Student Work
This collection contains works by undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Northern Iowa.
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Events from 2026
Electronic and Magnetic Properties of NiFeMnAl and NiFe1.25Mn0.75Al, Salimatou Diallo Poster Presentation
Improving French Dependency Parsing via Domain Adaptation with CamemBERT: A Case Study in Administrative French, Kristin Moos Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Modernizing ROTC Training: Evaluating the Impact of Digital Learning on Tactical Performance, Dominick Olhava Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Using Simulations and Machine Learning to Improve Routing Algorithms in Wireless Sensor Networks, Luke Abels Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Events from 2025
Filming in Caves, Easton Steffen and Ryder Bates
MorphToGO: A Video Classification Model for Predicting Protein Functions From Conformational Morphs, Dylan William Bock Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Tooth Brushing Pressure Detection Using Only a Smartwatch, William Spielbauer and Dheryta Jaisinghani Open Access Poster Presentation
Tooth Brushing Technique Detection With Deep Learning on the Edge, Anthony Teal and Dheryta Jaisinghani Open Access Poster Presentation
Using Fuzz Testing to Demonstrate Smoothed Analysis, Tyler Delagardelle and Andrew Burns Open Access Poster Presentation
Events from 2024
An Automated Method to Detect Tooth Brushing Activity with Smartwatch Sensors, Marina Avdonina, Rishiraj Adhikary, Sougata Sen, and Dheryta Jaisinghani Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
An Automated Method to Detect Tooth Brushing Activity with Smartwatch Sensors, Blake Schleter, Marina Avdonina, Rishiraj Adhikary, Dheryta Jaisinghani, and Sougata Sen Open Access Poster Presentation
Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Heusler Alloy NiFeMnAl, Salimatou Diallo, Pavel Lukashev, and Parashu Kharel
Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Heusler Alloy NiFeMnAl [Poster], Salimatou Diallo, Pavel Lukashev, and Parashu Kharel
High Precision Localization With BLE Tags, Jackson Babb and Dheryta Jaisinghani Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Improving Student’s Socialness with Neural Networks on Smartphones, Brandon Schmidt and Dheryta Jaisinghani Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Leveraging Multi-Modal Sensing to Detect Student Safety on Campus, Volodymyr A. Kiselov and Dheryta Jaisinghani Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Shadows of Redlining: Unveiling Disparities in Essential Social Services in Waterloo, IA, Luke Abels
The Impact of COVID-19 on the IT Services Industry, Shekynah AnneMarie Haworth Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Events from 2023
Applications of WiFi Probe Requests, Vesa Xerxa and Dheryta Jaisinghani Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Data Ethics and the Dilemma Created by Turing's Learning Machines, Jacob Kuhn Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Integrating External Sensors with CrazyFlie Drones, Xiaowen Wang, Dheryta Jaisinghani, and Andrew Berns Open Access Poster Presentation
IoT in the Air: Thread-enabled Flying IoT Network for Indoor Environments, Tanzeel Ur Rehman Poster Presentation
SocioApp: Detecting Your Sociability Status with Your Smartphone, Winfred Afeaneku Poster Presentation
SocioApp: Neural Networks to Detect How Social Are You?, John Brustkern, Dheryta Jaisinghani, and Sarah Diesburg Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Understanding Self-Stabilizing Node-Capacitated Overlay Networks Through Simulation, Winfred Afeaneku, Andrew Berns, Weston Kuchenberg, Sara Leisinger, and Cedric Liu Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2022
Leveraging machine learning for detecting IoT-based interference in operational WiFi networks, Josh Pulse Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Leveraging Machine Learning for Detecting IoT-based Interference in Operational WiFi Networks [Poster], Josh Pulse Open Access Poster Presentation
Leveraging ML to Detect Interference Patterns of Co-Existing IoT and Non-IoT Networks, Vesa Xerxa, Dheryta Jaisinghani Ph.D., Sarah Diesburg Ph.D., and Andrew Berns Ph.D. Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Quantifying the Impact of IoT Networks when Co-Existing with Production Wi-Fi Networks, Samuel Owens, Dheryta Jaisinghani Ph.D., Sarah Diesburg Ph.D., and Andrew Berns Ph.D. Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Running/Exercise and Well-Being, Josh Pulse
SocioApp: Detecting Your Sociability Status with Your Smartphone, Aaron Walker Open Access Poster Presentation
SocioApp: Neural Networks to Detect How Social Are You?, Winfred Afeaneku, Dheryta Jaisinghani Ph.D., Sarah Diesburg Ph.D., and Andrew Berns Ph.D. Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Towards Developing Flying Mesh Networks for Disaster Scenarios, Tyler Michalicek Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Towards Understanding the Robustness of Flying Mesh Network, Tanzeel Ur Rehman, Dheryta Jaisinghani Ph.D., Sarah Diesburg Ph.D., and Andrew Berns Ph.D. Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Events from 2021
Exploring Mesh Networks for Smart Buildings, Brandon Purvis, Dheryta Jaisinghani Ph.D., Sarah Diesburg Ph.D., and Haroon Rashid Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
On the Vulnerability of OpenThread to Agile Denial of Service Attacks, Casey Cronin, Sarah Diesburg Ph.D., and Dheryta Jaisinghani Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
SocioApp: Detecting Your Sociability Status with Your Smartphone, Aaron Walker, Dheryta Jaisinghani Ph.D., and Sarah Diesburg Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
The idolization of Ada Lovelace and its necessity, Autumn Lauen Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Events from 2020
Algorithmic Exploration and Simulation of Population Protocols, Alan McKay and Andrew Berns Presentation (UNI Access Only)
An alternative approach to malware research, Christopher James May Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2019
Code readability: A proposal on the effects of psychology and comprehension in software development and maintenance, Ethan Brian Sankey Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Image processing of cellular aggregates, Nathan P. Schmidt Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Lightweight Formal Methods for Improving Software Security, Andrew Berns, James Curbow, Joshua Hilliard, Sheriff Jorkeh, and Miho Sanders Open Access Poster Presentation
System for beating CAPTCHA using artificial intelligence, Rishabh Dalal Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
System for retrieval of data on adverse drug reactions, Mohammed Rawwas Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2018
A graphical file system visualization tool for operating systems, Jacob Bundt Open Access Honors Program Thesis
rtk4all: Implementing a Low-Cost and Accurate Positioning System, Charcey Petersen and Andrew Berns Open Access Poster Presentation
Submissions from 2017
Live notes: bringing the power of desktop MIDI input to the Android platform, Joshua Schriever Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Realizing EDGAR: eliminating information asymmetries through artificial intelligence analysis of SEC filings, Ryan H. Giarusso Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2016
Motion virtual manipulatives in the elementary math classroom, Cole Boudreau Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The efficient recovery of deleted data from NAND flash memory, Lisa Diercks Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2015
Comparing application development between desktop and Android platforms, Ramya Varadaraju Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Effects of isolated work environments on software engineering metrics collection, Christian A. Schreiner Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2011
Designing for the User: Exploring the Interface Design of Web Services, Katelyn Anne Haw Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Examining the Use of Collocations in Natural Language Processing, Patrick Anthony Burke Open Access Thesis
Fuga: A Homoiconic Object-Oriented Programming Language, Francisco Mota Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Implementing a Natural Language to Structured Query Language Translator, Kevin J. Shannon Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Increasing the Accuracy of Protein Three-Dimensional Structure Comparison, Mauricio J. Arriagada-Benitez Open Access Thesis
Netflow-Based Bandwidth Auditor for the RESNET Network, Jessalyn Schweitzer Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Perceptions of the Online Learning Experience, Michelle Burow Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2008
Application of Blast-Based Techniques For Musical Information Retrieval, Fedor Aleksandrovich Korsakov Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Debian Clusters for Education and Research: The Missing Manual, Kristina Wanous Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Fundamental Stock Market Analysis Tool, Rakshith Varadaraju Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Specification and Automatic Code Generation of the Data Layer for Data-Intensive Web-Based Applications, Sergei Golitsinski Open Access Thesis
Submissions from 2006
TestCASE Tool, John Louis Van Hemert Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
An Evaluation of Two Different Data Modeling Techniques for Data Warehousing, Litao Fu Open Access Thesis
An inquiry into the development of expert systems in legal reasoning, Trevor K. Sheeley Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Software piracy: Attitudes & opinions of computer users and implications for software manufacturers & consumers, Bharath Pola Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1999
Distributed artificial intelligence in a virtual reality setting: a case study, Rebecca Lohr Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Interface design, Susan Funk Presidential Scholars Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Database Security: Evaluation of a Multi-Policy Access Control Model, Fei Dong Open Access Thesis
Network Security: An Evaluation of Security Policies and Firewall Implementations, Melanie L. Abbas Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Curriculum Development and Evaluation for a Computer Literacy Course, Molly J. Fagan Open Access Thesis
Submissions from 1995
Efficient axis and circle detection through Hough transformation, Karissa E. Hobert Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1991
Actuarial computation of multiemployer pension plan withdrawal liability, Kelly A. Renze Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1981
A comparison of the objectives of parents and teachers for the preschool program, Marcia Davis Akin Open Access Graduate Research Paper
