Networks and distributed systems

Works and projects

Theoretical works and essays

Structure and technique of the World Wide Web
How does the Internet work, Technique of client-server interaction,
TCP/IP, DNS and HTTP
de exploratio et navigatio
Techniques and algorithms of search engines
Java(Script) and/or other security breaches
Essay on the newest security bugs, their explanation, prevention,
source code and executables of examples
Secure WWW transcations
How do they work, about PublicKey, Banking, https and security reaches

Introductions and guides

Introduction to Frames
How and why to use frames and a guide with examples
Introduction to VRML
How to write it and a guide with examples
Introduction to CGI
How to program and a guide witch practical examples
Introduction to Java script
How to program and a guide with examples

Psychological and statistical works

Psychology of colors
How do colors convey intention ?
Which colors are most attractive ?
Which colors are most comfortable to eyes ?
Experiments on information thruput (structure and design)
Psychological experiments with different information architectures
How long does it take to reach the requested information ?
Hierarchical (strong and weak), circular, plain and hybrids (crosslinked)
structures should be subjected to analysis

Practical projects

Automatic link tester (Java or CGI)
A Java or CGI based WWW-service, which should
test the validity of the links, on a supplied URL
HTML online reference manual (Java or CGI)
Interactive WWW-based manual on HTML and its extensions
Guestbook (CGI or Java)
A Guestbook for WWW sites, where people can leave messages
and be used as a group blackboard (a kind of WWW based log,
with naive password protection (for reading and writing)
VRX-virtual explorable city (Bielefeld)
Using the VRML 2.0 virtual reality language
build nd expand the 3-dimensional modell of Bielefeld (landscapes),
historic buildings and buildings which are connected to the internet (link gateways).

Already running projects, which can be entered

KVV2HTML 3.0
A WWW-based tool, where lecturers can enter their
course information, which will then write out a WWW-
KVV (commented course timetable)

Running projects, which cannot be entered

VRX-Uni 3.0
An virtual-reality-interface to the University of Bielefeld, part
of the VRX - virtual reality project
For further information please contact vrxuni@rvs.uni-bielefeld.de