Below is a list of topics that may be of interest to examiners. Additional topics may be proposed by guest volunteer lecturers and considered for presentation.
For more information you may contact PETTP@uspto.gov or view our PETTP flyer.
Below is a list of topics that may be of interest to examiners. Additional topics may be proposed by guest volunteer lecturers and considered for presentation.
For more information you may contact PETTP@uspto.gov or view our PETTP flyer.
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Backup systems |
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Cloud Computing |
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Cloud computing concepts and technologies such as - application, Clustering, Terminal Services Servers, Application Servers, Virtualization through Client Installed Virtualization Software or Hypervisors, and hosted instances. |
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Compiling process and optimization |
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Control Flow graph optimization for CUDA programs |
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Data Center Virtualization Solutions
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Database restoration tools |
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Development environment for building games and applications using the ActionScript language and the open source Flex framework |
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Distributed database
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Document and Image processing
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Down hole assembly modeling |
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Down hole assembly sensor packages and sensor data processing |
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Drill bit mud mixture determination |
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Error Detection/Correction & Fault Detection/Recovery
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Framework for building mobile, web, and desktop applications |
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Generation of newsfeeds |
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Hyperscale Cloud Providers
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Integrated Development Environments (IDE) |
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Lock algorithms and optimizations of task management |
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Mobile application development and testing |
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Mobile cloud socket connections |
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Model-driven architecture (MDA) |
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NAS and SAN systems |
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NoSQL |
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Personalization of ads on a page and AdWords |
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Personalization of results and ranking relevance |
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Power control, Synchronization |
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Private Storage for web services
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Quantum Computing |
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RAID |
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Reliability & System configuration |
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Reservoir simulator |
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Search engines |
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Software Development Analytics (Model Based Software Testing) |
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SQL |
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SQlite- platform independent with no separate server process |
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Storage solutions for Cloud Computing |
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Storage solutions for Cloud Computing |
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Virtual environments - how they are hosted on clouds and offered as a service |
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Virtual Machines
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Wearable Technology
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XPATH queries and other XML related subject matter |
Multiplex Communication:
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Networks:
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Security:
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Video Compression:
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Aeronautics (Airplanes, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, etc.) |
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Agricultural Technology
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Bridges and roads |
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Business methods |
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Closures, connections, and hardare |
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Computerized vehicle controls |
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Construction equipment |
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Drilling |
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Earth boring/moving/working |
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Electronic commerce |
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Excavating |
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Finance |
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Fishing |
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Furniture |
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Material and article handling |
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Mining |
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Mobile advertising |
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Mobile commerce security |
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Navigation |
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Nuclear systems |
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Petroleum produciton |
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Plant and animal husbandry |
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Point of sale processing |
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Radio wave, optical, and acoustic wave communication |
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Robotics |
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Social networking |
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Static structures and supports |
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Surface transportation
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Transportation (planes, trains, cycles, boats, etc.) |
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Trapping |
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Vehicle controls |
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Vermin destroying |
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Weaponry |
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