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Cornell University
1.
Nadkarni, Sharvari.
Modeling Non-Linear Large Scale Structure Using Lagrangian Perturbation Theory.
Degree: PhD, Physics, 2011, Cornell University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/33622 
► Lagrangian Perturbation Theory (LPT) is a powerful method to model nonlinear evolution of large scale structure analytically. This thesis investigates the convergence properties of this…
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▼ Lagrangian Perturbation Theory (LPT) is a powerful method to model nonlinear evolution of
large scale structure analytically. This thesis investigates the convergence properties of this theory by applying it to a simple test problem the spherical top-hat. The method of Largangian re-expansions is introduced to improve the convergence properties of the series. This method involves reexpanding the solution in overlapping time domains, each domain
subject to a time of validity criteria. The results show that there is a trade-off between the Lagrangian order and number of steps; one can achieve the same accuracy with a lower order scheme and more time steps as that with a higher order scheme and a single step. The method developed based on the top-hat is then applied to model evolution of inhomogeneous initial conditions. A numerical code is developed and tested. Tests of convergence with Lagrangian order, step size and grid size are presented.
Advisors/Committee Members: Bean, Rachel E. (chair), Flanagan, Eanna E (committee member), Chernoff, David Fisher (committee member), Davis, James C. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Cosmology - Large Scale Structure.
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Nadkarni, S. (2011). Modeling Non-Linear Large Scale Structure Using Lagrangian Perturbation Theory. (Doctoral Dissertation). Cornell University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1813/33622
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Nadkarni, Sharvari. “Modeling Non-Linear Large Scale Structure Using Lagrangian Perturbation Theory.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Cornell University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1813/33622.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Nadkarni, Sharvari. “Modeling Non-Linear Large Scale Structure Using Lagrangian Perturbation Theory.” 2011. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Nadkarni S. Modeling Non-Linear Large Scale Structure Using Lagrangian Perturbation Theory. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Cornell University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/33622.
Council of Science Editors:
Nadkarni S. Modeling Non-Linear Large Scale Structure Using Lagrangian Perturbation Theory. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Cornell University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/33622
Cornell University
2.
Wang, Guozhang.
Automatic Scaling Iterative Computations.
Degree: PhD, Computer Science, 2013, Cornell University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/34246
► In this thesis, we address the problem of efficiently and automatically scaling iterative computational applications through parallel programming frameworks. While there has been much progress…
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▼ In this thesis, we address the problem of efficiently and automatically scaling iterative computational applications through parallel programming frameworks. While there has been much progress in designing and developing parallel platforms with high level programming paradigms for batch-oriented applications, these platforms are ill-fitted for iterative computations due to their ignorance of resident data and enforcement of "embarrassingly parallel" batch-style processing of data sets within every computational operators. To address these challenges we propose a set of methods that leverage certain properties of iterative computations to enhance the performance of the resulting parallel programs for these
large-
scale iterative applications. More specifically, we (1) leverage data locality to reduce communication overhead within individual iterations due to data transfer, and (2) leverage sparse data dependency to further minimize inter-process synchronization overhead and enable asynchronous executions by relaxing the consistency requirements of iterative computations. To illustrate (1) we propose a
large-
scale programming framework for behavioral simulations. Our framework allows developers to script their simulation agent behavior logic using an object-oriented Java-like programming language and parallelize the resulting simulation systems with millions of scripted agents by compiling the per-agent behavior logic as iterative spatial joins and distributing this query plan into a cluster of machines. We use various query optimization techniques such as query rewrite and indexing to boost the singlemachine performance of the program. More importantly, we leverage the spatial locality properties of the scripted agent behavior logic to reduce the intermachine communication overhead. To illustrate (2), we present a parallel platform for iterative graph processing applications. Our platform distinguishes itself from previous parallel graph processing systems in that it combines the easy programmability of a synchronous processing model with the high performance of asynchronous executions. This combination is achieved by separating the application's computational logic from the underlying execution policies in our platform: developers only need to code their applications once with a synchronous programming model based on message passing between vertices, where the sparse data dependency is completely captured by the messages. Developers can then customize methods of handling message reception and selection to effectively choose different synchronous or asynchronous execution policies via relaxing of the consistency requirements of the application encoded on the messages.
Advisors/Committee Members: Gehrke, Johannes E. (chair), Li, Ping (committee member), Bindel, David S. (committee member), Joachims, Thorsten (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Iterative; Large Scale; Programming Frameworks
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Wang, G. (2013). Automatic Scaling Iterative Computations. (Doctoral Dissertation). Cornell University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1813/34246
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wang, Guozhang. “Automatic Scaling Iterative Computations.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Cornell University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1813/34246.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wang, Guozhang. “Automatic Scaling Iterative Computations.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Wang G. Automatic Scaling Iterative Computations. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Cornell University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/34246.
Council of Science Editors:
Wang G. Automatic Scaling Iterative Computations. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Cornell University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/34246
3.
Patil, Suryakant.
Software development strategy with high quality design
for large scale projects.
Degree: Computer Sciences, 2013, INFLIBNET
URL: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/9043
► Software Projects are now critical elements in many businesses, but all too often the work is late, over budget, or of poor quality. [19, 20]…
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▼ Software Projects are now critical elements in many
businesses, but all too often the work is late, over budget, or of
poor quality. [19, 20] We need to come up with the new improved
development strategies to overcome the poor quality design issues,
which will take care of the first two problems of schedule and
budget. [6. 7] newlineWe can be highly productive when we write
very small programs. Our productivity, however, falls off sharply
when we develop larger programs. [1, 14] While some of this is due
to the added tasks that come with larger projects, a significant
part of the problem is caused by defects. As we write larger
programs, the difficulty of finding and fixing problems increases
exponentially. [16, 18] If we allowed to wrote consistently
very-high quality small programs, we would not only produce better
products but we also could substantially improve our own and our
organizationand#8223;s productivity. [13] Unfortunately because of
various constraints and the work environment such kind of freedom
is very rare and developer needs to work on large scale projects
directly. [1] Even the best software engineers make many errors,
and some of the defects they introduce can be unbelievably hard to
find. Such personal difficulties, while inconvenient for individual
engineers, can be a severe problem for the engineersand#8223;
organizations. Software design quality starts with the individual
engineer; the way to review and verify the work done. [20] If even
our smallest project programs are not of the highest quality, they
will be hard to test, take time to integrate into larger systems,
and be cumbersome to use. Then just we can imagine about the
situation in case of large scale projects. As we work to improve
the quality of the software we develop, we should focus the ability
of our process to produce quality products.
References p. 123-129, List of publications p.
130-132
Advisors/Committee Members: Rao, Srikantha.
Subjects/Keywords: Large Scale Project; Computer Sciences
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Patil, S. (2013). Software development strategy with high quality design
for large scale projects. (Thesis). INFLIBNET. Retrieved from http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/9043
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Patil, Suryakant. “Software development strategy with high quality design
for large scale projects.” 2013. Thesis, INFLIBNET. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/9043.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Patil, Suryakant. “Software development strategy with high quality design
for large scale projects.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Patil S. Software development strategy with high quality design
for large scale projects. [Internet] [Thesis]. INFLIBNET; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/9043.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Patil S. Software development strategy with high quality design
for large scale projects. [Thesis]. INFLIBNET; 2013. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/9043
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
4.
Syed abudhagir U.
Reliability driven resource Scheduling algorithms for
grid Computing;.
Degree: Reliability driven resource Scheduling algorithms for
grid Computing, 2015, Anna University
URL: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/38603
► Grid computing has emerged as a new technology for solving newlinecomputational and data intensive problems within the scientific research newlinecommunity and industries such as medical…
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▼ Grid computing has emerged as a new technology for
solving newlinecomputational and data intensive problems within the
scientific research newlinecommunity and industries such as medical
weather forecasting space newlineexploration and the next
generation e Science applications which require newlinelarge scale
resource sharing wide area communication and multiinstitutional
newlinecollaboration It will be critically important to develop
methods newlinefor ensuring the reliability of large scale grid
systems and to ensure that the newlinecreated specifications
support the reliability of the system It is hard to newlineanalyze
and model the Grid reliability because of its size complexity and
newlinerigidity newlineThe motivation for this thesis work stems
from the extensive newlineliterature survey made in scheduling and
utilization of grid resources From newlinethe literature it has
been observed that the probability of faults in grid
newlineenvironment is much higher than the traditional distributed
systems It is also newlinefound that very few researchers have
analyzed the grid system reliability newlineMost of the GA based
solutions presented in the literature do not consider the
newlineQoS constraints such as redundancy budget and deadline Hence
this thesis newlinework focuses on the direction of resource
sharing and workflow scheduling newlineby taking into consideration
the prior knowledge of computational resources newline
newline
reference p103-112.
Advisors/Committee Members: Shamugavel S.
Subjects/Keywords: Grid computing; Large scale resource
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U, S. a. (2015). Reliability driven resource Scheduling algorithms for
grid Computing;. (Thesis). Anna University. Retrieved from http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/38603
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
U, Syed abudhagir. “Reliability driven resource Scheduling algorithms for
grid Computing;.” 2015. Thesis, Anna University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/38603.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
U, Syed abudhagir. “Reliability driven resource Scheduling algorithms for
grid Computing;.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
U Sa. Reliability driven resource Scheduling algorithms for
grid Computing;. [Internet] [Thesis]. Anna University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/38603.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
U Sa. Reliability driven resource Scheduling algorithms for
grid Computing;. [Thesis]. Anna University; 2015. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/38603
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Waterloo
5.
Wang, Pei.
Generating Accurate Dependencies for Large Software.
Degree: 2013, University of Waterloo
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/7875
► Dependencies between program elements can reflect the architecture, design, and implementation of a software project. According a industry report, intra- and inter-module dependencies can be…
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▼ Dependencies between program elements can reflect the architecture, design, and implementation of a software project. According a industry report, intra- and inter-module dependencies can be a significant source of latent threats to software maintainability in long-term software development, especially when the software has millions of lines of code.
This thesis introduces the design and implementation of an accurate and scalable analysis tool that extracts code dependencies from large C/C++ software projects. The tool analyzes both symbol-level and module-level dependencies of a software system and provides an utilization-based dependency model. The accurate dependencies generated by the tool can be provided as the input to other software analysis suits; the results along can help developers identify potential underutilized and inconsistent dependencies in the software. Such information points to potential refactoring opportunities and assists developers with large-scale refactoring tasks.
Subjects/Keywords: dependency analysis; large scale; C++
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Wang, P. (2013). Generating Accurate Dependencies for Large Software. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/7875
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wang, Pei. “Generating Accurate Dependencies for Large Software.” 2013. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/7875.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wang, Pei. “Generating Accurate Dependencies for Large Software.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Wang P. Generating Accurate Dependencies for Large Software. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/7875.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Wang P. Generating Accurate Dependencies for Large Software. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/7875
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Nairobi
6.
Kimani, Loise.
Supply Chain Improvement Approaches and Performance in Large Scale Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi County
.
Degree: 2016, University of Nairobi
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11295/98970
► The objective of the study was three fold: to determine improvement approaches followed by large scale manufacturing firms, to evaluate the effects of supply chain…
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▼ The objective of the study was three fold: to determine improvement approaches
followed by large scale manufacturing firms, to evaluate the effects of supply chain
improvement approaches on performance and establish possible challenges faced by large
scale manufacturing firms in implementation of improvement approaches. Data was
unruffled using questionnaires and evaluated by means of frequencies and mean tools,
where the response rate was 87.6%. The findings indicated that a strong relationship of
various SC improvement approaches as adopted by large scale manufacturing firms has a
strong positive impact on Supply Chain performance. Companies adopted lean systems,
Kaizen, IT, business process re-engineering, were more efficient and effective. However,
although the SC have contributed significantly to the firms performance, more needs to
be done to invest in IT and infrastructure to improve the quality of goods and cut down
on costs; and also training of staff to improve their productivity. The study established
that supply chain management stresses on all aspects of providing products and services
to consumers. The research established that BPR, IT, Benchmarking, Lean manufacturing
and Kaizen would be considered in making sure that performance is achieved.
Subjects/Keywords: Large Scale Manufacturing Firms
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Kimani, L. (2016). Supply Chain Improvement Approaches and Performance in Large Scale Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi County
. (Thesis). University of Nairobi. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11295/98970
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kimani, Loise. “Supply Chain Improvement Approaches and Performance in Large Scale Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi County
.” 2016. Thesis, University of Nairobi. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11295/98970.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kimani, Loise. “Supply Chain Improvement Approaches and Performance in Large Scale Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi County
.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Kimani L. Supply Chain Improvement Approaches and Performance in Large Scale Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi County
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Nairobi; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11295/98970.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Kimani L. Supply Chain Improvement Approaches and Performance in Large Scale Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi County
. [Thesis]. University of Nairobi; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11295/98970
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Rice University
7.
Wu, Michael.
Efficient Detectors for LTE Uplink Systems: From Small to Large Systems.
Degree: PhD, Engineering, 2016, Rice University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1911/95555
► 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) is currently the most popular cellular wireless communication standard. Future releases of the 3GPP specifications consider large-scale (or massive) multiple-input…
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▼ 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) is currently the most popular cellular wireless communication standard. Future releases of the 3GPP specifications consider
large-
scale (or massive) multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO), an emerging technology where the base station (BS) is equipped with hundreds of antennas. Although
large-
scale MIMO improves spectral efficiency, link reliability, and coverage over conventional (small-
scale) MIMO systems, the dimensionality of
large-
scale systems increases the computational complexity of uplink data detection significantly.
I present efficient data detection algorithms for the LTE uplink and analyze the performance-complexity tradeoff for small to
large-
scale multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. I propose an iterative detection and decoding (IDD) scheme which combines frequency domain minimum mean-square error (FD-MMSE) equalization with parallel interference cancellation (PIC) to achieve near-optimal performance and show this scheme achieves near-optimal detection performance if the number of BS antennas exceeds the number of users by roughly 2x. For (symmetric) small-
scale MIMO systems, IDD significantly reduces the frame error rate (FER) while the gains with
large-
scale MIMO are comparably smaller, which suggests MMSE detection is sufficient for
large-
scale MIMO systems.
Linear MMSE detection still requires a computationally complex matrix inversion. For systems with very
large ratios between the number of BS and user antennas, matrix inversion is performed on a strongly diagonally dominant matrix. I investigate a variety of exact and approximate equalization schemes that solve the system of linear equations either explicitly (requiring the computation of a matrix inverse) or implicitly (by directly computing the solution vector), and we analyze the associated performance/complexity trade-offs. I show that for small base-station (BS)-to-user-antenna ratios, exact and implicit data detection using the Cholesky decomposition achieves near-optimal performance at low complexity; for
large BS-to-user-antenna ratios, implicit data detection using approximate equalization methods results in the best trade-off.
Finally, I show by combining the advantages of exact, approximate, implicit, and explicit matrix inversion, I develop a new frequency-adaptive equalizer (FADE), which outperforms existing linear data-detection methods in terms of performance and complexity and can
scale from small-
scale MIMO systems to
large-
scale MIMO systems.
Advisors/Committee Members: Cavallaro, Joseph R (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: MIMO; LTE; Large-Scale MIMO
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Wu, M. (2016). Efficient Detectors for LTE Uplink Systems: From Small to Large Systems. (Doctoral Dissertation). Rice University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1911/95555
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wu, Michael. “Efficient Detectors for LTE Uplink Systems: From Small to Large Systems.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Rice University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1911/95555.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wu, Michael. “Efficient Detectors for LTE Uplink Systems: From Small to Large Systems.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Wu M. Efficient Detectors for LTE Uplink Systems: From Small to Large Systems. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Rice University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1911/95555.
Council of Science Editors:
Wu M. Efficient Detectors for LTE Uplink Systems: From Small to Large Systems. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Rice University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1911/95555
Victoria University of Wellington
8.
Suisted, Cameron.
The Last Resort: Building Big Architecture in Big Landscapes.
Degree: 2013, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2918
► Accommodating large groups of people typically requires large architecture. However, in precious landscapes, such as National Parks, large architectural interventions are often opposed on the…
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▼ Accommodating
large groups of people typically requires
large architecture. However, in precious landscapes, such as National Parks,
large architectural interventions are often opposed on the grounds of an aesthetic cost to the landscape. Most of the building activity that has attracted this opposition detracts from the natural environment by both dominating the landscape and being indifferent to it. In attempts to mitigate aesthetic damage, other buildings are composed in such a way that is ‘sympathetic’ with the landscape. Employing strategies of fragmentation, dispersion, miniaturization, and camouflage, the ideal of these approaches is an invisible building. But because no building is invisible, this is an unproductive direction for the discipline. The high-end resort typology would require a relatively
large footprint and would suffer the same critique as the approaches noted above. What strategies do architects need to take to develop
large buildings in the landscape that are neither invisible nor an aesthetic expense? And, in the pursuit of
large architectural interventions, how can these operations enhance the qualities of the landscape, such that the landscape is made more intelligible, more spectacular, more powerful or more dramatic?
Forming the first section of this thesis, a proposed high-end resort development at Waikaremoana critically explores formal solutions that enhance the Urewera landscape. Employing a research through design methodology, a critical analysis of both problematic and exemplary precedents has unearthed a range of formal strategies that enhance and detract from the landscape respectively. A ‘before and after’ comparison technique has been employed throughout this analysis - and the design process - to determine whether the interventions strengthen or weaken the landscape. In response to the densely forested site, the scheme employs cutting as a general formal gesture - generating both an ecological and cultural cross section through the site, while providing pedestrian access from road to lake. Developed through an intuitive design process, the scheme has tested the architectural possibilities of occupying a cut and how such an intervention may enhance the dramatic qualities of the landscape.
Highlighting the intellectual implications of the issues raised throughout the design process, a written argument forms the second section of this thesis. This proposition looks to the cutting formal traditions of land-art, particularly of the 1960s-70s, for insight into architectural forms that enhance the landscape. Reading the cut as “not landscape” and “not architecture,” Rosalind Krauss’s (1979) “Sculpture in the Expanded Field” provides a starting platform for this inquiry. Several overlooked cutting interventions within Te Urewera build on this knowledge, rethinking various aspects of the cut and how it can operate to enhance the landscape. Providing connectivity, security and a place for confrontation, a cutting formal strategy offers opportunities to enhance both architecture and the…
Advisors/Committee Members: Kebbell, Sam.
Subjects/Keywords: Large-scale architecture; Landscape; Hotel
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Suisted, C. (2013). The Last Resort: Building Big Architecture in Big Landscapes. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2918
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Suisted, Cameron. “The Last Resort: Building Big Architecture in Big Landscapes.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2918.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Suisted, Cameron. “The Last Resort: Building Big Architecture in Big Landscapes.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Suisted C. The Last Resort: Building Big Architecture in Big Landscapes. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2918.
Council of Science Editors:
Suisted C. The Last Resort: Building Big Architecture in Big Landscapes. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2918
University of Arizona
9.
Mehta, Kushal Tushar.
Measuring the Universe with High-Precision Large-Scale Structure
.
Degree: 2014, University of Arizona
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/325226
► Baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs) are used to obtain precision measurements of cosmological parameters from large-scale surveys. While robust against most systematics, there are certain theoretical…
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▼ Baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs) are used to obtain precision measurements of cosmological parameters from
large-
scale surveys. While robust against most systematics, there are certain theoretical uncertainties that can affect BAO and galaxy clustering measurements. In this thesis I use data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) to measure cosmological parameters and use N-body and smoothed-particle hydrodynamic (SPH) simulations to measure the effect of theoretical uncertainties by using halo occupation distributions (HODs). I investigate the effect of galaxy bias on BAO measurements by creating mock galaxy catalogs from
large N -body simulations at z = 1. I find that there is no additional shift in the acoustic
scale (0.10% ± 0.10%) for the less biased HODs (b < 3) and a mild shift (0.79% ± 0.31%) for the highly biased HODs (b > 3). I present the methodology and implementation of the simple one-step reconstruction technique introduced by Eisenstein et al. (2007) to biased tracers in N-body simulation. Reconstruction reduces the errorbars on the acoustic
scale measurement by a factor of 1.5 - 2, and removes any additional shift due to galaxy bias for all HODs (0.07% ± 0.15%). Padmanabhan et al. (2012) and Xu et al. (2012) use this reconstruction technique in the SDSS DR7 data to measure Dᵥ(z = 0.35)(rᶠⁱᵈs/rs) = 1356 ± 25 Mpc. Here I use this measurement in combination with measurements from the cosmic microwave background and the supernovae legacy survey to measure various cosmological parameters. I find the data consistent with the ΛCDM Universe with a flat geometry. In particular, I measure H₀ = 69.8 ± 1.2 km/s/Mpc, w = 0.97 ± 0.17, Ωk = -0.004 ± 0.005 in the ΛCDM, wCDM, and oCDM models respectively. Next, I measure the effect of
large-
scale (5 Mpc) halo environment density on the HOD by using an SPH simulation at z = 0, 0.35, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0. I do not find any significant dependence of the HOD on the halo environment density for different galaxy mass thresholds, red and blue galaxies, and at different redshifts. I use the MultiDark N-body simualtion to measure the possible effect of environment density on the galaxy correlation function ℰ(r). I find that environment density enhances ℰ(r) by ∽ 3% at scales of 1 – 20h⁻¹Mpc at z = 0 and up to ∽ 12% at 0.3h⁻¹Mpc and ∽ 8% at 1 - 4h⁻¹Mpc for z = 1.
Advisors/Committee Members: Eisenstein, Daniel J (advisor), Eisenstein, Daniel J. (committeemember), Pinto, Philip (committeemember), Zaritsky, Dennis (committeemember), Walker, Christopher (committeemember), Olszewski, Edward (committeemember).
Subjects/Keywords: Large-scale structure;
Astronomy;
Cosmology
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Mehta, K. T. (2014). Measuring the Universe with High-Precision Large-Scale Structure
. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Arizona. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10150/325226
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mehta, Kushal Tushar. “Measuring the Universe with High-Precision Large-Scale Structure
.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Arizona. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/325226.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mehta, Kushal Tushar. “Measuring the Universe with High-Precision Large-Scale Structure
.” 2014. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Mehta KT. Measuring the Universe with High-Precision Large-Scale Structure
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Arizona; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/325226.
Council of Science Editors:
Mehta KT. Measuring the Universe with High-Precision Large-Scale Structure
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Arizona; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/325226
Kansas State University
10.
Gagrani, Praful.
Improvement
in techniques for understanding the large scale structure of the
Universe.
Degree: MS, Department of
Physics, 2018, Kansas State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/39072
► Part 1: The redshift-space bispectrum (three point statistics) of galaxies can be used to measure key cosmological parameters. In a homogeneous Universe, the bispectrum is…
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▼ Part 1: The redshift-space bispectrum (three point
statistics) of galaxies can be used to measure key cosmological
parameters. In a homogeneous Universe, the bispectrum is a function
of five variables and unlike its two point statistics counterpart
– the power spectrum, which is a function of only two variables –
is difficult to analyse unless the information is somehow reduced.
The most commonly considered reduction schemes rely on computing
angular integrals over possible orientations of the bispectrum
triangle thus reducing it to sets of functions of only three
variables describing the triangle shape. We use Fisher information
formalism to study the information loss associated with this
angular integration. We find that most of the information is in the
azimuthal averages of the first three even multipoles. This
suggests that the bispectrum of every configuration can be reduced
to just three numbers (instead of a 2D function) without
significant loss of cosmologically relevant information.
Part 2:
One way of enhancing the cosmological information extracted from
the clustering of galaxies is by weighting the galaxy field. The
most widely used weighting schemes assign weights to galaxies based
on the average local density in the region and their bias with
respect to the dark matter field. They are designed to minimize the
fractional variance of the galaxy power-spectrum. We demonstrate
that the currently used bias dependent weighting scheme can be
further optimized for specific cosmological parameters.
Part 3:
Choice of the box-size of a cosmological simulation involves a
crucial trade-off between accuracy and complexity. We use
Lagrangian perturbation theory to study the effects of box size on
the predicted power spectrum and Baryon Acoustic Oscillation ruler.
We find that although the optimal size depends on the final
redshift of evolution, in general, the 2-point statistics of
relevant scales is fairly accurate for a simulation box-size of
length greater than 1000 Mpc.
Advisors/Committee Members: Lado Samushia.
Subjects/Keywords: Cosmology; Large scale
structure;
Statistics
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Gagrani, P. (2018). Improvement
in techniques for understanding the large scale structure of the
Universe. (Masters Thesis). Kansas State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2097/39072
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gagrani, Praful. “Improvement
in techniques for understanding the large scale structure of the
Universe.” 2018. Masters Thesis, Kansas State University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2097/39072.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gagrani, Praful. “Improvement
in techniques for understanding the large scale structure of the
Universe.” 2018. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Gagrani P. Improvement
in techniques for understanding the large scale structure of the
Universe. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Kansas State University; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/39072.
Council of Science Editors:
Gagrani P. Improvement
in techniques for understanding the large scale structure of the
Universe. [Masters Thesis]. Kansas State University; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/39072
11.
Zhai, Xiaomeng.
Studies of turbulence structure using well-resolved simulations with and without effects of a magnetic field.
Degree: PhD, Aerospace Engineering, 2018, Georgia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/61192
► This thesis presents results from a large-scale computational study motivated to advance understanding of turbulence structure in isotropic turbulence as well as in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD)…
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▼ This thesis presents results from a
large-
scale computational study motivated to advance understanding of turbulence structure in isotropic turbulence as well as in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence at low magnetic Reynolds number. Direct numerical simulations (DNS) are performed using state-of-the-art massively parallel computers
with the care in the choice of the simulation parameters so that the small scales are adequately resolved and the
large scales are well contained in the simulation domains.
Results of isotropic turbulence provide clarifications not only on the topological features of the small
scale motions that take
large amplitudes,
but also on the values of cancellation exponent which quantifies the sign oscillation characteristics. For topics in MHD turbulence, a central theme is the anisotropy development from initial conditions that are either isotropic, or those that contain some degree of anisotropy resulting from
axisymmetric contraction. Scalar mixing in MHD turbulence is also studied briefly, with or without a mean scalar gradient.
Advisors/Committee Members: Yeung, Pui-kuen (advisor), Sreenivasan, Katepalli R. (advisor), Oefelein, Joseph (committee member), Ranjan, Devesh (committee member), Wise, John (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Turbulence; Magnetohydrodynamics; Large-scale computing
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Zhai, X. (2018). Studies of turbulence structure using well-resolved simulations with and without effects of a magnetic field. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/61192
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Zhai, Xiaomeng. “Studies of turbulence structure using well-resolved simulations with and without effects of a magnetic field.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/61192.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Zhai, Xiaomeng. “Studies of turbulence structure using well-resolved simulations with and without effects of a magnetic field.” 2018. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Zhai X. Studies of turbulence structure using well-resolved simulations with and without effects of a magnetic field. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/61192.
Council of Science Editors:
Zhai X. Studies of turbulence structure using well-resolved simulations with and without effects of a magnetic field. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/61192
University of New South Wales
12.
Maher, Penelope.
An investigation into the interaction between large-scale variability and precipitation.
Degree: Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC), 2014, University of New South Wales
URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53753
;
https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12448/SOURCE02?view=true
► The fundamental importance of the water cycle motivates our need for accurate forecasting and climate projections of regional precipitation. Predicting regional precipitation is a notoriously…
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▼ The fundamental importance of the water cycle motivates our need for accurate forecasting and climate projections of regional precipitation. Predicting regional precipitation is a notoriously complicated task and improvements are necessary to better understand precipitation variability. In this thesis the interactions between
large-
scale atmospheric variability and precipitation are investigated in both observations and climate models. The influence of intraseasonal
large-
scale variability on observed Australian precipitation is investigated and the skill of current generation models to reproduce the observed relationships is assessed. Furthermore, the influence of parameterised convection on intraseasonal variability is examined in a simplified model. An autonomous strategy is used to determine the dominant sources of interannual
large-
scale variability in Australia. Results provide observational evidence that natural variability in the tropical edge influences Australian precipitation where a poleward tropical edge reduces precipitation in southeastern and southwestern Australia. Current generation models successfully capture the observed drying however, their skill scores reflect that the interactions between
large-
scale variability and precipitation are not well reproduced.Intraseasonal variability is poorly represented in global atmospheric models and in this thesis three mechanisms reported to improve intraseasonal variability are independently investigated in an aquaplanet model. These mechanisms include increasing the convection schemes sensitivity to moisture, inhibiting convection to allow instability to develop and cloud radiative effects. Inhibited convection and moisture-sensitivity are achieved by changes to the convection scheme parameters and cloud radiative effects are introduced into the aquaplanet.The largest increase in intraseasonal variability occurs for inhibited temperature-sensitive convection, and for cloud radiative effects with the largest temperature gradient between cloudy and clear sky. MJO-like variability with a similar structure to observations is produced in the model however the
large-
scale circulation is shifted equatorward compared to the control without cloud radiative heating.This thesis uses a new approach to identify precipitation drivers that provides a robust way of identifying model shortcomings. Furthermore, more realistic intraseasonal variability is achieved in an aquaplanet with improvements in the power and propagation of MJO-like waves. This thesis assists the weather and climate communities by providing new insight into model shortcomings and further exploring mechanisms which improve intraseasonal variability.
Advisors/Committee Members: Sherwood, Steven, Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC), Faculty of Science, UNSW, Jakob, Christian, Monash University, Kidston, Joseph, Previously Faculty of Science and the Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC).
Subjects/Keywords: Aquaplanet; Precipitation; Large-scale variability
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Maher, P. (2014). An investigation into the interaction between large-scale variability and precipitation. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53753 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12448/SOURCE02?view=true
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Maher, Penelope. “An investigation into the interaction between large-scale variability and precipitation.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53753 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12448/SOURCE02?view=true.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Maher, Penelope. “An investigation into the interaction between large-scale variability and precipitation.” 2014. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Maher P. An investigation into the interaction between large-scale variability and precipitation. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53753 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12448/SOURCE02?view=true.
Council of Science Editors:
Maher P. An investigation into the interaction between large-scale variability and precipitation. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2014. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53753 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12448/SOURCE02?view=true
University of Newcastle
13.
Mulligan, Cara J.
Towards production scale-up of organic photovoltaics.
Degree: PhD, 2013, University of Newcastle
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1041150
► Research Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs), made from layers of conducting polymers and organic materials are a recent technology that can…
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▼ Research Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs), made from layers of conducting polymers and organic materials are a recent technology that can be manufactured using reel-to-reel deposition processes. OPVs have gained much attention as a potential low cost power source, however the technology has not yet been successfully commercialised. This thesis addresses both the technical and economic aspects of OPV production scale-up by examining large-area module fabrication processes and their associated costs. A novel draw-bar coating technique was firstly examined as a controllable method of producing consistent thin films for large-area module fabrication. The coating technique was discovered to behave differently to other meniscus-based methods, leading to the development of a new empirical model to describe the coating behaviour and predict the deposited film thickness. The draw-bar method was then used to fabricate large-area OPV devices, producing large-area flexible chloroform-based devices comparable to similar devices produced using other techniques. Significantly, large-area flexible water-based devices were also produced. Trials using a variety of substrates showed that the substrate properties dictated the minimum film thickness and influenced the device response to annealing treatments, revealing important considerations for large-scale production processes. The thesis also presents the first economic model for the large-scale manufacture of OPV modules, which incorporates bulk scale production costs of all the component materials. The model quantifies the likely benefits of future work towards scaling-up polymer and fullerene production, developing techniques with moderate production speeds, and using indium tin oxide replacements. Improved levelised cost of electricity estimates for OPV were then determined by integrating OPV-specific measured and calculated data, and the impact of physical and financial variables as well as different module designs was investigated. The findings of this thesis can be used to direct further research and development on the pathway to full-scale manufacturing.
Advisors/Committee Members: University of Newcastle. Faculty of Science & Information Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
Subjects/Keywords: organic photovoltaics; large scale production; large scale manufacture; economic model
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Mulligan, C. J. (2013). Towards production scale-up of organic photovoltaics. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Newcastle. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1041150
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mulligan, Cara J. “Towards production scale-up of organic photovoltaics.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Newcastle. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1041150.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mulligan, Cara J. “Towards production scale-up of organic photovoltaics.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Mulligan CJ. Towards production scale-up of organic photovoltaics. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Newcastle; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1041150.
Council of Science Editors:
Mulligan CJ. Towards production scale-up of organic photovoltaics. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Newcastle; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1041150
Anna University
14.
Hemalatha A.
Certain investigations on efficient Low power multipliers
for Fir filter implementation;.
Degree: Certain investigations on efficient Low power
multipliers for Fir filter implementation, 2015, Anna University
URL: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/44188
► Digital Signal Processing DSP is an area of Science and newlineEngineering that has developed rapidly over the recent years This rapid newlinedevelopment is the result…
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▼ Digital Signal Processing DSP is an area of Science
and newlineEngineering that has developed rapidly over the recent
years This rapid newlinedevelopment is the result of the
significant advances in digital computer newlinetechnology and
integrated circuit fabrication The recent development in
newlineintegrated circuit technology, starting with Medium Scale
Integration newline MSI and proceeding to Large Scale Integration
LSI and now Very newlineLarge Scale Integration VLSI of electronic
circuits has spurred the newlinedevelopment of more powerful faster
and cheaper digital computer and newlinespecial purpose digital
hardware These inexpensive and relatively fast newlinedigital
circuits have made it possible to construct a highly sophisticated
newlinedigital system capable of performing complex Digital Signal
Processing newlinefunction and tasks which are usually too
difficult and expensive to be newlineperformed by analog circuitry
or analog signal processing system newlineCurrently a single
digital integrated circuit may contain millions newlineof logic
gates operating at high speed allowing very fast digital processor
to newlinebe built at a reasonable cost This technological
development opened newlineavenue to the introduction of powerful
general purpose computer which newlinecan be used to design and
implement digital signal processing system newlineIn addition it
allowed the design of microprocessor with special features
newlinefor signal processing As a consequence there are several
tools available newlineto implement very complex digital signal
processing system newline newline
reference p152-168.
Advisors/Committee Members: Shanmugam A.
Subjects/Keywords: Digital Signal Processing; Large Scale Integration; Very Large Scale Integration
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for Fir filter implementation;. (Thesis). Anna University. Retrieved from http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/44188
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
A, Hemalatha. “Certain investigations on efficient Low power multipliers
for Fir filter implementation;.” 2015. Thesis, Anna University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/44188.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
A, Hemalatha. “Certain investigations on efficient Low power multipliers
for Fir filter implementation;.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
A H. Certain investigations on efficient Low power multipliers
for Fir filter implementation;. [Internet] [Thesis]. Anna University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/44188.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
A H. Certain investigations on efficient Low power multipliers
for Fir filter implementation;. [Thesis]. Anna University; 2015. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/44188
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Edinburgh
15.
Zhu, Zhanxing.
Integrating local information for inference and optimization in machine learning.
Degree: PhD, 2016, University of Edinburgh
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/20980
► In practice, machine learners often care about two key issues: one is how to obtain a more accurate answer with limited data, and the other…
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▼ In practice, machine learners often care about two key issues: one is how to obtain a more accurate answer with limited data, and the other is how to handle large-scale data (often referred to as “Big Data” in industry) for efficient inference and optimization. One solution to the first issue might be aggregating learned predictions from diverse local models. For the second issue, integrating the information from subsets of the large-scale data is a proven way of achieving computation reduction. In this thesis, we have developed some novel frameworks and schemes to handle several scenarios in each of the two salient issues. For aggregating diverse models – in particular, aggregating probabilistic predictions from different models – we introduce a spectrum of compositional methods, Rényi divergence aggregators, which are maximum entropy distributions subject to biases from individual models, with the Rényi divergence parameter dependent on the bias. Experiments are implemented on various simulated and real-world datasets to verify the findings. We also show the theoretical connections between Rényi divergence aggregators and machine learning markets with isoelastic utilities. The second issue involves inference and optimization with large-scale data. We consider two important scenarios: one is optimizing large-scale Convex-Concave Saddle Point problem with a Separable structure, referred as Sep-CCSP; and the other is large-scale Bayesian posterior sampling. Two different settings of Sep-CCSP problem are considered, Sep-CCSP with strongly convex functions and non-strongly convex functions. We develop efficient stochastic coordinate descent methods for both of the two cases, which allow fast parallel processing for large-scale data. Both theoretically and empirically, it is demonstrated that the developed methods perform comparably, or more often, better than state-of-the-art methods. To handle the scalability issue in Bayesian posterior sampling, the stochastic approximation technique is employed, i.e., only touching a small mini batch of data items to approximate the full likelihood or its gradient. In order to deal with subsampling error introduced by stochastic approximation, we propose a covariance-controlled adaptive Langevin thermostat that can effectively dissipate parameter-dependent noise while maintaining a desired target distribution. This method achieves a substantial speedup over popular alternative schemes for large-scale machine learning applications.
Subjects/Keywords: 006.3; machine learning; large-scale optimization; large-scale Bayesian sampling
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Zhu, Z. (2016). Integrating local information for inference and optimization in machine learning. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1842/20980
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Zhu, Zhanxing. “Integrating local information for inference and optimization in machine learning.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Edinburgh. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1842/20980.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Zhu, Zhanxing. “Integrating local information for inference and optimization in machine learning.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Zhu Z. Integrating local information for inference and optimization in machine learning. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/20980.
Council of Science Editors:
Zhu Z. Integrating local information for inference and optimization in machine learning. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/20980
Tokyo Institute of Technology / 東京工業大学
16.
定本, 知徳.
Control theory for large-scale dynamical network systems based on model reduction techniques : Control theory for large-scale dynamical network systems based on model reduction techniques; モデル低次元化に基づく大規模動的ネットワークの制御理論.
Degree: 博士（工学）, 2015, Tokyo Institute of Technology / 東京工業大学
URL: http://t2r2.star.titech.ac.jp/cgi-bin/publicationinfo.cgi?q_publication_content_number=CTT100682423
► This thesis provides a line of work for development of control theory for large-scale dynamical network systems such as distributed parameter systems and electric power…
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▼ This thesis provides a line of work for development of control theory for large-scale dynamical network systems such as distributed parameter systems and electric power networks. An observer and a controller for a large-scale network system are necessarily required to be low-dimensional compared with systems of interest and to guarantee an a priori performance of the whole network system. We consider constructing observersand controllers not only satisfying the above two requirements, but also having additional properties suitable for large-scale network systems. More specifically, we propose a novel low-dimensional observer to estimate average behavior of network systems from amacroscopic point of view where a set of states capturing the average behavior is systematicallydetermined. Furthermore, we propose low-dimensional hierarchical distributedcontrol where compositional controllers can be designed in a distributed manner. Incontrast to existing distributed controller design methods where all compositional controllers have to be designed simultaneously, the distributed design property enables us to implement a control system in particular for a large-scale network system involving a number of subsystems. These proposed observers/controllers are expected to be useful for applications in various research fields, e.g., weather prediction and data-assimilation in meteorological engineering, and supply-demand balancing of power systems in electric power engineering.
Subjects/Keywords: Large-Scale System; Model Reduction; Network Systems
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定本, . (2015). Control theory for large-scale dynamical network systems based on model reduction techniques : Control theory for large-scale dynamical network systems based on model reduction techniques; モデル低次元化に基づく大規模動的ネットワークの制御理論. (Thesis). Tokyo Institute of Technology / 東京工業大学. Retrieved from http://t2r2.star.titech.ac.jp/cgi-bin/publicationinfo.cgi?q_publication_content_number=CTT100682423
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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定本, 知徳. “Control theory for large-scale dynamical network systems based on model reduction techniques : Control theory for large-scale dynamical network systems based on model reduction techniques; モデル低次元化に基づく大規模動的ネットワークの制御理論.” 2015. Thesis, Tokyo Institute of Technology / 東京工業大学. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://t2r2.star.titech.ac.jp/cgi-bin/publicationinfo.cgi?q_publication_content_number=CTT100682423.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
定本, 知徳. “Control theory for large-scale dynamical network systems based on model reduction techniques : Control theory for large-scale dynamical network systems based on model reduction techniques; モデル低次元化に基づく大規模動的ネットワークの制御理論.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
定本 . Control theory for large-scale dynamical network systems based on model reduction techniques : Control theory for large-scale dynamical network systems based on model reduction techniques; モデル低次元化に基づく大規模動的ネットワークの制御理論. [Internet] [Thesis]. Tokyo Institute of Technology / 東京工業大学; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://t2r2.star.titech.ac.jp/cgi-bin/publicationinfo.cgi?q_publication_content_number=CTT100682423.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
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定本 . Control theory for large-scale dynamical network systems based on model reduction techniques : Control theory for large-scale dynamical network systems based on model reduction techniques; モデル低次元化に基づく大規模動的ネットワークの制御理論. [Thesis]. Tokyo Institute of Technology / 東京工業大学; 2015. Available from: http://t2r2.star.titech.ac.jp/cgi-bin/publicationinfo.cgi?q_publication_content_number=CTT100682423
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Mississippi State University
17.
Chen, Xuhui.
Secure cloud computing for solving large-scale linear systems of equations.
Degree: MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2015, Mississippi State University
URL: http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-10272015-150329/
;
► Solving large-scale linear systems of equations (LSEs) is one of the most common and fundamental problems in big data. But such problems are often…
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▼ Solving
large-
scale linear systems of equations (LSEs) is one of the most common and
fundamental problems in big data. But such problems are often too expensive to solve
for resource-limited users. Cloud computing has been proposed as an efficient and costeffective
way of solving such tasks. Nevertheless, one critical concern in cloud computing
is data privacy. Many previous works on secure outsourcing of LSEs have high computational
complexity and share a common serious problem, i.e., a huge number of external
memory I/O operations, which may render those outsourcing schemes impractical. We develop
a practical secure outsourcing algorithm for solving
large-
scale LSEs, which has both
low computational complexity and low memory I/O complexity and can protect clients privacy
well. We implement our algorithm on a real-world cloud server and a laptop. We find
that the proposed algorithm offers significant time savings for the client (<b>up to</b> 65%) compared
to previous algorithms.
Advisors/Committee Members: Pan Li (committee member), Qian(Jenny) Du (chair), James E. Fowler (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: large scale; privacy-preserving; LSE; Cloud computing
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Chen, X. (2015). Secure cloud computing for solving large-scale linear systems of equations. (Masters Thesis). Mississippi State University. Retrieved from http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-10272015-150329/ ;
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Chen, Xuhui. “Secure cloud computing for solving large-scale linear systems of equations.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Mississippi State University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-10272015-150329/ ;.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Chen, Xuhui. “Secure cloud computing for solving large-scale linear systems of equations.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Chen X. Secure cloud computing for solving large-scale linear systems of equations. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Mississippi State University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-10272015-150329/ ;.
Council of Science Editors:
Chen X. Secure cloud computing for solving large-scale linear systems of equations. [Masters Thesis]. Mississippi State University; 2015. Available from: http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-10272015-150329/ ;
Oregon State University
18.
Ruggeri, Thomas L.
TIMR : Time Interleaved Multi Rail.
Degree: MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2012, Oregon State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/29070
► This work presents a new energy saving technique for modern digital designs. We propose Time Interleaved Multi-Rail (TIMR) - a method for providing two dynamic…
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▼ This work presents a new energy saving technique for modern digital designs. We propose Time Interleaved Multi-Rail (TIMR) - a method for providing two dynamic supply rails to a circuit. This technique uses the first supply rail to mask the transition delay while changing the voltage of the second rail. We examine the design of TIMR as well as the implementation and considerations. We propose a number of control schemes that range from traditional DVFS to "race to sleep". This thesis also shows simulations of the technique using a existing voltage regulator in order to find the time and energy overhead of implementing the design. We find a 100μs switching time delay and 118μJ energy overhead associated with changing the voltage rail. This work concludes with comparisons to current energy saving techniques.
Advisors/Committee Members: Chiang, Patrick Y. (advisor), Lee, Ben (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: VLSI; Integrated circuits – Very large scale integration
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Ruggeri, T. L. (2012). TIMR : Time Interleaved Multi Rail. (Masters Thesis). Oregon State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1957/29070
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ruggeri, Thomas L. “TIMR : Time Interleaved Multi Rail.” 2012. Masters Thesis, Oregon State University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1957/29070.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ruggeri, Thomas L. “TIMR : Time Interleaved Multi Rail.” 2012. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ruggeri TL. TIMR : Time Interleaved Multi Rail. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Oregon State University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/29070.
Council of Science Editors:
Ruggeri TL. TIMR : Time Interleaved Multi Rail. [Masters Thesis]. Oregon State University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/29070
Anna University
19.
Anita J P.
Investigation on test pattern Generation and test power
reduction Techniques for multiple stuck at faults;.
Degree: Investigation on test pattern Generation and test
power reduction Techniques for multiple stuck at
faults, 2015, Anna University
URL: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/33709
► newlineVery Large Scale Integration VLSI technology is a major newlinemilestone in the development of solid state electronics The advancement in newlineVLSI technology has allowed the…
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▼ newlineVery Large Scale Integration VLSI technology
is a major newlinemilestone in the development of solid state
electronics The advancement in newlineVLSI technology has allowed
the integration of more and more functionalities newlineinto a
single chip The chip density physical design fabrication and
testing newlinecomplexity have therefore increased exponentially
Hence testing of VLSI newlinecircuits plays a key role in the
design flow and has become a challenging task newlinefor design and
test engineers When the chip density was less majority of the
newlinefaults were single stuck at faults and hence this model was
sufficient to model newlineall the faults However with increased
chip density this may not be the case newlineRecent empirical data
from a real life design environment for 453 failing newlinedevices
show that 41 of the defects found cannot be modeled with a single
newlinefault Additionally 22 of the remaining 59 defect cases
cannot be newlinemodeled using the single stuck at fault model
Therefore in more than 60 of newlinethe cases where a chip is
returned for defect analysis multiple stuck at fault
newlinediagnosis is required and the classical single stuck at
fault model may be newlineinadequate Liu and Veneris 2005 In a
circuit with n lines there are around newline3n 1 multiple stuck at
faults when compared to 2n single stuck at faults This newlineagain
posed a problem because a large number of faults involve a large
search newlinespace This problem of large search space combined
with the problem of newlinestoring huge data from the fault
simulator made test pattern generation for newlinemultiple stuck at
faults a challenging task newline
reference p161-172.
Advisors/Committee Members: Vanathi P T.
Subjects/Keywords: Liu and Veneris; Very Large Scale Integration
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P, A. J. (2015). Investigation on test pattern Generation and test power
reduction Techniques for multiple stuck at faults;. (Thesis). Anna University. Retrieved from http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/33709
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
P, Anita J. “Investigation on test pattern Generation and test power
reduction Techniques for multiple stuck at faults;.” 2015. Thesis, Anna University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/33709.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
P, Anita J. “Investigation on test pattern Generation and test power
reduction Techniques for multiple stuck at faults;.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
P AJ. Investigation on test pattern Generation and test power
reduction Techniques for multiple stuck at faults;. [Internet] [Thesis]. Anna University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/33709.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
P AJ. Investigation on test pattern Generation and test power
reduction Techniques for multiple stuck at faults;. [Thesis]. Anna University; 2015. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/33709
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Texas A&M University
20.
Li, Yarui.
Analysis of The Housing Market in the Metropolitan Areas in the United States.
Degree: PhD, Agricultural Economics, 2013, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151894
► The housing market plays a significant role in shaping the economic and social well-being of U.S. households. It helps spur U.S. economic growth when house…
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▼ The housing market plays a significant role in shaping the economic and social well-being of U.S. households. It helps spur U.S. economic growth when house prices rise, and drags the economic growth when house prices drop. In this dissertation, an analysis is conducted to project the direction of the U.S. housing market and to discover how it interacts with economic fundamentals. New pieces of information are found, which are deemed to facilitate decision making for both policy makers and investors.
In the first part of the dissertation, the groupings of U.S. housing markets are studied using cluster and discriminant analysis. Three clusters are found, which are located in the central, the east coast, and the west coast of US. There are no price signals transmitted among these housing market clusters, nor within each cluster. Thus, the communication of information in the housing market is through the process of utility convergence of marginal residents, and no price convergence across regions is found.
Next, the impact of credit constraint on the house prices is examined with the stochastic components of the price series being considered. Both a simulation technique and a DAG approach are employed. The resulting causal pattern shows that credit constraints affect the house prices directly and positively. Moreover, credit constraints work as an intermediary, passing the influence of the house investor, household income, and user cost onto house prices, which suggests that the credit relaxation policy should be carried out with caution when house inventory and household income send inconsistent signals.
Last, the model selection for house price analysis is discussed from the perspective of
large-
scale models—dynamic factor (DFM) model and
large-
scale Bayesian VAR (LBVAR) model. The LBVAR models are found to have superior performance compared to the DFM model throughout the prediction period. Also, it is found that the combined forecasts do not necessarily outperform individual forecasts. Even though independent information from different individual models improves the forecast accuracy, the benefit gained from marginal information is offset by the larger error brought by such combination.
Advisors/Committee Members: Leatham, David J (advisor), Bessler, David (committee member), Wu, Ximing (committee member), Li, Qi (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Housing Market; DAG; Large-scale Model
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Li, Y. (2013). Analysis of The Housing Market in the Metropolitan Areas in the United States. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151894
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Li, Yarui. “Analysis of The Housing Market in the Metropolitan Areas in the United States.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151894.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Li, Yarui. “Analysis of The Housing Market in the Metropolitan Areas in the United States.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Li Y. Analysis of The Housing Market in the Metropolitan Areas in the United States. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151894.
Council of Science Editors:
Li Y. Analysis of The Housing Market in the Metropolitan Areas in the United States. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151894
Texas A&M University
21.
Li, Wei.
A Climatology of Tropical Anvil and Its Relationship to the Large-Scale Circulation.
Degree: PhD, Atmospheric Sciences, 2011, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7340
► This dissertation uses multiple tools to investigate tropical anvil, i.e., thick, non-precipitating cloud associated with deep convection with the main objectives to provide a climatology…
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▼ This dissertation uses multiple tools to investigate tropical anvil, i.e., thick, non-precipitating cloud associated with deep convection with the main objectives to provide a climatology of tropics-wide anvil properties and a better understanding of anvil formation, and to provide a more realistic assessment of the radiative impact of tropical anvil on the
large-
scale circulation. Based on 10 years (1998-2007) of observations, anvil observed by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Precipitation (PR) shows significant geographical variations, which can be linked to variations in the parent convection. Strong upper level wind shear appears to assist the generation of anvil and may further explain the different anvil statistics over land and ocean. Variations in the
large-
scale environment appear to play a more important role in anvil production in regions where convection regularly attains heights greater than 7 km. For regions where convection is less deep, variations in the depth of the convection and the
large-
scale environment likely contribute more equally to anvil generation.
Anvil radiative heating profiles are estimated by extrapolating millimeter cloud radar (MMCR) radiative properties from Manus to the 10-year TRMM PR record. When the unconditional anvil areal coverage is taken into account, the anvil radiative heating becomes quite weak, increasing the PR latent heating profile by less than 1 percent at mid and upper levels. Stratiform rain and cirrus radiative heating contributions increase the upper level latent heating by 12 percent. This tropical radiative heating only slightly enhances the latent heating driven model response throughout the tropics, but more significantly over the East Pacific. These modest circulation changes suggest that previous studies may have overemphasized the importance of radiative heating in terms of Walker and Hadley circulation variations. Further, the relationship of cloud radiative heating to latent heating needs to be taken into account for more realistic studies of cloud radiative forcing on the
large-
scale circulation.
Advisors/Committee Members: Schumacher, Courtney (advisor), Nasiri, Shaima L. (committee member), Thomas, Debbie (committee member), Saravanan, Ramalingam (committee member), Kraucunas, Ian (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Climatology; Tropical anvil; Large-Scale circulation
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Li, W. (2011). A Climatology of Tropical Anvil and Its Relationship to the Large-Scale Circulation. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7340
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Li, Wei. “A Climatology of Tropical Anvil and Its Relationship to the Large-Scale Circulation.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7340.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Li, Wei. “A Climatology of Tropical Anvil and Its Relationship to the Large-Scale Circulation.” 2011. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Li W. A Climatology of Tropical Anvil and Its Relationship to the Large-Scale Circulation. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7340.
Council of Science Editors:
Li W. A Climatology of Tropical Anvil and Its Relationship to the Large-Scale Circulation. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7340
Penn State University
22.
Zheng, Qiang.
Detecting and Recovering from Large-scale Failures in The Internet.
Degree: 2012, Penn State University
URL: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/14941
► The Internet has become a significant and widely used infrastructure for a wide range of communication and other services. Internet reliability and availability are crucial…
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▼ The Internet has become a significant and widely used infrastructure for a wide range of communication and other services. Internet reliability and availability are crucial to many applications such as financial transactions, online games, Voice over IP, and video services. However,
large-
scale failures, caused by events like natural disasters and intentional attacks, are common in the Internet. Unlike sporadic and isolated link failures,
large-
scale failures usually lead to serious routing disruption and severe packet loss. Therefore, efficiently monitoring the Internet to detect
large-
scale failures and quickly recovering from failures are particularly important for enhancing Internet reliability and availability.
The specific goal of this dissertation is to provide comprehensive solutions for detecting
large-
scale failures in the Internet and quickly recovering from
large-
scale failures. First, we design an approach for monitoring link performance using tomography-based end-to-end probe. Given a set of links to monitor, the objective is to select the minimum number of probing paths to uniquely determine the performance of all identifiable links and cover all unidentifiable links. Through this, we can identify the links with abnormal performance. Second, we propose a two-phase approach for detecting and localizing
large-
scale router failures using traceroute-like active probes. To detect
large-
scale router failures, the detection phase is periodically invoked to probe all routers. When detecting
large-
scale router failures, the localization phase is triggered to identify the failed routers. We reduce the probing cost by avoiding three types of useless probes. For the routers whose status cannot be identified by probes, we develop a distance-based method to estimate their failure probability. Third, we design an approach called Reactive Two-phase Rerouting (RTR) for intra-domain routing to quickly recover from geographically correlated failures with the shortest recovery paths. To recover a failed routing path, RTR first forwards packets around the failure area to collect information on failures. Then, in the second phase, RTR calculates a new shortest path and forwards packets along it through source routing. RTR can deal with geographically correlated failures associated with areas of any shape and location. Finally, we propose two cross-layer approaches built on backup paths to recover intra-domain routing from correlated link failures. Based on the mapping between the IP layer and optical layer topologies, we develop a correlated failure probability (CFP) model and a probabilistically correlated failure (PCF) model to quantify the impact of IP link failure on the reliability of backup paths. With the CFP model, we propose two algorithms to select a backup path to protect each IP link. The first algorithm aims at choosing the backup paths with minimum failure probability, and the second algorithm further considers the bandwidth constraint and aims at minimizing the traffic disruption caused by failures. With the…
Advisors/Committee Members: Guohong Cao, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor, Thomas F Laporta, Committee Member, Sencun Zhu, Committee Member, Tao Yao, Committee Member.
Subjects/Keywords: Internet; large-scale failures; detection; recovery
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Zheng, Q. (2012). Detecting and Recovering from Large-scale Failures in The Internet. (Thesis). Penn State University. Retrieved from https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/14941
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Zheng, Qiang. “Detecting and Recovering from Large-scale Failures in The Internet.” 2012. Thesis, Penn State University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/14941.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Zheng, Qiang. “Detecting and Recovering from Large-scale Failures in The Internet.” 2012. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Zheng Q. Detecting and Recovering from Large-scale Failures in The Internet. [Internet] [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/14941.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Zheng Q. Detecting and Recovering from Large-scale Failures in The Internet. [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2012. Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/14941
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Leiden University
23.
Vergidou, Chryssa.
The use of long bone epiphyseal scars in the resolution of large-scale commingled assemblages A bone pit case study from a post-medieval cemetery in the Netherlands.
Degree: 2016, Leiden University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38167
► Previous radiographic surveys have shown that, following complete fusion, the way epiphyseal scars obliterate hold a more or less interdependent relationship with chronological age that…
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▼ Previous radiographic surveys have shown that, following complete fusion,
the way epiphyseal scars obliterate hold a more or less interdependent relationship
with chronological age that mainly takes place during the age period between
adolescence and mid-twenties. Keeping this in mind, this study was undertaken to
design a 'hybrid' plan of successive analysis to determine the extent to which the
sequence in which epiphyseal scars obliterate, as enhanced by the addition of
radiographic imaging, can be an enriching technique applied for sorting and
quantifying commingled assemblages. The underlying goal was to test whether
epiphyseal scars can be used as reliable age-at-death indicators and thus assist for
detecting subadult remains commingled with accessory subadult or other adult
elements. To evaluate this, selected long bones of the MB11S150V0248 largescale
commingled bone pit found in the former 19th century Dutch cemetery of
Middenbeemster were radiographed. Overall, the findings of this thesis suggest
the supporting role of the epiphyseal scars in the sorting process of commingled
remains. As analysis showed the maturity status of the humeral, ulnar and the
femoral scars of the assemblage was consistent with chronological age and for this
their usefulness as reliable age-at-death indicators was verified. The same
consistency was also found to exist in the maturity status between the paired
femora and the articulated femora and tibiae of the assemblage thus strengthening
the degree of their produced by macroscopic and osteometric means associations.
However, with a small sample size and the radii and tibiae displaying inconsistent
with chronological age patterns of obliteration, caution must be applied, as the
findings might not be representative enough. Further research on this topic needs
to be undertaken before the association between the maturity status of epiphyseal
scars and chronological age can be more clearly understood.
Advisors/Committee Members: Hoogland, Menno (advisor), Hoogland, Menno (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: large-scale commingling; sorting; epiphyseal scars; Xrays
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Vergidou, C. (2016). The use of long bone epiphyseal scars in the resolution of large-scale commingled assemblages A bone pit case study from a post-medieval cemetery in the Netherlands. (Masters Thesis). Leiden University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38167
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Vergidou, Chryssa. “The use of long bone epiphyseal scars in the resolution of large-scale commingled assemblages A bone pit case study from a post-medieval cemetery in the Netherlands.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Leiden University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38167.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Vergidou, Chryssa. “The use of long bone epiphyseal scars in the resolution of large-scale commingled assemblages A bone pit case study from a post-medieval cemetery in the Netherlands.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Vergidou C. The use of long bone epiphyseal scars in the resolution of large-scale commingled assemblages A bone pit case study from a post-medieval cemetery in the Netherlands. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Leiden University; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38167.
Council of Science Editors:
Vergidou C. The use of long bone epiphyseal scars in the resolution of large-scale commingled assemblages A bone pit case study from a post-medieval cemetery in the Netherlands. [Masters Thesis]. Leiden University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38167
University of Toronto
24.
Luong, Curtiss.
An Examination of Benders' Decomposition Approaches in Large-scale Healthcare Optimization Problems.
Degree: 2015, University of Toronto
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/69687
► Benders' decomposition is an important tool used to solve large-scale optimization problems found in healthcare. Radiation therapy and operating room planning and scheduling are two…
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▼ Benders' decomposition is an important tool used to solve large-scale optimization problems found in healthcare. Radiation therapy and operating room planning and scheduling are two areas in which Benders' decomposition have been applied to solve difficult problems. In radiation therapy, we develop two novel Benders' algorithms, including a classical Benders' algorithm and a combinatorial Benders' algorithm, to solve the sector duration and optimization problem efficiently. In operating room planning and scheduling, we implement an existing logic-based Benders' algorithm for tactical operating room planning and scheduling and analyze the effect of changes to the input data on various output statistics.
M.A.S.
Advisors/Committee Members: Aleman, Dionne M, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
Subjects/Keywords: Benders; large-scale; optimization; planning; 0546
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Luong, C. (2015). An Examination of Benders' Decomposition Approaches in Large-scale Healthcare Optimization Problems. (Masters Thesis). University of Toronto. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1807/69687
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Luong, Curtiss. “An Examination of Benders' Decomposition Approaches in Large-scale Healthcare Optimization Problems.” 2015. Masters Thesis, University of Toronto. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1807/69687.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Luong, Curtiss. “An Examination of Benders' Decomposition Approaches in Large-scale Healthcare Optimization Problems.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Luong C. An Examination of Benders' Decomposition Approaches in Large-scale Healthcare Optimization Problems. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Toronto; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/69687.
Council of Science Editors:
Luong C. An Examination of Benders' Decomposition Approaches in Large-scale Healthcare Optimization Problems. [Masters Thesis]. University of Toronto; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/69687
Victoria University of Wellington
25.
Rykers, William.
The Tailored Traveller: Exploring digital vehicle data and large-scale FDM 3D printing to produce a luxury sleeping space.
Degree: 2018, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8068
► This research is focused towards the use of large-scale FDM 3D printing within the automotive industry, specifically to design a bespoke habitable sleeping environment attached…
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▼ This research is focused towards the use of
large-
scale FDM 3D printing within the automotive industry, specifically to design a bespoke habitable sleeping environment attached to a Range Rover Sport. 3D printing has risen as a viable form of manufacturing in comparison with conventional methods. Allowing the designer to capitalise on digital data, enabling specific tailored designs to any vehicle model. This thesis asks the question “Can design use the properties of digital vehicle data in conjunction with
large-
scale FDM 3D printing to sustainably produce bespoke habitable sleeping environments for an automotive context?” Further to this, FDM 3D printing at a
large-
scale has so far not been explored extensively within the automotive industry.
FDM 3D printing is an emerging technology that possesses the ability to revolutionise the automotive industry, through expansion of functionality, customisation and aesthetic that is currently limited by traditional manufacturing methods. Presently, vehicle models are digitally mapped, creating an opportunity for customisation and automatic adaption through computer aided drawing (CAD). This thesis takes advantage of the digitisation of the automotive industry through 3D modelling and renders as a design and development tool.
This project explored a variety of methods to demonstrate a vision of a 3D printed habitable sleeping environment. The primary methodologies employed in this research project are Research for Design (RfD) and Research through Design (RtD). These methodologies work in conjunction to combine design theory and practice as a genuine method of inquiry. The combination of theory and design practice has ensued in the concepts being analysed, reflected and discussed according to a reflective analysis design approach. The design solution resulted in an innovative and luxury bespoke habitable sleeping space to be FDM 3D printed. Through the use of digitisation, the sleeping capsule was cohesively tailored to the unique design language of the Range Rover Sport. This thesis resulted in various final outputs including a 1:1 digital model, high quality renders, accompanied by small
scale prototypes, photographs and sketch models.
Advisors/Committee Members: Guy, Bernard, Stevens, Ross.
Subjects/Keywords: 3D-printing; Automotive design; Large-scale
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Rykers, W. (2018). The Tailored Traveller: Exploring digital vehicle data and large-scale FDM 3D printing to produce a luxury sleeping space. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8068
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Rykers, William. “The Tailored Traveller: Exploring digital vehicle data and large-scale FDM 3D printing to produce a luxury sleeping space.” 2018. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8068.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Rykers, William. “The Tailored Traveller: Exploring digital vehicle data and large-scale FDM 3D printing to produce a luxury sleeping space.” 2018. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Rykers W. The Tailored Traveller: Exploring digital vehicle data and large-scale FDM 3D printing to produce a luxury sleeping space. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8068.
Council of Science Editors:
Rykers W. The Tailored Traveller: Exploring digital vehicle data and large-scale FDM 3D printing to produce a luxury sleeping space. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8068
Oregon State University
26.
Thielman, Jeffrey L.
Evaluation and optimization of large-scale engineering system modularity using an axiomatic design approach.
Degree: MS, Mechanical Engineering, 2003, Oregon State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/22444
Subjects/Keywords: Large scale systems
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Thielman, J. L. (2003). Evaluation and optimization of large-scale engineering system modularity using an axiomatic design approach. (Masters Thesis). Oregon State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1957/22444
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Thielman, Jeffrey L. “Evaluation and optimization of large-scale engineering system modularity using an axiomatic design approach.” 2003. Masters Thesis, Oregon State University. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1957/22444.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Thielman, Jeffrey L. “Evaluation and optimization of large-scale engineering system modularity using an axiomatic design approach.” 2003. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Thielman JL. Evaluation and optimization of large-scale engineering system modularity using an axiomatic design approach. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Oregon State University; 2003. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/22444.
Council of Science Editors:
Thielman JL. Evaluation and optimization of large-scale engineering system modularity using an axiomatic design approach. [Masters Thesis]. Oregon State University; 2003. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/22444
University of California – Berkeley
27.
Hand, Nicholas.
Theoretical and Computational Tools for Analyzing the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe.
Degree: Astrophysics, 2017, University of California – Berkeley
URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0vk2x0cs
► The analysis of the large-scale structure (LSS) of the Universe can yield insights into some of the most important questions in contemporary cosmology, and in…
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▼ The analysis of the large-scale structure (LSS) of the Universe can yield insights into some of the most important questions in contemporary cosmology, and in recent years, has become a data-driven endeavor. With ever-growing data sets, optimal analysis techniques have become essential, not only to extract statistics from data, but also to effectively use computing resources to produce accurate theoretical predictions for those statistics. Future LSS experiments will help answer fundamental questions about our Universe, including the physical nature of dark energy, the mass scale of neutrinos, and the physics of inflation. To do so, improvements must be made to theoretical models as well as the computational tools used to perform such analyses.This thesis examines multiple aspects of LSS data analysis, presenting novel modeling techniques as well as a software toolkit suitable for analyzing data from the next generation of LSS surveys. First, we present nbodykit, an open-source, massively parallel Python toolkit for analyzing LSS data. nbodykit is both an interactive and scalable piece of scientific software, providing parallel implementations of many commonly used algorithms in LSS. Its modular design allows researchers to integrate nbodykit with their own software to build complex applications to solve specific problems in LSS. Next, we derive an optimal means of using fast Fourier transforms to estimate the multipoles of the line-of-sight dependent power spectrum, eliminating redundancy present in previous estimators in the literature. We also discuss potential advantages of our estimator for future data sets. We then present a novel theoretical model for the redshift-space galaxy power spectrum and demonstrate its accuracy in describing the clustering of galaxies down to scales of k = 0.4 h/Mpc. Finally, we analyze the large-scale clustering of quasars from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey to constrain the deviation from Gaussian random field initial conditions in the early Universe, known as primordial non-Gaussianity.
Subjects/Keywords: Astrophysics; cosmology; data analysis; large-scale structure
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Hand, N. (2017). Theoretical and Computational Tools for Analyzing the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe. (Thesis). University of California – Berkeley. Retrieved from http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0vk2x0cs
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hand, Nicholas. “Theoretical and Computational Tools for Analyzing the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe.” 2017. Thesis, University of California – Berkeley. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0vk2x0cs.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hand, Nicholas. “Theoretical and Computational Tools for Analyzing the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe.” 2017. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Hand N. Theoretical and Computational Tools for Analyzing the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of California – Berkeley; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0vk2x0cs.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Hand N. Theoretical and Computational Tools for Analyzing the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe. [Thesis]. University of California – Berkeley; 2017. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0vk2x0cs
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
28.
Hoffmann, Kai Delf.
Cosmology with galaxy clustering.
Degree: Departament de Física, 2015, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/297700
► For constraining cosmological models via the growth of large-scale matter fluctuations it is important to understand how the observed galaxies trace the full matter density…
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▼ For constraining cosmological models via the growth of
large-
scale matter fluctuations it is important to understand how the observed galaxies trace the full matter density field. The relation between the density fields of matter and galaxies is often approximated by a second- order expansion of a so-called bias function. The freedom of the parameters in the bias function weakens cosmological constraints from observations. In this thesis we study two methods for determining the bias parameters independently from the growth. Our analysis is based on the matter field from the
large MICE Grand Challenge simulation. Haloes, identified in this simulation, are associated with galaxies. The first method is to measure the bias parameters directly from third-order statistics of the halo and matter distributions. The second method is to predict them from the abundance of haloes as a function of halo mass (hereafter referred to as mass function).
Our bias estimations from third-order statistics are based on three-point auto- and cross- correlations of halo and matter density fields in three dimensional configuration space. Using three-point auto-correlations and a local quadratic bias model we find a ∼ 20% overestimation of the linear bias parameter with respect to the reference from two-point correlations. This deviation can originate from ignoring non-local and higher-order contributions to the bias function, as well as from systematics in the measurements. The effect of such inaccuracies in the bias estimations on growth measurements are comparable with errors in our measurements, coming from sampling variance and noise. We also present a new method for measuring the growth which does not require a model for the dark matter three-point correlation. Results from both approaches are in good agreement with predictions. By combining three-point auto- and cross-correlations one can either measure the linear bias without being affected by quadratic (local or non-local) terms in the bias functions or one can isolate such terms and compare them to predictions. Our linear bias measurements from such combinations are in very good agreement with the reference linear bias. The comparison of the non-local contributions with predictions reveals a strong
scale dependence of the measurements with significant deviations from the predictions, even at very
large scales.
Our second approach for obtaining the bias parameters are predictions derived from the mass function via the peak-background split approach. We find significant 5−10% deviations between these predictions and the reference from two-point clustering. These deviations can only partly be explained with systematics affecting the bias predictions, coming from the halo mass function binning, the mass function error estimation and the mass function parameterisation from which the bias predictions are derived. Studying the mass function we find unifying relations between different mass function parameterisation. Furthermore, we find that the standard Jack-Knife method overestimates…
Advisors/Committee Members: [email protected] (authoremail), true (authoremailshow), Gaztañaga Balbás, Enrique (director), Castander, Francisco Javier (director), Fernandez, E. (Fernández Sánchez, Enrique) (tutor), true (authorsendemail).
Subjects/Keywords: Cosmology; Large-scale; Structure; Ciències Experimentals; 52
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Hoffmann, K. D. (2015). Cosmology with galaxy clustering. (Thesis). Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10803/297700
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hoffmann, Kai Delf. “Cosmology with galaxy clustering.” 2015. Thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10803/297700.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hoffmann, Kai Delf. “Cosmology with galaxy clustering.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Hoffmann KD. Cosmology with galaxy clustering. [Internet] [Thesis]. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/297700.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Hoffmann KD. Cosmology with galaxy clustering. [Thesis]. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/297700
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
29.
Gordo, Albert.
Document Image Representation, Classification and Retrieval in Large-Scale Domains.
Degree: Departament de Ciències de la Computació, 2013, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/117445
► Despite the “paperless office” ideal that started in the decade of the seventies, businesses still strive against an increasing amount of paper documentation. Although many…
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▼ Despite the “paperless office” ideal that started in the decade of the seventies, businesses still strive against an increasing amount of paper documentation.
Although many businesses are making an effort in transforming some of the internal documentation into a digital form with no intrinsic need for paper, the communication with other businesses and clients in a pure digital form is a much more complex problem due to the lack of adopted standards. Companies receive huge amounts of paper documentation that need to be analyzed and processed, mostly in a manual way.
A solution for this task consists in, first, automatically scanning the incoming documents. Then, document images can be analyzed and information can be extracted from the data. Documents can also be automatically dispatched to the appropriate workflows, used to retrieve similar documents in the dataset to transfer information, etc.
Due to the nature of this “digital mailroom”, we need document representation methods to be general, i.e., able to cope with very different types of documents. We need the methods to be sound, i.e., able to cope with unexpected types of documents, noise, etc. And, we need to methods to be scalable, i.e., able to cope with thousands or millions of documents that need to be processed, stored, and consulted.
Unfortunately, current techniques of document representation, classification and retrieval are not apt for this digital mailroom framework, since they do not fulfill some or all of these requirements.
Through this thesis we focus on the problem of document representation aimed at classification and retrieval tasks under this digital mailroom framework.
Specifically, on the first part of this thesis, we first present a novel document representation based on runlength histograms that achieves state-of-the-art results on public and in-house datasets of different nature and quality on classification and retrieval tasks. This representation is later modified to cope with more complex documents such as multiple-page documents, or documents that contain more sources of information such as extracted OCR text.
Then, on the second part of this thesis, we focus on the scalability requirements, particularly for retrieval tasks, where all the documents need to be available in RAM memory for the retrieval to be efficient. We propose a novel binarization method which we dubbed PCAE, as well as two general asymmetric distances between binary embeddings that can significantly improve the retrieval results at a minimal extra computational cost.
Finally, we note the importance of supervised learning when performing
large-
scale retrieval, and study several approaches that can significantly boost the results at no extra cost at query time.
Advisors/Committee Members: [email protected] (authoremail), true (authoremailshow), Valveny Llobet, Ernest (director), Perronnin, Florent (director), true (authorsendemail).
Subjects/Keywords: Document; Classification; Large-scale; Tecnologies; 51
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Gordo, A. (2013). Document Image Representation, Classification and Retrieval in Large-Scale Domains. (Thesis). Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10803/117445
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gordo, Albert. “Document Image Representation, Classification and Retrieval in Large-Scale Domains.” 2013. Thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10803/117445.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gordo, Albert. “Document Image Representation, Classification and Retrieval in Large-Scale Domains.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Gordo A. Document Image Representation, Classification and Retrieval in Large-Scale Domains. [Internet] [Thesis]. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/117445.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Gordo A. Document Image Representation, Classification and Retrieval in Large-Scale Domains. [Thesis]. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/117445
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Ghana
30.
Katsekpor, T.
Iterative Methods for Large Scale Convex Optimization
.
Degree: 2017, University of Ghana
URL: http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/23393
► This thesis presents a detailed description and analysis of Bregman’s iterative method for convex programming with linear constraints. Row and block action methods for large…
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▼ This thesis presents a detailed description and analysis of Bregman’s iterative
method for convex programming with linear constraints. Row and block action
methods for large scale problems are adopted for convex feasibility problems. This
motivates Bregman type methods for optimization.
A new simultaneous version of the Bregman’s method for the optimization of
Bregman function subject to linear constraints is presented and an extension of
the method and its application to solving convex optimization problems is also
made.
Closed-form formulae are known for Bregman’s method for the particular cases of
entropy maximization like Shannon and Burg’s entropies. The algorithms such as
the Multiplicative Algebraic Reconstruction Technique (MART) and the related
methods use closed-form formulae in their iterations. We present a generalization
of these closed-form formulae of Bregman’s method when the objective function
variables are separated and analyze its convergence.
We also analyze the algorithm MART when the problem is inconsistent and give
some convergence results.
Subjects/Keywords: Iterative Methods;
Large Scale Convex;
Optimization
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. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Ghana. Retrieved from http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/23393
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Katsekpor, T. “Iterative Methods for Large Scale Convex Optimization
.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Ghana. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/23393.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Katsekpor, T. “Iterative Methods for Large Scale Convex Optimization
.” 2017. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Katsekpor T. Iterative Methods for Large Scale Convex Optimization
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Ghana; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/23393.
Council of Science Editors:
Katsekpor T. Iterative Methods for Large Scale Convex Optimization
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Ghana; 2017. Available from: http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/23393
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