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-====== Currently offered Projects, Fall 2012 (updated September 5, 2012)  ======
+====== Proposed Projects for Fall 2013 ======
-(Listed in order received.)
-====== Continuation of a Path Diagram to Syntax Application ======
+\\
+====== Attentive Sensing for Better Two-Way Communication in Remote Learning Environments ======
-**Supervisor**: Jeff Edmonds
+**Supervisor**: James Elder
-**Required Background**: General CSE408x prerequisites
+**Required Background**: General CSE408x prerequisites, good programming skills,
+good math skills, knowledge of C and MATLAB programming languages
-**Recommended Background**: Java software development
+One of the challenges in remote learning is to allow students to communicate effectively with the lecturer.  For example, when a student asks a question, communication will be more effective if the instructor has a zoomed view of the student’s face, so that s/he can interpret expressions etc.
+The goal of this project is to apply attentive sensing technology (www.elderlab.yorku.ca) to this problem.  This technology is able to monitor a large environment such as a classroom and direct a high-resolution ‘attentive’ sensor to events of interest.
+In particular, working with a senior graduate student or postdoctoral fellow, the  successful applicant will:
+  - 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
-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.
+====== Attentive Sensing for Sport Video Recording Markets ======
-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 in the software development market. In addition, the student will be working with a primary “client” who is far less technically advanced, which is also reflective of real-world situations.
+**Supervisor**: James Elder
-More details {{:continuation_of_a_path_diagram_to_syntax_application.pdf|here}}.
+**Required Background**: Good programming skills; Good math skills; Knowledge of C and MATLAB programming languages
-====== YUsend Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) Test Manager ======
+The goal of this project is to modify York University’s patented attentive sensor technology to the sport video recording market.  Specific application domains under investigation include skiing, indoor BMX parks, and horse tracks.
+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.
+The student will work with senior graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and research scientists to help modify the attentive sensing technology to operate in these domains.   Specific tasks include:
+.     Ground-truth available datasets
+.     Evaluate current attentive algorithms on these datasets
+.     Modify these algorithms to improve performance on these datasets
+------------
-**Supervisor**: Rob Allison (co-supervised with Hugh Chesser, Space Engineering)
+\\
+====== Hunting for Bugs in Logging: applying JPF to log4j ======
-**Required Background**: General CSE408x prerequisites, familiarity with C++ and Windows software tools
+**Supervisor:** Franck van Breugel
-**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) for performing TVAC testing of nanosatellites in the CSIL Lab (PSE 003). A “TVAC Test Manager” application written using LabView's G programming language will oversee the acquisition of temperatures (thermal test outputs) and control of IR lamps (thermal test inputs) during the rather long periods (4 or more days, 24 hours a day) of a TVAC test.
+Description:
+Java PathFinder (JPF) is a tool that can detect bugs in Java code.
+The Java library Apache log4j allows developers to control which log
+statements are output.  In the past, Dickey et al. [1] have attempted
+to detect bugs in log4j by means of JPF with very limited succes.
-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's orbital position and attitude (eg - in the sun, lamps on, in eclipse lamps off). The simulation tool is a package called Satellite Toolkit (STK) which has an TCP/IP-based API.
+Recently, in collaboration with Shafiei (NASA) we have developed
+an extension of JPF called jpf-nhandler.  The aim of this project
+is to apply this extension to log4j.
+[1] David A. Dickey, B. Sinem Dorter, J. Michael German, Benjamin D. Madore, Mark W. Piper, Gabriel L. Zenarosa. "Evaluating Java PathFinder on Log4J."  2011.
-====== Game Playing Framework in Eiffel ======
+**Required Background:** General CSE408x prerequisites
+\\
+------------
+\\
+======Hybrid 2D/3D User Interfaces for 3D Rotation ======
-**Supervisor**: Jonathan Ostroff
+**Supervisor:** Wolfgang Stuerzlinger
-**Required Background**: Eiffel software development method
+**Required Background:** General 408X prerequisites, 3D Computer Graphics (3431) completed or equivalent, C/C++ coding experience or (if using Unity 4) Javascript C# coding experience
-**Description** Game playing frameworks in Eiffel such as Eiffelmedia usually wrap C frameworks in Eiffel. The goal of this project is to develop (initially, a simple) framework using pure Eiffel/EiffelVision so that the framework can be used on any platform (Windows, Linux, Mac) without external dependencies. Games provide a rich source for exploring object oriented software construction and design patterns, so that the framework would be useful in software design courses.
+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, but the 2D interface for precise adjustments. The project will use a Leap Motion or similar technology for 3D tracking.
+\\
+------------
+\\
+====== Immersive Virtual Reality Kitchen Planner ======
-====== Numerical Methods ======
+**Supervisor:** Wolfgang Stuerzlinger
-**Supervisor**: Mike McNamee
+**Required Background:** General 408X prerequisites, 3D Computer Graphics (3431) completed or equivalent, 4431 desired, Javascript or C# coding experience
-**Required Background**: Good grade in a Numerical Methods course and good knowledge
+This project implements a kitchen planner application for an immersive virtual reality system. The implementation will be based on Unity 4.
-of Fortran, C or similar language.
+\\
+------------
+\\
+======3D Interaction in Immersive Virtual Reality======
-**Description**: Write, debug and run several Fortran programs related to solving
+**Supervisor:** Wolfgang Stuerzlinger
-polynomial equations, with a view to comparing different known methods.
-====== Enabling SaaS access to an experimental AI planner ======
+**Required Background:** General 408X prerequisites, 3D Computer Graphics (3431) completed or equivalent, 4431 desired, Javascript or C# coding experience
-**Supervisor**: Sotirios Liaskos (liaskos at yorku dot ca)
+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.
+\\
+------------
+\\
+====== Leveraging binary instrumentation to support monitoring and debugging of large scale software system in the field======
+**Supervisor:**Zhen Ming (Jack) Jiang (zmjiang at cse dot yorku dot ca)
-**Required Background**: Good knowledge of Unix tools / Python, Perl or Awk. Comfort with algorithms and programming. Essential: 2031 -- Software Tools. Desired:
+**Required Background:** Good programming skills (especially in Java); Good analytical and communication skills; Interested in large complex software systems and automated software analysis.
--- Functional & Logic Programming,
--- Design and Analysis of Algorithms,
--- Compilers and Interpreters.
-**Description**: This project involves enriching and integrating a set of fairly complex scripts, which are components of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) planner, and exporting them to the public in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) fashion.
+**Short Description:** Many large scale software systems ranging from e-commerce websites (e.g., eBay) to telecommunication infrastructures (e.g., AT&T) are required to be available and ready to service by millions of users all the time. It is essential to monitor the behavior of these systems in the field and troubleshoot problems whenever they arise. On one hand, many existing monitoring tools (e.g., PerfMon and pidstat) mainly focus on the high level resource usage data (e.g., CPU and memory). On other hand, although profilers (e.g., JProfiler and DTrace) can provide detailed information on the internal system behavior, it is not feasible to run them with the field systems due to their high overhead. Binary instrumentation is a program analysis technique, which can add additional monitoring points without modifying or restarting the system. This project aims to explore the feasibility of leveraging binary instrumentation to automatically monitor and debug the behavior of these field systems. The student(s) will first evaluate the pros and cons on various binary instrumentation libraries (e.g., ASM and PIN). Then he/she will implement a monitoring/debugging framework using the selected instrumentation library.
+ \\
+------------
+\\
-The components are various Unix executables and LISP programs that need to interact in complex ways. The components may be residing in different servers in different universities. Currently integration is performed manually, at the expense of usability. Thus, we aim at constructing a module that: (a) integrates involved components to deliver output in one call, (b) exports a unique web interface (preferably following WSDL/SOAP) to be easily accessed by custom front-end tools by anyone, anywhere, (c ) offers a simple front-end for human users.
+====== Mining Software Repositories Data======
-Learning objectives:
+**Supervisor:** Zhen Ming (Jack) Jiang (zmjiang at cse dot yorku dot ca)
-  * Understand the technologies and process involved in turning native code into a web-service ("servicizing").
-  * Study a state-of-the-art AI planner and understand its workings.
-  * Exercise scripting skills.
+**Required Background:** Good programming skills in Java; Good analytical and communication skills; Knowledge in AI and statistics; Interested in large scale software analysis
-====== Predicting Angular Error in Rigid Registration ======
+**Short Description:** Software engineering data (e.g., source code repositories and bug databases) contains a wealth of information about a project's status and history. The research on Mining Software Repositories (MSR) aims to transform the data from static record-keeping repositories into knowledge, which can guide the software development process. For example, one can derive correct API usage patterns and flag anomalous (and potentially buggy) API usages by mining the source code across many projects in GitHub and Google Code. In this project, the student(s) will research and develop an efficient infrastructure, where MSR researchers and practitioners can share and analyze such data.
-**Supervisor**: Burton Ma
+\\
+------------------
+\\
-**Description**: Registration is a fundamental step in image-based surgical
+======Reliably tracking horizontal eye movements======
-navigation. Several (seemingly) different approaches for predicting
-distance errors in registration are known, but for some surgical
-procedures, the angular error in registration is more important.
-This project will validate an approach for predicting angular
-error in registration; the student will use a combination of
-simulated and actual registration data for testing purposes.
-====== Calibration of a Tracked Pointer ======
+**Supervisor:** Wolfgang Stuerzlinger
-**Supervisor**: Burton Ma
+**Required Background:** General 408X prerequisites, C++/C# coding experience. Ideally CSE3451, CSE4422 or CSE4452.
-**Description**: Tracked pointers are the most common tools used in surgical
+**Description:** The Intel Perceptual Computing SDK includes support for head tracking and facial analysis. The project will use the Creative Interactive Gesture Camera, a depth camera designed to work with the SDK. Based on these technologies, the project implements an eye tracking system that detects the horizontal eye position and consequently, if the user is looking at the left, center, or right portion of the screen. Based on this, the project will implement a simple media browsing browsing system, e.g., for TV channels, music, or videos.
-navigation systems. A typical pointer has a tracked target on one
-end and a sharp or ball tip on the other end. Finding the location
-of the tip relative to the target is a calibration problem. One
-solution to the calibration problem involves pivoting the pointer
-about the tip while tracking the target; if the tip is kept
-stationary, then the target moves on the surface of a sphere.
-Fitting the tracking data to the surface of a sphere yields the
-location of the tip as the sphere center. Unfortunately, the
-calibrated tip position obtained using such a spherical calibration
-has high variance. This project will investigate how much variance
-there is in the calibrated tip position, and methods for reducing
-the variance of the calibrated tip position.
+\\
+------------------
+\\
-====== A privacy safeguard framework for sharing photos on Facebook ======
+======Model-based Design and Development of Embedded Systems with Code Generation Tools======
-**Supervisor**: Uyen Trang Nguyen
+**Supervisor:** Jia Xu
+**Required Background:** At least a B+ in Embedded Systems (CSE3215), MATLAB, C programming skills, solid experience in using a microcontroller
+such as Arduino.
+**Project Description:**
+Model-based design with code generation tools can be used for simulation, rapid prototyping, and hardware-in-the-loop testing of embedded systems. This project explores model-based design and development of embedded systems on various hardware platforms with code generation tools. The selected student will develop and test embedded systems using model-based design and code generation tools such as MathWorks MATLAB /Simulink Coder.
+\\
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+\\
+======C2000 Concerto Microcontrollers======
+**Supervisor:** Jia Xu
+**Required Background:** At least a B+ in Embedded Systems (CSE3215),
+strong C programming skills, solid knowledge of microcontrollers
+**Description:** The C2000 Concerto family of microcontrollers combines
+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:** Jia Xu
-**Description**:
+**Required Background:** At least a B+ in Operating System Fundamentals
-One of the major privacy concerns in Online Social Networks is photo sharing.  A user may post his/her friends’ photos without their consent.  The friends have no control over the user’s Facebook activities, namely photo sharing.  In this project, we design and implement a third-party Facebook application that allows people to protect their identities in photos uploaded by another user without their consent.
+(CSE3221), strong Ubuntu/Linux, C++ programming, GCC, TCP/IP skills
-**Required prerequisite background**:  Proficiency in programming, especially in Java and Web application programming.
+**Description:** Real-time bidding (RTB) is a new method of selling and buying online display advertising in real-time one ad impression at a time. Once a bid request has been sent out, all bids must be received within a strict deadline - generally under 100 milliseconds, including network latency. This project explores RTBkit, an open source SDK allowing developers to create customized real time ad bidding systems (for Media Buyers/Bidders).
-**Desired prerequisite**: Knowledge of image processing, Facebook API, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
+\\
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+\\
+More project proposals may be added here in the first week of fall term.
+\\
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+\\
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