Senior Independent Study Theses from 2023
Building an 8-Bit Computer: From Design to Implementation, Craig Akiri
Department: Computer Science
Hey Baby You Up? A Solution to Early Online Sexual Predator Detection, Haley R. Bloom
Department: Computer Science
Automation Testing: The Savior of The QA Team, Dane Camphausen
Department: Computer Science
Simulating Reaction-Diffusion Waves to Model Gravitational Lensing, Daniel Cohen-Cobos
Department: Computer Science; Physics
An Exploration Into Image Object Detection and Image Instance Segmentation: Mask R-CNN and YOLOv5 Comparison in Image Object Detection Task, Minh Duc Dao
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Detecting Cryptojacking Malware, Chase D. Fickes
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
An Analysis of Recurrent Neural Networks and Long Short-Term Memory Networks, Naod Mahtot Fisseha
Department: Computer Science
A Django Implementation of a Stock Market Simulation Web Application, Yong Seok Lee
Department: Computer Science
Exploring the Power of Generative Architectures such as GANs, Transformers, and VQGAN+CLIP through the Construction of an Illustrated Storybook Generator, Ussama Mustafa
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Becoming HOA: Constructing A Virtual Realistic Webxr Archive To Imagine And Unimagine The HOA Identity In Present-Day Vietnam, Minh Nguyen
Department: Computer Science; History
An Analysis of Large Language Models in the HealthCare Domain, Bolanle Oladeji
Department: Computer Science
Cubulus: Procedural World Generation Using Marching Cubes, Keeton P. Purvis
Department: Computer Science
Automated Geologic Cross-Section Generation for Ohio Using GemPy, Abigail Rice
Department: Computer Science
Visualizing Constraint Satisfaction Problems Using Swarm Intelligence, Kyle N. Rossi
Department: Computer Science
Supervised Machine Learning on Photo Recognition of Real and Fantastical Images, Ethan O. Samangy
Department: Computer Science
Procedurally Generating a Dungeon for Roguelike Games, Manan Shahi
Department: Computer Science
Facilitating Collaborative Gameplay Within an Immersive Virtual Reality Environment, Drake Stolman
Department: Computer Science
Staring at Images: A Comprehensive Exploration of Object Detection, August Tewell
Department: Computer Science
The Evolution of Human-Computer Interaction and Its Technological Advancement With a Focus on Applications With Electric Paint, Sobika Thapa
Department: Computer Science
Investigating the Impact of User Interface Design on User Experience in a Full Stack Social Media Web Application., Aavash Upadhyaya
Department: Computer Science
Designing For The Modern Digital Landscape: A Full-Stack Web Development Project, Kevin Yuan
Department: Computer Science
Visualizing Movement: Predicting Interstate Migration Probabilities and Populations of U.S. States Using Markov Chain Analysis, Rekik Ziku
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2022
Visualizing World Happiness: Exploring Databases For Web Applications, Basliel Ababayehu
Department: Computer Science
Abbyssinia: The Design And Development Of A Tower Defense Game, Raey Aweke
Department: Computer Science
Recommender Systems, Pavithra Brahmananda Reddy
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
A Comprehensive Empirical And Simulation Analysis On How Minimum Wage Increases Impact Unemployment, Brandon Charles
Department: Computer Science; Economics
Comparing Three Approaches To Webcrawling, Salim Dohri
Department: Computer Science
Built To Scale: An Exploration Into Full Stack Development Strategies Through The Construction Of A Web Application, Ben Foltz
Department: Computer Science
Investing In Our Future: Identifying Students Most In Need Of Assistance, Colin M. Gutow
Department: Computer Science
Hunger Hacker: An Exploration Of Neural Networks For Food Preference Prediction, Joseph Thomas Henry
Department: Computer Science
Sketching Big Data: Applying Probabilistic Data Structures And Algorithms, Derek Hinojosa
Department: Computer Science
Developing A Virtual Modular Synthesizer For Sound Waves And Midi, Margaret Jagger
Department: Computer Science
Exploring Augmented Reality Using Snapchat's Lens Studio, Gunjan Joshi
Department: Computer Science
An Analysis Of Advanced SQL Injection Exploitations And Mitigations, Huy Kieu
Department: Computer Science
On Implementing And Testing The RSA Algorithm, Kien Trung Le
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Highlights Generation For Tennis Matches Using Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing And Audio Analysis, Alon Liberman
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Queering Nlp: A Non-Heteronormative Approach To Quantifying And Investigating Sentiment Bias Against Lgbtq+ Identities In Word Embeddings, Bang Van Nguyen
Department: Computer Science
Backlog Burner: An Adventure Into Automated Scheduling, Anjolaoluwa J. Olubusi
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
A Simulation Of The Economic Impact Of Disaster Events, Richie Pajak
Department: Computer Science
Handwriting Recognition System: Comparative Analysis Of Artificial Neural Network And Convolutional Neural Network Models, Emily Pfau
Department: Computer Science
Predicting The Outcome Of Supreme Court Cases Using Random Forest Classifiers In Machine Intelligence, Chris Savaglio
Department: Computer Science
Stroke Clustering And Fitting In Vector Art, Khandokar Shakib
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Adaptive NPC Behavior In Maze Chase Game Using Genetic Algorithms, Karen Suzue
Department: Computer Science
An Exploration of Automated Reasoning and Intuitionistic Logic using Coq, Corey Ullman
Department: Computer Science
Designing And Implementing A First-Person Shooter Video Game, Hung Vu
Department: Computer Science
Injection Attacks: A Study Of The Common Web Safety Issues And Prevention Techniques, Yuhao Wu
Department: Computer Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2021
Game Development and The Theory of Game Design, Chantell Abena Akuffo
Department: Computer Science
Imali: A Technical Analysis Mobile Application in React Native, Tanaka Chingonzo
Department: Computer Science
Self-driving Car with Udacity Simulator, Anh Tran Quynh Dam
Department: Computer Science
Building a College Roommate Recommender Web App, Klever D. Gopar
Department: Computer Science
Defeating the COVID-19 Infodemic on Twitter: A SIP Agent-Based Model of Rumor Propagation and Truth Bot Intervention, Zhen Guo
Department: Computer Science; Sociology and Anthropology
Accurately Predicting Soccer Games In English Premier League Using Ordered Probit Models and Artificial Neural Networks, Shivam K C
Department: Mathematics; Computer Science
Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches to Depressive Disorders Among Adults in the United States: From Factor Discovery to Prediction Evaluation, Minhwa Lee
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
The Application of Machine Learning in Analyzing Organic Compounds from NMR Spectral Data, Nicole Maia Powell
Department: Computer Science
An Exploration of Real-Time Computer Graphics, Morgan Thompson
Department: Mathematics; Computer Science
Exploring Spotify Genre Recommendation Systems, Angelo Williams
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Dragon Nest: Immersive Experience Design, Mika Yonaha
Department: Art and Art History; Computer Science; Theatre and Dance
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2020
Machine Learning Playoff Predictions: Predicting the Football Greats, Robert Alvarez
Department: Computer Science
Using Monte Carlo Simulations to Study the Effects of Subsidies on the Market-Share of Electric-Vehicles, Yash Bajaj
Department: Economics; Computer Science
Collision Detection in a Top-Down Zombie Shooter, Nathan Devereux
Department: Computer Science
Remembering the City: An Augmented Reality Reconstruction of Memory, Power, and Identity in Ho Chi Minh City through Cartography & Architecture, Thuy Dinh
Department: Computer Science; History
Cheat Detection using Machine Learning within Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Harry Dunham
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Breaking AI: When Even Google Fails, Erika Goetz
Department: Computer Science
Pushing the Limits of a Raspberry Pi, Reid Thomas Golnik
Department: Computer Science
Beat Box: The Application of MIDI & and Game Design in Hip-Hop Education, Brodie Collen Hufnagel
Department: Computer Science
Computer Vision Gesture Recognition for Rock Paper Scissors, Nicholas Hunter
Department: Computer Science
Managing Inventory: A Study of Databases and Database Management Systems, Jemal M. Jemal
Department: Computer Science
SkillSHARE: An Advisor Consulting Web-app - Making Sure the Users Matters, TAM NGUYEN
Department: Computer Science
Developing A Web-Based Application for Finding Meeting Places, Aedan D. Pettit
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Sending Mixed Signals: Feature Extraction for Gendered Emotional Speech Classification and Modeling, David McCulloch Pfeffer
Department: Computer Science
Teaching Basic Python Programming Using the LEGO Mindstorms Robot, Emily J. Skerl
Department: Computer Science
SkillSHARE: An Advisor Consulting Web-app utilizing a Hybrid Recommender Engine, Hieu Tran
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2019
Reinforcement Learning: Q-learning in Third Person Shooter Games, Juan Ramon Aguero Quinteros
Department: Computer Science
3D Object Recognition in Real Time Using Machine Learning, Bhargav Anandkumar Bhalodi
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
ShpWay: A Shapefile Navigation System, Brianna Brown Richardson
Department: Computer Science
Particle-Based Fluid Simulation with Nvidia FleX, Gianni Ciccarelli
Department: Computer Science
The Best Offense: Game Theory in Video Game Enemies, Natalie Czaban
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Hacking Lowry: Examining User Interface Design in the Development of an iOS Application, Caroline R. Dres
Department: Computer Science
Tabletop to Desktop: Creating Game Flow, Derrick Florence
Department: Computer Science
Deep Reinforcement Learning in Self-Driving Car Systems, Eric Michael Gabriel
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
The D&D Sorting Hat: Predicting Dungeons and Dragons Characters from Textual Backstories, Joseph C. MacInnes
Department: Computer Science
Ray Tracing: A Study Of Realism, Mijiti Mierkamili
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
A Rubbish Affair When Art Met Tech: Dissecting How Consumerism’s Recycling Exploits Southeast Asian Environment Through a Virtual Art Experience Using Leap Motion Technology for Gestural Commands and Physical Interactions, Thanh Nguyen
Department: Computer Science; Art and Art History
Conversational Mathematics, Dylan Orris
Department: Mathematics; Computer Science
Game-Based Learning in Virtual Reality, Kasey Plamondon
Department: Computer Science
Applying the Human Factors Engineering Process to the User Interface of Infusion Pumps, Erin Rajewski
Department: Computer Science
Analyzing Behavioral Differences of LSTM Chatbots Learning from Different Levels of Vocabulary Sets, Sota Shimizu
Department: Computer Science
The Use of Machine Learning in Creative Writing: Computer Generated Sentences in the Context of Classical Myths, Scott Stoudt
Department: Computer Science
Malware Analysis in Higher Education Environments, Kalla E. Sturonas
Department: Computer Science
Using Histograms of Oriented Gradients to Track and Count People, Harrison J. Walls
Department: Computer Science
A HoTT Approach to Computational Effects, Phillip A. Wells
Department: Computer Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2018
A Study of Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment for Video Game Balance, Tommy Bacher
Department: Computer Science
Connecting Five Stones: Artificial Intelligence Implementation For Go-moku In Unity, Jianqiu Bai
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
BioScript: A Web Application for Biological Researchers, Erik Barroso
Department: Computer Science
Recognizing Sarcasm Using Machine Learning, Mary-Hannah E. Boyer
Department: Computer Science
Interactive Sound Synthesis: Procedurally Generated Audio Based on User Drawn Waveforms, Todd Brockelman
Department: Computer Science
Analyzing and Solving the Nurse Scheduling Problem, Nicholas Hagopian-Zirkel
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Sports Analytics With Computer Vision, Colby T. Jeffries
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Algorithmic Music Composition, Thomas Matlak
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Logic -> Proof -> REST, Maxwell Taylor
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics