In this part of report, we will explore a few associated possible impacts/ potential usage of EEVIL.
Besides serving as a study aid to Electrical & Electronic Engineering students of Imperial College London in the First and Second Year 'Devices' courses , EEVIL could motivate them to eventually specialize in the study of semiconductors in their final year. Through an interactive learning experience, this program could make the study of semiconductor devices more appealing.
Instead of catering to only Imperial College students, EEVIL could be extended to serve a wider user base, such as engineers, researchers and professionals from various industries. By improving the system to include more semiconductor devices, EEVIL would be an effective education tool that provides sufficient information to users of different levels and backgrounds.
Cross disciplinary research is an area that has recently attracted much attention. This collaboration of different disciplines in science is expected to lead to the discovery of new knowledge and greater inventions. As such, the ability to understand a field other than one's specialization highlights the importance of a tool that facilitates such understanding.
For example, researchers from biology wanting to collaborate with engineers in the field of semiconductor devices require a means by which to quickly understand the devices and this is where EEVIL could excel. Its simple and user-friendly interface and its ease of use could provide a straightforward and simplistic tutorial for the researchers in this example.
Many programs are today developed with the end of reaping profits in mind. A program such as EEVIL could potentially attract clients from the education or research sector, potentially offsetting the initial capital outlay. Since the success of a program is usually determined by its commerciality, we will investigate this factor in detail in the later sections of our report.