Distance Education Server Development

Dr. Budge has a project that has been going for several years. It involves a distance education server that allows students to participate in a class at USU from their computer at home or at work.

The technology has been issued two patents. It allows several students at a time to be connected to a live classroom, ask questions in real-time, and see the teacher, the whiteboard presentation, and any classroom applications (powerpoint, etc.) used in the class. All of this occurs with a minimum amount of delay (latency) over the Internet.

I need a student or two that would like to help implement new algorithms into the software and bring the C++ code up to date. You would be able to do this work as a Senior Project, and learn about methods to connect multiple people to a common server and transmit data over the Internet efficiently.

If you are interested, I would be happy to talk to you about the details. Come see me in my office at EL 113. My office hours are: Wed. 9:00 - 11:00 am and Thurs. 1:00 - 3:00 pm. You can also e-mail for an appointment at:

scott.budge@ece.usu.edu