Reading Journal: Research Paper Review

Please respond to the following questions after reading the two assigned guides for writing, presenting, and reviewing research work. Upload your responses to gradescope before the deadline; late responses will not be accepted.

You may find it helpful to refer to the list of important questions about research papers we prepared in class. Asking these questions may help you consider the strengths and weaknesses of the work you are reading about, and could help you prepare interesting discussion points.

Problem

What problem does this paper solve? Why is it important? Answer in 3–5 sentences.

Approach

How did the authors address the problem they have identified? Summarize their approach in 3–5 sentences.

Positives

List at least three positive points about this paper. These could relate to the importance of the problem, a particularly clever or effective approach to solving it, a thorough evaluation, or other aspects of the work. These points should not be repeated from your earlier answers.

Negatives

List at least three negative points about this paper. Again, these could address the problem, approach, evaluation, or any other aspect of the work.

Discussion

Provide at least two questions or statements that you believe will lead to an interesting discussion of this paper. Some examples of good discussion points include:

• The authors forgot to consider X when evaluating their system.
• This approach would not work for real systems that rely on Y.
• Could this technique also work to address problem Z?
• This system trades A for B. Is that tradeoff worthwhile? You do not need to answer your discussion question or justify your claims in great detail here, but you should be prepared to elaborate during our in-class discussion.