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Hollingsworth, Joseph Eugene. "Software component design-for-reuse : a language-independent discipline applied to ada /." The Ohio State University, 1992. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487778663285694.

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Kong, Chiu Ming. "Generating rooted triangulations with minimum degree four." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=23903.

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A graph is a triangulation if it is planar and every face is a triangle. A triangulation is rooted if the external triangular face is labelled. Two rooted triangulations with the same external face labels are isomorphic if their internal vertices can be labelled so that both triangulations have identical edge lists.
In this thesis, we show that in the set of rooted triangulations on n points with minimum degree four, there exists a target triangulation $E sbsp{n}{ *}$ such that any other triangulation $E sb{n} not=E sbsp{n}{ *}$ in the set can be transformed to $E sbsp{n}{ *}$ via a finite sequence of single and double diagonal transformations. Using this result with the reverse search technique, we present an algorithm for generating all non-isomorphic rooted triangulations on n points with minimum degree four. The triangulations are produced without repetitions in $O(n sp2)$ time per triangulation. The algorithm uses $O(n)$ space.
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Kornblum, Jesse Dan 1975. "Revising the MIT degree audit." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/80247.

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Yoshikawa, Chad O. "Galaxy: Adaptive Client-Server Load Balancing on Bounded-Degree Network Overlays." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1214500610.

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Petre, Marian. "Computing is not a spectator sport : rethinking how we introduce our discipline to students." Universität Potsdam, 2013. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2013/6504/.

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This talk will describe My Digital Life (TU100), a distance learning module that introduces computer science through immediate engagement with ubiquitous computing (ubicomp). This talk will describe some of the principles and concepts we have adopted for this modern computing introduction: the idea of the ‘informed digital citizen’; engagement through narrative; playful pedagogy; making the power of ubicomp available to novices; setting technical skills in real contexts. It will also trace how the pedagogy is informed by experiences and research in Computer Science education.
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Zatloukal, Kevin C. (Kevin Chaffee). "A degree-optimal, ordered peer-to-peer overlay network." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34117.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-96).
Peer-to-peer overlay networks are structures for organizing nodes, routing traffic, and searching for data in a distributed system. Two of the most important theoretical advancements in this area were the development of degree-optimal and ordered networks. Prior to this work, it was not known whether both properties could be achieved simultaneously. This thesis presents Family Trees, the first peer-to-peer overlay network that is both degree-optimal and ordered. We develop Family Trees theoretically, proving correctness and bounds on their performance. We also describe how Family Trees can be optimized to improve latency and discuss the results of an experimental study showing that Family Trees provide good performance in practice.
by Kevin C. Zatloukal.
S.M.
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Massie, Thomas Harold. "Design of a three degree of freedom force-reflecting haptic interface." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/11281.

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Rodkin, John J. (John Jay). "A wireless link to a six degree of freedom inertial tracker." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38784.

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Srivastava, Vikesh. "Bias : bioinformatics integrated application software, design and implementation which was written as part of my masters degree requirements." Thesis, McGill University, 2004. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=81442.

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This thesis introduces a development platform especially tailored to Bioinformatics research and software development. Bias (Bioinformatics Integrated Application Software) provides the tools necessary for carrying out integrative Bioinformatics research. It follows an object-relational strategy for providing persistent objects, allows third-party tools to be easily incorporated within the system, and it supports standards and data-exchange protocols common to Bioinformatics. It is not enough to present the architecture of Bias without showing a working example for which exploits all composites of Bias, thus demonstrating the utility of Bias. We present the architecture of Bias and provide a full example based on the work of Segal et al. for finding transcriptional regulatory relationships. Bias is an OpenSource project and is freely available to all interested users.
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Helmy, Ahmed. "Parallel processing and the dynamics and kinematics of a three degree of freedom planar manipulator." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=69796.

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The application of a parallel processing system (hardware and software) in the solution of the kinematics and dynamics to control a three degree of freedom parallel manipulator is the subject of this thesis.
Parallel processing systems are introduced and analysed for this application. A parallel microcomputer system is used and a new method of direct kinematics for displacement analysis is implemented. The selected microcomputer system is integrated in an IBM 286 compatible personal computer.
Finally, a parallel software program is implemented, which allows for efficient control of three actuators driving the three degree of freedom planar manipulator. Hence, introducing a new processing method for the control of this manipulator.
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Villora, Narasiman C. "Distributed degree-constrained application-level multicast tree: A partitioning approach." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1205964934.

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Ingvast, Pelle. "Analysis of the online Swedishpolitical discourse Thesis report for Degree Project C in Computer Science." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-432152.

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In any written text bias is inherent, therefore it is important as aconsumer of media to understand that there are underlying biases.Sweden have a multi party system in parliament meaning that bias inmedia is possible not only in favor of two ideologies but potentiallyeight. Automatically detecting bias or political leaning in news isseldom done for other languages than English.This project attempts to automatically detect the political bias andleaning of Swedish newspapers. Two models are proposed and evaluatedfor two types of bias, visibility bias and sentiment or tonalitybias, one model for each type of bias. Four of the biggest Swedishnewspapers are evaluated using the aforementioned models. The resultsare then compared to an expert opinion on the political leaning ofthe newspaper. Visibility bias was conducted on an article levelwhereas sentiment or tonality bias was determined on a sentencelevel. For sentiment analysis the Swedish port of Vader was used. TheEnglish version of Vader has historically struggled with editorialpieces this was true for this project as well, despite breaking upthe pieces into more digestible sentence blocks.The results found that the visibility bias of each party reflects itssize. In other words parties with more mandates gets more coverage.The predictive capabilities of the visibility bias model is onlyapplicable in the case of significant outliers. For exampleSverigedemokraterna scored higher than the average visibility bias in3 out of 4 newspapers. Furthermore after the electionSverigedemokraterna had the largest percentile increase in votes.However Miljöpartiet scored the second highest of the smaller partiesin visibility bias across 3 out of 4 newspapers, although in allcases below the average visibility bias. Yet Miljöpartiet was theonly of the smaller parties to lose voters.As for sentiment analysis, it indicates that all newspapers testedare on average neutrally or positively inclined towards all politicalparties. However since the range of the results was smaller than expected it is hard to definitively draw any conclusions. Suggestionfor future improvements on the model as well as suggestions for otherapproaches are provided
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HELMICK, MICHAEL T. "EFFICIENT GROUP COMMUNICATION AND THE DEGREE-BOUNDED SHORTEST PATH PROBLEM." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1178810750.

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Florén, Mikael. "Approximation of Max-Cut on Graphs of Bounded Degree." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-189143.

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The Max-Cut problem is a well-known NP-hard problem, for which numerous approximation algorithms have been developed over the years. In this thesis, we examine the special case where the degree of vertices in the graph is bounded. With minor modifications to existing algorithms, we are able to obtain an improved approximation ratio for general bounded-degree graphs. Furthermore we show additional improvements for graphs with at least a constant fraction of odd-degree vertices. We also identify some other possible areas for improvement in the general bounded-degree case.
Max-Cut-problemet är ett välkänt NP-svårt problem, för vilket ett flertal olika approximationsalgoritmer har utvecklats över åren. I det här arbetet undersöks specialfallet då grafens noder har begränsat gradtal. Med mindre förändringar av existerande algoritmer lyckas vi uppnå en förbättrad approximationskvot för generella gradtals-begränsade grafer. Vi visar också ytterligare förbättringar för grafer med minst en konstant andel noder med udda gradtal. Vi identifierar också några andra möjliga områden för förbättring i det allmänna gradtals-begränsade fallet.
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Farquhar, Cynthia Patrice. "An empirical study: Usage of the Unified Modeling Language in the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree programs at California State University, San Bernardino." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2929.

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The Unified Modeling Language (UML) became part of the curriculum in the Department of Computer Science at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) in September 1997. The intent was to integrate the object-oriented paradigm in the undergraduate courses. Subsequently, this use has shifted to the graduate level. The purpose of this thesis is: 1) to determine what the students know about UML, 2) to reveal if the students were using UML, 3) to clarify how students use the UML.
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Wade, Eric R. (Eric Randolph) 1978. "DC powerline communication system using a transmission line transformer for high degree of freedom applications." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/27144.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (leaf 51).
A new type of powerline communication is developed to reduce cable requirements for robotic, electromechanical, and vehicular systems. A DC power bus line connecting a DC power supply to motor drives and sensor units is used for transmitting both data and DC power. Unlike conventional AC powerline communication, the DC power bus provides amenable and predictable noise characteristics and desirable impedance characteristics that allow for large fanout and high bandwidth. First the basic architecture of DC powerline communication is presented, followed by verification of the feasibility of using a DC power bus as a communication medium. A high-fanout modem is then designed using a Guanella type transmission line transformer (TLT). The modem characteristics including high-frequency parasitic dynamics are analyzed, and the overall line impedance and signal attenuation are evaluated as the number of nodes goes to infinity. A prototype DC powerline communication system is then designed, built, and tested. The serial windings and special resonance characteristics of TLT coupled with a capacitor are exploited to minimize attenuation in high fanout systems. As a result the prototype modem can broadcast data to more than 100 nodes simultaneously.
by Eric R. Wade.
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Bhaduri, Sudipta. "Finding A Maximum Clique of A Chordal Graph by Removing Vertices of Minimum Degree." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1208869783.

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McDonald, Charles L. Jr. "Factors Affecting Student enrollment and Retention in the Master of Science in Management Information Systems Degree Offered by Nova Southeastern University." NSUWorks, 1996. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/713.

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A study was performed to identify factors affecting student enrollment and retention in the Master of Science in management information systems degree offered by Nova Southeastern University. In its early years, this university distinguished itself through unique program offerings in both the traditional and nontraditional formats. Competition for student enrollments among higher education institutions has become fierce and programs offered in flexible formats are no longer unique to this university. Research was performed and a survey instrument was developed to measure levels of student satisfaction with the program. Enrolled students representing the traditional on-campus format and the nontraditional online format formed the two independent test groups. The survey was administered and statistically analyzed to measure the student's level of satisfaction with the program. Study findings included: (I) more than 65 percent of the responses from the total sample agreed or strongly agreed with all of the statements in the instrument; (2) the online and on-campus means for total sample were nearly identical; (3) more than 50 percent of the respondents had completed less than 4 classes; (4) less than 10 percent of the respondents had completed 9 or more classes; (5) about 51 percent of the respondents were more than 36 years old. Results revealed that in all measurements of student satisfaction in this study, no significant differences between the online and on-campus groups were found. Nova Southeastern University has not only pioneered unique models of delivery but the results of this study indicate their students were satisfied. In an era when most higher education institutions are reporting more than 32 percent student attrition this program has maintained an attrition rate of less than 10 percent. It appears that Nova Southeastern University has created a desirable model that other institutions may want to study and emulate.
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Ragsdale, Scott. "Pursuing and Completing an Undergraduate Computing Degree from a Female Perspective| A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis." Thesis, Nova Southeastern University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3565811.

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The computing profession in the United States would benefit from an increasingly diverse workforce, specifically a larger female presence, because a more gender-balanced workforce would likely result in better technological solutions to difficulties in many areas of American life. However, to achieve this balance, more women with a solid educational foundation in computing need to enter the computing workplace. Yet a common problem is most colleges and universities offering computer-related degrees have found it challenging to attract females to their programs. Also, the women who begin a computing major have shown a higher tendency than men to leave the major. The combination of these factors has resulted in a low percentage of females graduating with a computing degree, providing one plausible explanation for the current gender imbalance in the computing profession.

It is readily apparent that female enrollment and retention must be improved to increase female graduation percentages. Although recruiting women into computing and keeping them in it has been problematic, there are some who decide to pursue a computer-related degree and successfully finish. The study focused on this special group of women who provided their insight into the pursuit and completion of an undergraduate computing degree. It is hoped that the knowledge acquired from this research will inspire and encourage more women to consider the field of computing and to seek an education in it. Also, the information gathered in this study may prove valuable to recruiters, professors, and administrators in computing academia. Recruiters will have a better awareness of the factors that direct women toward computing, which may lead to better recruitment strategies. Having a better awareness of the factors that contribute to persistence will provide professors and administrators with information that can help create better methods of encouraging females to continue rather than leave. The investigation used a sequential explanatory methodology to explore how a woman determined to pursue an undergraduate computing major and to persevere within it until attaining a degree.

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Xiong, Fanfan. "Resource Efficient Parallel VLDB with Customizable Degree of Redundancy." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2009. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/43445.

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Computer and Information Science
Ph.D.
This thesis focuses on the practical use of very large scale relational databases. It leverages two recent breakthroughs in parallel and distributed computing: a) synchronous transaction replication technologies by Justin Y. Shi and Suntain Song; and b) Stateless Parallel Processing principle pioneered by Justin Y. Shi. These breakthroughs enable scalable performance and reliability of database service using multiple redundant shared-nothing database servers. This thesis presents a Functional Horizontal Partitioning method with customizable degree of redundancy to address practical very large scale database applications problems. The prototype VLDB implementation is designed for transparent non-intrusive deployments. The prototype system supports Microsoft SQL Servers databases. Computational experiments are conducted using industry-standard benchmark (TPC-E).
Temple University--Theses
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Charbachi, Peter, and Linus Eklund. "Thesis for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science by Peter Charbachi and Linus Eklund : PAIRWISE TESTING FOR PLC EMBEDDED SOFTWARE." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-32054.

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In this thesis we investigate the use of pairwise testing for PLC embedded software. We compare these automatically generated tests with tests created manually by industrial engineers. The tests were evaluated in terms of fault detection, code coverage and cost. In addition, we compared pairwise testing with randomly generated tests of the same size as pairwise tests. In order to automatically create test suites for PLC software a previously created tool called Combinatorial Test Tool (CTT) was extended to support pairwise testing using the IPOG algorithm. Once test suites were created using CTT they were executed on real industrial programs. The fault detection was measured using mutation analysis. The results of this thesis showed that manual tests achieved better fault detection (8% better mutation score in average) than tests generated using pairwise testing. Even if pairwise testing performed worse in terms of fault detection than manual testing, it achieved better fault detection in average than random tests of the same size. In addition, manual tests achieved in average 97.29% code coverage compared to 93.95% for pairwise testing, and 84.79% for random testing. By looking closely on all tests, manual testing performed equally good as pairwise in terms of achieved code coverage. Finally, the number of tests for manual testing was lower (12.98 tests in average) compared to pairwise and random testing (21.20 test in average). Interestingly enough, for the majority of the programs pairwise testing resulted in fewer tests than manual testing.
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Gordon, Donald James. "Encapsulation enforcement with dynamic ownership : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Computer Science /." ResearchArchive@Victoria e-Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/624.

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Naparstek, Laurie Schwartz. "Comparing instructor self-perception versus student perceptions using the same teaching evaluation instrument: a study of computer science courses in an urban master's degree program." Thesis, Boston University, 2005. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/31989.

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PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.
This study compares instructor self-perceptions with student perceptions of teaching quality using the same 16-item evaluation instrument. Three hypotheses were investigated: (1) Instructors' self-evaluations will be higher than those of their respective students; (2) The more similar student-instructor perceptions, the more likely instructors will receive a higher score compared to when student-instructor perceptions are more divergent; and (3) Students taking a course as a major requirement will be more critical of the instructor than those students taking the course as distribution requirement or an elective. A total of 1,524 individuals (1,452 graduate students and 72 instructors) in a part-time evening computer science program participated in the study of 79 courses over the spring and fall semesters of 1996. Overall, instructors generally perceived themselves more positively than their students, although statistically significant differences were observed for only three relevant items (involving grading fairness, presentation clarity and instructor enthusiasm) of the 16 items evaluated. Instructors whose perceptions were more similar to their students were generally rated higher than those instructors whose perceptions were more divergent from their students; however, the difference was not significant. Finally, contrary to the third hypothesis, the reason for taking a course did not have a significant effect on student ratings of the instructor.
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Levin, Anders, and Jörgen Johannesson. "Validation and verification of a third degree optimization method." Thesis, Växjö University, School of Mathematics and Systems Engineering, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-25.

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Denna kombinerade magisteruppsats i matematik och datalogi handlar om en metod för att hitta ett lokalt minimum för en unimodal funktion inom ett intervall genom användning av ett femtegradspolynom. Femtegradspolynomet skapas med hjälp av interpolation baserad på funktionsvärdena samt första och andra derivatans värden i intervallets ändpunkter. I rapporten härleds matematiskt att metoden konvergerar, följt av ett bevis för att metoden konvergerar med en konvergenshastighet av tre. Slutligen testas metoden mot två referensmetoder för att se användningsbarheten. För detta beskrivs vissa mjukvaruutvecklingsmetoder och några teststrategier. Testen utförs med sex olika funktioner och med tre olika versioner av metoden. Slutsatserna från testen visar att metoden inte är bättre att använda än referensmetoderna även om den har högre konvergenshastighet samt att metoden måste ta hänsyn till när den bara hittar nya approximationer på ena sidan av intervallet. Vi kunde även se från testerna att ingen av metoderna var bra på att ge en korrekt approximation, utan det finns behov av säkrare metoder för detta. Det är därför föreslaget i uppsatsen att man borde försöka att hitta ett annat interpolations-polynom för att förbättra metoden. Man borde även testa mot en metod som har högre konvergenshastighet. För att kunna göra det behöver man titta på andra sätt att representera numeriska värden och det skulle kunna vara intressant för att se om man då skulle få ett annat resultat.


This combined master thesis in Mathematics and in Computer Science deals with a method for finding the local minimum of a unimodal function inside a given interval by using a fifth degree polynomial. This fifth degree polynomial is created from the function value and the first and second derivative values in the end-points of the interval. In this report the presented method is derived mathematically to converge and it is then proven that the method has a convergence rate of three. Last is the method tested against two reference methods to see the usefullness of the method. To do this some software development methods are described in the report and some test strategies are given. The tests are done with six different functions and with three different implementations of the method. The conclusions from the tests are that it is often better to use one of the referencemethods instead of the presented method, even if the presented method has a better convergence rate, and that the method needs to handle when the found approximation always is on one side of the interval. We could also see from the tests that none of the methods were good on finding a correct approximation. Therefore, there exist needs for more secure methods. It is therefore suggested in the report that a search for other interpolating functions ought to be carried out in order to improve the method. Also, it could be interesting to test against another method with even higher convergence rate. To do that, another numerical representation is needed and it would be interesting to see if that changes the outcome

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Federici, Dominique. "Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches Discipline : Informatique Simulation Concurrente de Systèmes à Evénements Discret : Concepts et Applications." Habilitation à diriger des recherches, Université Pascal Paoli, 2006. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00603867.

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Les actions de recherche présentées entre dans le cadre de l'axe " Modélisation et conception des Systèmes " du laboratoire UMR CNRS 6134. Action " DEVS Concurrent " Ce travail a permis de définir le formalisme BFSDEVS (Behavioral Fault Simulator for Discrete EVent system Specification). Ce formalisme permet de modéliser et de simuler les fautes comportementales sur des systèmes à événements discrets. Il dérive du formalisme DEVS (Discrete EVent system Specification) introduit par le professeur B.P. Zeigler à la fin des années 70. Le noyau de simulation BFSDEVS intègre les algorithmes concurrents de la Simulation Comparative Concurrente qui permettent donc d'accélérer le processus de simulation. Action " Test de Circuits " Le test de circuits à haut niveau d'abstraction et plus particulièrement la simulation de fautes a permis de valider notre formalisme BFSDEVS. En effet, l'utilisation de BFSDEVS pour modéliser des descriptions VHDL (Very high speed integrated circuits Hardware Description Language) couplée à une technique de propagation de listes de fautes on permis d'obtenir un simulateur de fautes. Action " Détection de pannes dans les systèmes électrique " Une autre application que nous développons concerne la détection de pannes dans les circuits électriques au sein de systèmes d'énergie renouvelable. Action " Modélisation Informatique pour les Sciences Humaines et Sociales " Enfin, des recherches sont menées au sein du projet " Identité et Cultures " de l'Université de Corse. Ils concernent : * la multi représentation de données dans les Systèmes d'Informations Géographiques. * l'analyse et la synthèse de voix pour l'apprentissage des chants polyphoniques corses.
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Bailey, Julian Donald. "The integration of hypermedia based learning applications into undergraduate engineering degree courses." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1996. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/47544/.

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This thesis describes work carried out over the three years March 1993 to March 1996 concerning the integration of computer based learning elements into classically taught undergraduate engineering degree courses. The design and implementation of three separate computer applications are discussed, along with evaluation results from each. The first of these applications concerns the metallography of phase transformations and forms part of the first year engineering course in materials at the University of Southampton. The application is intended to teach both knowledge and understanding of the subject. The second application concerned engineering design. The intention of this application was to create an environment where the students could obtain all of the information required in creating the specifications for their design and for drawing up the design itself. This application is intended to allow the students to develop skills in engineering design. The final application was not 'intended for students' use directly. It is a shell from which applications of the style of the Phase Diagrams Application could be created and its intention was to encourage academics to create their own applications and thereby make the production of CBL materials more common. It is shown, within this thesis, that computer based learning/teaching can be used successfully to teach undergraduate engineering students knowledge and understanding of subjects and to improve their skill in using that understanding. Possible solutions to the problems in using CBL applications widely are also discussed, along with recommendations for a new approach to CBL development.
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Hargreaves, Megan H. "Evaluation of learning attributes of courseware for university science courses." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2000. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36646/1/36646_Digitised%20Thesis.pdf.

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The quality and attributes of the learning achieved by the use of technological tools such as computer aided learning programs (CAL) or web-based packages are difficult aspects to evaluate effectively. Learning technology should fulfill the needs of the student users as well as achieve the pedagogical goals of the teachers. Excellence in this context ideally should comprise not only a high quality product in technical terms, but also one that fulfills the learning aspirations for which the product was designed. In the past, evaluation of technologically delivered learning has focused more on the quantity of knowledge transferred than the quality. Recently a number of evaluation tools or packages have been devised in the search for something that will provide information for teachers using technological teaching aids, regarding not only how much their students have learned, but also what depth and type of knowledge they have gained. An ideal evaluation process in this context might be expected to combine the efficiency of a quantitative method with the richness of qualitative information, but should also be easy to use and, importantly, easy for the teacher to interpret in terms of improving their students' learning experience. Such an evaluation package should also be responsive to the needs of the users, rather than simply imposing an objective ideal of quality derived from externally imposed standards. This report details the development of an evaluation method based on the premise that the most effective learning experience will be achieved when a technological tool is designed to align most closely with the pedagogical requirements of the clients, both teachers and students. The study sought to establish whether such a correlation could be identified and expressed in a format the academic client could easily comprehend. The evaluation method was designed specifically for university level teaching, and trialed in undergraduate science units. The evaluation process was trialed with three successive CAL programs in order to develop the method, with modifications being made to the evaluation process after each trial. The modifications to the evaluation process were based on critical reflection of the effectiveness of the previous evaluation cycle. The evaluation reports produced for this study were used diagnostically to pinpoint factors with the potential to reduce the effectiveness of the learning experience. Recommendations for improved implementation resulted :from negotiation with the academic clients regarding the areas of conflict highlighted by the evaluation. In order to express the learning quality and characteristics of CAL programs, the Pedagogical Dimensions profile developed by Reeves (1994) was adopted as a framework. The profile consists of a semantic differential scale for each of fourteen pedagogical dimensions. Amendments to the Reeves scheme were considered desirable to allow improved function in this context and such amendments have been proposed. The evaluation process was designed to facilitate comparison of the pedagogical characteristics of courseware with the pedagogical needs of the stakeholders, in this case the lecturers and students using the program. The intention was to determine the degree of correlation between stakeholders' requirements and courseware characteristics in order to establish the programs' fitness-for-purpose, in terms of pedagogical characteristics. Based on surveys and interviews, pedagogical profiles of both lecturers' and students' perceptions were prepared and compared with a profile of the learning software prepared by a panel of reviewers. The resulting comparison of profiles was intended to evaluate the appropriateness of the programs' learning attributes, rather than to measure quality. As such, it should be viewed as a means of employing a program to the best advantage, by maximising the effectiveness of the learning experience. Each dimension was examined for congruence or dissonance between the results of the three profiles (student, academic and courseware). Courseware was considered suitable in the relevant context if the profiles exhibited congruent results. Dissonant dimensions were drawn to the attention of the academic, in order to negotiate a means of effecting improvement. Having critically assessed the evaluation process it was noted that the pedagogical dimension profile functioned very effectively as the foundation for an evaluation process designed to determine learning effectiveness of CAL programs. However, certain aspects of the pedagogical dimensions were found to be less than ideal and critical examination of these aspects led to proposals for changes to the profile in order to improve its capacity to serve as an evaluation tool. In order to clarify the profile results to permit easy interpretation, the dimensions of the profile were rearranged into several broad groups. This modification of the array was justified by increased convenience for the user, and improvements to the theoretical grounding. The clusters to be employed (Hannafin, 1997) were as follows: psychological, pedagogical, technological, cultural and pragmatic. It was considered that alteration of several existing dimensions and inclusion of some additional dimensions would facilitate application of the profile. A new dimension of Curriculum integration was devised to recognise the capacity to link computer learning with existing teaching programs. The need for reflective learning was recognised by including a new dimension called cognition type, while the students' capability to manipulate and interact with the program was reflected in a new dimension called interactiveness. Revised names were proposed for several dimensions including Engagement instead of Motivation, Informative feedback rather than Value of Errors, and Program modifiability for Flexibility. A modification was proposed for the Underlying psychology dimension in an attempt to better define a continuum of perspectives. The modifications were applied to a case study and elicited a more informative and diagnostically useful report than the original method. An effective evaluation method has been designed and tested, which facilitated the diagnostic assessment of courseware in the context of a unit of study. Alterations to the application of the courseware in practice were found to improve student acceptance of the programs. A modified profile was designed and applied, and found to be even more accessible and useful for academic clients.
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Wysoski, Simei Gomes. "Evolving spiking neural networks for adaptive audiovisual pattern recognition a thesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 2008." Click here to access this resource online, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10292/390.

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Duignan, Matthew. "Computer mediated music production : a study of abstraction and activity : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science /." ResearchArchive@Victoria e-Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/590.

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Huang, Bert. "Learning with Degree-Based Subgraph Estimation." Thesis, 2011. https://doi.org/10.7916/D8XG9Z41.

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Networks and their topologies are critical to nearly every aspect of modern life, with social networks governing human interactions and computer networks governing global information-flow. Network behavior is inherently structural, and thus modeling data from networks benefits from explicitly modeling structure. This thesis covers methods for and analysis of machine learning from network data while explicitly modeling one important measure of structure: degree. Central to this work is a procedure for exact maximum likelihood estimation of a distribution over graph structure, where the distribution factorizes into edge-likelihoods for each pair of nodes and degree-likelihoods for each node. This thesis provides a novel method for exact estimation of the maximum likelihood edge structure under the distribution. The algorithm solves the optimization by constructing an augmented graph containing, in addition to the original nodes, auxiliary nodes whose edges encode the degree potentials. The exact solution is then recoverable by finding the maximum weight b-matching on the augmented graph, a well-studied combinatorial optimization. To solve the combinatorial optimization, this thesis focuses in particular on a belief propagation-based approach to finding the optimal b-matching and provides a novel proof of convergence for belief propagation on the loopy graphical model representing the b-matching objective. Additionally, this thesis describes new algorithmic techniques to improve the scalability of the b-matching solver. In addition to various applications of node degree in machine learning, including classification and collaborative filtering, this thesis proposes a learning algorithm for learning the parameters of the distribution from network data consisting of node attributes and network connectivity, using strategies similar to maximum-margin structured prediction. The main methods and results in this thesis represent a deep exploration of exact degree-based estimation for machine learning from network data, and furthermore lead to various extensions and applications of the main idea described within.
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Lodha, Suresh Kumar. "Surface approximation by low degree patches with multiple representations." Thesis, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1911/16647.

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Computer Aided Geometric Design (CAGD) is concerned with the representation and approximation of curves and surfaces when these objects have to be processed by a computer. Parametric representations are very popular because they allow considerable flexibility for shaping and design. Implicit representations are convenient for determining whether a point is inside, outside or on the surface. These representations offer many complimentary advantages. Therefore, it is desirable to build geometric models with surfaces which have both parametric and implicit representations. Maintaining the degree of the surfaces low is important for practical reasons. Both the size of the surface representation, as well as the difficulties encountered in the algorithms, e.g. root finding algorithms, grow quickly with increasing degree. This thesis introduces low degree surfaces with both parametric and implicit representations and investigates their properties. A new method is described for creating quadratic triangular Bezier surface patches which lie on implicit quadric surfaces. Another method is described for creating biquadratic tensor product Bezier surface patches which lie on implicit cubic surfaces. The resulting surface patches satisfy all of the standard properties of parametric Bezier surfaces, including interpolation of the corners of the control polyhedron and the convex hull property. The second half of this work describes a scheme for filling n-sided holes and for approximating the resulting smooth surface consisting of high degree parametric Bezier surface patches by a continuous surface consisting of low degree patches with both parametric and implicit representations. A new technique is described for filling an n-sided hole smoothly using a single parametric surface patch with a geometrically intuitive compact representation. Next, a new degree reduction algorithm is applied to approximate high degree parametric Bezier surfaces by low degree Bezier surfaces. Finally, a variant of the least squares technique is used to approximate parametric Bezier surfaces of low degree by low degree surfaces with both parametric and implicit representations. The resulting surfaces have boundary continuity and approximation properties.
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Howell, Kathy. "The culture of undergraduate computer science education : its role in promoting equity within the discipline." Thesis, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/37216.

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Although a concern for gender equity provided the framework for this research, the results of this study highlighted the fact that the question of equity should be broadened to include concern for the tier of talented women and men who currently choose not to persist in an undergraduate computer science major. This investigation captured the experience of three male and two female first year undergraduate computer science majors (and two instructors) over the course of their first two college terms. Sources of data included interviews, classroom observations, electronic mail journal comments, and casual conversation. Subtle elements of potential gender discrimination were a part of the rich data collected but the students did not mention such factors. Rather, in faithfully portraying the students' perspectives, this research presented the students' candid discussion of the function of more obvious factors in their experiences. Difficulties with concepts of mathematical proof and computer programming were significant factors in the students' experiences. Students not experienced with mathematical proof or computer programming failed to develop an understanding of the basic principles in the respective course. Student difficulties were matched by the struggles of teaching faculty as they looked for input to support improvement in their teaching. Many of the factors identified by the students were found in the general undergraduate experience. All of the students knew little about careers in computer science and were anxious to learn more. The female students wanted their career to involve work they enjoyed. The male students wanted assurances that they could compete and find financial security in their career. The students valued support they found in a variety of forms and were disappointed in the lack of support found in advising sessions. Students struggled with inadequate study skills to meet demanding course expectations. This research identified factors in the culture of undergraduate computer science education that impacted students' decisions to persist, or not persist, in the field. The results indicate changes and provide a basis for the design of interventions aimed at creating an environment that will equitably support all persons in pursuit of an undergraduate computer science degree.
Graduation date: 1996
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Boynton, James R. "Design and evaluation of a computer-simulated child patient submitted in partial fulfillment ... for the degree of Master of Science ... /." 2004. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/68962639.html.

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Irwin, Warwick. "Understanding and improving object-oriented software through static software analysis : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science in the University of Canterbury /." 2007. http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/etd/adt-NZCU20070628.161653.

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Violich, Stephen. "Fusing loopless algorithms for combinatorial generation : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Computer Science, University of Canterbury /." 2006. http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/etd/adt-NZCU20060331.165256.

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Thompson, David. "Large-scale display interaction techniques to support face-to-face collaboration : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Computer Science in the University of Canterbury /." 2006. http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/etd/adt-NZCU20071015.124903.

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