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Algorithms for Processing RGBD Images and Videos for Depth-Based 3D Video Systems
In recent times, immersive visual media such as Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), 3DTV and Free Viewpoint Television (FTV) have garnered tremendous interest. Immersive visual media content typically provides ... -
Role of in-phase octahedral tilt influencing structure and properties in Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 - based piezoceramics
High performance perovskite (ABO3) based piezoceramics are used as actuators, pressure sensors, and transducers in wide-ranging applications spanning sectors like health, space, defence and automobiles. For over four ... -
Molecular basis of attenuation of the live attenuated Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine SA14-14-2
Japanese encephalitis virus is a member of Flaviviridae family. Flaviviridae family has four genera which comprises of Flavivirus, Pestivirus, Hepacivirus and Pegivirus. The global burden of disease caused by these viruses ... -
Flow and structure of dense granular materials
Granular materials are frequently encountered in our daily lives and are widely processed forms of matter in various industries. Despite decades of research, the mechanical behavior of granular materials is not well ... -
A place for everything and everything in its place: Spatial organization of wasps on the nests of the primitively eusocial paper wasp Ropalidia marginata
In my thesis, I found that queens and workers in the primitively eusocial paper wasp Ropalidia marginata use space on their nests non-randomly with a majority of individuals showing spatial fidelity to small core areas, ... -
Micromechanical modeling of fracture and fatigue behavior of cementitious composites
The ubiquitous use of concrete as a construction material in the civil engineering industry demands a thorough understanding of its failure process under different types of loading. The composite nature of cementitious ... -
Integration of sequences, structures, dynamics to study functional divergence in homologous proteins and their assemblies
Functions of proteins are governed by their sequences, structures, dynamics and assembly. Modulation of these factors during evolution renders functional divergence in related proteins that have originated from the common ... -
Mechanistic Insights into Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Processes: Protein Unfolding and Aggregation, DNA Nanomechanics, and Drug Delivery
Biophysics has seen unprecedented progress, applying concepts from physics to study intriguing biological phenomena. Further advances in this field require fundamental understanding of various processes at the nanoscale ... -
Optimal Code Constructions for Some Multi-sender Index Coding Problems
An instance of the multi-sender index coding problem consists of a set of senders collectively having all the messages demanded by a set of receivers. Each receiver knows a subset of messages a priori, called its side ... -
Error Correction in Index Coding And Coded Caching
In an index coding problem, there is a sender which has a set of messages and there are multiple receivers demanding possibly different subsets of these messages and possessing some other subsets of these messages as ... -
Protocols for quantum information processing on graph states
Quantum entanglement is a unique phenomenon that occurs in quantum systems and ensures the feasibility of tasks considered impossible in the classical world. Two such important tasks are superdense coding and quantum ... -
Experimental Study of Multiphase Flow in the Presence of Raceway in the Packed Beds
The lower part of the iron-making blast furnace is very important for operational stability and productivity of it. It represents a multiphase flow, including a cohesive zone. In order to reduce the coke consumption and ... -
Stereochemical studies on peptide and protein structures: Implications for validation, flexibility, and dynamics
Accuracy of 3-D structures of proteins is crucial, both in terms of its agreement with the experimental data used to determine the structure and stereochemistry, especially when they are utilized for applications like drug ... -
Honest Majority and Beyond: Efficient Secure Computation over Small Population
Secure Multi-Party Computation for small population has witnessed notable practically-efficient works in the setting of both honest majority and dishonest majority. While honest majority provides the promise of stronger ... -
Development of an Automated Test & Parameter Extraction Tool for Active Matrix Displays
Active matrix backplanes used in at panel displays are prone to line faults (opens and shorts) and pixel faults (poor transistor performance and parameter variations). These faults could occur during fabrication or ... -
Investigation into the Synthesis, Structure and Dielectric Property of Lead-Free Double Perovskite Structured Materials
Lead based materials have shown to be important materials showing high piezoelectricity, colossal dielectric constant, ferroelectricity along with their good mechanical behaviour and resistance to corrosion. As a result, ... -
Manipulating phonons and electrons in two-dimensional materials
Two-dimensional (2D) materials are one or few atoms thick layered materials. The interaction between the layers in their parent three-dimensional material is weak. Therefore, one can stack different 2D materials on top ... -
Effect of microstructure and texture on the dwell fatigue behaviour of titanium alloys
Ever since the failure of the fan blades of the Rolls Royce gas turbine engine that powered the Lockheed Martin tristar aircraft in 1972, ambient temperature dwell fatigue (DF) in titanium alloys has received considerable ... -
On Streaming Codes, Regenerating Codes and Locality-Aided Decoding
This thesis presents results relating to the application of error-correcting codes with different aims and in different settings; to achieve low-latency communication, to improve decoding performance and to enable the ... -
Linear Dynamical Systems with Sparsity Constraints: Theory and Algorithms
This thesis develops new mathematical theory and presents novel recovery algorithms for discrete linear dynamical systems (LDS) with sparsity constraints on either control inputs or initial state. The recovery problems ...