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  • On Avoiding Power-Seeking by Artificial Intelligence

    Creator:
    Turner, Alexander M.
    Abstract:
    We do not know how to align a very intelligent AI agent's behavior with human interests. I investigate whether—absent a full solution to this AI alignment problem—we can build smart {\ai} agents which have limited impact on the world, and which do not autonomously seek power. In this thesis, I...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Alexander

  • Machine Learning and Optimization Applications in Agriculture

    Creator:
    Molotkov, Alexander
    Abstract:
    The ever-increasing global population presents looming problems for the field of agriculture. Global food demand will, at some point, increase to the point where there is not enough crop-ready land to keep up. This creates an additional incentive, other than economics, for growers to increase their yield-per-acre and make sure...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Agriculture By Alexander Molotkov A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in

  • Design and implementation of Surface Irrigation Soil Loss (SISL) and Soil Condition Index (SCI), (SISL-SCI) database

    Creator:
    Nkansah, Alexander K.
    Abstract:
    The Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) aids the conservationist in designing crop rotations and residue management practices when low organic matter, poor soil tilt, and crusting problems are identified. The Natural Resources and Conservation Services (NRCS) field staff and others use the SCI as a qualitative tool during conservation planning. In...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    (SISL) and Soil Condition Index (SCI), (SISL-SCI) Database by Alexander K. Nkansah A Project

  • Rendering and Simulation for Tires Rolling on Snow

    Creator:
    Clucas, Alexander
    Abstract:
    Modeling tire-snow interaction is important in designing effective snow tires, which directly affects road safety during wintry weather. Unfortunately, tires have complex tread designs and the physical properties of snow have not been characterized. We employ the Material Point Method (MPM) for simulating a material that mimics the fracturing and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Alexander Clucas for the degree

  • Imperative Programming with Variational Effects

    Creator:
    Grasley, Alexander B.
    Abstract:
    Variation is a commonly encountered element of modern software systems. Recent research into variation has led to increasing interest in the development of variational programming languages and corresponding variational models of execution. Variational imperative languages pose a particular challenge due to the complex interactions between side effects and variation. The...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    choice (A ∧ ¬B)〈1,2〉 is a value that represents 1 when feature A is present and B is absent, and 2

  • Computational Approaches for RNA Structure Prediction with Dynamic Programming and Deep Neural Networks

    Creator:
    Deng, Dezhong
    Abstract:
    Our goal is to build a system to model the RNA sequences that reveals their structural information by using efficient dynamic programming algorithms and deep learning approaches. We aim to 1) achieve linear-time for RNA secondary structure prediction based on existing minimum free energy models; 2) utilize deep neural networks...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Abstract approved: David A. Hendrix Our goal is to build a system to model the RNA sequences that reveals

  • A Comparative Study of Non-Normal Distributions in Continuous Dropout

    Creator:
    Guyer, Alexander D.
    Abstract:
    Recent studies have shown that novel continuous dropout methods can be viewed as a Bayesian interpretation of model parameters, though most such studies have shown results using normal distributions. As the posterior distributions over neural network nodes and parameters are intractable, given that they are a result of artificial construction...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Dropout By Alexander Guyer A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in partial

  • Distance Estimation in Virtual Reality

    Creator:
    Alexander, Jonathan M.
    Abstract:
    Distance estimation is a key process for movement and spatial cognition. However, this process is hindered when navigating virtual environments in virtual reality (VR) due to the movement being exclusively visually simulated. In order to contribute to the understanding of how this hinderance effects our ability to estimate distances in...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Alexander A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in partial fulfillment of the

  • The Familiarity Hypothesis: Explaining the Behavior of Deep Learning Methods in Out-of-Distribution Detection

    Creator:
    Guyer, Alexander
    Abstract:
    Many object recognition applications require detecting and responding to objects drawn from a different distribution from that of the training data. This task is referred to as out-of-distribution (OOD) detection, and it is often formulated as an outlier detection problem wherein the probability distribution of the known data P(X) is...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Alexander Guyer for the degree of

  • Fast Exemplar-Based Style Transfer with Enhanced Artistic Control

    Creator:
    Appleton, Alexander
    Abstract:
    Exemplar-based style transfer techniques reimagine the content of a target image in the style of an exemplar image. Style transfer techniques that make use of patch-based synthesis copy sections of the exemplar to corresponding regions of the target, creating a new image in a patchwork manner. The artistic control one...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Alexander Appleton A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in partial fulfillment