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+ | ====== DDoS Attack using Google-bots ====== | ||
- | ====== Continuation of a Path Diagram to Syntax Application ====== | + | **Supervisor**: |
- | **Supervisor**: Jeff Edmonds | + | **Recommended Background**: CSE 3213 or CSE 3214, CSE 3482 |
- | **Required Background**: General CSE408x prerequisites | + | Not long ago, botnets - networks of compromised computers - were seen as |
+ | the most effective (if not the only) means of conducting Distributed Denial | ||
+ | of Service (DDoS) attacks. However, with the growing popularity and prevalence | ||
+ | of application-layer over other types of DDoS attacks, the DDoS execution | ||
+ | landscape is becoming increasingly more diverse. An especially interesting | ||
+ | new trend is the execution of application-layer DDoS attacks by means of | ||
+ | skillfully manipulated Web-crawlers, | ||
+ | The goal of this project is to design, implement and test a real-world | ||
+ | framework consisting of the following: a) the attacker' | ||
+ | domain specially designed to attract Google-bots and then manipulate them | ||
+ | into generating attack traffic towards the target/ | ||
+ | victim' | ||
+ | component, the project will also look into the statistical/ | ||
+ | estimation of the framework' | ||
+ | to an actual (real-world) target/ | ||
- | **Recommended Background**: | ||
- | Structural equation modeling (SEM) is a statistical technique that is becoming increasingly popular in the educational and behavioral sciences. SEM allows researchers to test the validity of hypothesized models involving complex relationships among multiple variables. Collected data is used to estimate the parameters of the equations and assessing the fit of the model. | ||
- | The software required is an application that allows researchers to define their hypothesized models visually and will output the correct syntax for the analytical software of their choosing. | ||
- | To date a promising functional application has been developed in JAVA by a Computer Science student as a 4080 project. The existing software allows the user to draw a path diagram and outputs code for the R package sem. There are a number of improvements to be made (refinements and additions to graphical user interface) and then the application needs to be extended to output syntax appropriate for additional software applications (openMX, MPlus and EQS). Though this project may not begin at “the first stages” of the software lifecycle, this scenario is likely common | + | \\ |
+ | ====== Attentive Sensing | ||
- | More details {{:continuation_of_a_path_diagram_to_syntax_application.pdf|here}}. | + | **Supervisor**: James Elder |
- | ====== YUsend Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) Test Manager ====== | + | **Required Background**: |
+ | good math skills, knowledge of C and MATLAB programming languages | ||
- | **Supervisor**: | + | One of the challenges in remote learning is to allow students to communicate effectively with the lecturer. |
+ | |||
+ | The goal of this project is to apply attentive sensing technology | ||
+ | |||
+ | In particular, working | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Study the problem of detecting hand-raises in the preattentive sensor stream | ||
+ | - Implement algorithms for detecting hand-raises based upon this investigation | ||
+ | - Evaluate these algorithms in a real-classroom setting, using proprietary attentive sensing technology | ||
- | **Required Background**: | ||
- | **Description** The YUsend (York University Space Engineering Nanosatellite Demonstration) Lab has procured a Windows XP-based industrial computer and temperature acquisition card (as well as other hardware) | + | ====== Attentive Sensing |
- | Specific tasks include: 1. Writing temperature acquisition card (OMEGA Engineering CIO-DAS-Temp) drivers for LabView - should be written in Visual C++ or similar and compiled into SubVI format. 2. Write LabView VI's (“Virtual Instrument”) to perform (a) Test set-up activities - checkout of sensor and lamps, assigning neumonics to temperature sensors, setting of alarm conditions for sensors and lamps (b) Acquire and monitor temperature data and control lamp voltage during test, raise operator alarms for temperature or IR lamp anomalous conditions as required © Store temperature and control data for subsequent analysis and reporting. 3. (Optional) Interface the Test Manager with an orbital simulation tool which would be used to compute IR lamp inputs based on a simulation of the nanosatellite' | + | **Supervisor**: James Elder |
+ | **Required Background**: | ||
- | ====== Game Playing Framework | + | |
+ | The goal of this project is to modify York University’s patented attentive sensor technology to the sport video recording market. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The general problem is to use attentive sensing technology (www.elderlab.yorku.ca) to visually detect and track multiple moving agents (e.g., skiers, riders, horses) and to select specific agents for active high-resolution smooth pursuit. | ||
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+ | The student will work with senior graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists to help modify the attentive sensing technology to operate | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1. | ||
+ | 2. | ||
+ | 3. | ||
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+ | ------------ | ||
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- | **Supervisor**: Jonathan Ostroff | + | \\ |
+ | ====== Hunting for Bugs in Logging: applying JPF to log4j ====== | ||
- | **Required Background**: Eiffel software development method | + | **Supervisor:** Franck van Breugel |
- | **Description** Game playing frameworks | + | Description: |
+ | Java PathFinder (JPF) is a tool that can detect bugs in Java code. | ||
+ | The Java library Apache log4j allows developers | ||
+ | statements are output. | ||
+ | to detect bugs in log4j by means of JPF with very limited succes. | ||
- | ====== Numerical Methods ====== | + | Recently, in collaboration with Shafiei (NASA) we have developed |
+ | an extension of JPF called jpf-nhandler. | ||
+ | is to apply this extension to log4j. | ||
- | **Supervisor**: | + | [1] David A. Dickey, B. Sinem Dorter, J. Michael German, Benjamin D. Madore, Mark W. Piper, Gabriel L. Zenarosa. " |
- | **Required Background**: Good grade in a Numerical Methods course and good knowledge | + | **Required Background:** General CSE408x prerequisites |
- | of Fortran, C or similar language. | + | \\ |
+ | ------------ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ======Hybrid 2D/3D User Interfaces for 3D Rotation ====== | ||
- | **Description**: | + | **Supervisor: |
- | polynomial equations, with a view to comparing different known methods. | + | |
+ | **Required Background: | ||
+ | |||
+ | This project implements and evaluates a new method for 3D Rotation where the user uses both a 2D and 3D user interface to complete the task. The fundamental idea is to use the 3D interface for large-scale manipulation, | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ------------ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ====== Immersive Virtual Reality Kitchen Planner ====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Supervisor: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Required Background: | ||
+ | |||
+ | This project implements a kitchen planner application for an immersive virtual reality system. The implementation will be based on Unity 4. | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ------------ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ======3D Interaction in Immersive Virtual Reality====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Supervisor: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Required Background: | ||
+ | |||
+ | This project implements and tests various 3D Navigation and 3D Interaction methods in an immersive virtual reality system. The target is to enable the user to roam freely in a large environment while still being able to interact with the environment. The implementation will be based on Unity 4. | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ------------ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ====== Mining Software Repositories Data====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Supervisor: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Required Background: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Short | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ------------------ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ======Reliably tracking horizontal eye movements====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Supervisor:** Wolfgang Stuerzlinger | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Required Background: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Description: | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ------------------ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ======Model-based Design and Development of Embedded Systems with Code Generation Tools====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Supervisor: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Required Background: | ||
+ | such as Arduino. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Project Description: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Model-based design | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ------------------ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ======C2000 Concerto Microcontrollers====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Supervisor: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Required Background: | ||
+ | strong C programming skills, solid knowledge of microcontrollers | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Description: | ||
+ | two cores on a single-chip with on-chip low latency interprocessor communication between the two cores: a C28x 32-bit control core for | ||
+ | real-time control with faster/more loops and small sampling window; | ||
+ | and an ARM 32-bit Cortex-M3 host core for communications and general purpose. The selected student will evaluate the capabilities of the | ||
+ | C2000 Concerto family of microcontrollers through testing and investigating open source software for real-time control applications | ||
+ | that runs on C2000 Concerto Microcontrollers. | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ------------------ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ======Real-Time Bidding Platform====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Supervisor: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Required Background: | ||
+ | (CSE3221), strong Ubuntu/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Description: | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ------------------ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ======Circuit and Board Design for a Pulsed Ground Penetrating Radar====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Supervisor: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Description: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Required Background** A background in undergraduate-level electronics is very important. | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ------------------ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | More project proposals may be added here in the first week of the winter term. | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ------------------ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | \\ |
projects.txt · Last modified: 2016/01/13 20:05 by stevenc