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need ideas for dissertation (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 3 days ago by phpinjected@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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What should i write for my undergrad computer engineering dissertation? I want to write about something that will turn heads and gain recognition, not some basic bullcrap that will recieve 3 citations in my lifetime

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[–] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 days ago

What if instead of trying to be cutting edge and shit you look backwards. Do something with mechanical computing. Maybe think up a way it could still be useful in the modern era. Like in high radiation environments where electronic computers break down too quickly for example. I wonder if you could design a mechanical computer that could operate indefinitely in an environment like chernobyl, and power itself via the ambient radiation in the area? That could be cool.

Disclaimer: i am not a computer engineer in the slightest, and didn't even have a classical education so im not 100% sure what a dissertation is.