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, Nicholas 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
Studying Universality with Physics Engines: Accelerating Granular Flow on GPUs with OpenCL & CUDA, Avi Vajpeyi
Department: Physics; Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence with Reinforcement Learning in First Person Shooter Games, Zhirui Zhang
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2017
Monotonic Untangling to Solve the Unknotting Problem, Dana Foley
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Chaos Dynamics in Rotation of the Small Moons of Pluto, Alexander R. Gould
Department: Computer Science; Physics
Clear Communication: Construction and Implementation of Error-Correcting Codes, Alex P. Iudice
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Building a Course Recommender System for The College of Wooster, Nan Jiang
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Evolving Monkeys into Sharks: an Analysis of Daily Fantasy Football Strategies, Conor R. Maley
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Pretending To Be Human: An Automated Theorem Prover To Write Mathematical Proofs, Khoa Nguyen
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
A Machine Learning Approach To Understanding Against Party-Line Voting in Congress, John W. O'Neill
Department: Computer Science; Political Science
Are Virtual Things Real? An an investigation into the nature of virtual reality, Zachary Phillips-Gary
Department: Computer Science; Philosophy
Grasping the Void: Immersion Tactics Using Gesture Controlled Physics Interaction Systems in Virtual Reality, Avery Rapson
Department: Computer Science
Jack In: An Exploration of Immersion in Virtual Environments, Lewis Roberts
Department: Computer Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2016
3D Modeling and Scene Design for Games Using Unreal Engine 4, Pratistha Bhandari
Department: Computer Science
Dynamically Adjusting Video Game Difficulty Using Machine Learning Techniques, Michael Vincent Bonadio
Department: Computer Science
Predicting Stock Market Directionality Using Twitter and Neural Networks, Tyler Catlin
Department: Computer Science
Are You Sure You're in the Right Classroom: Researching the Lack of Women in Computer Science; Workshop and Website Creation Designed to Encourage Women in Computer Science, Catherine G. Eckbold
Department: Computer Science
Bringing Life to a Historical Drawing, Sue Reon Kim
Department: Computer Science
GEO-3D: A Geospatial Data Visualization System for Oculus Rift, Xiangyu Li
Department: Computer Science
GEO-3D: A Geospatial Data Visualization System for Oculus Rift, Xiangyu Li
Department: Computer Science
Show Me What I Want to Know: Complexities in Creating an Effective User Interface, Jacob London
Department: Computer Science
On the Design of Decentralized Anonymity Networks, Torger Miller
Department: Computer Science
Needles and Haystacks: A Computational Approach to Finding Subalgebras of the Group Algebra of the Symmetric Group, Peter C. Nelson
Department: Computer Science
Robotic Navigation Using Image Analysis, Jacob W. Priest
Department: Computer Science
Veni Vidi Didici: A Game for Learning Latin, William Frederick Rial
Department: Classical Studies; Computer Science
Look Alive! Modeling and Animating Facial Expressions of Emotion, Arpan Roy
Department: Computer Science
Judging A Book By Its Cover: Web & Mobile Interface Design, Kinsey Small
Department: Computer Science
An Investigation of the Burning Number of Graphs and Trees, Michael Sokolich
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
From Fantasy to Virtual Reality: An Exploration of Modeling, Rigging and Animating Characters for Video Games, Sarah K. Williams
Department: Computer Science
An Exposition of Support Vector Machine Classification with a purpose-built GUI for exploring some commonly used kernels, Dagm Zegeye
Department: Computer Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2015
DataLongLegs -- Web Application Development for Wooster City Schools, Liang Cheng
Department: Computer Science
Learning Emotions: A Software Engine for Simulating Realistic Emotion in Artificial Agents, Douglas Code
Department: Computer Science
Conquering Carcassonne, Andrew E. Hoover
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014
On Designing and Implementing Graphical User Interface for Mild Dementia and Early-Stage Alzheimer's Patients, Michelle S. Blackwood
Department: Computer Science
Two And Three Dimensional Ising Model Based Graphical User-Interphase Simulator: User-Friendly Ising Model Simulator, Norman Chamusah
Department: Chemistry; Computer Science
Twitter Can Predict Stocks, Kazuki Kyotani
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Software Development for Wooster City Schools, Qisheng Li
Department: Computer Science
Worlds as Real as Ours: Image Processing and Differential Photometry of Transiting Exoplanets, Vanessa Logan
Department: Computer Science; Physics
Optimizing Merit Scholarships for Enrollment Management at The College of Wooster, Tin Nguyen
Department: Computer Science; Business Economics
Don't Get Boxed In: Connecting the Dots of Game Theory Through Computer Simulations, Trevor L. Pozderac
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
The Technology of Nature: A 3D Graphic Visualization of Lindenmayer Systems, Karley Kathleen Walker
Department: Computer Science
Evolving Lambda-Calculus Functions Using Genetic Programming, Xiaomeng Ye
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2013
Optimizing Arithmetic for Public Key Cryptography, Spencer W. Hall
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
An Agent-Based Model of Influenza Within a College Population, Matthew A. Lambert
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Computer Vision: Object Recognition and Human-Computer Interaction, Benn Snyder
Department: Computer Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2012
Procedurally Generating Everything, Micah Caunter
Department: Computer Science
Exploring Opinion Dynamics From a Computational Science Perspective, Trisha Fultz
Department: Mathematics; Computer Science
Data Mining and Its Applications, Yanlong Hu
Department: Mathematics; Computer Science
An Examination and Application of Data Mining Techniques, Atticus Jack
Department: Computer Science
Computer Generated Architecture Through Nature: Using Swarm Intelligence and Evolutionary Computing to Generate 3D Models, Jason Palevsky
Department: Computer Science
Topical Web Crawlers, Evan Radkoff
Department: Mathematics; Computer Science
Computational Profiling and Identification of the 3' Untranslated Region Within Paramecium Tetraurela, Tristan Vrolijk
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Computer Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2011
Exploring the Branch-And-Cut Algorithm, Itai Njanji
Department: Mathematics; Computer Science
Understanding Sense: Word Sense Disambiguation, David Small
Selection Pressure on a Selfish Herd: Evolution of Ecological Relationships in An Agent-Based Model, Robert Taylor
Department: Mathematics; Computer Science
Go With the Lava Flow, Joshua Thomas
Department: Mathematics; Computer Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2010
Exploring the Capabilities of the Scribbler Robot As a Teaching Tool For Introductory Cs Classes, David Mar
Department: Computer Science
We Didn't Start the Fire! Applying Swarm Intelligence to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Forest Fire Suppression, Daniel Norris
Department: Computer Science