CREU 2017-2018 Projects
CREU 2017-2018 Projects
| Role | Name (Last, First) | College/University | Project title |
| Mentor | Goadrich, Mark | Hendrix College |
Evaluating the Aesthetics of Diverse Computational Art Algorithms |
| Participant | Baer, Taylor | Hendrix College | |
| Participant | Danyluk, Chantal | Hendrix College | Chantal’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Ritz, Anna |
Reed College |
Graph-Based Semi-Supervised Learning to Predict Genes Association |
| Co-Mentor | Applewhite, Derek | Reed College |
Graph-Based Semi-Supervised Learning to Predict Genes Association |
| Participant | King, Alexander | Reed College | |
| Participant | Bern, Miriam | Reed College | |
| Mentor | Nwogu, Ifeoma | Rochester Institute of Technology | Computational Methods to Explore Social Cognitive Processes |
| Co-Mentor |
Prud’hommeaux, Emily |
Rochester Institute of Technology | Computational Methods to Explore Social Cognitive Processes |
| Participant |
Nemechek, Catherine |
Rochester Institute of Technology | Catherine’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Sherman, Luka | Rochester Institute of Technology | Luka’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Hobson, Samuel | Rochester Institute of Technology | Samuel’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Beckage, Nicole |
University of Kansas |
Modeling language learning using child-directed speech |
| Co-Mentor | Brumberg, Jonathan | University of Kansas | Modeling language learning using child-directed speech |
| Participant |
Oduniyi, Erick |
University of Kansas | Erick’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Manweiler,Rebekah | University of Kansas | Rebekah’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Argwal, Rachit | Cornell University |
Resource Sharing in Disaggregated Data centers |
| Participant | Brown, Lloyd | Cornell University | Lloyd’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Marzoev, Michelle | Cornell University | Michelle’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Rosen, Paul | University of Southern Florida |
Using Persistent Homology to Drive Interactive Graph Drawing |
| Participant | Suh, Ashely | University of Southern Florida | |
| Mentor |
Bhattacharya, Sambit |
Fayetteville University |
Research Projects in Machine Learning of Sequence Data |
| Co-Mentor |
Czejdo,Bogdan |
Fayetteville University | Research Projects in Machine Learning of Sequence Data |
| Participant | Spooner, Catherine | Fayetteville University | Catherine’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Faircloth, Daphne | Fayetteville University | Daphne’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Law, Natasha | Fayetteville University | Natasha’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Halam, Samantha | Fayetteville University | Samantha’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Washington, Gloria | Howard University |
Image-Based Skin Detection & Recognition through Biometrics |
| Participant | Goodwin, Miya | Howard University | Miya’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Panetta, Karen | Tufts University | Using Technology To Aid In the Health and Recovery of Refugees and Victims of Human Trafficking. |
| Participant | Whealan, Diana | Tufts University | |
| Participant | Matthews, Jenni | Tufts University | Jenni’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Caldwell, Elvira |
Winston-Salem State University |
Revisiting the Effectiveness of Competition (Programming Contests) in Introductory Programming Courses |
| Participant |
Abdur Raheem, Ameenah |
Winston-Salem State University | Ameenah’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Hairston, Haven | Winston-Salem State University | Haven’s Project Blog |
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Participant |
Hauser, Lisa |
Winston-Salem State University |
Lisa’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Lewis, Nia | Winston-Salem State University | Nia’s Project Blog |
| Lab Manager | Simmons, Lauren |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Modeling and Evaluating a Virtual Child in Supporting Curiosity in Group Learning |
| Mentor | Zhen, Bai |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Modeling and Evaluating a Virtual Child in Supporting Curiosity in Group Learning |
| Participant | Duan, Alice |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Alice’s Project Blog |
| Mentor |
Rundensteiner, Elke |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Interactive Tools for Debunking and Discovering Rankings using Learn-to-Rank Strategies |
| Participant |
VanValkenburg, MaryAnn |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Mary Ann’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Doherty, Diana |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Diana’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Bloom, Gedare | Howard University |
Block Programming for the Internet of Things |
| Participant | Burgess, Andriana | Howard University | Andriana’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Jules, Cynthia | Howard University | Cynthia’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Mays, Keenah | Howard University | Keenah’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Schraff, Christelle | Pace University | Exploring Mobile Device Literacy in Developing Markets |
| Participant | Posner, Ava | Pace University | Ava’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Fitzsimon, Niamh | Pace University | Niamh’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Sosa, Rohana | Pace University | Rohana’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Knox, Deborah | The College of New Jersey |
PIR Room Occupancy Detection and Client/Server Support for a Cross-platform Real-time Mobile Application |
| Participant | Carrido, Randell | The College of New Jersey | Randell’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Goldberg, Sophia | The College of New Jersey | Sophia’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Swartz, Victoria | The College of New Jersey | Victoria’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Hochberg, Robert | University of Dallas | Ramsey Numbers from Tiling |
| Participant | Feller, Emily | University of Dallas | Emily’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Derdeyn, Elizabeth | University of Dallas | Elizabeth’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Eckroth, Joshua | Stetson University | Towards Detecting “Fake News” by Propagating Bias through a Network of Linked Assertions |
| Co-Mentor | Plante, Daniel | Stetson University | Towards Detecting “Fake News” by Propagating Bias through a Network of Linked Assertions |
| Participant | Carson, Danielle | Stetson University | Danielle’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Kok, Erica | Stetson University | Erica’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Gatewood, Heyley | Stetson University | Heyley’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Denny, Jory | University of Richmond | Utilizing Workspace Information in Toggle Probabilistic Road... |
| Participant | Sisco, Marissa | University of Richmond | Marissa’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Chen, Wei Beng | Virginia State University |
An Automated Image Analysis Framework for Classification of Diabetic Retinopathy |
| Co-Mentor | Lu, Yongjin | Virginia State University | An Automated Image Analysis Framework for Classification of Diabetic Retinopathy |
| Participant | Flowers, Paul | Virginia State University | Paul’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Veilleux, Nanette | Simmons College | Automatic Interpretation of Speech Contours and Interlocutor |
| Participant | Moore, Natalie | Simmons College | Natalie’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Humphery, Eleanor | Simmons College | Eleanor’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Medici, Michelle | Simmons College | Michelle’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Vela, Patricio | Georgia Tech University |
Shape-Based Robotic Snake Traversal of Uneven Terrain |
| Participant | Prucka, Elizabeth | Georgia Tech University | Elizabeth’s Project Blog |
| Participant | George, Michelle | Georgia Tech University | Michelle’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Raphael, Nelson | Georgia Tech University | Nelson’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Bansal, Ajay | Arizona State University |
Representing Linked Data to Discover Knowledge Patterns for Neighborhood Sustainability Rating |
| Co-Mentor | Bansal, Srividya | Arizona State University | Representing Linked Data to Discover Knowledge Patterns for Neighborhood Sustainability Rating |
| Participant | La Place, Cecilia | Arizona State University | Cecilia’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Schmidt, Julia | Arizona State University | Julia’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Edgar, Vatricia | Arizona State University | Edgar’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Hemaspaandra, Lane | Rochester University |
Blind Spot: Separating Search from Decision |
| Participant | Abascal, Jackson | Rochester University | Jackson’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Maimon, Shir | Rochester University | Shir’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Latorre-Navarro, Edward | University of Puerto Rico in Arecibo | Developing Mobile Apps to Enhance the Computer Science and Biology Academic Experiences |
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Co-Mentor |
Reyes-Colon, Dalynes |
University of Puerto Rico in Arecibo |
Developing Mobile Apps to Enhance the Computer Science and Biology Academic Experiences |
| Participant | Hernandez-Cuevas, Bryan | University of Puerto Rico in Arecibo | Bryan’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Lopez-Collazo, Elliot |
University of Puerto Rico in Arecibo |
Elliot’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Rios-Correa, Yessebelle |
University of Puerto Rico in Arecibo |
Yessebelle’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Mathias, David |
Florida Southern College |
Developing an Artificially Intelligent Controller for the Ms.\Pac-Man vs.\Ghost Team Competition |
| Co-Mentor | Roberson, Christian
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Florida Southern College |
Developing an Artificially Intelligent Controller for the Ms.\Pac-Man vs.\Ghost Team Competition |
| Co-Mentor |
Elva, Rochelle |
Florida Southern College |
Developing an Artificially Intelligent Controller for the Ms.\Pac-Man vs.\Ghost Team Competition |
| Participant | Faus, Alexander |
Florida Southern College |
Alexander’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Moser, Jessica | Florida Southern College | |
| Participant | Mulligan, Lillian | Florida Southern College | Lillian’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Yap, Shirley | California State University, East Bay |
Dimensionality Reduction Techniques in Convolutional Neural Networks and Deep Learning for Image Recognition and NLP |
| Participant | Beverley, Linda | California State University, East Bay | Linda‘s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Sharif, Bonita | Youngstown State University | An Exploratory Study on the Information Seeking Behavior of |
| Co-Mentor | Lazar, Alina | Youngstown State University | An Exploratory Study on the Information Seeking Behavior of |
| Participant |
Halavick, Natalie |
Youngstown State University | Natalie’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Bassem, Christine | Wellesley College |
Snap’N’Go: Towards Coordinating the Crowd in Mobile Crowd Sensing Platforms |
| Participant | Blazey, Chloe | Wellesley College |
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| Participant | Murphy, Hannah | Wellesley College | Hannah’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Ghosh,
Krishnendu |
Miami University of Ohio – Hamilton | Inferring Malware Families from Trace Data |
| Participant | Fuentes, Berta |
Miami University of Ohio – Hamilton |
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| Participant | Macklin, Taylor | Miami University of Ohio – Hamilton | Taylor’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Madaio, Michael | Carnegie Mellon University |
Investigating the Role of Rapport in Learning with a Virtual Peer |
| Lab Manager | Simmons, Lauren | Carnegie Mellon University | Investigating the Role of Rapport in Learning with a Virtual Peer |
| Participant | Granados, Alvaro | Carnegie Mellon University | |
| Participant |
Astle, Michelina |
Carnegie Mellon University | Michelina’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Hartloff, Jesse |
State University of New York at Buffalo |
Improving the Introduction of Computer Science Concepts with an Interactive Visual Tool |
| Participant | James, Katie | State University of New York at Buffalo | Katie’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Kariapper, Heeba | State University of New York at Buffalo | Heeba’s Project Blog |
| Mentor | Medero, Julie | Harvey Mudd College |
Algorithms for Active Transportation |
| Participant | Stiff, Cordelia | Harvey Mudd College | Cordelia’s Project Blog |
| Participant | Tan, Charleen | Harvey Mudd College | |
| Mentor |
Passonneau, Rebecca |
Pennsylvania State University |
A Rich Dataset for Automated Question-Answering |
| Participant | Eckman, Leah |
Pennsylvania State University |
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| Mentor | Zhang, Jinghua |
Winston-Salem State University |
Developing a Mobile Game to Teach Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack |
| Participant | Johnson, Jaris | Winston-Salem State University | Jaris’ Project Blog |
| Participant | Weanquoi, Patrickson | Winston-Salem State University |
