CS 528 Final Project

Computer Science Department

CS 528 Fall 2020 Final Project (30/100 of course grade)

Project Requirements

I previously discussed the guidelines and rubric for the final project [ Final Project: Guidelines & Rubric ] . Refer to those slides for a more complete description of what the final project entails. You are required to propose a project that might:

Design and develop an Android app that solves helps WPI students cope with or manage the COVID situation. The app is to use mobile or ubiquitous computing components (e.g. location, sensors or camera) and your projects difficulty will be graded based on the difficulty points sheet [ HERE ] . You can also enrich your application by pulling data/information from various web programming APIs
Research and develop an app that classifies some human sensor data . E.g.
- Classifies a speaker's voice to determine if nervous, sad, etc
- Classifies a person's accelerometer data and detects them from 5-10 other people
- Classifies a picture of a person's face and determines their mood
- Classifies data from a person's phone to measure their sleep duration or/and quality
- Detects a person's heart rate from a video of their face
- Classifies person's communication/phone usage patterns to detect their mood
Programs an Android Deep/Machine Learning module (e.g. TensorFlow)

For the final project, your GROUP will need to do the following:

Deliverable	Description	Deadline
1-Slide:	Submit 1 slide describing your final project idea	Wednesday, October 14, by class time
15-min proposal pitch	Give a 15-minute pitch of your project in class	Wednesday, October 28 in class
Submit proposal pitch slides	Submit slides for your 15-minute pitch of your project in class	Thursday, October 28, 11.59PM
Final project presentation:	Present your final project in class (15 mins)	December 9, 2020, in class
Final paper submission:	Submit a final paper describing your project, your final project presentation slides and all your code	December 10, 2020, 11.59PM

More details and point allocation for each project aspect is given below:

1 Slide (2/30 of project grade): Submit 1 slide with 3 bullets specifying a) what problem your app will tackle b) Why that problem is important and c) Summary of how your app will work/solve this problem
15-min Proposal Pitch (8/30 of project grade): All groups will pitch their ideas in 15 mins. You should plan to specifying a) what problem your app/machine learning classification/regression will tackle b) Why that problem is important and c) Summary of how your app will work/solve this problem. Your pitch should also include implementation plan (Android Modules used, software architecture, screen mockups or sketches and timeline with who will do what.). If you're doing a machine learning project, specify what dataset(s) you will utilize or how you will run a study to gather data. The grading rubric can be found here [ Project proposal grading rubric ]. For uniformity, use the powerpoint template below (in important links section below) for your presentation. The time limit of 15 minutes is strict. Points will be deducted for going over 15 minutes.
Final project presentation (10/30 of project grade): All groups will present their projects in the last class of the semester (December 12, 2019). This final talk will last 15 minutes and describe your entire project and accomplishments including summarizing everything contained in your 15-min proposal pitch plus showing off the final product. You should capture a video of your final project and play it back. Live demos are generally not encouraged. A good idea is to post the video of your app on YouTube and play it back during your talk. You will have to submit your code though (See submission section below). For uniformity, use the powerpoint template below (in important links section below) for your presentation. The time limit of 15 minutes is strict. Points will be deducted for going over 15 minutes.
Final Paper (10/30 of project grade): The paper should be written and formatted just like conference papers we have read and discussed in class. The paper should be in a 2-column format and have similar sections to the papers we have read and discussed in class (Introduction, Related Work Approach/Methodology, Implementation, Evaluation/Results, Discussion, Conclusion and Future Work). An ideal page limit would be 5 pages. Writing more or less will not be penalized. Microsoft Word and Latex templates that you should use for the final paper are posted under the "Important Links" section below.

Generating Ideas

If you're having difficulties coming up with project ideas, check out the following links:

Submitting Your Work

Make sure to double-check that everything works before submitting. Submit all your executable and source files. Create the following folders:

slides\: Put your powerpoint presentation slides of your final project talk here.
video\: Put the video you captured that shows off your final app working here.
paper\: Put your paper describing your final project here
code\: Put all your code and executable here with instructions (README file) on how to compile and run it.

Create a README files that explains clearly what each folder/file contains and how to compile and run your project. Before submitting MAKE SURE YOUR PROJECT RUNS Create a single zip file containing the folders above. Name your zip file according to the convention LastName1_LastName2_LastName3_final_project.zip where LastName1, LastName2, LastName3 are the last names of your group members. Submit your zip file via InstructAssist. Do not email me or the TAs your zip file.

Important Links

Powerpoint template for presentations
Final paper templates in [ MS Word ] and [ Latex ]
Project proposal grading rubric

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