RENSSELAER AT HARTFORD
COMPUTER SCIENCE SEMINAR

April 16, 2005

Table of Contents

Message from the Chair
Message from the Library Staff
Disclaimer
Conference At A Glance
Author Index

Session A1: Authentication Security
Session Leader: Roger Brown

  1. Security of Biometric Authentication Systems
    Ambalakat, Parvathi D.
     
  2. Can E-Voting Software Be Secured To Ensure the Accuracy of the Election?
    Clark, Kenneth J.
     
  3. Acceptance of Digital Signatures: A Matter of Trust
    Stifel, Matthew J.
     
  4. A Security Analysis of Three Authentication Systems for WLAN Roaming
    Reichenberger, Kathleen P.
     

Session A2: Network Security Applications
Session Leader: Roger Brown

  1. Kerberos vs. PGP for a Smart Residential HVAC Systems
    Monacchio, John D.
     
  2. Adapting Face Recognition Techniques to Motor Vehicle Recognition
    Richards, Benjamin C.
     
  3. BIND versus. DJBDNS: A Comparison of Performance, Ease of Configuration and Security
    Steniger, John J.
     
  4. Multi-Application Smart Cards: Card Operating Systems and Application Security
    Wilcox, Kenneth R.
     

Session A3: Potpourri III
Session Leader: Dave Clarke

  1. Theoretical Study of Informed Prefetching on Lowering I/O Device Power Usage
    Rao, Qiang
     
  2. Comparing Software Development Approaches for General Purpose GPU Computing
    Metelitsa, Boris
     
  3. A Comparison of Two Desktop Search Engines: Google Desktop Search (Beta) vs. Windows XP Search Companion
    Farina, Paula A.
     
  4. Performance Overhead of Buffer Overflow Prevention Tools
    Huynh, Kathy P.
     

Session B1: Potpourri I
Session Leader: Ken Kousen

  1. Implementing Contract-Wrapping In Eiffel
    Avery, James B.
     
  2. The Cost of Persistence: Are Entity Beans Worth Their Price?
    DeVivo, Joseph N.
     
  3. On Benefits Of Using A Web Browser As A Distributed Crawler
    Fedorenko, Sergey
     
  4. Analysis of a Matching Algorithm in a Content-Based Publish/Subscribe Peer-to-Peer Application
    Pine, Brian H.
     

Session B2: Systems Design & Architecture
Session Leader: Lynn DeNoia

  1. A Faster Way to Temporarily Redirect the Role Based Access Control Workflow Processes
    Liang, Christine Y.
     
  2. Enterprise eBusiness Application Design Architectural Models
    Garcia, Oscar F.
     
  3. Optimizing Job Flow to Produce Maximum Numbers of Documents within Shortest Timeframe
    Wan, Connie T.
     
  4. Node Selection for All-Reduce in a Heterogeneous Network of Workstations
    Lavin, Brett
     

Session B3: Networking Issues & Techniques
Session Leader: Lynn DeNoia

  1. A Comparison of Secure Routing Protocols in Ad Hoc Networks
    Grover, Bryan E.
     
  2. Comparative Study of Techniques to Minimize Packet Loss in VoIP
    Mehta, Shveni P.
     
  3. An Analysis of Error Handling Techniques in Voice over IP
    Lipka, Martin John
     
  4. Bringing Wireless Access to the Automobile: A Comparison of Wi-Fi, WiMAX, MBWA, and 3G
    Ribeiro, Connie
     

Session C1: Software Engineering Process
Session Leader: Houman Younessi

  1. Functionality Considerations in Custom SCADA Development Tools
    Creegan, Timothy P.
     
  2. The Effects of Six Sigma on a Data Administration Organization
    Ford, James T.
     
  3. Steady at CMM Level 3 and Still Improving
    LeBlanc, James C.
     

Session C2: Implementation Techniques I
Session Leader: Houman Younessi

  1. Adding Contracts to C#
    Lagace, Peter A.
     
  2. Using Aspect Oriented Programming to Implement Design by Contract: A Stack Example
    Noble, Albert T.
     

Session C3: Implementation Techniques II
Session Leader: Houman Younessi

  1. The Dispenser Hierarchy
    Pezce, Shawn L.
     
  2. Achieving Scalability and Security in Publish-Subscribe Web Services
    Zablocki, John C.
     
  3. The Impact of Component-Based Technology on the Role of Users in Traditional Software Development
    Cheung, Hing Wai
     
  4. What Are the Benefits of Aspect Oriented Programming to Project Iterations Developed Using Agile Processes?
    Muller, Joseph D.
     

Session D1: Supporting Scientific Data Processing
Session Leader: Dave Clarke

  1. Investigation of XML to Support an Application Framework for the Analysis of Structural NMR Data
    Giorgio, Richard J.
     
  2. Using the CONNJUR Database to Analyze Atomic Bond Characteristics as they Relate to Surface Topology of Protein Molecules
    Raupach, Robert E.
     
  3. Selecting a Software Architecture to Support a Framework for Data Processing Application Integration
    Klesczewski, Gary L.
     

Session D2: Semantic Web
Session Leader: Ken Kousen

  1. A Bibliography of a Portion of the Semantic Web
    McLean, Diana L.
     
  2. The Literature Search for Technologies in Semantic Web
    Yu, Helena
     
  3. Updating RDF
    Zhan, Yucheng M.
     
  4. A Comparison of Techniques for Exposing Legacy Data to Semantic Web Technologies
    Bartlett, William B.
     

Session D3: Web Technologies
Session Leader: Roger Brown

  1. The Cost of Reliability: A Comparison of Reliable and Unreliable Web Service Messaging
    Anthony, John J.
     
  2. A Performance Evaluation of Alternative XML Document Schemas
    Sullivan, Patrick F.
     
  3. The Collection Switch Design Pattern: The elimination of lengthy conditional statements using collections of objects that implement a common interface and dynamic class loading
    Gresh, John E.
     

Session E1: Database I
Session Leader: Tim Martyn

  1. An Alternate Approach to Time Stamping Temporal Data
    Koleszar, John
     
  2. A Comparison of Approaches to Modeling NOW in Bitemporal Databases
    Creem, Kenneth N.
     
  3. Functional Dependencies in Fuzzy Databases
    Hartlieb, Brian R.
     
  4. A Comparison of RDF Query Languages
    Hutt, Kevin E.
     

Session E2: Potpourri II
Session Leader: Timothy Martyn

  1. Video Database Systems
    Lauter, Carl Espen
     
  2. Retrieval Speed of Feature and Semantic Based Multimedia Database Indices
    Ainscough, Joshua M.
     
  3. Implementing Moving Objects Databases using Active and Constraint Database Technology
    Wong, Edmund O.
     
  4. Development of Self-tuning and Autonomic Databases and Latest Achievements
    Krayzman, Eugene
     

Session E3: Potpourri IV
Session Leader: Timothy Martyn

  1. Personal Privacy and Database Technology
    Ceruti, Brian A.
     
  2. Simple Web Interface For the Elderly
    Lerario, Bruce R.
     
  3. Usability Inspection of a GPS Navigation System
    Murdico, James
     

Addendum
Papers Previously Presented

  1. A Secure Double-Length Hash Function using 2-key 3DES with Rate One
    Hammell, Brad
  2. Software Portfolio Analysis - Does your Investment Perform Adequately?
    Udeh, Mary
  3. XML-GL: A Graphical Query Language for XML Documents
    Wang, Jun
  4. Making it Easier to Make Money: Usability Patterns in Financial Applications
    Hammell, Mark



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