In Graph Theory, one of the most common solved problems is detecting cycles in graphs. In my Applied Combinatorics and Graph Theory course, we covered how to visually detect graph cycles. Some specific applications include GPS systems and CPU deadlocking. However, I wanted to elevate the sophistication of this algorithm from just solving it on-paper to using programming. Therefore, using concepts such as recursion and Depth-First Search (DFS), I was able to make an interactive program where the user could enter the vertex (and inadvertiently the edge) data to build the graphical representation and detect cycles.
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Know what a NFT is? Given that NFTs and blockchains are fairly popular in 2022, my same team for VT HackViolet 2022 designed an application that utilizes the APOD API from NASA to get a new space image every day, creates a unique hash for that image using the IPFS standard, and mints it on a blockchain run through Hedera. Additionally, there is an incorporated demo for a google extenstion that would allow users to see this new image every day on the google.com homepage and mint it from their browser, streamlining the process.
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Around Febuary 2022, my Hackathon team were in the area when a shooting unfortunately broke-out in the neighborhood near our college campus the day before the Hackathon. This application was designed to notify the individual of impending emergencies in the area using a Twitter API from our institution, Virginia Tech, to seek shelter in cases of emergency and to stay safe out of harm's way.
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What's with Computer Science? Have you always wanted to learn what's the deal with programming? This 3-minute YouTube video explains everything you need to know about Computer Science in 2022, why students need to learn it, and how to join this Technological Revolution.
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Have you ever thought about what goes into making a TedTalk a great type of podcast? Here, there is great discussion that goes in-depth to break down the anatomy and rhetorical skills needed for a TedTalk presenter to transform himself/herself into an ordinary speaker into a unforgettable scholar of their discussed topic.
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Have you played online videogames recently in 2022? If not, let me give you some insider information: large-scale video game companies have been plaguing their popular titles with new pay-to-win models of gameplay. Surprised? Or just outraged like me? Want to read more? I gave my full remarks about the travesty happening at Rockstar Games Inc. and how to save this once thriving company from turning into an utter embarrassment within the gaming commmunity.
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