School of Technology and Computing
Hosted by CityU’s Center for Cybersecurity Innovation and School of Technology and Computing (STC), the Applied Research Symposium is open to faculty, professionals, and students from any discipline, university, or professional organization. At the end of each quarter, any students who would like to share their projects including capstone courses will present their outcomes. This symposium will provide opportunities for students, researchers, and practitioners to discuss the influence and impact of the applied computing on the future of our planet and our society
Event details
Date: Thursday, Mar 14 th, 2024
Time: 4:30PM-5:30PM PT
Contact: shvetsasia@cityuniversity.edu
Advisors
DR. Sam Chung
Professor,
School of Technology & Computing
(CS680, CS687)
School of Technology & Computing
(CS680, CS687)
Jounsup Park
Associate Faculty,
School of Technology & Computing
(CS497)
School of Technology & Computing
(CS497)
Dr . Ali Khamesipour
Associate Faculty,
School of Technology & Computing
(CS687)
School of Technology & Computing
(CS687)
Dr . Patrick Offor
Associate Faculty,
School of Technology & Computing
(CY665)
School of Technology & Computing
(CY665)
Session Chairs
Asia Shvets
Lakshmipathi Machineni
Yared Shewarade
Jonathan Koerber
Kina Bui
Anh Nguyen
Naveena Moddu
Presenters
Name : Carlo Alcantara
Making a Smart Home More Intelligent with Large Language Models
Course: CS497
Description: Smart devices are increasingly used in our homes but still require interaction with them to use effectively. This topic explores making smart devices work better together without the need for continued interaction.
Name: Brandon Foster
Data Mining in Cyber Forensics
Course: CS497
Description: This project looks at the current state of data mining and its uses in cyber forensics and looks ahead to the future to see what the possibilities are with AI and Block-chaining.
Name: Ajay Shrikrishna Naik
Managing Embedded Devices: A Cloud-Based Approach
Course: CS687
Description: “DeviceMaster” is a Master’s Capstone Project focused on solving the challenge of communicating with IoT devices behind firewalls. Utilizing edge computing principles, it introduces a website for cloud-based control of embedded devices, enhancing user experience with features like custom code deployment and result visualization. Leveraging technologies such as py4web and Vue.js, the project aims to provide a comprehensive platform for managing embedded devices efficiently. With key features including device registration and periodic synchronization, supported by a technology stack featuring Py4web, Vue.js, Bulma CSS, Celery, Redis, and SQLite, DeviceMaster promises fast and seamless device management and synchronization capabilities
Name: Brock Saxen
Data Visualization for Manufacturing Defects and Recalls
Course: CS687
Description: For my capstone project I’m doing an analysis of recall data from the NHTSA.
Name: Kip Tatum
Consolicomm
Course: CS687
Description: My capstone project is creating a portal that will consolidate various forms of communication into one portal. This portal will include new emails from any provided email addresses a calendar, any requested social media feeds and finally secure data storage. Your portal dashboard can be shared with others in your preferred group.
Name : Richard Angell
AI-Enhanced Global Collaboration: Navigating the Ethical and Communicative Landscape of Team Dynamics
Course: CS497
Description: This project proposes a system for enhancing team communication through multimodal sentiment analysis. By integrating advanced AI and machine learning technologies, including TensorFlow and spaCy, it analyzes video, audio, and text data to identify emotional cues and sentiment trends within team interactions. The system provides actionable insights via a user-friendly dashboard, offering tailored recommendations for improving collaboration dynamics, all while ensuring data privacy and security through robust encryption and ethical data handling practices.
Name: Joey Kiesel
Automated Resume Builder
Course: CS497
Description: Using Python, NoSQL, and NLP, I’ll create a program to automatically add relevant skills to a resume based off the skills listed in a job description and a user’s skill database.
Name: Julia Giang Nguyen
Project Progress and Professional Development
Course: CS680
Description:
This presentation explores how testing EDI and analyzing databases can improve ERP systems. It covers projects on checking EDI specs, setting up ERP, and testing databases with Hyperion Brio. The focus is on making custom reports using SQL queries for better decision-making. The presenter shows skills in setting up systems, checking data, and using SQL, fitting career paths in Systems Design and IT. The insights gained from the internship offer practical ways to improve systems and match career interests in technology.
Name: Hema Deepika Thanigai Arasu
SecureCloudMed: Fortifying Data Privacy for Electronic Health Records in Cloud Computing
Course: CS687
Description: Migrating EHRs to cloud computing brings in the influence of third parties who could directly compromise the privacy of data or introduce vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers to gain unauthorized access to the data. The failure to protect the privacy of EHRs in cloud amounts to a violation of the privacy requirements of HIPAA. The problem is the increased vulnerability of EHRs to privacy breaches due to migration to cloud computing.
Name : Richard Barker
How Remote Work was redefined by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Course: CS497
Description: A brief oveview of how the pandemic shaped society and the economy, and how the job market has changed in response.
Name: Odong Owar
Securing Tomorrow
Course: CS497
Description: Explore the transformative influence of artificial intelligence on cybersecurity, particularly in response to the escalating sophistication of cyber threats and how AI’s integration has revolutionized conventional defense mechanisms by offering advanced capabilities in threat detection, prediction, and response.
Name: Osama Khan
A Cloud-based Mobile App for Medicine Time Tracker and Notifier: MediC
Course: CS687
Description: Medicine time tracker app that will remind patients or users of the app to take medicine making patients more compliant. This application uses AI and ML algorithms to take pictures of handwritten prescriptions from doctors and make a schedule for medicine intake time and sets alarms.
Name: Michael Weber
Consolidating Vulnerability Data Feeds for Comprehensive Management Program
Course: CS665
Description: A local municipality relies on multiple sources of vulnerability data, including internal scans, CISA, and vendor reports, that exist in silos. This fragmentation of vulnerability information across disconnected systems reduces visibility into the true extent of risks and makes it challenging to prioritize remediation efforts. There is a need for a consolidated view of vulnerability findings to make data-driven risk management decisions. This project aims to develop an automated framework integrating vulnerability data from numerous feeds into a central system. The goals are to create a comprehensive, up-to-date inventory of cyber risks, enable effective prioritization and tracking of remediation activities, and implement dashboards or spreadsheets for improved visibility and reporting.
Name : Adrian Chastang
Mitigating Nation-State Cyber Attacks on Utility Power Critical Infrastructure: A targeted cybersecurity strategy focused on the energy sector
Course: CS497
Description: This project outlines a comprehensive defense strategy for safeguarding utility power critical infrastructure against nation-state cyber threats by integrating the NIST Cybersecurity Framework’s five key functions and transitioning to a cloud-based architecture. Emphasizing the recovery phase, it advocates for Infrastructure as Code principles and geographically dispersed backups to enhance resilience and minimize regional disruptions, ultimately aiming to bolster cybersecurity posture and adaptability in utility power systems.
Name: Danial Thomas
Data Management Application for Collections
Course: CS497
Description: I’m making an application that can be used to track large collections, in precise detail, and share it with others easily. This will encompass managing the data, encryption, compression, and app development processes. This is primarily to serve myself and others in a community who could use it. It’s not life-changing, but it can represent my abilities and make something annoying at least a little better.
Name: Lakshmi Palaniappan
Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in the Aviation Industry
Course: CS665
Description: The study demonstrated that the aviation industry is experiencing significant cybersecurity exposures and vulnerabilities, such as Ransomware attacks, Phishing, Distributed Denial of Service attacks, and Data breaches. We explored whether the aviation employment and deployment of targeted Artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in the industry will positively improve the aviation industry’s cybersecurity posture and effectiveness. Analyzing cybersecurity use cases in other industries and demonstrating their transference to the aviation industry, we illustrate how AI can address cybersecurity risks and enable uninterrupted air travel.
Schedule
Main Room & Session 01
Session 02
Session 03
Session 04
Session 05
Session 06
Main Room & Session 01
| 4:30 PM – 4:35 PM | Greeting & Announcement _____________________________________________ | Advisor: Dr. Sam Chung Chair: Asia Shvets Teams link for all sessions: Main |
| 4:35 PM – 4:55 PM | Presenter 1: Carlo Alcantara Topic: Making a Smart Home More Intelligent with Large Language Models
_____________________________________________ | Chair: Kina Bui Presentation: 15 Minutes Q&A: 5 minutes |
| 4:55 PM – 5:15 PM | Presenter 2: Richard Angell Topic: AI-Enhanced Global Collaboration: Navigating the Ethical and Communicative Landscape of Team Dynamics
_____________________________________________ | |
| 5:15 PM – 5:35 PM | Presenter 3: Richard Barker Topic: How Remote Work was redefined by the COVID-19 Pandemic
| |
Session 02
4:35 PM – 4:55 PM | Presenter 1: Adrian Chastang Topic: Mitigating Nation-State Cyber Attacks on Utility Power Critical Infrastructure: A targeted cybersecurity strategy focused on the energy sector _____________________________________________ | Chair: Jonathan Koerber Presentation: 15 Minutes Q&A: 5 minutes |
4:55 PM – 5:15 PM | Presenter 2: Brandon Foster Topic: Data Mining in Cyber Forensics _____________________________________________ | |
| 5:15 PM – 5:35 PM | Presenter 3: Joey Kiesel Topic: Automated Resume Builder |
Session 03
4:35 PM – 4:55 PM | Presenter 1: Odong Owar Topic: Securing Tomorrow _____________________________________________ | Chair: Lakshmipathi Machineni Presentation: 15 Minutes Q&A: 5 minutes |
4:55 PM – 5:15 PM | Presenter 2: Danial Thomas Topic: Data Management Application for Collections
_____________________________________________ | |
| 5:15 PM – 5:35 PM | Presenter 3: Ajay Shrikrishna Naik Topic: Managing Embedded Devices: A Cloud-Based Approach |
Session 04
4:35 PM – 4:55 PM | Presenter 1: Brock Saxen Topic: Data Visualization for Manufacturing Defects and Recalls _____________________________________________ | Chair: Yared Shewarade Presentation: 15 Minutes Q&A: 5 minutes |
4:55 PM – 5:15 PM | Presenter 2: Kip Tatum Topic: Consolicomm _____________________________________________ | |
| 5:15 PM – 5:35 PM | Presenter 3: Hema Deepika Thanigai Arasu Topic: SecureCloudMed: Fortifying Data Privacy for Electronic Health Records in Cloud Computing |
Session 05
| 4:35 PM – 4:55 PM | Presenter 1: Julia Giang Nguyen Topic: Project Progress and Professional Development _____________________________________________ | Chair: Anh Nguyen Presentation: 15 Minutes Q&A: 5 minutes |
| 4:55 PM – 5:15 PM | Presenter 2: Osama Khan Topic: A Cloud-based Mobile App for Medicine Time Tracker and Notifier: MediC _____________________________________________ | |
Session 06
| 4:35 PM – 4:55 PM | Presenter 1: Michael Weber Topic: Project Progress and Professional Development _____________________________________________ | Chair: Naveena Moddu Presentation: 15 Minutes Q&A: 5 minutes |
| 4:55 PM – 5:15 PM | Presenter 2: Lakshmi Palaniappan Topic: Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in the Aviation Industry _____________________________________________ | |