DSpace at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Recent submissions
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Stochastic first order methods for distributed composite optimization with differential privacy
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)ABSTRACTDistributed optimization has gained much attention over recent years as the world generates ever more data. At the same time machine learning methods are able to solve many new problems. As the desire to train ... -
Human-building collaboration: a case study on lighting enabled collaborative system design
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)Building automation systems have gained increased attention by means of their ability to improve building performance. They increasingly rely on cutting-edge technologies, sensors, and the Internet of Things to autonomously ... -
Defect engineering for tuning electronic and optical properties of materials
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)All pristine nanostructured materials are susceptible to disruptions in their chemical composition and expected crystal structure, where these disruptions are commonly referred to as defects. At first glance, defects may ... -
Electrical resistivity size effect in compound conductors
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-06)The downscaling of modern integrated circuits is facing a major challenge posed by the resistivity size effect in interconnect lines which is mainly due to electron scattering at surfaces and grain boundaries. The resistivity ... -
Spectral ct at ultra-high resolution via photon-counting and deep learning
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)Computed tomography (CT) plays an indispensable role in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Enabled by recent dual-energy CT (DECT) advances, spectral CT allows anatomical and functional imaging with material ... -
Designing learning control algorithms for mechanical systems with complex dynamics
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)Numerous mechanical processes are governed by complex multi-scale dynamics (e.g. manufacturing, robotic systems, and building thermal control), which often involve the interaction of various physical phenomena, making it ... -
Learning based model correction and data imputation algorithms for rotorcraft systems
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)The future of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicles encompasses numerous thrilling and innovative designs, including electric multirotor vehicles and high-speed compound helicopters. Electric multirotor vehicles are ... -
Arcadian pasts and futures: making and breaking a lignite coal landscape in southern greece
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)At the end of the 1950s, Greece’s state-owned electrical utility the Public Power Corporation (PPC) surveyed large reserves of a low-quality energy resource called lignite coal around the town of Megalopolis. Since the ... -
Risk analysis with dynamic safety measure for pressurized water reactors with advanced safety features
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)After the Fukushima Daiichi Accident, the US Department of Energy initiated the LightWater Sustainability Program to investigate safety options for existing nuclear fleets, such as accident-tolerant fuel and US diverse and ... -
Development of a high-order cut-cell method for cfd-based design optimization
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based aerodynamic design optimization requires automation, particularly when dealing with complex geometries that require boundary conforming meshes. To address this issue and help automate ... -
An exploration of the strong coupling regime of the su(2) georgi-glashow model
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)In this dissertation, we delve into an in-depth analysis of the $SU(2)$ Georgi-Glashow model in a four-dimensional space-time configuration, particularly emphasizing its strong coupling behavior. We systematically investigate ... -
Learning from event sequences
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)Event sequences are fundamental in various domains, encompassing customer transactions, electronic health records, and other scenarios involving actions over time. Understanding the dynamics of event transitions enables ... -
Natural polymers and alternative drug delivery systems
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)Natural polymers are promising candidates for biomedical applications such as wound healing and drug delivery. For the latter, oral administration is preferred since it’s non-invasive, and is convenient to patients improving ... -
Practicing on the platform: an autoethnography of presence in the zoom-mediated ashtanga yoga 'mysore room'
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)The global Covid-19 pandemic has caused massive disruption to social practices of nearly every kind, impelling groups and institutions to migrate in-person activities onto digital videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom. ... -
Molecularly engineered biosurfactants and their biological activities against breast cancer
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)Microbially produced surfactants offer fertile ground for the discovery and development of low-cost alternative cancer specific biologics to treat breast cancer. Naturally derived through simple fermentations in high titers, ... -
Polarized transport requires ap-1-mediated recruitment of kif13a and kif13b at the trans-golgi
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)The nervous system is comprised of neurons, which send and receive electrochemicalsignals. To facilitate this function, they possess an exotic morphology containing complementary extensions: the signal-sending axon and ... -
Embedding fairness and ethics in collective decision-making
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)Collective decision-making is the problem where we have to aggregate individual preferences to collectively make a choice. Voting is one of the most commonly studied methods of making collective decisions. The task of ... -
Deep learning and optimization based interferometric and phaseless imaging
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)Interferometric imaging involves reconstructing an image from the cross-correlations of the scattered waves reflected from the illuminated medium. Phaseless imaging on the other hand involves reconstructing an image from ... -
System risk quantification and decision making support with integrated artificial reasoning framework
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)Decision-making involves the identification and selection of options, guided by a predetermined set of criteria and personal preferences set by the decision-maker. Each option presents a unique trajectory and profile in ... -
Accessing (or not) telemedicine to treat opioid use disorder during covid-19: an ethnographic study in new york state
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 2023-08)This dissertation presents an in-person and digital ethnography of people in New York State who use drugs and seek treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) using phone or video connection to receive healthcare (telecare) ...