Recent Submissions

  • Artificial Intelligence-Driven Website Composer 

    Cepeda Delgado, Sergio R. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2024)
    This study outlines the creation of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered web composer that utilizes OpenAI's Application Programming Interface (API) models GPT-4o and DALL-E-2, together with Python and HTML code, to ...
  • Shodan Search Engine 

    Nevárez Román, Paula A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2024)
    Search engines have become a crucial component of the Internet. Shodan is a unique type of search engine. Unlike conventional search engines that index the World Wide Web, Shodan offers users the ability to explore all ...
  • Design and Testing of a Sentiment Analysis Model for Digital Data 

    Feliz Berrios, Marcos (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2024)
    This study analyzed sentiments on social media regarding American airlines during COVID 19 and IMDb reviews of "Tenet" using the BERT model for sentiment analysis. Results showed Delta Airlines received more positive ...
  • Securing Your Home Network: A Guide to Parrot OS Tools 

    Ortiz Serrano, Luis Raúl (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2024)
    This master project presents a comprehensive exploration of the realm of ethical hacking, emphasizing its crucial role in protecting home systems from cyber threats. This master's work delves into the importance of ...
  • Leveraging File Hash Monitoring as a Proactive Early Warning System for Cybersecurity 

    Reyes, Joshua A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2024)
    This study examines the behavior of Hidden Tear, an open-source ransomware, through a controlled attack conducted in a virtual environment. A Windows 11 virtual machine was utilized for the execution of the ransomware ...
  • Employee Guide to Cybersecurity and Cyber Threats 

    Feliciano Cruz, Emily Y. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
    Cybersecurity is a growing concern for companies and workers due to the growing threats posed by technology. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for protective shields, with malware being a major threat. WannaCry, ...
  • ZAP Proxy and OWASP Top 10 

    Ramos Flores, Eduard (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
    The Zed Attack Proxy is a well-known and popular assessment tool in the cybersecurity community. The Open Web Application Security Project community offers, develops, and maintains the Zed Attack Proxy. The Open Web ...
  • Network Security Assessment using Bettercap: DNS Spoofing and How to Mitigate 

    Santiago Solivan, Rafael (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
    In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the demand for effective tools and techniques to safeguard networks from malicious actors is paramount. This master's degree final project proposes an investigation into the ...
  • Implementing Cybersecurity Exercises for Teaching Information Security 

    Ortiz Sánchez, Kevin (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
    To accommodate student demand and close the skills gap in the workplace, many colleges have created—or are in the process of creation—new courses or degree programs in cybersecurity. Cybersecurity encompasses extensive ...
  • Puerto Rico Data Collection Web Platform: Puerto Rico Stats 

    Martínez Torres, José R. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
    Currently, the importance of data gathering and usage is at its highest point and constantly growing. Companies around the world are hiring data science teams to obtain and analyze massive amounts of data in order to ...
  • An Overview of Web Scraping: Technical Aspects and Exercises 

    Pérez Molano, Gustavo (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
    Researchers and organizations conducting different types of research can benefit from studying and using Web Scraping in a correct manner to further their research goals. This study serves as a review on some of the web ...
  • Introducción a la Ciberseguridad a Través de Amenazas Cibernéticas 

    Vaccaro, Ricardo Raúl (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
    La ciberseguridad se ha convertido en uno de los conceptos más importantes de estos tiempos. Esto se debe al avance exponencial tecnológico que ha ocurrido en el siglo XXI. Debido a este avance tecnológico, los estudiantes ...
  • Predicting the Housing Market with Machine Learning 

    Díaz Martínez, José E. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
    The aim of this project is to build a machine learning model for predicting housing market prices using a dataset that includes information about MSSubClass, MSZoning, LotArea, LotConfig, BldgType, OverallCond, YearBuilt, ...
  • Data Culture in Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) 

    González Berrios, Gerardo (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
    Non-profit organizations contribute to societies and are the first in natural disaster relief efforts. These must keep a record of the data to establish a correct analysis and be able to prepare the required reports in the ...
  • Healthcare Data Mining and Cleansing: A Study of Improving Data Quality for Effective Data Analysis on NPPES 

    Pérez Medina, Carlos A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
    This article examines the use of data mining in the healthcare industry, with a particular emphasis on best practices for increasing data quality, preserving provider information, and applying advanced techniques to extract ...
  • Diseño de un Sistema Experto para Examinar Síntomas de Depresión o Ansiedad 

    Rosario Rodríguez, Adam (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
    La salud mental es una de las áreas de la salud que más se descuida en nuestra sociedad. La ansiedad y la depresión son de las condiciones que más padecen las personas y pueden ser por diversas razones. Se estima que cerca ...
  • Software Program Solution for a Speech Therapy Center 

    Maldonado Santiago, Josué A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
    Given the need for new alternatives to facilitate the operation of businesses, technological structures continue to be designed to promote the best workload flow. Many choose to find everyday common solutions available to ...
  • Informative Overview of Rainbow Hashes 

    Hornedo Martínez, Víctor (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
    This article gives an overview for rainbow tables and the results of testing rainbow tables according to the length of the chosen chain. The article presents a password cracking process that contains its own ...
  • Reverse Engineering Challenges solved step-by-step to demonstrate the many uses of reverse engineering for the Graduate Programs at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico 

    Maldonado, Joel (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
    The field of reverse engineering has seen many different applications such as analysis of computer viruses and malware such as trojans, worms, viruses, ransomware, and so on. Other uses involve analyzing legacy ...
  • Authenticity Access and Temperature Monitoring of Students to the Public System of the Puerto Rico Department of Education 

    González Hernández, Javier (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
    This project consists of creating a system to authenticate and monitor students' temperature at the entrance of a school. The system will have a student's ID barcode scanner, temperature measurement, hand washing, ...

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