1. Senior Thesis and Senior Independent Researchby
ORFE Faculty
Thursday, April 7, 2011

2. Handouts ’12 Senior Thesis Guide Senior Independent Projects
(ORF 479, Spring Semester Only)
Guide to Faculty Research Interests
Advisor Preference Form
Summer Thesis Research Grants

3. Senior Thesis Spans both Fall and Spring Semester
You may NOT count the thesis as two (2) courses in the Spring so that you can take only 2 “normal courses!!!!! NO NO NO NO Don’t even ask!!!
Choose topic and advisor before Dean’s Date of Junior Year
Do some work on your thesis during the summer
e.g. begin collecting data

4. Senior Thesis Academic Year Deadlines, on page 4
Senior Thesis Prospectus, Due September 29, 2011
Title
50 Word Abstract
Initial Table of Contents, with Chapter & Sub Chapter and Sub Chapter Heading
3-5 Page Text Describing
Expected Effort
Models to be used
Sources of Data
Key References
Fall Term Progress Report, Due November 14, 2011
Interim Progress Report, Due February 6, 2012
Senior Thesis, Due April 9, 2012
Oral Presentation, May 3, 2012

5. Penalties Failure to meet any of these deadlines is severe!
Your grade, eventually applied to two courses (ORF 478 twice) will be reduced by 1/3 of a letter grade for EACH day (or part there of, step function) that you are late for meeting any of these deadlines.
No Excuses! No Waivers! No “My Dog Ate My Thesis”! No “I checked into McCosh”! No…!

6. Senior Independent Research
One semester (Spring)
“Research Prospectus” Due Dean’s date of Fall Semester
(Formal proposal of what you are going to do; same as “Senior Thesis Prospectus)(the one due sept 29”)
Final Bound Report Due Dean’s Date Spring Semester

7. Prof. Alain L. Kornhauser
Development and application of operations research techniques in the design of decision systems related to:
Transportation
Energy Transmission Systems
Navigation-Based Commerce (nCommerce) & Mobile Commerce (mCommerce)
Special interest in:
Route Optimization in Stochastic Networks
Image Processing as Related to Optimal Control of Vehicles
Human-Machine Interactions
Real-Time Dynamic Pricing
Consumption Dynamics in the Energy Grid; real-time pricing