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Alessandro DiMarco; France Marquez; Wilson Tsz-Hon Kowk; ShuaiXiang Zhang; Sunil Dehipawala; Andrew Nguyen; Tak Cheung

proteins that interact with the ancient EF-Tu inside of the bacteria had mutated and these mutations were responsible for the rapid adaptation that increased the bacteria’s fitness.BiographyMr. Alessandro DiMarco is a pre-engineering student and he is interested in chemical engineering.Ms. France Marquez is a pre-engineering student and she is interested in biomedical engineering.Mr. Wilson Tsz-Hon Kowk is a pre-engineering student and he is interested in information technology engineering.Mr. ShuaiXiang Zhang is a pre-engineering student and he is interested in software engineering.Dr. Sunil Dehipawala is a professor of physics and his experiences include Synchrotron based spectroscopy, pedagogy, etc.(sdehipawala@qcc.cuny.edu)Dr. Andrew

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Edwin Divakaran Maria Selvaraj; Jeremy Li

Pure and Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 204-211, published in September, 2013.[6] Jig amd Fixture design by Edward G Hoffman (2009)[7] Manufacturing engineering and technology (2013) by serope kalpakijan. Machining processes[8] Manufacturing technology (2002) by Hajra chowdry[9] Machine Design (2012) by Robert L.Nortorn[10] Tool and Manufacturing Engineers by society of manufacturing engineering (2011). C. wick(editor) R veilleux(editor).

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Thomas Goddard; Konstantin Litovskiy; Nathan Nichols-Roy; Matthew Reed; Igor Shvartser; Nicholas Smith; David Zeppa; Linda Werner; Julia E. Rice; Hans W. Horn; Amanda C. Engler

team. We believe we have used software engineering tools andchemistry, the team gained additional insights into the solution techniques, modern technology for virtual meetings, as well asarchitecture. interpersonal techniques to approach and solve some of the challenges we have experienced in building our cross- C. Team members not co-located & scheduling conflicts disciplinary team. We will not know about the real success of our cross-disciplinary team until we have a running prototype

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Paul B. Crilly

. Mukhopadhyay and D.N. Pinder, “Teaching engineering electromagnetics to information and communication engineering students at Massey University,” [Online] Available: http://itee.uq.edu.au/~aupec/aupec03/papers/012%20Mukhopadhyayfull% 20paper.pdf[4] H. Xie, Y. Liang, and Q. Wang, “A laboratory measurement method of radiation pattern,” New York: Springer-Verlag, 2012.[5] N.N. Rao, “PC-Assisted Instruction of Introductory Electromagnetics,” IEEE Tran. Educ., vol. 33, pp. 51-59, Feb. 1990.[6] M.F. Iskander, “Technology-Based Electromagnetic Education,” IEEE Tran. Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 50, pp. 1020, March 2002.[7] Z. Raida, “Internet Support of Education in Antenna and Microwave Techniques,” [Online]. Available

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Rasha Gaffer M. Helali

. [26] D. Yarowsky, "One Sense Per Collocation," DARPA Workshop onin business market. Human Language Technology, Princeton, N J, 1993 [27] Abd-El-Hafiz, Salwa K. An information theory approach to studying ACKNOWLEDGMENT software evolution[J]. AEJ - Alexandria Engineering Journal, v 43, n 2, March, 2004, p 275-284. I wish to thank Prof. Ali Mili for his helpful advices. [28] Using the Conceptual Cohesion of Classes for Fault Prediction

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Gad J. Selig

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Critical Success Factors for Winning Entrepreneurs and the Role of an Incubator in Accelerating the Growth of Start-ups and Early Stage Companies Dr. Gad Selig, PMP, COP Abstract—This paper will focus on successful entrepreneurship business]; special purpose [technology]; independent; part ofand what it takes to win as well as how incubators facilitate the an organization like a university) [3] [4].process of growing start-up and early stage companies or II. STARTING A NEW BUSINESS VENTUREventures. An incubator case study

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Ye Zhou; Amir Esmailpour

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA Improvements in Big Data Hadoop Several hybrid efficiency methods Ye Zhou1 Amir Esmailpour2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of New Haven University of New Haven West Haven, CT, USA West Haven, CT, USA yzhou2

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Thomas Dodson; Nicholas Mattei; Joshua T. Guerin; Judy Goldsmith; Joan M. Mazur

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Lessons Learned from Development of a Software Tool to Support Academic Advising Nicholas Mattei, Thomas Dodson, Joshua T. Guerin, Judy Goldsmith, Joan M. Mazur should also be able to guide the students in selecting courses Abstract— We detail some lessons learned while designing and that are best suited to their abilities and goals. Finally,testing a decision-theoretic advising support tool for advisors should be able to refer students to support services,undergraduates at a

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Faria Afroz; Christian Bach

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Improvement in Drug Delivery System for Parkinson’s Disease Faria Afroz Christian Bach Department of Biomedical Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering School of Engineering School of Engineering University of Bridgeport, 126 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, University of Bridgeport, 221 University Avenue, room CT 06604 153 Technology Building, Bridgeport

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Hui Zhang; Joseph Chen; Kai Zhang

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) RFID-based Localization System for Mobile robot with Markov Chain Monte Carlo Hui Zhang, Joseph C Chen, Kai Zhang technologies for localizing mobile robots in indoorAbstract ---This paper proposes a robust and precise environments.localization system for mobile robots with the aid of Radio For localization, Ultra-wideband (UWB) and ultrasonicFrequency Identification (RFID) technology and the

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M. Ali-ud-din Khan; Muhammad Fahim Uddin; Navarun Gupta

data is, the fact that Big Data will eventually take over the world ofbigger and bigger it would become”. technology and internet. Big Data will play role to understandBig Data has lot of potential and, it is true as long as size of human as we all human are data agents. We all are generatingdata itself does not become the part of the problem [1]. data 24/7.According to many researchers and writers, big data is a form Before we go out and look for big data, we must start withinof data that exceeds the processing capabilities of traditional ourselves. We are the part of Big Data Ocean. We aredatabase infrastructure or engines. High volume, and high generating data

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Ashwin Satyanarayana; Hong Li; Josephine Braneky

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Improving Retention by Mentoring and Tutoring Freshmen Students Ashwin Satyanarayana, Hong Li, and Josephine Braneky {asatyanarayana, hli, jbraneky}@citytech.cuny.edu Department of Computer Systems Technology New York City College of Technology, 300 Jay St, N-914, Brooklyn, NY 11201. The issue is twofold: attracting students to

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Abdalraouf Hassan; Christian Bach

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. WiMAX Basics from Deployments to PHY Improvments Abdalraouf Hassan Christian Bach Dept. of Computer Science Engineering Dept. of Technology Management University of Bridgeport University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, USA Bridgeport, CT, United States Abdalrah@my.bridgeport.edu cbach@bridgeport.edu

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Jordan Cox; Derek Burdette; Christopher Shaffer; Farshid Zabihian

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Lighter than Air UAV Jordan Cox, Derek Burdette, Christopher Shaffer Farshid Zabihian Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering West Virginia University Institute of Technology West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, WV Montgomery, WV jcox31@mix.wvu.edu, dburdet3@mix.wvu.edu, farshid.zabihian@mix.wvu.edu Cshaff21@mix.wvu.edu

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Sundas Zafar; Aparicio Carranza

Motion Detecting Camera Security System with Email Notifications and Live Streaming Using Raspberry PiSundas Zafar Aparicio Carranza, PhDComputer Engineering Technology Computer Engineering TechnologyNew York City College of Technology, CUNY New York City College of Technology, CUNY186 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 186 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201Sundas.Zafar@mail.citytech.cuny.edu acarranza@citytech.cuny.eduAbstract - Even when needed, having a up to prices within the range of thousands.security camera system may sometimes be Who would want to buy a single camera forimpossible due to the extensive costs for over

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Jordan Cox; Farshid Zabahian

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Increasing Power Production of Small Dam Hydroelectric Plants Jordan Cox Farshid Zabahian Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering West Virginia University Institute of Technology West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, West Virginia, United States of America Montgomery, West Virginia, United States of America jcox31@mix.wvu.edu farshid.zabihian

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Walter Engels; Farshid Zabihian

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Principle and Preliminary Calculation of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Walter Engels Farshid Zabihian Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering West Virginia University Institute of Technology West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, WV, U.S.A. Montgomery, WV, U.S.A. wengels@mix.wvu.edu Farshid.Zabihian

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Shawn Maxwell; Rajin Roophnath

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Miniature Wireless Quadcopter Shawn Maxwell Rajin Roophnath Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering University of Hartford University of Hartford West Hartford, CT West Hartford, CT designing the software from scratch to tailor it to the hardware

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Melody Baglione

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Building Sustainability into Control Systems: Preliminary Assessment of a New Facilities- Based and Hands-On Teaching Approach Melody Baglione, Member, ASEE, and Gerardo del Cerro, Member, ASEE by developing facilities-based undergraduate thermodynamics Abstract—This paper presents an overview and preliminary course materials and also reported positive results [5].assessment of an NSF TUES funded project, “Building The motivation for this NSF sponsored

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Omar Yahya; Miad Faezipour

, “Efficient frequency-based classification of respiratory [1] S. C. Tarrant, R. E. Ellis, F. C. Flack et al., movements,” in IEEE International Conference on “Comparative review of techniques for recording Electro/Information Technology (EIT), pp. 1-5, 2012. respiratory events at rest and during deglutition,” [15] K. Watanabe, and T. Watanabe, “Non-contact sleep Dysphagia, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 24-38, 1997. stage estimation method,” IEEE TBME on Biomedical [2] R. Gilbert, J. Auchincloss, J. Brodsky et al., “Changes in Engineering, vol. 10, no. 51, pp. 1735-1748, 2004. tidal volume, frequency, and ventilation induced by their [16] W. Xu, M.-C. Huang, J

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Arafat Abu Mallouh; Khaled M. Elleithy; Ramadhan Mstafa; Adwan Alanazi

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) A Highly Secure Quantum Communication Scheme for Blind Signature using Qubits and Qutrits Arafat Abu Malluh, Khaled M. Elleithy, Adwan Alanazi, Ramadhan J. Mstafa Abstract—The advances in hardware speed has being rapidly must be kept secured. For asymmetric encryption, there areincreased rapidly in the recent years, which will lead to the two different keys; private and public. Both techniques’ability to decrypt well known decryption algorithms in short strength is inversely related with the computational power.time. This motivated many

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Yenny Rua; Kaitlin Maciejewski; Russell Muren; Shanon M. Reckinger

kaitlin.maciejewski@student.fairfield.edu Russell Muren Shanon M. Reckinger REbound Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering 74 Benthaven PL., Boulder, CO Fairfield University Russell@rebound-tech.com 1073 North Benson Rd., Fairfield, CT 06824 shanon.reckinger@fairfield.edu Abstract— This work explores the relationship between laminar flow by separating fuel and

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Remah Alshinina; Christian Bach

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Improvement in the Performance of Design-Science Research in Information Systems Christian Bach Remah Alshinina School Of Engineering Computer Science and Engineering University Of Bridgeport University Of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT, U.S.A Bridgeport, CT, U.S.A cbach@bridgeport.edu ralshini

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Naseem Khan; Elif Kongar

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Innovation and Development of New Product for Customer Satisfaction, Applying on Smart Phone's Security Naseem Khan Elif Kongar, Ph.D Technology Management, School of Engineering Associate Professor of Technology Management and University of Bridgeport Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering Bridgeport, USA University of Bridgeport nakhan@my.bridgeport.edu

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Constadinos Lales; Aparicio Carranza

Using the Raspberry Pi to establish a Virtual Private Network (VPN) Connection to a Home NetworkConstadinos Lales Aparicio Carranza, PhDComputer Engineering Technology Computer Engineering TechnologyNew York City College of Technology, CUNY New York City College of Technology, CUNY186 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 186 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201Costa.Lales@mail.citytech.cuny.edu acarranza@citytech.cuny.edu  Abstract - Because of the advances in I. Introductiontechnology, people are able to bringcomputer devices such as laptops, Raspberry pi is a small credit card sizedtablets, and smart phones with them computer that includes ports such

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Shanique Jiles

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA. The Robo: Semi-Autonomous Robot that Detects Objects and has Speech Capabilities Shanique Jiles College of Engineering, Technology and Architecture University of Hartford West Hartford, Connecticut shanijiles@yahoo.com Abstract—The goal of this project is to design a semi- among the most preferred because it is open source and has aautonomous robotic greeter. It

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Suleman Belal Kazi; Sherjeel Sikander; Sadia Yousafzai; Suleman Mazhar

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA.Fall Detection Using Single Tri-Axial Accelerometer Suleman Belal Kazi, Sherjeel Sikander, Sadia Yousafzai Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology Topi, Swabi, Pakistan Abstract— This paper describes a mobile phone basedsystem which implements a fall detection algorithm using amobile phone’s built-in accelerometer which can detect fallswith a high degree of accuracy. The application developed canthen notify predefined guardians or emergency services withthe victim’s GPS coordinates displayed on a map for

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Ashenafi Lambebo; Sasan Haghani

ashenafi.lambebo@udc.edu shaghani@udc.edu Abstract—The rapid development and miniaturization of network of nodes that cooperatively sense and may control thesensor devices, and the recent advances in wireless environment enabling interaction between persons orcommunication and networking technologies, are allowing computers and the surrounding environmentscientists and engineers to develop networks of small sensors thatcan be used to continuously monitor the health and stability of A typical sensor node in a WSN consists of a wirelessthe environment we live in. Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) communication unit, a microprocessor, a data

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Matthew Baideme P.E.; Cristian Robbins; Jeffrey Starke

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) A Model to Build, Assess, and Reflect on Students’ Metacognition through the Classroom Debate of Controversial Environmental Issues Matthew P. Baideme, Cristian A. Robbins, and Jeffrey A. Starke described as the process of considering multiple viewpoints Abstract— Debates have been used as a tool to promote and arriving at a judgment that can be applied by individualsactive learning in the classroom. Role-play debates have or groups to convince others to agree with

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Jeng-Nan Juang; Ramachandran Radharamanan

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Design of a Solar Tracking System for Renewable Energy Jeng-Nan Juang and R. Radharamanan energy sources to reduce domestic electricity cost. Solar Abstract—In this paper, a solar tracking system for renewable energy is an abundant source of renewable energy whichenergy is designed and built to collect free energy from the sun, makes it a good solution for people living under thesestore it in the battery, and convert this energy to alternating