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  • Custom Keyboards for Inputting Programs on Touchscreen Devices

    Creator:
    Almusaly, Islam M.
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    Soft keyboards come in different shapes, sizes, and layouts. Each layout is designed to help the users in different inputting tasks. Most of these layouts, however, focus on general text entry as opposed to computer programs. This dissertation addresses the problems with current input mechanisms on touchscreen devices. The dissertation...
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    committee members, professor Eric Walkingshaw, professor Kenneth Funk, and professor Michael Pavol for

  • Optical Sensors using Biological Photonic Crystals

    Creator:
    Squire, Kenneth James
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    This dissertation focuses on the application of diatom frustules, the biosilica shell of an algae possessing physical and photonic properties capable of enhancing optical signals, for the enhancement of optical sensing. In this work, we incorporate diatom frustules into biosensors for signal enhancement and improved target molecule detection. The potential...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Kenneth James

  • Multi-Modal Biosensing with Diatom Photonic Crystal Biosilica

    Creator:
    Squire, Kenneth J.
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    The need to detect trace amounts of target molecules is great, particularly when it comes to biosensing. With the early detection of a disease, the odds of the successful treatment of an individual increases significantly. To enhance the capability of biomolecular detection, we have created an optical biosensor capable of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kenneth J. Squire for

  • Low voltage techniques for pipelined analog-to-digital converters

    Creator:
    Carnes, Joshua Kenneth
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    To realize pipelined ADCs in deep-submicron processes, low voltage techniques must be developed to work around problems created by limited supply voltages such as the floating switch dead zone, reduced SNR, and reduced OpAmp performance. This thesis analyzes standard and low voltage design issues for pipelined ADCs and proposes a...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Joshua Kenneth Carnes for the degree of Master of Science in

  • Evaluation of partial discharge in inverter driven medium voltage propulsion coils

    Creator:
    Ramme, André
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    Advancements in power electronics to higher power levels and faster switching times allow new machine and systems designs, but also create higher stresses on electric machinery insulation. High performance, pulse-width modulated (PWM) inverters are now available for medium voltage drive systems, and are being considered by the U.S. Navy as...
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    . Kenneth S. Krane. Appreciation is also extended to my peers of the energy systems group who made the time

  • Efficient Oblivious Access to Trees

    Creator:
    Hackebeil, Gabriel A.
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    The outsourcing of data storage and related infrastructure to third-party services in the cloud is a trend that has gained considerable momentum in the last decade due to the savings it affords companies in both capital and operational costs. Although encryption can alleviate some of the privacy concerns associated with...
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  • Explanations and Processes to Enable Humans to Assess AI with Respect to Manipulable Properties

    Creator:
    Dodge, Jonathan E.
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    Assessing AI systems is difficult. Humans rely on AI systems in increasing ways, both visible and invisible, meaning a variety of stakeholders need a variety of assessment tools (e.g., a professional auditor, a developer, and an end user all have different needs). We posit that it is possible to provide...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jonathan E

  • Predicting activity type from accelerometer data

    Creator:
    Zheng, Yonglei
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    The study of physical activity is important in improving people’s health as it can help people understand the relationship between physical activity and health. Accelerometers, due to its small size, low cost, convenience and its ability to provide objective information about the frequency, intensity, and duration of physical activity, has...
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    would like to thank my entire committee, Weng-Keen Wong, Stewart Trost, Alan Fern and Kenneth H. Funk

  • Modeling and experimental verification of electric and magnetic fields generated by undersea power transmission cables

    Creator:
    York, Charles E.
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    As interest grows in developing devices to harvest energy from ocean waves, tidal currents, and offshore wind, concerns over possible environmental effects from such devices also grow. One such concern is over the induced electric fields and the generated magnetic fields from generators and their associated submarine power cables in...
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    for electric field E using model of 10 AWG primary conductor used in experiments compared to results

  • Constraining Bayesian network learning with qualitative models

    Creator:
    Altendorf, Eric E.
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    Machine learning encompasses probabilistic and statistical techniques that can build models from large quantities of extensional information (examples) with minimal dependence on intensional information (domain knowledge). This focus of machine learning is reflected in the never-ending quest for "off-the-shelf" classifiers. To generalize to unseen data, however, we must make use...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Eric E. Altendorf for the degree