Division of Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Science (EECS): Recent submissions
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The Isoperimetric Problem On Trees And Bounded Tree Width Graphs
(2010-08-26)In this thesis we study the isoperimetric problem on trees and graphs with bounded treewidth. Let G = (V,E) be a finite, simple and undirected graph. For let δ(S,G)= {(u,v) ε E : u ε S and v ε V – S }be the edge boundary ... -
Experiential Sampling For Object Detection In Video
(2010-08-26)The problem of object detection deals with determining whether an instance of a given class of object is present or not. There are robust, supervised learning based algorithms available for object detection in an image. ... -
Studies On The Dielectric And Electrical Insulation Properties Of Polymer Nanocomposites
(2010-08-25)Today, nanotechnology has added a new dimension to materials technology by creating opportunities to significantly enhance the properties of existing conventional materials. Polymer nanocomposites belong to one such class ... -
Computational Protein Structure Analysis : Kernel And Spectral Methods
(2010-08-24)The focus of this thesis is to develop computational techniques for analysis of protein structures. We model protein structures as points in 3-dimensional space which in turn are modeled as weighted graphs. The problem of ... -
Efficient Frequent Closed Itemset Algorithms With Applications To Stream Mining And Classification
(2010-08-24)Data mining is an area to find valid, novel, potentially useful, and ultimately understandable abstractions in a data. Frequent itemset mining is one of the important data mining approaches to find those abstractions in ... -
Diversity-Multiplexing Gain Tradeoff Of Cooperative Multi-hop Networks
(2010-08-23)We consider single-source single-sink (ss-ss) multi-hop relay networks, with slow-fading links and single-antenna half-duplex relay nodes. While two-hop cooperative relay networks have been studied in great detail in terms ... -
Diversity-Mutiplexing Tradeoff Of Asynchronous Cooperative Relay Networks And Diversity Embedded Coding Schemes
(2010-08-23)This thesis consists of two parts addressing two different problems in fading channels. The first part deals with asynchronous cooperative relay communication. The assumption of nodes in a cooperative communication relay ... -
Large Scale Implementation Of The Block Lanczos Algorithm
(2010-08-16)Large sparse matrices arise in many applications, especially in the major problems of Cryptography of factoring integers and computing discrete logarithms. We focus attention on such matrices called sieve matrices generated ... -
Compiler Assisted Energy Management For Sensor Network Nodes
(2010-08-16)Emerging low power, embedded, wireless sensor devices are useful for wide range of applications, yet have very limited processing storage and especially energy resources. Sensor networks have a wide variety of applications ... -
Simulation Based Algorithms For Markov Decision Process And Stochastic Optimization
(2010-08-06)In Chapter 2, we propose several two-timescale simulation-based actor-critic algorithms for solution of infinite horizon Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) with finite state-space under the average cost criterion. On the ... -
Reduced Switch Count Multi-Level Inverter Structures With Common Mode Voltage Elimination And DC-Link Capacitor Voltage Balancing For IM Drives
(2010-07-29)Multilevel inverter technology has emerged recently as a very important alternative in the area of high-power medium-voltage energy control. Voltage operation above semiconductor device limits, lower common mode voltages, ... -
Joint Congestion Control, Routing And Distributed Link Scheduling In Power Constrained Wireless Mesh Networks
(2010-07-29)We study the problem of joint congestion control, routing and MAC layer scheduling in multi-hop wireless mesh networks, where the nodes in the network are subjected to energy expenditure rate constraints. As wireless ... -
Providing QoS To Real-time And Data Applications In 3G Wireless Systems
(2010-07-29)In this thesis we address the problem of providing end-to-end quality of service (QoS) to real-time and data connections in a third generation (3G) cellular network based on the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System ... -
Sub-Threshold Slope Modeling & Gate Alignment Issues In Tunnel Field Effect Transistor
(2010-07-26)The Tunnel Field Effect Transistor (TFET) with sub-60mV/decade Sub-threshold slope and extremely high ION/IOFF ratio has attracted enough attention for low standby power (LSTP) applications where the battery life is very ... -
Recovery From DoS Attacks In MIPv6 : Modelling And Validation
(2010-07-26)Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks form a very important category of security threats that are possible in MIPv6 (Mobile Internet Protocol version 6). This thesis proposes a scheme for participants (Mobile Node, Home Agent, ... -
Analytical And Numerical Study Of Propagation In Optical Waveguides And Devices In Linear And Nonlinear Domains
(2010-07-23)The objective of this thesis is to study of optical effects, arising in the form of non-uniform waveguide structure, complicated refractive index profiles or due to pulse propagation in dense wavelength division multiplexing ... -
Straegies For Rapid MR Imaging
(2010-07-21)In MR imaging, techniques for acquisition of reduced data (Rapid MR imaging) are being explored to obtain high-quality images to satisfy the conflicting requirements of simultaneous high spatial and temporal resolution, ... -
Truncated Data Problems In Helical Cone-Beam Tomography
(2010-07-19)This report delves into two of the major truncated data problems in helical cone-beam tomography: Axial truncation and Lateral truncation. The problem of axial truncation, also classically known as the Long Object problem, ... -
Potential-Based Routing In Wireless Sensor Networks
(2010-07-19)Recent advances in VLSI technology, and wireless communication have enabled the development of tiny, low-cost sensor nodes that communicate over short distances. These sensor nodes, which consist of sensing, data processing, ... -
Design, Modeling And Control Of Shape Memory Alloy Based Poly Phase Motor
(2010-07-13)In this thesis, a new Poly Phase Motor (rotary actuator) based on the Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) is presented. Details of Design, Modeling, Characterization, Realization and Control of Poly Phase SMA Motor are presented. ...