CSSF Project Listings: 2014
Mathematics & Software

Senior Division

S1401

Naomi K. Berhane, Grade 10
The Mysteries of Ancient Mathematics
Advisor: Mrs. Laura Kaufman
School: Flintridge Preparatory School, La Canada Flintridge, Los Angeles County

S1402

Nikhil Cheerla, Grade 9
Accurate Detection of Skin Cancer Using Multi Stage Neural Networks
Advisor: Ms. Debbie Frazier
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County

S1403 — Honorable Mention

Min Jean Cho, Grade 10
Applying Bayes' Theorem to DNA Sequence for Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria
Advisor: Mrs. Julia Newman
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County

S1404

Dibya Jyoti Ghosh, Grade 11
Implementing Novel Kernel Discriminant Analysis to Optimize Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Advisor: Mr. Prasanta Ghosh
School: California High School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County

S1405

Amber J. Graham, Grade 11
Noisy Music
Advisor: Mrs. Dawn Reed
School: Bakersfield Christian High School, Bakersfield, Kern County

S1406

James Gui, Grade 10
Simulating Tumor Progression Using Spatial Evolutionary Games
Advisor: Ms. Shannon Bunch
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County

S1407 — Honorable Mention

Agastya Gupta, Grade 11
An Inexpensive, Global, and Effective Means of Diagnosing Heart Disease via Computer Imaging
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Caves
School: Saratoga High School, Saratoga, Santa Clara County

S1408

William C. Hang, Grade 11
Semantic Multilayer SVM: Novel Artificial Intelligence Applied to Prostate Cancer Grading and Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Advisor: Mr. Ian Sacco
School: Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, San Diego County

S1409

Kevin A. Hsieh, Grade 11
Abrahim N. Razzak, Grade 11
Optimizing Quantization Matrix Scale Factor and Pixel Density for Effective Optical Character Recognition in JPEG Images
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County

S1410

Abraham N. Jellinek, Grade 9
Ex-HTML
Advisor: Ms. Jasmin Gerer
School: Alternative Family Education, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

S1411

Tanisha Joshi, Grade 9
Quantitative Analysis of Macrocellular Biomarkers in Early Stage DCIS Cytopathology Images, Using Machine Learning
Advisor: Ms. Mary Kate Lesoine
School: Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S1412

Sarah H. Kazmie, Grade 9
Smart Code
Advisor: Dr. nikki malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County

S1413

Janel (Jihyeon) Lee, Grade 11
An Enhanced Method for Fusing Multiple Exposure Images for High Dynamic Range Scenes
Advisor: Mrs. Patti Carothers
School: Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton, Alameda County

S1414

David K. Legg, Grade 11
Computerized Deductive Reasoning Using Bipartite Rules
Advisor: Mr. Phil Beach
School: Centennial High School, Corona, Riverside County

S1415

Christopher Lu, Grade 10
Complete 3D Projection Using Head-Tracking and Stereoscopy
Advisor: Mrs. Julia Newman
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County

S1416 — First Place

Nitya Mani, Grade 11
Characterizing the n-Division Points of Genus-0 Curves through Straight Edge and Compass Constructions
Advisor: Mr. Chris Spenner
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S1417

Kai E. Marshland, Grade 11
Dart vs. JavaScript: A Benchmarked Comparison of Two Client-Side Languages
Advisor: Mr. Robert Fabini
School: El Cerrito Senior High School, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County

S1418

Jeffrey Ni, Grade 9
Mitchell Wu, Grade 9
Automating Emotion Recognition for Music
Advisor: Mr. Chung Wu
School: Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, Alameda County

S1419

Jongho Park, Grade 11
The Automatic Detection of Comets through Image Processing LASCO C2 of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
Advisor: Mr. David Knight
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County

S1420 — Third Place

Kalyani Ramadurgam, Grade 9
High Dimensional Clustering Algorithms Applied to Face Recognition of Obscured Faces
Advisor: Mrs. Julia Newman
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County

S1421

Sonia Sachar, Grade 10
Adaptive Visual Spatial Representation Based Trigonometric Learning System
Advisor: Dr. Shankar Kumar
School: Irvington High School, Fremont, Alameda County

S1422 — Honorable Mention

Anurag Singh, Grade 9
Kaushik Tandon, Grade 9
Parking Pigeon: Application for Enhanced Localization in Multi-Story Parking Lots
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Frazier, Ms. Debbie Frazier
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County

S1423 — Fourth Place

Yousuf M. Soliman, Grade 12
Indium: Using Novel Machine Learning Algorithms to Develop a Nondisease-specific Personalized Medicine Engine
Advisor: Ms. Wendy Slijk
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County

S1424

Vivek Sriram, Grade 11
Using Agent-Based Modeling to Simulate the Transfer of Zoonotic Pathogens
Advisor: Mr. Jeff Sutton
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S1425 — Second Place

Prem M. Talwai, Grade 11
An Investigation of the p53 Ubiquitin-Proteasome System Using a Novel Non-Steady-State Enzyme Kinetic Model
Advisor: Mr. Timothy Thayer
School: Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, Sacramento County

S1426

Arjun M. Tambe, Grade 11
Improving Algorithms for the Optimal Allocation of Security Resources, Year 2
Advisor: Dr. Milind Tambe
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County

S1427

Tanay Tandon, Grade 11
A Machine Learning Model for Automated Semantic Short Essay Assessment through Random Forest Based Ensembles and NLP
Advisor: Mr. Eric Ferrante
School: Cupertino High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County

S1428

Marisa L. Thompson, Grade 11
Photo Identification of Chinook Salmon
Advisor: Mr. Jonathan Bowns
School: Clovis North High School, Fresno, Fresno County

S1429 — Honorable Mention

Jared A. Tramontano, Grade 10
On the Theory of Lures with Dynamical Action on Compact Topological Manifolds and Ordinary Hyperreal Fractal Strings
Advisor: Dr. Michael Maroun
School: Centennial High School, Corona, Riverside County

S1430

M. Evan Wildenhain, Grade 11
Supercolony: A Novel Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Solving the Traveling Salesman Problem
Advisor: Mr. Ian Sacco
School: Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, San Diego County