School Year 2010-2011 is fast approaching. In the first semester, the 4th year students will be having their thesis proposal, and from what I have observed, students find it hard to look for topics for their research. The following categories might help: BSIT Major in Networking: Communications (Email, Chat, P2P File Sharing, Protocols, etc.) Networking and Network Security (Firewall, Routing, Monitoring, Access List, Virtual Private Network, VLAN, etc.) VOIP [Voice Over Internet Protocol] (Voice Quality, Transmission enhancement, Compression, etc.) Virtualization BSIT Major in Multimedia: Animation (2D,3D, etc.) Game Programming (Role-playing games, Simulators, etc.) Audio and Video Manipulation (Digital Image Processing, Audio Editing, Video Editing) BSIT Major in Software Engineering: Databases (Migration, Encryption, Load Balancing) Software Development and Integration (Interpreters, Compilers, Software Interoperability) Systems Security/Cryptography (Anti-Virus, Firewall,