contributions of each team member

For research papers, the main content of the proposal should include the following:

• (1 points) A summary of the research problem you plan to study.
• (1 points) Motivation of the proposed problem (i.e., why do you study this problem).
• (1 points) A summary of the possible techniques you plan to use to address the problem.
• (1points) Justification about why you believe you can solve the problem.
• (1 points) Expected result and a plan for validation.
• (1 points) A reference list with at least 5 relevant papers.
• (5 points extra credit) You can get up to 5 points extra credit if you include initial results.

For survey papers, the main content should include the following:

• (1 points) A summary of the research field you plan to survey.
• (1 points) Justification about why you plan to survey this field.
• (1 points) A classification scheme of the techniques in your selected field.
• (1 points) A classification of the techniques in your reference list with your classification scheme. You need to map each paper you cite to one of the classes.
• (1 points) A summary of the trends in your selected field. Give evidences for your decision.
• (1 points) A reference list with at least 20 references.