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Machine Learning Classification Of Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections Using Satellite Accelerometers, Kelsey Doerksen
Machine Learning Classification Of Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections Using Satellite Accelerometers, Kelsey Doerksen
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Space weather phenomena is a complex area of research as there are many different variables and signatures that are used to identify the occurrence of solar storms and Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections (ICMEs), with inconsistencies between databases and solar storm catalogues. The identification of space weather events is important from a satellite operation point of view, as strong geomagnetic storms can cause orbit perturbations to satellites in low-earth orbit. The Disturbance storm time (Dst) and the Planetary K-index (Kp) are common indices used to identify the occurrence of geomagnetic storms caused by ICMEs, among several other signatures that are not …
Machine Learning For Performance Aware Virtual Network Function Placement, Dimitrios Michael Manias
Machine Learning For Performance Aware Virtual Network Function Placement, Dimitrios Michael Manias
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With the growing demand for data connectivity, network service providers are faced with the task of reducing their capital and operational expenses while simultaneously improving network performance and addressing the increased connectivity demand. Although Network Function Virtualization has been identified as a potential solution, several challenges must be addressed to ensure its feasibility. The work presented in this thesis addresses the Virtual Network Function (VNF) placement problem through the development of a machine learning-based Delay-Aware Tree (DAT) which learns from the previous placement of VNF instances forming a Service Function Chain. The DAT is able to predict VNF instance placements …
Adaptation Of A Deep Learning Algorithm For Traffic Sign Detection, Jose Luis Masache Narvaez
Adaptation Of A Deep Learning Algorithm For Traffic Sign Detection, Jose Luis Masache Narvaez
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Traffic signs detection is becoming increasingly important as various approaches for automation using computer vision are becoming widely used in the industry. Typical applications include autonomous driving systems, mapping and cataloging traffic signs by municipalities. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have shown state of the art performances in classification tasks, and as a result, object detection algorithms based on CNNs have become popular in computer vision tasks. Two-stage detection algorithms like region proposal methods (R-CNN and Faster R-CNN) have better performance in terms of localization and recognition accuracy. However, these methods require high computational power for training and inference that make …
Intraoperative Localization Of Subthalamic Nucleus During Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery Using Machine Learning Algorithms, Mahsa Khosravi
Intraoperative Localization Of Subthalamic Nucleus During Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery Using Machine Learning Algorithms, Mahsa Khosravi
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This thesis presents a novel technique for localizing the Subthalamic Nucleus (STN) during Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery. DBS is an accepted treatment for individuals living with Parkinson's Disease (PD). This surgery involves implantation of a permanent electrode inside the STN to deliver electrical current. The STN is a small grey matter structure within the brain, which makes accurate placement a challenging task for the surgical team. Prior to placement of the permanent electrode, intraoperative microelectrode recordings (MERs) of neural activity are used to localize the STN. The placement of the permanent electrode and the success of the stimulation therapy …
Cnn-Pdm: A Convolutional Neural Network Framework For Assets Predictive Maintenance, Willamos Silva
Cnn-Pdm: A Convolutional Neural Network Framework For Assets Predictive Maintenance, Willamos Silva
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Nowadays, asset maintenance plays a vital role in companies and countries because if an asset breaks, it can cause long downtimes that may affect companies' production costs or the comfort level of building occupants. Predictive Maintenance (PdM) performs maintenance based on the asset's health status indicators. Sensors can measure an unusual pattern of these indicators, such as an increased motor's vibration level or higher energy consumption, and, in most cases, failures are preceded by an unusual pattern of these measurements. The increasing number of sensors are generating a massive amount of data. Machine Learning (ML) techniques can capture and learn …
Orchestration Of Machine Learning Workflows On Internet Of Things Data, Jose Miguel Alves
Orchestration Of Machine Learning Workflows On Internet Of Things Data, Jose Miguel Alves
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Applications empowered by machine learning (ML) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are changing the way people live and impacting a broad range of industries. However, creating and automating ML workflows at scale using real-world IoT data often leads to complex systems integration and production issues. Examples of challenges faced during the development of these ML applications include glue code, hidden dependencies, and data pipeline jungles. This research proposes the Machine Learning Framework for IoT data (ML4IoT), which is designed to orchestrate ML workflows to perform training and enable inference by ML models on IoT data. In the proposed framework, …
Texture Analysis And Machine Learning To Predict Pulmonary Ventilation From Thoracic Computed Tomography, Andrew Westcott
Texture Analysis And Machine Learning To Predict Pulmonary Ventilation From Thoracic Computed Tomography, Andrew Westcott
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads to persistent airflow limitation, causing a large burden to patients and the health care system. Thoracic CT provides an opportunity to observe the structural pathophysiology of COPD, whereas hyperpolarized gas MRI provides images of the consequential ventilation heterogeneity. However, hyperpolarized gas MRI is currently limited to research centres, due to the high cost of gas and polarization equipment. Therefore, I developed a pipeline using texture analysis and machine learning methods to create predicted ventilation maps based on non-contrast enhanced, single-volume thoracic CT. In a COPD cohort, predicted ventilation maps were qualitatively and quantitatively related …
Autonomous And Real Time Rock Image Classification Using Convolutional Neural Networks, Alexis David Pascual
Autonomous And Real Time Rock Image Classification Using Convolutional Neural Networks, Alexis David Pascual
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Autonomous image recognition has numerous potential applications in the field of planetary science and geology. For instance, having the ability to classify images of rocks would allow geologists to have immediate feedback without having to bring back samples to the laboratory. Also, planetary rovers could classify rocks in remote places and even in other planets without needing human intervention. In 2017, Shu et. al. used a Support Vector Machine (SVM) classification algorithm to classify 9 different types of rock images using a with the image features extracted autonomously. Through this method, they achieved a test accuracy of 96.71%. Within the …