FSU CIS 5930-03 (Spring 2009)
Computer Systems Performance Analysis

Instructor
Andy Wang (awang@cs.fsu.edu)


Announcements

[Jan 1] Welcome to CIS 5930-03!

[Jan 29] The office hour on 2/2 is cancelled.

[Apr 14] The office hour on 4/17 is cancelled.


Course Material

Lecture 1 (1/6/2009)
Course Syllabus (Word XP)
Course Information (PowerPoint XP)
Course Introduction (PowerPoint XP)
Reading: Chapters 1 and 2

Lecture 2 (1/8/2009)
Summarizing Data (PowerPoint 2007)
Reading: Chapter 12

Lecture 3 (1/13/2009)
Selecting Techniques (PowerPoint XP)
Reading: Chapter 3

Lecture 4 (1/15/2009)
Comparing Systems Using Sample Data (PowerPoint XP)
Quantities of the Unit Normal Distribution (PDF)
Commonly Used Normal Quantiles (PDF)
Quantiles of the t Distribution (PDF)
Reading: Chapter 13

Lecture 5 (1/20/2009)
Workload Selection and Characterization (PowerPoint XP)
Homework 1 (Word 2007)
Reading: Chapters 4, 5, and 6

Lecture 6 (1/22/2009)
Simple Linear Regression Models (PowerPoint XP)
Reading: Chapter 14

Lecture 7 (1/27/2009)
Measurement Tools (PowerPoint XP)
Reading: Chapters 7 and 8

Lecture 8 (1/29/2009)
Multiple Linear Regression (PowerPoint XP)
Reading: Chapter 15.1

Lecture 9 (2/3/2009)
Project proposal presentations

Lecture 10 (2/5/2009)
Project proposal presentations

Lecture 11 (2/10/2009)
Examples Using a Distributed File System (PowerPoint XP)
Test Loads (PowerPoint XP)
Reading: Chapter 9

Lecture 12 (2/12/2009)
Other Regression Models (PowerPoint XP)
Reading: Chapter 15.2 - 15.6

Lecture 13 (2/17/2009)
Graphical Presentation (PowerPoint XP)
Reading: Chapter 10

Lecture 14 (2/19/2009)
Ratio Games and Designing Experiments (PowerPoint XP)
Reading: Chapters 11, 16, 17

Lecture 15 (2/24/2009)
Replicated Binary Designs (PowerPoint XP)
Homework 2 (Word XP)
Reading: Chapter 18

Lecture 16 (2/26/2009)
Fractional Factorial Designs (PowerPoint XP)
Reading: Chapter 19

Lecture 17 (3/3/2009)
One-Factor Experiments (PowerPoint XP)
Reading: Chapter 20

Lecture 18 (3/5/2009)
Two-Factor Full Factorial Designs (PowerPoint XP)
Reading: Chapter 21

Lecture 19 (3/17/2009)
Experimental Design Presentations
Homework 3 (Word XP)

Lecture 20 (3/19/2009)
Experimental Design Presentations

Lecture 21 (3/24/2009)
Introduction to Simulation (PowerPoint XP)
Reading: Chapter 24

Lecture 22 (3/26/2009)
Obstacle Modeling for Wireless Transmissions (PowerPoint 2007)

Lecture 23 (3/31/2009)
Analysis of Simulation Results (PowerPoint 2007)
Reading: Chapter 25

Lecture 24 (4/2/2009)
Rumor Performance Evaluation (PowerPoint 2007)

Lecture 25 (4/7/2009)
Random-Number Generation (PowerPoint 2007)
Reading: Chapter 26

Lecture 26 (4/9/2009)
Testing Random-Number Generators (PowerPoint 2007)
Random-Variate Generation (PowerPoint 2007)
Reading: Chapters 27 and 28

Lecture 27 (4/14/2009)
Commonly Used Distributions (PowerPoint 2007)
Reading: Chapter 29


Useful Resources

Recommended Reading
An Evaluation of the Ninth SOSP Submission
Some Reflections on Innovation and Invention

On-line Resources
Newsgroup


awang@cs.fsu.edu
Last modified on: January 1, 2009