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  • A domain-specific embedded language for probabilistic programming

    Creator:
    Kollmansberger, Steven
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    Functional programming is concerned with referential transparency, that is, given a certain function and its parameter, that the result will always be the same. However, it seems that this is violated in applications involving uncertainty, such as rolling a dice. This thesis defines the background of probabilistic programming and domain-specific...
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    Masters Thesis
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    means that a function f applied to a value x always yields one and the same result y = f(x). This

  • Protein secondary structure prediction using conditional random fields and profiles

    Creator:
    Shen, Rongkun
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    Protein secondary structure prediction plays a pivotal role in predicting protein folding in three-dimensions. Its task is to assign each residue one of the three secondary structure classes helix, strand, or random coil. This is an instance of the problem of sequential supervised learning in machine learning. This thesis describes...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , , ( , )i i k i iki P y y X f X y y Z y X κ− −− ⎡ ⎤= λ⎢ ⎥⎣ ⎦ ∑ , where 1( , )iZ y X− is a normalizing

  • Perceptual thresholds for foot slipping in animated characters

    Creator:
    Strawn, Jordan J.
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    The computer game industry continues to progress toward realistic-looking character motion. However, even in state-of-the-art games, the use of motion capture data in character animation may result in errors such as “foot slipping,” where the feet do not match up with the floor properly during translation. Various algorithms have been...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    -level (conscious) goals, such as targets in a game, and certain low-level (unconscious) stimuli [James

  • Multimedia streaming using multiple TCP connections

    Creator:
    Tullimalli, Sunand
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    Packet loss, delay and time-varying bandwidth are three main problems facing multimedia streaming applications over the Internet. Existing techniques such as Media-aware network protocol, network adaptive source and channel coding, etc. have been proposed to either overcome or alleviate these drawbacks of the Internet. But these techniques either need specialized...
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    Masters Thesis
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    following conditions (a) Tm < Td, and (b) Ws = ∑ i wi ≤ fTdRTTMTU where f > 2 are true, run AdjustWindow

  • Designing and understanding information retrieval systems using collaborative filtering in an academic library environment

    Creator:
    Jung, Seikyung
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    Accessing information on the Web has become ingrained into our daily lives, and we seek information from many different sources, including conference and journal publications, personal web pages, and others. Increasingly, web-based information retrieval systems such as web-based search engines, library on-line catalog systems, and subscription-based federated search systems are...
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    Dissertation

  • The commentator information system : understanding journalists' needs to overcome cognitive load and navigation issues

    Creator:
    Midy, Marie-Anne
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    Nowadays, sports events are a significant part of the every-day entertainment with local, national, and international championships. A lot of money is invested by broadcasting companies to attract new and more viewers, acquire broadcasting rights, or send entire crews on site to cover such events. Journalists are among the few...
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    Masters Thesis

  • A probabilistic model for anomaly detection in remote sensor streams

    Creator:
    Dereszynski, Ethan W.
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    Remote sensors are becoming the standard for observing and recording ecological data in the field. Such sensors can record data at fine temporal resolutions, and they can operate under extreme conditions prohibitive to human access. Unfortunately, sensor data streams exhibit many kinds of errors ranging from corrupt communications to partial...
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    Masters Thesis
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    work is dedicated to my father, Gerald James Dereszynski. His strength and guidance has brought me to

  • Supporting the learning process of open source novices : an evaluation of code and project history visualization tools

    Creator:
    Park, Yunrim
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    Active participation and collaboration of community members are crucial to the continuation and expansion of open source software projects. Researchers have recognized the value of community in open source development and studied various aspects of it including structure of communities, motivations for participation, and collaboration among members. However, the majority...
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    Masters Thesis
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  • Factorization of Integers

    Creator:
    Simshaw, James
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    Factorization of integers is an important aspect of cryptography since it can be used as an attack against some of the common cryptographic methods being used. There are numerous methods in existence for factoring integers. Some of these are faster than others for general numbers, while others work best on...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Introduction AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF James Simshaw for the

  • Fluid flow on interacting, deformable surfaces

    Creator:
    Neill, Patrick
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    Fluid simulation is an interesting research problem with a wide range of applications including mechanical engineering, special effects in movies and games, and scientific simulation. Due to the complex nature of typical fluid flow equations, there are circumstances where a full volumetric fluid simulation may not be necessary to generate...
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    Masters Thesis
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    = ν∇ · ∇~u + ~f (3.1) ∇ · ~u = 0 (3.2) Each term has a fairly intuitive solution, at least for the