Seminar on Programming Languages and Program Analysis

Date: 27.Oct.2019
Presenter: Noam Rinetzky
Presentation: PPTX

Pointer Analysis

In this seminar we will discuss papers regarding pointer and shape analysis.

Give a 70-80 minutes talk about his or hers assigned topic (one or two research papers).
Answer students questions during the talk.
Lead a summary discussion.
Say something original (i.e., not written in the paper) about the topic. For example:
- Download and execute two implementations of the described algorithm and evaluate them.
- Extend the discussion regarding a particularly close related work.
- Make an interesting connection to a topic discussed in a previous talk.
- Describe a personal expereicne with using the discussed technique (or a simialr one) at work.
Write a short (1 page) summary about the discussed topic, the original contribution, and the main points that came out during the discussion.
Actively participate in the discussions led by other students.

The slides and the summary should be written in English. (The talk can be given in Hebrew.)
You are expected to be present in every lesson, unless coordinated beforehand with the lecturer.
Name your presentation and summary using the seminar's naming conventions, e.g.,
- seminar1718a-lec-Num-presentation-firstname-secondname.pptx
- seminar1718a-lec-Num-summary-firstname-secondname.docx
Meet the lecturer one week before the lesson.
Send your presentation and summary to the lecturer up to one week after your lecture.
Mathematical fonts for Powerpoint and Word can be found here.