Final Year Projects/Final Year Theses (COMP/CPEG) 2017-2018

FYP/FYT
2018-2019

 
Date Event Notes
2017-04-19 (Wednesday), 6-7pm Information Seminar Attend 2017-18 FYP/FYT Information Seminar scheduled to be held on 19 April 2017 (Wednesday), 6-7pm in LTC. Download presentation slides. Watch video playback.
2017-04-21
(Friday)		 Project Descriptions Released to Students Sign into the FYP Management System for the details of the project/thesis descriptions.
Check out Before Starting and Getting Started with Your FYP, prepared by the communication tutors.
Get familiar with the Computing Facilities for FYP.
2017-04-25
(Tuesday)		 Project Registration Opens Choose a project/thesis by registering online. Note that you are committed to an FYP/FYT once your request is accepted. The earlier you make the commitment between you and the project advisor, the better your chances are of getting your favorable project. You may check FAQ for Note: students who do not have a committed project by the end of Spring Term will not be allowed to register in COMP FYP/FYT course in the Summer Term.
2017-09-21 (Thursday), 5pm Proposal Report Due Read the detailed instructions for your report carefully. Attend Library workshops to learn how to use library and Internet resources. Meet the communication tutors and meet their deadline to improve your English.

Be reminded to prepare the monthly report in Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec & Feb. Download Monthly Report Template (.docx). Submit your reports via the FYP Management System.
2017-10-06
(Friday)		 Proposal Report Graded Check your grade and comments from your advisor & reader when you sign into the FYP Management System from October 7, 2017 onwards.
2017-10-27 (Friday), 5pm Individual Essay Due Deadline further extended to 27 October 2017 (Friday). Download Essay Template. Check out Individual Ethics Essay, prepared by the communication tutors. Submit your essay via the FYP Management System.
2018-02-15 (Thursday), 5pm Progress Report Due Read the detailed instructions for your report carefully. Meet the communication tutors and meet their deadline to improve your English. Submit your report via the FYP Management System.
2018-03-01
(Thursday)		 Progress Report Graded Check your grade and comments from your advisor & reader when you sign into the FYP Management System from March 2, 2018 onwards.
2018-03-29
(Thursday)		 Oral Presentation Schedule Released FYP oral presentations will be scheduled to be held on two Saturdays (April 21 and April 28, 2018).
FYT oral defenses should be scheduled individually by the advisor and reader, to be held during the period from April 21 to April 28, 2018. Check the presentation schedule.
2018-04-06
(Friday)		 Request Demo Equipment from CS System Request special demo machines or equipment. You are required to demo in your assigned classroom unless a special request is approved.
2018-04-19 (Thursday), 5pm Final Report, Self-Assessment Report & all Monthly Reports Due Read the detailed instructions for your report carefully. Meet the communication tutors and meet their deadline to improve your English, also check out their advice on writing Final Report and Self-Assessment Report. Download Self-Assessment Report Template (.docx). Submit your reports via the FYP Management System.
2018-04-20 (Friday), 5pm Poster Due Attend Poster Design Workshop scheduled to be held on 13 April 2018 (Friday), 10:30am-12noon in Digital Learning Studio (Room 6568, lift 27/28), organized by PTC (registration closed).

Read the poster submission guideline (poster templates included). Check out tips for preparing Poster, from the communication tutors. Submit your poster in PDF format via the FYP Management System. See also Poster Gallery.
2018-04-21 (Saturday) to 2018-04-28 (Saturday) Oral Presentation & Demo Check the presentation schedule. All presentations will be video recorded. Each project group has 40 minutes, including Q&A. Overrun is not normally allowed. Read Advice on Oral Presentation, from the communication tutors.
2018-05-04 (Friday), 5pm Program Code Due Submit your program codes and binaries on a CD/DVD to the CSE Admin Office (Room 3528, via lifts 25/26) by 5pm. Use a permanent marker and clearly write your group and title of the FYP/FYT on the CD/DVD itself, as well as the date.

Alternatively, you may submit your program code using upload method:
  1. In Lab 2 (Room 4214)
    1. Login to a Linux machine on the console
    2. Start a command prompt
    3. Go to directory: cd /csproject/fyp17upload/
    4. Copy files to the directory named by your project code
  2. In Lab 1/Lab 3/Lab 4 (Room 4221/4213/4210)
    1. Login to a Windows machine on the console
    2. Start "SSH Secure File Transfer" (sftp)
    3. Login with your UNIX account
    4. Change remote directory to: /csproject/fyp17upload/
    5. Upload files to the directory named by your project code
2018-05-08 (Tuesday) to 2018-05-17 (Thursday) Poster Display FYP/FYT poster will be a display for the public to view, as well as second readers to view and grade. (Location: outside LTA)

See Poster Gallery.
2018-06-11 (Monday), 5pm Video Due for the Best FYP/FYT Video Award Details of the award. Upload your video to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive etc., and email the shared link, together with the project code and title of the FYP/FYT to .

The Best FYP Video Awardees are:
HO3: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them at UST Adventure Game
HUADL1: BitExTract: Interactive Visualization for Extracting Bitcoin Exchange Intelligence
KWT2: Trespassers: A Haunted House VR Game App with Multi-Dimensional Interaction for Android Smartphones with Google Cardboard

See the list of Best FYP/FYT Videos.
  Best FYP Award The Best FYP Awardees are:

DES5, Autonomous Domestic Water Purification System with Mobile Application
HO4, Inception Dreams and Manipulation Emotion-Sensing Game
HUA1, Pulse of HKUST: System for Visualizing Crowd Behavior in HKUST Campus
HUADL1, BitExTract: Interactive Visualization for Extracting Bitcoin Exchange Intelligence
MA3, Project Zamplify - A Sound Recognition System for Context Awareness
QUAN1, Capturing the Reality with Phones!
RO4, Optimal Investment Strategy Using Scalable Machine Learning and Data Analytics for Small-cap Stocks

Also considered for nominations to external competitions!

See the list of Distinguished FYPs.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

COMP4981

The objectives of this course are to:

  1. Provide an opportunity for the student to apply and integrate the knowledge acquired throughout his/her undergraduate study.
  2. Develop the capabilities of a student in analyzing and solving complex and possibly real-case problems.
  3. Develop a student's skills in the systematic development, documentation and presentation of a significant piece of work.

On successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to:

  1. Develop original solutions to computer science engineering problems of significant complexity.
  2. Utilize prior knowledge, independent research, published information, and original ideas in addressing problems and generating solutions.
  3. Critically evaluate different design concepts, and justify the final choice of design through engineering analysis.
  4. Use software engineering tools to plan, design, implement, validate and maintain a project.
  5. Prepare and deliver a well structured written analysis of a project, as well as an oral presentation.
  6. Establish relationships and implement practices with team members and advisors that will underpin a high level of performance and encourage continuous improvement.

COMP4981H

The objectives of this course are to:

  1. Provide an opportunity for the student to apply and integrate the knowledge acquired throughout his/her undergraduate study.
  2. Develop the capabilities of a student in analyzing and solving complex and possibly real-case problems.
  3. Develop a student's skills in the systematic development, documentation and presentation of a significant piece of work.

On successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to:

  1. Develop original solutions to computer science engineering problems of significant complexity.
  2. Utilize prior knowledge, independent research, published information, and original ideas in addressing problems and generating solutions.
  3. Critically evaluate different research approaches, and justify the final choice of design through system development, simulation and/or analysis.
  4. Use computational and/or mathematical tools to plan, design and validate an approach if needed.
  5. Prepare and deliver a well-structured written analysis of the project, as well as an oral defense.
  6. Establish relationships and implement practices with advisors and/or local/international researchers that will underpin a high level of performance and encourage continuous improvement.

The FYP/FYT Coordinator

  • Prof. Nevin ZHANG ()