1997-98
NEW MEXICO
HIGH SCHOOL
SUPERCOMPUTING CHALLENGE

TEAM ABSTRACT

Team Number:

065

School Name:

Gallup High School

Area of Science:

Computer Science

Project Title:

Intelligent Decryption

We will attempt to create a program that will decode a cryptograph using a dictionary database. We will use artificial intelligence to decide what is the most probable answer and to add new words that it decodes to the database. If time permits, we will modify it so that the punctuation can be included in the cryptograph. Another possible modification would include adding grammer checking. Methods for decrypting other types of encryption may be included as well.

Team Members:

• Stephen Friedman
• Nathan Hardwick-Strickland
• DJ Lang

Sponsoring Teacher(s):

• Linda Lomasney
• Bruce Jones

Project Advisor(s):

• none found(yet)