CS 505 ASSIGNMENT #9

Due Wednesday, May 2, 2007

1. Using the class textbook, World Wide Web, Sterne Library, or any other available resource, look into topics which are of research interest in the programming languages community. Proceedings of conferences such as the ACM Symposium on Principles of Programming Languages and the ACM Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation would be especially good sources. At the end of the semester, you will turn in a research report on the topic you choose so select something that is interesting to you. Write a proposal about the topic, including a proposed title for your report, your name, a paragraph which briefly describes the topic, a paragraph which briefly describes your interest in the topic and what you expect to learn by researching it, and a few key references you expect to use in your research. This proposal should be 12 point font and a maximum of 1 page. Please turn this part in by Wednesday, March 21.

2. Complete the research report proposed above. The first page should be a title page with the title and your name. The second page should be a 100 (or less) word abstract which gives an executive summary of your report. The body of your report should be a maximum of 10 pages in 12 point font. The final pages of your report should be a bibliography of the relevant references in this area. You will be graded for clarity in writing and organization, completeness and correctness.