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Electromagnetic Characterization of Complex-Shaped Carbon Nanotubes Using Characteristic Mode Analysis
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Advances in fabrication techniques have recently allowed the synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) with controlled complex shapes. For example, CNTs with one or more branches sprouting off the main CNT axis, forming ... -
Design of a Microwave Imaging System for Target Identification
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)The ability to view objects that are otherwise visually inaccessible has been a long sought-after technological function and has a wide variety of potential applications. The research outlined in this thesis details ... -
Deep Assertion discovery using word embeddings
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)In recent years, there has been explosive growth in the amount of biomedical data (e.g., publications, notes from EHRs, clinical trial results), with the majority being unstructured data. As the volume of data is ... -
Qualitative Software Engineering and Parallel Sorting Algorithm for Real Numbers
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)The research work consists of two parts. Part one is about qualitative software engineering and Event-B modelling for class and Use case diagrams. Now a days distributed and parallel applications are most popular and ... -
Toward smart Mobility by Enhancing Travel-Time Reliability
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Here is my abstract – Smart mobility is an essential element in building smart cities. To realize connected and automated smart mobility as a service, the capability to efficiently estimate the travel-time reliability ... -
Technological Solution beyond MOSFET and Binary Logic Device
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Today’s technology is based on the binary number system-based circuitry, which is the outcome of the simple on and off switching mechanism of the prevailing transistors. Consideration of higher radix number system can ... -
Multi-Modal Topic Sentiment Analytics for Twitter
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Sentiment analysis has proven to be very successful in text applications. Social media is also considered a quite rich source to get data regarding user’s behaviors and preference. Identifying social context would make ... -
iMOST: Intelligent Motion-Sensing Approaches for Tracking Emotion
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)The aged, minor, and disease members often find it hard to express themselves. They are not fully aware of their need for any help or how to ask for help. The lack of communication ability decreases the quality of life and ... -
An Approach for Fast Score Computation in Bayesian Network Structure Learning Over Large-Scale Distributed Data
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)On a fundamental level, Bayes’ theorem enables us to utilize prior knowledge to determine the probability of an event. In consequence, its suitability for probabilistic reasoning has lead to its employment in probabilistic ... -
Toward a Reliable Network Management Framework
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)As our modern life is very much dependent on the Internet, measurement and management of network reliability is critical. Understanding the health of a network via outage and failure analysis is especially essential to ... -
Next-Generation Flash Memories Using Two-Dimensional Materials
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)This thesis presents a model that provides the output characteristics of next-generation flash memories using two-dimensional materials. Multi-Layer Graphene Nanoribbon (MLGNR) and Graphene are used as the channel and ... -
Design Automation and Evaluation Of Emerging 3D – IC Technology Using Stacked Horizontal Nanowires
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Miniaturization of integrated circuits (ICs) has continuously enabled advancement in modern technology. This miniaturization trend, also known as Moore’s law, needs to be maintained intact to meet the current day ... -
Cost Optimization and Load Balancing of Intra and Inter Data Center Networks to Facilitate Cloud Services
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)For cloud enterprise customers that require services on demand, data centers (DC) must allocate and partition data center resources in a dynamic fashion. We consider the problem of allocating data center resources for ... -
Practical Memristor Emulator Circuit Development Techniques for Analog Applications
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)Emerging memristor technology is drawing widespread attention during recent time due to its potential diverse applications in nanoelectronic memories, logic and neu romorphic computer architectures, digital and analog ... -
3D Hand Pose Estimation Via a Lightweight Deep Learning Model
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Deep Learning with depth cameras has enabled 3D hand pose estimation from RGBD images. Commercial solutions like Leap Motion and Intel RealSense™ use stereoscopic sensors or IR illumination-based methods to capture the ... -
MDRED: Multi-Modal Multi-Task Distributed Recognition for Event Detection
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Understanding users’ context is essential in emerging mobile sensing applications, such as Metal Detector, Glint Finder, Facefirst. Over the last decade, Machine Learning (ML) techniques have evolved dramatically for ... -
Understanding and Adapting to Crowd Behavior: A Study of Wireless Networks and Entrepreneurial Crowdfunding
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)The advances of the future will demand scholars have a systemic vision to solve problems. Integration across disciplines is needed to study, explain, inquire and discover beyond the traditional borders of academic areas. ... -
Addressing On-Chip Power Conversion and Dissipation Issues in Many-Core System-on-a-Chip based on Conventional Silicon and Emerging Nanotechnologies
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2017)Integrated circuits (ICs) are moving towards system-on-a-chip (SOC) designs. SOC allows various small and large electronic systems to be implemented in a single chip. This approach enables the miniaturization of design ... -
Smart City Open Data Network System: Openness, Security, and Privacy
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)The increasing concentration of population around the cities poses challenges in their operation and services. On the other hand, the current technological revolution allows scalable and innovative means to better serve ... -
Assessment Of Overcurrent Relay Coordination In A Microgrid With High PV Penetration Deployment
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)The existing distribution system is experiencing radical changes with the rapid proliferation of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)[1]. Microgrids have been proposed as a way of integrating large numbers of distributed ...