~ Mary M Vattavayalil ~

Selected Grad Projects

• eBook Download Site
  

  Implemented a web service using RESTlets to let users download eBooks or upload them to their Google Docs. Also implemented a Content Delivery Network for the site, with active replication among the mirror sites. Developed the project using Java, XML, XSLT, HTML, CSS, Google Docs API. Implemented the project in Ruby-on-Rails as well, to compare RESTlets with REST on Ruby.

• Interface Designing
  

  Designed a user interface for eWaiter tabletop devices and other desktop devices in a Restaurant Management System, with focus on adherence to HCI principles, prototyping and extensive user testing.

• 'Recipe Kettle' - A personal online collection of recipes
  

  A web application implemented using Ruby-on-Rails, on a MySQL database. SVN is used for version control. This project was completed as my Master's Project under the guidance of Prof.Arthur Karshmer. Focus was on HCI studies on web designing, prototyping and evaluation by users. I also presented a poster on this project at the 6th Annual CS Night in Dec'07.

• 'Bollywood International'- A Business Plan
  

  A group project. Created and analyzed a business plan for the online rental of Indian Bollywood movies, taking on competitors like Netflix and Blockbuster. The company would partner with local Indian grocery stores, for a physical presence in some major cities. The target base is the vast Indian Diaspora in US. Eventually, the company will expand globally, to other Indian expatriate communities world-wide. Will this model work? Is it a sustainable business? Well, I took Prof.Mark Cannice's class to find that out. This business plan also won us the third place at the 2nd annual USF Internal Business Plan Competition 2007.

• Web Email Server-Client
  

  Built a web based email client server like hotmail. Project was implemented using Java, String Templates and HTML on a MySQL database. Project instructed by the jGuru Prof.Terence Parr.

• Personal File System
  

  A system of various personal devices that provides the user with an integrated view of all files available on all devices in the system. Researched and tested various algorithms to maintain a consistent view at all times.Instructor was Prof.Sami Rollins