Research

Any student, regardless of experience, is welcome to join a student-led research group. We've set aside Friday afternoons as time to explore interesting applications and the cutting-edge of technology.

The benefits of participating in a research group-

• Letter of recommendation from professors.
• Developing teambuilding skills.
• Project-based learning that emphasizes developing cutting-edge skills and tools.
• The opportunity to present your work at regional conferences.
• Publishing research papers.

Students that participate in extra-curricular activities such as these are often the most marketable, sought-after students upon graduation.

Examples of student-led research in the department:

• Mathematical modeling of hurricanes and weather development patterns.
• Data science competitions involving machine learning -categorizing social media posts as cyber bullying
• Virtual Reality -a baseball simulator that allows you to experience what it is like to try to hit a 100 mph fastball.
• App Development -a VR app that serves as a virtual tour of Drake University.
• Game Development -a Drake-themed version of an Action Role Playing Game, The Legend of Zelda.
• Data Mining of political tweets to determine the likelihood that a tweet has a political affiliation.
• Machine Learning and Robotics -teaching a robot to automatously drive around Collier-Scripps Hall.
• 3D Printing.
• Networking and Computer Engineering -programming an Arduino to communicate with a graphing calculator. 

Contact Professor Tim Urness if you have any questions or would like to join a group.