Position papers: An Alternative to a Project

• Scope:
  either a position paper, or a proposal for a new research direction
  • significant extension of topics discussed in class
  • combination of multiple topics
  • concepts used in new contexts
  • something else related to distributed storage systems
  • 8 pages
  • 10/11 pt
  • no more, no less
• Possible structure

  intro: idea, context, research questions:	2 pg
  related work:	2 pg
  detailed description, including a picture:	3 pgs
  summary, implications, possible extensions:	1 pg

• one-page proposals due 3/20
• I will return comments by 3/25
• in-class presentations on May 12 and May 14.
• final version due May 18.