Student Achievements and Projects

The 2012 National Cyber League Security Competition

This year several students from the Computer Science department participated in the 2012 pilot season of the National Cyber League security competition. Schools from all over the United States participate in this competition, and Linfield's team consitently boasted scores landing them in the top 10 of the Western Conference for each week in the season. The Linfield Cyber Defense Team is currently ranked number 5 in the Western Conference, with an ordinal score of 18.

The National Cyber League website has more information on the current scores and standings.

Graduating Senior Cody Levien's "Tap N Dash" game for Android

Graduating Senior Cody Levien created an Android platform game called "Tap N Dash" as his Spring 2012 capstone project.

Find out more about "Tap N Dash".

2011 Alumnus Robert Ferrese's "Pirates vs. Ninjas Tower Defense" game for Android

Computer Science Alumnus Ropert Ferresse created an Android platform game called "Pirates vs. Ninjas Tower Defense" in February 2011. Since its release, "Pirates vs. Ninjas Tower Defense" has received over 10,000 downloads.

Find out more about "Pirates vs. Ninjas Tower Defense".

2011 Alumnus Robert Ferrese's "Penguin Slopes" game for Android

Computer Science Alumnus Ropert Ferresse created an Android platform game called "Penguin Slopes" in September 2010. Since its release, "Penguin Slopes" has received over 11,000 downloads.

Find out more about "Penguin Slopes".

Published Research by 2011 Alumnus Robert Ferrese

In 2011, Computer Science major Robert Ferrese was the first from the department to have his research published in Quercus: Linfield Journal of Undergraduate Research.

Robert's research "Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Using Stereoscopic Computer Vision for Autonomous Vehicles" is available online.