Projects

CSE - Bridging AI and Cybersecurity for Malware Detection, AI Security, and Study of the Evolving Underground Ecosystem

Nowadays, society's overwhelming reliance on complex cyberspace makes its security more important than ever. By seamlessly integrating my expertise on the interdisciplinary areas in both AI and…

6 sp. | 13 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

Computer Science & Engineering

CSE - Advancing AI and Data-driven Techniques to Combat the Opioid Crisis and Infectious Disease Outbreaks

By harnessing big data revolutions and developing novel AI techniques, we aim to improve public health with the focus on the following two topics. (1) Developing a holistic framework to combat the…

6 sp. | 12 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours (+2)

Computer Science & Engineering

Understanding and repairing impaired endocannabinoid signaling in Fragile X syndrome patient derived neurons

Neural cells are wired and work together in specialized circuits that consist of smaller sets of cells interacting at synaptic connections in a patterned way to rapidly transfer processed information…

2 sp. | 15 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours (+1)

Neuroscience

Examining Sustainability Avenues for Human & Robotic Space Exploration

The goal of this project is to identify different avenues that add value to human and robotic space exploration such that an enduring, long term endeavor is established. The students will identify…

2 sp. | 9 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (+12)

AME 28491/38491/48491: Sports Biomechanics Research

Use your engineering know-how to quantify the movements of NCAA/club/dorm athletes to help them improve performance and reduce their risk of injury.

10 sp. | 30 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Electrical Engineering (+6)

CBE - Manufacturing Next-Generation Membranes from Advanced Materials

This project focuses on the fabrication, structural characterization, and transport testing of next-generation membranes manufactured from self-assembled materials.

3 sp. | 9 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Civil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences (+4)

EE - Electronic Device Design, Fabrication, and Characterization

Activities may include device design using computer-aided CAD tools, device fabrication in the Nanofabrication facility, or electrical characterization of devices using advanced metrology equipment.

2 sp. | 9 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)

Electrical Engineering

CEEES - Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment

Antibiotic resistance is emerging as global health challenge, often called a 'silent pandemic'. The environment is recognized as a potential source of antibiotic resistance, for example from…

3 sp. | 8 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Civil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences

AME - 3D Printing Ultrablack Materials

Materials that efficiently absorb visible light are important for many technologies, including stray light control in telescopes and avoiding optical detection in surveillance technologies. One…

3 sp. | 7 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+1)

AME - Construction of the spraying system for functional paints

The Sakaue Lab is developing functional paints for fluid dynamic applications. One of them is a luminescent paint that gives spatiotemporal information in pressure/temperature over an aerodynamic…

1 sp. | 4 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Materials Science & Engineering (+3)

CSE - Leveraging Mixed Reality Applications with AI

The Research In Networks and Groups (RINGZ) Lab at the Computer Science and Engineering offers research opportunities in mixed reality applications with AI. We seek undergraduate researchers who can…

2 sp. | 3 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)

Computer Science & Engineering

CBE - Automated Testbeds for High-Throughput Membrane Characterization

This project focuses on the development, validation, and use of automated testbeds that reduce the time and resources needed to characterize the properties and performance of membranes for water…

3 sp. | 5 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Electrical Engineering (+4)

Modeling Nuclei via Machine Learning Networks

Join us in modeling a fundamental property of nuclei via the exciting new realm of Machine Learning (ML) networks! We model the nuclear mass via a novel Machine Learning algorithm, with the aim of…

1 sp. | 3 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Physics & Astronomy

CBE - Computational catalysis

Undergraduate will work with a PhD student on an on-going project in which we build models to describe and predict the performance of known and possible catalysts for practically relevant chemical…

2 sp. | 5 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+4)

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

CSE - Decentralized Data Sharing Infrastructure

Nowadays, data centers hold the ownership of consumers' data, and data owners often do not have control over their data once data is released. One of the research areas of ND-DSP is decentralized…

2 sp. | 1 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours (+3)

Computer Science & Engineering

EE - Electrodermal Activity Sensor Development and Signal Processing

In this project, we will develop a wearable Electrodermal Activity sensor with textile electrodes. We will focus on: The design of effective electrodes; Signal transmission and quality; Signal…

1 sp. | 1 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

Electrical Engineering

AME - Independent Undergraduate Design Project

AME 47560 - Independent Design Project - Seelinger Students are welcome to propose a 1-3 credit independent design project that has background in my areas of expertise: robotics, design, dynamics, and…

3 sp. | 5 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

EE - Ferroelectric diodes and transistors

This project is to develop ferroelectric devices for analog weight storage and programmable switches. Projects can involve device fabrication, including atomic layer deposition, sputtering, and rapid…

2 sp. | 2 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)

Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (+6)

CEEES - Synthesizing atmospheric data

Generally speaking, this project aims at synthesizing data collected in experiments and observations, and possibly comparing to predictions made from numerical models. Examples include the plethroa of…

2 sp. | 4 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)

Computer Science & Engineering (+3)

AME - Supercooled-water icing using luminescent probes

Supercooled water can be seen in various fields under cold climate. Because of its unstable phase, supercooled water changes to ice rapidly on the order of milliseconds. The phase change from water to…

1 sp. | 2 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Civil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences (+2)

Exploring Discrete Geometry (MATH 46800 Directed Reading)

Reading: Exploring Discrete Geometry by Thomas Q. Sibley Discrete geometry, like all of mathematics, has developed piecemeal. It is still new enough to have unsolved problems that seem just a few…

2 sp. | 5 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Mathematics

CSE - Natural Language Processing for Underrepresented Languages

I have two ongoing projects related to NLP for underrepresented languages (languages that don't have existing NLP technologies, especially languages that are not standard, not written, or endangered)…

1 sp. | 3 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

Computer Science & Engineering

AME - HydroxyApatite Porous PolyEtheretherketone for Orthopaedic Implants

HAPPE Spine LLC, is a medical device development company founded by Prof. Roeder that designs and commercializes innovative implants utilizing the patented HydroxyApatite Porous PolyEtheretherketone…

2 sp. | 6 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+1)

How hydrophilic is ice? Contact angles on ice surfaces

One interesting question in ice / water interfaces is to find out exactly how hydrophilic ice surfaces are. There's some experimental evidence that water droplets don't completely flatten out on ice…

1 sp. | 1 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Chemistry and Biochemistry

AME - Effect of turbulence on optical performance of airborne laser systems

Our Aero-Optics group (https://aero-optics.nd.edu/) is the leader in studying optical distortions caused by air turbulence at various speeds including hypersonic ones. It has a wide range of…

2 sp. | 3 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

AME - Microfiber for noise reduction

A hair-structure coating called microfiber coating has been developed for noise reduction on a rotating blade. Optimum structure and location of the coating on a rotating blade are still under…

1 sp. | 3 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (+2)

AME 47560 - Independent UG Design Project - Centerpin Fishing Reel

Students will design and machine a centerpin fishing reel. This type of fishing reel has become a popular way of catching trout and salmon in the various Lake Michigan tributary streams. Examples of…

2 sp. | 4 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

CSE - Wireless Network Characterization

For many users, wireless networking is the prevalent mechanism for connecting to the Internet. Unfortunately, the actual quality of said connectivity can vary, often quite significantly. The focus of…

2 sp. | 6 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)

Computer Science & Engineering

CEEES - Studies on Bioreactor with Reduced Energy/Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Wastewater treatment accounts for around 4% of all electrical power consumption in the United States, and also is a significant direct source of greenhouse gases (GHG). A novel bioreactor, the…

2 sp. | 9 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Civil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences (+1)

AME - Nanoparticle Imaging Probes for Contrast-Enhanced CT

X-ray computed tomography (CT) is the most widely used clinical diagnostic imaging modality but is currently limited to anatomic imaging, requiring adjunct modalities for molecular imaging. Therefore…

2 sp. | 3 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (+1)

Machine learning in the Molecular Sciences

The goal of this research is to develop new chemical descriptors that can be used as inputs to machine learning (ML) algorithms to describe chemical and physical properties of molecules and materials…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

CSE - Probabilistic Programming and Graph Grammars

We are developing a programming language called PERPL (https://github.com/diprism/perpl) that is probabilistic (programs compute a probability distribution over values instead of a single value) and…

1 sp. | 2 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

Computer Science & Engineering

CSE - Bridging AI and Cybersecurity for Malware Detection, AI Security, and Study of the Evolving Underground Ecosystem

CSE - Computing with Emerging Logic and Memory Technologies

EE - Spectrum Sharing Technologies and Policy for Interfering Radio Systems

AME - Biomedical Applications of Spectral Photon Counting CT

Bacterial Motility and Biofilm Development

CSE - Vulnerability Detection using ML & Program Analysis

CSE - Drone Response: Engineering multi-UAV Autonomous Systems

CSE - AI-based People Search

EE - Bioinspired robotic systems

CBE - Solving the Structure Identification Problem with Machine Learning

EE - Fabricating ferroelectric capacitor crossbar for storage and computing

CSE - HCI Research with the MetoyerLab

EE - Reversible Logic and Clocking Systems for Ultra-Low Power Electronics

CBE - Drug Delivery & Biomaterials

Adaptive Learning for Machine Learning in Chemistry

GPU Accelerated Optimization Algorithms

Simulation and Lab Work for Studies of Nuclear Beta Decay

Developing Smartphone Methods for Chemical Kinetics Experiments

AME - Innovative Robotics and Interactive Systems (IRIS) Lab Research

CSE - Advancing AI and Data-driven Techniques to Combat the Opioid Crisis and Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Understanding and repairing impaired endocannabinoid signaling in Fragile X syndrome patient derived neurons

Examining Sustainability Avenues for Human & Robotic Space Exploration

AME 28491/38491/48491: Sports Biomechanics Research

CBE - Manufacturing Next-Generation Membranes from Advanced Materials

EE - Electronic Device Design, Fabrication, and Characterization

CEEES - Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment

AME - 3D Printing Ultrablack Materials

AME - Construction of the spraying system for functional paints

CSE - Leveraging Mixed Reality Applications with AI

CBE - Automated Testbeds for High-Throughput Membrane Characterization

Modeling Nuclei via Machine Learning Networks

CBE - Computational catalysis

CSE - Decentralized Data Sharing Infrastructure

EE - Electrodermal Activity Sensor Development and Signal Processing

AME - Independent Undergraduate Design Project

EE - Ferroelectric diodes and transistors

CEEES - Synthesizing atmospheric data

AME - Supercooled-water icing using luminescent probes

Exploring Discrete Geometry (MATH 46800 Directed Reading)

CSE - Natural Language Processing for Underrepresented Languages

AME - HydroxyApatite Porous PolyEtheretherketone for Orthopaedic Implants

How hydrophilic is ice? Contact angles on ice surfaces

AME - Effect of turbulence on optical performance of airborne laser systems

AME - Microfiber for noise reduction

AME 47560 - Independent UG Design Project - Centerpin Fishing Reel

CSE - Wireless Network Characterization

CEEES - Studies on Bioreactor with Reduced Energy/Greenhouse Gas Emissions

AME - Nanoparticle Imaging Probes for Contrast-Enhanced CT

Machine learning in the Molecular Sciences

CSE - Probabilistic Programming and Graph Grammars

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