Final Program of the

ACM Mid-Southeast Chapter

2003 Fall Conference

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Glenstone Lodge

 

 

Thursday, November 13, 2003

 

4:00 – 6:00 p.m.                    REGISTRATION – Hotel Lobby

6:00 – 7:30 p.m.                    SOCIAL MEETING – Hospitality Suite, Room #235

7:30 – 9:00 p.m.                    DINNER – Individual Arrangements

8:00 – 10:00 p.m.                 !!NEW THIS YEAR!!  Workshop:  Integrating a Database Courseware in Database Classes. 

                                                Presenter:  Mario Guimaraes. 

9:00 - ?? p.m.                         SOCIAL MEETING – Hospitality Suite, Room #235

 

 

Friday, November 14, 2003

 

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.        REGISTRATION – Hotel Lobby

8:00 – 8:15 a.m.        WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS – Azalea Room

 

                                    Welcome

                                    Robert Fleck, Chapter Chair

 

                                    Conference Announcements

                                    Mack Thweatt, Conference Chair

 

                                    Program Announcements

                                    Chrisila Pettey, Program Chair

 

8:15 – 9:15 a.m.       KEYNOTE ADDRESS

           

                                    Topic TBA

                                    Dr. Stephen L. Scott, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

 

9:15 – 9:30 a.m.       COFFEE BREAK - Poolside

                                    Sponsored by: COURSE TECHNOLOGY

 

9:30 – 10:45 a.m.     TRACK 1 – Azalea Room – Student Masters Papers AND Professional Papers

                                    Session 101 – Session Chair:  Adel Abunawass

                                                            State University of West Georgia

 

9:30 – 9:45 a.m.        Student:  Fault Tolerance in Mobile Environments

                                    Abhirup Patra (Advisor: Dr. Bhagyavati)

                                    Columbus State University

 

9:45 – 10:00 a.m.      Student:  On the Effects of Mobility and Mobile Devices in Computational Grids

                                    Arris Ray, Columbus State University

 

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.   Student:  Computer Generated Holographic Projection Theories

                                    Kimani Price, Jackson State University

 

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.   Student:  A Model-Driven Approach for Automated Deployment of Distributed Transactional Software Systems

                                    Premkumar Somasundaram (Advisor:  Dr. Jeff Gray)

                                    University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.   Professional:  Certifications as Signals

                                    Ken R. Adcock, Jr., UPS Supply Chain Solutions

 

 

9:30 – 10:45 a.m.     TRACK 2 – Dogwood I – Professional Papers (Pedagogy and Languages)

                                    Session 102 – Session Chair:  George Boger

                                                            Murray State University

 

9:30 – 9:45 a.m.        Spice Up C++ With Some Simple Graphics

                                    Otha L. Britton, University of Tennessee at Martin

 

9:45 – 10:00 a.m.      The Best of WebCT’s Bag of Tricks

                                    Robert A. Fleck, Jr. and Tena F. McQueen

                                    Columbus State University

 

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.   Database Courseware:  Functionality and Classroom Usage

                                    Mario Guimaraes, Kennesaw State University

 

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.   A Study of Learning Environments Associated with Computer Courses

                                    Brenda Wilson, Murray State University

 

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.   Writing Really Bad Code:  A Guide to Writing Unsafe Code Guaranteed to Leak, Crash and be Hacked!

                                    Bob Bradley, University of Tennessee at Martin

 

 

9:30 – 10:45 a.m.     TRACK 3 – Dogwood II – Student Undergraduate (from Institutions with no masters) Papers

                                    Session 103 – Session Chair:  Joe Crowell

                                                            Oak Ridge National Laboratories (Retired)

 

9:30 – 9:45 a.m.        Near Real Time Interactive Rendering of Ray-traced Scenes

                                    Michael L. Freeman, Furman University

 

9:45 – 10:00 a.m.      Evacuating Cities Attacked with Airborne Biological/Chemical Agents:  Design of a Population Distribution Visualization System

                                    Ufuoma Akoroda and Tominique Johnson, Fisk University

 

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.   On the Structure of Locally 2-Connected Graphs

                                    Russell Galyon, Belmont University

 

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.   Image Recognition With Green’s Function Point Responders

                                    Kevin Smith, Furman University

 

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.   GraphViewer:  Reflections on Graphs

                                    Justin Jordan, Belmont University

 

10:45 – 12:00 p.m.  TRACK 1 – Azalea Room – Student Masters Papers

                                    Session 201 – Session Chair:  James R. Clark

                                                            University of Tennessee at Martin

 

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.   Searching Domain-Specific Models using XPath

                                    Rajesh Sudarsan, University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

11:00 – 11:15 a.m.   Kiosk Engine:  A Platform Independent Solution for Multimedia Kiosks

                                    Manish Shah, Columbus State University

 

11:15 – 11:30 a.m.   Web Project Requirements Engineering

                                    David Frazier, East Tennessee State University

 

11:30 – 11:45 a.m.   SpeechClipse:  Speech Enabled Eclipse IDE

                                    Shairaj Shaik (Advisor:  Dr. Jeff Gray)

                                    University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

11:45 – 12:00 p.m.   Passive RFID Data Management and its Privacy Implications

                                    TackSoo Im, Kennesaw State University

 

10:45 – 12:00 p.m. TRACK 2 – Dogwood I – Professional Papers (Modeling and Computer Science Research)

                                    Session 202 – Session Chair:  Brenda Parker

                                                            Middle Tennessee State University

 

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.   A Road Map for Building Software Architectures

                                    Emery G. Gathers, UT-Martin

 

11:00 – 11:15 a.m.   Understanding Software Coupling Through Visualization

                                    Gan Deng, Zhihong Ding, Bobby Bodenheimer, and Stephen R. Schach, Vanderbilt University

 

11:15 – 11:30 a.m.   Modeling and Simulation of Discrete-Event Based Real-Time Systems

                                    Jose M. Garrido and Kyungsoo Im

                                    Kennesaw State University

 

11:30 – 11:45 a.m.   Media Choice and Perceptions of Credibility

                                    Robert A. Fleck, Jr., Thomas P. Loughman, and Tena F. McQueen, Columbus State University

 

11:45 – 12:00 p.m.   Developing HMM Based Approach for Dynamic System Forecasting

                                    Cen Li, Middle Tennessee State University

 

10:45 – 12:00 p.m. TRACK 3 – Dogwood II – Student Undergraduate (from Institutions with no masters) Papers

                                    Session 203 – Session Chair:  Bruce Myers

                                                            Austin Peay State University

 

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.   Weigh In Motion (WIM) Interfacing with AALPS and TC-AIMS II

                                    Sabrina A. Phillips Mississippi Valley State University

                                    (Advisor: Dr. Robert Abercrombie, ORNL)

 

11:00 – 11:15 a.m.   Developing an Educational Online Learning Experience

                                    Ryan Markel, Elon University

 

11:15 – 11:30 a.m.   The Power of the Xbox Revealed

                                    Michel Maokhampio, Austin Peay State University

 

11:30 – 11:45 a.m.   Developing the P-ENTITY Architecture for the Parallel Execution of Linear Algorithms

                                    Carl Johnson, Furman University

 

11:45 – 12:00 p.m.   Developing and Modifying Security Databases

                                    Shamorie Travis, Mississippi Valley State University

 

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.    LUNCH POOLSIDE

 

1:00 – 1:30 p.m.       TRACK 1 – Azalea Room – Panel Discussion

                                    Topic:  Integrating ORACLE into DBMS Courses, Lessons Learned

                                    Participants:  Lori Moffitt, ETSU, Dan Perry, Northeast State Technical Community College, Debbie Rasnick, Virginia Highlands Community College, Donald Sanderson, ETSU, and Mario Guimaraes, Kennesaw State University

                                    Session 301 – Session Chair:  James J. Johnson

                                                            Murray State University

 

1:00 – 1:30 p.m.       TRACK 2 – Dogwood I – Tutorial

                                    Topic: Moodle:  A Simple and Intuitive Open-Source Course Management System

                                    Presenters: Adel Abunawass, Will Lloyd, and Edwin Rudolph, State University of West Georgia

                                    Session 302 – Session Chair:  Joyce Blair Crowell

                                                            Belmont University

 

1:00 – 1:30 p.m.       TRACK 3 – Dogwood II – Tutorial

                                    Topic:A Customized Neural Network Simulation System for Teaching and Research

                                    Presenters:  Steve Donaldson, Samford University

                                    Session 303 – Session Chair:  Ken Adcock

                                                            Cleveland State Community College

 

1:30 – 2:45 p.m.       TRACK 1 – Azalea Room – Professional Papers (Applied Computer Science)

                                    Session 401 – Session Chair:  James J. Johnson

                                                            Murray State University

 

1:30 – 1:45 p.m.        Multithreading Technology:  The Fabric of High-Performance Processors

                                    Srinivasarao Krishnaprasad, Jacksonville State University

                                   

1:45 – 2:00 p.m.        A Design of an Effective Bandwidth Monitor for Distributed Remote Laboratories

                                    Stephen U. Egarievwe, Esosa E. Ojomo, and Cathy R. Martin

                                    ICS-Lab, Fisk University

 

2:00 – 2:15 p.m.        Cluster Computing and Interdisciplinary Research

                                    James E. Gary, Western Kentucky University

 

2:15 – 2:30 p.m.        An Excel VBA Program to Check Solver Optimization Models

                                    George Boger, Murray State University

 

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.        C# Meets a Real Project

                                    Richard Detmer, Middle Tennessee State University

 

1:30 – 2:45 p.m.       TRACK 2 – Dogwood I – Student Undergraduate Papers (from Institutions with masters/doctors)

                                    Session 402 – Session Chair:  Joyce Blair Crowell

                                                            Belmont University

 

1:30 – 1:45 p.m.        Model-Driven Synthesis of Embedded Robotic Navigation Systems

                                    Rachael Dennison and Bina Shah

                                    University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

1:45 – 2:00 p.m.        Information Modeling of Networks

                                    DeAnna Wiley, Jackson State University

 

2:00 – 2:15 p.m.        Role of the Resource Broker in Grid Computing

                                    Enis Afgan, University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

2:15 – 2:30 p.m.        Quality of Service over Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

                                    Mynya D. Kaufman, Jackson State University

 

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.        Quality of Service Over IP

                                    Naomi R. Sparks, Jackson State University

 

1:30 – 2:45 p.m.       TRACK 3 – Dogwood II – Student Undergraduate Papers (from Institutions with no masters) AND Professional Papers (Artificial Intelligence)

                                    Session 403 – Session Chair:  Ken Adcock

                                                            Cleveland State Community College

 

1:30 – 1:45 p.m.        Student:  Recurrent Neural Network for Image Normalization

                                    Cade Metz, Samford University

 

1:45 – 2:00 p.m.        Student:  Applying Neural Networks to Text Categorization and Document Collection Search Techniques

                                    Jim Senter, Samford University

 

2:00 – 2:15 p.m.        Professional:  On-line Tutor for CS-I Laboratory

                                    Suk Jai Seo, Jungsoon Yoo, Sung Yoo, and Ryan Oberleitner

                                    Middle Tennessee State University

 

2:15 – 2:30 p.m.        Professional:  Data Mining Spam

                                    Megan S. Conklin, Elon University

 

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.        Professional:  A Neural Network Model for Output Behavior Selection and Routing

                                    Steve Donaldson and Lance Yarbrough, Samford University

 

2:45 – 3:00 p.m.       COFFEE BREAK - Poolside

 

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.       TRACK 1 – Azalea Room – Student Doctoral Papers

                                    Session 501 – Session Chair:  Jiang Li

                                                            Austin Peay State University

 

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.        Debugging Support for Domain Specific Languages

                                    Hui Wu (Advisor:  Dr. Jeff Gray), University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.        An Aspect Weaver for Domain Model Transformation

                                    Yuehua Lin (Advisor:  Dr. Jeff Gray), University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.        A New Approach for Rapid Construction of Aspect Weavers using a Program Transformation Engine

                                    Suman Roychoudhury (Advisor:  Dr. Jeff Gray), University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

3:45 – 4:00 p.m.        Faults in Open-Source Software

                                    Kai Chen (Advisor: Stephen R. Schach), Vanderbilt University

 

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.       TRACK 2 – Dogwood I – Student Undergraduate Papers (from Institutions with masters/doctors)

                                    Session 502 – Session Chair:  Bob Bradley

                                                            University of Tennessee at Martin

 

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.        Email Security

                                    Tony Olaye, Jackson State University

 

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.        Enhancing the Security of SAN Authentication

                                    Praveena Remata, Jackson State University

 

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.        Digital Photograph Authentication:  A Secure Hashing and Digital Signature Approach

                                    Rushda Majeed, Eastern Kentucky University

 

3:45 – 4:00 p.m.        Visual Security for Wireless Handheld Devices

                                    Maria V. Duncan, Jackson State University

 

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.       TRACK 3 – Dogwood II – Professional Papers (Curriculum Issues and Program Assessment)

                                    Session 503 – Session Chair:  Sylvia Pulliam

                                                            Western Kentucky University

 

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.        COMPASS:  Computer Science Program Assessment

                                    Adel Abunawass, Will Lloyd, Edwin Rudolph

                                    State University of West Georgia

 

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.        Threads of Emphasis:  Creating Diversity in a Small Undergraduate Computer Science Program

                                    R. A. Pilgrim, W. F. Lyle, Murray State University

 

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.        Updating Your CS Curriculum:  Finding a Place for Wireless

                                    Tena F. McQueen, Bhagyavati, Robert A. Fleck

                                    Columbus State University

 

3:45 – 4:00 p.m.        S-DES Project in CS curriculum

                                    Sung Yoo and Jungsoon Yoo

                                    Middle Tennessee State University

 

4:00 – 5:15 p.m.       TRACK 1 – Azalea Room – Student Doctoral Papers

                                    Session 601 – Session Chair:  Hugh Garraway

                                                            University of Southern Mississippi

 

4:00 – 4:15 p.m.        Student:  A New Technique for Right Ventricle Localization

                                    Chunguang Ken Cao (Advisor:  Dr. Newman)

                                    University of Alabama in Huntsville

 

4:15 – 4:30 p.m.        Student:  JRV:  An Interactive Tool for Data Mining Visualization

                                    Danyu Liu, University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

4:30 – 4:45 p.m.        Student:  On the Use of Model-Driven Program Transformation in a Large Avionics Product Line

                                    Jing Zhang (Advisor:  Dr. Jeff Gray), University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

4:45 – 5:00 p.m.        Student:  Anchors and Hidden Markov Models

                                    Jeremy Fisher and Alan Sprague

                                    University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

5:00 – 5:15 p.m.            

                                     

 

4:00 – 5:15 p.m.       TRACK 2 – Dogwood I – Student Undergraduate Papers (from Institutions with masters/doctors) AND Professional Papers

                                    Session 602 – Session Chair:  Brenda Wilson

                                                            Murray State University

 

4:00 – 4:15 p.m.        Student:  Quarto3D:  Enhanced Learning Through Game Development

                                    Thomas Young, Christian Amelinckx, Chakir Kamkam and Kevin Williamson, University of South Alabama

 

4:15 – 4:30 p.m.        Student:  Spatially Aware Information Retrieval Systems

                                    Pritesh Shah (Advisor:  Dr. Jeff Gray), University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

4:30 – 4:45 p.m.        Student:  On-line Tutoring System Development Using PHP and MySQL

                                    Ryan Oberleitner (Advisor:  Dr. Jungsoon Yoo)

                        Middle Tennessee State University

 

4:45 – 5:00 p.m.        Student:  Robot Billiards:  An Adaptive Intelligent System

                                    Kurt Brown and Robert Steimle

                                    University of South Alabama

 

5:00 – 5:15 p.m.        Professional:  Trends in Non-conventional Computation

                                    James D. Cloyd, East Tennessee State University

 

4:00 – 5:15 p.m.       TRACK 3 – Dogwood II – Professional Papers (Pedagogy)

                                    Session 603 – Session Chair:  Nancy Smithfield

                                                            Austin Peay State University

 

4:00 – 4:15 p.m.        Using Robots to Help First Semester Students Learn Programming

                                    Sylvia Clark Pulliam, Western Kentucky University

 

4:15 – 4:30 p.m.        A Simulation Course for Advanced Computer Science Students

                                    T. F. Higginbotham, Southeastern Louisiana University

 

4:30 – 4:45 p.m.        Refining the Definition of a Breadth-First Introductory Course to Computing

                                    Richard S. Johnson, Debra Chapman, Leo F. Denton, and Michael V. Doran, University of South Alabama

 

4:45 – 5:00 p.m.        A Strategy-Based Recursive Scoring Scheme for Evaluating Programming Experiments

                                    Gordon L. Freeman, Jr., Middle Tennessee State University

                                    and Stephen R. Schach, Vanderbilt University

 

5:00 – 5:15 p.m.        Comparison of Class Sections in Traditional Classroom and Over the Internet

                                    Sylvia Clark Pulliam, Western Kentucky University

 

5:15 - ?? p.m.           Judges Meeting

 

5:30 – 6:00 p.m.       General Business Meeting – Dogwood II

 

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.       Social Meeting – Hospitality Suite, Room #235

 

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.       AWARDS BANQUET – Dogwood I and Dogwood II

                                    Speaker:  TBA