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  • Diversity combining ARQ over the m(> 2)-ary unidirectional channel

    Creator:
    Elarief, Noha
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    In diversity combining automatic repeat request (ARQ), erroneous packets are combined together forming a single, more reliable, packet. In this thesis, we give a diversity combining scheme for the m-ary unidirectional channel. A system using the given scheme with a t-unidirectional error detecting code is able to correct up to...
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    Science in Computer Science presented on October 16, 2008 Title: Diversity Combining ARQ over the m (≥ 2

  • The Effectiveness of Using Robotics for Career Technology Education in a Middle School STE(A)M Course

    Creator:
    Bodle, Ernie
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    Using robotics in education allows students to become familiar with multiple topics in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). With the use of robotic educational tools in the 8th – 12th grade classrooms, such as Sphero, Anki Cozmo, and Lego Mindstorms, few devices allow students to build the robots’ electrical...
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    . Title: The Effectiveness of Using Robotics for Career Technology Education in a Middle School STE(A)M

  • Auxiliary Tasks for Efficient Learning of Point-Goal Navigation

    Creator:
    Desai, Saurabh Satish
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    Top-performing approaches to embodied AI tasks like point-goal navigation often rely on training agents via reinforcement learning over tens of millions (or even billions) of experiential steps – learning neural agents that map directly from visual observations to actions. In this work, we question whether these extreme training durations are...
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    for Efficient Learning of Point-Goal Navigation Abstract approved: Stefan M. Lee Top-performing

  • Modeling programmer navigation : an empirical evaluation of predictive models

    Creator:
    Piorkowski, David
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    Software developers frequently need to perform code maintenance tasks, but doing so requires time-consuming navigation through code. A variety of tools are aimed at easing this navigation by using models to predict places in the code that a developer might want to visit, and then providing shortcuts so that the...
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    Empirical Evaluation of Predictive Models Abstract approved: Margaret M. Burnett Software

  • Interactive fault localization techniques to empower the debugging efforts of end-user programmers

    Creator:
    Ruthruff, Joseph Ronald
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    End users develop more software than any other group of programmers, using software authoring devices such as e-mail filtering editors, by-demonstration macro builders, and spreadsheet environments. Despite this, there has been only a little research on finding ways to help these programmers with the dependability of the software they create....
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    : Margaret M. Burnett End users develop more software than any other group of programmers, using software

  • Generalizing the Idea Garden : Principles and Contexts

    Creator:
    Jernigan, William
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    In previous work, the Idea Garden was created to help those relatively new to programming overcome their barriers in CoScripter. The goal of this thesis was to generalize the Idea Garden's success to other users and environments. We present a set of principles on how to help EUPs like this...
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Margaret M. Burnett

  • Explanations and Information Foraging in Real-Time Strategy Games

    Creator:
    Penney, Sean J.
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    Assessing and understanding intelligent agents can be a difficult task for users who may lack an artificial intelligence (AI) background. A relatively new area, called “explainable AI,” is emerging to help address this problem, but little is known about how to present and structure information that an explanation system might...
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    : Explanations and Information Foraging in Real-Time Strategy Games Abstract Approved: Margaret M. Burnett

  • Effects of interruption-style on end-user programmers

    Creator:
    Robertson, T. J. (Thomas James)
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    This thesis presents the results of two studies that investigate the question of what interruption-styles are most appropriate for end-user programmers who are debugging programs. In the studies, end-user programmers are presented with surprises that encourage them to investigate, use, and learn about debugging devices in their programming environment. We...
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    . Stephanidis, eds.) Lawrence Eribaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ, 2003, 621-625. 3. Burnett, M., Atwood, J., Djang

  • Behaviors and strategies in end-users' collaborative programming

    Creator:
    Liu, Zheng
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    Traditionally, research into end-user programming has focused on how to make programming more accessible to end users conducting the programming activities all by themselves. However, few researchers have considered introducing the concept of collaborative programming into the area of end-user programming, and how the programming environments and devices should be...
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    -Users' Collaborative Programming Abstract approved: argaret M. Burnett Traditionally, research into

  • The InclusiveMag Method: A Start Towards More Inclusive Software for Diverse Populations

    Creator:
    Mendez, Christopher
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    How can software practitioners assess whether their software supports diverse users? Although there are empirical processes that can be used to find “inclusivity bugs” piecemeal, what is often needed is a systematic inspection method to assess software’s support for diverse populations. To help fill this gap, this thesis introduces InclusiveMag,...
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Margaret M. Burnett