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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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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Steven Kollmansberger for the degree of

  • The Pursuit of Hoppiness : Propelling Hop into the Genomic Era

    Creator:
    Hill, Steven T.
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    Hop (Humulus lupulus L. var lupulus) is a plant of great cultural significance, used as a medicinal herb for thousands of years, and for flavor and as a preservative in brewing beer. Studies of the medicinal effects of the unique compounds produced by hop have led to interest from the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Steven T. Hill for the degree of Master of Science in Computer Science

  • Deep Segmentation in Plant Phenomics

    Creator:
    Kaur, Damanpreet
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    The abilities of plant biologists to characterize the genetic basis of physiological traits are limited by their abilities to obtain quantitative data representing precise details of trait variation and mainly to collect this data on a high-throughput scale at low cost. Deep learning-based methods have demonstrated unprecedented potential to automate...
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    Masters Thesis
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    location or the number of clicks, we randomly sample n positive and m negative clicks until a total of 20

  • Flex-shape convolution and an interactive image segmentation system

    Creator:
    Zhou, Zheng
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    Semantic image segmentation is a relatively difficult task in computer vision. With the advent of deep learning, semantic image segmentation is increasingly of interest for researchers because of the excellent predictions from Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). However, CNNs have proven to struggle with obtaining global context of image due to...
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    proceed my researches; Dr. Steven Strauss, who is the excellent professor from department of Forest

  • The Emergent Qualities of Diversity in Free and Open Source Software Communities: A Critical Review and Theoretical Discussion

    Creator:
    Kuechler, J. Victor
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    Free and open source software (FOSS) projects primarily rely on the efforts of volunteer contributors from around the world. For this reason, recruiting and retaining contributor is vital to the sustainability and growth of FOSS projects. This notion became the jumping-off point for this three-part investigation into the cultural structure...
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    consideration small variations in the way names are presented. For instance, “Steven Jobs” might also identify

  • Generalizing abstractions in form-based visual programming languages : from direct manipulation to static representation

    Creator:
    Yang, Sherry
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    We believe concreteness, direct manipulation and responsiveness in a visual programming language increase its usefulness. However, these characteristics present a challenge in generalizing programs for reuse, especially when concrete examples are used as one way of achieving concreteness. In this thesis, we present a technique to solve this problem by...
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    Dissertation
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    Representation. Margaret M. Burnett Abstract approved: We believe concreteness, direct manipulation and

  • How does AAR/AI Support Problem Solvers with Diverse Behaviors and Cognitive Styles?

    Creator:
    Dikkala, Rupika
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    "What’s wrong with this AI?" Explainable AI (XAI) researchers are moving beyond explaining an AI’s actions, to helping users detect an AI’s failures. However this detection may not be enough—for actionability, we often need to pinpoint which part failed. We investigate how AAR/AI, a structured assessment process, supports users with...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : Margaret M. Burnett “What’s wrong with this AI?” Explainable AI (XAI) researchers are moving beyond ex

  • Mental Models of Mere Mortals with Explanations of Reinforcement Learning

    Creator:
    Anderson, Andrew A.
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    How should reinforcement learning (RL) agents explain themselves to humans not trained in AI? To gain insights into this question, we conducted a 124 participant, four-treatment experiment to compare participants’ mental models of an RL agent in the context of a simple Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game. The four treatments isolated...
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    Mere Mortals with Explanations of Reinforcement Learning Abstract approved: Margaret M. Burnett How

  • The inclusion of expertise in a decision support system for strategic decision making

    Creator:
    Goul, Kenneth Michael
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    A decision support system (DSS) incorporating domain expertise guides, tutors, and consults a decision maker in opportunity, problem, and crisis identification activities. The objective for the system is to promote improved decision making. Using an "Independent Groups" design, an experimental study was conducted to investigate the effects of DSS use...
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    Dissertation
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    Fred M. Tonge0 A decision support system (DSS) incorporating domain expertise guides, tutors, and

  • Inclusive Software Design and Its Methods for Beyond-WIMP User Interfaces

    Creator:
    Fallatah, Abrar
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    While digital inclusivity researchers and software practitioners have been trying to address exclusion biases in Windows, Icons, Menus, and Pointers (WIMP) user interfaces (UIs) for a long time, little has been done to investigate if and how inclusive software design and its methods that have been devised for WIMP UIs...
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    Dissertation