Browse 33 real Computational Sciences projects entered in 2010, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Sympatric speciation faces much controversy in evolutionary biology, whereas allopatric speciation is widely accepted. We demonstrate that sympatric speciation based only on…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals I am using the game Connect-Four to study artificial intelligence. I wanted to determine the effects of ply depth (the number of plies, which are turns by a single player, t…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to make progress toward the proof of the Primitive Cycles Existence Conjecture. Also, the project intends to present an analysis of total st…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This project investigated a novel approach to text compression using principles of natural language. After observing traditional algorithms compress small text files and yie…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Cellular Automata are arrays of bits that evolve according to a rule. Some automata exhibit chaotic and random behavior which indicates that they have potential for encrypti…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The main goal of this project is to create an effective algorithm for finding the best move in a given chess position. This algorithm will consist of a series of step-by-ste…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My project's goal is to find out in which way files on computers can be most effectively compressed while retaining all the data inside them. I hypothesized that either the…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to develop a program in Java to investigate altruistic punishment and its effect on the fitness of cooperative behavior, where altruistic pun…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals Advances in automatic speech understanding bring a new paradigm of natural interaction with computers. The Web-Accessible Multi-Modal Interface (WAMI) system developed by MI…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The model of the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma has been studied closely by many researchers in how it applies to the development of cooperation. In sociology this has been ext…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science fair experiment is to determine the effects of variable alpha numeric combinations on password security. Methods/Materials In my experiment I am…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software First Award
Objectives/Goals The formal properties of integer partitions have been investigated for over 200 years by some of the brightest minds in mathematics such as Euler, Hardy, and Ramanujan, with…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals We studied the effect of motility and contact inhibition on tumor growth using mathematical modeling. Methods/Materials Based on the Celluar Potts Model, tumor cell properti…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software First Award
Objectives/Goals Conway's Game of Life is a cellular automaton, which is a mathematical simulation that demonstrates the phenomenon of how complex patterns can be formed by a few simple rule…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This project is designed for senior and disabled individuals by building a robot that is able to pick up objects and controlled by a wireless PS2 controller. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find the most and least probable rolls in Yahtzee. With this information, I can use statistics to increase my chances of winning. Methods/Materials I use…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the fraction of "visible" and "invisble" lattice points from the origin out of the entire set of lattice points in an infinite three dimension…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Local layering is a new concept giving users the ability to "weave" images as if they are strips of paper or bring regions of interest on several different images to the for…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to discover the effect of a player's starting location on outcome in the game of RISK. I hypothesized that consolidation of a player's initial territories…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project determined the efficacy of statistical analysis of program assembly instruction (opcode) frequencies to identify Malware from Goodware. Methods/Materials Malwar…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if a formula can be derived to find the number iterations it takes to reach zero or a Kaprekar Constant with out going through the Kaprekar Routine. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Doctors currently use symptoms to determine whether certain diseases are present, which is prone to error and subjectivity. Genetics allow for earlier and accurate diagnosis…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals In present day, the computer mouse is the prime method of interacting with a computer. Though effective, the mouse's single point of interaction limits the user from obtaini…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I constructed a statistical model that considers streamflow in the San Lorenzo to predict fish populations migrating past Henry Cowell Redwood State Park. I then created, fr…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To find some reasons why computers slow down. Methods/Materials The materials I mostly needed was a stopwatch and a computer I first installed the OS and timed the startup t…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals How many tablets of blue, orange, brown, etc. of M&M's will there be in one bag, and what is my chances to select a color every time I pik a bunch of M&M's? Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals As data technology advance and computer networking becomes more and more rampant, data protection and intact transit of authentic data become ever more important and challen…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To model the distortion of an image through a spherical interface. Methods/Materials Assuming that the object in question is a photograph of a cat composed of pixels, I used…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see if the nth root of the absolute value of the nth term in a random Fibonacci sequence approaches v (1.1319...). The project also resolve…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals The recent SARS and novel H1N1 pandemics have rekindled interest in the spread of epidemics. Recently, Colizza et al. simulated epidemics on a 3100 airport network across 22…