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Study Habits & Exam Stress

Creator:: Huitema, Sjoerd, Ehiwele, Hannah, Demers, Maline, and Mullane, Colleen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-16
Resource Type:: Poster

Peer Into Success

Creator:: Dunne, Ella, Vitarbo, August, and Olsen, Jake
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-16
Resource Type:: Poster

Biological Discovery via Data Science: Multigranular Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Cells, Cerebra and Cruise Ships

Keyword:: Single-cell Transcriptomics, Artificial Intelligence, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Bioinformatics, Neuropsychiatry, and Data Science
Creator:: Srinivasan, Suhas
Advisor:: Korkin, Dmitry
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Data Science

Weighing Matrices and Huang’s graph theoretic proof of the Sensitivity Conjecture

Creator:: Kalampalikis, Nikolaos
Advisor:: Keane, Patrick Gerard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-14
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mathematical Sciences

Development of a Lower Limb Exoskeleton and Application of Learning from Demonstrations for Controllers

Keyword:: Motion Capture, Open source, Learning from Demonstration, Cooperative Controllers, and Lower Limb Exoskeletons
Creator:: Goldfarb, Nathaniel
Advisor:: Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-17
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Robotics Engineering

HIGH-SPEED SHAPE AND DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENTS BY HOLOGRAPHY AND APPLICATIONS IN MIDDLE-EAR RESEARCH

Keyword:: Acoustics and Hearing, High-resolution Optical Metrology, Middle-ear Diagnostics, High-speed Digital Holography, and Shape and Displacement Measurements
Creator:: Tang, Haimi
Advisor:: Furlong-Vasquez, Cosme, Rosowski, John J., Prof., and Cheng, Jeffrey T., Prof.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD

Energetics of Lithium-Ion Battery Failure during Use and Thermal Abuse

Keyword:: Thermal runaway, Lithium-ion, Batteries, and Discharging
Creator:: Calcagno, William
Advisor:: Urban, James
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-18
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Fire Protection Engineering

Examining Information Systems-Enabled Workplace Inclusion For Disabled Employees

Keyword:: information systems, social inclusion, information systems legitimation strategies, organizing vision, information systems use, and critical disability theory
Creator:: Cao, Shiya
Advisor:: Loiacono, Eleanor T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-19
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD

Spatial-Temporal Generative Adversarial Learning

Keyword:: Meta Learning, Generative Adversarial Networks, Urban Computing, Imitation Learning, Human Behavior Analysis, and Spatial-Temporal Data Mining
Creator:: Zhang, Yingxue
Advisor:: Li, Yanhua
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-19
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Data Science

Side-channel Testing Infrastructures in Preand Post-Silicon Settings

Keyword:: Hardware security, Leakage assessment, Side-channel testing, and Side-channel attacks
Creator:: Eren, Ramazan Kaan
Advisor:: Schaumont, Patrick R.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-20
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

TRANSITION MECHANISMS IN SHEET TO CLOUD CAVITATION

Keyword:: Condensation shock cycle, Sheet to cloud cavitation, and Re-entering jet cycle
Creator:: Vaca Revelo, Diego
Advisor:: Gnanaskandan, Aswin
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-21
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

Improving Mental Health Screening with Predictive and Generative Modeling of Text Messages

Keyword:: Health Informatics, Mental Illnesses, Natural Language Processing, Digital Phenotyping, Mobile Health, and Supervised Learning
Creator:: Tlachac, ML
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-21
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Data Science

Sparse Learning in Brain Networks and Brain-like Artificial Intelligence

Keyword:: sparse modeling, spatio-temporal data, graphical lasso, spike train, spiking neural network, and gaussian mixture model
Creator:: Yin, Hang
Advisor:: Kong, Xiangnan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-21
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Data Science

Scalable Similarity Search over Big Data Series

Keyword:: Approximate Similarity Search, Query optimization, Scalable Indexing, Data Series, and Big data series
Creator:: Zhang, Liang
Advisor:: Eltabakh, Mohamed Y. and Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-22
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Data Science

Math Presentation Matters: How Perceptual Cues in Mathematics Can Impact Problem Solving

Keyword:: mathematical cognition, structure sense, mathematical operations, solution processes, brackets, and perceptual learning
Creator:: Ngo, Vy
Advisor:: Ottmar, Erin R.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-22
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Learning Sciences & Technologies

Leveraging Auxiliary Data from Similar Problems to Improve Automatic Open Response Scoring

Creator:: Rivera-Bergollo, Raysa
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-22
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Robust Deep Learning Algorithms for System Identification

Keyword:: Neural Network, Neural Network Regularization, Ordinary Differential Equations, Generalization Gap, Deep Learning, and System Identification
Creator:: Negrini, Elisa
Advisor:: Citti, Giovanna and Capogna, Luca
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-23
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Mathematical Sciences

Secure Control for Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems Under Temporal Logic Constraints

Keyword:: secure control, control barrier functions, temporal logic, stochastic game, malicious attack, and Cyber-physical system
Creator:: Niu, Luyao
Advisor:: Clark, Andrew
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

THE EFFECTS OF PERCEPTUAL AND EMBODIED FEATURES ON STUDENT LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE IN ONLINE PLATFORMS

Keyword:: perceptual learning, learning technologies, worked examples, embodied cognition, and mathematics education
Creator:: Closser, Avery
Advisor:: Ottmar, Erin R.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Learning Sciences & Technologies

Development of Environmentally Responsive Synthetic Promoters for Application in Soil

Keyword:: Synthetic Biology, Butanol, Promoter, Biosensor, Gene Expression, and Pseudomonas
Creator:: Bruno, Matthew
Advisor:: Farny, Natalie
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-25
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Biology & Biotechnology

Economic Tools and Roadmaps for Widespread Deployment of Hydrothermal Liquefaction

Creator:: Shahabuddin, Muntasir
Advisor:: Kazantzis, Nikolaos K. and Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-25
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

High Energy Manganese-Based Layered Oxide Cathodes for Lithium-Ion and Sodium-Ion Batteries

Keyword:: High-energy cathodes, Rechargeable batteries, Surface coating, Manganese-based layered oxide cathodes, Lattice doping, and Oxygen redox
Creator:: Vanaphuti, Panawan
Advisor:: Wang, Yan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Materials Science & Engineering

Stochastic Controls in Competitions and Mean Field Games

Keyword:: Game Theory, Nash Equilibrium, Mutual Funds, Mean Field Games, Tax, and Stochastic Controls
Creator:: Ye, Jiaxuan
Advisor:: Sturm, Stephan and Wang, Gu
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-26
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Mathematical Sciences

Multi-modal Deep Learning

Keyword:: deep learning and multi-modal
Creator:: Liu, Si
Advisor:: Paffenroth, Randy Clinton
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-26
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Data Science

Improving Automated Assessment for Student Open-responses in Mathematics

Keyword:: Open-responses, Online Learning Platforms, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Automated assessment, Mathematics
Creator:: Baral, Sami
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-26
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Changes in Zn²⁺ Level Alter Gene Expression in Neuronal SH-SY5Y Cells

Keyword:: Gene expression, SH-SY5Y human neurons, Zn²⁺ regulation, Zinc exposure, and Zn²⁺ homeostasis
Creator:: Nippert, Kathryn
Advisor:: Argüello, José M., Rodriguez, Angela C Incollingo, and Dempski, Robert E.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-26
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemistry & Biochemistry

Implementing Procedural Narrative and Characters to Explore Player - NPC Relationships

Keyword:: Narrative, NPC, Gameplay, Procedural, Events, and Relationship
Creator:: Sans Cornet, Miquel
Advisor:: Smith, Gillian Margaret
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-26
Resource Type:: Report
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Interactive Media & Game Development

Microfluidic biosensor devices for disease monitoring and cancer study

Creator:: Zhou, Zhiru
Advisor:: Wen, Qi and Zhou, H Susan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-26
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

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

System Dynamics Modeling to Characterize Water Sustainability in the Oxnard Basin, California

Keyword:: surface water, system dynamics, sustainability, water, modeling, and groundwater
Creator:: Choudhary, Evelyn
Advisor:: Mathisen, Paul P.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Environmental Engineering

Thermal management for in-situ heat treatment and defects mitigation in wire arc additive manufacturing of maraging 250-grade steel

Keyword:: Microstructure evolution, Maraging steel, Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), Defects, In-situ heat treatment, and Heat transfer model
Creator:: Xu, Yao
Advisor:: Narra, Sneha Prabha and Mishra, Brajendra
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Materials Science & Engineering

Functionalized Aptamers for Lead (Pb (II)) Biosensing and Therapeutic Applications

Keyword:: Aptamers, Lead biosensing, Therapeutic for acute lead poisoning, Lead aptamers, Lead, and Heavy metals
Creator:: Ramis de Ayreflor Reyes, Solimar
Advisor:: Farny, Natalie
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Biology & Biotechnology

Design and Evaluation of Bit-sliced Neural Network and Post-Quantum Implementations

Keyword:: Electromagnetic Fault Injection Attacks, Software Acceleration, Fault Countermeasures, Lattice-Based Post-Quantum Cryptography, Bit-slicing, and Neural Networks
Creator:: Singh, Richa
Advisor:: Schaumont, Patrick R.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

Development of digital holographic vibrometry methods for determination of mechanical properties of bioengineered tissues

Keyword:: Holographic Vibrometry, Computational Modeling, Machine Learning, High-resolution Optical Metrology, and Bioengineered Tissues
Creator:: Hiscox, Colin
Advisor:: Furlong-Vasquez, Cosme
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

On the interaction between social opinion dynamics and epidemic propagation

Creator:: Bapat, Nachiket
Advisor:: Clark, Andrew
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS

Evaluating SGX’s Remote Attestation Security Through the Analysis of Copland Phrases

Creator:: Veloz Baez, Freddy
Advisor:: Dougherty, Daniel J. and Shue, Craig
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Ultrasound Computed Tomography for Imaging Tissue-Engineered Blood Vessel

Keyword:: Imaging Tissue Engineering, Imaging Techniques in Tissue Engineering, Ultrasound Computer Tomography Imaging, and Tissue-Engineered Blood Vessel
Creator:: Jaupi, Enxhi
Advisor:: Zhang, Haichong
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Biomedical Engineering

Effect of Inert Gas Discharge Time on Wood Crib Fires in Reduced-Scale and Full-Scale Experiments

Keyword:: discharge testing, inert gas, and scaling wood cribs
Creator:: Zimak, Jon
Advisor:: Puchovsky, Milosh T. and Simeoni, Albert
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Fire Protection Engineering

Towards Human-Centered Haptic Shared Autonomy for Assisted Driving Systems

Keyword:: Assisted driving, Human-vehicle interaction, Social navigation, and Shared autonomy
Creator:: Mbanisi, Kenechukwu
Advisor:: Gennert, Michael A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Robotics Engineering

Oxidation and Photooxidation of Single Crystal BiI3(001) Surfaces in Aqueous or Oxygen Environments

Creator:: Stoflet, Roy
Advisor:: Grimm, Ronald
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemistry & Biochemistry

Human-In-The-Loop Person Re-Id for Sensitive Datasets

Creator:: Stelea, Vlad
Advisor:: Whitehill, Jacob Richard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Utilizing Unimodal and Multimodal Deep Transfer Learning to Classify Mobile Speech Recordings with Mental Health Labels

Keyword:: natural language processing, audio classification, depression screening, transfer learning, mobile health, and anxiety screening
Creator:: Hernandez-Reisch, Miranda
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Data Science

Walker's Encyclopedia Pagrodina

Keyword:: Narrative Design, Iterative Design, Tabletop Roleplaying Game, TTRPG, Game Balance, and Artwork
Creator:: Nichols-Melton, Andrew
Advisor:: deWinter, Jennifer
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Report
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Interactive Media & Game Development

A Qualitative Exploration of Student Preconceptions of Computational Thinking

Keyword:: Student Responses, Grounded Theory, and Computational Thinking
Creator:: Perez Lacera, Luisa
Advisor:: Ottmar, Erin R.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Learning Sciences & Technologies

Searching for Contextual Subtasks for Semantic Segmentation

Keyword:: Semantic Segmentation, Deep Learning, and Computer Vision
Creator:: McLaughlin, Connor
Advisor:: Whitehill, Jacob Richard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Two-Point Resistances of Symmetric Polyhedral Networks

Keyword:: polyhedral network, resistor network, hitting time, equivalent resistance, random walk, and two-point resistance
Creator:: Stern, Kevin
Advisor:: Aravind, Padmanabhan K.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Physics

Buoyancy Based Balloon Altitude Control

Creator:: Mohapatra, Meha
Advisor:: Popovic, Marko B.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Robotics Engineering

A Comprehensive Feasibility Study on Gas-Atomized Feedstock Generated from Reclaimed Materials for Rapid Repair Applications.

Keyword:: Thermal Preprocessing, Additive Manufacturing, Cold Spray, Sustainability, Rapid Repair, and In-Theater Repair
Creator:: Massar, Christopher
Advisor:: Cote, Danielle
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Materials Science & Engineering

Study of Small Scale EHD Driven Flow Distribution Control and Understanding of the Effect of Temperature on EHD Conduction Pumping Performance

Creator:: Talmor, Michal
Advisor:: Yagoobi, Jamal
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

Opportunistic RF Localization of Tire Pressure Monitoring System Transmissions

Keyword:: Vehicle, RLS Localization, TPMS, Tire Pressure Monitoring, RSS, and Localization
Creator:: Tolbert, Jeffrey
Advisor:: Wyglinski, Alexander
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

A Comparative Study of Multiple-Instance Regression Techniques With Data Augmentation for Cold Spray Powder Hall Flow Rate Prediction

Keyword:: Multiple-Instance Regression, Multiple-Instance Learning, Additive Manufacturing, Machine Learning, Cold Spray, and Data Augmentation
Creator:: Schuliger, Ashley
Advisor:: Neamtu, Rodica and Cote, Danielle
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Data Science

DRYING OF MOIST POROUS MEDIA WITH ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL ATOMIZER FOR SPRAY DRYING

Keyword:: Ultrasonic dehydration, Moist porous media, Electrohydrodynamics, Dielectrophoresis, Spray drying atomizer, and Drying
Creator:: Yang, Mengqiao
Advisor:: Yagoobi, Jamal
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

Effect of Shear Stress on Cell Health and Secondary Metabolite Production in Taxus Plant Cell Culture

Creator:: Dinicu, Antonia
Advisor:: Roberts, Susan Celia
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS

Coupled Sensor Configuration and Path-Planning in Uncertain Environments using Multimodal Sensors

Keyword:: Trajectory and Path Planning, Cooperative Perception, UAVs, Bayesian Methods, and Sensor Networks
Creator:: St. Laurent, Chase
Advisor:: Cowlagi, Raghvendra V.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-28
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

Identification and Quantification of Inorganic Nanoparticles in Wastewater

Keyword:: Dynamic light scattering, Wastewater, Nanoparticles, Atomic force microscopy, Inductively coupled plasma, and Scanning electron microscopy
Creator:: Chen, Yinduo
Advisor:: Bergendahl, John Andrew
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-29
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering

New Frontiers for Triple Negative Breast Cancer Detection and Treatment: From Mechanical Biomarkers to Specific Nanoparticle Entry for Robotically Controlled Laser-Induced Hyperthermia

Creator:: Uzonwanne, Vanessa
Advisor:: Soboyejo, Winston
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-30
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Materials Science & Engineering

Multiscale Indentation Mechanics for Advanced and Heterogenous Metallurgical Materials Processing-Structure-Properties-Performance Relations

Keyword:: Additive Manufacturing, Cold Spray, Metallurgy, Nanoindentation, Mechanics, and Plastometry
Creator:: Sousa, Bryer
Advisor:: Cote, Danielle
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Materials Science & Engineering

Interference Analysis Between mmWave Radars and IEEE802.11AD at 60GHz Unlicensed Bands

Creator:: Cheng, Shiyu
Advisor:: Pahlavan, Kaveh
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-01
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS

Caveolae allow smooth muscles cells to adapt to stress through the Gαq/PLCβ pathway

Keyword:: cavin-1, stress granules, GPCR, phospholipase C, caveolae, and stress
Creator:: Qifti, Androniqi
Advisor:: Scarlata, Suzanne Frances
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-02
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Chemistry & Biochemistry

Reactions of Sulfoxonium Ylides and Chromenones in Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Development

Creator:: Leveille, Alexandria
Advisor:: Mattson, Anita Elaine
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-02
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Chemistry & Biochemistry

ClinicalICDBERT: Predicting Re-Admission Risk from Clinical Notes, Vital Signs and ICD Codes using BERT Models

Keyword:: hospital readmissions, ICD codes, BERT, clinical notes, ClinicalBERT, and vital signs
Creator:: Adamjee, Merzia Naeem
Advisor:: Agu, Emmanuel O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-02
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

Soft Robotic Gripper with Integrated Perception and Autonomous Classification

Creator:: Chu, Ashley
Advisor:: Onal, Cagdas
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-02
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

New Frontiers for Perovskite Solar Cells: From Adhesion to Interfacial Fracture and Processing Effects on Device Performances

Keyword:: Machine Learning, Spray Deposition, Perovskite Solar Cells, Interfacial Fracture, and Adhesion
Creator:: Ichwani, Reisya
Advisor:: Soboyejo, Winston
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-02
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Materials Science & Engineering

Synthetic Generation of Data for HCR using Image-to-Image Translation GANs

Keyword:: Data Augmentation, Human Context Recognition (HCR), Sensor Data, Time series data, and Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN)
Creator:: Sankaranarayanan, Ronak
Advisor:: Agu, Emmanuel O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-02
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Data Science

Artistic Reflection Through Co-Creative Support Tool Curation

Creator:: Ribaudo, Daniel
Advisor:: Smith, Gillian Margaret
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-02
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

NDTNet: An End-to-End Design of an Optical Nondestructive Evaluation System for Metallic Objects on FPGA

Keyword:: Optical Evaluation, NDT, and FPGA
Creator:: Borwankar, Raunak
Advisor:: Ludwig, Reinhold
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-02
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

Multi-Modal Transition of a Canine-like Quadruped to a Bipedal State

Keyword:: standing, path generation, flat feet, multi-modal motion, quadruped, and biped
Creator:: Euredjian, Andrew
Advisor:: Gennert, Michael A. and Agheli Hajiabadi, Mohammad Mahdi
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-02
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Robotics Engineering

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Intelligent Frontier Ranking in Search-and-rescue Scenarios

Keyword:: Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Advantage Actor-Critic, Swarm, SLAM, and Frontier
Creator:: Bergeron, Taylor
Advisor:: Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-02
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Robotics Engineering

Analog/Mixed-Signal Techniques for Luminescent Lifetime Estimation with Applications in Transcutaneous Oxygen Measurements

Keyword:: Integrated circuits, Transcutaneous oxygen, Respiration, Biomedical wearable devices, CMOS, and Luminescent lifetime estimation
Creator:: Costanzo, Ian
Advisor:: Guler, Ulkuhan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-04
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

Enhancing Vehicular Networking Using Bumblebee Foraging Theory and Signals of Opportunity

Creator:: Gill, Kuldeep
Advisor:: Wyglinski, Alexander
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-04
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

Mixed Integer Linear and Nonlinear Optimization for Disadvantaged Populations with Accents of Fairness and Balance

Creator:: Azizi, Shima
Advisor:: Trapp, Andrew C
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-05
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Business Administration

Sampling Enhanced Reverse Correlation for the Reconstruction of Latent Representations

Keyword:: Whitening Transformation, Cognitive Representations, Artificial Neural Networks, Reverse Correlation, Classification Images, and Compressive Sensing
Creator:: Roop, Benjamin
Advisor:: Lammert, Adam
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-05
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS

Interfacial Adhesion and Deformation Mechanisms in Hard and Soft Materials using Molecular Dynamics

Keyword:: Materials interface, additive manufacturing, adhesion, drug delivery, molecular dynamics, and cold spray
Creator:: Navabi, Arvand
Advisor:: Rahbar, Nima and Soboyejo, Winston
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-06
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering

Analytics for Refugee Resettlement

Keyword:: Refugees, Integer Programming, Humanitarian, Operation Research, Decision Support Systems, and Machin Learning
Creator:: Ahani, Narges
Advisor:: Trapp, Andrew C
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-06
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Data Science

Constraint-Aware Meta-Learning, with Applications to Traffic Flow Prediction

Keyword:: MAML, Constraint-Aware, Meta-Learning, Traffic, and Cellular Automata
Creator:: Filardi, Vincent
Advisor:: Mangoubi, Oren Rami
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-06
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Data Science

Caring for Young

Keyword:: maternal, teaching, biparental, paternal, offspring, and animal behavior
Creator:: Nason, Michael, McGinty, Taylor, and Whittier, Rebecca
Advisor:: Bakermans, Marja
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Resource Type:: Other

Brief History of Ethology: 1900s-Present

Keyword:: Education, Ethology, History, Animal Behavior, Diversity, and Inclusion and Representation
Creator:: Shell, Hannah , Tran, Vinh , Silvera, Ashli , and Williams, Catherine
Advisor:: Bakermans, Marja
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Resource Type:: Report

Exploring the Domestication of Foxes

Keyword:: Domestication, Hybridization, Fox, OER, and Domestication Syndrome
Creator:: Rudnik, Katelin , Nagy, Matthew , Garcia, Sabine , Casserly, Matthew , and Mora, Samantha
Advisor:: Bakermans, Marja
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022
Resource Type:: Report

Burn Box/Scrubber

Creator:: Gunville, Maggie, Martenson, Christopher, and Rodriguez, Kathryn
Advisor:: Mattson, Anita Elaine, Fofana, Mustapha S., Krueger, Robert, and Johnson, Sharon
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-18
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Sustainability Through Open Data

Keyword:: Renewable Energy, Transit, Sustainability, and Open Data
Creator:: Doncaster, Derrick, Jonas, Jordan, and Storch, Maximilian
Advisor:: Carlson, Jenny and Currier, Blake Hoag
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-13
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Juniper - Network Equipment Data in Serverless Architecture

Keyword:: Juniper, Juniper Support Automation, Serverless Architecture, Networks, Dashboards, and Network Equipment Data in Serverless Architecture
Creator:: Mahurkar, Pradnya, Bouwens, Tyler, and Sacristan-Benjet, Maria Del Carmen
Advisor:: Claypool, Mark L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-13
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Redesigning the DoughBoyz Website

Keyword:: zero hunger, small business, DoughBoyz, catering, food insecurity, and website development
Creator:: Goode, Jessica, Chen, Zihang, Klevanski, Ivan, and Kelly, Lia
Advisor:: Dehner, Corey and Lingo, Elizabeth Long
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-15
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Maker Inspired Distributed Project Based Learning

Keyword:: Tutorial, STEM Education, Project Based Learning, and Maker
Creator:: Kinley, Alexander, Rosner, Aaron, Mitchell, James, and Wenning, Michael
Advisor:: Bertozzi, Nicholas and Miller, Bradley A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-12-20
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Evaluation of Reverse Osmosis Membrane Performance Indicators for Desalination in a Changing World

Keyword:: Reverse Osmosis, UAE, and Desalination
Creator:: Mahoney, Zoe and Potts, Kiersten
Advisor:: Doiron, Joseph and Bergendahl, John Andrew
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-02-15
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Plan for Improving Community Emergency Resilience in Eilat, Israel

Keyword:: emergency response, climate resilience, natural disasters, and community centers
Creator:: Sanderville, Tyler, Durocher, Joseph, and Dombrowski, Nicole
Advisor:: Bar-On, Isa and Tuler, Seth
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-02-27
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Waste Not, Want Not: An Investigation of Repurposing Argan Fruit Waste in the Development of Commercial Products in Kibbutz Ketura

Keyword:: Israel, Argan, Ketura, Sustainability, Reuse, and Waste
Creator:: Espeland, Ashley, Ducharme, Cooper, and Mina, Anastasia
Advisor:: Bar-On, Isa and Tuler, Seth
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-02-28
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Risk assessment of oil transport through the southern Arava region

Creator:: Sperry, Jakob, Benazzi, Michela, Kantor, Noah, and Murphy, Aidan
Advisor:: Bar-On, Isa and Tuler, Seth
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-02-28
Resource Type:: Interactive Qualifying Project

Contamination of Sediment Along the AZHUREV Feed Channel

Keyword:: sediment, constructed wetland, contamination, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Creator:: Lepage, Maxwell and Manalo, Caran Kate
Advisor:: Kmiotek, Stephen J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-21
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Design of a 6U CubeSat for an Ionospheric Science Mission

Keyword:: Thermal, Ionosphere, Satellite, Space Environments, CubeSat, and Helmholtz Cage
Creator:: Lizotte, Tyler and Smith, Harrison
Advisor:: Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-22
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Stirling Engine Design

Keyword:: recycled materials, Stirling Engine, Electronic waste, Accra, Ghana, co-design, and Computer aided design
Creator:: Kurdziel, Sophie, Bogdanovich, Marika, DiRuzza, Elizabeth, and Jankowski, Julia
Advisor:: Fofana, Mustapha S. and Krueger, Robert
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-24
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

Correlation Between Attentiveness and Natural Light In a Library

Keyword:: Light and Attentiveness
Creator:: Timpanaro, Dominick
Advisor:: Albano, Leonard D. and Farzin, Soroush
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-24
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

WPI Campus Center Feasibility Study for LEED O+M Certification

Keyword:: Energy Performance, Green Design, LEED, Sustainability, Campus Center, and Operations and Maintenance
Creator:: Venard, Erin, Whitney, Hannah, and Luo, Darius
Advisor:: Liu, Shichao, Albano, Leonard D., and Farzin, Soroush
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-24
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

DS:MQP:Deep Learning for Mental Health Screening using Smartphone Data

Creator:: Phillips, Brian, Halley, Madeline, Garfinkel, Lillian, and O'neill, Mairead
Advisor:: Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-03-25
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

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