University : Stevens Institute of Technology
Presentation Title: Mobile Agents  (demo talk)
Sashidar Venkatesan  - Graduate Student


"Mobile agents"- is a new communication paradigm, it's technically
a piece of code or a method/function/procedure of a program that
transports itself from one machine to the other in its execution state.
The concept of moving running code over the network is the hallmark of
this new technology.  At the target location on the network the
remaining part of the function gets executed.


In this context the network acts as a platform for the programs. 
Mobile agents are programmed in Mobile Coding Languages (MCL).
They are programmed to preform 
certain tasks which the user wants to get accomplished over the network,
for which the user doesn't have to wait in response to every query.  
The agent gets launched into the network and
returns after all the tasks have been  accomplished.  This also reduces the
network congestion.  The concept of mobile agents will help us take the
next step of integrating information, people and networks in a better
way. 



University : Stevens Institute of Technology
Presentation Title: MEMS - Materials and Processes
Dario Gil - Senior - FIRST PLACE WINNER - $100

The field of MEMS (MicroElectroMechanicalSystems) not only requires 
novel devices and fabrication techniques, but also new materials not
presently available.  Wafer bonding is one method of building these three 
dimensional structures and fabricating multiple layered materials which 
may be invaluable for future devices. As well as providing electrical 
isolations, as in SOI (Silicon on Insulator), the use of multiple bonds 
and etches provides a method of producing high aspect ratio
structures without complicated and expensive LIGA or plasma etching.

The objective of this senior design project is to characterize the bonding of
various type materials in a new cleanroom process.  These bonded materials will
form the basis for novel and future devices.  If time and equipment performance
permits it, preliminary tests with simple structures will be used to evaluate
the bonding constraints of machined substrates with other materials.  This 
will provide a foundation of knowledge for MEMS device fabrication by 
wafer bonding.


University : Stevens Institute of Technology
Presentation Title: The Design of the Co-operative Education Inforserver
James M Bessette - Senior - SECOND PLACE WINNER - $60

The Co-operative Education office's paper-based system of 
administration and its current applications are
inadequate to handle the growing number of student and employer profiles.
The current database application system is underutilized, 
and was designed to be a single-user application only. 
In addition, security is an issue with the need to protect employer and student
records from network snoops. 


The office wishes to move from an underutilized
peer-to-peer network to a client/server-based model that will serve and
protect their files, printers and current database system.  In conjunction
with this network upgrade, they want to standardize the software loadsets
across the department with university approved software.
In addition, the current database system needs to be
replaced with a multi-user application that is compatible with the default
loadset.  The department will also have to be trained on how to use
the new system and how to take advantage of the security.