Cloud Computing

lingi2145  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Cloud Computing
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h + 15.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Riviere Etienne;
Language
English
Prerequisites
You would already have passed LINGI2172 Databases
Main themes
  • Architectural principles of cloud computing
  • Scalability of cloud services (storage, computing, ...)
  • Building blocks for cloud services
  • Large scale computations in cloud environments
  • Programming models for cloud services
  • Providing scalable web services from the cloud
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 Given the learning outcomes of the "Master in Computer Science and Engineering" program, this course contributes to the development, acquisition and evaluation of the following learning outcomes:
  • INFO1.1-3
  • INFO2.2-3, INFO2.5
  • INFO5.2, INFO5.4-5
  • INFO6.1, INFO6.3, INFO6.4
Given the learning outcomes of the "Master [120] in Computer Science" program, this course contributes to the development, acquisition and evaluation of the following learning outcomes:
  • SINF1.M1
  • SINF2.2-3, SINF2.5
  • SINF5.2, SINF5.4-5
  • SINF6.1, SINF6.3, SINF6.4
Students having completed this course successfully will be able to
  • explain the goals, benefits and models of cloud computing, providing practical examples
  • describe the main components of cloud computing
  • design and conceive cloud services which operate reliably at scale
  • explain how storage and virtualization are used in the cloud and apply this in practice
  • apply the fundamental principles of multi-tier web applications and services in a cloud environment
  • tackle big data computation problems (e.g., through the Map Reduce computing paradigm)
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
This course focuses on the issues and programming models related to cloud computing environments and distributed data processing technologies: data partitioning, storage schemes, stream processing, and "mostly shared-nothing" parallel algorithms.
Teaching methods
  • Short lectures
  • Scientific readings
  • Quizzes (about readings, labs and lectures)
  • Practical lab sessions
  • Projects
  • Learning by peer-reviewing
     
Evaluation methods
The final grade is computed as follows for the first session (January): 
  • Project 45%
  • Final exam 45%
  • Online quiz and peer review of other students work 10%
It will not be possible to redo the project or the quizzes for the second session. However, the scale for the second session (September) is changed to:
  • Project 45%
  • Final exam 55%
Other information
Background :
  • LINGI1341
  • LSINF1121
Recommended background:
  • Computer networks
  • Have a good understanding of computational complexity

Online resources
https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=9880
Faculty or entity
INFO


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Data Science Engineering
DATE2M
5
Master [120] in Computer Science and Engineering
INFO2M
5
Master [120] in Mathematical Engineering
MAP2M
5
Master [120] in Computer Science
SINF2M
5
Master [120] in Data Science : Statistic
DATS2M
5
Master [120] in Data Science: Information Technology
DATI2M
5