Computer Science

Team Name

Cache Money & Nerd Herd

Team Members

Sweta Gautam, Dalton Kerbow, Tate Moiser, Travis Nguyen, Nicole Tran
Ricardo Barroso, Stephen Ho, Aazrim Mirza, Kabonzo Ramanzani, Ngan Tran

External Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Nandika D’Souza

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Stephanie Ludi

Abstract

Our project sets out to help alleviate the confusion that incoming and current students struggle with while planning their degree path. Our goal is to provide students attending the University of North Texas with a system that will allow them to generate a custom degree path based on their preference and completed coursework in a preferred timeline. Our system is unique in the sense that allows students to determine how many credit hours they want to take each semester and still efficiently generate an appropriate degree plan in a timely manner. Our system makes custom degree plans accessible and flexible to students without waiting for advising appointments. Additionally, our system allows advisors to update or remove any degree plan from colleges within UNT. Academic advisors are also relieved from the burden of common routine questions that most students have.

Team Name

Ctrl Alt Elite

Team Members

Carissa Barrett
Sarah Richards
Derek Rogers
Ryan Gerard
AnneMarie Sabatini

External Sponsor/Mentor

Realms of Arcadia Gaming Lounge

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Stephanie Ludi

Abstract

With this application, Ctrl Alt Elite aims to streamline the scheduling and viewing of events for Realms of Arcadia, as well as make event creation more interactive and comprehensive for customers. Through account creation and other new features, the application will provide more information for each event (such as who is attending and how many players are wanted for that particular event) and it will also provide real-time updates to table availability when scheduling an event. These are features not provided by the current Arcadia site, and the addition of them will greatly boost customer interaction and satisfaction.

Acknowledgments

We would like to acknowledge Dr. Stephanie Ludi for stepping in as our proxy sponsor and helping us continue moving forward with our project.

Team Name

Campd

Team Members

Colton Estes
Parker Hansen
Maira Rivera
Ashley Torres
Dominic Whiting

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Mark Albert

Abstract

The Research and Project Portal is a website that has a list of research and projects that are either active or completed by UNT students and faculty. The primary goal of this website is to have a resource that allows students to connect with opportunities for independent projects or research within the computer science department. In providing for these mechanics, considerations were made to allow for other additional benefits. The first benefit is the ability for professors and students to spread awareness of what they are currently working on (without a constant active effort.) The second benefit is that projects can be registered while the idea is still in the formulation phase. Students could collaborate with the professor to come up with a final idea that best suits both parties. The third benefit is that if a student has an area of study they are interested in, they can search to see which professors are doing work in that area and might be best suited to advise them.

Team Name

‘)DROP TABLE Grades

Team Members

Natalie Drewfs
Zachary Harte
Christopher Panko
Connor Crossland
Casey Kinnamon

External Sponsor/Mentor

Don Ward, CEO of Laundris

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Stephanie Ludi

Abstract

Laundris is a laundry as a service company aiming to collect analytics related to labor and linen costs. Our software will collect analytics from RFID chips implanted in linen to identify supply chain behavior and customer demand. By analyzing the usage of laundry, we will forecast demand and identify hidden behaviors within the supply chain. This will in turn be used to optimize costs for customers.

Acknowledgments

Partnered with IT Team: The Mean Green Programming Team

Team Name

My Gown, No Cap

Team Members

Ibrahim Alkuwaifi
Aladdin Shihabeddin
Ahmed Mostafa
Christian Chairez
Parker Tuck

External Sponsors/Mentors

Laurea Irving
Eva Garza

Abstract

UNT Campus Explorer is currently only an Android application that will allow potential and new students to tour the main UNT campus on their own. In doing so, the student can collect points from each building they visit. After the student reaches a certain number of points, they can exchange them for a gift from the UNT Welcome Center.

How to get points: When a student selects a specific building to visit from the list, they will be given a picture of the building, a short description of the building, an official link to that building, and a map that will navigate the student to that building. To get a point, the student will be required to have the map to that building opened. When the student gets within 150 meters of the building, the building will become visited and a point will be added to the students profile.

How the app works: Most of the information gathered by the app is stored internally in the Android device (such as the number of points and user's name). The buildings' information is stored in DynamoDB on AWS and is dynamically updated into the app so an app update is not required when a building is changed, added, or deleted from the database.

Team Name

Pentagon

Team Members

Amit Pathak
Jenita Kawan
Samikshya Luitel
Summit Khatiwada
Umanga Mulmi

External Sponsor/Mentor

Diana Bergeman

Internal Sponsors/Mentors

Dr. Stephanie Ludi
Melanie Dewey

Abstract

Student Tracking System is designed as a student database management system for new student applications. It is specifically developed for the Computer Science department for data entry of application information of new students and store it within multiuser management by replacing the existing MS Access platform with new easy-to-use user interface applications which supports the storage of image and files and communication between multiple users of the system.

Team Name

Pentagrammers

Team Members

Daniyal Muhammad
Lagnaoui Wassim
Moktan Sangita
Mainali Roshan
Sukhupayo Manish

External Sponsor/Mentor

Andre Lavalle - AT Systems LLC

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Stephanie Ludi

Abstract

Helo Flight Safety is a training system for helicopter pilots. It aims to prevent accidents caused by deteriorating weather conditions in which pilots lose horizon references, sometimes accompanied by loss of visual contact with the ground.

Our system will allow the pilots to train themselves in these different settings to be better equipped with experience to navigate in such conditions, which in turn, will decrease the number of accidents.

Team Name

Saturn V

Team Members

Jose Arbaiza
Jobert Cabuslay,
Carl Trautwein
Peter Menchu,
Joe Niu

External Sponsor/Mentor

Glr Transport Inc.

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Stephanie Ludi

Abstract

This application was requested by Glr Transport Inc. for the purpose of managing freights and employees. Our approach to completing their request involves the creation of a responsive web application that runs on both desktop and mobile. This project was originally started by a different group last year in the form of a mobile app, however due to the company’s need for access on both desktop and mobile, the use of a responsive web app has made the mobile app unnecessary. In terms of development, we are utilizing .NET Core with Razor MVC.

The current scope of the app is to provide a way for employees to create, edit, and view freight bills, manage all employees, and provide calendar and map data for freight bills. Since Glr Transport does not already have any form of website, this app can also provide customers, or other external users, basic information about the company. Although not required, we may implement a way for managers to post company announcements or news so employees can stay up to date, as well as post meetings or events on the calendar.

Team Name

Spare Parts

Team Members

Anthony Carr
Brice Brosig
Cameron Donner
Ephraim Jackson
Alexandra Triampol

External Sponsor/Mentor

Ed Pichon - Saddleye

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Stephanie Ludi

Abstract

Many cyclists out on the roads are being blind sighted due to car accidents and lack of awareness behind them. Team Spare Parts has collaborated with Saddleye to aid in producing a product that uses machine learning to help cyclists be more aware of objects behind them as they ride their bicycles. This product is a computer vision model that can identify objects behind the cyclists along with trail boundaries and terrain classification.  

Spare Parts has worked on the terrain classification feature by visiting different trails all around Texas, creating a tool that labels all trail data by converting MP4 files into JPEG frames, and training a machine learning model that will learn the difference between gravel, asphalt, sidewalk and off-trail terrains.

Team Name

406 Not Acceptable

Team Members

Mohamed Rahaman
Jacob Roquemore
Samuel Smetana
Khang Tran
Natnael Tsegaselassie

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Stephanie Ludi

Abstract

The primary goal for our team is to develop a responsive, cross-platform, web application which organizations can use to manage their inventory and view sales statistics for multiple types of fundraisers. While inventory and sales tracking can be performed for current fundraising seasons and individual events, an organization can also view historical data for previous seasons and events when the application is given a specific timeframe. Additionally, this app will allow organization leaders to set sales goals for both their entire group and individual members, allow members to make inventory requests, and there will be a delegation of authority between administrator(s), group leaders, and individual organization members. The app will be easily deployable and scalable, and the primary focus is for the app to be used by organizations at a local or regional level. This application will be helpful for our sponsor because they are a troop leader for a local branch of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, and fundraisers are an integral part not only to the organization’s financial success, but also for the personal success and fulfillment of a troop’s scout members.

Team Name

Team 404

Team Members

Armando Cardona
Michael Moore
Francisco Ramirez
Benson Phillips
Jose Castro

External Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Armin Mickler

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Stephanie Ludi

Abstract

The problem that our project aims to solve is the disagreement on region boundaries within health planning. Often times a county planner will have conflicts with a city planner’s area. This can result in an overlap of coverage or a lapse in coverage in certain areas. Also, once the planners have decided on an agreeable area, they will often have to recalculate their population and vulnerability data for their new region. Out project aims to solve both of these issues.

Team Name

Alpha

Team Members

Sam Autrey
Devin Teidor
Lisa Malnak
Matthew Iyere
Victoria Akanbi

External Sponsor/Mentor

Colton Gunter

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Stephanie Ludi

Abstract

Everybody deals with habits in some way. Whether it’s trying to break a habit such as  smoking or create a habit such as going to the gym, sometimes we need help keeping us on track. The purpose of Accountable is to combine the usual task reminder app with a social aspect to have either a friend or anonymous person to communicate with and therefore hold you accountable if you miss a day of your habit. It helps to have someone there to help motivate you and talk with  if you are struggling with your habit. With Accountable, you not only add as many habits as you want, you can also add friends and message them congratulatory messages or some support if they are having a hard time.

Team Name

The Fantastic Five

Team Members

Weston Lopez
Bassam Metwally
Karla Rodriguez
Joshua Hobbs
Bryson Sharp

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Stephanie Ludi

Abstract

There is a need for an application that can cater to the managerial needs of fundraising campaigns for scout groups. We have found that there is an absence of such an application, which we intend to fill.

We believe that our application will help scout leaders as it will allow them to conveniently manage different aspects of the fundraising campaign. It will allow the management of the inventory of products, the sellers, and the money raised throughout the fundraising campaign.

Our application will be innovative and unique because it will present the features in flexible and convenient ways. We will implement an easy-to-understand dashboard in which the user may navigate to specific sections. These sections would include a customizable inventory list, a scheduling calendar, and a scout group manager. On top of that, our application will allow for other convenient features such as offline capabilities, data recovery, online user accounts, auto deduction from the inventory, and the ability to import Excel spreadsheets.

We hope that our application serves our users well!

Team Name

Bits Please

Team Members

Joshua Kim
Jesse Sainz
Andrew Schlein
Caleb Ebers
Zachary Bordelon

External Sponsor/Mentor

Jaime Garza - Sharp Frame Media

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Hyunsook Do

Abstract

Our team was responsible for the customization and integration of a custom WordPress Plug-In for our sponsor Mr. Garza. Our development team utilized PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS for our applications, in addition to editing the WordPress framework for the sponsor’s pre-existing live website. The project was divided into two main features: Geo-Map fencing and a rating system. By creating these two plugins for our sponsor, we are able to fulfill the limitations of his current website. Mr. Garza is now able to create improvement plans for photographers using the review system and show prospective clients of past client experiences. In addition, the geo-fencing Plugin is able to improve efficiency in coordinating and deploying  employees to serviced areas within their range of ability to work. For clients, it clarifies which employees are able to service desired areas. The project gave our team a unique opportunity to gain experience in WordPress development. The understanding of this content management system gives us the ability to work with a framework that powers 32.3% of websites on the Internet.

Team Name

DG

Team Members

Nathan Sutphen
Ethan Kolkmeier
Jawad Ahmed
Filimon Gebrekidan
Luke Holman

External Sponsor/Mentor

Ed Pichon - Saddleye

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Hyunsook Do

Abstract

There are two teams assigned to this project. Our team is developing a machine learning model to detect trails. We have gathered training data in the form of video taken from the rear of a bicycle. Our model will use masking and machine learning for lane and trail detection.

Team Members

Rory Spralls
Logan Falkensten
Jorge Hernandez
Basil Holloway
James Durflinger
Lida Raina
Megdelawit Woldeselassie
Matthew Harris
Elton Wee
Matthew D

External Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Diane Bergeman

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Dr. Stephanie Ludi

Abstract

The problem that we are trying to solve is to create a new ABET system for the teachers, administrators, and TA’s to use for UNT. This will help the University by making a better organized ABET system that is easier to use and easy to learn how to use and visually better to look at. This is innovative because it will be the same system just easier to understand where everything is and easier to follow the flow of the system.

Team Name

Full Steam

Team Members

Avery Clariday
Joe Maggio
Tii Pham
Peyton Pritchard
Pedro Sanchez

External Sponsor/Mentor

Kenneth Maggio

Internal Sponsors/Mentors

Hyunsook Do
Kaushik Madala
Aashish Pandey

Abstract

Having real plants in your living space is known to increase the quality of air that you breathe, and passive exposure to greenery can lower symptoms of depression and anxiety. However, keeping plants alive in order to reap those benefits can be challenging for individuals whose expertise or lifestyles prevent them from being able to care for plants.

Project Perennial is an automated watering system that measures the moisture in the soil and automatically adjusts the watering schedule of the plant. It includes a web application that allows the user to interact with their plants from any location with internet access.

Project Perennial differs from other automated plant care services in that it has a web app component for remote care, and in that it requires very little assembly or guesswork from the user.

Team Name

Blue

Team Members

Peyton Broussard
Michael Wilson
Derek Strickland
Curtis Lee
Joshua Garrett

Internal Sponsors/Mentors

Dr. Ian Parberry
Dr. Curtis Chambers

Abstract

We as a team are currently building a dungeon crawling game, based off the five levels of grief. We are working on questing, skilling, inventory, and an economic system. We have implemented a network to connect multiple accounts at any computer. The end goal of this game is to progress the game and beat the story line.

Team Name

Jelly-Jam

Team Members

Juan Hernandez
Martin Sanchez
Jeremiah Inyang
Muhammad Ansari
Abdulaziz Al-Shehhi

Internal Sponsors/Mentors

Kaushik Madala
Dr. Hyunsook Do

Abstract

A front end GUI for a safety analysis tool. The GUI will walk the user through defining a system with multiple components. The motivation for this project is to create a GUI safety analysis tool. That matches the front-end to back-end in an aesthetic manner. We will be using this implementation to make the environment safer for humans in the presence of autonomous systems such as robots and self-driving cars. The client has implemented a safety analysis tool to identify safety issues with autonomous systems. Our client developed a safety analysis tool to identify overlooked safety issues. However, it is not currently usable for researchers and practitioners. In this project, we address the limitation of the tool by providing a web-based user interface to the safety analysis tool that allows researchers and practitioners to identify overlooked safety issues. We believe our project provides a means to analyze safety of the intended functionality (SOTIF).

Team Name

Know Nothings

Team Members

Huy Le
Luke Simpson
Chase Kent
Todd Thompson

External Sponsor/Mentor

WoCash LLC

Abstract

Now that mobile phones are ubiquitous, it has become easier and faster to snap pictures of things. However, using the phone’s camera to identify objects and query info about that object is still a work in progress. 

To this end, we intend to demonstrate the convenience of using a mobile phone camera to identify an object and provide relevant results back to the user.

The user will take a picture of a book cover in the mobile application, automatically send the picture to a server-side web application to identify the ISBN using a trained artificial neural network of book covers, then retrieve the corresponding metadata and recommendations from a database. Finally, the web application will send the results back to the mobile app which will show the user various recommendations of similar books, movies and merchandise.

Team Members

James Arnold
Jon Kleehammer
Phillip Merritt
Lupe Rivera

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Kaushik Madala

Abstract

Natural language processing is a rapidly expanding field as companies work to develop ever more sophisticated audio and text-based interfaces for their AI assistant and customer service systems. In order to train these new systems well annotated datasets are needed, but current NLP annotation software (like GATE) have limitations in portability and lack many quality of life features for annotators.

Creating a completely web-based NLP annotator app will make it possible to annotate from anywhere in the world on any system with a basic web browser. By working closely with real experienced NLP annotators to include sorely sought-after annotation tools, the productivity of annotators could also be improved. This web-based system will also allow NLP annotators to access/manage the annotated datasets they create from anywhere they choose.

Team Members

Mat Thompson
Tristan White
William Baker
Jose Ramirez Garza

External Sponsor/Mentor

Nicole Owens

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Hyunsook Do

Abstract

Our project creates a one stop shop for computer part tracking. Using innovative data collection methods we collect data and display price graphs for the user. These graphs consist of long term price information and allow the use to quickly visualize price trends for the computer components they’re interested in. Our system is designed to gather product data from Amazon.com and Newegg.com, two of the largest online computer component retailers.

Team Name

Slightly Less Nice Green

Team Members

Mark Dockendorf
Isaac Thomas
Luci Tran
Thomas Truong
Ryan Vo

Internal Sponsors/Mentors

Dr. Ian Parberry
Curtis Chambers

Abstract

This project will produce a 2D strategy game that makes the user use logic and critical thinking to win the game. The sponsors require a working game that catches the players attention that is functional without any crashes. The problem we are solving is to create a game that is loosely based on a famous franchise (Fire Emblem) that incorporates different elements that appeal to the team. This project will create a niche game that solves the desire to have certain combat mechanics outside officially produced games. It will be an enjoyable mini game accessible to everyone. What is unique with this game is that we are able to develop an endless wave mode to constantly prolong possible combat that level up as waves continue and challenge the player on their critical thinking to have their characters survive as long as possible.

Acknowlegments

Thank you to Dr. Ian Parberry, Curtis Chambers, Dr. Hyunsook Do, Kaushik Madala, Aashish Pandey, and Cameron Donner.

Team Name

TBD

Team Members

Adam Spinhurn
Jovanny Frias
Lance Wahlert
Jorge Martinez
Dai Nguyen

Internal Sponsors/Mentors

Mark Albert
Kris Chesky

Abstract

The Dashboard will be used to provide educators with a simple software tool for measuring sound energy levels at various frequencies in order to help music students, and music educators, avoid hearing loss by being aware of their instantaneous sound energy levels. The dashboard displays an easy-to-understand instrument cluster that notifies the user when noise in the room could cause hearing loss. The dashboard will feature a live display to show in real time when noise in a room is reaching a harmful level. A cloud service will be implemented to store user sound data to provide sound metrics over time for each session. We hope the dashboard will be used by educators to perform simple analytics on sound data collected during their student's lessons.

Team Members

Uzair Akram
Thien-An Vu
Cooper Vick
Mark-Anthony Andrade
Paris Estes

External Sponsors/Mentors

Dr. Yousefzai
Dr. Gaynes

Internal Sponsors/Mentors

Dr. Mark Albert
Dr. Ting Xiao

Abstract

The goal of our project is to create a tool to aid in the research of Parkinson's disease. Parkinson’s disease can be indicated by the way a patient's pupil responds to a light stimulus, particularly how the pupil dilates after the stimulus is applied. The program we are working on will automate the process of finding the size of the pupil over the duration of the test, and potentially even analyze the relevant data automatically. This will greatly increase the speed of research and give staff more time to work on other issues.

Acknowledgments

The project was forked from Julia Adamski's github. https://github.com/j-adamski/Pupil-Dilation-Tracking-GUI

Team Name

Alpha

Team Members

Derek Williamson
Tyler Carey
Anthony Nguyen
Anna Pikus

External Sponsor/Mentor

Rick Amstutz - ExponentHR

Abstract

In the realm of organization and planning, no solution exists that compiles the quality, simplicity, and capability of the most in-demand applications to achieve an intuitive platform for better organization. Mirai is a free-for-personal-use web application that aims to solve the headache of using complicated scheduling, tasking, and planning applications by introducing a new yet familiar interface. Mirai’s integrations and metrics are perfect for the everyday personal-users and any organizational-users. With Mirai, users can create dashboards for personal use, team use, and project use while maintaining reporting of what’s due and what’s done. Our system aims to avoid a user experience that’s vague, unfamiliar, and clunky like other competitors while still providing a straightforward interface based on cards and folders.

Team Name

Habits

Team Members

Abiral Pandey
Anil Poudel
Rabi Gurung
Robert Hill
Siddharth Murali

External Sponsor/Mentor

Prince Shrestha - Texas Nepalese Medical Association (TNMA)

Internal Sponsor/Mentor

Johnathan Doran

Abstract

We are developing an Android Application to expand the reach of TNMA, a non-profit health organization based in DFW.

The purpose of the app is to provide extra exposure to the organization through functionalities that allow guests to become a member of the organization and stay updated with upcoming events of the organization. Guests can also enroll in free health camps, ask questions to the doctors and view blogs. Students and doctors can communicate from within the app itself using direct messaging feature.