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Stochastic computing & stochastic resonance in digital & analog neuromorphic systems.
(2020-11-17)Stochastic computing is an alternative method to standard deterministic methods. This thesis explores stochastic resonance in a spiking neuron, and leverages the effects it has to implement stochastic computing in an analog ... -
Artificial materials and the Zenneck surface wave.
(2020-11-23)Spatial control of electromagnetic energy has, and will continue to be, one of the preeminent factors in any electromagnetic design. This control is made possible by energy storage, which in turn comes about as a result ... -
Development of an optical cavity-based biosensor for point-of-care diagnostics.
(2020-11-02)An optical cavity-based biosensor (OCB) has been developed using a differential detection method towards point-of-care (POC) diagnostic applications. The optical cavity consisting of two partially reflective surfaces with ... -
Deep learning methods in molecule design for drug discovery.
(2020-10-22)In the recent ten years, Deep Learning has undergone rapid development. It has been proved by countless success in different areas. Computer vision projects apply convolution neural networks to extract images' features. ... -
Modeling and control of advanced pumped storage hydropower for power system resiliency enhancement.
(2020-11-03)With the gradual increase in renewable penetration, system operators are searching for flexible resource that can help mitigate problems of future low-inertia power systems. To analyze the benefit of advanced pumped storage ... -
Developing industrial strength UVM for academic resesarch and teaching.
(2020-07-30)The Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) has been getting attention from researchers and the functional verification community for a little over decade. Its flexibility, reusability and reliability features are suitable ... -
Visualizing muscular fatigue during running exercises with electromyography-derived variables.
(2020-04-20)Runners commonly face injuries due to fatigue and overuse. However, it is difficult to know when the body is too fatigued to continue a task without damage. This study attempted to observe if fatigue occurred in the leg ... -
Deep learning for energy-efficient wireless communications and spectrum management.
(2020-03-26)In the past couple of decades, wireless communication has undergone rapid development. The current fourth generation and upcoming fifth generation wireless technologies promise us an ultra-fast data rate. However, a lot ... -
Phased array impedance tuning, secure transmission, and nonlinear spatial intermodulation suppression for next-generation radar and communications systems.
(2020-03-30)Simultaneously transmitting radar and communications signals from the same multi-beam phased array system, using spatial diversity, allows multiple functions to use the same frequency and can alleviate spectral congestion. ... -
Faster circuit optimization techniques for full-band and notched waveforms to enable next-generation radar.
(2020-04-14)As the wireless spectrum becomes increasingly congested, more efficient sharing of the spectrum is desperately needed. In order to coexist, next-generation radars will have to adapt their spectral use in real-time. Two ... -
A model of clocked electric field inputs for molecular quantum-dot cellular automata.
(2019-11-08)Quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA) is a low-power, high-speed, beyond- CMOS approach to general-purpose computing [1]. Elementary devices called “cells” are implemented using mixed-valence molecules with redox centers ... -
An electromagnetic sensor and method for extraction of transient vapor fraction in dynamic systems.
(2019-11-06)The capture of transient steam quality provides valuable insight into the operational conditions needed for process control and design of saturated steam systems. Acquisition of accurate fluid phase or composition before ... -
Application of coordinated control strategies to tubular solid oxide fuel cell models.
(2019-07-17)Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power plants have been demonstrated to produce power efficiently in theory and in practice. However, popular control methods have not accounted for controlling the SOFC and the connecting power ... -
Fabrication and demonstration of a microfluidic device toward a microfluidic-based microinjection for Cx. pipiens embryo.
(2019-07-17)According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 390 million people each year have reported being affected by mosquito borne diseases. In order to prevent epidemics of fatal diseases, altering mosquitoes through ... -
Investigation of a trapezoidal microchannel for hydrodynamic detachment of cells or biomolecules.
(2019-05-29)Fluid-based non-specific adsorption (NSA) methods and cell adhesion studies both use hydrodynamic forces to detach biomolecules or cells. To address the limitations in current microfluidic detachment assays and NSA removal ... -
Characterization of optically pumped interband cascade lasers.
(2019-07-12)Interband cascade laser (ICL) devices have been optically pumped and the results observed are presented here. The samples being used for this research were grown by molecular beam epitaxy at the Naval Research Laboratory. ... -
Understanding the effects of high altitude electromagnetic pulse on the US power grid by creating a power grid model and analyzing transformer susceptibility.
(2019-04-23)The purpose of this thesis is to address two topics in understanding the effects of high altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) E3 by determining the latitude and longitude of loadflow buses, and analyzing transformers as ... -
Design and automated testing of PCI express interface of proton computed tomography detectors.
(2019-04-16)Throughout this thesis, I will propose a transmit-received-engine based logic design proposed by this thesis works at the PCI Express Transaction Layer in collaboration with Xilinx 7 Series FPGAs Integrated Block for PCI ... -
High-density intraoperative brain monitoring during cardiac surgery.
(2019-04-10)Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a prominent technique that allows assessment of functional brain activity by measuring hemodynamic responses. Most existing functional brain imaging methods are only capable ... -
An explicit electron-vibron model for olfactory inelastic electron transfer spectroscopy.
(2019-04-01)The vibrational theory of olfaction was posited to explain subtle effects in the sense of smell inexplicable by models in which molecular structure alone determines an odorant’s smell. Amazingly, behavioral and neurophysiological ...
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