About RALPH

The Research Activity Leaders' Presentation Hour is an event held once a semester by Northeastern University's Gamma Chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon to showcase undergraduate research at the College of Computer and Information Science.

This semester's event took place on November 8th and was a lot of fun. A brief synopsis of each submission is available below. Presentation slides will be posted as soon as we have them.

Because this event is intended to promote undergraduate research at CCIS, we strongly encourage professors and researchers looking for project assistants to attend. Professors may give a brief presentation outlining the nature of the research if they so wish. Please email the officers at upe-officers@ccs.neu.edu for more information.

Food will be provided for all attendees. Presenters will be awarded small thank-yous, probably in the form of gift certificates.

Submitting a Proposal

This semester's RALPH presenters have been selected. They are:

  • Rachel Ober: Prestar
    Prestar is a web application that gives its members the ability to lend and borrow items from other members via its interface.
  • Patrick Kaeding: Crew, Xen, and You
    An overview of the Xen virtualization infrastructure.
  • Brian Guthrie: Diagram Understanding System
    A system for aiding comprehension of diagrams in the biological literature.

Why Participate?

  1. Teach your peers about your work.
  2. Show other students and faculty what you accomplished.
  3. Encourage by your example other students to get involved in undergraduate research.
  4. Polish your public speaking skills.
  5. Add your experience to your resume.
  6. Get a cool prize.
  7. Have fun.
  8. Free food!

Past Presentations

November 8th, 2006: March 15th, 2006: November 17th, 2005: