Final Reports from the Participants of the
Collaborative Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU) Program


2007-2008     2006-2007     2005-2006     2004-2005     2003-2004     2002-2003

2001-2002     2000-2001     1999-2000     1998-1999



Projects for the year 2004-2005

Project Student
Researchers
Advisor Institution Abstract Final
Reports
Project
Websites
Motivation, Persistence and Success in Computer Science: What Can Computer Science Seniors Tell Us? Belinda Chang,
Catherine Fan
Carol Frieze Carnegie Mellon University
Realistic Animation of the Human Hand Jacqueline Kirchhoff,
Megan Monroe,
Ting Ting Wu
Nancy Pollard Carnegie Mellon University  
AIBO's Magic Looking Glass: Human-Robot Interaction Mediated by a Detached Display Latika Kirtane,
Kate Libby
David S. Touretzky Carnegie Mellon University
A Basic Security Plan for a Wireless Network Patricia Gilbert,
Linh Uyen Tran
Bhagyavati Columbus State University  
The Cookie Jar: Privacy Awareness for Internet Usage Vicki Ha,
Lina Hdeib,
Farah Al-Shaar
Dr. Kori Inkpen Dalhousie University
A tool for improving fingerspelling recognition Nora Alba,
Stacey Billups
Rosalee Wolfe,
John McDonald
DePaul University
NS-2 Analysis of Routing Protocols Based on k-Dominating Sets Jennifer Ehrlich,
Tiffany Meredith
Michael Rieck Drake University
Computer Games as Pedagogical Agents in Biology Micahel Coupland,
Janna DeVries,
Mjumbe Poe
Elizabeth Sweedyk Harvey Mudd College
Towards the Development of Laboratory Exercises for Computer Security Awareness Alicia Coon,
Sara Raffensperger,
Louisa Ehinlaiye Ometere,
Melissa A. Karolewski
Dr Rose Shumba Indiana University of Pennsylvania  
A study of arm movements by stroke-impaired and non-impaired individuals in both real and virtual environments Kristi Gray,
Kimberly Kehres
Sharon Stansfield Ithaca College  
Cellular Encryption Eric Thorpe,
Alburn Brown,
Isaac Rieksts
Oskars J. Rieksts, Ph.D. Kutztown University
Hands-on Computer Security Laboratories: Attacks and Defenses Ami L. Williams,
Karina Aslakhanova,
Lindsey Redding
Dr. Cynthia Cicalese, Dr. Beryl Hoffman Marymount University
ECCSAM- Early Childhood Computer Skills Acquisition Model Chris Renda,
Kathryn Jones
Dr. Jody Paul,
Dr. Steve Beaty
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Location-Sensitive Multi-Modal Access in Pervasive Computing Moses Allotey-Pappoe,
Eric James
Mou-Liang Kung Norfolk State University  
Visualizing Uncertainty in Archeological Reconstruction using Non-Photorealistic Rendering Vani Oza,
Ying Zhu Chin,
Dian Meechai
Bruce Gooch Northwestern University
Design and Implementation of a Web-Based Academic Program Assessment Rebecca Buhman,
Crystal Ward
Gary and Merry McDonald Northwest Missouri State University
Jane's Domaze Betsy Beraduce,
Rebekah Billing,
Chetna Sharma,
Marcella Tanzil
Bettina Bair,
Tim Long
The Ohio State University
Lab CATs April Buckley,
Kristen Wilson
Laurie Murphy,
David Wolff
Pacific Lutheran University
Overlay Networks for Networks of Mobile Sensors Gloria Chang ,
Tina Chhabra,
Henry Canivel
Silvia Figueira Santa Clara University
PROFILING SOFTWARE IN THE CLASSROOM Ruth Hackney,
Leigh Momii,
Catrin Riggs
Adair Dingle, PhD Seattle University
Reliability Support for Network Swapping Enabled Clusters America Holloway,
Heather Jones,
Jennifer Barry
Tia Newhall Swarthmore College
Online networked simulation for games Jose Medina,
Marc Soriano
Victor B. Zordan University of California Riverside
Development and Evaluation of a Multi-Functional Gaze-Controlled Interface for Physically Challenged Computer Users Sherry Gao,
Sabina Prajapati
Marc Pomplun University of Massachusetts at Boston
An Empirical Study of Network-Based Intrusion Detection Schemes Boriana Ditcheva,
Lisa Fowler,
Elise London
Kevin Jeffay,
Diane Pozefsky
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  
Online Classes: Making a Less Pressuring Atmosphere Meg Dickey,
Stephanie Rich
Deborah Tartar Virginia Tech    
High Performance Computing for the Enhancement of a Multi-Agent System Environment for Modeling Cell-to-Cell Communication Landon Fraser,
Megan Olsen
Eunice E. Santos Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University  
Gene-Expression Microarrays Classification Using Feature Selection and Support Vector Machines Darcy Davis,
Robert Zaremba
Alina Lazar Youngstown State University