ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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A scalable and accurate passive one-way QoS measurement algorithm is proposed. It is shown that accurate QoS measurements are possible using network flow data.
Requirements of a good QoS visualization platform are listed. Implementations of the capabilities of a complete visualization platform are presented.
Steps of QoS prediction task in MCCNs are defined. The details of feature selection, class balancing through sampling and assessing classification algorithms for this task are outlined. Moreover, a novel tree based logistic regression method for knowledge discovery is introduced. Developed prediction framework is capable of making very accurate packet level QoS predictions and giving valuable insights to network administrators.
This research study focuses on the behavior of crystalline silicon PV module technology in the dry and hot climatic condition of Tempe/Phoenix, Arizona. A three-phase approach was developed: (1) A quantitative failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis (FMECA) was developed for prioritizing failure modes or mechanisms in a given environment; (2) A time-series approach was used to model environmental stress variables involved and prioritize their effect on the power output drop; and (3) A procedure for developing a prediction model was proposed for the climatic specific condition based on accelerated degradation testing
Despite these remarkable contributions, there exist shortcomings in the previous versions (version 1 and version 2) of the holistic ideation tool. First, there is a need to add new ideation methods to the holistic ideation tool. Second, the organizational framework provided by previous versions needs to be improved, and a holistic approach needs to be devised, instead of separate logical or intuitive approaches. Therefore, the main objective of this thesis is to make the improvements and to resolve technical issues that are involved in their implementation.
Towards this objective, a new web based holistic ideation tool (version 3) has been created. The new tool adds and integrates Knowledge Bases of Mechanisms and Components Off-The-Shelf (COTS) into logical ideation methods. Additionally, an improved CEMC framework has been devised for organizing ideas efficiently. Furthermore, the usability of the tool has been improved by designing and implementing a new graphical user interface (GUI) which is more user friendly. It is hoped that these new features will lead to a platform for the designers to not only generate creative ideas but also effectively organize and store them in the conceptual design stage. By placing it on the web for public use, the Testbed has the potential to be used for research on the ideation process by effectively collecting large amounts of data from designers.
to collaborate to perform a task, it becomes essential for a robot to be aware of multiple
agents working in its work environment. A robot must also learn to adapt to
different agents in the workspace and conduct its interaction based on the presence
of these agents. A theoretical framework was introduced which performs interaction
learning from demonstrations in a two-agent work environment, and it is called
Interaction Primitives.
This document is an in-depth description of the new state of the art Python
Framework for Interaction Primitives between two agents in a single as well as multiple
task work environment and extension of the original framework in a work environment
with multiple agents doing a single task. The original theory of Interaction
Primitives has been extended to create a framework which will capture correlation
between more than two agents while performing a single task. The new state of the
art Python framework is an intuitive, generic, easy to install and easy to use python
library which can be applied to use the Interaction Primitives framework in a work
environment. This library was tested in simulated environments and controlled laboratory
environment. The results and benchmarks of this library are available in the
related sections of this document.
The eld has seen tremendous success in designing learning systems with hand-crafted
features and in using representation learning to extract better features. In this dissertation
some novel approaches to representation learning and task learning are studied.
Multiple-instance learning which is generalization of supervised learning, is one
example of task learning that is discussed. In particular, a novel non-parametric k-
NN-based multiple-instance learning is proposed, which is shown to outperform other
existing approaches. This solution is applied to a diabetic retinopathy pathology
detection problem eectively.
In cases of representation learning, generality of neural features are investigated
rst. This investigation leads to some critical understanding and results in feature
generality among datasets. The possibility of learning from a mentor network instead
of from labels is then investigated. Distillation of dark knowledge is used to eciently
mentor a small network from a pre-trained large mentor network. These studies help
in understanding representation learning with smaller and compressed networks.
As part of this dissertation, a yield approximation method is developed and integrated with a mixed-integer program to estimate a region’s potential to produce non-perennial, vegetable items. This integration offers practical approximations that help decision-makers identify technologies needed to protect agricultural production, alter harvesting patterns to better match market behavior, and provide an analytical framework through which external investment entities can assess different production options.
A key task in the data translation is the analysis of network connectivity via marked nodes---the primary focus of our research. We have developed a framework for analyzing network connectivity via marked nodes in large scale graphs, utilizing novel algorithms in three interrelated areas: (1) analysis of a single seed node via it’s ego-centric network (AttriPart algorithm); (2) pathway identification between two seed nodes (K-Simple Shortest Paths Multithreaded and Search Reduced (KSSPR) algorithm); and (3) tree detection, defining the interaction between three or more seed nodes (Shortest Path MST algorithm).
In an effort to address both fundamental and applied research issues, we have developed the LocalForcasting algorithm to explore how network connectivity analysis can be applied to local community evolution and recommender systems. The goal is to apply the LocalForecasting algorithm to various domains---e.g., friend suggestions in social networks or future collaboration in co-authorship networks. This algorithm utilizes link prediction in combination with the AttriPart algorithm to predict future connections in local graph partitions.
Results show that our proposed AttriPart algorithm finds up to 1.6x denser local partitions, while running approximately 43x faster than traditional local partitioning techniques (PageRank-Nibble). In addition, our LocalForecasting algorithm demonstrates a significant improvement in the number of nodes and edges correctly predicted over baseline methods. Furthermore, results for the KSSPR algorithm demonstrate a speed-up of up to 2.5x the standard k-simple shortest paths algorithm.