Course code	Course title	University	Location	Dates held online		Summary of course content
605.731	Survey of Cloud Computing Security	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD, USA			The promise of significant cost savings and inherent flexibility of resources are an impetus for the adoption of cloud computing by many organizations. Cloud computing also introduces privacy and security risks that are not traditionally present in a siloed data centre. This course focuses on these security concerns and countermeasures for a cloud environment. An overview of cloud computing and virtualization, the critical technology underpinning cloud computing, provides the necessary background for these threats. Additional topics vary but may include access control, identity management, denial of service, account and service hijacking, secure APIs, malware, forensics, regulatory compliance, trustworthy computing, and secure computing in the cloud. This course follows a seminar-style format where students are expected to lead class discussions and write a publication-quality paper as part of a course project.
CIS 591	Topic: Python for Data Analysis	Arizona State University	Tempe, AZ, USA	Fall 2023	A small class emphasizing discussion, presentations by students, and written research papers.
CP601	Seminar on Technology Entrepreneurship	Wilfrid Laurier University	Waterloo, ON		This seminar focuses on the fundamentals of technology entrepreneurship. It involves taking a technology idea and finding a high-potential commercial opportunity, gathering resources such as talent and capital, figuring out how to sell and market the idea, and managing rapid growth. It also involves incorporating a new technology idea into an existing business. There will be guest lecturers from the industry.
CS8001-OFT	Futurism Reading Group	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA, USA	Spring 2023	With recent advances in artificial intelligence, materials science, quantum computing, biotechnology, and more, the future promises to look very different. Futurism or futures studies is the discipline of exploring what the future will look like and how people will live and work with these upcoming advancements. Many books and papers have been written on this subject from well-known thinkers like Max Tegmark, Michio Kaku, and Mauro F. Guillén. In this synchronous seminar (a time will be selected based on a poll of enrollees) co-led by Eric Ianni and Ana Rusch, students will read through selected books and papers on the topic, then meet weekly to discuss what the future will look like based on those topics and how the work they are doing intersects with that future.
CS8001-OUS	Usable Security Seminar	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA, USA	Spring 2023	How can we design systems that improve end-user agency over their data and experiences online? How can we design systems that encourage better cybersecurity and privacy behaviors? These are important questions in computing: without agency over their data, users are subject to exploitation; without good end-user cybersecurity and privacy behaviors, the full potential of computing is hamstrung by its dangers. The field of usable privacy and security combines ideas from HCI, cybersecurity and privacy research to explore solutions to these questions. In this class, you’ll learn the basics of usable privacy and security research. You’ll learn about why usable privacy and security is important, why it’s hard, and what you can do about it. We’ll focus on building the skills necessary to conduct original usable privacy and security research, which requires an understanding of both core concepts in cybersecurity and privacy (e.g., encryption, authentication) as well as HCI research methods (e.g., human-centered design, prototyping). To build these skills, the class will include a small set of weekly readings and a number of in-class activities.
CS8001-OWN	Women in Tech Seminar	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA, USA	Spring 2023		This synchronous seminar meets on Mondays at 7PM ET this semester via teleconference. Led by Dr. Ana Rusch, students in the seminar discuss the contributions of women in the fields of Computer Science and IT, engage with cutting edge research on technology, and network with others in the field. Synchronous sessions feature discussions, guest speakers, and more.
CS8001-OED	CS Educators Seminar	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA, USA	Fall 2022		It seems like every few weeks we read another article about the shortage of computer science graduates and how that is having negative effects on the tech industry. The issue doesn't stem from a lack of interest in the field, but rather a dearth of computer science educators. Led by instructional associate and Oregon State University lecturer Eric Ianni, this seminar is designed to help prepare future computer science teachers for success or help update current educators' pedagogical tool chest. No matter your teaching experience, there is something in this seminar for you. We will start with general educator best practices and progress to computer science specific techniques. The seminar will cover all sorts of modalities of learning: in-person, online/remote, synchronous, and asynchronous. So if you ever had the itch to teach computer science this seminar is for you!
CS8001-OSO	Computational Sociology Seminar	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA, USA	Fall 2022		Led by Dr. Ana Rusch, this seminar will explore Computational Sociology, a sub-field of both Computer Science and Sociology. As part of this, students will participate in discussions, read case studies and papers, and have the opportunity to propose and get feedback on their own research ideas and progress. This seminar will be divided into three main sections. The first section will review case studies of how computer science, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, have been used to analyze and solve complex social problems. These case studies will analyze computer science through a multidimensional sociological perspective. The second section of this seminar will review the sociohistorical history and ethics of computer science. Finally, the third section of this seminar will give students a space to discuss their own research ideas, practice conference presentations, and receive feedback on papers for submission. Grading will be based on participation, either synchronous or asynchronous. The synchronous meeting times/dates will be determined based on most of the students’ availability. Asynchronous participation via will be conducted via Ed Discussion.
CS8001-OWN	Women in Tech Seminar	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA, USA	Fall 2022		Now in its third semester, this synchronous seminar meets on Mondays at 8PM ET this semester via teleconference. Led by Dr. Ana Rusch, students in the seminar discuss the contributions of women in the fields of Computer Science and IT, engage with cutting edge research on technology, and network with others in the field. Synchronous sessions feature discussions, guest speakers, and more.
CS 8001-OWN	Women in Tech	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA, USA	Summer 2022		In this synchronous seminar led by Dr. Ana Rusch, students discussed the contributions of women in the fields of Computer Science and IT, engaged with cutting edge research on technology, and networked with others in the field. The synchronous weekly discussion promoted intellectual growth, facilitated community, and instilled belonging.
CS 8001-OEN	Entrepreneurship	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA, USA	Spring 2022		This seminar, led by Dr. Keith McGreggorand Dr. Ana Rusch, wasfor current and prospective entrepreneurs and start-up founders. Students reviewedthe content used for Keith's on-campus Global Entrepreneurship class, discussed their ideas with classmates and the seminar's faculty, completed short assignments to structure their thoughts and share them with classmates, and joined synchronous meet-ups with others in the course.
CS 8001-OWN	Women in Tech	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA, USA	Spring 2022		In this synchronous seminar led by Dr. Ana Rusch, students discussed the contributions of women in the fields of Computer Science and IT, engaged with cutting edge research on technology, and networked with others in the field. The synchronous weekly discussion promoted intellectual growth, facilitated community, and instilled belonging.
CS 8001-OAI	AI Reading Group	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA, USA	Spring 2022		In thissemi-synchronous seminar led by David Joyner, students read and discussed books and papers about artificial intelligence. The main intent of the seminar was to use these readings as jumping-off points for synchronous and asynchronous discussions.
CS 8001-OGV	GVU Brown Bag	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA, USA	Fall 2021		The GVU Brown Bag is a weekly on-campus lecture series put on by the GVU (Graphics, Visualization, and Usability) Centre where guest speakers are invited to Georgia Tech to give talks about their work. Some of the speakers included Jer Thorp from NYU, Krystina Madej from DePaul University, and Q. Vera Liao from the IBM TJ Watson Research Centre—as well as Georgia Tech faculty such as Mark Braunstein, Beth Mynatt, and Noura Howell. Students watched and discussed the seminar synchronously among themselves. There was also an asynchronous forum to support having questions and discussion throughout the week.
CS 8001-ORS	Research Seminar	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA, USA	Fall 2021		In this seminar, several on-campus PhD students presented their work and held a synchronous Q&A with students, either about their work or about PhD life as a whole. Presenters included: Chelsea Wang (AI in education), Charles Ramey (computer vision), India Irish (AI in education), Apoorva Beedu (wearable devices), Hantian Zhang (machine learning), Qihang Yao (health informatics), Huda Alamri (computer vision), Jiachen Yang (machine learning), Theodore LaGrow (computational neuroscience), and OMSCS alumna Bobbie Eicher (AI in education).
CS 8001-OLS	Learning at Scale	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA, USA	Fall 2021		In this seminar, students read four books together: Failure to Disrupt by Justin Reich; Writers in the Secret Garden by Cecilia Aragon and Katie Davis; Peer Pedagogies on Digital Platforms by Michael Dezuanni; and The Distributed Classroom by David Joyner and Charles Isbell. Students discussed the readings asynchronously each week through discussion forums.