Index Catalog // Digital WPI

Application of Function Matching Techniques to Determine Libraries in Embedded Firmware

Creator:: Perera, Heshan A.
Advisor:: DeCarli, Lorenzo
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-12-07
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Decoding Cognitive States from fNIRS Neuroimaging Data Using Machine Learning

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

SIFT: A Deep Network for Irregularly-Sampled Multivariate Time Series

Keyword:: deep learning and time series
Creator:: Perucic, Aleksa
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-12-11
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

The Influence of Automated Narrative Feedback on Student-Designed Gamified Research

Creator:: Mahajan, Shruti P.
Advisor:: Smith, Gillian Margaret
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-12-11
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Developing Automated Audio Assessment Tools for a Chinese Language Course

Keyword:: Automated Grading, Natural Language Processing, Audio Data, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning
Creator:: Varatharaj, Ashvini
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-08-04
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

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

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

Ranking for Decision Making: Fairness and Usability

Keyword:: interactive ranking, fairness, 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

Contextual Outlier Detection from Heterogeneous Data Sources

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

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

Keyword:: Cognition, Program design, Planning, Human-centered computing, 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

Single-Use Servers: A Generalized Design for Eliminating the Confused Deputy Problem in Networked Services

Keyword:: user isolation, privilege escalation, network security, containerization, and confused deputy
Creator:: Lanson, Julian P.
Advisor:: Shue, Craig A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-11
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Live Performance and Emotional Analysis of MathSpring Intelligent Tutor System Students

Keyword:: Emotion Analysis, MathSpring, Facial Expression Predictor, Live Dashboard, and Facial Expression
Creator:: Gupta, Ankit
Advisor:: Whitehill, Jacob Richard and Arroyo, Ivon
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-12
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Unsupervised Semantic Segmentation through Cross-Instance Representation Similarity

Keyword:: neural networks
Creator:: Bishop, Griffin R.
Advisor:: Whitehill, Jacob Richard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-13
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Towards Better Kernel and Network Monitoring of Software Actions

Keyword:: Containerization, Security monitoring, and Software-defined networking
Creator:: Lei, Yunsen
Advisor:: Shue, Craig A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-15
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Improving Model Performance with Robust PCA

Keyword:: Feature Engineering, Robust PCA, Cyber Security, Projectors, PCA, and Machine Learning
Creator:: Bennett, Marissa A.
Advisor:: Paffenroth, Randy Clinton
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-15
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

The effect of prompted self-revision on student performance in the context of open-ended problems using Randomized Control Trials

Keyword:: student learning
Creator:: Vinayakumar, Meghana Kasal
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-15
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Alloy-Guided Verification of Cooperative Autonomous Driving Behavior

Keyword:: Formal modeling, Formal verification, Alloy, and Cooperative autonomous driving (CAD)
Creator:: VanValkenburg, MaryAnn E.
Advisor:: Dougherty, Daniel J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-18
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Detecting Various Types of Malicious Users at One Sitting in Online Social Networks

Keyword:: online social network, twitter, malicious users, social media, and detection
Creator:: Mou, Guanyi
Advisor:: Lee, Kyumin
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-06-13
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Time Series Data Analytics

Keyword:: correlation measure, similarity search, lp-norm distances, dynamic time warping, and time series data
Creator:: Ahsan, Ramoza
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A. and Sarkozy, Gabor N
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-26
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Deep Learning Approach to Trespass Detection using Video Surveillance Data

Keyword:: survillance data, deep learning, computer vision, trespassing detection, background subtraction, and deep convolutional neural networks
Creator:: Bashir, Muzammil
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-24
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Pointwise and Instance Segmentation for 3D Point Cloud

Keyword:: 3D deep learning and point cloud
Creator:: Gujar, Sanket
Advisor:: Whitehill, Jacob Richard and Gennert, Michael A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-24
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Training Noise-Robust Spoken Phrase Detectors with Scarce and Private Data: An Application to Classroom Observation Videos

Keyword:: automated feedback, classroom observation, multitask learning, and speech recognition
Creator:: Zylich, Brian Matthew
Advisor:: Whitehill, Jacob Richard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-24
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Using Smart Scheduling to Reduce the Negative Impacts of Instrumentation-based Defenses on Embedded Systems

Keyword:: security, instrumentation-based defense, scheduling, and embedded systems
Creator:: Le Baron, Thomas
Advisor:: Walls, Robert Joseph
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-24
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Boosting Gene Expression Clustering with System-Wide Biological Information and Deep Learning

Keyword:: gene expression clustering, community detection, biological network, deep learning, and robust autoencoder
Creator:: Cui, Hongzhu
Advisor:: Korkin, Dmitry
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-24
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Improving Math Learning With Embodied Game- Based Mobile and Wearable Technologies

Keyword:: Embodied Technology, Embodied Cognition, Mobile Learning Technologies, Educational Games, and Mathematics Education
Creator:: Agbaji, Unekwuojo Esther
Advisor:: Arroyo, Ivon
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-23
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

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

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

Sequential Data Mining and its Applications to Pharmacovigilance

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

Robot-Enhanced ABA Therapy: Exploring Emerging Artificial Intelligence Embedded Systems in Socially Assistive Robots for the Treatment of Autism

Keyword:: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Applied Behavior Analysis, Socially Assistive Robots, Embedded Systems, Deep Learning, and Robot-enhanced Framework
Creator:: Calle Ortiz, Eduardo R
Advisor:: Fischer, Gregory S. and Whitehill, Jacob Richard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-08-08
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Deep Learning on Graph-structured Data

Keyword:: functional brain network analysis, deep learning, graphs, network representation learning, and graph attention
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

Secure Key Agreement for Wearable Medical Devices

Keyword:: Body Area Network Security, Symmetric key agreement, Physiological signals, WBAN, and Bio-cryptography
Creator:: Kasparek, Alexander J.
Advisor:: Shue, Craig A. and Venkatasubramanian, Krishna Kumar
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-12-11
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Augmenting Network Flows with User Interface Context to Inform Access Control Decisions

Keyword:: Dynamic Whitelists, Intrusion Detection System, and Cybersecurity
Creator:: Chuluundorj, Zorigtbaatar
Advisor:: Shue, Craig A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-12-12
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Reusable Annotations for Matching of Event Sequences to Construct Firewall Policies

Creator:: Flores-Huerta, Heric
Advisor:: Harrison, Lane T. and Shue, Craig A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-12-13
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
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

Anomaly Handling in Visual Analytics

Keyword:: anomaly outlier visualization visual analytics
Creator:: Nguyen, Quyen Do
Advisor:: Ward, Matthew O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2007-12-23
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
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

WHITE - Achieving Fair Bandwidth Allocation with Priority Dropping Based On Round Trip Times

Keyword:: fair active queue management RED CSFQ DRR round tr
Creator:: Lee, Choong-Soo
Advisor:: Kinicki, Robert and Claypool, Mark L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2002-04-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Deep Learning on Attributed Sequences

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

Event stream analytics

Keyword:: algorithms, Query Optimization, Complex Event Processing, 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

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

Keyword:: Pattern Mining, Sense-making, Query Optimization, Data Mining, Visualization, 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, mapreduce, and recurring query
Creator:: Lei, Chuan
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-08-18
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

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

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

Exploring Host-based Software Defined Networking and its Applications

Keyword:: software defined networking, anti-reconnaissance, and host agents
Creator:: MacFarland, Douglas C.
Advisor:: Shue, Craig A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-04-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Evaluating Clustering Techniques over Big Data in Distributed Infrastructures

Keyword:: Hadoop and Clustering
Creator:: Shetty, Kartik
Advisor:: Eltabakh, Mohamed Y.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-04-25
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Why did they cite that?

Keyword:: natural language processing, Machine Learning, information retrieval, and Deep Learning
Creator:: Lovering, Charles
Advisor:: Whitehill, Jacob Richard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-04-26
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Refining Prerequisite Skill Structure Graphs Using Randomized Controlled Trials

Keyword:: Knowledge Components, Randomized Controlled Trials, Prerequisite Skills, Skills, 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

Towards Personalized Learning using Counterfactual Inference for Randomized Controlled Trials

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

Ballistocardiography-based Authentication using Convolutional Neural Networks

Keyword:: Security, wearable technology, Neural Networks, ballistocardiography, and biometrics
Creator:: Hebert, Joshua A.
Advisor:: Venkatasubramanian, Krishna Kumar
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-04-25
Resource Type:: Report
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

vU-net: edge detection in time-lapse fluorescence live cell images based on convolutional neural networks

Keyword:: high resolution fluorescence microscope images, Image segmentation, and deep convolutional networks
Creator:: Zhang, Xitong
Advisor:: Lee, Kwonmoo
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-04-23
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Automatic Eye-Gaze Following from 2-D Static Images: Application to Classroom Observation Video Analysis

Keyword:: Deep Convolutional Neural Networks, Automatic Eye Gaze Following, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, and Classroom Observation Videos
Creator:: Aung, Arkar Min
Advisor:: Whitehill, Jacob Richard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-04-23
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Improving User Interface and User Experience of MathSpring Intelligent Tutoring System for Teachers

Keyword:: Emotion Charts, Learning Technologies, Mastery, Teacher Tools, Teacher Dashboards, and Mathematics Education
Creator:: Menon, Neeraj
Advisor:: Arroyo, Ivon
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-04-20
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Outlier Detection In Big Data

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

Feasibility Study on Smart Cloud Commuting with Shared Autonomous Vehicles

Keyword:: Cloud Commuting, queuing theory, and urban computing
Creator:: Pan, Menghai
Advisor:: Li, Yanhua
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-04-10
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Scalable User Assignment in Power Grids: A Data Driven Approach

Keyword:: assignment, power grid, ADMM, and Optimization
Creator:: Li, Shijian
Advisor:: Li, Yanhua
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-12-08
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Using Ballistocardiography to Perform Key Distribution in Wearable IoT Networks

Keyword:: wireless communication channel security , vital signs, key distribution, physiological signals, symmetric cryptography, ballistocardiography, and wearable IoT networks
Creator:: Witt, Alexander W.
Advisor:: Venkatasubramanian, Krishna Kumar
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-05-20
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Improvements on Trained Across Multiple Experiments (TAME), a New Method for Treatment Effect Detection

Keyword:: Data Mining, treatment effect detection, and linear regression
Creator:: Patikorn, Thanaporn
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-05-08
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Side-Channel Attacks on Intel SGX: How SGX Amplifies The Power of Cache Attack

Keyword:: key recovery, cache, AES, Attack, side-channel, cache attack, T-Table, trusted execution environment, Security, TEE, Cryptography, and SGX
Creator:: Moghimi, Ahmad
Advisor:: Eisenbarth, Thomas
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Control-flow Integrity for Real-time Embedded Systems

Keyword:: ARM, CFI, real-time, Embedded, and cybersecurity
Creator:: Brown, Nicholas
Advisor:: Walls, Robert Joseph
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

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

Keyword:: Knowledge tracing, Robust learning, Intelligent Tutoring System, Knowledge retention, Educational data mining, Deep Learning, Performance factors analysis, student modeling, Recurrent neural networks, 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

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

Keyword:: software-defined networking, network security, Security, enterprise networking, and residential networking
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

Performance Evaluation of QUIC protocol under Network Congestion

Keyword:: Performance Evaluation, network congestion, QUIC, TCP, and Google
Creator:: Srivastava, Amit
Advisor:: Claypool, Mark L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-04-18
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

A Prediction Model Uses the Sequence of Attempts and Hints to Better Predict Knowledge: Better to Attempt the Problem First, Rather Than Ask for A Hint

Keyword:: Intelligent Tutoring System, Educational data mining, and Student Modelling
Creator:: Zhu, Linglong
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Implicit Cache Lockdown on ARM: An Accidental Countermeasure to Cache-Timing Attacks

Keyword:: cache-timing, cross-core, ARM, cache, Countermeasure, Security, lockdown, and side-channel
Creator:: Green, Marc
Advisor:: Eisenbarth, Thomas
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-01-20
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Affective Motivational Collaboration Theory

Keyword:: Human-Robot Collaboration, Affect, Affect-Awareness, Emotion Functions, Appraisal, 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

Pivot-based Data Partitioning for Distributed k Nearest Neighbor Mining

Keyword:: Data Mining, distributed computing, and kNN Search
Creator:: Kuhlman, Caitlin Anne
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-01-20
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Tutoring Students with Adaptive Strategies

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

Targeted Prioritized Processing in Overloaded Data Stream Systems

Keyword:: data stream systems and resource allocation strategies
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

Framework For Robot-Assisted Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment

Keyword:: Human Robot Interaction and Motion Planning
Creator:: Umali, Antonio
Advisor:: Berenson, Dmitry
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-08-19
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

User Evaluation Framework for Model Finding Research

Keyword:: model finders, logic, formal methods, Verification, user studies, user evaluation, model finding, and Case Studies
Creator:: Danas, Ryan
Advisor:: Dougherty, Daniel J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-08-31
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Toward Enabling Safe & Efficient Human-Robot Manipulation in Shared Workspaces

Keyword:: human robot collaboration, manipulation planning, and motion planning for human robot collaboration
Creator:: Hayne, Rafi
Advisor:: Berenson, Dmitry
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-09-01
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Socialoscope: Sensing User Loneliness and Its Interactions with Personality Traits

Keyword:: social isolation, personality, mobile sensing, healthcare, loneliness, and Sensors
Creator:: Pulekar, Gauri Anil
Advisor:: Agu, Emmanuel O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Modes and Mechanisms of Game-like Interventions in Intelligent Tutoring Systems

Keyword:: educational games, gamification, causal modeling, Intelligent tutoring systems, and game elements
Creator:: Rai, Dovan
Advisor:: Beck, Joseph E.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-04-28
Resource Type:: Phd Report
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Computer Science

Contributions to Collective Dynamical Clustering-Modeling of Discrete Time Series

Keyword:: discrete time series, distributed data processing system, semi-Markov chain, 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

Investigating Gyroscope Sway Features, Normalization, and Personalization in Detecting Intoxication in Smartphone Users

Keyword:: smartphone, android, Sensor, accelerometer, Sensors, gyroscope, gait, and alcohol
Creator:: Aiello, Christina Jane
Advisor:: Agu, Emmanuel O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

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

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

BiRRTOpt: A COMBINED SOFTWARE FRAMEWORK FOR MOTION PLANNING APPLIED ON ATLAS ROBOT

Keyword:: Motion Plannning, Robot, and Atlas
Creator:: Li, Lening
Advisor:: Gennert, Michael A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-04-26
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Student Modeling From Different Aspects

Keyword:: student modeling, ASSISTments, Data Mining, and Randomized Controlled Trials
Creator:: Wang, Yan
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-04-14
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

A Model-driven Visual Analytic Framework for Local Pattern Analysis

Keyword:: Visual Analytics, interactive exploration, 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

High Performance Analytics in Complex Event Processing

Keyword:: Aggregation, Efficiency, Optimizer, Complex Event Processing, and Cost Model
Creator:: Qi, Yingmei
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-01-02
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Many-Light Real-Time Global Illumination using Sparse Voxel Octree

Keyword:: global illumination, scene voxelization, and virtual point light
Creator:: Sun, Che
Advisor:: Agu, Emmanuel O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-12-18
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Learning From Demonstrations in Changing Environments: Learning Cost Functions and Constraints for Motion Planning

Keyword:: task space regions, learning costs for motion planning, Learning from Demonstration, learning human preferences, and learning constraints
Creator:: Gritsenko, Artem
Advisor:: Berenson, Dmitry
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-09-08
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Collaborative Learning of Hierarchical Task Networks from Demonstration and Instruction

Keyword:: mixed-initiative interaction, collaborative discourse theory, Learning from Demonstration, Hierarchical Task Networks, and Learning from Instructions
Creator:: Mohseni-Kabir, Anahita
Advisor:: Rich, Charles and Chernova, Sonia
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-09-10
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Similarity Reasoning over Semantic Context-Graphs

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

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

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

Systematic Vulnerability Evaluation of Interoperable Medical Device System using Attack Trees

Keyword:: Vulnerability Evaluation, Interoperable Medical Device System, and Attack Trees
Creator:: Xu, Jian
Advisor:: Venkatasubramanian, Krishna Kumar
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-12-10
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Validating the Veracity of User Data Collected and Disclosed by Ad Networks

Keyword:: Web privacy, behavioral targeting, and ad networks
Creator:: Tatar, Can
Advisor:: Wills, Craig E
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-05-31
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Semidefinite programming, binary codes and a graph coloring problem

Keyword:: binary codes, semidefinite programming, and code size
Creator:: Li, Chao
Advisor:: Martin, William J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-05-29
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Impact of Acknowledgments on Application Performance in 4G LTE Networks

Keyword:: MPEG, RLC, MAC, LTE, VoIP, 4G, FTP, and acknowledgments
Creator:: Levasseur, Brett Michael
Advisor:: Kinicki, Robert and Claypool, Mark L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-05-21
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Hybrid and Coordinated 3D Interaction in Immersive Virtual Environments

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

Generating Members of a Software Product Line Using Combinatory Logic

Keyword:: product line, Framework, and software reuse
Creator:: Hoxha, Armend
Advisor:: Heineman, George T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-05-04
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

A Unified Multi-touch Gesture based Approach for Efficient Short-, Medium-, and Long-Distance Travel in VR

Keyword:: 3d user interaction and Virtual Reality
Creator:: Yan, Zhixin
Advisor:: Lindeman, Robert W.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Towards Understanding Systems Through User Interactions

Keyword:: graphical user interface, user-process, user, systems, instrumentation, x11, attestation, Interaction, and gtk
Creator:: Smestad, Doran
Advisor:: Shue, Craig A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-04-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

A Framework for Exploring Finite Models

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

Enhancing Personalization Within ASSISTments

Keyword:: If-Then, Choice, JavaCC, and ASSISTments
Creator:: Donnelly, Christopher
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-04-23
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Tracing Knowledge and Engagement in Parallel by Observing Behavior in Intelligent Tutoring Systems

Keyword:: Affect, Educational data mining, engagement, Intelligent Tutoring System, Bayesian networks, Knowledge tracing, and student modeling
Creator:: Schultz, Sarah E
Advisor:: Arroyo, Ivon
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-01-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Refining Learning Maps with Data Fitting Techniques

Keyword:: LFA, Learning Maps, and Skill Graphs
Creator:: Adjei, Seth Akonor
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-03-20
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

A Context-Aware Smartphone Application to Mitigate Sedentary Lifestyle

Keyword:: smartphone, mobile, sedentary lifestyle, behavior change, and health
Creator:: He, Qian
Advisor:: Agu, Emmanuel O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-09-29
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

A Feature-Oriented Software Engineering Approach to Integrate ASSISTments with Learning Management Systems

Keyword:: Integration, software engineerring, oriented, integrate, ASSISTments, feature-oriented, and Feature
Creator:: Duong, Hien D
Advisor:: Heineman, George T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-05-29
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Treatment-Based Classication in Residential Wireless Access Points

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

Student Modeling in Intelligent Tutoring Systems

Keyword:: Maching learning, User modeling, 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

Leveraging Software-Defined Networking and Virtualization for a One-to-One Client-Server Model

Keyword:: virtualization, one-to-one client-server model, Security, software-defined networks, and networking
Creator:: Taylor, Curtis R
Advisor:: Shue, Craig A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-04-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

On the Sociability of a Game-Playing Agent: A Software Framework and Empirical Study

Keyword:: social comment, social gaze, human-robot interaction, virtual agent, social interaction, and social game
Creator:: Behrooz, Morteza
Advisor:: Rich, Charles and Sidner, Candace
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-04-10
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

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