The following are the list of my projects and researches, some of which are already done, and some are still in progress (Please note that I am just starting to build this page, so many of the links are still broken, but they should be fixed as soon as I get a chance):
Computer, Programming & Web
- InfoLink New Hamsphire
A non-profit organization website. I worked with a friend (Jim Woodman) for this project. He worked mostly on the front-end of the site while I worked on the back-end. My main responsibility is to develop ASP (in VBScript) pages to interface the website with the existing MS Access database on an NT system. Jim worked on the look-and-feel of the page and I think he has done a great job.
- Suffolk University Services Website
A service website for the Suffolk community. During Thanksgiving break 2000, I was bored out of my mind and decided to do something useful, and the result is this website. There are currently 3 databases/services that Suffolk students can use to help one another. The first is a Book Posting service, where you can post books you want to sell, the second is a Request Posting service, where you can post your request for anything Suffolk related, and the last (probably the most interesting one) is the Professor Rating service, where students can add review of their professors and classes. All the databases are built using mySQL. You see, mySQL is FREE for personal and non-profit use and it's very powerful! You really can't beat that. The webpages are built using a combination of HTML, JavaScript and PERL.
- Suffolk University Student Activities
Well, I built the website (at least most of it), but there is something special about it! It has a backend where anyone without any HTML or web programming knowledge can update the website. If you have visited this website before, in case you haven't noticed, the Frontpage Image, Announcement, Calendar of Events and Pictures of Recent Events change regularly. You only need to know how to click here and there to update the website (well, you also need the password to enter the backend of course). This is what I believe most websites should be, they should be easy to update, can be updated frequently and has low cost of maintenance (since you can pretty much fire your web admin).
- Suffolk University Residence Life
Same as the above! With the success of the Student Activities website, Suffolk University Residence Life wants the same thing. Both the Announcement and Calendar of Events can be updated easily in the backend, but as of now, I haven't seen the Residence Life people using it. I wonder!
- Suffolk University Chapter of IEEE
I was nominated as IEEE webmaster before I became the chairperson for the academic year 2001/2002. I designed this whole website from scratch as I wanted Suffolk University IEEE to have a whole new look. As the chairperson, I am currently working to get more people involved in many of our projects, including microMouse, 3-Wheel-Car, LaserWatch and many other cool interesting stuffs. Feel free to contact me if you are a Suffolk Student and are interested into making things work while having fun (you don't have to be an Engineering major!)
- CS Project Spring 1999
A very simple project! I had to do a small project on my OS class, and I thought writing a shell would do it. It was written entirely in C/C++ (just one file), and it only has a few simplest features (forking, executing user commands, parsing user inputs, etc). Click on the link for the source code.
Engineering
- MicroMouse Debugging Tool
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A friend of mine, Martin Wehner, designed a debugging protocol for the micromouse. Using this protocol, a micromouse programmer is able to see a simulation of his mouse in the computer as it moves through the maze. It is going to be developed further to allow for algorithms testing and simulation. Together, we developed an implementation of the protocol using serial wireless communication (UHF transmitter & receiver) over computer's RS-232 link. Martin wrote the UNIX version of the software using C and XLib while I developed the Windows version using Visual Basic. We have decided to make the source code free to the public. Check out Martin's website for the details of the protocol and the source code of the UNIX version.
- IEEE 3-Wheel Car 2001
This is another IEEE annual competition. In this competition, a participant builds a car with 3 wheels or less that is powered only by 2 AA batteries. The car is to run on a 45' by 6' track, and the one that goes the farthest (without going out of track) in the shortest time win (ie. distance first, then time). In March 2001, Suffolk University won all the prizes. I took the first prize after working non-stop throughout the night.
- FM Radio Transmitter - My Freshman Project 1997
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A simple but interesting project. My buddy and I were essentially building a cost-efficient (under $40) FM radio transmitter. If you are interested in building one, click on the link. We have the whole specs which you can pick up from RadioShack, and you can preety much build it in a day. Be careful not to power it too much unless you want FCC to come knocking at your door.
Miscellaneous
- Sociology Survey Spring 1999
A research done on international students and their views on Americans and democracy. The research is finished (so, do not fill up the survey), but I have not posted the results yet. But I can assure you that you will be surprised.
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