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NSF/DoD REU: Computational Methods in HPC with Applications to CS


REU Publications


Refereed Journals

  • M. Lapinski*, H. Lin*, and M. McHugh*, (Mentor: Louis Petingi). Monte Carlo Estimation of the Diameter-constrained Reliability of Networks using Parallelism. Journal of SIAM Undergraduate Research Online (SIURO), Volume 9, April 2016. Pp. 135-143. Available online: http://www.siam.org/students/siuro/vol9/index.php [Journal publication]


  • Refereed Proceedings

  • Brian Weber* and Xiaowen Zhang. Parallel hash collision search by rho method with distinguished points. Proc. of the 14th IEEE Long Island Systems, Applications and Technology Conf. (LISAT 2018), Farmingdale, NY, May 4, 2018, pp. 1-7.
  • Xudong Zhang, Ali Mohamed*, Linda Nguyen*, and Feng Gu, Performance Analysis of Parallel/Distributed Particle Filters. Proc. of the Theory of Modeling and Simulation Symposium (TMS/DEVS 2018), Baltimore, MD, April 15-18, 2018, pp. 1-11. Won Best Paper Award.
  • Ilya B. Gertsbakh , Louis Petingi, Steven Wojcik*. Application of the Construction/ Destruction Simulation Methods to Count the Numbers of Path- and Cut-Sets Related to the Diameter Constrained Reliability Measure of a Communication Network. Proceedings of The 15th International Conference on Scientific Computing (CSC 2017), July 17-20, 2017, Las Vegas, USA.
  • Melisa Cantu*, Joon Kim*, and Xiaowen Zhang. Finding Hash Collisions using MPI on HPC Clusters. Proceedings of 2017 IEEE Long Island Systems, Applications and Technology Conference (LISAT 2017), Farmingdale, NY, May 5-6, 2017. [6 pages]
  • Vincent Chiriaco*, Aubrey Franzen*, Rebecca Thayil*, and Xiaowen Zhang. Finding Partial Hash Collisions by Brute Force Parallel Programming. Proceedings of 2017 IEEE Long Island Systems, Applications and Technology Conference (LISAT 2017), Farmingdale, NY, May 5-6, 2017. [6 pages]
  • Xudong Zhang, Lixin Huang*, Evan Ferguson-Hull*, Feng Gu. Adaptive Particle Routing in Parallel / Distributed Particle Filters. Proceedings of the 25th High Performance Computing Symposium (HPC 2017), Virginia Beach, VA, April 23-26, 2017. [10 pages]
  • Vincent Chiriaco*, Aubrey Franzen*, Rebecca Thayil*, and Xiaowen Zhang. Finding Partial Hash Collisions by Brute Force Parallel Programming. Proceedings of the 37th IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, New Jersey, September 2016. [2 pages]
  • Danielle Lopez*, Ivan Mazo*, and Shuqun Zhang. Digital Holographic Image Reconstruction and GPU Acceleration. Proceedings of the 37th IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, New Jersey, September 2016. [2 pages]


  • Poster/Oral Presentations

  • Joon Kim (Mentor: Xiaowen Zhang). Finding Hash Collisions using MPI on HPC Clusters. CSI Undergraduate Conference on Research, Scholarship, and Performance, College of Staten Island, May 4, 2017. [Poster presentation]
  • Steven Wojcik (Mentor: Louis Petingi). Application of the Construction/ Destruction Simulation Methods to Count the Numbers of Path- and Cut-Sets Related to the Diameter Constrained Reliability Measure of a Communication Network. CSI Undergraduate Conference on Research, Scholarship, and Performance, College of Staten Island, May 4, 2017. [Poster presentation]
  • Genesis Rosado Martinez (Mentor: Shuqun Zhang). Acceleration of saliency detection and segmentation using GPU. 28th Annual HENAAC Conference, Anaheim, CA. October 5-9, 2016. [Poster presentation]
  • Rebecca Thayil (Mentor: Xiaowen Zhang). Finding partial hash collisions by brute force parallel programming. 37th IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, Newark, NJ, September 19-21, 2016. [Poster presentation]
  • Danielle Lopez (Mentor: Shuqun Zhang). Digital holographic image reconstruction and GPU acceleration. 37th IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, Newark, NJ, September 19-21, 2016. [Poster presentation]
  • Rebecca Thayil (Mentor: Xiaowen Zhang). Finding partial hash collisions through brute force parallel programming. CSI Undergraduate Conference on Research, Scholarship, and Performance, College of Staten Island, April 21, 2016. [Poster presentation]
  • Danielle Lopez, Ivan Mazo, (Mentor: Shuqun Zhang). GPU acceleration for digital holographic image reconstruction and processing. CSI Undergraduate Conference on Research, Scholarship, and Performance, College of Staten Island, April 21, 2016. [Poster presentation]
  • Vincent Chiriaco (Mentor: Xiaowen Zhang). SHA-1 Collision Attacks with Parallel Computation. National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2016, University of North Carolina Asheville, April 7-9, 2016. [Oral presentation]
  • Vincent Chiriaco (Mentor: Xiaowen Zhang). SHA-1 Collision Attacks with Parallel Computation. UNA Research Day 2016, University of North Alabama, April 14, 2016. [Oral presentation]
  • Vincent Chiriaco, (Mentor: Xiaowen Zhang). SHA-1 Collision Attacks with Parallel Computation. UNA 3 Minute Thesis 2016, University of North Alabama, April 12, 2016. [Oral presentation]




  • REU Housing Arrangement




    Directions to College of Staten Island


    College of Staten Island Campus map: http://www.csi.cuny.edu/prospectivestudents/maps.html

    More detailed directions to CSI: http://www.csi.cuny.edu/international/about/directions.html

    By Air
    Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR, Newark, NJ) in New Jersey is the closest airport the CSI, the distance is about ten miles. The other two airports in New York City are: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK, New York, NY) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA, New York, NY).

    From Staten Island Ferry [Free, runs between Whitehall Terminal in lower Manhattan and St. George Terminal in Staten Island]

    CSI Ferry Shuttle
    After arriving at the St. George Terminal in Staten Island, follow signs for the CSI free ferry shuttle bus to the lower public parking areas at the base of the Grand Staircase. The bus trip between the St. George Terminal to the campus takes about thirty minutes and will run every 35 minutes, from 6:50AM to 11:00PM.

    Public Transportation (Exact change in coins or a MetroCard is required)
    From Manhattan
    Staten Island Express Bus X-10 Express bus - frequent daily schedule from 57th Street and Third Avenue to Victory Boulevard and the return route stops at the main campus entrance-North Entrance Gate.

    From Brooklyn
    S53 Bus -The route is from the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, accessible to the R subway at 95th street and Fourth Avenue, via Clove Road on Staten Island to Port Richmond. A free transfer is available for the S62/S92 or S61/S91 at Clove Road and Victory Boulevard. The trip from Bay Ridge to Clove Road and Victory Boulevard is approximately half an hour.

    S93 Bus - MTA will run a limited stop service between 86th Street R Train Station and Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and CSI main entrance. Approximate travel time is 35 minutes. It will serve direct connections to the Brooklyn bus routes B8, B16, B37, B63, B64 and B70 and Subway route R.

    By Automobile
    Parking is available on campus.
    All visitors that enter the campus should obtain a temporary parking pass from the security booth upon entrance, and display it in their front windshield.

    From the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (Toll on Staten Island) Traveling westbound on the Staten Island Expressway (Interstate 278) from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, take Victory Boulevard Exit #10. At Victory Boulevard, turn left and continue under the Expressway and turn left into the campus at the first traffic light.

    From the Goethals Bridge (Toll on Staten Island) Eastbound on the Staten Island Expressway (Interstate 278), take the Victory Boulevard Exit # 8 and turn left onto Victory Boulevard, and turn right at the first traffic light into the campus.

    From the Outerbridge (Toll on Staten Island) Take the West Shore Expressway to the Staten Island Expressway (Interstate 278) east toward the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. On the Staten Island Expressway (Interstate 278), east take the Victory Boulevard Exit 8 and turn left onto Victory Boulevard and turn right at the first traffic light to campus.

    From the Bayonne Bridge (Toll on Staten Island) Take the West Shore Expressway (Route 440) south Exit 11 toward Victory Boulevard and turn right at the first traffic light to enter the campus. Approximate 5 miles from the bridge.

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