iCSC

iCSC2011
"Where students turn into teachers"
3-4 March 2011, CERN

Building 31 - IT Amphitheatre - Third Floor

Welcome to iCSC, an idea already prototyped in 2005 and implemented in 2006, 2008 and 2010.

iCSC is a two-to-three-day series of lectures, organized and delivered by selected students of the previous CERN School of Computing (CSC), but where the students go one step further, combining their skills and elaborating on CSC related subjects. iCSC takes place six months after the previous CSC

iCSC-2011 is taking place at CERN, Building 31 - IT Amphitheatre - Third Floor

Attendance is free, but participants who register in advance will get a printed version of the handouts. Registering will also help us in organizing the logistics of the event.

Enjoy the school.

François Flückiger, Director, CERN School of Computing

New: Lecture Handouts

All on iCSCs

iCSC2011 poster
A4 | A3

Questions

Clouds: what do I gain, what do I lose?
Is there standards for cloud interfaces?
What are the different models for cloud computing?

Can server virtualization save power?
Recovering from server disaster: Can virtualization help?
How to go above hardware physical limits?

Are modern encryption systems really secure?
What lessons after 2000 years of encryption?
Ever wondered how asymmetric ciphers work?
How can you keep your secrets?

Code refactoring burden: is it worth it?
Why does pair programming may help?
Test-driven development: A realistic idea?

Is my quality assurance process sufficient?
What are the approaches to collect metrics?
How to classify standards for metrics?

All the answers at iCSC

Programme overview

The programme is formed of two main themes and one special lecture. Though some of the lectures are part of a series, all lectures can be followed independently.

Lecture Handouts

Virtualization and Clouds	Computer Security	Hot Topics in Software Engineering
Virtualization: what it is, how it works Luigi Gallerani Carlos Garcia Fernandez CERN	Understanding Cryptography: From Caesar to Public-Key Nicola Chiapolini Universität Zürich - Switzerland	Modern Software Engineering meets HEP Frank Volkmer Bergische Universität Wuppertal- Germany
Server Virtualization at Work Luigi Gallerani Carlos Garcia Fernandez CERN		Metrics definition inside the software assurance process Andres Abad Rodriguez CERN
Unweaving Clouds: Principles and Practices Belmiro Moreira CERN
Thursday 3 March 10:00 - 15:00	Thursday 3 March 15:30 - 16:30	Friday 4 March 10:00 - 12:00
Building 31 - IT Amphitheatre - Third Floor	Building 31 - IT Amphitheatre - Third Floor	Building 31 - IT Amphitheatre - Third Floor

Schedule overview

iCSC2011 Frequently Asked Questions

Why an inverted CSC?	Because we noted that at regular CSCs, the sum of the knowledge of the students often exceeds that of the lecturer teaching at that time, and that it is not infrequent to find someone in the room who knows more than the lecturer on a particular aspect. Why not to try and exploit this? This is the idea behind iCSC, which was prototyped in 2005.
*Who will provide lectures?*	Only selected CSC2010 students.
*When and where?*	3-4 March 2011, at CERN, IT Auditorium (building 31)
*Who can attend?*	Anyone interested, attendance is fully free
*Should I register?*	This is not mandatory if you work on the CERN site. But it is highly recommended: If you do register, you will get a hard-copy of the lecture handouts (first registered, first served). This will also help us for the logistics.
*I am not at CERN, may I attend?*	Yes as long as you have some connection to CERN. If you already do have CERN access card, just use it to enter the site. If you have no CERN access card, you are expected to provide the name of someone at CERN (a guarantor) who will vouch for you. Register by email with the name of your guarantor. After verification with the guarantor, an access card will be prepared for you. Failure to do so will prevent you to enter the site.
*How is the programme organized?*	The school lasts one and a half day. Lectures are logically clustered into two main themes and one special lecture.
*May I attend only one theme?*	Yes of course, attendance is fully free.
*May I attend only one or a few lectures?*	Yes. Lectures, though a few of them form a consistent series, are structured to be followed rather independently. Some have more "fundamentals" components, other tackle more in-depth topics. However, to avoid disturbing classes, we ask you to not enter or leave the classroom during lectures. There is always at least a ten-minute break between any two consecutive lectures, so that participants can easily come in or quit the school between lectures.
*Will there be handouts?*	Yes, a printed version for those who have registered (first registered, first served), and web access for the others.
*I am a former CSC2010 student. Anything special for me?*	Yes, as a former CSC2010 student in Uxbridge, if you register, you are welcome to participate in a dinner in Restaurant No. 1 on Thursday 3 March at 19.00 hours. If attending the dinner, confirm your participation in your registration email.
*Where does the programme come from?*	CSC2010 students interested in contributing in iCSC-2011 made proposals via an electronic discussion forum. The school theme coordinators selected the best / most relevant proposals . Mentors were then appointed for every lecture, to review the content and control the quality of the material

*Is there a common dominator between themes?*	Yes, the idea is that the lecturers go one step further than the tuition delivered at the main CSC, focusing on novel ideas and technologies. Most of what will be taught at iCSC has rarely been taught at CERN before