Paper Critiques

Please submit your critique at the end of each class session (hard 
copy) or within 24 hours after class (by e-mail to: golan@cs.cornell.edu).

A total of 7 critiques per student will be required to satisfactorily 
complete the requirements for this class.


Paper 1:__________________________________________________________

         (title, authors, journal, etc.)



1.  What problem(s) did this paper address?

2.  What were the main conclusions of the paper?

3.  Did the proposed solution(s) adequately address the stated problem?

4.  What open problems remain to be followed up in the future?

5.  Did this paper present information that was useful to your research?

6.  Did you have sufficient background to read this paper?
     What aspects were most difficult for you to understand?

7.  Were there topics that were touched on in this paper that you 
would like to see covered in more depth in future courses?



Paper 2:__________________________________________________________


          1.  What problem(s) did this paper address?

2.  What were the main conclusions of the paper?

3.  Did the proposed solution(s) adequately address the stated problem?

4.  What open problems remain to be followed up in the future?

5.  Did this paper present information that was useful to your research?

6.  Did you have sufficient background to read this paper?
     What aspects were most difficult for you to understand?

7.  Were there topics that were touched on in this paper that you 
would like to see covered in more depth in future courses?