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Semantically enabled medical image understanding
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)Medical imaging examination is the most common form of routine medical analysis, which involves several stages of reasoning and careful analysis to reach a final decision by the radiologist. Most deep learning frameworks ... -
Cell free production of isobutanol
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)With a need for greener fuels, research into production of biofuels is essential. Isobutanol out preforms ethanol in key metrics such as engine compatibility, energy density, and gasoline blending. Current biofuel strategies ... -
Gaze, steering, and active vision during skilled quadcopter flight
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)Previous accounts of how humans locomote have focused on movements and perceptualjudgments along the 2D ground plane, such as when driving automobiles or walking over various types of terrain. Humans, however, can also ... -
A methodology to evaluate equity in resource accessibility
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)Inequalities present in society have been of increased interest in recent years, particularly in the United States. One source of inequality is unequal access to important resources, such as shopping. Recent developments ... -
Reduced-order modeling of neutron transport by proper generalized decomposition
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)The numerical simulation of neutron transport within a nuclear reactor—for brevity, reactor physics—is the foundation on which analysts: design new reactors; license existing designs; prolong the licenses of operating ... -
Using Milkyway@home to measure the mass of the orphan-chenab stream progenitor dwarf galaxy
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)We fit the mass and radial profile of the Orphan-Chenab Stream's (OCS) dwarf galaxy progenitor by using turnoff stars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and the Dark Energy Camera (DEC) to constrain N-body simulations ... -
Automatic vectorization for multi-party computation
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)We introduce a new compiler for multi-party computation (MPC) which performs backend-independent optimizations over the MPC Source intermediate representation and outputs C++ code using the MOTION framework for MPC. We ... -
A step towards the practical evaluation of wildlife identification algorithms
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)Computer vision approaches have shown to be an effective tool for wildlife identification across a wide range of species. As the field grows and the amount of available data grows with it, deep learning based approaches ... -
Identity centered design : the liberating of the post-discretionary user
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)The intersection of critical creative practices and HCI was explored in an effort to create a design framework for developing material speculations in the form of communication tools that evoke critical reflection. In an ... -
Synthetic data-based machine learning applications for 21st-century power systems
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)Driven by climate change, power system engineers are developing solutions to integrate renewable energies. Such modernization of electrical networks requires novel technologies to increase the efficiency of the electrical ... -
Modeling efforts for improved meal prediction with application to blood glucose control
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is a disease characterized by the loss of insulin production from beta cells in the pancreas, which results in unregulated blood glucose (BG). The condition is permanent, exacting a high toll on ... -
Dynamics of individual learning
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)This work focuses on understanding how individuals learn complex tasks. Most real-world tasks that we learn and need help with, are complex. Yet most of our knowledge about human learning is based on simple tasks. We think ... -
Elucidating the role of multimodal ligand surfaces in protein chromatography using molecular dynamics simulations
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)Over the past several years, protein-based therapeutics have revolutionized the pharmaceutical industry, with applications for treatment of a range of diseases from autoimmune to cancer. This rise has been accompanied by ... -
Design and fabrication of the teepee photonic crystal for high-efficiency thin film solar cell architectures
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)The goal of this thesis is to provide the fabrication foundation and analysis of a photonic crystal-based tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell. A theoretical framework will be provided that studies the light ... -
Drug discovery for Alzheimer's disease targeting the transmembrane domain of amyloid precursor protein (AAPTM).
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurological disease currently affecting close to 6 million Americans (3). A major neuropathological hallmark of AD is the presence of senile plaques in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus ... -
Photoelastic analysis of residual stress arising from water interaction at glass surfaces
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)A high-resolution characterization technique was developed based on existing polarized light microscopy techniques in concert with digital photography. This technique was employed to measure the residual stress near glass ... -
Integer optimization for the understanding and disruption of illicit networks
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)Tools from operations research (OR) have historically been applied to better understand and disrupt illicit trafficking networks. Two such tools are community detection and network interdiction. Community detection has ... -
Using diffusion equation model to analyze advanced sound energy decay in reverberation chamber
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)In the room acoustics measurement process, a non-diffused sound field is neglected in conventional chamber-based studies of absorbing materials, which reduces accuracy and can even produce inconsistent results. An additional ... -
Compressive hyperspectral single-pixel imaging for lifetime imaging and tomography applications
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-08)The present document summarizes the overall goal, specific objectives, preliminary results,current conclusions as well as the future aims to be addressed for completion of a PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering and is ... -
High-order accurate partitioned schemes for conjugate heat transfer with advection-diffusion equations
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2022-07)This thesis presents a high-order accurate partitioned scheme for the solution of conjugate heat transfer (CHT) problems. The scheme is based on special second-order accurate CHAMP (Conjugate Heat transfer Advanced ...