Index Catalog // Digital WPI

1. Optimal Ensembles for Deep Learning: Theory and Practice

Keyword:: Deep Learning, Theory, Diversity, Application, Ensemble Learning, and Training Algorithm
Creator:: Li, Wenjing
Advisor:: Paffenroth, Randy Clinton
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-05
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Mathematical Sciences

2. A Finite Element Study of the DNA Hybridization Kinetics on the Surface of Microfluidic Devices

Keyword:: DNA, Kinetics, Microfluidics, and hybridization
Creator:: Pascault, Jean-Roland Eric
Advisor:: Zhou, H Susan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2007-04-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

3. Investigation of Neuronal Affinity to Photoresist Derived Carbon: Study of Diferentiation and m-RNA Expression in PC-12 Cells

Keyword:: nerve regeneration, carbon, gene expression, scanning electron microscope, nerve growth factor, and Cell adhesion
Creator:: Gupta, Anju R
Advisor:: Zhou, H Susan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2007-05-04
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

4. Fabrication and Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes for Biomedical Applications

Keyword:: glucose oxidase, anodized aluminum oxide, Carbon Nanotubes, and biosensor
Creator:: Rong, Zhiyang
Advisor:: Liang, Jianyu
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-08-25
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

5. Magnetic Nanoparticle Enhanced Actuation Strategy for mixing, separation, and detection of biomolecules in a Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip System

Keyword:: Microfluidics, Magnetism, Mathematical Modeling, Lab-on-a-chip, and Nanoparticles
Creator:: Munir, Ahsan
Advisor:: Zhou, H Susan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-05-20
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

6. The application of low dimensional nanomaterials in electrocatalysis and electrochemical biosensing

Keyword:: Nanotubes, electrocatalysis, electrochemical biosensors, and Nanoparticles
Creator:: Zhu, Zanzan
Advisor:: Zhou, H Susan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-06-03
Resource Type:: Phd Report
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

7. Microencapsulation of LL-37 Antimicrobial Peptide in PLGA

Keyword:: LL-37, encapsulation, and antimicrobial
Creator:: El Abbouni, Sarah
Advisor:: Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-04-21
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

8. Microfluidic biosensor devices for disease monitoring and cancer study

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

9. Improvement in Toughness of Castings through Chemical Surface Modification

Keyword:: Silicon, intermetallics, copper, Aluminum, nickel, titanium, and Cold spray
Creator:: Te, Alino
Advisor:: Mishra, Brajendra
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-12-12
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Materials Science & Engineering

10. A Remote Teleoperation of the da Vinci Surgical System for Hand Disabled

Keyword:: motion capture, robotic surgical system, ROS, signal processing, remote teleoperation, and electromyography
Creator:: Yang, Kehan
Advisor:: Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Robotics Engineering

11. 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

12. 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

13. Opportunistic RF Localization of Tire Pressure Monitoring System Transmissions

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

14. On the Selection of Simulation Methods for Implementing Wireless Channel Models

Keyword:: Wireless Communications and Communication System Simulation
Creator:: Morgan, Faith
Advisor:: Wyglinski, Alexander
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-01-23
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

15. Exploring Neural Network Structure through Iterative Neural Networks: Connections to Dynamical Systems

Keyword:: Iterative, Neural Network, Recurrent Neural Network, Machine Learning, Sparse, and Sparsity
Creator:: Hershey, Quincy
Advisor:: Paffenroth, Randy Clinton
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-20
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Data Science

16. Instantaneous Feedback of HRV for Monitoring Emotional State

Creator:: Gorski, Alexander Christopher, Mullen, David P., Niyetkaliyev, Anvar, Amin, Ryan K., and Bond, John Joseph
Advisor:: Djamasbi, Soussan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-03-19
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

17. Kinase Characterization and HTRF Assay Development

Creator:: Gagnon, Andrew I.
Advisor:: Adams, David S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-12-15
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

18. Numerical and Experimental Study of Heat and Mass Transfer Enhancement using Phase Change Materials

Keyword:: Phase Change Materials, Numerical, Experimental, Evaporation, Heat and Mass Transfer, Natural Convection, and Drying
Creator:: Khakpour, Yasmin
Advisor:: Yagoobi, Jamal
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-05-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

19. Terrestrial and Micro-Gravity Studies in Electrohydrodynamic Conduction-Driven Heat Transport Systems

Keyword:: boiling, Electrohydrodynamics, meso-scale, and heat transport
Creator:: Patel, Viral K.
Advisor:: Yagoobi, Jamal
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-03-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

20. Development of Holographic Interferometric Methodologies for Characterization of Shape and Function of the Human Tympanic Membrane

Keyword:: Tympanic membrane, Holographic Interferometry, and sound-induced motion
Creator:: Khaleghi, Morteza
Advisor:: Furlong-Vazquez, Cosme
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-04-29
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

21. Experimental and Computational Investigation of Electrohydrodynamically –Enhanced Nucleate Boiling

Keyword:: bubbles, Heat Transfer, dip, ehd, Electrohydrodynamics, and dielectrophoresis
Creator:: Neu, Samuel Charles
Advisor:: Blandino, John J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-11-30
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Aerospace Engineering

22. Flow Distribution Control and Thermal Homogenization with EHD Conduction Pumping and Experimental Studies in Pool Boiling and Internal Condensation

Keyword:: Conduction pumping, Electrohydrodynamic (EHD), Internal condensation , Flow distribution control, Pool boiling, and Thermal homogenization
Creator:: Yang, Lei
Advisor:: Yagoobi, Jamal
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-09-07
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

23. Numerical Study of Heat and Mass Transfer Using Phase Change Materials

Keyword:: packaging, phase change material, and Drying
Creator:: Mahdavi Nejad, Alireza
Advisor:: Yagoobi, Jamal
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-08-19
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

24. Indoor Cooperative Localization for Ultra Wideband Wireless Sensor Networks

Keyword:: Indoor geolocation, Time-of-arrival based ranging, ultra wideband, sensor networks, measurement and modeling, Cooperative localization, and cooperative localization algorithms
Creator:: Alsindi, Nayef
Advisor:: Pahlavan, Kaveh
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-04-23
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

25. Combining of Renewable Energy Plants to Improve Energy Production Stability

Keyword:: solar energy, renewable, stability analysis, and wind energy
Creator:: Broders, Adam C.
Advisor:: Emanuel, Alexander E.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-04-29
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

26. Wireless Communication Options for a Mobile Ultrasound System

Keyword:: telemedicine, Ultrasound, wireless, 3G, Satellite, H.264 SVC, and 802.11
Creator:: Dickson, Brett William
Advisor:: Pedersen, Peder C.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-09-02
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

27. A Novel Localization System for Experimental Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Keyword:: sonar signal processing, sonar applications, and Sonar position measurement
Creator:: Morin, Russell Walter
Advisor:: Hussein, Islam
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-04-21
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

28. Optimal Strategies in Jamming Resistant Uncoordinated Frequency Hopping Systems

Keyword:: Nash equilibrium and UFH
Creator:: Zhang, Bingwen
Advisor:: Lai, Lifeng
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-04-15
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

29. Enhanced Acquisition Techniques for GPS L1C Receivers

Keyword:: GPS, GPS L1C, GPS Acquisition, and GNSS
Creator:: Seals, Kelly Charles
Advisor:: Michalson, William R.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-03-13
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

30. Decentralized Control of an Energy Constrained Heterogeneous Swarm for Persistent Surveillance

Keyword:: Energy awarenesses, Robot Swarms, and Persistent Surveillance
Creator:: Advani, Nikhil Kamalkumar
Advisor:: Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Robotics Engineering

38. 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:: Physics

39. The effects of 5-azacytidine on transformed hairy root cultures of Artemisia annua

Creator:: Fuller, Jason Henry
Advisor:: Weathers, Pamela
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-01-19
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

40. Improving Two-Stage Revision Arthroplasty Utilizing 3-D Scanning

Creator:: Indyk, Allison Michelle, DeCristoforo, Jaclyn Taylor, DeMarco, Michael John, and Cassidy, James Michael
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-04-29
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

41. The Mechanics Involved in Removing Copper Ions Using Hydrochars, Activated Carbons, and Resins

Creator:: Hobson, John T.
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-12-19
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

42. Digital Control and Monitoring Methods for Nonlinear Processes

Keyword:: invariant manifold, Lyapunov stability, parametric optimization, Robust Control, nonlinear dynamics, functional equations, chemical reaction system dynamics, time scale multiplicity, process monitoring, and nonlinear observers
Creator:: Huynh, Nguyen
Advisor:: Kazantzis, Nikolaos K.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-10-09
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

43. Kinetics and Catalysis of the Water-Gas-Shift Reaction: A Microkinetic and Graph Theoretic Approach

Keyword:: microkinetics, water-gas-shift, reaction routes, and mechanism analysis
Creator:: Callaghan, Caitlin A.
Advisor:: Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-05-04
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

44. CFD simulation of transport and reaction in cylindrical catalyst particles

Keyword:: packed bed, reactor modeling, Fixed bed, steam reforming, and CFD
Creator:: Taskin, Ertan M.
Advisor:: Dixon, Anthony G.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2007-08-15
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

45. Characterization and Functionalization of Lyophilized Silk Scaffolds for Use in 3D In Vitro Disease Modeling

Keyword:: Biomaterials, Kidney Cancer, Tissue Engineering, and Liver Disease
Creator:: Abbott, Alycia
Advisor:: Coburn, Jeannine M
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-07-16
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Biomedical Engineering

46. Towards the Fabrication of a Fibrin Based Vascular Network

Keyword:: Vascular Engineering, Fibrin, and Vasculature
Creator:: Santos, Johanna Eleanor
Advisor:: Pins, George D
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-08-16
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Biomedical Engineering

47. INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF APOPTOSIS IN CALCIFICATION OF THE AORTIC VALVULAR INTERSTITIAL CELLS

Creator:: Jebeli, Mahvash
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-12-15
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Biomedical Engineering

48. Elucidating Mechanisms of Replication-associated Synthetic lethality with RB loss and PARP inhibition

Keyword:: DNA damage, RB1, Retinoblastoma, PARP, Replication, and Epigenetics
Creator:: Gutierrez Zamalloa, Luis
Advisor:: Manning, Amity L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-11-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Biology & Biotechnology

49. 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

50. Live Performance and Emotional Analysis of MathSpring Intelligent Tutor System Students

Keyword:: Facial Expression Predictor, Facial Expression, Emotion Analysis, MathSpring, and Live Dashboard
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

51. 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:: Data Science

52. Developing Automated Audio Assessment Tools for a Chinese Language Course

Keyword:: Audio Data, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Automated Grading, 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

53. Learning Deep Social Interactions to Identify Positive Classroom Climate

Creator:: Gardias, Przemyslaw M.
Advisor:: Whitehill, Jacob Richard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-06
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

54. Rectification of Perspective and Scale Distortion in Wound Images and Integrated Evaluation of the SmartWAnDS System

Keyword:: Scale distortion rectification, Wound analysis, Perspective distortion rectification, SmartWAnDS System, Spatial Transformation Network (STN), and Integrated Evaluation
Creator:: Raghav, Fnu
Advisor:: Agu, Emmanuel O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-05
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Robotics Engineering

55. Text Representations of Math Tutorial Videos for Clustering, Retrieval, and Learning Gain Prediction

Keyword:: Crowdsourcing, Open educational resources (OER), and Information Retrieval
Creator:: Liamthong, Pichayut
Advisor:: Whitehill, Jacob Richard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-01
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

56. 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

57. Toward Improving Effectiveness of Crowdsourced, On-Demand Assistance From Authors in Online Learning Platforms

Keyword:: Crowdsourcing, On-demand assistance, and Online education
Creator:: Haim, Aaron
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-12
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

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

Keyword:: Socially Assistive Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Robot-enhanced Framework, Embedded Systems, Deep Learning, and Applied Behavior Analysis
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

59. 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

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

Keyword:: Classroom Observation Videos, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Automatic Eye Gaze Following, and Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
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

61. 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

62. Why did they cite that?

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

63. Video Labeling System for Face Analysis on Classroom Videos

Creator:: Swenarton, David B and Liu, Mingquan
Advisor:: Whitehill, Jacob Richard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-12-14
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

64. Pointwise and Instance Segmentation for 3D Point Cloud

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

65. Deep Learning Approach to Trespass Detection using Video Surveillance Data

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

66. 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

67. NITELITE: Studying Student Language and Teacher Feedback Through Explanation and Asynchronous Collaboration

Keyword:: Open Responses, Machine Learning, Word Embeddings, Deep Learning, Mathematics, and Natural Language Processing
Creator:: Erickson, John A.
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-04
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Data Science

68. 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

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

Keyword:: mathematics education, embodied cognition, perceptual learning, learning technologies, and worked examples
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

70. An Empirical Study of Domain Adaptation: Are We Really Learning Transferable Representations?

Keyword:: Domain Adaptation and Transfer Learning
Creator:: Josselyn, Nicholas
Advisor:: Zhang, Ziming and Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-10-10
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Data Science

71. 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

72. Help or Hinder? Evaluating Fairness Metrics and Algorithms in Visualization Systems for Consensus Ranking

Keyword:: Human-centered computing, Fairness, Empirical studies in visualization, and Visualization systems and tools
Creator:: Shrestha, Hilson
Advisor:: Harrison, Lane T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-23
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

73. Integrating Personalized Learning into Online Education through Content Aggregation, Data Mining, and Reinforcement Learning

Creator:: Prihar, Ethan
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-03-30
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Data Science

74. Modeling and Measuring Nasal Airflow

Creator:: Marinelli, Andrea T., Roberts, Edward Gregory, Salmon, Devin Rae, and Hunt, Allison Michelle
Advisor:: Savilonis, Brian James
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-04-23
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

75. Improved 3D Heart Segmentation Using Surface Parameterization for Volumetric Heart Data

Keyword:: MRI, triangulated mesh, marching cube, Segmentation, and surface parameterization
Creator:: Xing, Baoyuan
Advisor:: Gennert, Michael A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-04-24
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

76. BioBridge: Bringing Data Exploration to Biologists

Keyword:: Information Visualization, biology, omics data, exploratory visualization, Visualization, and interactive visualization
Creator:: Boyd, Joseph
Advisor:: Ward, Matthew O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-05-01
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

77. Lean Process Improvement of Roll Housing Manufacturing

Creator:: Brofford, Kelsey Marie, DeVries, John Federico, Vergara, Sebastian Enrique, and Pernia-Rovayo, Luis Jose
Advisor:: Towner, Walter Thomas
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-04-27
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

78. Control-flow Integrity for Real-time Embedded Systems

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

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

Keyword:: scheduling, instrumentation-based defense, security, 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

80. Micro-architectural Threats to Modern Computing Systems

Keyword:: mobile security, DoS attacks, machine learning, cloud security, and side-channel attacks
Creator:: Inci, Mehmet Sinan
Advisor:: Sunar, Berk and Eisenbarth, Thomas
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-25
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

81. Improving Model Performance with Robust PCA

Keyword:: Robust PCA, Projectors, Cyber Security, PCA, Feature Engineering, 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

82. Appjudicator: Enhancing Android Network Analysis through UI Monitoring

Keyword:: Android and Software-defined networking
Creator:: Petitti, Joseph P.
Advisor:: Shue, Craig A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-06
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

83. Concurrent Deep Learning Workloads on NVIDIA GPUs

Keyword:: GPGPU and Concurrency
Creator:: Gilman, Guinevere R.
Advisor:: Walls, Robert Joseph
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-04
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

84. Protecting Model Confidentiality for Machine Learning as a Service

Keyword:: Machine Learning, Security, Model Extraction, and Trusted Execution Environment
Creator:: Truong, Jean-Baptiste
Advisor:: Walls, Robert Joseph and Guo, Tian
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-04
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

85. Leveraging Android OS to Secure Diverse Devices in Residential Networks

Keyword:: Android Operating System, Opportunistic Middleboxes, Residential Networks, and Internet-of-Things (IoT)
Creator:: Liu, Shuwen
Advisor:: Shue, Craig A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-24
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

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

Keyword:: Intrusion Detection System, Dynamic Whitelists, 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

87. 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:: Mathematical Sciences

88. VELUM: A 3D Puzzle/Exploration Game Designed Using Crowdsourced AI Facial Analysis

Creator:: Chaput, Nicholas Stephen
Advisor:: Whitehill, Jacob Richard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-04-27
Resource Type:: Major Qualifying Project

89. Velum: A 3D Puzzle Game and Facial Analysis Study

Creator:: Mattson, Connor Andrew, Weng, Jie, and Thornberg, Connor Anderson
Advisor:: Sutter, Ralph and Moriarty, Brian J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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