Advising
Advising
- Instructions for requesting a letter of recommendation
- Instructions for independent study students
- CS major/minor requirements progress
- Coming soon... Advising questionnaire
Theses
Theses
- Alyxander Burns '17 (Honorable Mention for CRA's Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers): Persistent Multi-robot Formations with Redundancy
- Xilin Yu '16 (Honorable Mention for CRA's Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers): Combinatorial Analysis for CAD
- Felicia Cordeiro '12 (recipient of NSF Graduate Research Fellowship): Motion Simulation of Geometric Constraint Structures
- Rittika Shamsuddin '12: Using Rigidity Theory to Identify Hinge Joints in Proteins (winner of Best senior honors thesis or research project at NEUCS '12)
- Cleo Schneider '11 (Honorable Mention for CRA's Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers): Shape Recognition using Hidden Markov Models and Polygonal Simplification
- Courtney Schirf '11: Automatic Protein Classification Using Rigidity Analysis
- Surabhi Gupta '11: Using Holographic Reduced Representations to Model Hierarchical Spatial Reasoning in a 3D Environment
- Milka Doktorova '10 (Honorable Mention for CRA's Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers): Computational Analysis of Statics and Dynamics of Macromolecules
Courses & Independent Studies
Courses & Independent Studies
- Fall 2019
- COMSC 311: Theory of Computation (Clapp 206)
- COMSC 312: Algorithms (Kendade 303)
- Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 (on leave)
- Spring 2018
- COMSC 106: Fundamentals of Applied Computing (Kendade 307)
- COMSC 311: Theory of Computation (Clapp 225)
- COMSC 211: Data Structures (second instructor, Clapp 127)
- Fall 2017
- COMSC 201: Advanced Object-Oriented Programming (Reese 316)
- COMSC 285: MaGE Practicum (Clapp 206/Cassani Room)
- CUSP 216: Peer Mentor Training for the MaGE Program (Clapp 422)
- Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 (on leave)
- Spring 2016
- COMSC 106: Intro to Scientific Computing
- COLL 115: Global Challenges: "The Future of Jobs: The Dual Challenge of Globalization and Robotization" (co-teaching, my materials)
- Fall 2015
- Summer 2015
- iDesign Studio (through PaGE, partially supported by Mass Life Sciences Center), August 3 - 21, 2015
- MaGE Training Bootcamp (partially supported by Google)
- Spring 2015
- COMSC 243RW: Robotics Workshop
- Independent studies (research):
- Pragya Bajoria '15: Robotics
- Xilin Yu '16: Rigidity Theory
- Independent studies (topic):
- Pavlina Lejskova '15 (lead), Barsha Shrestha '15, Nikita Khan '16, Amna Aftab '17, Yavneeka Patel '17, Miriam Cherayil '18, Kayla Nguyen '18: IHart: interactive hallways for attraction and retention to technology
- Sarah Read '16 and Xinyun Xing '16: Web app development
- Fall 2014
- COMSC 101: Problem Solving & Object-oriented Programming
- COMSC 211: Data Structures
- Independent studies (research):
- Pragya Bajoria and Alyxander Burns '17: Robotics
- Ngan (Sylvia) Hoang '16 and Keying Gu '17: Computational biology
- Independent studies (topic):
- Pavlina Lejskova '15 (lead), Ning Xie '14, Emma Romeo '15, Saadia Gabriel '17, Safae Lahgazi Alaoui '17, Sarah Robinson '17 and Hashma Shahid '17: IHart: interactive hallways for attraction and retention to technology
- Spring 2014
- COMSC 201: Advanced Object-oriented Programming
- COMSC 311: Theory of Computation
- Independent studies (research):
- Ruimin Cai '13, Dana Fry '14, Mina Khan '14, Ressi Miranda '14, Stephanie Stark '14, Helena Kleinschmidt '15 and Xilin Yu '15 (in collaboration with Jessica Sidman): Rigidity theory
- Aysha Mehjabeen '14, Pragya Bajoria '15 and Mina Khan '15: Robotics
- Independent studies (topic):
- Pavlina Lejskova '14: IHart: interactive hallways for attraction and retention to technology
- Jingjing Rong '14: 3D printer trouble-shooting
- Fall 2013
- COMSC 105: iDesign Studio (FYS) (student blogs for final projects are linked from here)
- COMSC 201: Advanced Object-oriented Programming
- Independent studies (research):
- Ruimin Cai '13: Rigidity theory
- Aysha Mehjabeen '14, Humaira Orchee '15 and Mina Khan '15: Robotics
- Xinyun (Cis) Xing '15: Computer Aided Design
- Independent studies (topic):
- Kimberly Faughnan '14: IHart: interactive hallways for attraction and retention to technology
- Shani Mensing '14: 3D modeling, printing and perception
- Ressi Miranda '14: Developing a touch table using a Raspberry Pi
- Fall 2012 - Spring 2013 (on sabbatical)
- Spring 2012
- COMSC 101: Problem Solving & Object Oriented Programming
- COMSC 211: Data Structures
- Independent studies:
- Felicia Cordeiro '12 (recipient of NSF Graduate Research Fellowship): Motion Simulation of Geometric Constraint Structures(honors thesis)
- Rittika Shamsuddin '12: Using Rigidity Theory to Identify Hinge Joints in Proteins (honors thesis, winner of Best senior honors thesis or research project at NEUCS '12)
- Gabby Snyder '13, Ruimin Cai '14, Phuong Vu '14, Linh Le '14, Erin Pierce '15: IHart: Interactive Hallways for Attraction and Retention to Technology
- Jessie Hamelin '13 (in cooperation with Dr. Dan Barry): Robotics and mobile devices
- Jingjing Rong '15 and Liye Fu '15 (in cooperation with Dr. Dan Barry): Developing a Robotic Pet (winner of a 2012 Harold Grinspoon Foundation Entrepreneurial Spirit Award)
- Fall 2011
- COMSC 101: Problem Solving & Object Oriented Programming
- COMSC 311: Theory of Computation
- Independent studies:
- Felicia Cordeiro '12: Motion Simulation of Geometric Constraint Structures (honors thesis)
- Rittika Shamsuddin '12: Computational Identification of Hinge Proteins (honors thesis)
- Chelsea Walker '12: Computational Modeling of Allosteric Conformational Changes in Proteins (honors thesis)
- Ruimin Cai '14 and Jessie Hamelin '13 (in cooperation with Dr. Dan Barry): Robotic mobile chair
- Bei Li '13: TBD
- Spring 2011
- COMSC 101: Problem Solving & Object Oriented Programming
- COMSC 341: Topics in Robotics and HCI
- Independent studies:
- Cleo Schneider '11: Shape Recognition using Hidden Markov Models and Polygonal Simplification (honors thesis)
- Courtney Schirf '11: Automatic Protein Classification Using Rigidity Analysis (honors thesis)
- Surabhi Gupta '11: Using Holographic Reduced Representations to Model Hierarchical Spatial Reasoning in a 3D Environment(honors thesis)
- Rittika Shamsuddin '12: Hinge Motions in Proteins
- Temi Popo '12: MohoBot's Digital World
- Marc Fiske '13: Advanced Theory of Computation
- Andreea Bancila '13 (in cooperation with Dr. Dan Barry): Robotic mobile chair
- Fall 2010
- COMSC 101: Problem Solving & Object Oriented Programming
- COMSC 311: Theory of Computation
- Independent studies:
- Cleo Schneider '11: Shape Recognition using Hidden Markov Models and Polygonal Simplification (honors thesis)
- Courtney Schirf '11: Automatic Protein Classification Using Rigidity Analysis (honors thesis)
- Surabhi Gupta '11: Using Holographic Reduced Representations to Model Hierarchical Spatial Reasoning in a 3D Environment(honors thesis)
- Yaa Asantewaa Appiah Korang '11: SQL and related technologies
- Gabriella Snyder '13: Green Computing and HCI
- Felicia Cordeiro '12: TBA
- Cade Friedenbach '13, Hilary Katz '12, Bei Li '13, Yihan Li '13, Angela Wang '13, Claudia Mingjia Zhang '13 (in cooperation with Dr. Dan Barry): Robotic mobile chair
- Spring 2010
- COMSC 101: Problem Solving & Object Oriented Programming
- COMSC 240: Interactive Media (Virtual Piano project won a poster award at NEUCS '10)
- Independent studies:
- Milka Doktorova '10: Computational Analysis of Statics and Dynamics of Macromolecules (honors thesis)
- Cleo Schneider '11: IHart: Interactive Hallways for Attraction and Retention to Technology
- Abby Drury '10, Melissa Frechette '11, Rittika Shamsuddin (in cooperation with Dr. Dan Barry): Robotic mobile chair (Chosen to be one of 4 presentations and won a poster award at NEUCS '10)
- Fall 2009
- COMSC 101: Problem Solving & Object Oriented Programming
- COMSC 311: Theory of Computation
- Independent studies:
- Milka Doktorova '10: Computational Analysis of Statics and Dynamics of Macromolecules (honors thesis)
- Cleo Schneider '11: Interactive Media Development
- Courtney Schirf '11: Bioinformatics
- Claire Boyd '12: Web Design with Flash
- Summer 2009 Students
- Milka Doktorova '10: Computational Analysis of Statics and Dynamics of Macromolecules
- Ilene Magpiong '12: Protein flexibility
- Tonje Stolpestad '10 (Smith College): SolidWorks
- Spring 2009
- COMSC 102: Object-Oriented Programming
- COMSC 341: Computational Geometry in Video Games
- Independent studies:
- Milka Doktorova '10: Rigidity theory with applications to biology
- Fall 2008
- COMSC 102: Object-Oriented Programming
- COMSC 311: Theory of Computation
- Independent studies:
- Valerie Galluzzi '09: Introduction to Rigidity Theory
Smith 2005, 2007
- CSC 112 - Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures
- Fall 2007, Smith College, Northampton, MA
- CSC 112 - Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures
- Fall 2005, Smith College, Northampton, MA
Resources
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