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Internal Cognitive Assurance Model for Autonomous Robotic Systems (ICAMARS)
Keyword:
Security
,
Vulnerability
,
Internal Assurance Model
,
Trust Metrics
,
Autonomous Robotic Systems
, and
Bayesian Networks
Creator:
Diluoffo, Vincenzo
Advisor:
Sunar, Berk
and
Michalson, William R.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-04
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
High-order numerical methods for integral fractional Laplacian: algorithm and analysis
Keyword:
stability
,
regularity
,
convergence
,
fractional laplacian
,
spectral method
, and
finite difference method
Creator:
Hao, Zhaopeng
Advisor:
Zhang, Zhongqiang
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-04-30
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Defining the Multiscale Relationship between Subject-Specific Bone Strain and Structural Adaptation in the Distal Radius of Women
Keyword:
Quantitative Computed Tomography (QCT)
,
Finite Element (FE)
,
High Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (HRpQCT)
,
Distal Radius
,
Exercise
, and
Bone Adaptation
Creator:
Mancuso, Megan E
Advisor:
Troy, Karen
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-08-07
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
Modeling Heterogeneous Users Behaviors in Online Systems
Keyword:
Neural Recommenders
,
Metric Learning
,
Consumer Behaviors
,
Quaternion Space
,
User Modeling
, and
Recommendation Systems
Creator:
Tran, Thanh D.
Advisor:
Lee, Kyumin
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-11-21
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Data Science
Why are some venture founders better at pivoting than others? The influence of motivation and identity on strategic change.
Keyword:
business model innovation
,
entrepreneurial motivation
,
founder identity
, and
business model change
Creator:
Worthington, Shari L.
Advisor:
Taylor, Steven S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-07-28
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Business Administration
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 (Department):
Computer Science
Opportunities and Challenges of LowCarbon Hydrogen via Metallic Membrane Reactors
Keyword:
Carbon capture
,
Steam methane reforming
,
Zeolite 13X
,
Techno economic analysis
,
Hydrogen
, and
Palladium
Creator:
Kian, Kourosh
Advisor:
Wilcox, Jennifer L.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-11
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Non-Submodular Combinatorial Optimization in Control Systems: Efficient Algorithms with Provable Bounds
Keyword:
robust optimization
,
combinatorial optimization
,
sensor placement
, and
submodular
Creator:
Hou, Qiqiang
Advisor:
Clark, Andrew
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-12-11
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Adverse Drug Event Information Extraction from Medical Narratives using Ensemble Learning & Deep Learning
Keyword:
Deep Learning
,
Natural Language Processsing
,
Machine Learning
,
Information Extraction
,
Text Mining
, and
Adverse Drug Event
Creator:
Wunnava, Susmitha
Advisor:
Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-12-07
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Data 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 (Department):
Computer Science
Studies on the Emergence of Order in Out-of-equilibrium Systems
Keyword:
Rayleigh-Bénard Convection
,
Principle of Stationary Action
,
Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics
,
Entropy
,
Complexity
, and
IR Calorimetry
Creator:
Chatterjee, Atanu
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-10
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
A Modular Robotic AFO for detecting phase changes during Walking Gait
Keyword:
Ankle Foot
Creator:
Michaels, Nathaniel I.
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-15
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Improving the Performance of Dynamic Electromyogram-to-Force Models for the Hand-Wrist and Multiple Fingers
Keyword:
electromyogram
Creator:
Bardizbanian, Berj
Advisor:
Clancy, Edward A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-14
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
INTERACTIVE ROUTE-PLANNING AND MOBILE SENSING WITH A TEAM OF MULTIPLE ROBOTIC VEHICLES TO SATISFY LINEAR TEMPORAL LOGIC SPECIFICATIONS
Creator:
Fang, Jie
Advisor:
Cowlagi, Raghvendra V.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-08-12
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Elucidating the Function of Myosin XI in Polarized Cell Growth and Investigating the Chitin-induced Calcium-mediated Immune Response in P. patens.
Creator:
Galotto, Giulia
Advisor:
Vidali, Luis
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-11-07
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Biology & Biotechnology
In Silico Edgetic Profiling and Network Analysis of Human Genetic Variants, with an Application to Disease Module Detection
Keyword:
Next Generation Sequencing
Creator:
Cui, Hongzhu
Advisor:
Korkin, Dmitry
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-18
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
Age of Information in Multi-Hop Status Update Systems: Fundamental Bounds and Scheduling Policy Design
Keyword:
Explicit Contention
,
Age of Information
,
Graph Theory
,
Multi-Hop Networks
,
Schedule Design
, and
Interference Models
Creator:
Farazi, Shahab
Advisor:
Brown, Donald R.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-06-03
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Improving Ceramic Additive Manufacturing via Machine Learning-Enabled Closed-Loop Control
Keyword:
Adaptive control
and
Ceramic Robocasting
Creator:
Zhang, Zhaolong
Advisor:
Liang, Jianyu
and
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-12-09
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Machine Learning for Reliable Communication and Improved Tracking of Dynamical Systems
Keyword:
interacting multiple model
,
kalman filter
,
gilbert-elliott
,
joint coding and modulation
,
maneuvering target tracking
, and
deep learning
Creator:
Vedula, Kirty P.
Advisor:
Brown, Donald R.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-11-02
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Revisiting Isolated and Trusted Execution via Microarchitectural Cryptanalysis
Creator:
Moghimi, Ahmad
Advisor:
Sunar, Berk
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-12-06
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Towards Automated Analysis of Microarchitectural Attacks using Machine Learning
Keyword:
Microarchitectural Security
,
Machine Learning
,
Deep Learning
,
Side-Channel Attacks
,
Cloud Security
, and
Cache Attacks
Creator:
Gulmezoglu, Berk
Advisor:
Eisenbarth, Thomas
and
Sunar, Berk
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-07-15
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Global Approximations of Agent-Based Model State Changes
Keyword:
Numerical Partial Differential Equations
,
Partial Differential Equations
,
Agent-Based Models
,
Upscaling
,
Mathematical Modeling
, and
Absorption Modeling
Creator:
Yereniuk, Michael A.
Advisor:
Olson, Sarah D
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-04-21
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Deep Transfer Learning Applied to Time-series Classification for Predicting Heart Failure Worsening Using Electrocardiography
Keyword:
Heart failure
,
Heart failure worsening prediction
,
Transfer learning
,
Machine Learning
,
Time series analysis
, and
Manifold learning
Creator:
Pan, Xiang
Advisor:
Lee, Kwonmoo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-04-20
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
Three-dimensional Model to Understand the Cooperative Transport of Kinesin Molecular Motors in DNA-origami Complexes
Creator:
Youyen, Wiphu
Advisor:
Tuzel, Erkan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-08-19
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Improving Imaging Techniques and Resolution in Neutron Radiography
Keyword:
event centroiding
Creator:
Borges, Nicholas P.
Advisor:
Medich, David Christopher
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-13
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Knowledge Creation via Data Analytics in a High Pressure Die Casting Operation
Keyword:
smart foundry
,
high pressure die casting
,
aluminum
,
machine learning
, and
casting
Creator:
Kopper, Adam E.
Advisor:
Apelian, Diran
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-08-08
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Investigating the Mechanisms Underlying Enhanced Bioavailability of Artemisinin Delivered Orally as Dried Leaves of Artemisia annua
Keyword:
Inflammation
,
Artemisinin
,
Artemisia annua
,
Cytochrome P450 Inhibition
,
Malaria
, and
Bioavailability
Creator:
Desrosiers, Matthew R.
Advisor:
Weathers, Pamela
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-05
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Biology & Biotechnology
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 (Department):
Computer Science
Visual Analytics for Multi-Level Triage and Investigation of Incident Reports
Keyword:
Semi-structured Documents
,
Triage
,
Visual Analytics
, and
Pharmacovigilance
Creator:
Kakar, Tabassum
Advisor:
Rundensteiner, Elke A.
and
Harrison, Lane T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-11-17
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Data Science
Controlled Synthesis of Nanostructured Two-dimensional Tin Disulfide and its Applications in Catalysis and Optoelectronics
Keyword:
Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
,
Tin disulfide (SnS2) Nanoflakes
,
Photodetectors
,
Close Space Sublimation
,
2D Metal Dichalcogenides
, and
Nanotechnology
Creator:
Giri, Binod
Advisor:
Rao, Pratap M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-07
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Tuning the Biophysical and Biochemical Cues of Fibrin Microthread Scaffolds Towards the Treatment of Volumetric Muscle Loss
Keyword:
tissue engineering
,
fibrin
,
skeletal muscle regeneration
,
biomaterials
,
volumetric muscle loss
, and
microthreads
Creator:
Carnes, Meagan E.
Advisor:
Pins, George D
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-09-29
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
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 (Department):
Computer Science
Soft, Organic, Carrier-Selective Contacts at Inorganic Semiconductor Interfaces Enabled by Low-Defect Covalent Bonding
Keyword:
Silicon
,
monolayers
,
xps
,
surface
, and
photovoltaics
Creator:
Carl, Alexander D.
Advisor:
Grimm, Ronald
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-12-19
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Understanding and Engagement through Dynamic Technology and Gamified Learning Environments
Keyword:
educational technology
,
dynamic technology
,
math education
,
gamification
, and
games for learning
Creator:
Manzo, Daniel V.
Advisor:
Ottmar, Erin R
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-11
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Learning Sciences & Technologies
Advancing Technologies for Interventional MRI Robotics with Clinical Applications
Keyword:
MRI Compatible Actuation
,
Piezoelectric Actuators
,
Real-Time Functional MRI
,
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
,
MRI for Closed Loop Rehabilitation
, and
Surgical Robotics
Creator:
Carvalho, Paulo A.
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-03-25
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Physiochemical Characterization of Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-Bisphophate and its Interaction with PTEN-Long
Keyword:
Biological Membranes
,
PTEN
,
Phosphoinositides
,
Phosphoinositide Clustering
,
PI(4,5)P2
, and
PI3K/AKT Pathway
Creator:
Bryant, Anne-Marie M
Advisor:
Gericke, Arne
and
Ross, Alonzo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-01-28
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Development and utilization of a Raman characterization method for Hydrothermal char
Creator:
Brown, Avery B
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-01-21
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Reaction Engineering Implications of Using Water for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Creator:
Tyufekchiev, Maksim V.
Advisor:
Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-01-16
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Deriving Motor Unit-based Control Signals for Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Neural Interfaces
Keyword:
Prosthetic Control
,
Motor Unit Action Potentials
, and
Human-Machine Interfaces
Creator:
Twardowski, Michael D.
Advisor:
Li, Zhi
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-14
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Nonlinear Numerical Methods for Stochastic Differential Equations
Creator:
Dong, Yuchen
Advisor:
Zhang, Zhongqiang
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-08-13
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Advanced Electrolyte System Design of Battery towards Expanded Applications on Energy Storage
Creator:
Cao, Jiayu
Advisor:
Wang, Yan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-11-19
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Elucidating a Conserved Myosin XI-RabE GTPase Interaction that is Required for Polarized Cell Growth in Plants
Keyword:
Rab GTPases
,
RNA Interference
,
Polarized Growth
,
Vesicle Trafficking
,
Structure-guided Mutagenesis
, and
Myosin XI
Creator:
Orr, Robert G.
Advisor:
Vidali, Luis
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-08-13
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Biology & Biotechnology
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 (Department):
Computer Science
Robust State Estimation and Deep Learning for Time Series Analysis
Keyword:
Domain Randomization
,
Deep Learning
,
Chemical Sensors
,
Interacting Multiple Model Kalman Filter
,
Autoencoder
, and
Kalman Filter
Creator:
Weiss, Matthew L.
Advisor:
Paffenroth, Randy Clinton
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-08-12
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Data Science
Improving the Fatigue Life of Cylindrical Thread Rolling Dies
Keyword:
Fatigue Life
,
Metal Forming Simulation
,
Thread Rolling Die
,
Thread Rolling
,
Die Stress Analysis
, and
Rolling Contact Fatigue
Creator:
Willens, David C.
Advisor:
Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-14
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
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 (Department):
Computer Science
Advanced Bioinspired Approaches to Strengthen and Repair Concrete
Keyword:
Concrete healing
,
Bioinspired
,
Carbonic anhydrase enzyme
,
Auxetic composites
,
Architected materials
, and
Concrete composites
Creator:
Rosewitz, Jessica A.
Advisor:
Rahbar, Nima
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-04-23
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Patterns Detection on Multivariate High-Frequency Time Series
Keyword:
time series
,
graphical model
,
kernel method
,
biclustering
,
anomaly detection
, and
mutual information
Creator:
Liu, Haitao
Advisor:
Paffenroth, Randy Clinton
and
Zou, Jian
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-08-09
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Data Science
Effects of cancerous mutations on mechanosensing of cells
Creator:
Ho Thanh, Minh-Tri
Advisor:
Wen, Qi
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-09-01
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Mechanical Regulation of Cell Death
Creator:
Goldblatt, Zachary
Advisor:
Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-11-02
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
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