Browsing RPI Theses Open Access by Author "Wallace, William A., 1935-"
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Community evolution in temporal networks
Thompson, James (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2015-05)The purpose of this research is to study the structure of social networks with an added temporal element. Specifically, we examine dynamic community behavior within social networks. We base our experiments on a simple ... -
Creating optimal service delivery strategy of long-term service agreements from risk management perspective
Lawsirirat, Chaipat (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2007-12) -
Dynamic modeling of arctic resource allocation for oil spill response
Garrett, Richard A. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2016-08)A mixed-integer linear program is proposed to model the dynamic network expansion problem of improving oil spill response capabilities to support energy exploration in the Arctic. Oil spill response operations in this ... -
Factors influencing the selection of decision support systems for emergency management : an analysis of empirical use and user preferences
Manzanares, Trevor (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2014-12)The term Decision Support System (DSS) refers to any tool used to guide decision-makers by supporting critical decisions made in the field. This research focuses on determining specific user needs for DSSs used in the ... -
Forecasting collective behavior using social media
Korolov, Rostyslav (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2018-12)This thesis constructs hypotheses and measurements based on theoretical explanations of collective behaviors using a modeling framework informed by Emergent Norm Theory. Developed long before the Internet, the theory ... -
Increasing the understanding of truck parking behavior in congested urban areas: behavioral data acquisition and analysis with cumulative prospect theory
Marquis, Robyn (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2016-05)Congested urban areas are faced with the difficulty of balancing the needs of their residents, businesses, and goods movements, all of which are competing for coveted real estate and curbside. It is increasingly more ... -
Modeling human behavior in the context of social media during extreme events caused by natural hazards
Tyshchuk, Yulia (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2015-05)The results of this research provide a means for behavioral interventions to facilitate the diffusion of critical warning information on social media, diffusion of confirmations, and facilitation of the evacuation. ...