Below are the prize-winning final-year undergraduate student projects from 2001 to 2015.
2015
Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics
Inferring user demographics from social media
Christopher Inskip, BSc Computer Science
Brandwatch prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project
Inferring user demographics from social media - Christopher Inskip [PDF 2.96MB]
Computer Science / IT
Spectrum: A PECS-based messaging mobile application for people with autistic spectrum conditions
Jack Graves, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (with an Industrial Placement Year)
BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT prize for best computer science / IT project
Digital Media
A location based nature iPhone game for children
Xiangxiang Gong, BSc Computing for Digital Media
Brandwatch prize for best digital media project
A location based nature iPhone game for children - Xiangxiang Gong [PDF 12.45MB]
2014
Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics
Scaling semi-supervised multinomial Naive Bayes
Thomas Kober, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Brandwatch prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project
Scaling semi-supervised multinomial Naive Bayes - Thomas Kober [PDF 2.07MB]
Computer Science / IT
Building a honeypot to research cyber-attack techniques
Simon Bell, BSc Computer Science
BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT prize for best computer science / IT project
Building a honeypot to research cyber-attack techniques - Simon Bell [PDF 1.36MB]
Digital Media
A web application simplifying student life in shared accommodation
Jozef Maxted, BSc Multimedia and Digital Systems
Brandwatch prize for best digital media project
A web application simplifying student life in shared accommodation - Jozef Maxted [PDF 5.79MB]
2013
Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics
Cell: A generative music game
Robert Dawson, BSc Music Informatics
Brandwatch prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project
Cell: A generative music game - Robert Dawson [PDF 2.87MB]
Computer Science / IT
Keystroke analytics
James Green, BSc Computing and Artificial Intelligence
BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT prize for best computer science / IT project
Keystroke analytics - James Green [PDF 1.61MB]
Digital Media
Writing a real-time multiplayer game
Matthew Luard, BSc Computer Science
Brandwatch prize for best digital media project
Writing a real-time multiplayer game - Matthew Luard [PDF 9.13MB]
2012
Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics
Expressive music performance system
Tom Wright, BA Music Informatics
Department prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project
Expressive music performance system - Tom Wright [PDF 2.5MB]
Computer Science / IT
Mapping planes using ADS-B
James Coote, BSc Computer Science
BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT prize for best computer science / IT project
Mapping planes using ADS-B - James Coote [PDF 6.5MB]
Digital Media
Basque Country popular culture site / social network
Sergio Abendivar, BSc Multimedia and Digital Systems
Department prize for best digital media project
Basque Country popular culture site / social network - Sergio Abendivar [PDF 3.1MB]
2011
Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics
Representing interests as tag groups - a user modelling tool for recommendation systems
Matti Lyra, BSc Computing and Artificial Intelligence
School prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project
Representing interests as tag groups - Matti Lyra [PDF 1.0MB]
Computer Science / IT
Geographically aware social applications for mobile devices
Ciaran Fisher, BSc Computer Science
BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT prize for best computer science / IT project
Geographically aware social applications for mobile devices - Ciaran Fisher [PDF 4.1MB]
Digital Media
Automatic language identification (LiD) through machine learning
Alexander Hosford, BSc Music Informatics
School prize for best digital media project
Automatic language identification - Alexander Hosford [PDF 5.3MB]
2010
Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics
Fast retrieval for image organisation assistant
Hamish Morgan, BSc Computing and Artificial Intelligence
School prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project
Fast retrieval for image organisation assistant - Hamish Morgan [PDF 3.1MB]
Interactions with a robot percussionist (I-WARP)
Louis McCallum, BSc Music Informatics
School prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project
Interactions with a robot percussionist (I-WARP) - Louis McCallum [PDF 2.5MB]
Computer Science / IT
HMRC interactive tax return application for students
Paul Fothergill, BSc Information Technology for E-Commerce
BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT prize for best computer science / IT project
HMRC interactive tax return application for students - Paul Fothergill [PDF 1.9MB]
Multimedia
Motion capture shooter. An upper body movement controlled first person shooter that implements motion capture hardware
Tudor Pascu, BSc Computer Science
School prize for best multimedia project
2009
Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics
Reface: beyond exhaustive visual list search in facial composite construction
Robert Redwood, BSc Computing and Artificial Intelligence
Department prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project
Computer Science / IT
Scheduling system
Peter Almasi, BSc Computer Science
British Computer Society prize for best computer science / IT project
Scheduling system - Peter Almasi [PDF 9.7MB]
Multimedia
Mixed reality visual effects shot
William Towle, BSc Multimedia & Digital Systems
Department prize for best multimedia project
Mixed reality visual effects shot - William Towle [PDF 23.7MB]
2008
Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics
The small world is not enough. Or is it?
Annamaria Cucinotta, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Department prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project
The small world is not enough. Or is it? - Annamaria Cucinotta [PDF 0.9MB]
Computer Science / IT
J2ME planetarium for mobile phones
Simon Fleming, BSc Computer Science
British Computer Society prize for best computer science / IT project
J2ME - Simon Fleming [PDF 3.5MB]
Multimedia
Low cost motion capture system for the implementation of a real-time two-dimensional and three-dimensional mouse
Patrick Holroyd, BSc Multimedia & Digital Systems
Department prize for best multimedia project
2007
Artificial Intelligence
A simulation for comparing training and evolving of agents
Christopher Davenport, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
British Computer Society prize for best artificial intelligence project
A simulation for comparing training and evolving of agents - Christopher Davenport [PDF 1.4MB]
Computer Science / IT
Matching text meaning using dependency analysis and word group similarities
Naomi Frankel, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
British Computer Society prize for best computer science / IT project
Multimedia
Automatic photograph orientation
Hugo King, BSc Multimedia & Digital Systems
Department prize for best multimedia project
Automatic photograph orientation - Hugo King [PDF 3.4MB]
Music Informatics
Music similarity measures for interpolative playlist generation
Jamil Bashi, BSc Music Informatics
Department prize for best music informatics project
Music similarity measures for interpolative playlist generation - Jamil Bashi [PDF 1.1MB]
2006
Artificial Intelligence
Experiments in minimal cognition: an investigation into visual orientation and size discrimination
Tom Baker, BA Artificial Intelligence
British Computer Society prize for best artificial intelligence project
Computer Science / IT
ReMp3 - the remote MP3 player
Sacha Barber, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
British Computer Society prize for best computer science / IT project
ReMp3 - Sacha Barber [PDF 1.3MB]
Multimedia
A 3D mountain formation simulator
Benjamin Smith, BSc Multimedia & Digital Systems
Department prize for best multimedia project
A 3D mountain formation simulator - Benjamin Smith [PDF 3.3MB]
2005
Artificial Intelligence
The MIDI control symphonizer
Ollie Glass, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Searchspace prize for best computer science project
The MIDI control symphonizer - Ollie Glass [DOC 24KB]
Computer Science
On representing, linking and distributing food metadata: a framework for distributing descriptive data about food
Thomas Betts, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Searchspace prize for best computer science project
Description of a Food Item (DOAFI) - Thomas Betts [PDF 2.4MB]
IT Systems and Multimedia & Digital Systems
Cross-platform media centre
Simon Metcalfe, BSc Multimedia & Digital Systems
Searchspace prize for best computer science project
Cross-platform media centre - Simon Metcalfe [PDF 1.4MB]
2004
Artificial Intelligence
Exploring the factors that affect the propagation of ideas. From a mathematical model towards an agent-based model
Mary Downham, BA Artificial Intelligence
Searchspace prize for best computer science project
Exploring the factors that affect the propagation of ideas - Mary Downham [PDF 2.0MB]
Computer Science
Beatrak. An application for automatic beat tracking and cataloguing of music collections
Erik Jalevik, BSc Computer Science
Searchspace prize for best computer science project
Beatrak - Erik Jalevik [PDF 2.1MB]
IT Systems and Multimedia & Digital Systems
Music visualisation program
Nik Martin, BSc Multimedia & Digital Systems
Searchspace prize for best computer science project
2003
Artificial Intelligence
On pseudo-rhythmic asynchronous random Boolean networks
Philipp Rohlfshagen, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Searchspace prize for best artificial intelligence project
On pseudo-rhythmic asynchronous random Boolean networks - Philipp Rohlfshagen [PDF 1.5MB]
Computer Science
Interactive n-body trajectory simulation through free-space
Adam Haigh, BSc Computer Science
Searchspace prize for best computer science project
Interactive n-body trajectory simulation through free-space - Adam Haigh [PDF 2.1MB]
2002
Artificial Intelligence
WebIDS - A web based intrusion detection system using neural networks
Dave Ellis, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Searchspace prize for best artificial intelligence project
Web IDS - Dave Ellis [PDF 1.3MB]
Computer Science
Distributed web indexing and searching. A peer-to-peer architecture web search engine
Stephen Naicken, BSc Computer Science
Searchspace prize for best computer science project
Distributed web indexing and searching - Stephen Naicken [PDF 1.2MB]
2001
Jukebox: An arbitrary processor simulator
Peter Pimley, BSc Computer Science
Searchspace prize for best computer science project
Jukebox: An arbitrary processor simulator - Peter Pimley [PDF 1.0MB]