Research Methods and Current Topics Review

Instructor: Frode Eika Sandnes

Course resources

• Lecture notes
• Course plan
• Spider-diagram software

Citation databases

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• ISI
• Google scholar

Literature databases

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• USENIX
• IEEE
• ACM
• Springer
• Elsevier
• Publication channels in Norway with ranking

Network and System Administration Research Surveys vol. 1

Edited by Frode Eika Sandnes, Kyrre Begnum and Mark Burgess
Published as HiO-report 2004 no. 24, ISBN 82-579-4378-9, ISSN 0807-1039.

• Frode Eika Sandnes, Kyrre Begnum and Mark Burgess,
  "Foreword", pp.1-2.
• Bård M. Bergesen,
  "User satisfaction and influencing factors", pp.5-26.
• Trond Aspelund,
  "Peer-to-peer network sharing between peers", pp.27-35.
• Ismail A. Hassan,
  "Advances in information technology and its implication on privacy", pp.36-44.
• Håvard Wik Thorkilssen,
  "SPAM: different approaches to fighting unsolicited commercial e-mail", pp.45-55.
• Tam Weng Seng,
  "Visual data exploration techniques for system administration", pp.56-66.

Network and System Administration Research Surveys vol. 2

Edited by Simen Hagen and Siri Fagernes
Published as HiO-report 2006 no. 16, ISBN 82-579-4511-0.

• Simen Hagen and Siri Fagernes,
  "Foreword", pp.i.
• Espen Braastad,
  "Visualization of log files from a computer security perspective", pp.1-14.
• Jon Henrik Bjørnstad,
  "Hacking Humans: Social Engineering in the Corporate World", pp.15-28.
• Maurice David Woernhard,
  "VoIP - next generation telephony", pp.29-43.
• Sven Ingebrigt Ulland,
  "Solving inherent security issues in common low-level LAN protocols", pp.44-56.
• Gard Undheim,
  "Integrating Ethics into the Computer Science Curriculum", pp.57-70.

Network and System Administration Research Surveys vol. 3

Edited by Frode Eika Sandnes, Kyrre Begnum and Mark Burgess
Published as HiO-report 2006 no 21, ISBN 82-579-4537-4, ISSN 0807-1039.

• Frode Eika Sandnes, Kyrre Begnum and Mark Burgess,
  "Foreword", pp.i.
• Per Juvhaugen,
  "A Survey of Routing Protocols for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks using Swarm Intelligence", pp.5-20.
• Arild Berggren,
  "Privacy and Security Problems in Biometric Authentication Systems", pp.21-27.
• Ingard Mevåag,
  "Virtual machine technology and benefits of a virtual infrastructure", pp.28-38.
• Alex Andersen,
  "Behavior Re-Authentication in Intrusion Detection Systems", pp.39-47.
• Matt Disney,
  "Dynamic System Configuration Theory: A Survey of Current Key Ideas", pp.48-58.