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Contextual Outlier Detection from Heterogeneous Data Sources

Keyword:: Scalable, Outlier Detection, Context, Heterogeneous Data Sources, and End-to-end System
Creator:: Yan, Yizhou
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-17
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Automatic Emotion Detection in Text Messages using Supervised Learning

Creator:: Hasan, Maryam
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-11-27
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Big Time Series Analytics Using a Distributed Infrastructure

Keyword:: Distributed Infrastructures, Approximate Queries, Time Series Compound, Big Time Series Analytics, and Convergence Query
Creator:: Alghamdi, Noura
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A. and Eltabakh, Mohamed Y.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-07-08
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Graphical Data Mining for Computational Estimation in Materials Science Applications

Keyword:: Clustering, Domain Semantics, Classification, Graphical Data, and Data Mining
Creator:: Varde, Aparna S
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-08-15
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Tutoring Students with Adaptive Strategies

Keyword:: decision tree, k-armed bandits, Student Model, contextual bandits, adaptive learning, and prerequisite
Creator:: Wan, Hao
Advisor:: Beck, Joseph E.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-01-18
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Ranking for Decision Making: Fairness and Usability

Keyword:: fairness, interactive ranking, and ranking
Creator:: Kuhlman, Caitlin A.
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-06
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Visual Analytics for Smartphone Health Phenotyping

Keyword:: Interactive Visual Analysis, mHealth, Smartphone Phenotyping, and Visual Analytics
Creator:: Mansoor, Hamid
Advisor:: Agu, Emmanuel O. and Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-08-11
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Neural Networks Models for Multi-Attribute Assessment of Fine Grained Wound Images

Creator:: Liu, Ziyang
Advisor:: Agu, Emmanuel O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-05-04
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Semantic Caching for XML Queries

Keyword:: XML, Query Containment, Replacement Strategy, Query Rewriting, Semantic Caching, and Query
Creator:: Chen, Li
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2004-01-29
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Updating XML Views

Keyword:: XML, XQuery, and View Updating
Creator:: Wang, Ling
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-08-24
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Modeling and Evaluating Feedback-Based Error Control for Video Transfer

Keyword:: Error Control, Retransmission, RPS, PSNR, VQM, and H.264
Creator:: wang, yubing
Advisor:: Claypool, Mark L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-10-24
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Mining and Managing Neighbor-Based Patterns in Data Streams

Keyword:: Query Processing, Streaming Data, Algorithm, and Data Mining
Creator:: Yang, Di
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-01-09
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Extending Event Sequence Processing:New Models and Optimization Techniques

Keyword:: Complex Event Processing, Streaming, Query Processing, and Optimization
Creator:: Liu, Mo
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Similarity Reasoning over Semantic Context-Graphs

Keyword:: Robot Tasks, Plan Repair, Topic Modeling, Semantic, Analogy, and Similarity
Creator:: Boteanu, Adrian
Advisor:: Chernova, Sonia
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-08-26
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Event stream analytics

Keyword:: Complex Event Processing, algorithms, Query Optimization, and Data streaming
Creator:: Poppe, Olga
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-01-05
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Development of a Data-Grounded Theory of Program Design in HTDP

Keyword:: Program design, Human-centered computing, Cognition, Planning, Computing education, and Functional programming
Creator:: Castro, Francisco Enrique Vi G.
Advisor:: Fisler, Kathryn
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-18
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Improving the Productivity of Volunteer Computing

Keyword:: volunteer computing and Performance
Creator:: Toth, David M.
Advisor:: Finkel, David
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-03-15
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Software-defined Networking: Improving Security for Enterprise and Home Networks

Keyword:: residential networking, enterprise networking, network security, software-defined networking, and Security
Creator:: Taylor, Curtis Robin
Advisor:: Shue, Craig A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-04-24
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Exploiting Flow Relationships to Improve the Performance of Distributed Applications

Keyword:: aggregation flow relationship performance TCP time
Creator:: Shang, Hao
Advisor:: Wills, Craig E.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-04-06
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

How's My Network - Incentives and Impediments of Home Network Measurements

Creator:: Ritacco, Alan W
Advisor:: Wills, Craig E.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-12-17
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

A General Framework for Multi-Resolution Visualization

Keyword:: Framework, Visualization, High-Dimensional Data Set, Multi-Resolution, Multi-Dimensional Visualization, and Information Visualization
Creator:: Yang, Jing
Advisor:: Ward, Matthew O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-05-05
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Investigating Learning in an Intelligent Tutoring System through Randomized Controlled Experiments

Keyword:: Intelligent tutoring systems, user models, randomized controlled studies, and human computer interaction
Creator:: Razzaq, Leena
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-08-28
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Using Autoencoder Feature Residuals to Improve Network Intrusion Detection

Creator:: Lewandowski, Brian
Advisor:: Paffenroth, Randy Clinton
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-02
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Improvement on Hint and Explanation Crowdsourcing Method for an Online Learning Platform

Keyword:: crowdsourcing, online learning platform, and randomized controlled trial
Creator:: Patikorn, Thanaporn
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-04
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

MiseEnPlace : Fine- and Coarse-grained Approaches for Mobile-Oriented Deep Learning Inference

Keyword:: Mobile Deep Inference, Deep Learning, and Cloud Computing
Creator:: Ogden, Samuel
Advisor:: Guo, Tian
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-09-12
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

The Impact of Latency on Players in First-person Shooter Games

Creator:: Liu, Shengmei
Advisor:: Claypool, Mark L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-21
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Frequent Pattern Mining Analytics

Creator:: Lin, Xika
Advisor:: Kong, Xiangnan, Rundensteiner, Elke A., and Eltabakh, Mohamed Y.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-11
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Compositional Embeddings and Their Applications in Speaker Diarization

Creator:: Li, Zeqian
Advisor:: Whitehill, Jacob Richard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-07-11
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Modern Computer Science Approaches in Biology: From Predicting Molecular Functions to Modeling Protein Structure

Creator:: Narykov, Oleksandr
Advisor:: Korkin, Dmitry
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Redesigning Deep Neural Networks for Resource-Efficient Inference

Keyword:: Deep Learning, Neural Network, Efficient Inference, and Mobile Inference
Creator:: Dai, Xin
Advisor:: Guo, Tian and Kong, Xiangnan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-01-26
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Residential Network Security: Using Software-defined Networking to Inspect and Label Traffic

Keyword:: Cybersecurity and Residential Network Security
Creator:: Liu, Yu
Advisor:: Shue, Craig A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-15
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Deterministic Object Management in Large Distributed Systems

Keyword:: Distributed Object Management, Object Relationships, Object Composition, Web Caching, Server Invalidation, Change Characteristics, and Cache Consistency
Creator:: Mikhailov, Mikhail
Advisor:: Wills, Craig E.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2003-03-05
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Understanding Internal Feature Development in Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Time Series

Keyword:: Feature extraction, Human Sleep, Interpretable Deep learning, Feature Visualization, and Learning representations
Creator:: Paisarnsrisomsuk, Sarun
Advisor:: Ruiz, Carolina and Alvarez, Sergio A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-08-11
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Making Sense of Human-generated Spatial-temporal Data from Urban Environment

Keyword:: human behavior analysis, spatial-temporal data, imitation learning, smart cities, explainable artificial intelligence, and data mining
Creator:: Pan, Menghai
Advisor:: Li, Yanhua
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-04-22
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Towards Instantaneous Mental Health Screening From Voice Using Machine and Deep Learning

Keyword:: mental heath screening, deep learning, audio, machine learning, and voice
Creator:: Toto, Ermal
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-19
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Decoding Cognitive States from fNIRS Neuroimaging Data Using Machine Learning

Keyword:: mind-wandering, machine learning, Echo State Network, cognitive load, rule learning, and functional near-infrared spectroscopy
Creator:: Liu, Ruixue
Advisor:: Solovey, Erin
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-12-10
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Creating Systems and Applying Large-Scale Methods to Improve Student Remediation in Online Tutoring Systems in Real-time and at Scale

Keyword:: Bayesian networks, learnersourcing, Bayesian hypothesis testing, crowdsourcing, machine-learning, multi-armed bandits, Learning Maps, buggy messages, PeerASSIST, and real-time scalable systems
Creator:: Selent, Douglas A
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-06-08
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Towards Assessing Students' Fine Grained Knowledge: Using an Intelligent Tutor for Assessment

Keyword:: longitudinal modeling, assess fine grained knowledge, Intelligent Tutoring System, Data Mining, dynamic testing, and assessment
Creator:: Feng, Mingyu
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-08-19
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Predictive Models of Student Learning

Keyword:: Machine Learning, Bayesian networks, psychometrics, Knowledge tracing, Intelligent tutoring systems, item response theory, predictive models, Educational data mining, educational measurement, and student modeling
Creator:: Pardos, Zachary Alexander
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-04-26
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Layout Optimization for Distributed Relational Databases Using Machine Learning

Keyword:: layout optimization, Machine Learning, and distributed databases
Creator:: Patvarczki, Jozsef
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-05-23
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Student Modeling within a Computer Tutor for Mathematics: Using Bayesian Networks and Tabling Methods

Keyword:: Educational data mining, Bayesian networks, and student modeling
Creator:: Wang, Yutao
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-09-15
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Towards Personalized Learning using Counterfactual Inference for Randomized Controlled Trials

Keyword:: Deep Learning, student modeling, sequence autoencoder, counterfactual inference, and treatment effects
Creator:: Zhao, Siyuan
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-04-26
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Refining Prerequisite Skill Structure Graphs Using Randomized Controlled Trials

Keyword:: Skills, Prerequisite Skills, Randomized Controlled Trials, Knowledge Components, and Prerequisite Structure Graphs
Creator:: Adjei, Seth Akonor
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Congestion Control for Streaming Media

Keyword:: active queue management (AQM), streaming transport protocol, Internet congestion control, and streaming media
Creator:: Chung, Jae Won
Advisor:: Claypool, Mark L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-08-18
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Using Bandwidth Estimation to Optimize Buffer and Rate Selection for Streaming Multimedia over IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks

Keyword:: Bandwidth Estimation, Rate Selection, Playout Buffer, Wireless Networks, and Streaming Multimedia
Creator:: Li, Mingzhe
Advisor:: Claypool, Mark L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-12-12
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

ARMOR - Adjusting Repair and Media Scaling with Operations Research for Streaming Video

Keyword:: Temporal Scaling, Streaming MPEG, User Study, Forward Error Correction, Quality Scaling, and Video Quality
Creator:: Wu, Huahui
Advisor:: Claypool, Mark L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-05-04
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

A Credit-based Home Access Point (CHAP) to Improve Application Quality on IEEE 802.11 Networks

Keyword:: ieee 802.11, home network, AQM, QoS, and credit
Creator:: Lee, Choong-Soo
Advisor:: Claypool, Mark L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-06-23
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Treatment-Based Classication in Residential Wireless Access Points

Keyword:: IEEE 802.11 wireless network, QoS, multimedia networking, and flow classification
Creator:: Li, Feng
Advisor:: Claypool, Mark L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-05-29
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Deep Learning on Graph-structured Data

Keyword:: graph attention, functional brain network analysis, network representation learning, deep learning, and graphs
Creator:: Lee, John Boaz T
Advisor:: Kong, Xiangnan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-11-11
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Sequential Data Mining and its Applications to Pharmacovigilance

Keyword:: data mining, information management, pharmacovigilance, and sequential data
Creator:: Qin, Xiao
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-23
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Quantifying, Modeling and Managing How People Interact with Visualizations on the Web

Keyword:: human-computer interaction and data visualization
Creator:: Feng, Mi
Advisor:: Harrison, Lane T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-23
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Practical and Theoretical Applications of the Regularity Lemma

Keyword:: regularity lemma; combinatorics and Data Mining
Creator:: Song, Fei
Advisor:: Sarkozy, Gabor N
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-04-22
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Detecting Data Manipulation Attacks on Physiological Sensor Measurements in Wearable Medical Systems

Keyword:: Detection, Data Manipulation Attacks, and Wearable Medical System
Creator:: Cai, Hang
Advisor:: Venkatasubramanian, Krishna Kumar
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-08-09
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Building Web Based Programming Environments for Functional Programming

Keyword:: compilation, web, javascript, programming environments, and Education
Creator:: Yoo, Daniel
Advisor:: Fisler, Kathryn
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-04-26
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

First-Order Models for Configuration Analysis

Keyword:: firewalls, Security, static analysis, logic, scenarios, model finding, and configuration
Creator:: Nelson, Tim
Advisor:: Dougherty, Daniel J. and Fisler, Kathryn
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Attention-based Deep Learning Models for Text Classification and their Interpretability

Creator:: Sen, Cansu
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A. and Kong, Xiangnan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-08-10
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Deep Learning on Attributed Sequences

Keyword:: attributed sequences, Deep Learning, and Machine Learning
Creator:: Zhuang, Zhongfang
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-02-28
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Pattern Mining and Sense-Making Support for Enhancing the User Experience

Keyword:: Visualization, Sense-making, Data Mining, Query Optimization, Pattern Mining, and Sequence Prediction
Creator:: Mukherji, Abhishek
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-12-06
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Recurring Query Processing on Big Data

Keyword:: big data, recurring query, and mapreduce
Creator:: Lei, Chuan
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-08-18
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Outlier Detection In Big Data

Keyword:: data analytics, big data, Outlier Detection, distributed algorithm, and data stream
Creator:: Cao, Lei
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-03-29
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Theory and Practice: Improving Retention Performance through Student Modeling and System Building

Keyword:: Intelligent Tutoring System, Deep Learning, student modeling, Performance factors analysis, Knowledge tracing, Knowledge retention, Robust learning, Recurrent neural networks, Educational data mining, and Spacing effect
Creator:: Xiong, Xiaolu
Advisor:: Beck, Joseph E.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-04-21
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Affective Motivational Collaboration Theory

Keyword:: Emotion Functions, Affect-Awareness, Appraisal, Human-Robot Collaboration, Affect, and Goal Management
Creator:: Shayganfar, Mohammad
Advisor:: Rich, Charles
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-01-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Targeted Prioritized Processing in Overloaded Data Stream Systems

Keyword:: resource allocation strategies and data stream systems
Creator:: Works, Karen E.
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-12-11
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Contributions to Collective Dynamical Clustering-Modeling of Discrete Time Series

Keyword:: semi-Markov chain, distributed data processing system, discrete time series, and deviated dynamic time warping
Creator:: Wang, Chiying
Advisor:: Ruiz, Carolina
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-04-27
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Spatial and Temporal Learning in Robotic Pick-and-Place Domains via Demonstrations and Observations

Keyword:: cloud robotics, Learning from Demonstration, active visual search, and Robotics
Creator:: Toris, Russell C
Advisor:: Chernova, Sonia
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-04-20
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

A Model-driven Visual Analytic Framework for Local Pattern Analysis

Keyword:: interactive exploration, Visual Analytics, and data analytics
Creator:: Zhao, Kaiyu
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-02-09
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Hybrid and Coordinated 3D Interaction in Immersive Virtual Environments

Keyword:: 3D User Interface, Virtual Reality, hybrid virtual environment, and interaction context
Creator:: Wang, Jia
Advisor:: Lindeman, Robert W.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-04-29
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

A Framework for Exploring Finite Models

Keyword:: provenance information, Razor, Aluminum, first-order logic, Geometric Logic, Chase, finite model-finding, and exploration
Creator:: Saghafi, Salman
Advisor:: Dougherty, Daniel J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-04-30
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Student Modeling in Intelligent Tutoring Systems

Keyword:: User modeling, Maching learning, and Intelligent tutoring systems
Creator:: Gong, Yue
Advisor:: Beck, Joseph E.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-11-23
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Evaluation of Multi-sensory Feedback in Virtual and Real Remote Environments in a USAR Robot Teleoperation Scenario

Keyword:: audio feedback, urban search-and-rescue, robot teleoperation, human-robot interaction, vibro-tactile feedback, multi-sensory feedback, visual feedback, and smell feedback
Creator:: de Barros, Paulo
Advisor:: Lindeman, Robert W.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-04-26
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Supporting Multi-Criteria Decision Support Queries over Disparate Data Sources

Keyword:: Cardinality Assurance, Skyline Queries, Multi-Criteria Decision Support, Progressive Query Evaluation, Query Processing, Query Refinement, and Pareto-Optimal Queries
Creator:: Raghavan, Venkatesh
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-04-17
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Extending Complex Event Processing for Advanced Applications

Keyword:: Complex Event Processing, Privacy Preserving, Utility Maximization, Transactional Stream, Event Suppression, and Probabilistic Inference
Creator:: Wang, Di
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-04-30
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Visually Mining Interesting Patterns in Multivariate Datasets

Keyword:: visual data mining and multivariate visualization
Creator:: Guo, Zhenyu
Advisor:: Ward, Matthew O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-01-06
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Continuously Providing Approximate Results under Limited Resources: Load Shedding and Spilling in XML Streams

Keyword:: XML Stream, Load Spilling, and Load Shedding
Creator:: Wei, Mingzhu
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2011-12-18
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Exploratory Visualization of Data Pattern Changes in Multivariate Data Streams

Keyword:: Data streams, Time-series Data Visualization, Multivariate Data Visualization, and Streaming Data Visualization
Creator:: Xie, Zaixian
Advisor:: Ward, Matthew O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2011-10-21
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Fexprs as the basis of Lisp function application; or, $vau: the ultimate abstraction

Keyword:: Scheme, abstraction, lambda calculus, Lisp, vau calculus, fexpr, and Kernel
Creator:: Shutt, John N
Advisor:: Gennert, Michael A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-09-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Robust Complex Event Pattern Detection over Streams

Keyword:: Database, interval, CEP, event, constraint, stream, Query Processing, and pattern detection
Creator:: Li, Ming
Advisor:: Mani, Murali
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-04-04
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Body Deformation Correction for SPECT Imaging

Keyword:: Twist, Deformation, Motion Correction, Bend, and SPECT
Creator:: Gu, Songxiang
Advisor:: Gennert, Michael A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-07-09
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Metadata-Aware Query Processing over Data Streams

Keyword:: constraint, data stream, metadata, Optimization, and continuous query
Creator:: Ding, Luping
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-04-22
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

State-Slice: A New Stream Query Optimization Paradigm for Multi-query and Distributed Processing

Keyword:: database optimization and stream query processing
Creator:: Wang, Song
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-03-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Incremental Maintenance Of Materialized XQuery Views

Keyword:: XML, Incremental View Maintenance, and XQuery
Creator:: El-Sayed, Maged F
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-08-23
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Dynamic Optimization and Migration of Continuous Queries Over Data Streams

Keyword:: plan migration, runtime query adaptations, Query Optimization, Data streams, distributed query processing, window constraints, and continuous queries
Creator:: Zhu, Yali
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-08-23
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Automaton Meet Algebra: A Hybrid Paradigm for Efficiently Processing XQuery over XML Stream

Keyword:: Automaton, Database, Query Optimization, Algebra, and XML Stream
Creator:: Su, Hong
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-01-30
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Efficient Incremental View Maintenance for Data Warehousing

Keyword:: Materialized View, View Maintenance, Information Integration, Data Warehouse, and View Matching
Creator:: Chen, Songting
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-12-20
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Scalable Integration View Computation and Maintenance with Parallel, Adaptive and Grouping Techniques

Keyword:: grouping maintenance, cyclic join views, parallel multi-join computation, state level adaptation, materialized view maintenance, and distributed data sources
Creator:: Liu, Bin
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-08-19
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Software Engineering Using design RATionale

Keyword:: Software Maintenance, Knowledge Representation, inference, design rationale, and software engineering
Creator:: Burge, Janet E
Advisor:: Brown, David C.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-05-02
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Evolving Legacy System's Features into Fine-grained Components Using Regression Test-Cases

Keyword:: Software Evolution, Fine-Grained Components, Incremental Software Evolution Methodology, Regression Test-Cases, Legacy System, Components, and Software Maintenance
Creator:: Mehta, Alok
Advisor:: Heineman, George T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2002-12-11
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Managing Schema Change in an Heterogeneous Environment

Keyword:: Schema Modeling, Schema Heterogeniety, Schema Change, Integration, Meta Modeling, and Frameworks
Creator:: Claypool, Kajal Tilak
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2002-06-17
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Integration of Heterogeneous Databases: Discovery of Meta-Information and Maintenance of Schema-Restructuring Views

Keyword:: data integration, schema restructuring, meta-data discovery, schema changes, and Data Mining
Creator:: Koeller, Andreas
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2002-04-15
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

VIL: A Visual Inter Lingua

Keyword:: icons, interlingua, pidgins, visual language, iconic communication, and pictorial
Creator:: Leemans, Neil Edwin Michael
Advisor:: Becker, Lee A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2001-04-24
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Design Simplification by Analogical Reasoning

Keyword:: simplification, Design, complexity, and model based analogical reasoning
Creator:: Balazs, Marton E.
Advisor:: Brown, David C.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2000-02-09
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

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