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  • Generalized Preconditioning to Accelerate Simulations with Large Multiphase Chemical Kinetics Models

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    Walker, Anthony S.
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    Combustion emissions produced from burning real transportation fuels have many environmental impacts. However, detailed chemistry across multiple phases, time scales, and thermodynamic conditions make predicting combustion emissions challenging. Detailed modeling of the gas phase alone is prohibitively expensive, due to the large size and stiffness of the kinetic models. The...
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  • “We Don’t Stop ‘til We Get There”: Reframing the Hip Hop Ill-literacies of Latinx Youth

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    Cole, Matthew C.
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    The experiences of Latinx youth are well-studied in U.S. schools, yet, few studies have focused on their experiences in Community Based Educational Spaces (CBES). CBES continue to be on the periphery of Education research despite the potential affordances of youth-led work in such out-of-school spaces (Baldridge, 2020). At the same...
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    (Castillo-Garsow & Nichols, 2016). This dissertation addresses gaps in the literature by focusing

  • Automated Monitoring of Modular Construction Factories using Computer Vision

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    Panahi, Roshan
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    Modular construction is increasingly seen as an efficient construction method in terms of time, cost, and energy. The full realization of these advantages partly relies on the efficiency of the production process inside the modular factories, which currently rely on tedious manual monitoring methods or expensive automated techniques. As a...
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    University, particularly Dr. Robert Bertini, Dr. Shane Brown, Dr. John Gambatese, Joe Fradella, Cindy Olson

  • Unoccupied aircraft systems in forest monitoring applications

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    Barker, Matthew I.
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    In recent years, unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS) have become increasingly affordable and straightforward to incorporate in monitoring applications of forested ecosystems. This shift has facilitated interest in using these tools to monitor aspects of forest ecosystems including vegetation health, forest structure and composition, and potential habitat provided by these systems....
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    edition. ed. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, N.J. Marques, P., Pádua, L., Adão, T

  • Determination of magnetoelastic parameters in magnetic thin films from FMR spectra

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    Masood, Khalid I.
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    The ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) phenomenon serves as a sensitive probe of the effective internal fields in a magnetic material. FMR spectroscopy has consequently become a well-established technique, extensively employed in assessing material properties such as magnetic anisotropy, Landé g-factor, damping parameter, and the magnetoelastic constants of magnetic materials. Determining these...
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  • Action Segmentation in Videos: Deep Models, Prediction Diffusion, and Deep-Temporal Augmentations

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    Aziere, Nicolas
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    This paper addresses the high model complexity and overconfident frame labeling of state-of-the-art (SOTA) action segmenters. Their complexity is typically justified by the need to sequentially refine action segmentation through multiple stages of a deep architecture. However, this multistage refinement does not take into account uncertainty of frame labeling predicted...
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    standard MSA parameters, the hybrid MSA also learns the convolution filter wc and compression parameters W

  • Learning-based Techniques for Fast and Robust Motion Planning

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    Chow, Scott
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    Motion planning is a cornerstone of autonomous robots, enabling robots to safely and efficiently perform tasks such as package delivery, infrastructure inspection, and manipulation. However, as the field of robotics matures, robotic systems are being developed that (1) are challenging to analytically model, (2) require computationally expensive model-based controllers, and...
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    Units (ELU) activation func- tion. “l x w conv, d” represents a 2D convolution with a kernel of shape (l

  • Supporting merge comprehension when resolving merge conflicts

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    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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  • Multi-modal sensing data fusion for machining and additive manufacturing

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    Fu, Xianzhe
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    With the increased demand for high-quality products, reliable and robust process monitoring has become a key capability for modern manufacturing systems. Through sensors installed in the machinery, the real-time information was measured to assess the state of the processes. The measured data can be used to infer the mechanical, material,...
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    Technology, 20, 561-571. 7 [17] Gorgannejad, S., Martin, A. A., Nicolino, J. W., Strantza, M

  • Advancing Spatial Data Engineering and Analysis: Integrative Approaches with GIS, Statistical Modelling, and Deep Learning

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    Krivova, Maria
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    Geospatial data analysis is a multifaceted discipline encompassing the collection, processing, and visualization of diverse datasets. It models and delineates the interactions of people, objects, and phenomena within geographical spaces and predicts patterns based on the relationships between different locations. Despite significant advancements in geospatial data engineering and analytics over...
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    coordinates: 72.34 W, 41.26 N). Basemap imagery credit: NOAA Office for Coastal Management in partnership