COMP715/815GB:2015 Steven


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 * Planned Meeting Times:
 * Wednesdays 8:30-9:30pm


 * Group leader:
 * Steven
 * Students:
 * Garrett
 * Nathaniel
 * Nigel

Week of Sept 14th
Meeting Time
 * Meet Sept 16th after class, this is one week ahead of other times

Atendees:
 * Garrett, Nathaniel, Steven

Agenda:
 * Introductions
 * Check if location okay (meeting room in library)
 * Discuss lab and first homework assignment

Discussion
 * Introductions and discussion of work and school experiences
 * Discuss the approach to the lab problem
 * Review if there is a pattern noticeable in lab
 * Discuss method to debug using console.log and Firebug software

Week of Sept 21st
Meeting Time
 * Meet after class Sept 23rd

Attendees:
 * Garrett, Nathaniel, Nigel, Steven

Agenda:
 * Complete introduction
 * Review lab
 * Review approach to homework 1

Discussion
 * Discuss quick scan option (not always available) of malware detection software
 * Discuss if it can be run on school computers (not confirmed)
 * Review lab results
 * Continue review of homework 1 questions, review ideas openly, no details but several approaches discussed including checksum only and shuffling characters of the input

Week of Sept 28th
Meeting Time
 * Meet after class Sep 30th

Agenda:
 * Homework 1 continued

Discussion
 * Discuss multiple passes for encryption
 * Although no implementations details discussed the approach to the problems were discussed (shuffling, checksums, etc...)
 * Possible issue are performance
 * Benefits are increased combinations
 * Discuss homework 1 further
 * Discuss experiences with finding passwords in offices on notes and monitors inside workplaces

Week of Oct 4th
Meeting Time
 * Meet after class on Oct 6th

Agenda:
 * Review the initial hints for homework 2

Discussion
 * Discuss the initial hints used in class for number of solutions
 * Is problem may not be stated correctly?
 * The point being made may be missed without more detail on problem

Week of Oct 12th
Meeting Time
 * Meet after class Oct 14th

Attendees:
 * Garrett, Nathaniel, Nigel, Steven

Agenda:
 * Review homework 2
 * Midterm readiness

Discussion
 * Most of the discussion is on the repeating results in homework 2
 * Discuss the approach to homework 2 which include trees instead of multiplications and power formulas
 * Short discussion on homework 3
 * Review if everyone is okay for midterm and preparing the cards allowed for test

Week of Oct 19th
Meeting Time
 * Oct 21 is Midterm - no meeting

Week of Oct 26th
Meeting Time
 * Meet after class Oct 28

Attendees:
 * Garrett, Steven

Agenda:
 * Midterm results
 * Homework 4

Discussion
 * Very short check on midterm
 * Review the challenge of the password hunt
 * Discuss filter in and filter out approach to speed search on homework 4

Week of 2nd
Meeting Time
 * Meet after class Nov 4th

Attendees:
 * Garrett, Nathaniel, Nigel, Steven

Agenda:
 * Homework 4
 * Projects

Discussion
 * Discuss if homework 4 will be by group of individual, mixed opinions and decide to check in after one week by email ( result is all individual)
 * Alternate languages will be tried including C++ (compiled) and Java (still interpreted) for speed alternatives to the Javascript
 * Discuss repeated results seen in lab exercises
 * First full group since midterm, everyone is okay with results
 * Discuss project proposals (did not think it was due Nov 18th!, web page does not agree)

Week of Nov 9th
Meeting Time
 * November 11th is a holiday, no meeting

Week of Nov 16th
Meeting Time
 * Meet after class Nov 18th

Attendees:
 * Garrett, Nathaniel, Nigel, Steven

Agenda:
 * Homework 4, 5
 * Projects

Discussion
 * Discuss out homework 4 search results and the different approaches used, some with dictionary, others without
 * Review the WEP key results
 * Discuss the homework 5 cipher problem
 * Long discussion held on Wifi implemented into vehicles and auto driving cars, can outsiders access car controls through Wifi of is it seperate non-radio system?

Week of Nov 23th
Meeting Time
 * School is closed November 25th, no meeting

Week of Nov 30th
Meeting Time
 * Meet after class on December 2nd
 * Garrett, Nathan, Steven

Agenda:
 * Final

Discussion
 * Briefly discuss what is expected on final
 * No review of network security after just finishing class on subject