Major Qualifying Projects (MQPs) Interests

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Major Qualifying Projects (MQPs) Advised/Co-Advised

• Android Photo Maps Application (in Progress)
  Kevin Hufnagle,
  Major Qualifying Project EOA-0022, Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, D,E,A terms 2013 (co-advised with Prof Jennifer DeWinter (humanities)
  
  
• Homesite Insurance Smartphone application,
  Greg Wheeler, Billy Estrella, Jay Miller,
  Major Qualifying Project EOA-0021, Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, A,B,C terms 2012-2013. (co-advised with Profs Matt Ward (CS), and Guillermo Salazar (CEE) project sponsored by Homesite Insurance)
  
  
• Endicia Labeler,
  Eric Baicker-McKee, Jing Zhang, Binh Thanh Pham,
  Major Qualifying Project Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, C term 2011-2012 (co-advised with Prof David Finkel, project sponsored by Endicia
  
  
• Real-Time GI Rendering Engine,
  Jackson Fields,
  Major Qualifying Project EOA-0020, Interactive Media and Game Development (IMGD) Program, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, A,B,D terms 2011-2012
  
  
• Improved Visualization of Networked Storage Metrics,
  Xiao Du, Zhaochen Liu, David Rolle,
  Major Qualifying Project MOW 1101, Computer Science Dept, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, A term 2011 (co-advised with Prof Matt Ward, project sponsored by EMC), completed 10/21/2011
  
  
• RFID Navigation System for the Visually Impaired,
  Devin Thomas, Benjamin Lipson and Punit Dharani,
  Major Qualifying Project EOA-0019 Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B,C,D term 2011
  
  
• Mom-O-Meter: A self-help pregnancy Android app
  Evan Duderewicz, Brendan Harris, Thomas Jenkins, Ken Miyauchi, Michael Ng,
  Major Qualifying Project BXT 1002, (co-advised with Bengisu Tulu, WPI Management and Information Systems Dept), completed 3/14/2011
  
  
• Physically Based Rendering,
  Nicholas Deapen,
  Major Qualifying Project EOA-0018, Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, E term 2010
  
  
• Photorealistic Shader Effects,
  Dickson Madison, Michael Oliver,
  Major Qualifying Project EOA-0017, Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Starting A term 2010
  
  
• Mobile Social Networking,
  Ryan Lefevre and Bryan Crabtree,
  Major Qualifying Project EOA-0016, Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Starting A term 2010
  
  
• FPGA-Based Graphics Acceleration,
  Eric Nadeau and Skyler Whorton,
  Major Qualifying Project, ECE and Computer Science Depts, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, A and B terms 2010
  
  
• Financial Computations on the GPU,
  Andrey and Sense MQP,
  Major Qualifying Project, EOA-0015, Computer Science Dept. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Off-campus MQP at Fidelity Boston, A term 2008
  
  
• 3D Mobile Game Engine,
  Alexander Yeganov, Aaron Root, Chris Donnelly,
  Major Qualifying Project, EOA-0014, Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Starting C term 2008
  
  
• Enhanced Game DSL with Graphics,
  Christopher Woo, Victoria Zukas,
  Major Qualifying Project, GFP-0709, Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Starting B term 2007
  
  
• The Effects of Task Intensity on Attention,
  Daisuke Abe, Corey Christous,
  Major Qualifying Project, Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, EOA-0013, starting B-term 2007
  
  
• WiFi Localization,
  Berk Birand,
  Major Qualifying Project, EOA-0012, Computer Science Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, starting A-term 2007
  
  
• Wireless Sensor Network for Monitoring Applications,
  Andrew Halloran (Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Isaac Chanin (Computer Science)
  Major Qualifying Project, co-advisor with Wenjing Lou, WJL-0701, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, starting A-term 2007. Interdisciplinary MQP.
  
  
• Air Cargo Drop Visualization,
  Matthew Caulkin,
  Major Qualifying Project, EOA-0011, Army research labs, off-campus MQP B term, 2007.
  
  
• ATI Catalyst Control Center Preview Application Update,
  Pfeill Andy, ATI off-campus MQP,
  Major Qualifying Project EOA-0010, Summer 2006
  
  
• Location Aware Security Application,
  Bangs Andrew, Haerinck Shaun, Klaft Aubrey,
  Major Qualifying Project EOA-0009, Spring 2006
  
  
• Autonomous Undersea Systems (AUSNet) Stale Data Expiration and Store-Forward Routing,
  Haag Matt,
  Major Qualifying Project EOA-0010, Fall 2005.
  
  
• Power Consumption of Ad Hoc Routing Protocols,
  William West,
  Major Qualifying Project EOA-0007, Spring 2005
  
  
• Location-Aware Computing,
  Brendan Batchelder,
  Major Qualifying Project EOA-0006, Spring 2005 (in progress)
  
  
• Efficient Graphics for Mobile Devices,
  Xiaohe Hu and Theodore Phillips,
  Major Qualifying Project EOA-0008, Spring 2005
  
  
• MPEG-4 Streaming for Mobile Devices,
  Zhuo Chen and Aram Dulyan,
  Major Qualifying Project EOA-0005, Fall 2004. (Co-advisor with Mark Claypool)
  
  
• Extreme Graphical Simplification using Images,
  Paul Fydenkevez, Matt Gage and John Reynolds,
  Major Qualifying Project MQP-EOA-0004, Spring 2004
  
  
• The Effects of Packet Loss and Latency on Player Performance in Unreal Tournament 2003,
  Tom Beigbeder, Rory Coughlan, Corey Lusher, and John Plunkett.
  Major Qualifying Project MQP-MLC-NG03, Computer Science Department, Spring 2004, co-advisor with Mark Claypool
  
  
• Locus: Wireless LAN Location Sensing,
  Ali Taheri and Arvinder Singh,
  Major Qualifying Project MQP-EOA-0003, Fall 2003
  (best MQP in Computer Science Department, 2003-2004)
  
  
• Rendering Structural Colors,
  Ben Sandofsky and Jonathan Guillory,
  Major Qualifying Project MQP-EOA-0001, WPI CS Dept, Fall terms 2003
  (nominated for best MQP in Computer Science Department, 2003-2004)
  
  
• Java BRDF Viewer,
  Randy Chong,
  Major Qualifying Project MQP-EOA-0201, WPI Computer Science Department, Fall 2002
  
  
• The Effect of Latency on Performance in Warcraft III.
  Nathan Sheldon, Eric Girard and Seth Borg,
  Major Qualifying Project MQP-MLC-NG02, WPI Computer Science Department, Spring 2003.(co-advisor with Mark Claypool)
  
  
• EMS Portable Workflow,
  Brian L'Heureux, Michael McHugh and Benjamin Privett,
  Major Qualifying Project MQP-REK-0084, WPI Computer Science Department, Spring 2003 (co-advisor with Robert Kinicki)
  
  

Interactive Qualifying Projects (IQPs) Advised/Co-Advised

• Smartphone Health Games,
  Alex Carly-Dorsey, James Jackman, Nicholas Massa,
  Interactive Qualifying Project IQP-BXP-001, WPI, AB,C 2013 terms.
  
  
• Smartphone Health Games,
  Amorn Chokchaisiripakdee, Nuttaworn Sujumnong, Latthapol Khachonkitkosol,
  Interactive Qualifying Project IQP-EOA-0002, WPI, A,B,C 2013 terms.
  
  
• Tech Bible Mobile App,
  Seth Martin Crampton,
  Interactive Qualifying Project IQP-EOA-0001, WPI Computer Science Department, Fall 2012, B,C, D terms.
  
  
• Social Implications of Graphics Processing Units,
  Muhammad Azeem, Rohit Jagini, Mandela Kiran and Kaushal Shrestha,
  MMX-0601 Co-advised with Murali Mani, ending D term 2007.
  
  
• FCCH Website Development Plan,
  Taryn Flagg,
  Co-advised with Stanley Selkow, in progress
  
  

  
  

  
  

  

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