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Quantum Computing : "Because nature isn't classical, dammit"
(2019)Some believe that the exponential growth in classical computing is coming to an end, and with the ongoing development of quantum computers, people may be tempted to consider them as potential replacements to our present ... -
Racial Inequality in Computer Science : Tackling the Pipeline Problem and Actions toward Minority Retention
(2018)Computer Science and technology have ushered their ways into our everyday lives in the forms of televisions, social media, phones and cloud computing. Tech as an industry has since boomed along with these innovative gadgets. ... -
Record Linkage : Theory and Practice
(2016)Record Linkage concerns the consolidation of data records from disparate sources into one general file or database. We explore the common model design of a Record Linkage system by first considering data preprocessing ... -
The Registration Problem: Optimizing First-Year Fall Enrollment at Kalamazoo College
(2004)This paper has two goals: to document the First Year Registration project of summer 2003 and to explore the registration problem in general. In the first section we will examine the program as of fall 2003, along with ... -
Scalability and Asynchronicity Understanding and building scalable applications : a case study with Node.js
(2015)Scalability is a term used frequently in the technology industry. However, its significance covers a broad range of topics. Scalability can take on different meanings when defined in varying contexts, however the basic ... -
SCOTUSNET : Building a Visualization Tool for the Supreme Court Citation Network
(2019)This paper presents an introductory exploration of the Supreme Court citation network. Following an overview of networks and their application to legal studies, work proceeds on two fronts. The technical aspect involves ... -
Security and Privacy at Institutions of Higher Learning
(2006)While this paper is the result and conclusion of my experiences dealing in the confusion of control, privacy and security, nothing can be found in this work that does not exist somewhere else, either in the minds and ... -
Selected Projects at GFV Communications and a Discussion of Their Vaxcluster
(1986)The author worked in the Operations group responsible for both managing the system's hardware and software development at GFV Communications in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The first section describes three projects: the ... -
Selected Studies on Various Drug Screening Methodologies at the Upjohn Company
(1989)The focus of this research will lie in the discovery of various factors that affect the performance of various screening methodologies. The three selection methods described are: 1) Random selection; 2) Cluster-based ... -
Sentiment Analysis : Building and Testing Four Ensemble Classification Methods
(2015)The goal of this project was to build a sentiment analysis classification based upon Machine Learning. The classification of Twitter tweets and Facebook comments allow for better marketing analysis while also saving an ... -
Sentiment Analysis : Building and Testing Four Ensemble Classification Methods
(2015)The goal of this project was to build a sentiment analysis classification based upon Machine Learning. The classification of Twitter tweets and Facebook comments allow for better marketing analysis while also saving an ... -
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The SmartSearch System: A Simple Solution for Undergraduate Researchers
(2006)Many resources provided by academic libraries, including the catalog and journal index access, are now available to students online. However, many students have trouble effectively finding the information they need when ... -
Sod & Sodfarm: [Web] Database Applications
(2004)This is an experiential SIP. Instead of extensively researching and writing about some aspect of computer science, I took a position developing web database software. I had little prior experience with the tools that I ... -
Software Design and Implementation of a UNIX Based Graphics System
(1986)The author describes his internship as a Programmer/Analyst at u.s. Windpower Inc., the nation’s largest windmill producer and his work on the design, implementation, and testing of a UNIX-based graphics system named AUTOGRAPH. -
Software Design Patterns, The Marine Biology Simulation Case Study, and the Grid Package
(2004)Software engineering is an important aspect of computer science. It focuses on the act of programming as well as the methodologies and practices used to improve efficiency and quality. The primary focus of the project I ... -
Software Engineering and the Processes Involved: A Case Study on ACI Development and their Techniques of Software Testing
(1996)In working at ACI Development, I found an interest in the development of computer software. Looking into this topic further, I realized that development is just one of the important subjects within software engineering. ... -
The Software Engineering Process From the Software Testing Viewpoint
(1993)For our senior project, we worked as interns at a Kalamazoo software development company, I/Net, Inc. Owned in part by IBM, I/Net was developing a product which had been in the development stages for over a year. At the ... -
Software Engineering vs. Software Programming and the Profiler Administrator Console
(2003)There is a difference between engineering and programming software. These differences are explored in the context of a summer internship at FactSet Research Systems. During this exploration, C++, Java, Perl, PHP, and ...