Senior Projects

 I will be happy to help any student on their senior project (as long as I am able to handle to load).  If you want my help then:

       1.  Determine an area or topic for
            your project (IMPORTANT - see
            TOPICS below).

       2.  Arrange a meeting to discuss your
            plans.

       3.  If I think I can help you I will ask
            for a short one page summary,
            otherwise I will suggest another
            faculty member.

GOAL:  My goal with any senior project is to give you the experience of a research
project, to that end I will attempt to work
with you to produce a paper which may be
submitted for publication.

REQUIREMENTS:  You must be able to meet with me at least once a week to discuss progess on the project. 

 TOPICS
   The first rule for any senior project is to find a topic that interests you.  You will be working on it for the better part of a year so if you do not find it interesting in the beginning you will hate it by the end.

    While I will be willing to consider any project, I will be most open to senior projects in any of the the following areas:

1.  Development of a Genetic Algorithm for
     cryptoanalysis

2.  Simulation of a quantum computer

3.  Development of a Cellular Automata
     simulation

4.  Analysis of an Intrusion Detection System

5.  FPGA Implementation of a cipher system

6.  Design of a hardware multiplication chip

7.  Simulation of a DNA Computer

8.  Using a genetic algorithm to factor integers

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