Apr 22 2005
Decisions…
After 4 years (not 3 years, I took the scenic route) in college, I’ve finally been given a few choices for my final year in college. This week marked the numerous sales pitches for each of the 12 options avaialble to me, as well as the first mention of the "dreaded" fyp.
I haven’t fully decided, but for the moment, my current (mental) shortlist of option subjects are (in my order of preference):
- Distributed System
- Mobile Communications
- Computer Graphics
- Advanced Databases & Information Systems
The reasons for such choices are simple, the top two are the main networking courses, both of which interest me. I also have an interest in computer graphics and rendering methods (to some degree) and finally, databases and data storage is the only other (vaguely) interesting choice to me.
As for a fyp, I do have an idea incubating, which would see the convergence of a few of my interests. My idea is to pickup the torch on Oi and compete the project. However, a fyp would obviously need more substance than completing a missing module to an old project, hence I also have a few ideas including:
- Making the code portable (so non Solaris O/S are also supported)
- Adding UTF-8 support by reimplementing libraries
- Adding IPv6 support
And a suggestion I have received in my initial brainstorming for this idea:
- Reviewing and updating the security model – perhaps opting for GnuPG/PGP instead of OpenSSL
- Adding multicast functionality to lower overhead
After I tracked/hunted down those responsible for programs like “hey” over the years and asked how plausible my idea is.
Now al I have to do is begin the process of finding a supervisor…