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Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Design and Test of Asynchronous Systems Using the Link and Joint Model , Ebelechukwu Esimai (Dissertation)

MmWave RAT Optimization: MAC Layer Initial Access Design and Transport Layer Integration , Suresh Srinivasan (Dissertation)

Designing for Deployable, Secure, and Generic Machine Learning Systems , Li-Yun Wang (Dissertation)

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Seeing in the Dark: Towards Robust Pedestrian Detection at Nighttime , Afnan Althoupety (Dissertation)

A Deep Hierarchical Variational Autoencoder for World Models in Complex Reinforcement Learning Environments , Sriharshitha Ayyalasomayajula (Thesis)

Toward Efficient Rendering: A Neural Network Approach , Qiqi Hou (Dissertation)

Energy Auction with Non-Relational Persistence , Michael Ramez Howard (Thesis)

Implementing a Functional Logic Programming Language via the Fair Scheme , Andrew Michael Jost (Dissertation)

Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning for Radiation Localization , Benjamin Scott Totten (Thesis)

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Using Intrinsically-Typed Definitional Interpreters to Verify Compiler Optimizations in a Monadic Intermediate Language , Dani Barrack (Thesis)

An Automated Zoom Class Session Analysis Tool to Improve Education , Jack Arlo Cannon II (Thesis)

Scaling EPA-RIMM with Multicore System Management Interrupt Handlers , Alexander K. Freed (Thesis)

Unpaired Style Transfer Conditional Generative Adversarial Network for Scanned Document Generation , David Jonathan Hawbaker (Thesis)

Toward Analyzing the Diversity of Extractive Summaries , Aaron David Hudson (Thesis)

Making Curry with Rice: An Optimizing Curry Compiler , Steven Libby (Dissertation)

Domain Knowledge as Motion-Aware Inductive Bias for Deep Video Synthesis: Two Case Studies , Long Mai (Dissertation)

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Efficient Neuromorphic Algorithms for Gamma-Ray Spectrum Denoising and Radionuclide Identification , Merlin Phillip Carson (Thesis)

Storing Intermediate Results in Space and Time: SQL Graphs and Block Referencing , Basem Ibrahim Elazzabi (Dissertation)

Automated Test Generation for Validating SystemC Designs , Bin Lin (Dissertation)

Forecasting Optimal Parameters of the Broken Wing Butterfly Option Strategy Using Differential Evolution , David Munoz Constantine (Thesis)

Situate: An Agent-Based System for Situation Recognition , Max Henry Quinn (Dissertation)

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Multiple Diagram Navigation , Hisham Benotman (Dissertation)

Smart Contract Vulnerabilities on the Ethereum Blockchain: a Current Perspective , Daniel Steven Connelly (Thesis)

Extensible Performance-Aware Runtime Integrity Measurement , Brian G. Delgado (Dissertation)

Novel View Synthesis - a Neural Network Approach , Hoang Le (Dissertation)

Exploring the Potential of Sparse Coding for Machine Learning , Sheng Yang Lundquist (Dissertation)

Workflow Critical Path: a Data-Oriented Path Metric for Holistic HPC Workflows , Daniel D. Nguyen (Thesis)

Novel View Synthesis in Time and Space , Simon Niklaus (Dissertation)

Balancing Security, Performance and Deployability in Encrypted Search , David Joel Pouliot (Dissertation)

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

A Secure Anti-Counterfeiting System using Near Field Communication, Public Key Cryptography, Blockchain, and Bayesian Games , Naif Saeed Alzahrani (Dissertation)

Spectral Clustering for Electrical Phase Identification Using Advanced Metering Infrastructure Voltage Time Series , Logan Blakely (Thesis)

Local Radiance , Scott Peter Britell (Dissertation)

Correct-by-Construction Typechecking with Scope Graphs , Katherine Imhoff Casamento (Thesis)

Versatile Binary-level Concolic Testing , Bo Chen (Dissertation)

Crumpled and Abraded Encryption: Implementation and Provably Secure Construction , Scott Sherlock Griffy (Thesis)

Knowing Without Knowing: Real-Time Usage Identification of Computer Systems , Leila Mohammed Hawana (Thesis)

Design and Experimental Evaluation of DeepMarket: an Edge Computing Marketplace with Distributed TensorFlow Execution Capability , Soyoung Kim (Thesis)

Localizing Little Landmarks with Transfer Learning , Sharad Kumar (Thesis)

Context-Aware Wi-Fi Infrastructure-based Indoor Positioning Systems , Huy Phuong Tran (Dissertation)

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Bounding Box Improvement with Reinforcement Learning , Andrew Lewis Cleland (Thesis)

Sensing Building Structure Using UWB Radios for Disaster Recovery , Jeong Eun Lee (Dissertation)

Annotation-Enabled Interpretation and Analysis of Time-Series Data , Niveditha Venugopal (Thesis)

EPA-RIMM-V: Efficient Rootkit Detection for Virtualized Environments , Tejaswini Ajay Vibhute (Thesis)

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Improved Scoring Models for Semantic Image Retrieval Using Scene Graphs , Erik Timothy Conser (Thesis)

Refining Bounding-Box Regression for Object Localization , Naomi Lynn Dickerson (Thesis)

Fully Generic Programming Over Closed Universes of Inductive-Recursive Types , Larry Diehl (Dissertation)

Communicating at Terahertz Frequencies , Farnoosh Moshirfatemi (Dissertation)

Designing In-Headset Authoring Tools for Virtual Reality Video , Cuong Nguyen (Dissertation)

Certifying Loop Pipelining Transformations in Behavioral Synthesis , Disha Puri (Dissertation)

Power-Aware Datacenter Networking and Optimization , Qing Yi (Dissertation)

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Identifying Relationships between Scientific Datasets , Abdussalam Alawini (Dissertation)

Information Representation and Computation of Spike Trains in Reservoir Computing Systems with Spiking Neurons and Analog Neurons , Amin Almassian (Thesis)

Investigations of an "Objectness" Measure for Object Localization , Lewis Richard James Coates (Thesis)

Image Stitching: Handling Parallax, Stereopsis, and Video , Fan Zhang (Dissertation)

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Novel Methods for Learning and Adaptation in Chemical Reaction Networks , Peter Banda (Dissertation)

Post-silicon Functional Validation with Virtual Prototypes , Kai Cong (Dissertation)

Novel Cryptographic Primitives and Protocols for Censorship Resistance , Kevin Patrick Dyer (Dissertation)

Hardware/Software Interface Assurance with Conformance Checking , Li Lei (Dissertation)

Leveraging Contextual Relationships Between Objects for Localization , Clinton Leif Olson (Thesis)

The Performance of Random Prototypes in Hierarchical Models of Vision , Kendall Lee Stewart (Thesis)

Tweakable Ciphers: Constructions and Applications , Robert Seth Terashima (Dissertation)

Scalable Equivalence Checking for Behavioral Synthesis , Zhenkun Yang (Dissertation)

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

The Nax Language: Unifying Functional Programming and Logical Reasoning in a Language based on Mendler-style Recursion Schemes and Term-indexed Types , Ki Yung Ahn (Dissertation)

Using Spammers' Computing Resources for Volunteer Computing , Thai Le Quy Bui (Thesis)

Towards Constructing Interactive Virtual Worlds , Francis Chang (Dissertation)

System-wide Performance Analysis for Virtualization , Deron Eugene Jensen (Thesis)

Advances in Piecewise Smooth Image Reconstruction , Ralf Juengling (Dissertation)

Interpretable Machine Learning and Sparse Coding for Computer Vision , Will Landecker (Dissertation)

Optimizing Data Movement in Hybrid Analytic Systems , Patrick Michael Leyshock (Dissertation)

Ranked Similarity Search of Scientific Datasets: An Information Retrieval Approach , Veronika Margaret Megler (Dissertation)

Using GIST Features to Constrain Search in Object Detection , Joanna Browne Solmon (Thesis)

The Role of Prototype Learning in Hierarchical Models of Vision , Michael David Thomure (Dissertation)

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Object Detection and Recognition in Natural Settings , George William Dittmar (Thesis)

Trust-but-Verify: Guaranteeing the Integrity of User-generated Content in Online Applications , Akshay Dua (Dissertation)

Equivalence Checking for High-Assurance Behavioral Synthesis , Kecheng Hao (Dissertation)

Type Classes and Instance Chains: A Relational Approach , John Garrett Morris (Dissertation)

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Using Dataflow Optimization Techniques with a Monadic Intermediate Language , Justin George Bailey (Thesis)

A Survey and Analysis of Solutions to the Oblivious Memory Access Problem , Erin Elizabeth Chapman (Thesis)

A Data-Descriptive Feedback Framework for Data Stream Management Systems , Rafael J. Fernández Moctezuma (Dissertation)

Extending Relativistic Programming to Multiple Writers , Philip William Howard (Dissertation)

The Basic Scheme for the Evaluation of Functional Logic Programs , Arthur Peters (Thesis)

The Link Between Image Segmentation and Image Recognition , Karan Sharma (Thesis)

Relativistic Causal Ordering A Memory Model for Scalable Concurrent Data Structures , Josh Triplett (Dissertation)

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Conceptual Modeling of Data with Provenance , David William Archer (Dissertation)

Low-latency Estimates for Window-Aggregate Queries over Data Streams , Amit Bhat (Thesis)

Information Processing in Two-Dimensional Cellular Automata , Martin Cenek (Dissertation)

Scalable and Efficient Tasking for Dynamic Sensor Networks , Thanh Xuan Dang (Dissertation)

On the Effect of Topology on Learning and Generalization in Random Automata Networks , Alireza Goudarzi (Thesis)

HOLCF '11: A Definitional Domain Theory for Verifying Functional Programs , Brian Charles Huffman (Dissertation)

A Functional Approach to Memory-Safe Operating Systems , Rebekah Leslie (Dissertation)

Factoring Semiprimes Using PG2N Prime Graph Multiagent Search , Keith Eirik Wilson (Thesis)

High Speed Wireless Networking for 60GHz , Candy Yiu (Dissertation)

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Extensible Scheduling in a Haskell-based Operating System , Kenneth William Graunke (Thesis)

Addressing Automated Adversaries of Network Applications , Edward Leo Kaiser (Dissertation)

An Automata-Theoretic Approach to Hardware/Software Co-verification , Juncao Li (Dissertation)

Practical Type Inference for the GADT Type System , Chuan-kai Lin (Dissertation)

Scalable event tracking on high-end parallel systems , Kathryn Marie Mohror (Dissertation)

Performance Analysis of Hybrid CPU/GPU Environments , Michael Shawn Smith (Thesis)

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Computational Techniques for Reducing Spectra of the Giant Planets in Our Solar System , Holly L. Grimes (Thesis)

Programmer Friendly Refactoring Tools , Emerson Murphy-Hill (Dissertation)

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Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Automatic Image-Based Nutritional Calculator App , Kejvi Cupa

Individual Behavioral Modeling Across Games of Strategy , Logan Fields

Semi-automated Cell Annotation Framework Using Deep Learning , Abhiram Kandiyana

Predicting Gender of Author Using Large Language Models (LLMs) , Satya Uday Sanku

Context-aware Affective Behavior Modeling and Analytics , Md Taufeeq Uddin

Exploring the Use of Enhanced SWAD Towards Building Learned Models that Generalize Better to Unseen Sources , Brandon M. Weinhofer

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Refining the Machine Learning Pipeline for US-based Public Transit Systems , Jennifer Adorno

Insect Classification and Explainability from Image Data via Deep Learning Techniques , Tanvir Hossain Bhuiyan

Brain-Inspired Spatio-Temporal Learning with Application to Robotics , Thiago André Ferreira Medeiros

Evaluating Methods for Improving DNN Robustness Against Adversarial Attacks , Laureano Griffin

Analyzing Multi-Robot Leader-Follower Formations in Obstacle-Laden Environments , Zachary J. Hinnen

Secure Lightweight Cryptographic Hardware Constructions for Deeply Embedded Systems , Jasmin Kaur

A Psychometric Analysis of Natural Language Inference Using Transformer Language Models , Antonio Laverghetta Jr.

Graph Analysis on Social Networks , Shen Lu

Deep Learning-based Automatic Stereology for High- and Low-magnification Images , Hunter Morera

Deciphering Trends and Tactics: Data-driven Techniques for Forecasting Information Spread and Detecting Coordinated Campaigns in Social Media , Kin Wai Ng Lugo

Automated Approaches to Enable Innovative Civic Applications from Citizen Generated Imagery , Hye Seon Yi

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Towards High Performing and Reliable Deep Convolutional Neural Network Models for Typically Limited Medical Imaging Datasets , Kaoutar Ben Ahmed

Task Progress Assessment and Monitoring Using Self-Supervised Learning , Sainath Reddy Bobbala

Towards More Task-Generalized and Explainable AI Through Psychometrics , Alec Braynen

A Multiple Input Multiple Output Framework for the Automatic Optical Fractionator-based Cell Counting in Z-Stacks Using Deep Learning , Palak Dave

On the Reliability of Wearable Sensors for Assessing Movement Disorder-Related Gait Quality and Imbalance: A Case Study of Multiple Sclerosis , Steven Díaz Hernández

Securing Critical Cyber Infrastructures and Functionalities via Machine Learning Empowered Strategies , Tao Hou

Social Media Time Series Forecasting and User-Level Activity Prediction with Gradient Boosting, Deep Learning, and Data Augmentation , Fred Mubang

A Study of Deep Learning Silhouette Extractors for Gait Recognition , Sneha Oladhri

Analyzing Decision-making in Robot Soccer for Attacking Behaviors , Justin Rodney

Generative Spatio-Temporal and Multimodal Analysis of Neonatal Pain , Md Sirajus Salekin

Secure Hardware Constructions for Fault Detection of Lattice-based Post-quantum Cryptosystems , Ausmita Sarker

Adaptive Multi-scale Place Cell Representations and Replay for Spatial Navigation and Learning in Autonomous Robots , Pablo Scleidorovich

Predicting the Number of Objects in a Robotic Grasp , Utkarsh Tamrakar

Humanoid Robot Motion Control for Ramps and Stairs , Tommy Truong

Preventing Variadic Function Attacks Through Argument Width Counting , Brennan Ward

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Knowledge Extraction and Inference Based on Visual Understanding of Cooking Contents , Ahmad Babaeian Babaeian Jelodar

Efficient Post-Quantum and Compact Cryptographic Constructions for the Internet of Things , Rouzbeh Behnia

Efficient Hardware Constructions for Error Detection of Post-Quantum Cryptographic Schemes , Alvaro Cintas Canto

Using Hyper-Dimensional Spanning Trees to Improve Structure Preservation During Dimensionality Reduction , Curtis Thomas Davis

Design, Deployment, and Validation of Computer Vision Techniques for Societal Scale Applications , Arup Kanti Dey

AffectiveTDA: Using Topological Data Analysis to Improve Analysis and Explainability in Affective Computing , Hamza Elhamdadi

Automatic Detection of Vehicles in Satellite Images for Economic Monitoring , Cole Hill

Analysis of Contextual Emotions Using Multimodal Data , Saurabh Hinduja

Data-driven Studies on Social Networks: Privacy and Simulation , Yasanka Sameera Horawalavithana

Automated Identification of Stages in Gonotrophic Cycle of Mosquitoes Using Computer Vision Techniques , Sherzod Kariev

Exploring the Use of Neural Transformers for Psycholinguistics , Antonio Laverghetta Jr.

Secure VLSI Hardware Design Against Intellectual Property (IP) Theft and Cryptographic Vulnerabilities , Matthew Dean Lewandowski

Turkic Interlingua: A Case Study of Machine Translation in Low-resource Languages , Jamshidbek Mirzakhalov

Automated Wound Segmentation and Dimension Measurement Using RGB-D Image , Chih-Yun Pai

Constructing Frameworks for Task-Optimized Visualizations , Ghulam Jilani Abdul Rahim Quadri

Trilateration-Based Localization in Known Environments with Object Detection , Valeria M. Salas Pacheco

Recognizing Patterns from Vital Signs Using Spectrograms , Sidharth Srivatsav Sribhashyam

Recognizing Emotion in the Wild Using Multimodal Data , Shivam Srivastava

A Modular Framework for Multi-Rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Military Operations , Dante Tezza

Human-centered Cybersecurity Research — Anthropological Findings from Two Longitudinal Studies , Anwesh Tuladhar

Learning State-Dependent Sensor Measurement Models To Improve Robot Localization Accuracy , Troi André Williams

Human-centric Cybersecurity Research: From Trapping the Bad Guys to Helping the Good Ones , Armin Ziaie Tabari

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Classifying Emotions with EEG and Peripheral Physiological Data Using 1D Convolutional Long Short-Term Memory Neural Network , Rupal Agarwal

Keyless Anti-Jamming Communication via Randomized DSSS , Ahmad Alagil

Active Deep Learning Method to Automate Unbiased Stereology Cell Counting , Saeed Alahmari

Composition of Atomic-Obligation Security Policies , Yan Cao Albright

Action Recognition Using the Motion Taxonomy , Maxat Alibayev

Sentiment Analysis in Peer Review , Zachariah J. Beasley

Spatial Heterogeneity Utilization in CT Images for Lung Nodule Classication , Dmitrii Cherezov

Feature Selection Via Random Subsets Of Uncorrelated Features , Long Kim Dang

Unifying Security Policy Enforcement: Theory and Practice , Shamaria Engram

PsiDB: A Framework for Batched Query Processing and Optimization , Mehrad Eslami

Composition of Atomic-Obligation Security Policies , Danielle Ferguson

Algorithms To Profile Driver Behavior From Zero-permission Embedded Sensors , Bharti Goel

The Efficiency and Accuracy of YOLO for Neonate Face Detection in the Clinical Setting , Jacqueline Hausmann

Beyond the Hype: Challenges of Neural Networks as Applied to Social Networks , Anthony Hernandez

Privacy-Preserving and Functional Information Systems , Thang Hoang

Managing Off-Grid Power Use for Solar Fueled Residences with Smart Appliances, Prices-to-Devices and IoT , Donnelle L. January

Novel Bit-Sliced In-Memory Computing Based VLSI Architecture for Fast Sobel Edge Detection in IoT Edge Devices , Rajeev Joshi

Edge Computing for Deep Learning-Based Distributed Real-time Object Detection on IoT Constrained Platforms at Low Frame Rate , Lakshmikavya Kalyanam

Establishing Topological Data Analysis: A Comparison of Visualization Techniques , Tanmay J. Kotha

Machine Learning for the Internet of Things: Applications, Implementation, and Security , Vishalini Laguduva Ramnath

System Support of Concurrent Database Query Processing on a GPU , Hao Li

Deep Learning Predictive Modeling with Data Challenges (Small, Big, or Imbalanced) , Renhao Liu

Countermeasures Against Various Network Attacks Using Machine Learning Methods , Yi Li

Towards Safe Power Oversubscription and Energy Efficiency of Data Centers , Sulav Malla

Design of Support Measures for Counting Frequent Patterns in Graphs , Jinghan Meng

Automating the Classification of Mosquito Specimens Using Image Processing Techniques , Mona Minakshi

Models of Secure Software Enforcement and Development , Hernan M. Palombo

Functional Object-Oriented Network: A Knowledge Representation for Service Robotics , David Andrés Paulius Ramos

Lung Nodule Malignancy Prediction from Computed Tomography Images Using Deep Learning , Rahul Paul

Algorithms and Framework for Computing 2-body Statistics on Graphics Processing Units , Napath Pitaksirianan

Efficient Viewshed Computation Algorithms On GPUs and CPUs , Faisal F. Qarah

Relational Joins on GPUs for In-Memory Database Query Processing , Ran Rui

Micro-architectural Countermeasures for Control Flow and Misspeculation Based Software Attacks , Love Kumar Sah

Efficient Forward-Secure and Compact Signatures for the Internet of Things (IoT) , Efe Ulas Akay Seyitoglu

Detecting Symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Congestive Heart Failure via Cough and Wheezing Sounds Using Smart-Phones and Machine Learning , Anthony Windmon

Toward Culturally Relevant Emotion Detection Using Physiological Signals , Khadija Zanna

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Beyond Labels and Captions: Contextualizing Grounded Semantics for Explainable Visual Interpretation , Sathyanarayanan Narasimhan Aakur

Empirical Analysis of a Cybersecurity Scoring System , Jaleel Ahmed

Phenomena of Social Dynamics in Online Games , Essa Alhazmi

A Machine Learning Approach to Predicting Community Engagement on Social Media During Disasters , Adel Alshehri

Interactive Fitness Domains in Competitive Coevolutionary Algorithm , ATM Golam Bari

Measuring Influence Across Social Media Platforms: Empirical Analysis Using Symbolic Transfer Entropy , Abhishek Bhattacharjee

A Communication-Centric Framework for Post-Silicon System-on-chip Integration Debug , Yuting Cao

Authentication and SQL-Injection Prevention Techniques in Web Applications , Cagri Cetin

Multimodal Emotion Recognition Using 3D Facial Landmarks, Action Units, and Physiological Data , Diego Fabiano

Robotic Motion Generation by Using Spatial-Temporal Patterns from Human Demonstrations , Yongqiang Huang

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

A Target-Based and A Targetless Extrinsic Calibration Methods for Thermal Camera and 3D LiDAR , Farhad Dalirani

Investigating Tree- and Graph-based Neural Networks for Natural Language Processing Applications , Sudipta Singha Roy

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Classification of DDoS Attack with Machine Learning Architectures and Exploratory Analysis , Amreen Anbar

Multi-view Contrastive Learning for Unsupervised Domain Adaptation in Brain-Computer Interfaces , Sepehr Asgarian

Improved Protein Sequence Alignments Using Deep Learning , Seyed Sepehr Ashrafzadeh

INVESTIGATING IMPROVEMENTS TO MESH INDEXING , Anurag Bhattacharjee

Algorithms and Software for Oligonucleotide Design , Qin Dong

Framework for Assessing Information System Security Posture Risks , Syed Waqas Hamdani

De novo sequencing of multiple tandem mass spectra of peptide containing SILAC labeling , Fang Han

Local Model Agnostic XAI Methodologies Applied to Breast Cancer Malignancy Predictions , Heather Hartley

A Quantitative Analysis Between Software Quality Posture and Bug-fixing Commit , Rongji He

A Novel Method for Assessment of Batch Effect on single cell RNA sequencing data , Behnam Jabbarizadeh

Dynamically Finding Optimal Kernel Launch Parameters for CUDA Programs , Taabish Jeshani

Citation Polarity Identification From Scientific Articles Using Deep Learning Methods , Souvik Kundu

Denoising-Based Domain Adaptation Network for EEG Source Imaging , Runze Li

Decoy-Target Database Strategy and False Discovery Rate Analysis for Glycan Identification , Xiaoou Li

DpNovo: A DEEP LEARNING MODEL COMBINED WITH DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING FOR DE NOVO PEPTIDE SEQUENCING , Yizhou Li

Developing A Smart Home Surveillance System Using Autonomous Drones , Chongju Mai

Look-Ahead Selective Plasticity for Continual Learning , Rouzbeh Meshkinnejad

The Two Visual Processing Streams Through The Lens Of Deep Neural Networks , Aidasadat Mirebrahimi Tafreshi

Source-free Domain Adaptation for Sleep Stage Classification , Yasmin Niknam

Data Heterogeneity and Its Implications for Fairness , Ghazaleh Noroozi

Enhancing Urban Life: A Policy-Based Autonomic Smart City Management System for Efficient, Sustainable, and Self-Adaptive Urban Environments , Elham Okhovat

Evaluating the Likelihood of Bug Inducing Commits Using Metrics Trend Analysis , Parul Parul

On Computing Optimal Repairs for Conditional Independence , Alireza Pirhadi

Open-Set Source-Free Domain Adaptation in Fundus Images Analysis , Masoud Pourreza

Migration in Edge Computing , Arshin Rezazadeh

A Modified Hopfield Network for the K-Median Problem , Cody Rossiter

Predicting Network Failures with AI Techniques , Chandrika Saha

Toward Building an Intelligent and Secure Network: An Internet Traffic Forecasting Perspective , Sajal Saha

An Exploration of Visual Analytic Techniques for XAI: Applications in Clinical Decision Support , Mozhgan Salimiparsa

Attention-based Multi-Source-Free Domain Adaptation for EEG Emotion Recognition , Amir Hesam Salimnia

Global Cyber Attack Forecast using AI Techniques , Nusrat Kabir Samia

IMPLEMENTATION OF A PRE-ASSESSMENT MODULE TO IMPROVE THE INITIAL PLAYER EXPERIENCE USING PREVIOUS GAMING INFORMATION , Rafael David Segistan Canizales

A Computational Framework For Identifying Relevant Cell Types And Specific Regulatory Mechanisms In Schizophrenia Using Data Integration Methods , Kayvan Shabani

Weakly-Supervised Anomaly Detection in Surveillance Videos Based on Two-Stream I3D Convolution Network , Sareh Soltani Nejad

Smartphone Loss Prevention System Using BLE and GPS Technology , Noshin Tasnim

A Hybrid Continual Machine Learning Model for Efficient Hierarchical Classification of Domain-Specific Text in The Presence of Class Overlap (Case Study: IT Support Tickets) , Yasmen M. Wahba

Reducing Negative Transfer of Random Data in Source-Free Unsupervised Domain Adaptation , Anthony Wong

Deep Neural Methods for True/Pseudo- Invasion Classification in Colorectal Polyp Whole-Slide Images , Zhiyuan Yang

Developing a Relay-based Autonomous Drone Delivery System , Muhammad Zakar

Learning Mortality Risk for COVID-19 Using Machine Learning and Statistical Methods , Shaoshi Zhang

Machine Learning Techniques for Improved Functional Brain Parcellation , Da Zhi

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

The Design and Implementation of a High-Performance Polynomial System Solver , Alexander Brandt

Defining Service Level Agreements in Serverless Computing , Mohamed Elsakhawy

Algorithms for Regular Chains of Dimension One , Juan P. Gonzalez Trochez

Towards a Novel and Intelligent e-commerce Framework for Smart-Shopping Applications , Susmitha Hanumanthu

Multi-Device Data Analysis for Fault Localization in Electrical Distribution Grids , Jacob D L Hunte

Towards Parking Lot Occupancy Assessment Using Aerial Imagery and Computer Vision , John Jewell

Potential of Vision Transformers for Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems: An Evaluative Approach , Andrew Katoch

Psychological Understanding of Textual journals using Natural Language Processing approaches , Amirmohammad Kazemeinizadeh

Driver Behavior Analysis Based on Real On-Road Driving Data in the Design of Advanced Driving Assistance Systems , Nima Khairdoost

Solving Challenges in Deep Unsupervised Methods for Anomaly Detection , Vahid Reza Khazaie

Developing an Efficient Real-Time Terrestrial Infrastructure Inspection System Using Autonomous Drones and Deep Learning , Marlin Manka

Predictive Modelling For Topic Handling Of Natural Language Dialogue With Virtual Agents , Lareina Milambiling

Improving Deep Entity Resolution by Constraints , Soudeh Nilforoushan

Respiratory Pattern Analysis for COVID-19 Digital Screening Using AI Techniques , Annita Tahsin Priyoti

Extracting Microservice Dependencies Using Log Analysis , Andres O. Rodriguez Ishida

False Discovery Rate Analysis for Glycopeptide Identification , Shun Saito

Towards a Generalization of Fulton's Intersection Multiplicity Algorithm , Ryan Sandford

An Investigation Into Time Gazed At Traffic Objects By Drivers , Kolby R. Sarson

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The dissertation should be written for a technically competent reader who is not necessarily familiar with the particular aspects of Computer Science involved. Better grades will arise from clarity and ease of reading, good pictures, clear explanation, minimal jargon and appropriate use of equations. Writing a dissertation requires planning and time. You should allow at least four weeks for the task.

Dissertation PDF files must be

• formatted for A4 paper;
• Typeset in 12-point font with a minimum of 2 cm margins;
• less than 15 megabytes in size;
• (ideally) use embedded fonts.

The main body of the dissertation, running from the first page of the introduction until the last page of the conclusions, shall not exceed 40 pages nor exceed 12,000 words in length (including tables and footnotes). Students should ensure the main body of their dissertation (page 3 onwards) as well as any appendices do not contain direct personal identifiers (i.e. their name or their CRSID).

Examiners and Assessors are permitted to judge your work only through study of your dissertation, although they will require your original source code to be available for them to refer to in cases where clarification is needed.

To facilitate the assessment process, the Examiners require the top-level structure of the dissertation to be strictly as follows:

Declaration of originality

Table of contents.

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Preparation
• Chapter 3: Implementation
• Chapter 4: Evaluation
• Chapter 5: Conclusions

Bibliography

Project proposal.

It is not the intention of the Examiners to constrain writers too greatly. Although the layout of the Cover Sheet and the arrangement of the Proforma are tightly specified, the organisation and length of each of the five chapters are allowed to vary considerably from one dissertation to another. Further details are given below.

The cover page

The single cover page contains

• Your Name, in the extreme top right-hand corner . 
• The Title of your Dissertation.
• The Examination for which you are a candidate.
• Your College and the Year in which you are submitting the Dissertation.

Your project title must be the same as the title approved by your Project Checkers on your project proposal.  If you want to change the title you should first discuss this with your supervisor.  If your supervisor is in agreement you will need to request a change by contacting the Teaching Administration Manager with a brief explanation for the reasons behind the change ([email protected]).  This will be approved by the Teaching Administration Manager and Chair of Examiners.

All dissertations must include an anti-plagiarism declaration immediately before the Proforma. The declaration must have exactly the following syntax:

I, [Name] of [College], being a candidate for Part II of the Computer Science Tripos, hereby declare that this dissertation and the work described in it are my own work, unaided except as may be specified below, and that the dissertation does not contain material that has already been used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. [In preparation of this dissertation I did not use text from AI-assisted platforms generating natural language answers to user queries, including but not limited to ChatGPT. / The project required the use of AI-assisted platform [name] in section [number], and such use is acknowledged in the text.] (use either of these sentences as appropriate) [I am content for my dissertation to be made available to the students and staff of the University.]

Signed [signature]

Date [date]

Further guidance relating to the use of AI-assisted tools can be found on the exams guidance web page .

You may either include a scanned copy of your signature or type your full name in place of a handwritten signature.

The University drafted the wording, which is similar to that relating to dissertations in a wide range of subjects; thus the "unaided except as may be specified below" clause merits some explanation:

• The clause does not require acknowledgement of the project supervision or informal conversations with peers.
• The clause is also intended to cover collaborative projects which are not now permitted in Computer Science. As such this aspect is irrelevant to Computer Science dissertations.
• This clause aside, and notwithstanding 1 and 2, candidates are required to draw attention, in the Implementation chapter, to the parts of the work which are not their own, in accordance with the Implementation section below. Other acknowledgements should be given wherever appropriate.

The Department would like past dissertations to be made available for teaching purposes and for your references. These will be accessed on the Computer Science departmental website under Raven password protection. You should include the last sentence of the declaration if you are willing for your dissertation to be accessed for these purposes; otherwise you may remove it.  Note: If in the future you would like your dissertation removed from the departmental website, you can request this by contacting the Student Admin office at [email protected].

The proforma page

The single proforma page is a preface that immediately follows the declaration of originality. The proforma page, as well as all subsequent pages of the dissertation should not include direct personal identifiers such as your name or CRSID. The Proforma must be arranged thus:

• Your candidate number.
• The Title of your Project.
• The Examination and Year.
• Word-count for the dissertation.
• Code line count: Number of lines of code written by the student in the final version of their software.
• Project Originator (if this is the student please state 'The candidate').
• Project Supervisor.
• At most 100 words describing the original aims of the project.
• At most 100 words summarising the work completed.
• At most 100 words describing any special difficulties that you faced. (In most cases the special difficulties entry will say "None".)

It is quite in order for the Proforma to point out how ambitious the original aims were and how the work completed represents the triumphant consequence of considerable effort against a background of unpredictable disasters. The substantiation of these claims will follow in the rest of the dissertation.

Student Administration will ask students to resubmit any dissertation which does not include the relevant cover page, declaration and proforma. If such a resubmission occurs after the deadline this will result in a late submission penalty.

This should list the contents in some sensible way.

Introduction

The introduction should explain the principal motivation for the project and show how the work fits into the broad area of surrounding computer science and give a brief survey of previous related work. It should generally be unnecessary to quote at length from technical papers or textbooks. If a simple bibliographic reference is insufficient, consign any lengthy quotation to an appendix.

Principally, this chapter should describe the work which was undertaken before code was written, hardware built or theories worked on. It should show how the project proposal was further refined and clarified, so that the implementation stage could go smoothly rather than by trial and error.

Throughout this chapter and indeed the whole dissertation, it is essential to demonstrate that a proper professional approach was employed.

The nature of this chapter will vary greatly from one dissertation to another but, underlining the professional approach, this chapter will very likely include a section headed "Requirements Analysis" and refer to appropriate software engineering techniques used in the dissertation. The chapter will also cite any new programming languages and systems which had to be learnt and will mention complicated theories or algorithms which required understanding.

It is essential to declare the starting point. This states any existing codebase or materials that your project builds on. The text here can commonly be identical to the text in your proposal, but it may enlarge on it or report variations. For instance, the true starting point may have turned out to be different from that declared in the proposal and such discrepancies must be explained.

Implementation

This chapter should describe what was actually produced: the programs which were written, the hardware which was built or the theory which was developed. Any design strategies that looked ahead to the testing stage should be described in order to demonstrate a professional approach was taken.

Descriptions of programs may include fragments of high-level code but large chunks of code are usually best left to appendices or omitted altogether. Analogous advice applies to circuit diagrams or detailed steps in a machine-checked proof.

The implementation chapter should include a section labelled "Repository Overview". The repository overview should be around one page in length and should describe the high-level structure of the source code found in your source code repository. It should describe whether the code was written from scratch or if it built on an existing project or tutorial. Making effective use of powerful tools and pre-existing code is often laudable, and will count to your credit if properly reported. Nevertheless, as in the rest of the dissertation, it is essential to draw attention to the parts of the work which are not your own. 

It should not be necessary to give a day-by-day account of the progress of the work but major milestones may sometimes be highlighted with advantage.

This is where Assessors will be looking for signs of success and for evidence of thorough and systematic evaluation. Sample output, tables of timings and photographs of workstation screens, oscilloscope traces or circuit boards may be included. Care should be employed to take a professional approach throughout. For example, a graph that does not indicate confidence intervals will generally leave a professional scientist with a negative impression. As with code, voluminous examples of sample output are usually best left to appendices or omitted altogether.

There are some obvious questions which this chapter will address. How many of the original goals were achieved? Were they proved to have been achieved? Did the program, hardware, or theory really work?

Assessors are well aware that large programs will very likely include some residual bugs. It should always be possible to demonstrate that a program works in simple cases and it is instructive to demonstrate how close it is to working in a really ambitious case.

Conclusions

This chapter is likely to be very short and it may well refer back to the Introduction. It might offer a reflection on the lessons learned and explain how you would have planned the project if starting again with the benefit of hindsight.

It is common, but not mandatory, to have a bibliography. Attention should be given to correct and consistent formatting.

It is common, but not mandatory, to have one or more appendices. Assessors like to see some sample code or example circuit diagrams, and appendices are the sensible places to include such items. Accordingly, software and hardware projects should incorporate appropriate appendices. Note that the 12,000 word limit does not include material in the appendices, but only in extremely unusual circumstances may appendices exceed 10-15 pages. If you feel that such unusual circumstances might apply to you you should ask your Director of Studies and Supervisor to discuss this with the Chairman of Examiners. Appendices should appear between the bibliography and the project proposal.

An index is optional.

A copy of the original project proposal must be included at the very end of the dissertation.

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The goal of undergraduate research and independent work (IW) in Computer Science is to serve as a synthesizing experience in which undergraduates work on significant research or design projects. Given the broad diversity of intellectual problems in Computer Science, and equally broad possibilities regarding future career trajectories, the style of a project can vary from theoretical to systems or applications-oriented with output ranging from scholarly publications to working software or hardware.  

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Sales and Stock Management System , Rashmika Gaddam Ms

CONTACTLESS FOOD ORDERING SYSTEM , Rishivar Kumar Goli

RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT WEBSITE , Akhil Sai Gollapudi

DISEASE OF LUNG INFECTION DETECTION USING CNN MODEL -BAYESIAN OPTIMIZATION , poojitha gutha

DATA POISONING ATTACKS ON PHASOR MEASUREMENT UNIT DATA , Rutuja Sanjeev Haridas

CRIME MAPPING ANALYSIS USING WEB APPLICATION. , Lavanya Krishnappa

A LONG-TERM FUNDS PREDICTOR BASED ON DEEP LEARNING , SHUIYI KUANG

LIVER SEGMENTATION AND LESION DETECTION IN MEDICAL IMAGES USING A DEEP LEARNING-BASED U-NET MODEL , Kaushik Mahida

PHASOR MEASUREMENT UNIT DATA VISUALIZATION , Nikhila Mandava

TWITTER POLICING , Hemanth Kumar Medisetty

TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT SYSYEM FOR A PUBLISHER , HASSAIN SHAREEF MOHAMMED JR

LOBANGU: AN OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION RECEIPT MANAGEMENT APP FOR HEALTH CENTER PHARMACIES IN THE D.R.CONGO AND SURROUNDING EASTERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES , Bénis Munganga

PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR CFPB CONSUMER COMPLAINTS , Vyshnavi Nalluri

REVIEW CLASSIFICATION USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING AND DEEP LEARNING , Brian Nazareth

Brain Tumor Detection Using MRI Images , Mayur Patel

QUIZ WEB APPLICATION , Dipti Rathod

HYPOTHYROID DISEASE ANALYSIS BY USING MACHINE LEARNING , SANJANA SEELAM

Pillow Based Sleep Tracking Device Using Raspberry Pi , Venkatachalam Seviappan

FINSERV ANDROID APPLICATION , Harsh Piyushkumar Shah

AUTOMATED MEDICAL NOTES LABELLING AND CLASSIFICATION USING MACHINE LEARNING , Akhil Prabhakar Thota

GENETIC PROGRAMMING TO OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE OF MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS ON UNBALANCED DATA SET , Asitha Thumpati

GOVERNMENT AID PORTAL , Darshan Togadiya

GENERAL POPULATION PROJECTION MODEL WITH CENSUS POPULATION DATA , Takenori Tsuruga

LUNG LESION SEGMENTATION USING DEEP LEARNING APPROACHES , Sree Snigdha Tummala

DETECTION OF PHISHING WEBSITES USING MACHINE LEARNING , Saranya Valleri

Machine Learning for Kalman Filter Tuning Prediction in GPS/INS Trajectory Estimation , Peter Wright

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2022 2022

LEARN PROGRAMMING IN VIRTUAL REALITY? A PROJECT FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS , Benjamin Alexander

LUNG CANCER TYPE CLASSIFICATION , Mohit Ramajibhai Ankoliya

HIGH-RISK PREDICTION FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS USING MACHINE LEARNING , Raja Kajuluri

IMPROVING INDIA’S TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT USING INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS , Umesh Makhloga

DETECTION OF EPILEPSY USING MACHINE LEARNING , Balamurugan Murugesan

SOCIAL MOBILE APPLICATION: UDROP , Mahmoud Oraiqat

Improved Sensor-Based Human Activity Recognition Via Hybrid Convolutional and Recurrent Neural Networks , Sonia Perez-Gamboa

College of Education FileMaker Extraction and End-User Database Development , Andrew Tran

DEEP LEARNING EDGE DETECTION IN IMAGE INPAINTING , Zheng Zheng

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2021 2021

A General Conversational Chatbot , Vipin Nambiar

Verification System , Paras Nigam

DESKTOP APPLICATION FOR THE PUZZLE BOARD GAME “RUSH HOUR” , Huanqing Nong

Ahmedabad City App , Rushabh Picha

COMPUTER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM USING WI-FI FOR ANDROID , Shashank Reddy Saireddy

ANDROID PARKING SYSTEM , Vishesh Reddy Sripati

Sentiment Analysis: Stock Index Prediction with Multi-task Learning and Word Polarity Over Time , Yue Zhou

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2020 2020

BUBBLE-IN DIGITAL TESTING SYSTEM , Chaz Hampton

FEEDBACK REVIEW SYSTEM USING SENTIMENT ANALYSIS , Vineeth Kukkamalla

WEB APPLICATION FOR MOVIE PERFORMANCE PREDICTION , Devalkumar Patel

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2019 2019

REVIEWS TO RATING CONVERSION AND ANALYSIS USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES , Charitha Chanamolu

EASY EXAM , SARTHAK DABHI

EXTRACT TRANSFORM AND LOADING TOOL FOR EMAIL , Amit Rajiv Lawanghare

VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM USING BLOCKCHAIN , Amey Zulkanthiwar

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2018 2018

USING AUTOENCODER TO REDUCE THE LENGTH OF THE AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE (ADOS) , Sara Hussain Daghustani

California State University, San Bernardino Chatbot , Krutarth Desai

ORGANIZE EVENTS MOBILE APPLICATION , Thakshak Mani Chandra Reddy Gudimetla

SOCIAL NETWORK FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS , Sanket Prabhakar Jadhav

VIRTUALIZED CLOUD PLATFORM MANAGEMENT USING A COMBINED NEURAL NETWORK AND WAVELET TRANSFORM STRATEGY , Chunyu Liu

INTER PROCESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TWO SERVERS USING MPICH , Nagabhavana Narla

SENSOR-BASED HUMAN ACTIVITY RECOGNITION USING BIDIRECTIONAL LSTM FOR CLOSELY RELATED ACTIVITIES , Arumugam Thendramil Pavai

NEURAL NETWORK ON VIRTUALIZATION SYSTEM, AS A WAY TO MANAGE FAILURE EVENTS OCCURRENCE ON CLOUD COMPUTING , Khoi Minh Pham

EPICCONFIGURATOR COMPUTER CONFIGURATOR AND CMS PLATFORM , IVO A. TANTAMANGO

STUDY ON THE PATTERN RECOGNITION ENHANCEMENT FOR MATRIX FACTORIZATIONS WITH AUTOMATIC RELEVANCE DETERMINATION , hau tao

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2017 2017

CHILDREN’S SOCIAL NETWORK: KIDS CLUB , Eiman Alrashoud

MULTI-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM , S. Chinnam

WEB APPLICATION FOR GRADUATE COURSE RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM , Sayali Dhumal

MOBILE APPLICATION FOR ATTENDANCE SYSTEM COYOTE-ATTENDANCE , Sindhu Hari

WEB APPLICATION FOR GRADUATE COURSE ADVISING SYSTEM , Sanjay Karrolla

Custom T-Shirt Designs , Ranjan Khadka

STUDENT CLASS WAITING LIST ENROLLMENT , AISHWARYA LACHAGARI

ANDROID MOBILE APPLICATION FOR HOSPITAL EXECUTIVES , Vihitha Nalagatla

PIPPIN MACHINE , Kiran Reddy Pamulaparthy

SOUND MODE APPLICATION , Sindhuja Pogaku

I2MAPREDUCE: DATA MINING FOR BIG DATA , Vishnu Vardhan Reddy Sherikar

COMPARING AND IMPROVING FACIAL RECOGNITION METHOD , Brandon Luis Sierra

NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING BASED GENERATOR OF TESTING INSTRUMENTS , Qianqian Wang

AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF WEB APPLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM , Yu Zhou

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2016 2016

CLOTH - MODELING, DEFORMATION, AND SIMULATION , Thanh Ho

CoyoteLab - Linux Containers for Educational Use , Michael D. Korcha

PACKET FILTER APPROACH TO DETECT DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS , Essa Yahya M Muharish

DATA MINING: TRACKING SUSPICIOUS LOGGING ACTIVITY USING HADOOP , Bir Apaar Singh Sodhi

Theses/Projects/Dissertations from 2015 2015

APPLY DATA CLUSTERING TO GENE EXPRESSION DATA , Abdullah Jameel Abualhamayl Mr.

Density Based Data Clustering , Rayan Albarakati

Developing Java Programs on Android Mobile Phones Using Speech Recognition , Santhrushna Gande

THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ADAPTIVE CHESS GAME , Mehdi Peiravi

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO WiN GPS , Francisco A. Ron

ESTIMATION ON GIBBS ENTROPY FOR AN ENSEMBLE , Lekhya Sai Sake

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Senior Thesis

A senior thesis is more than a big project write-up. It is documentation of an attempt to contribute to the general understanding of some problem of computer science, together with exposition that sets the work in the context of what has come before and what might follow. In computer science, some theses involve building systems, some involve experiments and measurements, some are theoretical, some involve human subjects, and some do more than one of these things. Computer science is unusual among scientific disciplines in that current faculty research has many loose ends appropriate for undergraduate research.

Senior thesis projects generally emerge from collaboration with faculty. Students looking for senior thesis projects should tell professors they know, especially professors whose courses they are taking or have taken, that they are looking for things to work on. See the page on CS Research for Undergrads . Ideas often emerge from recent papers discussed in advanced courses. The terms in which some published research was undertaken might be generalized, relaxed, restricted, or applied in a different domain to see if changed assumptions result in a changed solution. Once a project gets going, it often seems to assume a life of its own.

To write a thesis, students may enroll in Computer Science 91r one or both terms during their senior year, under the supervision of their research advisor. Rising seniors may wish to begin thinking about theses over the previous summer, and therefore may want to begin their conversations with faculty during their junior spring—or even try to stay in Cambridge to do summer research.

An information session for those interested in writing a senior thesis is held towards the end of each spring semester. Details about the session will be posted to the  [email protected] email list.

Students interested in commercializing ideas in their theses may wish to consult Executive Dean Fawwaz Habbal about patent protection. See  Harvard’s policy  for information about ownership of software written as part of your academic work.

Thesis Supervisor

You need a thesis supervisor. Normally this is a Harvard Computer Science faculty member. Joint concentrators (and, in some cases, non-joint concentrators) might have a FAS/SEAS Faculty member from a different field as their thesis supervisor. Exceptions to the requirement that the thesis supervisor is a CS or FAS/SEAS faculty member must be approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies. For students whose advisor is not a Harvard CS faculty member, note that at least one of your thesis readers must be a Harvard CS faculty member, and we encourage you to talk with this faculty member regularly to help ensure that your thesis is appropriately relevant for Harvard Computer Science.

It’s up to you and your supervisor how frequently you meet and how engaged the supervisor is in your thesis research. However, we encourage you to meet with your supervisor at least several times during the Fall and Spring, and to agree on deadlines for initial results, chapter outlines, drafts, etc.

Thesis Readers

The thesis is evaluated by the thesis readers: the thesis supervisor and at least one other reader. Thesis readers must include at least one Harvard CS faculty member/affiliate . Ordinarily all readers are teaching faculty members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences or SEAS who are generally familiar with the research area.

The student is responsible for finding the thesis readers, but you can talk with your supervisor for suggestions of possible readers.

Exceptions to these thesis reader requirements must be approved by the Directors of Undergraduate Studies.

For joint concentrators, the other concentration may have different procedures for thesis readers; if you have any questions or concerns about thesis readers, please contact the Directors of Undergraduate Studies.

Senior Thesis Seminar

Computer Science does not have a Senior Thesis seminar course.

However, we do run an informal optional series of Senior Thesis meetings in the Fall to help with the thesis writing process, focused on topics such as technical writing tips, work-shopping your senior thesis story, structure of your thesis, and more. Pay attention to your email in the Fall for announcements about this series of meetings.

The thesis should contain an informative abstract separate from the body of the thesis. This abstract should clearly state what the contribution of the thesis is–which parts are expository, whether there are novel results, etc. We also recommend the thesis contain an introduction that is at most 5 pages in length that contains an “Our contributions” section which explains exactly what the thesis contributed, and which sections in the thesis these are elaborated on. At the degree meeting, the Committee on Undergraduate Studies in Computer Science will review the thesis abstract, the reports from the three readers and the student’s academic record; it will have access to the thesis.  The readers (and student) are told to assume that the Committee consists of technical professionals who are not necessarily conversant with the subject matter of the thesis so their reports (and abstract) should reflect this audience.

The length of the thesis should be as long as it needs to be to present its arguments, but no longer!

There are no specific formatting guidelines. For LaTeX, some students have used this template in the past . It is set up to meet the Harvard PhD Dissertation requirements, so it is meeting requirements that you as CS Senior Thesis writers don’t have.

Thesis Timeline for Seniors

(The timeline below is for students graduating in May. For off-cycle students, the same timeline applies, but offset by one semester. The thesis due date for March 2025 graduates is Friday November 22, 2024 at 2pm. The thesis deadline for May 2024 graduates is Friday March 29th Monday April 1st at 2pm.

Please be aware that students writing a joint thesis must meet the requirements of both departments–so if there are two different due dates for the thesis, you are expected to meet the earlier date.

Senior Fall (or earlier) Find a thesis supervisor, and start research. 

October/November/December Start writing.

All fourth year concentrators are contacted by the Office of Academic Programs and those planning to submit a senior thesis are requested to supply certain information, including name of advisor and a tentative thesis title. You may use a different title when you submit your thesis; you do not need to tell us your updated title before then. If Fall 2024 is your final term, please fill out this form . If May 2024 is your final term, please fill out this form .

Early February The student should provide the name and contact information for the readers (see above), together with assurance that they have agreed to serve. 

Mid-March Thesis supervisors are advised to demand a first draft. (A common reaction of thesis readers is “This would have been an excellent first draft. Too bad it is the final thesis—it could have been so much better if I had been able to make some suggestions a couple of weeks ago.")

April 1, 2024 * Thesis is due by 2:00 pm. Electronic copies in PDF format should be delivered by the student to all three readers and to [email protected] (which will forward to the Director of Undergraduate Studies) on or before that date. An electronic copy should also be submitted via the SEAS online submission tool on or before that date. SEAS will keep this electronic copy as a non-circulating backup. During this online submission process, the student will also have the option to make the electronic copy publicly available via DASH, Harvard’s open-access repository for scholarly work. Please note that the thesis will NOT be published to ProQuest. More information can be found on the SEAS  Senior Thesis Submission  page.

The two or three readers will receive a rating sheet to be returned to the Office of Academic Programs before the beginning of the Reading Period, together with their copy of the thesis and any remarks to be transmitted to the student.

Late May The Office of Academic Programs will send students their comments after the degree meeting to decide honors recommendations.

Thesis Extensions and Late Submissions

Thesis extensions Thesis extensions will be granted in extraordinary circumstances, such as hospitalization or grave family emergency, with the support of the thesis advisor and resident dean and the agreement of all readers. For joint concentrators, the other concentration should also support the extension. To request an extension, please have your advisor or resident dean email [email protected] , ideally several business days in advance, so that we may follow up with readers. Please note that any extension must be able to fall within our normal grading, feedback, and degree recommendation deadline, so extensions of more than a few days are usually impossible.

Late submissions Late submission of thesis work should be avoided. Work that is late will ordinarily not be eligible for thesis prizes like the Hoopes Prize. Theses submitted late will ordinarily be penalized one full level of honors (highest honors, high honors, honors, no honors) per day late or part thereof, including weekends, so a thesis submitted two days and one minute late is ordinarily ineligible to receive honors. Penalties will be waived only in extraordinary cases, such as documented medical illness or grave family emergency; students should consult with the Directors of Undergraduate Studies in that event. Missed alarm clocks, crashed computers, slow printers, corrupted files, and paper jams are not considered valid causes for extensions.

Thesis Examples

Recent thesis examples can be found on the Harvard DASH (Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard) repository here . Examples of Mind, Brain, Behavior theses are here .

Spectral Sparsification: The Barrier Method and its Applications

• Martin Camacho, Advisor: Jelani Nelson

Good Advice Costs Nothing and it’s Worth the Price: Incentive Compatible Recommendation Mechanisms for Exploring Unknown Options

• Perry Green, Advisor: Yiling Chen

Better than PageRank: Hitting Time as a Reputation Mechanism

• Brandon Liu, Advisor: David Parkes

Tree adjoining grammar at the interfaces

• Nicholas Longenbaugh, Advisor: Stuart Shieber

SCHUBOT: Machine Learning Tools for the Automated Analysis of Schubert’s Lieder

• Dylan Nagler, Advisor: Ryan Adams

Learning over Molecules: Representations and Kernels

• Jimmy Sun, Advisor: Ryan Adams

Towards the Quantum Machine: Using Scalable Machine Learning Methods to Predict Photovoltaic Efficacy of Organic Molecules

• Michael Tingley, Advisor: Ryan Adams

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Research Topics & Ideas: CompSci & IT

50+ Computer Science Research Topic Ideas To Fast-Track Your Project

Finding and choosing a strong research topic is the critical first step when it comes to crafting a high-quality dissertation, thesis or research project. If you’ve landed on this post, chances are you’re looking for a computer science-related research topic , but aren’t sure where to start. Here, we’ll explore a variety of CompSci & IT-related research ideas and topic thought-starters, including algorithms, AI, networking, database systems, UX, information security and software engineering.

NB – This is just the start…

The topic ideation and evaluation process has multiple steps . In this post, we’ll kickstart the process by sharing some research topic ideas within the CompSci domain. This is the starting point, but to develop a well-defined research topic, you’ll need to identify a clear and convincing research gap , along with a well-justified plan of action to fill that gap.

If you’re new to the oftentimes perplexing world of research, or if this is your first time undertaking a formal academic research project, be sure to check out our free dissertation mini-course. In it, we cover the process of writing a dissertation or thesis from start to end. Be sure to also sign up for our free webinar that explores how to find a high-quality research topic. 

Overview: CompSci Research Topics

• Algorithms & data structures
• Artificial intelligence ( AI )
• Computer networking
• Database systems
• Human-computer interaction
• Information security (IS)
• Software engineering
• Examples of CompSci dissertation & theses

Topics/Ideas: Algorithms & Data Structures

• An analysis of neural network algorithms’ accuracy for processing consumer purchase patterns
• A systematic review of the impact of graph algorithms on data analysis and discovery in social media network analysis
• An evaluation of machine learning algorithms used for recommender systems in streaming services
• A review of approximation algorithm approaches for solving NP-hard problems
• An analysis of parallel algorithms for high-performance computing of genomic data
• The influence of data structures on optimal algorithm design and performance in Fintech
• A Survey of algorithms applied in internet of things (IoT) systems in supply-chain management
• A comparison of streaming algorithm performance for the detection of elephant flows
• A systematic review and evaluation of machine learning algorithms used in facial pattern recognition
• Exploring the performance of a decision tree-based approach for optimizing stock purchase decisions
• Assessing the importance of complete and representative training datasets in Agricultural machine learning based decision making.
• A Comparison of Deep learning algorithms performance for structured and unstructured datasets with “rare cases”
• A systematic review of noise reduction best practices for machine learning algorithms in geoinformatics.
• Exploring the feasibility of applying information theory to feature extraction in retail datasets.
• Assessing the use case of neural network algorithms for image analysis in biodiversity assessment

Topics & Ideas: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Applying deep learning algorithms for speech recognition in speech-impaired children
• A review of the impact of artificial intelligence on decision-making processes in stock valuation
• An evaluation of reinforcement learning algorithms used in the production of video games
• An exploration of key developments in natural language processing and how they impacted the evolution of Chabots.
• An analysis of the ethical and social implications of artificial intelligence-based automated marking
• The influence of large-scale GIS datasets on artificial intelligence and machine learning developments
• An examination of the use of artificial intelligence in orthopaedic surgery
• The impact of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) on transparency and trust in supply chain management
• An evaluation of the role of artificial intelligence in financial forecasting and risk management in cryptocurrency
• A meta-analysis of deep learning algorithm performance in predicting and cyber attacks in schools

Topics & Ideas: Networking

• An analysis of the impact of 5G technology on internet penetration in rural Tanzania
• Assessing the role of software-defined networking (SDN) in modern cloud-based computing
• A critical analysis of network security and privacy concerns associated with Industry 4.0 investment in healthcare.
• Exploring the influence of cloud computing on security risks in fintech.
• An examination of the use of network function virtualization (NFV) in telecom networks in Southern America
• Assessing the impact of edge computing on network architecture and design in IoT-based manufacturing
• An evaluation of the challenges and opportunities in 6G wireless network adoption
• The role of network congestion control algorithms in improving network performance on streaming platforms
• An analysis of network coding-based approaches for data security
• Assessing the impact of network topology on network performance and reliability in IoT-based workspaces

Topics & Ideas: Database Systems

• An analysis of big data management systems and technologies used in B2B marketing
• The impact of NoSQL databases on data management and analysis in smart cities
• An evaluation of the security and privacy concerns of cloud-based databases in financial organisations
• Exploring the role of data warehousing and business intelligence in global consultancies
• An analysis of the use of graph databases for data modelling and analysis in recommendation systems
• The influence of the Internet of Things (IoT) on database design and management in the retail grocery industry
• An examination of the challenges and opportunities of distributed databases in supply chain management
• Assessing the impact of data compression algorithms on database performance and scalability in cloud computing
• An evaluation of the use of in-memory databases for real-time data processing in patient monitoring
• Comparing the effects of database tuning and optimization approaches in improving database performance and efficiency in omnichannel retailing

Topics & Ideas: Human-Computer Interaction

• An analysis of the impact of mobile technology on human-computer interaction prevalence in adolescent men
• An exploration of how artificial intelligence is changing human-computer interaction patterns in children
• An evaluation of the usability and accessibility of web-based systems for CRM in the fast fashion retail sector
• Assessing the influence of virtual and augmented reality on consumer purchasing patterns
• An examination of the use of gesture-based interfaces in architecture
• Exploring the impact of ease of use in wearable technology on geriatric user
• Evaluating the ramifications of gamification in the Metaverse
• A systematic review of user experience (UX) design advances associated with Augmented Reality
• A comparison of natural language processing algorithms automation of customer response Comparing end-user perceptions of natural language processing algorithms for automated customer response
• Analysing the impact of voice-based interfaces on purchase practices in the fast food industry

Topics & Ideas: Information Security

• A bibliometric review of current trends in cryptography for secure communication
• An analysis of secure multi-party computation protocols and their applications in cloud-based computing
• An investigation of the security of blockchain technology in patient health record tracking
• A comparative study of symmetric and asymmetric encryption algorithms for instant text messaging
• A systematic review of secure data storage solutions used for cloud computing in the fintech industry
• An analysis of intrusion detection and prevention systems used in the healthcare sector
• Assessing security best practices for IoT devices in political offices
• An investigation into the role social media played in shifting regulations related to privacy and the protection of personal data
• A comparative study of digital signature schemes adoption in property transfers
• An assessment of the security of secure wireless communication systems used in tertiary institutions

Topics & Ideas: Software Engineering

• A study of agile software development methodologies and their impact on project success in pharmacology
• Investigating the impacts of software refactoring techniques and tools in blockchain-based developments
• A study of the impact of DevOps practices on software development and delivery in the healthcare sector
• An analysis of software architecture patterns and their impact on the maintainability and scalability of cloud-based offerings
• A study of the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on software engineering practices in the education sector
• An investigation of software testing techniques and methodologies for subscription-based offerings
• A review of software security practices and techniques for protecting against phishing attacks from social media
• An analysis of the impact of cloud computing on the rate of software development and deployment in the manufacturing sector
• Exploring the impact of software development outsourcing on project success in multinational contexts
• An investigation into the effect of poor software documentation on app success in the retail sector

CompSci & IT Dissertations/Theses

While the ideas we’ve presented above are a decent starting point for finding a CompSci-related research topic, they are fairly generic and non-specific. So, it helps to look at actual dissertations and theses to see how this all comes together.

Below, we’ve included a selection of research projects from various CompSci-related degree programs to help refine your thinking. These are actual dissertations and theses, written as part of Master’s and PhD-level programs, so they can provide some useful insight as to what a research topic looks like in practice.

• An array-based optimization framework for query processing and data analytics (Chen, 2021)
• Dynamic Object Partitioning and replication for cooperative cache (Asad, 2021)
• Embedding constructural documentation in unit tests (Nassif, 2019)
• PLASA | Programming Language for Synchronous Agents (Kilaru, 2019)
• Healthcare Data Authentication using Deep Neural Network (Sekar, 2020)
• Virtual Reality System for Planetary Surface Visualization and Analysis (Quach, 2019)
• Artificial neural networks to predict share prices on the Johannesburg stock exchange (Pyon, 2021)
• Predicting household poverty with machine learning methods: the case of Malawi (Chinyama, 2022)
• Investigating user experience and bias mitigation of the multi-modal retrieval of historical data (Singh, 2021)
• Detection of HTTPS malware traffic without decryption (Nyathi, 2022)
• Redefining privacy: case study of smart health applications (Al-Zyoud, 2019)
• A state-based approach to context modeling and computing (Yue, 2019)
• A Novel Cooperative Intrusion Detection System for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (Solomon, 2019)
• HRSB-Tree for Spatio-Temporal Aggregates over Moving Regions (Paduri, 2019)

Looking at these titles, you can probably pick up that the research topics here are quite specific and narrowly-focused , compared to the generic ones presented earlier. This is an important thing to keep in mind as you develop your own research topic. That is to say, to create a top-notch research topic, you must be precise and target a specific context with specific variables of interest . In other words, you need to identify a clear, well-justified research gap.

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High-Performance Domain-Specific Library for Hydrologic Data Processing , Kalyan Bhetwal

Verifying Data Provenance During Workflow Execution for Scientific Reproducibility , Rizbanul Hasan

Remote Sensing to Advance Understanding of Snow-Vegetation Relationships and Quantify Snow Depth and Snow Water Equivalent , Ahmad Hojatimalekshah

Exploring the Capability of a Self-Supervised Conditional Image Generator for Image-to-Image Translation without Labeled Data: A Case Study in Mobile User Interface Design , Hailee Kiesecker

Fake News Detection Using Narrative Content and Discourse , Hongmin Kim

Anomaly Detection Using Graph Neural Network , Bishal Lakha

Sparse Format Conversion and Code Synthesis , Tobi Goodness Popoola

Portable Sparse Polyhedral Framework Code Generation Using Multi Level Intermediate Representation , Aaron St. George

Severity Measures for Assessing Error in Automatic Speech Recognition , Ryan Whetten

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Improved Computational Prediction of Function and Structural Representation of Self-Cleaving Ribozymes with Enhanced Parameter Selection and Library Design , James D. Beck

Meshfree Methods for PDEs on Surfaces , Andrew Michael Jones

Deep Learning of Microstructures , Amir Abbas Kazemzadeh Farizhandi

Long-Term Trends in Extreme Environmental Events with Changepoint Detection , Mintaek Lee

Structure Aware Smart Encoding and Decoding of Information in DNA , Shoshanna Llewellyn

Towards Making Transformer-Based Language Models Learn How Children Learn , Yousra Mahdy

Ontology-Based Formal Approach for Safety and Security Verification of Industrial Control Systems , Ramesh Neupane

Improving Children's Authentication Practices with Respect to Graphical Authentication Mechanism , Dhanush Kumar Ratakonda

Hate Speech Detection Using Textual and User Features , Rohan Raut

Automated Detection of Sockpuppet Accounts in Wikipedia , Mostofa Najmus Sakib

Characterization and Mitigation of False Information on the Web , Anu Shrestha

Sinusoidal Projection for 360° Image Compression and Triangular Discrete Cosine Transform Impact in the JPEG Pipeline , Iker Vazquez Lopez

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Training Wheels for Web Search: Multi-Perspective Learning to Rank to Support Children's Information Seeking in the Classroom , Garrett Allen

Fair and Efficient Consensus Protocols for Secure Blockchain Applications , Golam Dastoger Bashar

Why Don't You Act Your Age?: Recognizing the Stereotypical 8-12 Year Old Searcher by Their Search Behavior , Michael Green

Ensuring Consistency and Efficiency of the Incremental Unit Network in a Distributed Architecture , Mir Tahsin Imtiaz

Modeling Real and Fake News Sharing in Social Networks , Abishai Joy

Modeling and Analyzing Users' Privacy Disclosure Behavior to Generate Personalized Privacy Policies , A.K.M. Nuhil Mehdy

Into the Unknown: Exploration of Search Engines' Responses to Users with Depression and Anxiety , Ashlee Milton

Generating Test Inputs from String Constraints with an Automata-Based Solver , Marlin Roberts

A Case Study in Representing Scientific Applications ( GeoAc ) Using the Sparse Polyhedral Framework , Ravi Shankar

Actors for the Internet of Things , Arjun Shukla

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Towards Unifying Grounded and Distributional Semantics Using the Words-as-Classifiers Model of Lexical Semantics , Stacy Black

Improving Scientist Productivity, Architecture Portability, and Performance in ParFlow , Michael Burke

Polyhedral+Dataflow Graphs , Eddie C. Davis

Improving Spellchecking for Children: Correction and Design , Brody Downs

A Collection of Fast Algorithms for Scalar and Vector-Valued Data on Irregular Domains: Spherical Harmonic Analysis, Divergence-Free/Curl-Free Radial Basis Functions, and Implicit Surface Reconstruction , Kathryn Primrose Drake

Privacy-Preserving Protocol for Atomic Swap Between Blockchains , Kiran Gurung

Unsupervised Structural Graph Node Representation Learning , Mikel Joaristi

Detecting Undisclosed Paid Editing in Wikipedia , Nikesh Joshi

Do You Feel Me?: Learning Language from Humans with Robot Emotional Displays , David McNeill

Obtaining Real-World Benchmark Programs from Open-Source Repositories Through Abstract-Semantics Preserving Transformations , Maria Anne Rachel Paquin

Content Based Image Retrieval (CBIR) for Brand Logos , Enjal Parajuli

A Resilience Metric for Modern Power Distribution Systems , Tyler Bennett Phillips

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Edge-Assisted Workload-Aware Image Processing System , Anil Acharya

MINOS: Unsupervised Netflow-Based Detection of Infected and Attacked Hosts, and Attack Time in Large Networks , Mousume Bhowmick

Deviant: A Mutation Testing Tool for Solidity Smart Contracts , Patrick Chapman

Querying Over Encrypted Databases in a Cloud Environment , Jake Douglas

A Hybrid Model to Detect Fake News , Indhumathi Gurunathan

Suitability of Finite State Automata to Model String Constraints in Probablistic Symbolic Execution , Andrew Harris

UNICORN Framework: A User-Centric Approach Toward Formal Verification of Privacy Norms , Rezvan Joshaghani

Detection and Countermeasure of Saturation Attacks in Software-Defined Networks , Samer Yousef Khamaiseh

Secure Two-Party Protocol for Privacy-Preserving Classification via Differential Privacy , Manish Kumar

Application-Specific Memory Subsystem Benchmarking , Mahesh Lakshminarasimhan

Multilingual Information Retrieval: A Representation Building Perspective , Ion Madrazo

Improved Study of Side-Channel Attacks Using Recurrent Neural Networks , Muhammad Abu Naser Rony Chowdhury

Investigating the Effects of Social and Temporal Dynamics in Fitness Games on Children's Physical Activity , Ankita Samariya

BullyNet: Unmasking Cyberbullies on Social Networks , Aparna Sankaran

FALCON: Framework for Anomaly Detection In Industrial Control Systems , Subin Sapkota

Investigating Semantic Properties of Images Generated from Natural Language Using Neural Networks , Samuel Ward Schrader

Incremental Processing for Improving Conversational Grounding in a Chatbot , Aprajita Shukla

Estimating Error and Bias of Offline Recommender System Evaluation Results , Mucun Tian

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Leveraging Tiled Display for Big Data Visualization Using D3.js , Ujjwal Acharya

Fostering the Retrieval of Suitable Web Resources in Response to Children's Educational Search Tasks , Oghenemaro Deborah Anuyah

Privacy-Preserving Genomic Data Publishing via Differential Privacy , Tanya Khatri

Injecting Control Commands Through Sensory Channel: Attack and Defense , Farhad Rasapour

Strong Mutation-Based Test Generation of XACML Policies , Roshan Shrestha

Performance, Scalability, and Robustness in Distributed File Tree Copy , Christopher Robert Sutton

Using DNA For Data Storage: Encoding and Decoding Algorithm Development , Kelsey Suyehira

Detecting Saliency by Combining Speech and Object Detection in Indoor Environments , Kiran Thapa

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Identifying Restaurants Proposing Novel Kinds of Cuisines: Using Yelp Reviews , Haritha Akella

Editing Behavior Analysis and Prediction of Active/Inactive Users in Wikipedia , Harish Arelli

CloudSkulk: Design of a Nested Virtual Machine Based Rootkit-in-the-Middle Attack , Joseph Anthony Connelly

Predicting Friendship Strength in Facebook , Nitish Dhakal

Privacy-Preserving Trajectory Data Publishing via Differential Privacy , Ishita Dwivedi

Cultivating Community Interactions in Citizen Science: Connecting People to Each Other and the Environment , Bret Allen Finley

Uncovering New Links Through Interaction Duration , Laxmi Amulya Gundala

Variance: Secure Two-Party Protocol for Solving Yao's Millionaires' Problem in Bitcoin , Joshua Holmes

A Scalable Graph-Coarsening Based Index for Dynamic Graph Databases , Akshay Kansal

Integrity Coded Databases: Ensuring Correctness and Freshness of Outsourced Databases , Ujwal Karki

Editable View Optimized Tone Mapping For Viewing High Dynamic Range Panoramas On Head Mounted Display , Yuan Li

The Effects of Pair-Programming in a High School Introductory Computer Science Class , Ken Manship

Towards Automatic Repair of XACML Policies , Shuai Peng

Identification of Unknown Landscape Types Using CNN Transfer Learning , Ashish Sharma

Hand Gesture Recognition for Sign Language Transcription , Iker Vazquez Lopez

Learning to Code Music : Development of a Supplemental Unit for High School Computer Science , Kelsey Wright

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Identification of Small Endogenous Viral Elements within Host Genomes , Edward C. Davis Jr.

When the System Becomes Your Personal Docent: Curated Book Recommendations , Nevena Dragovic

Security Testing with Misuse Case Modeling , Samer Yousef Khamaiseh

Estimating Length Statistics of Aggregate Fried Potato Product via Electromagnetic Radiation Attenuation , Jesse Lovitt

Towards Multipurpose Readability Assessment , Ion Madrazo

Evaluation of Topic Models for Content-Based Popularity Prediction on Social Microblogs , Axel Magnuson

CEST: City Event Summarization using Twitter , Deepa Mallela

Developing an ABAC-Based Grant Proposal Workflow Management System , Milson Munakami

Phoenix and Hive as Alternatives to RDBMS , Diana Ornelas

Massively Parallel Algorithm for Solving the Eikonal Equation on Multiple Accelerator Platforms , Anup Shrestha

A Certificateless One-Way Group Key Agreement Protocol for Point-to-Point Email Encryption , Srisarguru Sridhar

Dynamic Machine Level Resource Allocation to Improve Tasking Performance Across Multiple Processes , Richard Walter Thatcher

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Developing an Application for Evolutionary Search for Computational Models of Cellular Development , Nicolas Scott Cornia

Accelerated Radar Signal Processing in Large Geophysical Datasets , Ravi Preesha Geetha

Integrity Coded Databases (ICDB) – Protecting Integrity for Outsourced Databases , Archana Nanjundarao

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Asteroidal Sets and Dominating Targets in Graphs , Oleksiy Al-saadi

Star-Based Reachability Analysis of Binary Neural Networks on Continuous Input , Mykhailo Ivashchenko

Spatial & Temporal Agnostic Deep-Learning Based Radio Fingerprinting , Fahmida Afrin

Leveraging Aruco Fiducial Marker System for Bridge Displacement Estimation Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles , Mohamed Aly

Sim-to-Real Reinforcement Learning Framework for Autonomous Aerial Leaf Sampling , Ashraful Islam

SC-Fuse: A Feature Fusion Approach for Unpaved Road Detection from Remotely Sensed Images , Aniruddh Saxena

Experimental Study of Linux Flightsize Estimation , Mingrui Zhang

Motif-Cluster: A Spatial Clustering Package for Repetitive Motif Binding Patterns , Mengyuan Zhou

An Empirical Study on the Classification of Python Language Features Using Eye-Tracking , Jigyasa Chauhan

BEVERS: A General, Simple, and Performant Framework for Automatic Fact Verification , Mitchell DeHaven

Characterizing and Predicting Human Visual Perception of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Gestures , Paul Fletcher

Machine Learning-Based Device Type Classification for IoT Device Re- and Continuous Authentication , Kaustubh Gupta

Sequence-Based Bioinformatics Approaches to Predict Virus-Host Relationships in Archaea and Eukaryotes , Yingshan Li

SIMULATING SUB-THRESHOLD COMMUNICATION CHANNELS THROUGH NEURONS , Richard Maina

ConSemblEX: A Consensus-Based Transcriptome Assembly Approach that Extends ConSemble and Improves Transcriptome Assembly , Richard Mwaba

Comparative Analyses of De Novo Transcriptome Assembly Pipelines for Diploid Wheat , Natasha Pavlovikj

Attention in the Faithful Self-Explanatory NLP Models , Mostafa Rafaiejokandan

A Pipeline to Generate Deep Learning Surrogates of Genome-Scale Metabolic Models , Achilles Rasquinha

LEARNFCA: A FUZZY FCA AND PROBABILITY BASED APPROACH FOR LEARNING AND CLASSIFICATION , Suraj Ketan Samal

Symbolic NS-3 for Efficient Exhaustive Testing , Jianfei Shao

Feed Forward Neural Networks with Asymmetric Training , Archit Srivastava

Agent Based Modeling of the Spread of Social Unrest Based on Infectious Disease Spread Model , Anup Adhikari

Using Contextual Bandits to Improve Traffic Performance in Edge Network , Aziza Al Zadjali

Computational Solutions to Exosomal microRNA Biomarker Detection in Pancreatic Cancer , Thuy T. An

Aerial Flight Paths for Communication , Alisha Bevins

Towards a Machine Learning Based Generalizable Framework for Detecting COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media , Yuanzhi Chen

Semantically Meaningful Sentence Embeddings , Rojina Deuja

Using an integrative machine learning approach to study microRNA regulation networks in pancreatic cancer progression , Roland Madadjim

Teachability And Interpretability In Reinforcement Learning , Jeevan Rajagopal

Power-over-Tether Unmanned Aerial System Leveraged for Trajectory Influenced Atmospheric Sensing , Daniel Rico

A Real-World, Hybrid Event Sequence Generation Framework for Android Apps , Jun Sun

“The Revolution Will Not Be Supervised": An Investigation of the Efficacy and Reasoning Process of Self-Supervised Representations , Atharva Tendle

Separator of Diametral Path Graphs , Cuong Than

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF KMER COUNTING AND ESTIMATION TOOLS , Ankitha Vejandla

Information Extraction and Classification on Journal Papers , Lei Yu

SUFFIX TREE, MINWISE HASHING AND STREAMING ALGORITHMS FOR BIG DATA ANALYSIS IN BIOINFORMATICS , Sairam Behera

Formal Language Constraints in Deep Reinforcement Learning for Self-Driving Vehicles , Tyler Bienhoff

A Novel Spatiotemporal Prediction Method of Cumulative Covid-19 Cases , Junzhe Cai

Application of Software Engineering Principles to Synthetic Biology and Emerging Regulatory Concerns , Justin Firestone

Open Dynamic Interaction Network: a cell-phone based platform for responsive EMA , Gisela Font Sayeras

A Memory Usage Comparison Between Jitana and Soot , Yuanjiu Hu

Packet Delivery: An Investigation of Educational Video Games for Computer Science Education , Robert Lafferty

Advanced Techniques to Detect Complex Android Malware , Zhiqiang Li

Emotional Awareness During Bug Fixes – A Pilot Study , Jada O. Loro, Abigail L. Schneff, Sarah J. Oran, and Bonita Sharif

Representational Learning Approach for Predicting Developer Expertise Using Eye Movements , Sumeet Maan

An ANNs Based Failure Detection Method for ONOS SDON Controller , Shideh Yavary Mehr

INVESTIGATING FACTORS PREDICTING EFFECTIVE LEARNING IN A CS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR K-12 TEACHERS , Patrick Morrow

An Algorithm For Building Language Superfamilies Using Swadesh Lists , Bill Mutabazi

AN EYE TRACKING REPLICATION STUDY OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL ON THE EFFECTS OF EMBEDDED COMPUTER LANGUAGE SWITCHING , Cole Peterson

Designing Shared Control Strategies for Teleoperated Robots Across Intrinsic User Qualities , Nancy Pham

Power-over-Tether UAS Leveraged for Nearly-Indefinite Meteorological Data Acquisition , Daniel Rico, Carrick Detweiler, and Francisco Muñoz-Arriola

Formal Concept Analysis Applications in Bioinformatics , Sarah Roscoe

Understanding Eye Gaze Patterns in Code Comprehension , Jonathan Saddler

Advanced Security Analysis for Emergent Software Platforms , Mohannad Alhanahnah

Analysis of Social Unrest Events using Spatio-Temporal Data Clustering and Agent-Based Modelling , Sudeep Basnet

Domain Adaptation in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Landing using Reinforcement Learning , Pedro Lucas Franca Albuquerque

A Data-driven Approach for Detecting Stress in Plants Using Hyperspectral Imagery , Suraj Gampa

New Algorithms for Large Datasets and Distributions , Sutanu Gayen

Image Classification Using Fuzzy FCA , Niruktha Roy Gotoor

Image Processing Algorithms for Elastin Lamellae Inside Cardiovascular Arteries , Mahmoud Habibnezhad

User Privacy Leakage in Location-based Mobile Ad Services , Qicheng Lin

Formal Modeling and Analysis of a Family of Surgical Robots , Niloofar Mansoor

Dimensional Analysis of Robot Software without Developer Annotations , John-Paul W. Ore

The Design and Implementation of AIDA: Ancient Inscription Database and Analytics System , M Parvez Rashid

LearnFCA: A Fuzzy FCA and Probability Based Approach for Learning and Classification , Suraj Ketan Samal

Scheduling and Prefetching in Hadoop with Block Access Pattern Awareness and Global Memory Sharing with Load Balancing Scheme , Sai Suman

A DATA DRIVEN APPROACH TO IDENTIFY JOURNALISTIC 5WS FROM TEXT DOCUMENTS , Venkata Krishna Mohan Sunkara

Distributed Edge Bundling for Large Graphs , Yves Tuyishime

GAINDroid: General Automated Incompatibility Notifier for Android Applications , Bruno Vieira Resende e Silva

View-Dependent Data Prefetching for Interactive Visualization of Large-Scale 3D Scientific Data , Jin Wang

Feasibility and Security Analysis of Wideband Ultrasonic Radio for Smart Home Applications , Qi Xia

Exploring Eye Tracking Data on Source Code via Dual Space Analysis , Li Zhang

Controller Evolution and Divergence: A Software Perspective , Balaji Balasubramaniam

Performance Evaluation of v-eNodeB using Virtualized Radio Resource Management , Sai Keerti Teja Boddepalli

Effectively Enforcing Minimality During Backtrack Search , Daniel J. Geschwender

Optical Wireless Data Center Networks , Abdelbaset S. Hamza

Scheduling in Mapreduce Clusters , Chen He

Supporting Diverse Customers and Prioritized Traffic in Next-Generation Passive Optical Networks , Naureen Hoque

Modelling and Visualizing Selected Molecular Communication Processes in Biological Organisms: A Multi-Layer Perspective , Aditya Immaneni

COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES FOR CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION TESTING , Jingjing Liang

GMAim: an analytical pipeline for microRNA splicing profiling using generative model , Kan Liu

Application of Cosine Similarity in Bioinformatics , Srikanth Maturu

Scaling up an Infrastructure for Controlled Experimentation with Testing Techniques , Wayne D. Motycka

Scale-Out Algorithm For Apache Storm In SaaS Environment , Ravi Kiran Puttaswamy

A Comprehensive Framework to Replicate Process-Level Concurrency Faults , Supat Rattanasuksun

Speech Emotion Recognition using Convolutional Neural Networks , Somayeh Shahsavarani

Assessing the Quality and Stability of Recommender Systems , David Shriver

Consensus Ensemble Approaches Improve De Novo Transcriptome Assemblies , Adam Voshall

EvoAlloy: An Evolutionary Approach For Analyzing Alloy Specifications , Jianghao Wang

Higher-Level Consistencies: Where, When, and How Much , Robert J. Woodward

DEPLOYING, IMPROVING AND EVALUATING EDGE BUNDLING METHODS FOR VISUALIZING LARGE GRAPHS , Jieting Wu

Reducing the Tail Latency of a Distributed NoSQL Database , Jun Wu

Detection of Plant Emergence Based on Spatio Temporal Image Sequence Analysis , Bhushit Agarwal

Investigating Diversity in Open Multiagent Team Formation , Pooja Ahuja

An Unmanned Aerial System for Prescribed Fires , Evan M. Beachly

PLANT IMAGE PROCESSING: 3D VOLUME RECONSTRUCTION, HYPERSPECTRAL INFORMATION MINING AND VISUALIZATION , Shi Cao

INVESTIGATING AGENT AND TASK OPENNESS IN ADHOC TEAM FORMATION , Bin Chen

Hierarchical Active Learning Application to Mitochondrial Disease Protein Dataset , James D. Duin

Design and Implementation of a Stand-Alone Tool for Metabolic Simulations , Milad Ghiasi Rad

Exploring the Telecommunications Properties of the Human Nervous System: Analytical Modeling and Experimental Validation of Information Flow through the Somatosensory System , Natalie Hanisch

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Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Computer Science, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University, since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.

In late Fall 2023 or Spring 2024, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

Thesis: Study of Deep Learning Models to Classify Nasa’s Kepler Light Curves , Heena Minnich

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Dissertation: Inverse Mappers for QCD Global Analysis , Manal Almaeen

Thesis: Assessing the Prevalence and Archival Rate of URIs to Git Hosting Platforms in Scholarly Publications , Emily Escamilla

Thesis: Supporting Account-based Queries for Archived Instagram Posts , Himarsha R. Jayanetti

Dissertation: Detecting Malware With Securedeep Accelerator via Processor Side-Channel Fingerprinting for Internet of Things , Zhuoran Li

Dissertation: Tracing and Segmentation of Molecular Patterns in 3-Dimensional Cryo-ET/EM Density Maps Through Algorithmic Image Processing and Deep Learning-Based Techniques , Salim Sazzed

Dissertation: Towards Intelligent Runtime Framework for Distributed Heterogeneous Systems , Polykarpos Thomadakis

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Dissertation: Machine Learning-Based Event Generator , Yasir Alanazi

Thesis: Using Ensemble Learning Techniques to Solve the Blind Drift Calibration Problem , Devin Scott Drake

Dissertation: A Relevance Model for Threat-Centric Ranking of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities , Corren G. McCoy

Dissertation: Evaluation of Generative Models for Predicting Microstructure Geometries in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing , Andy Ramlatchan

Thesis: TransParsCit: A Transformer-Based Citation Parser Trained on Large-Scale Synthesized Data , MD Sami Uddin

Dissertation: Towards Privacy and Security Concerns of Adversarial Examples in Deep Hashing Image Retrieval , Yanru Xiao

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Dissertation: MOVE: Mobile Observers Variants and Extensions , Ryan Florin

Dissertation: Improving Collection Understanding for Web Archives with Storytelling: Shining Light Into Dark and Stormy Archives , Shawn M. Jones

Dissertation: A Unified Framework for Parallel Anisotropic Mesh Adaptation , Christos Tsolakis

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Dissertation: MementoMap: A Web Archive Profiling Framework for Efficient Memento Routing , Sawood Alam

Dissertation: A Framework for Verifying the Fixity of Archived Web Resources , Mohamed Aturban

Thesis: Parallelization of the Advancing Front Local Reconnection Mesh Generation Software Using a Pseudo-Constrained Parallel Data Refinement Method , Kevin Mark Garner Jr.

Dissertation: Towards Dynamic Vehicular Clouds , Aida Ghazizadeh

Dissertation: Bootstrapping Web Archive Collections From Micro-Collections in Social Media , Alexander C. Nwala

Dissertation: Automatic Linear and Curvilinear Mesh Generation Driven by Validity Fidelity and Topological Guarantees , Jing Xu

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Dissertation: Expanding the Usage of Web Archives by Recommending Archived Webpages Using Only the URI , Lulwah M. Alkwai

Dissertation: Highly Accurate Fragment Library for Protein Fold Recognition , Wessam Elhefnawy

Dissertation: Scalable Parallel Delaunay Image-to-Mesh Conversion for Shared and Distributed Memory Architectures , Daming Feng

Dissertation: Aggregating Private and Public Web Archives Using the Mementity Framework , Matthew R. Kelly

Thesis: Enhancing Portability in High Performance Computing: Designing Fast Scientific Code with Longevity , Jason Orender

Thesis: Novel Use of Neural Networks to Identify and Detect Electrical Infrastructure Performance , Evan Pierre Savaria

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Dissertation: New Methods to Improve Protein Structure Modeling , Maha Abdelrasoul

Dissertation: Applying Machine Learning to Advance Cyber Security: Network Based Intrusion Detection Systems , Hassan Hadi Latheeth AL-Maksousy

Thesis: To Relive the Web: A Framework for the Transformation and Archival Replay of Web Pages , John Andrew Berlin

Thesis: Supporting Big Data at the Vehicular Edge , Lloyd Decker

Thesis: Deep Learning for Segmentation Of 3D Cryo-EM Images , Devin Reid Haslam

Dissertation: FlexStream: SDN-Based Framework for Programmable and Flexible Adaptive Video Streaming , Ibrahim Ben Mustafa

Thesis: Novel Technique for Gait Analysis Using Two Waist Mounted Gyroscopes , Ahmed Nasr

Dissertation: Leveraging Resources on Anonymous Mobile Edge Nodes , Ahmed Salem

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Dissertation: SenSys: A Smartphone-Based Framework for ITS applications , Abdulla Ahmed Alasaadi

Dissertation: ItsBlue: A Distributed Bluetooth-Based Framework for Intelligent Transportation Systems , Ahmed Awad Alghamdi

Dissertation: Finite Element Modeling Driven by Health Care and Aerospace Applications , Fotios Drakopoulos

Dissertation: Efficient Machine Learning Approach for Optimizing Scientific Computing Applications on Emerging HPC Architectures , Kamesh Arumugam Karunanithi

Thesis: Multi-GPU Accelerated High-Fidelity Simulations of Beam-Beam Effects in Particle Colliders , Naga Sai Ravi Teja Majeti

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Dissertation: Using Web Archives to Enrich the Live Web Experience Through Storytelling , Yasmin AlNoamany

Thesis: Magnopark, Smart Parking Detection Based on Cellphone Magnetic Sensor , Maryam Arab

Dissertation: Scripts in a Frame: A Framework for Archiving Deferred Representations , Justin F. Brunelle

Dissertation: Machine Learning Methods for Brain Image Analysis , Ahmed Fakhry

Dissertation: Novel Monte Carlo Methods for Large-Scale Linear Algebra Operations , Hao Ji

Dissertation: Machine Learning Methods for Medical and Biological Image Computing , Rongjian Li

Dissertation: Toward Open and Programmable Wireless Network Edge , Mostafa Uddin

Thesis: An Optimized Multiple Right-Hand Side Dslash Kernel for Intel Xeon Phi , Aaron Walden

Dissertation: Towards Aggregating Time-Discounted Information in Sensor Networks , Xianping Wang

Dissertation: A Computational Framework for Learning from Complex Data: Formulations, Algorithms, and Applications , Wenlu Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Dissertation: Efficient Algorithms for Prokaryotic Whole Genome Assembly and Finishing , Abhishek Biswas

Dissertation: De Novo Protein Structure Modeling and Energy Function Design , Lin Chen

Dissertation: High Performance Large Graph Analytics by Enhancing Locality , Naga Shailaja Dasari

Thesis: Avoiding Spoilers on Mediawiki Fan Sites Using Memento , Shawn M. Jones

Dissertation: Energy Harvesting-Aware Design for Wireless Nanonetworks , Shahram Mohrehkesh

Thesis: Parallel Two-Dimensional Unstructured Anisotropic Delaunay Mesh Generation for Aerospace Applications , Juliette Kelly Pardue

Dissertation: Detecting, Modeling, and Predicting User Temporal Intention , Hany M. SalahEldeen

Dissertation: Wireless Networking for Vehicle to Infrastructure Communication and Automatic Incident Detection , Sarwar Aziz Sha-Mohammad

Dissertation: Computational Development for Secondary Structure Detection From Three-Dimensional Images of Cryo-Electron Microscopy , Dong Si

Thesis: Mobile Cloud Computing Based Non Rigid Registration for Image Guided Surgery , Arun Brahmavar Vishwanatha

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Dissertation: Web Archive Services Framework for Tighter Integration Between the Past and Present Web , Ahmed AlSum

Dissertation: Modeling Stem Cell Population Dynamics , Samiur Arif

Dissertation: A Framework for Web Object Self-Preservation , Charles L. Cartledge

Dissertation: Document Classification in Support of Automated Metadata Extraction Form Heterogeneous Collections , Paul K. Flynn

Dissertation: Resource Allocation in Vehicular Cloud Computing , Puya Ghazizadeh

Thesis: Generating Combinatorial Objects- A New Perspective , Alexander Chizoma Nwala

Dissertation: Enhancing Understanding of Discrete Event Simulation Models Through Analysis , Kara Ann Olson

Dissertation: Scalable Reasoning for Knowledge Bases Subject to Changes , Hui Shi

Dissertation: Improving Structural Features Prediction in Protein Structure Modeling , Ashraf Yaseen

Thesis: Computational Analysis of Gene Expression and Connectivity Patterns in the Convoluted Structures of Mouse Cerebellum , Tao Zeng

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Thesis: HTTP Mailbox - Asynchronous Restful Communication , Sawood Alam

Dissertation: TDMA Slot Reservation in Cluster-Based VANETs , Mohammad Salem Almalag

Thesis: Protein Loop Length Estimation From Medium Resolution Cryoem Images , Andrew R. McKnight

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Dissertation: De Novo Protein Structure Modeling from Cryoem Data Through a Dynamic Programming Algorithm in the Secondary Structure Topology Graph , Kamal H. Al Nasr

Dissertation: FRIEND: A Cyber-Physical System for Traffic Flow Related Information Aggregation and Dissemination , Samy S. El-Tawab

Thesis: An Extensible Framework for Creating Personal Archives of Web Resources Requiring Authentication , Matthew Ryan Kelly

Thesis: Visualizing Digital Collections at Archive-It , Kalpesh Padia

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Dissertation: A Framework for Incident Detection and notification in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks , Mahmoud Abuelela

Dissertation: A Framework for Dynamic Traffic Monitoring Using Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks , Mohammad Hadi Arbabi

Thesis: A Probabilistic Analysis of Misparking in Reservation Based Parking Garages , Vikas G. Ashok

Thesis: A Penalty-Based Approach to Handling Cluster Sizing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks , Ryan Florin

Dissertation: Data Aggregation and Dissemination in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks , Khaled Ibrahim

Dissertation: Using the Web Infrastructure for Real Time Recovery of Missing Web Pages , Martin Klein

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Dissertation: A Virtual Infrastructure for Mitigating Typical Challenges in Sensor Networks , Hady S. Abdel Salam

Thesis: Merging Schemas in a Collaborative Faceted Classification System , Jianxiang Li

Thesis: XPath-Based Template Language for Describing the Placement of Metadata within a Document , Vijay Kumar Musham

Dissertation: Providing Location Security in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks , Gongjun Yan

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Dissertation: Algorithms for Vertex-Weighted Matching in Graphs , Mahantesh Halappanavar

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Thesis: Using Timed-Release Cryptography to Mitigate Preservation Risk of Embargo Periods , Rabia Haq

Dissertation: Biology-Inspired Approach for Communal Behavior in Massively Deployed Sensor Networks , Kennie H. Jones

Dissertation: Biological Networks: Modeling and Structural Analysis , Emad Y. Ramadan

Dissertation: Integrating Preservation Functions Into the Web Server , Joan A. Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Dissertation: FreeLib: A Self-Sustainable Peer-to-Peer Digital Library Framework for Evolving Communities , Ashraf A. Amrou

Thesis: Channel Management in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks , Mohammad Hadi Arbabi

Dissertation: Diagnosing Reading strategies: Paraphrase Recognition , Chutima Boonthum

Thesis: Investigating Real-Time Sonar Performance Predictions Using Beowulf Clustering , Charles Lane Cartledge

Dissertation: Lazy Preservation: Reconstructing Websites from the Web Infrastructure , Frank McCown

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Dissertation: Group Key Management in Wireless Ad-Hoc and Sensor Networks , Mohammed A. Moharrum

Dissertation: Template-Based Metadata Extraction for Heterogeneous Collection , Jianfeng Tang

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Writing a dissertation in the final year at university can be a highly daunting task for any student, but particularly if the degree is practically oriented and implementation based. This book provides an accessible, concise guide to producing a dissertation in computer science, software engineering, or games development degrees, with research projects typically involving design, implementation, testing, and evaluation.

Drawing on the authors’ extensive knowledge and experience of supervising dissertation students, the book offers a step-by-step guide to the key areas of writing a dissertation alongside real-life examples. Chapters cover:

• Producing literature reviews.
• Formulating research questions.
• Understanding epistemologies.
• Selecting methodologies and research methods.
• Software development life cycle methodologies.
• Evaluation, statistical analysis, and formulating conclusions.

Working methodically through the different stages of writing a dissertation, this is an essential comprehensive guide for all students producing any form of dissertation in computer science, software engineering, or games development.

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Chapter 1 | 10  pages, introduction to dissertations, chapter 2 | 10  pages, academic rigour, chapter 3 | 17  pages, citations, referencing, and hierarchy of academic sources, chapter 4 | 12  pages, research ethics, chapter 5 | 17  pages, dissertation structure in games development and computer science, chapter 6 | 12  pages, research methodologies and methods, chapter 7 | 8  pages, formulating research questions, chapter 8 | 11  pages, performing a literature review, chapter 9 | 13  pages, selecting a software or games development life cycle methodology, chapter 10 | 16  pages, selecting a software design modelling language (sdml), chapter 11 | 17  pages, chapter 12 | 14  pages, implementation, chapter 13 | 16  pages, chapter 14 | 14  pages, chapter 15 | 11  pages, statistical analysis techniques, chapter 16 | 6  pages, chapter 17 | 5  pages, conclusions, chapter 18 | 3  pages, chapter 19 | 3  pages, chapter 20 | 8  pages, writing up and proofreading, chapter 21 | 5  pages, data collection mechanisms, chapter 22 | 16  pages, general questionnaire design, chapter 23 | 10  pages, basic intervention experimental design, chapter 24 | 8  pages, general academic writing tips, chapter 25 | 13  pages, presenting research, chapter 26 | 6  pages, defending research, chapter 27 | 6  pages.

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Prize-Winning Thesis and Dissertation Examples

Published on September 9, 2022 by Tegan George . Revised on July 18, 2023.

It can be difficult to know where to start when writing your thesis or dissertation . One way to come up with some ideas or maybe even combat writer’s block is to check out previous work done by other students on a similar thesis or dissertation topic to yours.

This article collects a list of undergraduate, master’s, and PhD theses and dissertations that have won prizes for their high-quality research.

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University : University of Pennsylvania Faculty : History Author : Suchait Kahlon Award : 2021 Hilary Conroy Prize for Best Honors Thesis in World History Title : “Abolition, Africans, and Abstraction: the Influence of the “Noble Savage” on British and French Antislavery Thought, 1787-1807”

University : Columbia University Faculty : History Author : Julien Saint Reiman Award : 2018 Charles A. Beard Senior Thesis Prize Title : “A Starving Man Helping Another Starving Man”: UNRRA, India, and the Genesis of Global Relief, 1943-1947

University: University College London Faculty: Geography Author: Anna Knowles-Smith Award:  2017 Royal Geographical Society Undergraduate Dissertation Prize Title:  Refugees and theatre: an exploration of the basis of self-representation

University: University of Washington Faculty:  Computer Science & Engineering Author: Nick J. Martindell Award: 2014 Best Senior Thesis Award Title:  DCDN: Distributed content delivery for the modern web

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University:  University of Edinburgh Faculty:  Informatics Author:  Christopher Sipola Award:  2018 Social Responsibility & Sustainability Dissertation Prize Title:  Summarizing electricity usage with a neural network

University:  University of Ottawa Faculty:  Education Author:  Matthew Brillinger Award:  2017 Commission on Graduate Studies in the Humanities Prize Title:  Educational Park Planning in Berkeley, California, 1965-1968

University:  University of Ottawa Faculty: Social Sciences Author:  Heather Martin Award:  2015 Joseph De Koninck Prize Title:  An Analysis of Sexual Assault Support Services for Women who have a Developmental Disability

University : University of Ottawa Faculty : Physics Author : Guillaume Thekkadath Award : 2017 Commission on Graduate Studies in the Sciences Prize Title : Joint measurements of complementary properties of quantum systems

University:  London School of Economics Faculty: International Development Author: Lajos Kossuth Award:  2016 Winner of the Prize for Best Overall Performance Title:  Shiny Happy People: A study of the effects income relative to a reference group exerts on life satisfaction

University : Stanford University Faculty : English Author : Nathan Wainstein Award : 2021 Alden Prize Title : “Unformed Art: Bad Writing in the Modernist Novel”

University : University of Massachusetts at Amherst Faculty : Molecular and Cellular Biology Author : Nils Pilotte Award : 2021 Byron Prize for Best Ph.D. Dissertation Title : “Improved Molecular Diagnostics for Soil-Transmitted Molecular Diagnostics for Soil-Transmitted Helminths”

University:  Utrecht University Faculty:  Linguistics Author:  Hans Rutger Bosker Award: 2014 AVT/Anéla Dissertation Prize Title:  The processing and evaluation of fluency in native and non-native speech

University: California Institute of Technology Faculty: Physics Author: Michael P. Mendenhall Award: 2015 Dissertation Award in Nuclear Physics Title: Measurement of the neutron beta decay asymmetry using ultracold neutrons

University:  Stanford University Faculty: Management Science and Engineering Author:  Shayan O. Gharan Award:  Doctoral Dissertation Award 2013 Title:   New Rounding Techniques for the Design and Analysis of Approximation Algorithms

University: University of Minnesota Faculty: Chemical Engineering Author: Eric A. Vandre Award:  2014 Andreas Acrivos Dissertation Award in Fluid Dynamics Title: Onset of Dynamics Wetting Failure: The Mechanics of High-speed Fluid Displacement

University: Erasmus University Rotterdam Faculty: Marketing Author: Ezgi Akpinar Award: McKinsey Marketing Dissertation Award 2014 Title: Consumer Information Sharing: Understanding Psychological Drivers of Social Transmission

University: University of Washington Faculty: Computer Science & Engineering Author: Keith N. Snavely Award:  2009 Doctoral Dissertation Award Title: Scene Reconstruction and Visualization from Internet Photo Collections

University:  University of Ottawa Faculty:  Social Work Author:  Susannah Taylor Award: 2018 Joseph De Koninck Prize Title:  Effacing and Obscuring Autonomy: the Effects of Structural Violence on the Transition to Adulthood of Street Involved Youth

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CS2023: Global Undergraduate Computer Science Curricula 

Announcing the availability of the latest curricular volume for undergraduate computer science education, developed collaboratively by ACM, IEEE-CS,and AAAI.

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Since its beginning, computer science has been one of the fastest evolving areas of study, with an expanding number of sub-disciplines and adjacent computational fields like bioinformatics and digital humanities. Today, computing is increasingly central to every aspect of everyday life. It’s more important than ever that our global educational systems are resourced to teach computer science consistently and completely around the globe, helping students to develop knowledge, understanding, and hands-on skills. As computer science educators have prepared students to enter computer science as practitioners, researchers, and educators, they have consistently turned to the ACM, the world’s largest association of computing professionals, for curricular guidelines and resources.

We are delighted to announce the general availability of the latest curricular volume for undergraduate computer science education, CS2023, developed collaboratively by ACM, IEEE-CS (the IEEE Computer Society), and AAAI (the Association for the Advancement of AI). Historically, undergraduate computer science curricular guidelines have been updated every 10 years, and for many years their development has been jointly led by ACM and IEEE-CS. We were delighted to welcome AAAI to the Steering Committee for CS2023 as we continued to focus on curating content from the world’s foremost experts for the creation of curricular guidelines.

CS2023 builds upon CS2013, the 2013 computer science curricular guidelines . The past decade has brought tremendous changes to computer science and computing education generally. In 2013, as smart phones became ubiquitous and the Internet became a general tool of commerce, communication, and socializing, cybersecurity was the emerging hot topic. The field was so new that it was called “Information Assurance and Security” in the CS2013 body of knowledge! Fast-forward to today: cybersecurity is firmly established and expanding, and artificial intelligence (AI) is the frontier field, with burgeoning implications for both curricular content and teaching, learning, and assessment methodologies.

The pace of change and the impact of evolving AI technologies in computing and beyond are awesome, and challenging for even the most knowledgeable scholars and practitioners. ACM and IEEE-CS gladly welcomed the expertise of AAAI as the joint Steering Committee undertook the decadal revision of undergraduate computing curriculum guidelines. In fact, CS2023 is the culmination of more than three years of work, helmed and organized by an international Steering Committee of 17 computing professionals from academia and industry. CS2023 provides a comprehensive set of curricular practices and guidelines for computer science today, including the requisite knowledge and student competencies for attaining undergraduate degrees in computer science.

The project began in 2021 by disseminating and analyzing a purpose-built computing community survey that included 427 academic and 865 industry respondents from around the world. Each Steering Committee member then led the development of curricular guidelines for a specific knowledge area. Each knowledge area reflects a core discipline within computer science, such as foundations of programming languages, security, artificial intelligence, and society, ethics, and the profession. The final version of CS2023 incorporates several rounds of community review and feedback collected through additional surveys, various ACM Special Interest Groups and other conferences and venues, and an online portal for general comments received throughout the project. More details on the development of CS2023 were published by ACM in June 2024.

Noteworthy Updates

CS2023 contains a number of important updates and revisions to reflect the current state of the field and best practices in computing education, including:

• Two curricular options, a knowledge model and a competency framework, to support educational approaches and requirements globally.
• Curricular and professional practices drawn from a variety of educational institutions, including liberal arts colleges, research universities, community colleges, and technical colleges from different geographic regions around the world, including Europe, Africa, the Arab world, Australasia, China, Latin America, and North America.
• New and evolving content about the ways AI is disrupting the teaching of computer science.
• A knowledge area called Society, Ethics, and the Profession (SEP), which reflects the widespread impact of computing on personal and public life in the 21st century, and encourages students to consider the social, ethical, and professional aspects of their studies and careers.
• Increased mathematical and statistical requirements to meet the disciplinary demands of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

The Future of Curricular Guidelines

When ACM began developing curricular guidelines for the community over 55 years ago, computer science was an emerging discipline; one curricular volume was sufficient to cover the entire breadth of computer science knowledge and skills required for an undergraduate degree. Over the past six decades, this has changed. Computing sub-disciplines and adjacent fields continue to expand and intertwine, and the ACM Education Board now supports, maintains, and updates 7 curricular volumes . The explosion of generative AI into the landscape in late 2023 only underscores the need for more frequent and robust curricular content updates than past practices can support, demanding an exploration of an evolutionary pathway from individual curriculum volumes toward a “Living Curriculum.”  This will be a complex challenge, and to that end, the ACM Education Board has just launched a Living Curriculum Taskforce, chaired by our esteemed colleague from New Zealand Alison Clear. If you’d like to learn more about this work, please connect with us, or with Alison, and keep an eye out for community involvement opportunities.

Please also explore and use CS2023 in your teaching and your work. We invite you to download a copy of CS2023 from the ACM Digital Library for your virtual bookshelf. We’d especially like to thank the CS2023 Steering Committee Co-Chairs Amruth Kumar (ACM) and Rajendra K. Raj (IEEE-CS), and the entire ACM/IEEE-CS/AAAI Steering Committee, for their tireless work over the past three years, and to congratulate them on a job well done.  Thank you all!

Elizabeth K. Hawthorne ([email protected]) is Co-Chair of the ACM Education Board, and Faculty and Graduate Program Director of Cybersecurity at Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ. She participated as an ACM representative on the joint steering committee of CS2013.

Alison Derbenwick Miller ([email protected]) is Co-Chair of the ACM Education Board, and currently working as an independent strategy consultant and researcher after more than 30 years in the technology industry. She recently was elected as ACM Council Member-at-Large.

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