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  • Development of biomimetic control strategies for the optimal use of renewable sources and energy storage systems

    Creator:
    Hapke, Hannes Max
    Abstract:
    In the year 2007, the worldwide energy consumption accumulated to a total of 16.5 billion MWh. While the resources of conventional energy production cause environmental damage, renewable energy sources like solar or wind power offer a solution to substitute for coal or nuclear generated power. Countries like Denmark and Spain...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Hannes Max Hapke for the

  • Machine Learning Techniques to Model Species Interactions and Distributions Under Imperfect Detection

    Creator:
    Seo, Eugene
    Abstract:
    Ecological domains seeking to understand the environment and the behavior of species have received little attention in machine learning (ML), despite the fact that environmental changes have a significant impact on humans as well as ecosystems. Some ecological problems can be formulated similarly to other common ML applications, but there...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    been a great inspiration to me. I must also thank Dr. Tyler A. Hallman, Dr. W. Douglas Robinson, and

  • Learning and Improving Policies for Probabilistic Planning Problems

    Creator:
    Issakkimuthu, Murugeswari
    Abstract:
    In this work, we study the problem of learning and improving policies for probabilistic planning problems. In the first part, we train neural network policies for probabilistic planning problems modeled as factored Markov decision problems. The objective is to train problem-specific neural networks via supervised learning to imitate the action...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Domain-Independent Planning for Markov Decision Processes with Factored State and Action Spaces

    Creator:
    Raghavan, Aswin
    Abstract:
    Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) are the de-facto formalism for studying sequential decision making problems with uncertainty, ranging from classical problems such as inventory control and path planning, to more complex problems such as reservoir control under rainfall uncertainty and emergency response optimization for fire and medical emergencies. Most prior research...
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    Dissertation
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    (s) = T (Vn)(s) = max a [ R(s, a) + γ ∑ s′ Pr(s′|s, a)Vn(s′) ] (2.1) with V π0 (s ′) = 0 ∀s′ ∈ S

  • Exploration of regression models for cancer noncoding mutation recurrence

    Creator:
    Xu, Tanjin
    Abstract:
    An important impact of the genome technology revolution will be the elucidation of mechanisms of cancer pathogenesis, leading to improvements in the diagnosis of cancer and the selection of cancer treatment. Integrated with current well-studied massive knowledge and findings about the role of protein-coding mutations in cancer, demystifying the functional...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Bayesian optimization with empirical constraints

    Creator:
    Azimi, Javad
    Abstract:
    Bayesian Optimization (BO) methods are often used to optimize an unknown function f(•) that is costly to evaluate. They typically work in an iterative manner. In each iteration, given a set of observation points, BO algorithms select k ≥ 1 points to be evaluated. The results of those points are...
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    Dissertation
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    ) with the highest probability: x∗ = arg max x p(y(x) ≥ (1 + α)ymax), (2.3) where y is the output

  • Visualization and design systems for road infrastructure

    Creator:
    Esch, Gregory
    Abstract:
    Transportation infrastructure provides a vital service for the functionality of a city. The efficient design of road networks poses an interesting topic in computer science for digital content developers. For civil engineers, the visualization of analysis results on infrastructure both efficiently and intuitively is crucial. The following contributions are made...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . Manual editing systems, such as Maya or 3ds Max or those proposed by Bruneton and Neyret [12], allow the

  • Layered rendering model for human teeth

    Creator:
    Shetty, Sudarshanram
    Abstract:
    This study introduces a layered model for rendering human teeth. Human teeth exhibit complex light interaction due to their layered structure. While the lighting responses of teeth have been studied in the dental industry for the production of realistic looking dentures, to our knowledge this is the first study of...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    change in appearance [Weatherell, Robinson, 1974]. The use of Kubelka-Munk model to deter- mine diffuse

  • Analytical Methods for Improving Causal Inference

    Creator:
    Sinha, Meghamala
    Abstract:
    Causal inference is an important analytical tool to bridge the gap between prediction and decision-making. However, learning a causal network solely from data is a challenging task. In this work, various techniques have been explored for a better and improved causal network learning from data. Firstly, the problem of learning...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Design and Implementation of a Modular Ocean Drifter Kit

    Creator:
    Green, Austin
    Abstract:
    Ocean Drifters are a low-cost and easy-to-use platform that are commonly used for studying ocean currents. With added interest in studying the ocean, emphasis has been taken to make it more accessible. A pilot course focused on introducing the topic of ocean sensing was announced. The HC 407 course will...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    energy equation : 3 OCEAN DRIFTER DEVELOPMENT 19 Component Min Typ Max Unit Max6675 (Temperature