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Advanced Light Field Frame Prediction For Optimized Compression
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Current light field compression techniques lack robustness to handle both rate distortion optimized motion compensation as well as latency during the encoding and decoding process. This paper focuses on a contribution ... -
Analyzing Bit Error Rate using Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) Software Defined Radio in Indoor and Outdoor Environments
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Wireless Communications had radical growth because of the necessity of people being connected. However, interference, noise, and multiple fading have adverse effects to a reliable system. Bit Error Rate has its own ... -
Automated Prediction of Hepatic Arterial Stenosis
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Several thousand life-saving liver transplants are performed each year. One of the causes of early transplant failure is arterial stenosis of the anastomotic junction. Early detection of transplant arterial stenosis ... -
A Framework for Ultra Reliable Low Latency Mission Critical Communication
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)Mission-critical communication is one of the central design aspects of 5G communications. But there are numerous challenges and explicit requirements for development of a successful mission-critical communication system. ... -
Early Breast Cancer Diagnosis using Microwave Imaging via Space-Frequency Algorithm
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)The conventional breast cancer detection methods have limitations ranging from ionizing radiations, low specificity to high cost. These limitations make way for a suitable alternative called Microwave Imaging, as a ... -
Implementing Product Line Architecture with Code Generation and Separation
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Software product line engineering (SPLE) emphasizes high level of reuse and mass customization of the core assets shared by a family of software products. Product line architecture (PLA) is a promising application of ... -
Investigation of Interconnect and Device Designs for Emerging Post-MOSFET and Beyond Silicon Technologies
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)The integrated circuit industry has been pursuing Moore’s curve down to deep nanoscale dimensions that would lead to the anticipated delivery of 100 billion transistors on a 300 mm² die operating below 1V supply in the ... -
Improving the Performance of Parallel SPARQL Query Processing on Apache Spark Using Bloom Filters
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)The Resource Description Framework (RDF) has become the standard model for data representation on the Web. In RDF, IRIs are used to represent entities and their relationships. SPARQL is the query language for RDF. Today, ... -
PPDQ-BG: Parallel Partition and Distributed Query Processing for Big Graphs
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)In recent years, there has been an explosive growth of the linked data of a global information space that often requires expensive computations to perform big graph analysis and query processing. Graph data represent ... -
Improving QoE of Video Streaming using Network Awareness
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in the internet traffic due to video content. It is expected that soon 82 percent [2] of global IP traffic will constitute video content. HTTP DASH has been ... -
SigsSpace-Text: Parallel and Distributed Signature Learning in Text Analytics
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Big data analytics uncover hidden patterns and useful information from big data. It is a complex and time-consuming process. Recent advancements in parallel and distributed approaches have led to the evolution of big data ... -
Reduction of Power and Virtual Machine Migration Inside a Cloud Datacenter
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Today’s datacenter consumes high amount of electrical energy for its operation. It increases day by day, thus increasing the operation cost and carbon dioxide emission. To reduce the power consumption at a datacenter, a ... -
Strain Response in Osteocyte Lacuna Due to Mechanical Loading - a Parametric Finite Element Study Using FEBio
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Osteocytes are the major type of living cells in bone and are known to be responsible for the biomechanosensory functions within the bone matrix. Osteocytes are activated by mechanical forces and regulates both osteoclasts ... -
Protected Secret Sharing and its Application to Threshold Cryptography
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)In the secret reconstruction of Shamir’s (t,n) secret sharing scheme (SS), shares released by shareholders need to be protected otherwise, non-shareholders can also obtain the secret. Key establishment protocol can ... -
Detection of Tubes in Radiographs Using Canny Edge Detection and Progressive Hough Transforms
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)An automated method for detecting tubes and catheters in chest radiographs could improve patient safety and healthcare efficiency by helping radiologists to more quickly and accurately identify mal-positioned tubes. We ... -
DMLA: A Dynamic Model-Based Lambda Architecture for Learning and Recognition of Features in Big Data
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Real-time event modeling and recognition is one of the major research areas that is yet to reach its fullest potential. In the exploration of a system to fit in the tremendous challenges posed by data growth, several big ... -
Design Guidelines, Scan Behavior and Characteristic Mode Analysis for a Class of Ultra-Wideband Microstrip Patch Antennas
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Ultra-wideband (UWB), low-profile microstrip patch antennas and phased arrays have their niche in many wireless communication and medical applications. In recent years, the U-slot patch antenna established itself as a ... -
Parallel SPARQL Query Execution using Apache Spark
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Semantic Web technologies such as Resource Description Framework (RDF) and SPARQL are increasingly being adopted by applications on the Web, as well as in domains such as healthcare, finance, and national security and ... -
Exploration of 3D Nanoscale Image Sensor to Enable Logic and Sensing in Single Chip
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Nanowire photodetectors have been attracting and gained increased attention due to their potential for very high sensitivity detection. Silicon photodetectors are of particular interest due to their low cost, ease of ... -
Effect of Nanoparticle Shape on the Response of Broadband Metamaterial Absorbers in the Visible Spectrum
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Optical metamaterials are defined as structures with electromagnetic properties in the visible spectrum that are unique and not present in nature. An example of such a metamaterial is a Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) structure, ...