Spring Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF)
Students routinely present their research projects at the annual Spring Undergraduate Research Forum, known as SURF. The event celebrates academically centered creative endeavors and research efforts and projects.
Recent SURF presentations
Spring 2025
- Assessing the Quality of Synthetic Tabular Data – presented by Clayton McLamb; Dr. Scott Spurlock, mentor
- Learning to Generate Realistic Medical Images to Improve Pancreatic Cancer Segmentation and Detection – presented by Zhuohao Tan; Dr. Scott Spurlock, mentor
Spring 2024
- Translating Computer Game Mechanics to Mixed Reality – presented by Gerald Fuller and Nikesh Bajaj; Dr. Pratheep Paranthaman, mentor
- Assessing the Effects of Various Gaming Platforms on Players’ Affective States and Workload through Electroencephalogram – presented by Spencer W. Graham and Nikesh Bajaj; Dr. Pratheep Paranthaman, mentor
- Addressing Class Imbalance in Machine Learning Using Variational Autoencoders – presented by Clayton McLamb; Dr. Scott Spurlock, mentor
- Extracting EEG Artifacts From VR Game Mechanics – presented by Alecxander Wilson; Dr. Pratheep Paranthaman, mentor
- SolAR: Immersive Learning through an Augmented Reality Application – presented by Henry Agyemang; Dr. Pratheep Paranthaman, mentor
- Symptom Tracking Gamified: Exploring the Impact of Gamification Principles in a Mobile App for Symptom and Wellness Tracking – presented by John R. Pittman; Dr. Shannon Duvall, mentor