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  • Machine learning in engineering : techniques to speed up numerical optimization

    Creator:
    Cerbone, G. (Giuseppe)
    Abstract:
    Many important application problems in engineering can be formalized as nonlinear optimization tasks. However, numerical methods for solving such problems are brittle and do not scale well. For example, these methods depend critically on choosing a good starting point from which to perform the optimization search. In high-dimensional spaces, numerical...
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    Dissertation
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    optimization in engineering design. The machine learning methods have been tested in the domain of 2

  • A Structural Theorem For Shortest Vertex-Disjoint Paths Computation in Planar Graphs

    Creator:
    Zafarani, Farzad
    Abstract:
    Given k terminal pairs (s₁,t₁),(s₂,t₂),..., (s[subscript k],t[subscript k]) in an edge-weighted graph G, the k Shortest Vertex-Disjoint Paths problem is to find a collection P₁, P₂,..., P[subscript k] of vertex-disjoint paths with minimum total length, where P[subscript i] is an s[subscript i]-to-t[subscript i] path. As a special case of the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    degree of Master of Science in Computer Science presented on May 20, 2016. Title: A Structural Theorem

  • Structural Results and Approximation Algorithms in Minor-free Graphs

    Creator:
    Le, Hung V.
    Abstract:
    Planarity has been successfully exploited to design faster and more accurate approximation algorithms for many graph optimization problems. The celebrated theorem of Kuratowski completely characterizes planar graphs as those excluding K_5 and K_{3,3} as minors. Kuratowski's theorem allows one to generalize planar graphs to H-minor-free graphs: those that exclude a...
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    Dissertation
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    degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science presented on May 24, 2018. Title: Structural Results

  • Robustness in a distributed storage server for engineering design data with versions

    Creator:
    Ecklund, Denise J.
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    Traditional database management systems have been deemed unsuitable for use in the Computer Aided Engineering environment Object-oriented data models with project management features have been proposed as an alternative. The Distributed Hypothetical Storage System is intended to serve as the underlying storage mechanism for an object-oriented data model. The storage...
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    Dissertation
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    applications 1 1.2 Databases for Computer-Aided Engineering 2 1.2.1 Attributes of CAE as an Application 3

  • End-user software engineering in the spreadsheet paradigm

    Creator:
    Abraham, Robin
    Abstract:
    Spreadsheets are among the most widely used end-user programming systems. Unfortunately, there is a high incidence of errors in end-user spreadsheets, and some of these errors have high impact. In this dissertation, we describe techniques we have developed to help end users develop safer spreadsheets. As part of our research,...
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    Dissertation
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    extensively from research in the areas of software engineering and programming languages to develop

  • User Interface and Database for the Intuitive, Developmental And Research Oriented, Easy To Use, Affordable, And Low Volume (IDEAL) Bioreactor

    Creator:
    Litzinger, Jaelyn W.
    Abstract:
    Expensive pricing for laboratory bioreactors proves to be the main barrier-to-entry for lab-scale academic research. Most laboratory bioreactors are priced at $100K+ and require significant training to use, thereby limiting their accessibility. The IDEAL (Intuitive, Developmental And Research Oriented, Easy To Use, Affordable, And Low Volume) Bioreactor aims to solve...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Alan Kadish, Mentor, representing the Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering

  • Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teaching Inclusive Design

    Creator:
    Oleson, Alannah L.
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    Inclusive design is important in today's software industry, but there is little research about how to teach it. In collaboration with 9 teacher-researchers across 8 U.S. universities and more than 400 computer and information science students, we embarked upon an Action Research investigation to gather insights into the pedagogical content...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    engineering of software, an increasing number of students take human-computer interaction (HCI) classes

  • Supporting merge comprehension when resolving merge conflicts

    Creator:
    Nelson, Nicholas
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    Distributed version control allows developers to manage software evolution among distributed development teams. But it does not eliminate all consistency and concurrency issues, and instead introduces additional complexity when merging code. And resolving merge conflicts is nontrivial when automated merging fails. In such cases, developers are forced to inspect the...
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    Dissertation
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    Professor, representing Computer Science Head of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Practices for Engineering Gender-Inclusivity into Software

    Creator:
    Hilderbrand, Claudia
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    Although the need for gender-inclusivity in software itself is gaining attention among both SE researchers and SE practitioners, and methods have been published to help, little has been reported on how to make such methods work in real-world settings. For example, how do busy software practitioners use such methods in...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Engineering and Computer Science Dean of the Graduate School I

  • Impacts of Environmentally Responsible Engineering (ERE) Concepts in a New First Year Engineering Program

    Creator:
    Smith, Madelyn
    Abstract:
    This full research paper explores two factors of increasing importance for first-year university engineering curricula: sustainability and diversity. Over the past fifteen years, many universities in the United States have adjusted their engineering programs in response to these two values expressed by industry, professional organizations, and the Accreditation Board for...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    : Relationships Among Expectancies, Values, Achievement, and Career Plans,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol