Authors: Roshan Prabhakar, Shubham Chandak, Kedar Tatwawadi Open-source library for protograph LDPC codes that is easy to use and extend. The library includes functionality for: More details and documentation available at https://shubhamchandak94.github.io/ProtographLDPC/.

Authors Renee Aziz, Stella Chen, Raken Ann Estacio, Kyle Heller, Anthony Sky Ng-Thow-Hing,  Jonathan Sneh, Shirley Wang, Patrick Zhu Abstract COVID-19 has challenged the current status quo of all aspects of society; theatre and theatrical performances have been swept up within the uncertainty and face multiple challenges to continue in their current form. As such,…

Authors Evan Huang, Joanne Hui, Michelle Lu, Ganesh Pimpale, Jennifer Song Abstract Robotic dexterity and adaptivity are extensively valued in industrial settings such as manufacturing companies or assembly lines due to their propensity to reduce latency and also the requirement for human involvement. Consequently, these attributes are often modeled after the human hand, which is…

Authors Sylvia Chin, Tiffany Liu, Aditya Rao Abstract Virtual reality (VR) is a visionary platform that enables individuals to immerse themselves into simulated experiences. Thus far, VR simulation has been widely applied for entertainment and educational purposes. However, due to recent constraints caused by COVID-19, we hoped to explore its potential applications in health and…

Authors Cecilia Quan*, Noemi Chulo*, and Parth Amin (* indicates equal contribution) Abstract We trained a sentiment analysis bot using machine learning and Twitter data to classify tweets as expressing positive, negative, or neutral sentiments toward COVID-19 safety measures such as mask wearing and social distancing. We then compared data obtained from this bot to…

Authors Fadi Kidess, Madhav Puri, Shiv Trivedi, Vig Sachidananda Abstract Modern financial exchanges facilitate the trading of trillions of dollars of assets per day [1] and process all incoming orders from market participants at one location, a central matching engine. The time it takes (latency) for a market participant to reach this matching engine can…

Authors Ashley Jun, Rafael Perez Martinez, Srabanti Chowdhury Abstract 5G will play an important role to keep up with the exploding demand of wireless networks at an even better quality (rate and efficiency) that is seen today. Currently, there are too many devices on the bandwidth of frequencies operating on 4G and its prior generations.…

Authors Jack Burd, Joon Yang, Ada Poon Abstract The Maxim Integrated MAXREFDES117# infrared and red light sensor chip has been shown to be viable for measuring SpO2 in a forehead-mounted sensor array setup. This was demonstrated through the creation of a forehead-mounted pad prototype which successfully measured SpO2 with >99% accuracy as compared to much…

Authors Andrew Bernas, Minoo Kim, Samantha Liu, Winston Liu, Shivani Sahni, Kaishuu Shinozaki-Conefrey, Dhruv Shrivastava, Anahita Srinivasan, Alexandra Chin, Erik Luna, Alan Yu, Pulkit Tandon Abstract The sense of smell, also known as olfaction, is very important to all animals and their everyday lives. It allows us to perceive danger, such as the smell of…

Authors Renee Liang, Huong Nguyen, Carina Chiu Abstract COVID-19 has made video communications an important mode of information exchange. Consequently, research advancement in this field will contribute to eventual societal normalcy by promoting virtual collaboration while maintaining social-distancing. Currently, there exist problems with the streaming process. Our group focuses on the topic of latencies related…

Authors Veronika Lin, Kelly Woo, Professor Srabanti Chowdhury Abstract Doping, or introducing impurities to an element or substrate, has been proven to be useful for modifying the conductivity of the finished product. Through ion implantation, precise doping can be achieved. Using the SRIM/TRIM Program, ion implantation was simulated to test different variables, including energy, depth,…

Authors Prabhanjan Nayak, Matei Budiu, Munir Bshara, Ahmad Ghalayini Abstract A typical financial exchange system is composed of three high-level entities: a matching engine, gateways, and traders. Traders directly communicate with the nearest gateway and submit their orders.   Each gateway performs some preprocessing on the incoming traders’ orders and relays them to the matching…

Authors Aarush Aitha, Connie Hong, Adarsh Hiremath, HoJoon Lee, Stephanie Greer, and Dmitri Pavlichin Abstract K-mers, nucleotide subsequences of length “k” nucleotides, impart valuable insight into the attributes of genomes. By analyzing and comparing k-mers and their genetic makeup, differences among distinct genomes can be uncovered. Although identifying variance among genomes is of much scientific…

Authors Shree Reddy, Shreya Gupta, Ryan Morokutti, Alan Wong, Sanjay Lall, Nick Landolfi Abstract In our increasingly fast-paced and technologically-driven society, autonomous vehicles are the future of smart and sustainable living. To create a basis for vehicles with a comfortable and safe user experience, our research centers on establishing the fundamental differences between human driving…

Authors Claire Choi, Jessica Co, Nibha Akireddy Abstract Epilepsy affects around 65 million people around the world, with 30% of patients being unreceptive to antiepileptic drugs and in need of other methods of treatment such as neurostimulation or resective surgery — both of which require the localization of the seizure onset zone (SOZ). Electroencephalography (EEG),…

Authors Vedavyas Mallela, Lena Pang, Aadit Trivedi, Annie Wang, Alice Zhou, Jonathan Mak, Cindy Ngyuen Abstract With the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), obtaining up-to-date, location-specific news has become increasingly important. However, with the rise of misinformation, region-specific, accurate, and user-relevant information becomes buried. Our primary research objective was to provide precise data to communities through…

Authors Byron Yang, Aditya Narayanan, Annie Xu, Burak Bartan Abstract Recent advances in cloud computing and the Internet of Things (IoT) have opened the door for the growth of edge computing, a computing scheme which bridges the gap between computation performed on cloud-based servers and computation performed locally. Edge computing architecture offers several promising advantages…

Authors: Nathalia Melgarejo-S., Thanh-Nga Shenoy, Carrie Lei, Ellen Liao, Sai Geetika Yelugoti, Afra Ashraf, Janani Balasubramanian Abstract: Ways of Seeing utilizes different levels of observation as a foundation to create parallels between astrophysics, various forms of science, and social justices to construct multimedia art projects that convey new perspectives of the content learned.Our group is…