Registration for COMS E6156 Topics in Software Engineering is waitlist-only. You need to submit "Homework Zero" to be admitted to the course. Homework Zero does not count towards the grade. 

Here is the Homework Zero assignment:  Submit your answers to both questions 1 and 2 by email to kaiser+6156@cs.columbia.edu. (Please include +6156 or I might not see your email.) 

Please read the description of the 6156 course at https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~kaiser/6156-ad.Spring2025.txt before answering, .

Question 1: Why do you want to take this course? 

Question 2: Do you have any topic(s) in mind already that you might be interested in investigating for your paper and project?  If so, please tell us about your interests. If not, tell us about any research papers you have already read and/or any research projects you have already participated in.