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Overview of Proposed Project Topics
September 22, 2011
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Topics by Dr. Kostas Bekris
Topic by Mr. Mike McMahon
Topics by General Electric (Mr. Ken Ceglia)
Topics by Mr. Richard Kelly
Topics by Bally Technologies
Topic by Ms. Ashley Greenwald
Topic by Dr. Jennifer Mahon
Nevada Climate Change Portal topics
 Topic by Mr. Scotty Strachan
 Topics by Sergiu Dascalu’s NCCP Team
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Contact info:
[email protected]
Topics: Motion Planning, Robotics
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Contact info:
[email protected]
Topic: Home Sprinkler Automation
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For the geek household
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They turn sprinklers
on and off…
They have clocks
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Touchscreen
More programming
options
Limited computer
connectivity
Optional rain
sensors
.NET
Netduino
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Network connectivity
Touchscreen
Web interface
Phone interface
Automatic time synchronization (NTP)
Web interface
Phone interface (optional)
Touchscreen (optional)
Highly-configurable sprinkler groupings and
schedules
• Network connectivity
• Ability to use moisture sensors and / or weather data
• And others (like home lighting control)
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ACM .NET workshops
Windows Phone contest
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GE team: Arthur, Gabe, Jeremy, Ken
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Contact info:
[email protected]
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Jeremy, James, Gabe, Ken
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Where are we
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What do we do
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Project Ideas
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Minden Nevada Headquarters
Global, World Wide
Engineering in Minden
Mumbai, Austria, New Zealand
Growing…
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Machinery Protection Systems
 Big Machines
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Just like Health Care, but with a Machine
Big Machines, very expensive, Making
Gasoline, or Power
Look at recent Russian Crisis
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Jeremy, James, Gabe
Mobile Phone
Senior Project -> Internship -> Full Time Staff
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Mobile Phone Cable Check
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iPhone or Android or Windows 7
 Mobile Databases
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Plot Advisor, Neural Nets
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Statistical Alarms
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Apple, GUI’s, Database
Enhance Last Year’s Mobile
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GUI’s, Data and Math
MacBook Display
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AI, Math, Graphics
Mobile
Phone Alert
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Mobile and WEB
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Robotics Laboratory (Dr. Monica Nicolescu)
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Contact info:
http://www.cse.unr.edu/~rkelley/
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2010 link to videos:
http://www.cse.unr.edu/~rkelley/videos/
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Mr. Saurabh Singh, Mr. Mark Lowell
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Contact info:
[email protected]
Link to topics: PDF file
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Contact info:
[email protected]
Applying Behavior Analysis to Childbirth: The
Effects of Prompting, Choice and Modeling on
Experiential Pain During Labor
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Childbirth in the United States is much different today than in
centuries past. Whereas childbirth was once considered a natural
process, the advent of modern medicine has taken the power of birth
away from the woman and handed over to medical professionals. The
“chain of interventions” that routinely occurs in hospitals has resulted
in a 33% cesarean section rate and one of the highest infant mortality
rates of all developed countries. Literature suggests that ineffective
pain management techniques and unsupportive partners yield high
levels of pain and suffering, resulting in the need for medical
intervention wherein the women is left feeling disempowered and
defeated.
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The purpose of the present study is to examine how technology,
incorporating in vivo behavioral techniques such as momentary prompting,
choice, and modeling during contractions, effects the experience of sensory
pain and perception of personal control during labor. Additionally, this study
will examine how the treatment package effects requests for or use of
medication during labor as well as its effect on partner participation and
support during labor.
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The technology of this intervention will be in the form of an iPad application.
The iPad application will consist of three user components: identifying
location of pain (i.e., back), identifying a pain management strategy for
partner support (i.e., massage), identifying a pain management strategy for
the laboring woman (i.e., labor positions). Based on the three selections, a
short video clip will play of the exact behaviors that are recommended for the
participants to engage in. The application will also collect data using a Likerttype rating scale of pain and perceived control following each contraction.
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Collaborators: Dr. Bobby Bryant, Dr. Michael
Leverington, Mr. Ben Brown, Ms. Miran Kim
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Contact info: [email protected]
Tentative Topic Title:
Bringing Imaginary Students to Life: A
Simulation Environment for the Exploration
of Students’ Personalities and Behavior
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NCCP link: www.sensor.nevada.edu
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Presentation by S. Dascalu
http://www.cse.unr.edu/~dascalus/NCCP.pptx
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Topic by Mr. Scotty Strachan [UNR
Department of Geography]
Contact info:
 [email protected]
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Topic: Management System for Field Web Cameras
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[Topic by Scotty Strachan]
The Nevada EPSCoR climate observation network has deployed several
PTZ Canon VB-C60 webcameras in remote field locations. It is
anticipated that each of 12 separate stations will have a camera
installed by the end of the year. These cameras currently are set to
transmit images of pre-set views once per hour over a 10Mbps field IP
network.
The utility of these cameras could also be leveraged by implementing
software control systems similar to security camera management,
where a buffer of video or frequent frames is automatically captured
and archived on a control server. Images are automatically analyzed in
software for major changes, so that movement can be detected and
recorded.
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[Topic by Scotty Strachan]
Development of such a system associated with the EPSCoR network
would enhance site maintenance and security as well as provide an
additional product for end users of station data. Identification of
suitable software packages, precise deliverables, and initial
implementation will require input and considerations from the
perspectives of EPSCoR C.I. system security, usable field network
bandwidth, and C.I. infrastructure cost. Familiarity with the built-in
capabilities of the camera hardware will be necessary prior to deciding
on additional details.
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Other topics:
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Climate Change Data Processing and Visualization
Contact: Sergiu Dascalu, Mike McMahon
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Software Tools for Model and Data Interoperability
Contact:
Sergiu Dascalu, Eric Fritzinger ([email protected])
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