CSC 3990 Topic Resources

Wireless Networking

Wireless Localization

• Securing Wireless Localization: Living with Bad Guys

• Through the Looking Glass (talk)

• Problems in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
• Maximizing the Lifetime of Dominating Sets
• A Robust Interference Model for Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks
• Analysis of Interference in Ad-Hoc Networks
• Minimizing Interference in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
• Maximizing the Lifetime of Dominating Sets

Computational Geometry (General)

• The Geometry Junkyard
• Computational Geometry on the Web
• Algorithmic Geometry

• Archive of Open Problems

• Unfolding Orthogonal Terrains
• Unfolding Well-Separated Orthotrees

• DIMACS Collection

Natural Language Processing

Textual Analysis

• A Statistical Model for Scientific Readability - various ways to automatically analyze text to measure readability (paper)
• The Flesch Index - original simple algorithm for estimating readability of a text passage (paper)
• Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test - summary, measuring reading difficulty of a text passage (Wikipedia)
• Writing Sample Analyzer - online form

Automatic Plagiarism Detection

• SNITCH - software tool for plagiarism detection (paper)
• Plagiarism.org - Makers of Turnitin, most popular and expensive service
• Document fingerprinting - detection of plagiarism in computer programs
• Simulation & Tools Group - Villanova ACT Lab group resource page

Intelligent Agents

• ELIZA:  computer program for the study of natural language communication between man and machine (paper)
• ProgramD - Artificial Intelligence Modeling Language (AIML) intelligent agent engine
• Eliza demo - online demo of infamous Eliza program
• Entertainment Technology Group - Villanova ACT Lab group resource page

Parallel Computing

Parallelizing Compilers

• javar: a Prototype Java Restructuring Compiler (paper)
• Javar compiler - download & documentation for java restructuring compiler
• Automatic Parallelization - summary, converting sequential code to parallel code (Wikipedia)

Compiler Optimization

• Advanced Compiler Optimizations for Supercomputers - classic paper from 1986
• Compiler Transformations for High Performance Computing - classic paper from 1994
• Compiler Optimizations: Can you count on compilers to optimize your Java code? (article)
• Compiler Optimization - summary, high-level information (Wikipedia)

Parallel & Supercomputing

• Supercomputing & Parallel Computing Research Groups - CMU's online list of researchers
• High Performance Java - research group information

updated 08/27/07