Assignments > Paper presentation
In the "Paper presentations" sessions, you will present the research papers of which everyone is also writing abstracts. Based on the number of students enrolled so far, most students will give their presentation in a team of 4. NB with this team, you will also be working on Assignment 1. You can choose a paper after the first lecture.
Components of a presentation
Your presentation should take 35 minutes, consisting of the following components:
- Contents (10 minutes) - Summarize the paper in your own words. Keep this part short (since you may assume that everybody has read the paper), but still understandable (as if you are talking to a bachelor student who has not read the paper). Try to put the paper in the right (historic) perspective. Explain the global idea, algorithms and definitions clearly, and give some examples. Also, try to give the intuition/motivation behind any equations you show (e.g. explain each term separately, create a picture, or use the blackboard).
You can make this part more interesting by including some additional pictures, movies, demos, et cetera (e.g. from the author's website). Also include some information about how the paper has been received in the research community (e.g. number of citations). Please also consider related work from both the past and the future (relative to your paper's release date). Usually, spending 5 minutes on the paper's contents and 5 minutes on additional information works fine. - Critical review (15 minutes) - This is the most important part of your presentation.
You could see this as an extended version of the critical assessment in your abstracts.
The same guidelines apply (see the section on Abstracts), although the presentation is obviously expected to be more detailed.
- Discussion (10 minutes) - Lead a discussion about the paper with the other students. When a person asks a question, please repeat it in your own works so that it's clear you've understood the question and that everybody has heard the question properly. In the discussion phase, you can ask your own questions to the audience, but you will also receive questions back (because the students have prepared these beforehand). Give a conclusion after each discussion point. Also, ensure that you give the word to different students.
The remainder of the session (5 minutes) will be used by the lecturer to give feedback.
Grading
The lecturer will grade your presentation based on the following criteria (score sheet), in decreasing order of importance:
- thoroughness of the critical review,
- ability to answer questions and lead the discussion,
- accuracy of the contents,
- quality of the presentation material,
- presentation skills.
You will receive personal feedback shortly after your presentation.