CSCI 310, Cybersecurity Spring 2021 – 01W Term Project Guidelines 1. Topics have been chosen and confirmed via email You will be graded on two deliverables. You are expected to: 1) write and submit a technical report in paper format (in Microsoft word (or latex) and pdf final format) 2) prepare and deliver a presentation recording  To help prepare you for writing technical documents in the future, you will write your project paper in a simplified ACM format with one column, fully justified text. The simplified ACM template is provided on myleoonline in the project module. Your report should be approximately 14 pages (not including references). Include references to these resources in the references section with proper citation where needed.  Your report will basically contain the following sections (which can be adjusted depending on your research topic)1: o Abstract or executive summary: 100-200 words describing the main points in your report and mainly concisely summarizing core research questions, approach and main observations/findings. o Introduction: This section should establish a context (background and related work) around the topic for the reader, highlighting the challenges, significant related incidents, significance of existing research. It should summarize what has been done on the topic, the main research questions you aim to answer through your report, and the approach that you would follow to answer those questions. The report introduction should briefly discuss how the used approach is different (what additional value does your report provide) from previous work on the topic. The last paragraph of the introduction should outline the flow of the report describing the logical progression from ones section to the next.  Background/Related work: This section includes summaries of previous related work including references to the papers and other resources you needed 1 http://www.ann.ece.ufl.edu/courses/eel5764_10fal/project.html Topics: Deliverables: Report Requirements: http://www.ann.ece.ufl.edu/courses/eel5764_10fal/project.html to explore to fully understand the topic you are reporting on. In this section, you should aim to describe how the work you are reporting on is different and how it improves and/or extends previous methods. This section could be included in the introduction. o Main report sections: This part of the report may include 2-3 sections expanding on the problem statement and main research, approach/hypothesis/methodology and main findings/observations. This part of the report is directly related to the topic you are working on, and is the core of your report. It could include sections such as:  Problem statement: and this could include a system architecture and current state of the art articulation of the research question you aim to answer.  Approach/ ...

1. CSCI 310, Cybersecurity
Spring 2021 – 01W
Term Project Guidelines
1. Topics have been chosen and confirmed via email
You will be graded on two deliverables. You are expected to:
1) write and submit a technical report in paper format (in
Microsoft word (or latex)
and pdf final format)
2) prepare and deliver a presentation recording
future, you will write your
project paper in a simplified ACM format with one column,
fully justified text. The

2. simplified ACM template is provided on myleoonline in the
project module. Your report
should be approximately 14 pages (not including references).
Include references
to these resources in the references section with proper citation
where needed.
(which can be adjusted
depending on your research topic)1:
o Abstract or executive summary: 100-200 words describing the
main points in your
report and mainly concisely summarizing core research
questions, approach and main
observations/findings.
o Introduction: This section should establish a context
(background and related work)
around the topic for the reader, highlighting the challenges,
significant related incidents,
significance of existing research. It should summarize what has
been done on the topic,
the main research questions you aim to answer through your
report, and the approach
that you would follow to answer those questions. The report
introduction should briefly
discuss how the used approach is different (what additional
value does your report
provide) from previous work on the topic. The last paragraph of

3. the introduction should
outline the flow of the report describing the logical progression
from ones section to the
next.
of previous
related work including references to the papers and other
resources you needed
1
http://www.ann.ece.ufl.edu/courses/eel5764_10fal/project.html
Topics:
Deliverables:
Report Requirements:
http://www.ann.ece.ufl.edu/courses/eel5764_10fal/project.html
to explore to fully understand the topic you are reporting on. In
this section, you
should aim to describe how the work you are reporting on is
different and how it
improves and/or extends previous methods. This section could
be included in the
introduction.

4. o Main report sections: This part of the report may include 2-3
sections expanding on
the problem statement and main research,
approach/hypothesis/methodology and main
findings/observations. This part of the report is directly related
to the topic you are
working on, and is the core of your report. It could include
sections such as:
architecture and current
state of the art articulation of the research question you aim to
answer.
hypothesis: Describe your
understanding of the
main contributions of the topic you are reporting on: what was
done, how it was
done, how it works, etc. Provide architectural diagrams, charts
and figures where
necessary with proper citation.
/ Observations: Depending on the topic you are
reporting on, you
will need to include a description of the experimental setup (if
included in the
original paper you are reviewing). Aim to be concise and utilize
graphs to show
any improvements. Include a summary of results analysis: what
the results mean
and the trends that are revealed.
o Conclusions and Future Work: Include here a brief summary
of the work and results.

5. Include any future work that is expected or could be done.
o Acknowledgments (Optional): Acknowledge any person that
helped with your
research that is not listed as an author.
o References: List of papers and resources cited throughout
your report.
not directly copy from the
material of the paper you are reporting on. In the case that you
quote the words of the
original authors, use quotation marks “” and add a reference
number.
should use a standard citation
format.
size, line spacing and page
margins.
Before midnight on Friday April 23rd, you need to submit the
following on
myleoonline D2L platform:
1- Presentation slides: prepare and upload a presentation (10-15
slides) for your project

6. presentation. Please upload in power point and in PDF formats.
2- Presentations Recordings: prepare and record a 10-minutes
presentation on your
project using zoom and upload the recording.
3- Reports: finalize and submitted your report as an MS word
and PDF .
The grade for you project will comprise of the following
components:
10% Report format (template is provided).
70% Report content showcasing your understanding of the
original author’s ideas. How do explain the paper’s
Report & Presentation Deadlines:
Grading Criteria:
ideas clearly (You do not have to explain every detail).
20% Quality of your presentation (content, style and
delivery).

7. 1. HOW TO GIVE A GOOD PRESENTATION,
https://www.princeton.edu/~archss/webpdfs08/BaharMartonosi.
pdf
2. How to give a technical presentation,
https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~mernst/advice/giving-
talk.html
Useful Resources:
https://www.princeton.edu/~archss/webpdfs08/BaharMartonosi.
pdf
https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~mernst/advice/giving-
talk.html
Technical Report Requirements – Grading Rubric
Requirements described in Week 5 – No report submitted –
grade is zero
Plagiarized papers will receive a grade of zero and the Dean of
Students will be notified.
Use the format of the article from Week 1 as a guide for your
paper.
Do not number the pages and do not put a header or footer in
the paper.
Points
5 Title at the top of the first page (no title page and no table

8. of contents)
Use your name as the author followed by the University
information.
Your Name, Department of Computer Science and Information
Systems, A&M-Commerce
10 2 pts for each required heading which should be at the left
margin (not centered).
Headings in the paper include the following: Do not capitalize
the entire word
Abstract – bold font
Keywords– bold font
Introduction– bold font
Other major headings as needed– bold font
Subheadings as needed– use bold font
Conclusions– bold font
References– bold font
Do not use Roman numerals in the paper to number any
heading; major headings are not numbered
Other requirements
5 Use acronyms when needed. For the first use of an
acronym, type the complete phrase followed by the acronym in
parentheses. For example, Bring Your Own Pencil (BYOP).
After the first use of the phrase and acronym, you can just use
the acronym.
20 number of pages 2 points/page - (less than 5 pages: -5pts
per page missing)
Minimum of 10 pages single-spaced – not including tables,
figures and references
Times New Roman 12 point
5 Standard margins – 1in top, bottom, left and right. Do not
justify the alignment of the paper.
Do not use two columns as in the example article
15 ‘In text” citations – appropriate number of citations based
on concepts included in the paper.

9. The in text citations must be in APA format. There must be at
least one in text citation for each reference in the paper. Many
paragraphs will contain (depending on content of the paragraph)
more than one citation; a citation for a specific reference could
appear multiple times in the paper.
No in text citations: paper will not be accepted (grade will be
zero)
5 Tables must be identified as a Table with a number and
title after the table
Figures must be identified as a Figure with a number and title
after the figure
Images must be identifies as an Image with a number and title
after the image.
For each of the three items that are included in the paper the
first number will be 1 and each item is numbered independently.
The next occurrence of a specific item will be the next larger
integer.
If you did not create the table or figure, you must include an ‘in
text’ citation so the reader can identify the source of the figure
or table.
15 References - APA format must be used for the format.
References at the end must be in alphabetic order – see article
from Week 1 for indentation format for the complete reference.
For each reference in the list, you must have at least one ‘in
text’ citation in APA format. If you do not cite a paper then do
not include it in the reference list. This will be checked. In the
reference list, the first line of the reference will be at the left
margin and all remaining lines for each reference will be
indented 5 spaces. All references must have a URL that is a
hyperlink. References will be checked to see if they are valid.
10 Grammatical errors
10 Spelling Errors
Simplified Submission Template for ACM Papers*Insert Your
Subtitle Here

10. First A. Author
First Department Name, First Institution/University Name, City,
State, Country, [email protected]
Executive Summary/Abstract
100-200 words describing what has been done, main
observations and results.
KEYWORDS
Insert comma delimited author-supplied keyword list, Keyword
number 2, Keyword number 3, Keyword number 4
Introduction:
This section includes a longer summary of what has been done,
main observations and results. The report introduction should
briefly discuss how the used techniques are different from
previous work on the topic.
1.1 Background/Related Work
Thissubmission version of your paper should not have headers
or footers, Baldassare (2000). It should remain in a one-column
format—please do not alter any of the styles or
margins.[footnoteRef:1] [1: Footnote when needed.]
Main Section 1
This section could be your problem statement including system
the core research questions and recent articulation of such
questions.
Main Section 2
Describe your understanding of the main contributions of the
topic you are reporting on: what was done, how it was done,
how it works, etc. Provide architectural diagrams, charts and
figures where necessary with proper citation.
Figure 3: Example of the “Large Float” feature.
Figure 4: Large figure spanning in both the columns in final
version.
Main Section 3 Findings/Results/Observations
Include here a brief summary of the work and results. Include

11. any future work that is expected or could be done.
Conclusions and Future Work
Include here a brief summary of the work and results. Include
any future work that is expected or could be done.
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[2] Sarah Cohen, Werner Nutt, and Yehoshua Sagic. 2007.
Deciding equivalences among conjunctive aggregate queries. J.
ACM 54, 2, Article 5 (April 2007), 50 pages. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1145/1219092.1219093.
[3] David Kosiur. 2001. Understanding Policy-Based
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[4] Sten Andler. 1979. Predicate path expressions. In
Proceedings of the 6th. ACM SIGACT-SIGPLAN Symposium
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