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For second year students. Does not satisfy the B.S. independent research project requirement. Experimental or theoretical study that may involve lab or library work or a combination. Work supervised by faculty sponsor who determines direction of project, nature of reports required, and grade and credit awarded. 3-4 hrs lab work per week per 1 unit is expected. This course cannot substitute for CHEM 388 or CHEM 499Y/T.

This course will give students a deep exposure to cloud computing enabling technologies, its main building blocks, the design strategies behind scalable and fault tolerant cloud architectures, and an in-depth understanding through homework projects and exams. We learn about data center networks and their topologies, cloud transport layer, file systems, handling big data, enabling consistent data store, virtualization, and the softwarization trends in cloud computing.

The Commonwealth Honors College thesis or project is intended to provide students with the opportunity to work closely with faculty members to define and carry out in-depth research or creative endeavors. It provides excellent preparation for students who intend to continue their education through graduate study or begin their professional careers. The student works closely with their 499Y Honors Research sponsor to pursue research on a topic or question of special interest to them in preparation for writing a 499T Honors Thesis or completing a 499P Honors Project.