Third Year Degree Computer Projects

Semple · 19 Jan 2011 at 19:52

Well the third year of my degree is round the corner and part of my degree I have to do a computing project.

I'm really unsure what kind of project to do. I'm thinking something to do with Android as there's a huge community revolving around it.

What projects have other people done for their degree?

Also anyone who has done any kind of project with Android, can you recommend any good places to start reading.

Munkeh · 19 Jan 2011 at 19:55

What about a grid based computing project via Android apps? That would be pretty cool, I think the average Android phone could crunch some good numbers!

Semple · 19 Jan 2011 at 19:59

Munkeh said:
What about a grid based computing project via Android apps? That would be pretty cool, I think the average Android phone could crunch some good numbers!

Grid Based?

what exactly is that?

I'm totally new to Android as well, I've never owned a device with it on.

FeFiDoh · 19 Jan 2011 at 20:05

Can pick an android phone up quite cheap, the San Francisco seems a deal

Semple · 19 Jan 2011 at 20:11

R5Rich said:
Can pick an android phone up quite cheap, the San Francisco seems a deal

I'm actually looking at tablets

, they're the new tech on the market.

RomanNose · 19 Jan 2011 at 20:13

Watch that big bang theory episode where they make an equation solver ;D using OCR.

MuvverRussia · 19 Jan 2011 at 20:16

3rd year CS and you don't know what grid computing is?!

I did a basic IDE for mine - managed to somehow blag a first.

Energize · 19 Jan 2011 at 20:56

I'm creating a program to enable people to subjectively assess video quality following the VQEG standards, one of the platforms I've developed it on is the android phone.

Syx · 20 Jan 2011 at 02:26

Few years back I did a client-server application that supported encrypted data transfer designed around motor vehicle racing to allow multiple members in a garage to access information from tablet PC devices (touchscreen etc).
Most of the complicated stuff was around the socket handling, securing the packets etc.

Looking back, it was pretty simple but I have since used what I learned in real life - albeit not for the same environment! Still got my Class I for it so can't complain

Stellios · 20 Jan 2011 at 02:45

The choice is as wide as you like. A good mate of mine attempted a ditributed computing project like folding at home and almost got it working. Im a bit more incapable in the world of programming so I went for safety based analysis for new hardware installations which meant a lot of use with techniques used to analyse a new system for meeting safety restrictions (UPPAAL, FMEA, SIL etc) and how these techniques can be used to convert your findings into safe computer code and hardware.

Another mate done a simple sodoku puzzle solver and another a swordfighting app for the iphone that allowed 2 players to imitate sword fighting over a wireless connection.

If you need ideas or inspiration take a lecturer that teaches something your interested in and talk to them.

Stellios · 20 Jan 2011 at 02:51

Syx said:
Most of the complicated stuff was around the socket handling, securing the packets etc.

Thats exactly where my mate fell down, he wanted his system to be dynamic and open sockets to new computers upon connection and he couldnt get it working for the life of him, he even had the 2 most experienced lecturers in the department spend almost 2 hours looking at it after he had handed his work in and they were saying it should be working. To thsi day he still hasnt fixed it.

Basically he had a server that he used to pass out numbers (his project was a distributed project for the finding of prime numbers) so that the client could test to see if its a prime or not. As a new computer connected to the server it would create a socket and connect then be passed a number to crunch and respond with whether it was a prime or not. If im honest I was more interested in watching him work then doing my own project.

RDM · 20 Jan 2011 at 07:30

Not sure what I am going to do yet, but I have plenty of time as I am only a first year. Was thinking of maybe trying to integrate gesture recognition into common classroom technology using Kinect or equivilant.

danza · 20 Jan 2011 at 07:35

A friend of mine made some software for sending live footage over bluetooth. Worked quite well in the end, but was rather limited in range. It had loads of resolution/compression parameters for if the signal became weak. He managed a first with that. This was about 4 years back before Android came out.

Phoenixdancer · 20 Jan 2011 at 08:50

I'm going to be creating an anamatronic torso with AI for my 3rd year.

(Robotics & AI Degree)

I want to design and build those robots you see at shows and theem parks.. if you know what i meen

quickshot89 · 20 Jan 2011 at 12:21

im looking at doing something with arduino, zigbee and gps

edit: maybe extending on the ideas of a 2nd year module for small security applications

im a computer and network tech student so it should be allowed

Semple · 24 Jan 2011 at 14:14

Client-Server programming is an interesting thought.

This year i've got a lot of projects based around client-server, so might consider something along the lines of that. Although still have no idea what kind of thing to do. I have to make a very simplistic download server for one of my projects and that's only for my second year so it would have to be a bit more advanced.

InvaderGIR · 24 Jan 2011 at 14:17

I did a live forensics application...which was an interesting experience...especially with my tutor telling me it was brilliant throughout the stages of development, then ripping it to shreds in the presentation and giving me a really low score.