Developing a Platform-Independent Server for the Virtual Facilitator Project
Department
Computer Science
Major
Computer Science
Research Advisor
Tauritz, Daniel R.
Advisor's Department
Computer Science
Funding Source
Missouri S&T Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experiences (OURE) Program
Abstract
While human expert group facilitators are known to significantly improve work flow, they are scarce and prohibitively expensive. The Virtual Facilitator (VF) project mediates the communications between multiple parties instead of a human facilitator. Over time, VF has grown in size and complexity. The project has outgrown its experimental roots on a custom platform. Platform independence is desirable because it improves manageability and portability in order to adapt to fast-changing technologies. It is important to maintain a system capable of handling cutting-edge research requirements. VF has migrated to a robust server architecture, minimizing ties to any particular host architecture. This effort has ensured the continued development and longevity of the VF project.
Biography
Margret plans to graduate in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Missouri University of Science and Technology. She graduated in 2010 from Northwest Missouri State University with an Associates degree of Science and Mathematics. She is currently working on the Virtual Facilitator project in S&T’s Natural Computation Laboratory. Over the next few years, she plans to pursue research in software engineering at Missouri S&T.
Research Category
Sciences
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Location
Upper Atrium/Hallway
Presentation Date
10 Apr 2012, 9:00 am - 11:45 am
Developing a Platform-Independent Server for the Virtual Facilitator Project
Upper Atrium/Hallway
While human expert group facilitators are known to significantly improve work flow, they are scarce and prohibitively expensive. The Virtual Facilitator (VF) project mediates the communications between multiple parties instead of a human facilitator. Over time, VF has grown in size and complexity. The project has outgrown its experimental roots on a custom platform. Platform independence is desirable because it improves manageability and portability in order to adapt to fast-changing technologies. It is important to maintain a system capable of handling cutting-edge research requirements. VF has migrated to a robust server architecture, minimizing ties to any particular host architecture. This effort has ensured the continued development and longevity of the VF project.
