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    • Analyzing Image Files for Modification 

      Wood, Mitchell D.; Sherman, Conor J.; Leitzke, Taren J. (2013-05)
      The availability of tools such as PhotoShop and Gimp has allowed people to easily create high quality, subtle changes to images. Automatic detection of "photo shopped" images can be useful to anyone who is skeptical of the ...
    • Can Computers Weave a More Perfect Web? 

      Davis, Christopher; Otto, Carolyn; Wellnitz, Todd; Leitzke, Taren J.; Billman, Kayla D.M.; Reukema, Sarah E. (2017-11-16)
      We designed a rule-based computer model that used genetic algorithms to create spider webs that closely matched those found in nature. We recreated the classic, 2-dimensional orb web, which is typical of Araneus spiders ...
    • Investigating the Web Structure of the Orb-Weaving Spider, Araneus diadematus 

      Billman, Kayla; Reukema, Sarah H.; Leitzke, Taren J.; Wellnitz, Todd; Davis, Christopher W.; Otto, Carolyn A. (2018-01-08)
      The goal of this project was to gather data on Araneus diadematus spider webs to help improve web building computer simulations for our associated project, “Can Computers Weave a More Perfect Web?”. Araneus webs of different ...