Final Year Projects/Final Year Theses (COMP/CPEG) 2018-2019

FYP/FYT
2019-2020

 
Date Event Notes
2018-04-18 (Wednesday), 6-7pm Information Seminar Attend 2018-19 FYP/FYT Information Seminar scheduled to be held on 18 April 2018 (Wednesday), 6-7pm in LTC. Download presentation slides.
Check out Group Mates Finders if you are looking for group mates for your FYP.
2018-04-20 (Friday), 0:01am 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.
2018-04-24 (Tuesday), 0:01am 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 details.
2018-09-20 (Thursday), 11:59pm 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. Submit your reports via the FYP Management System.
2018-10-05
(Friday)		 Proposal Report Graded Check your grade and comments from your advisor & reader when you sign into the FYP Management System from October 6, 2018 onwards.
2018-10-26 (Friday), 11:59pm Individual Essay Due Download Essay Template. Check out Individual Ethics Essay, prepared by the communication tutors. Submit your essay via the FYP Management System.
2018-10-31 (Wednesday), 11:59pm Monthly Report for October Due Download Monthly Report Template (.docx). Submit your monthly report via the FYP Management System.
2018-11-30 (Friday), 11:59pm Monthly Report for November Due Download Monthly Report Template (.docx). Submit your monthly report via the FYP Management System.
2019-01-15 (Tuesday), 11:59pm Monthly Report for December/January Due Download Monthly Report Template (.docx). Submit your monthly report via the FYP Management System.
2019-02-14 (Thursday), 11:59pm 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.
2019-02-28
(Thursday)		 Progress Report Graded Check your grade and comments from your advisor & reader when you sign into the FYP Management System from March 1, 2019 onwards.
2019-03-28
(Thursday)		 Oral Presentation Schedule Released FYP oral presentations will be scheduled to be held on two Saturdays (April 27 and May 4, 2019).
FYT oral defenses should be scheduled individually by the advisor and reader, to be held during the period from April 27 to May 4, 2019. Check the presentation schedule.
2019-04-04
(Thursday)		 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.
2019-04-17 (Wednesday), 11:59pm Final Report & Self-Assessment Report 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.
2019-04-25 (Thursday), 11:59pm Poster Due Attend Poster Design Workshop scheduled to be held on 9 April 2019 (Tuesday), 3:30-5:30pm 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.
2019-04-27 (Saturday) to 2019-05-04 (Saturday) Oral Presentation & Demo Check the presentation schedule. Oral presentation will be scheduled to be held on two Saturdays (April 27 and May 4, 2019). The schedule will be announced in the end of March. 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.
2019-05-03 (Friday), 11:59pm Program Code Due Upload your program code in CSE Lab 1/Lab 3/Lab 4 (Room 4221/4213/4210) as follows (may do the same on your own computer if you have a SFTP client):
  1. Start "SSH Secure Shell" -> "Secure File Transfer Client" (SFTP)
  2. Connect to one of the following host names with your CSE UNIX account
    • csl2wk01.cse.ust.hk
    • csl2wk02.cse.ust.hk
    • ...
    • csl2wk52.cse.ust.hk
  3. Set remote directory to /csproject/fyp18upload/<project code> (mounted on demand)
    ** Input "/csproject/fyp18upload" directly even you cannot see any sub-directory under "/csproject"
  4. Drag & drop your files to the remote directory
Contact if you have problem on this.
2019-05-15 (Wednesday) to 2019-05-23 (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: Area outside LTB, LTC and LTD)

See Poster Gallery.
2019-06-06 (Thursday), 11:59pm 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:
CECIDES1: Wanderer - Multiplayer VR Game Development with Leap Motion
GCH2: HKUST Path Advisor 2.0
MA2: MISSY - A Children-focused Digital Personal Assistant
NGOK2: OtherSide - An Augmented Reality Mobile Online Role Playing Game to Promote Using the HKUST Library
YIKE3: LOKI: Game Design with Unity Engine

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

DES2, Flounder - Augmented Reality Store Platform
DY2, AI Chatbot Solution for e-Learning Environments
LIX2, Machine Learning Model for Steel Surface Defect Detection
LZ2, Pairs Trading with Machine Learning
NGOK2, OtherSide - An Augmented Reality Mobile Online Role Playing Game to Promote Using the HKUST Library

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 ()