Browsing Electrical Engineering and Computer Science electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2017 Fall"
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Alternative materials for radiovoltaics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This work explores alternative materials for the improvement of radiovoltaic devices. First, lithium fluoride is explored as an effective material for ... -
Application of deep convolutional neural networks to automatic feature/object detection in high resolution remote sensing imagery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis investigates how deep learning can be used to automatically detect features and/or objects of interest in high resolution satellite imagery. ... -
Data processing techniques of hydraulic bed sensor and doppler radar for elder care
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Population aging is a common phenomenon in a society. The developed country like the United States, eldercare is becoming an important issue nowadays. ... -
An interventional informatics approach to development and evaluation of population-based health and web technologies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Interventional informatics is the use of health information technology (HIT) that drives evidence-based and evidence-generating practices to inform an improved health delivery system. Current HIT lacks movement towards ... -
Modeling and simulation of a segmented thermoelectric generator
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Interest in thermoelectric generators for waste heat recovery has flourished in recent years. Typically, the efficiency of thermoelectric generators (TEGs) is quite low. Investigations are conducted in this thesis to get ... -
Modeling, characterization and evaluation of MU100 high-energy density ceramic nanodielectric for use in pulsed power applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)A high dielectric, nanodielectric, composite material, MU100, was developed by the University of Missouri for use in dielectric loaded antennas. Based on its dielectric strength and losses, MU100 had possible uses in the ... -
Multiple Instance Choquet Integral for multiresolution sensor fusion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Imagine you are traveling to Columbia, MO for the first time. On your flight to Columbia, the woman sitting next to you recommended a bakery by a large park with a big yellow umbrella outside. After you land, you need ... -
Performance/accuracy trade-offs of floating-point arithmetic on NVidia GPUs : from a characterization to an auto-tuner
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Floating-point computations produce approximate results, possibly leading to inaccuracy and reproducibility problems. Existing work addresses two issues: first, the design of high precision floating-point representations, ... -
Plasmonic platform for super-resolution imaging and applications in biological and nanoenergetic systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Plasmonics, taking advantages of coupling photons to free electrons in metals, enables prominent electromagnetic field enhancements by concentrating light into subwavelength scales, allowing super resolution imaging, ... -
Steps in transforming the Missouri Cancer Registry (MCR) from anincidence registry to a survival registry : estimate and interactively visualize female breast cancer burden in Missouri senatorial districts and assess the usability of the Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center's (MCRARC'S) published interactive maps
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Female breast cancer (FBC) is the most common invasive cancer among women of all races and ethnicities in the United States (US). About 12 percent of women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some ... -
Study of nuclear transmutation using cyclotron for post-CMOS activation of Beta emitters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] A study of post-CMOS fabrication process for radioisotope activation produced by nuclear transmutation is presented. Activation of the precursor occurs ... -
Target concept learning from ambiguously labeled data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The multiple instance learning problem addresses the case where training data comes with label ambiguity, i.e., the learner has access only to inaccurately labeled data. For example, in target detection from remotely sensed ...