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Adaptive Resource Allocation for Statistical QoS Provisioning in Mobile Wireless Communications and Networks
(2012-02-14)
Due to the highly-varying wireless channels over time, frequency, and space
domains, statistical QoS provisioning, instead of deterministic QoS guarantees, has
become a recognized feature in the next-generation wireless ...
System Design and Optimization of CO2 Storage in Deep Saline Aquifers
(2012-02-14)
Optimization of waterflooding sweep efficiency has been widely applied in reservoir
engineering to improve hydrocarbon recovery while delaying water breakthrough and
minimizing the bypassed oil in reservoirs. We develop a ...
Application of a Constrained Optimization Technique to the Imaging of Heterogeneous Objects Using Diffusion Theory
(2011-02-22)
The problem of inferring or reconstructing the material properties (cross sections)
of a domain through noninvasive techniques, methods using only input and
output at the domain boundary, is attempted using the governing ...
Control and Optimization of Vapor Compression Cycles Using Recursive Least Squares Estimation
(2012-10-19)
Vapor compression cycles are the primary method by which refrigeration and air-conditioning systems operate, and thus constitute a significant portion of commercial and residential building energy consumption.
This thesis ...
Facility Siting and Layout Optimization Based on Process Safety
(2012-02-14)
In this work, a new approach to optimize facility layout for toxic release, fire and explosion scenarios is presented. By integrating a risk analysis in the optimization
formulation, safer assignments for facility layout ...
Acquiring 3D Full-body Motion from Noisy and Ambiguous Input
(2012-07-16)
Natural human motion is highly demanded and widely used in a variety of applications such as video games and virtual realities. However, acquisition of full-body motion remains challenging because the system must be capable ...
Process Design and Optimization of Biorefining Pathways
(2012-07-16)
Synthesis and screening of technology alternatives is a key process-development activity in the process industries. Recently, this has become particularly important for the conceptual design of biorefineries. A structural ...
Imaging Heterogeneous Objects Using Transport Theory and Newton's Method
(2012-02-14)
This thesis explores the inverse problem of optical tomography applied to two-dimensional heterogeneous domains. The neutral particle transport equation was used as the forward model to simulate how neutral particles stream ...
Mathematical Foundations and Algorithms for Clique Relaxations in Networks
(2012-02-14)
This dissertation establishes mathematical foundations for the properties exhibited by generalizations of cliques, as well as algorithms to find such objects in a network. Cliques are a model of an ideal group with roots ...
Risk Analysis and Adaptive Response Planning for Water Distribution Systems Contamination Emergency Management
(2012-10-19)
Drinking water distribution systems (WDSs) hold a particularly critical and strategic position in preserving public health and industrial growth. Despite the ubiquity of this infrastructure, its importance for public health, ...