Senior Independent Study Theses from 2025
StudyConnect: A Collaborative Platform for Student Study Groups Using Artificial Intelligence, Anas Rayane Abounnaaim
Department: Computer Science
Med-Mingle: A Research Framework for AI-Enhanced Content Moderation and Peer Support in Digital Health Communities, Linda Berhe
Department: Computer Science
Cybersecurity and Electronic Medical Records, Baltasar Berretta
Department: Computer Science
Designing Crafting and Combat in Video Games, Lina Boughton
Department: Computer Science
A Multi-Agent Approach to Smart Attendance, Siham Boumalak
Department: Computer Science
Activation Functions in Deepfake Detection, Charles B. Carroll III
Department: Computer Science
A Comprehensive Comparison of Pathfinding Algorithms, Paa Kweku H. Cato
Department: Computer Science
FightCLub: A Study on Adaptive Gameplay Through AI Difficulty Adjustment, Alexander Chavez
Department: Computer Science
Circuits to Software: An Exploration of Computing Development in Three Stages., Elizabeth Curry
Department: Computer Science
Synthetic Hormones and the Female Brain: A Neurobiological Study of Oral Contraceptive Effects on Memory and Plasticity, Rishika Daruwala
Department: Biology; Computer Science; Mathematics; Neuroscience; Psychology; Statistical and Data Sciences
Applying Software Engineering Concepts to Create a Website for The College of Wooster’s Computer Science Department, Oliver Dhyanchand
Department: Computer Science
Understanding the Role of AI-Based Object Detection Models in Autonomous Vehicles, Nathan Ferrence
Department: Computer Science
Simulating Cyber-Attacks: A Practical Exploration of Vulnerabilities and Defenses in Web Security, Kai Francis
Department: Computer Science
Quantum Encryption and a Bulk Rotational Algorithm, Leah S. Goodall
Department: Computer Science
Designing a Natural History Timeline Website Using Researched User Interface Principles and Guidelines, Julian Grace-Martin
Department: Computer Science
HomeOrbit: A Personalized and Adaptive IoT-Based Home Automation System, RM Shahriar Hoque
Department: Computer Science
AI-Driven Dermatological Diagnostics through Advanced Imaging and Deep Learning Independent Study Thesis, Habiba Hye
Department: Computer Science
Becoming Iconic: What it Takes to Create a Game That Transcends Generations, Jessica Israel
Department: Computer Science
Commercial Contract Clause Analysis Using BERTopic Dynamic Topic Modeling, Patrick Johnson
Department: Computer Science
Augmented Translation of Spanglish Adjectival Phrases through Fine-Tuning of mBART50 & Helsinki Machine Translation Models, Walker A. Johnson
Department: Computer Science; Spanish
Enhancing Quality of Life: Evaluating the Impact of the IncludeAbility App on Decision-Making, Community Engagement, Social Inclusion, and Autonomy for Individuals with Physical Disabilities., Joseph Jordan
Department: Communication Studies; Computer Science
The College of Wooster Cultural Repository: Information Representation in User Interfaces, Aidan Koenigsberger
Department: Computer Science
Verification of Programs Written in a Simple Language using Placeholder Values, Eric Liu
Department: Computer Science
Assessing the Emotional Impact of User Interface Design and Virtual Reality Experiences Using Color-Emotion Associations, Diya Misra
Department: Computer Science; Psychology
How Controller Designs Affect Video Game Accessibility and User Experience, Amelia M. Mitchell
Department: Computer Science
A Low-Cost, Real-Time Motion Capture Framework for Virtual Model Animation Using Pose Estimation and Inverse Kinematics, Torence Mwindaare
Department: Computer Science
One-Shot Facial Recognition Using Siamese Neural Networks, Idris Nemsia
Department: Computer Science
Exploiting Symmetries in Training Convolutional Networks, Jorge Quinteros
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Modeling Disaster Response Using Multi-Agent Systems: A Snowstorm Simulation Framework, Zaynab Ramou
Department: Computer Science
Synthesis Simplified: Developing a Python Driven Synthesizer Using wxPython and PYO, Miles Rochester
Department: Computer Science
Multi-Agent Coordination in Autonomous Vehicle Routing: A Simulation Based Study, KM Khalid Saifullah
Department: Computer Science
From Chaos to Chic: The Design and Development of a Digital Wardrobe Management Application, Sumeyya Sherief
Department: Computer Science
Development of Artificial Reverberation in C++, William A. Sieber
Department: Computer Science
Idea Management for Composers, Grace Elizabeth Simonson
Department: Computer Science; Music
Exploring Optimizations in the COSI High-Level Data Analysis Library, Augustus R. Thomas
Department: Computer Science; Physics
EasyGoing: A Human-Centered Web Application for Student Organization Using LLMs, Leilani Torres
Department: Computer Science
Creating a Digital Collectible Card Game in Unity, Raymond Williams
Department: Computer Science
Implementation and Optimization of Lattice-Based Quantum-Resistant Encryption: Advancing and Understanding Secure Cryptographic Protocols, Nathan Winningham
Department: Computer Science
WooScholar App: Harnessing Text Embeddings and LLM for Finding Independent Study Theses, Soobin Yang
Department: Computer Science
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2024
A Comprehensive Review of Cybersecurity Threats and Mitigation Strategies to Secure Health Data for a Full-Stack Web Application, Tigist Adane Berhe
Department: Computer Science
Creating an Artificial Opponent for the Game Minotaurus, William Bielski
Department: Computer Science
Comprehensive Usability Testing and UX/UI Evaluation of Ni Hao Pengyou: Advancing the Traveler’s Experience Through an Innovative Application, Nini Curcione
Department: Computer Science
StarPoint CRM, Erick Delgado
Department: Computer Science
Developing A Web Application For Displaying Major League Baseball Statistics, Alex Delicer
Department: Computer Science
Visualizing Economics: Design and Development of an Interactive Dashboard, Ahmed Nassir Dino
Department: Computer Science; Economics
Creating a Chess AI of Myself, Eltahir Elawad
Department: Computer Science
Developing "WoOral": A Full Stack Web Application for Streamlined Thesis Defense Scheduling with User Interface Design Focus, Turbat Enkhtur
Department: Computer Science
Social Scripts: Esoteric Languages, Proprietary Software, and the Art of Writing Code, Amy Falk
Department: Computer Science
The Buddy System: Incorporating AI in mental health – Mobile app development & empirical study of AI perceptions, Yasmine Fazazi
Department: Computer Science; Psychology
Micromouse: End to End implementation of a Competitive Maze-Solving Robot, Levi Gainer
Department: Computer Science
InstaMatch: Influencer Recommendation System for Targeted Apparel Brand Marketing - A Case Study on ASOS, Ephrathah Gebremichael
Department: Computer Science
An Integrated Library System that Focuses on Collaboration: Bringing Books and Computers Together, Mae Koger
Department: Computer Science
Cryptography: Protecting Data in the Digital Age, Ethan Kramer
Department: Computer Science
A Performance Analysis of the Sum of Sines and Fast Fourier Transform Algorithms for Real-Time Ocean Rendering, Kaiya Magnuson
Department: Computer Science
Static Energy Analysis of Low Level Programs, Patrick May
Department: Computer Science
Predicting Fraud in Accounts Payable using Benford's Law and Neural Networks, Grant Mitchell
Department: Computer Science
Waves of Absurdity: Investigating Real-Time Ocean Renderings and Their Relationship with Absurdism, Luca Napora
Department: Computer Science
Charting the Conversational Cart: A Voice-Driven Adventure into Virtual Assistants for Grocery Shopping, Minh Phan
Department: Computer Science
Examining VR and AR Exposure Therapy through Comprehensive Analysis and Innovative Solutions, Haweni Regaa
Department: Computer Science
Building A College Recommender System, Bitania Ketema Samuel
Department: Computer Science
Exploring the Implications of Design Choices in UI/UX Design, Safal Shrestha
Department: Computer Science
Exploring the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence through Approaches of Chatbot Models, Bryson Simpson
Department: Computer Science
An Animation in a Picture: Creating a short animation from a single image using digital image processing methods, Ellie Stroke
Department: Computer Science
Exploring Swarm Behavior for Artistic Rendering: From Abstract Art to Targeted Image Rendition, Aryan Tamrakar
Department: Computer Science
Gesture-Based Interactive Nature Simulation, Taemour S. Zaidi
Department: Mathematics; Computer Science
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