COMPUTER SYSTEMS RESEARCH
Student Research 3rd Quarter 2006-2007

also see Student research overview with slides of the current projects

Evaluations of your papers for 4th quarter
Evaluations of your posters for 4th quarter

  1. 2nd Period
    1. Daniel Friedheim, Proposal: Implementation of Steganographic Techniques (Cryptography). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    2. Steven Fuqua, Proposal: Modular Communications Protocol (Networking). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code API, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code API and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    3. Kevin Liu, Proposal: Image Filter Techniques (Computer Vision). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code1, code2, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter. (1st quarter - mentorship)
    4. Thomas Morgan, Proposal: Algorithm Efficiency and Data Structure Design (Algorithms and Data Structures). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code1, code2, code3, code4, code5, code6 and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and RAT and RBT code and java code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    5. Steven Oetjen, Proposal: Graphical Display of Physical Models (Computer Modeling). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    6. John Sherwood, Proposal: Modeling of Economics (Modeling of Complex Systems). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter, project website.
    7. Evan Silberman, Proposal: Computer Language Design and Domain Specific Languages (Computer Languages). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation (handouts), and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    8. Andrew Street, Proposal: Modular Communications Protocol (Networking). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code API, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code API and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter
    9. Yu Suo, Proposal: Concept Visualization for Semantic Networks and Ontologies of Learning Agents (Artificial Intelligence). 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    10. Michael Tao, Proposal: Decentralized Process Distribution (High Performance, Distributed Computing). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    11. Barnett Trzcinski, Proposal: Modular Communications Protocol - Group proposal, and individual proposal (Networking). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code API, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code API and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    12. Sharon Ulery, Proposal: French/English Translation (Computational Linguistics). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, codeAPI, code and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper and visuals, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.

  2. 3rd Period
    1. Harry Beddo, Proposal: Machine Learning Applications with the Game Checkers (Computer AI). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter. Research links: AI
    2. Timothy (Timmy) Hunter-Kilmer, Proposal: Cellular Automata (Artificial Life). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    3. Olesya (Alex) Katkova, Proposal: Modeling of Hall Traffic at TJ (Agent-based Modeling). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code1, code2, code3, code4, code5, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    4. Edward (Teddy) McNeill, Proposal: Modular Architecture for Computer Game Design (Object Oriented Design Techniques, Software Engineering) . 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    5. Patrick Mutchler, Proposal: Music Editing/Composition Software (Computer Music/AI). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    6. Oleksander Ponomarenko, Proposal:Map Navigation Using A* Search. 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    7. Richard (Lee) Rumpf, Proposal: Human Cognitive Emulation(Computer Modeling/AI). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    8. Eric Turner, Proposal: Evolution Simulator (Artificial Life) . 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter, screenshot 1

  3. 5th Period
    1. Cheng (Jeff) Chen, Proposal: Applications of Neural Networks (AI). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code API, code1, code2, code3, code4, code 5 and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter (never received for 1st quarter).
    2. Lynn Jepsen, Proposal: Simulation of Traffic Lights (Agent-based Modeling). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    3. Kevin Kassing, Proposal: Development of a 3D Graphics Engine (Computer Graphics). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    4. Logan Kearsley, Proposal: Hybrid AI and Machine Learning Systems (Machine Learning/Artificial Life). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code1, code2 and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    5. Francisco Pareja-Lecaros, Proposal: Finite State Machines and Game Design (Algorithms and Data Structures). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter (never received for 1st quarter).
    6. David Phillips, Proposal: Effect of Size and Information on Unique-Bid Auctions (Computer Modeling of Complex Systems). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    7. Peter Riggs, Proposal: TJ School Hallway Design (Computer Modeling). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    8. Nicholas Sidawy, Proposal: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Othello (HCI/Machine Learning). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    9. Ramesh Srigiriraju, Proposal: Intranet Module: Implementation of a Graphing Calculator (Software Engineering). 4th quarter: paper, poster (yellow version) and poster (red version), presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    10. Andrew Wang, Proposal: End-to-end Publication Using Bittorrent (Computer Networking). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper and images for the paper, poster, presentation, and code for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    11. Bryan Ward, Proposal: (old version) Chaos Theory Using Supercomputing (Parallel Programming, High Performance Computing). 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code1, code2, code3, code4, code5, code6 and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.
    12. Ryan Ward, Proposal: ACO: Ant Colony Optimization (Algorithms, Agent-based modeling). Dynamic TSP Applet (Java 1.6 vers), (Java 1.4 vers), (Java 1.4 vers, smaller size), 4th quarter: paper, poster, presentation, code, and project description. 3rd quarter work: paper, poster, presentation, code, and 3rd quarter summary. Earlier work: paper, poster, presentation, and code and work for 2nd quarter. Poster and presentation for 1st quarter.

  4. Mentorship Students
    1. Lee Burton (Summer/Fall mentorship), TASC Component Architecture and Simulation Environment (TCASE) (Systems Modeling, Northrop Grumman IT), paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter.
    2. Ankur Desai (Summer/Fall - Per. 7 Strong), Implementation of Artificial Physics Using AIBO Robot and the Pyro Programming Environment (AI Robotics, NRL), paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter.
    3. David Kohlbrenner (Fall Mentorship - IT.com), Prelim Proposal1: , paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter.
    4. Sarah Laskey (Summer/Fall - Per. 7 Strong), Assessing Terrorism Threat Rankings to Specific Sites (Risk Analysis, Digital Sandbox)
    5. Shiqian (Kevin) Liu (Fall Mentorship - Astute Tech), Prelim Proposal1:
    6. Myles Maxfield (Summer/Fall - Per. 3 Cammer), Integrated Spell Checker and Search Engine (Internet AI, IT.com), paper, poster (two slides), and presentation for 2nd quarter.
    7. Jonathan Reed (Summer/Fall - Per.7 Strong), Use of the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) Algorithm and Applications With An Intranet Search Program (Internet Datamining and AI search, IT.com), paper, poster (2 slides), and presentation for 2nd quarter.
    8. Karl Shurter (Fall - Mentorship - GMU Experimental Economics), Prelim Proposal1: paper, poster, and presentation, project description for 2nd quarter.
    9. Christopher Sweeney (Fall - Mentorship - Mitre Tech), Prelim Proposal1: , paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter.
    10. Sean Tai (Summer/Fall - Per. 2 Pearce), Designing a View Management System for Augmented Reality (Virtual Reality Systems, NRL)
    11. Brian Wu,Traffic Management, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC), Highway Driving Simulator, project description, paper, poster, and presentation for 2nd quarter.

  5. Documents for grading
    1. Research paper criteria
    2. Powerpoint slides for oral presentation
    3. Due dates for mentorship students, tech writing course Fall 2006