Publications, Presentations, and Theses

Publications

• Grid Computing: Student Research Experiences, Darren W. Greene, Rahman Tashakkori, and Barry L. Kurtz . Proceedings, ACM SE 2008, March 28-30, 2008, Auburn University, AL.
• Image Processing in a Grid Environment, Darren W. Greene, Rahman Tashakkori, and Barry L. Kurtz . Proceedings, The 2007 International Conference on Grid Computing and Applications, (GCA'07), WORLDCOMP'07 June 25-28, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Fuzzy Sectorization in Knowledge Discovery of Digital Mammograms, Rahman Tashakkori and Adam Reagan . The IEEE Southeeast 2007 Conference, IEEE-SE07 March 22-25, 2007, Richmond, VA.
• Tool for Assessing Student Outcomes, Mitcell Jareo, Dee Parks, and Rahman Tashakkori . The ACM Southeeast 2007 Conference, ACMSE 2007 - March 23-24, 2007, Winston Salem, NC.
• Fuzzy Sectorization in Knowledge Discovery of Digital Mammograms, Rahman Tashakkori and Adam Reagan. The IEEE Southeeast 2007 Conference, IEEE-SE07 - March 22-25, 2007, Richmond, VA. To Appear.
• High Performance Image Content-based Search, Rahman Tashakkori, Steven H. Heffner, Darren W. Greene, and Barry K. Kurtz, The 2006 International Conference on Image Processing, Computer vision, and Pattern Recognition, IPCV06 - June 26-29, 2006, Las Vegas.
• A Lifting-Based Knowledge Discovery in Microarray Data, Scott Barlowe and Rahman Tashakkori, Proceedings, The 2005 International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering METMBS '05 - Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences, June 20-23, 2005, Las Vegas.
• Understanding the Forecasting Process and Implications for Computing Tool Design, Russell, C. R. and Kreahling, G. Proceedings of the 86th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting; 22nd Conference on Interactive, Information Processing Systems, January 2006, Atlanta, Georgia.
• Beyond Objects-First: A Project-Driven CS2 Course, E. Frank Barry, Christopher C. Ellsworth, Barry L. Kurtz, and James T. Wilkes. The Proceedings of the 44th ACM Southeast Conference, March 2006.
• Teaching OO Methodology in a Project-Driven CS2 Course, Barry L. Kurtz, James T. Wilkes, E. Frank Barry, and Christopher C. Ellsworth. OOPSLA 2005, Educator's Symposium, October 2005.
• Software Tools to Support Software Engineering Education, Jay Fenwick, Barry L. Kurtz, Christopher C. Ellsworth, Jackie Holland, Chetan Krishna, Computers and Advanced Technology in Education, Kauai, Hawaii, August 2004.
• The Quiver System, Christopher C. Ellsworth, James B. Fenwick and Barry L. Kurtz, 35th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer science education, Feb 2004, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
• PDA Keyboard Design Project for Human Factors Class, Chris Sholar and Dee Parks, ACMSE'03, March 2003, Savannah, GA.

Presentations

• "Optimization of an Electrodynamic Dust Shield for Thermal Radators", Nate Cox, The 5th State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, November 2009 - Powerpoint
• "Analysis of Wear Patterns on Neanderthal Stone Tools", Isaac Bryan and Zachary Bryan, The 5th State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, November 2009 - Powerpoint, Abstract (.docx)
• "Quantitative Analysis of Volitile Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere" David Bowman, Jonathan Pope, Asheley Accursio, Kelsey Adair, The 5th State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, November 2009 - PDF
• Observing Tendencies to a 'Prisoner's Dilemma' - Type Situation David Bowman, Catherine Thomas, and Andrew Young
  Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 12^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 23, 2009.
• SURVEY OF GENETIC ALGORITHMS, Mark Huffman, Peter Ascik, Jacob Edward, and Keith Boone , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 12^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 23, 2009.
• “AUTOMATED FROGGER SIMULATION WITH ROBOTS”, Matthew Lingelbach, Jeremy Walker, Angelo Litrenta, and Daniel Wilson , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 12^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 23, 2009.
• “3D ANIMATION AND GAME DEVELOPMENT USING BLENDER ”, Kenneth Love, Connor Phyfer, Nate Vogt, and Brtiney Miller , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 12^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 23, 2009.
• “GAMES WITH PANDA3D AND BLENDER ”, Mark Lingelbach, Jason Wyatt, Matt Minnick, and Chelsea Bussey , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 12^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 23, 2009.
• “SUNSPOT TRON”, John Dehen, Briana Mendiola, Jiustin Seldomridge, and Clinton Freeman , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 12^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 23, 2009.
• “MODELING BLOOD FLOW IN THE HUMAN HEART”, Richard DeTriquet, Philip Bennett, Joseph Gryder, and Ben Eanes , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 12^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 23, 2009.
• “IDENTIFICATION OF PLANT SPECIES THROUGH LEAF IMAGES”, Biva Shrestha , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 12^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 23, 2009.
• “SIMPLIFICATION OF THE LOJOS PLATFORM”, Aaron Folstad, Andrew Leszczewski, Michael Salley, and Lance Calhoun , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 12^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 23, 2009.
• “AN ANALYSIS OF PRIMALITY TESTS AS APPLIED IN CRYPTOGRAPHY ”, Joshua D. Kelly, Melissa Hecht, Taryn Roten, and Nathan Cox , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 12^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 23, 2009.
• “AN ECLIPSING BINARY IN A CIRCUMBINARY SHELL ”, Joshua D. Kelly , Mentor: Richard Gray, The 12^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 23, 2009.
• “AN ANALYSIS OF PRIMALITY TESTS AS APPLIED IN CRYPTOGRAPHY ”, Joshua D. Kelly, Melissa Hecht, Taryn Roten, and Nathan Cox , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 12^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 23, 2009.
• “An Eclipsing Binary in a Circumbinary Shell ”, Joshua D. Kelly, Richard O. Gray, Dale E Mais, and Adam B. Smith, Mentor: Richard O. Gray The 4^th Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS), Appalachian State University, Nov 22, 2008.
• “CHARACTERIZATION OF OXFORD INSTRUMENT'S SILICON DRIFT DETECTOR PROTOTYPE ON A SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE ”, Ashley Roberts, Mentor: Phillip Russell and Donovan Leonard The 4^th Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS), Appalachian State University, Nov 22, 2008.
• “THEORY, DESIGN, AND APPLICATION OF A RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM ”, Nathan Cox & Laura Merrill, Mentor: Jennifer Burris The 4^th Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS), Appalachian State University, Nov 22, 2008.
• “ENGINEERING THE E-TICKETBOOK ”, Shawn Windle and Andrew Brownfield, Mentor: Jay Fenwick, The 11^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 24, 2008.
• “DATA ENCODING WITH STEGANOGRAPHY AND JAVA ”, Jonathan Dehen, Clinton Freeman, Justin Sledomridge, Briana Mendiola, and Jere Miles , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 11^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 24, 2008.
• “MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF AN ASTEROID-EARTH COLLISION ”, Josh Kelley, Melissa Hecht, Taryn Roten, and Tom Grant , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 11^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 24, 2008.
• “COMPUTATIONAL APPROXIMATION USING MONTE CARLO METHOD IN MATLAB ”, Jameson Jargowsky, Jeremy Walker, George Bubar, and Nicholas Schwab , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 11^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 24, 2008.
• “SETUP, CONFIGURATION, AND SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION OF BEOWULF CLUSTERS ”, Jeremy Booker, Michael Salley, Daniel Watson, Lance Calhoun, and Andrew Brownfield , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 11^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 24, 2008.
• “GAME DEVELOPMENT WITH XNA ”, Christian Huffman, Matt Lingelbach, Mark Lingelbach, Mathew Minnick, and Nicholas Schwab , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 11^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 24, 2008.
• “IMPROVING THE BELIEVABILITY OF COMPUTER-CONTROLLED CHARACTERS WITHIN A SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT ”, Jere Miles , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 11^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 24, 2008.
• “USING NETLOGO TO MODEL THE OUTBREAK OF DISEASES ”, Andrew Huffman, Aaron Folstad, Chelsea Bussey, Nathan Vogt, and Jere Miles , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 11^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 24, 2008.
• “THE GENETIC ALGORITHM ZOMBIE ERADICATION SIMULATOR ”, Kenneth Love, Daniel Wilson, Jacob Edwards, Andrew Leszczewski, and Andrew Brownfield , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 11^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 24, 2008.
• “MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE ASU POPULATION GROWTH ”, "Jesse Mims, Andrew Young, Mitch Jareo, Catherine Thomas, and Tom Grant " , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 11^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 24, 2008.
• “Structural Characteristics of Online Social Networks ”, Mitchell Jareo , Mentor: Jill Richie Thomley The 12^th North Carolina Mini-conference on Graph Theory, Combinatorics, and Computing, Appalachian State University, April 13, 2007.
• “Scaled Structures and Self-Similarity in the Morse-Thue Sequence ”, Nathan Viash , Mentor: Katie Mawhinney, The 12^th North Carolina Mini-conference on Graph Theory, Combinatorics, and Computing, Appalachian State University, April 13, 2007.
• “Grid-Based Image Processing ”, Darren Greene , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori and Barry Kurtz, The 10^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 19, 2007.
• “Stenganography and Steganalysis: Techniques and Detection in Digital Images ”, Shawn Windle, Tyler Foster, Rachell Morrison, and Nathan Vogt , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 10^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 19, 2007.
• “Grid-based Processing using the Min-Max Algorithm ”, Josh Bean, Jake Coogle, and Jonathan Dehen , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 10^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 19, 2007.
• “Parallel Computing: 1-D Wave Equations ”, Augustus Miraglia, Kenneth Love, and Jesse Mims , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 10^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 19, 2007.
• “Remote Control of Telescopes in the Rankin Undergraduate Astronomy Laboratory ”, Mitchell Jareo, Jargowsky, Jameson, and Jeremey Booker , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori and John Saken, The 10^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 19, 2007.
• “Latex: Beyond Word Processing ”, Nathan Vish, Lauren Christopher, and Melissa Hecht , Mentor: Rahman Tashakkori, The 10^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 19, 2007.
• “ClockIt: An Automated Metric-based Approach for Evaluating Introductory Student Performance ”, Reid, Kathryn, Mentor: Norris, Cindy and Barry, Frank, The 10^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 19, 2007.
• “ClockIt: a partial solution to the software crisis”, Reid, Kathryn, Mentor: Norris, Cindy and Barry, Frank, The 9^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 20, 2006.
• “A Nonlinear Statistical Approach to Knowledge Discovery in Mammogram Images”, Reagan, Adam, Mentor: Tashakkori, Rahman, The 9^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 20, 2006.
• “Message Passing in Digital Images”, Sholar, Chris, Mentor: Tashakkori, Rahman, The 9^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 20, 2006.
• “High Performance Convolution with MATLAB”, Greene, Darren, Mentor: Tashakkori, Rahman, The 9^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 20, 2006.
• “Task Analysis of Weather Forecasting and Implications for Design of Computer Forecasting Tools”, Kreahling, Gary, Mentor: Russell, Ray, The 9^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 20, 2006.
• “CSEMS Online Data Management System”, Jareo, Mitchell, Mentors: Tashakkori, Rahman, Norris, Cindiy, and Wilkes, James, The 9^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 20, 2006.
• “CSEMS and Artificial Intelligence Robot Exhibit”, CSEMS Seminar and AI Students, Mentors: Tashakkori, Rahman and Parks, Dee, The 9^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 20, 2006.
• "Practical Applications of Edge Detection Techniques in Image Processing", Jon Chapman and Adam Reagan, Mentor: Tashakkori, Rahman, The 10^th North Carolina Mini-Conference on Graph Theory, Combinatorics, and Computing, Appalachian State University, April 15, 2005.
• “Integrating Object-Oriented Metrics Analysis into the BlueJ Development Environment”, Jonathan Chapman, Mentor: Jay Fenwisk, Southern Appalachian Symposium for Programming Languages and Systems, (SASPLAS) held at East Tennessee State University on October 22, 2005.
• "A Lifting-Based Knowledge Discovery in Microarray Data", Barlowe, Scott, Mentor: Tashakkori, Rahman, The 8^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 19, 2005.
• "A Dynamical Systems Approach to Modeling Thermodynamic and Hydrodynamic Systems", Chris Ellsworth, Tyler Foster, Chris Flanigan, and Daniel Quigley. Mentors: Tashakkori, Rahman, Marland, Eric, and Ginn, Mark. The 8^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 19, 2005.
• "Practical Applications of Edge Detection Techniques in Image Processing",Jonathan Chapman and Adam Reagan Mentor: Tashakkori, Rahman, The AppliedVis 2005 Conference, Asheville, NC. April 28, 2005.
• "Finding Shortest Paths in Large Data Sets", Ellsworth, Christopher, Mentor: Tashakkori, Rahman, The 9^th North Carolina Mini-Conference on Graph Theory, Combinatories, and Computing, Appalachian State University, April 16, 2004.
• “wxGT: A Graph Construction and Manipulation Program”, Brent Woodruff, Mentor: Marland, Eric, The 9^th North Carolina Mini-Conference on Graph Theory, Combinatories, and Computing, Appalachian State University, April 16, 2004.
• "The Quiver System: A quizzing system for the evaluation of student programming skills", Elseworth, Chris,  Mentor: Fenwick, Jay and Kurtz, Barry, The 7^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 26, 2004.
• "Knowledge Discovery in Medical Image Data Sets", Reagan, Adam, Mentor: Tashakkori, Rahman, The 7^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 26, 2004.
• The Route Seeker Project", Elseworth, Chris, Mentor:Tashakkori, Rahman, The 7^th Annual Celebration of Student Research  and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 26, 2004.
• "Detection of Microcalcifications in Digital Mammograms Using Wavelet Lifting Schemes", Jacqueline Holland, Mentor: Tashakkori, Rahman, The 5^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 23, 2002.
• "The CMP Compiler Project", Ellsworth, Christopher, Mentor: Jay Fenwick, The 5^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 23, 2002.
• "Dark Sky Observatory 18-inch Telescope Control System," poster, Ellsworth, Christopher, Mentor: Caton, Daniel,  The 5^th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, April 23, 2002.

MS Theses

• “Message Encoding in Images Using Lifting Techniques ”, Chris Sholar, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, December 2008.
• “Improving the Believability of Computer-Controlled Characters Within a Simulated Environment ”, Jere Miles, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, August 2008.
• “Evolving Behavior for Autonomous Vehicles/Agents ”, Chris C Ellsworth, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Barry Kurtz, August 2008.
• “Using the Knowledge Discovery Process to Find Meaningful Information in Sports Related Data ”, Kendal L. Brooks, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, August 2007.
• “GOLAY CODES: Codeword Construction and Error Correction Using Maples ”, Augustus A. Miraglia, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Richard Klima and James T. Wilkes, August 2007.
• “Cluster and Grid-based Image Processing ”, Darren W. Greene, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, May 2007.
• “ClockIt: Implementation and Evaluation ”, Kathryn Amanda Reid, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Cindy Norris, May 2007.
• “VitAssist: Viticulture Assitance Application, Design and Implementation ”, Scott Holland, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Ray Russell, May 2007.
• “A Non-linear Statistical Approach to Knowledge Discovery in Medical Images”, Adam Reagan, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, August 2006.
• “Task Analysis of Weather Forecasting and Implications for Design of Computer Forecasting Tools”, Kreahling, Gary, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Ray Russell, May 2006.
• “Lifting-based Knowledge Discovery in Micro-array Data”, Scott Barlowe, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, August 2005.
• “Experiences Using the Extension Mechanism of the BlueJ Educational IDE, Jonathan Chapman, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Jay Fenwick (CS), August 2005.
• “Modeling the Human Immunodeficiency Virus”, Elizabeth Duea, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Dee Parks (CS), December 2004.
• “CPPAT Framework for Acceptance Testing of C++ Applications”, Jacqueline M. Holland, Thesis Advisor: Dr. Jay Fenwick, December, 2003.

Senior Honors Thesis

• “Structural Characteristics of the MySpace Social Network ”, Mitchell James Jareo IV, Thesis Director: Dr. Jill Thomley, May 2008.
• “Reed-Solomon Codes in Java”, Augustus A. Miraglia, Thesis Director: Dr. Rick Kima, May 2004.

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The National Science Foundation Grants S-STEM-0630984 and S-STEM-0756928

Contact Info

• Dr. Rahman Tashakkori
• Department of Computer Science
• CAP Room 121
• Boone, NC, 28608
• (828) 262-7009
• [email protected]

Departments

• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics and Astronomy