Leveraging Hypernetworks And Learnable Kernels For Consumer Energy Forecasting Across Diverse Consumer Types,
2025
Western University
Leveraging Hypernetworks And Learnable Kernels For Consumer Energy Forecasting Across Diverse Consumer Types, Muhammad Umair Danish, Katarina Grolinger
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
Consumer energy forecasting is essential for managing energy consumption and planning, directly influencing operational efficiency, cost reduction, personalized energy management, and sustainability efforts. In recent years, deep learning techniques, especially LSTMs and transformers, have been greatly successful in the field of energy consumption forecasting. Nevertheless, these techniques have difficulties in capturing complex and sudden variations, and, moreover, they are commonly examined only on a specific type of consumer (e.g., only offices, only schools). Consequently, this paper proposes HyperEnergy, a consumer energy forecasting strategy that leverages hypernetworks for improved modeling of complex patterns applicable across a diversity of consumers. Hypernetwork is …
Recycled Filtered Contaminants From Liquid-Fed Pyrolysis As Novel Building Composite Material,
2025
Western University
Recycled Filtered Contaminants From Liquid-Fed Pyrolysis As Novel Building Composite Material, Alessia Romani, Daniel Kulas, Joseph Curro, David R. Shonnard, Joshua Pearce
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
Liquid-fed pyrolysis allows the conversion of contaminated postconsumer plastic waste into valuable resources, removing contaminants through wax dissolution and filtration. One of the main challenges is currently represented by the management of its main byproduct, the contaminant-rich retentate from the filtration process. New circular economy strategies are needed to use this waste plastic-based composite as secondary raw materials. Despite the increasing trend in using plastic and plastic-waste composites for the building sector, there are currently limited applications of industrial recycling waste as engineering construction materials, e.g., from pyrolysis. This study evaluates the suitability of contaminant-rich retentate from liquid-fed pyrolysis of …
Parametric Design Of Easy-Connect Pipe Fitting Components Using Open-Source Cad And Fabrication Using 3d Printing,
2025
Western University
Parametric Design Of Easy-Connect Pipe Fitting Components Using Open-Source Cad And Fabrication Using 3d Printing, Abolfazl Taherzadeh Fini, Cameron K. Brooks, Alessia Romani, Anthony G. Straatman, Joshua M. Pearce
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
The amount of non-revenue water, mostly due to leakage, is around 126 billion cubic meters annually worldwide. A more efficient wastewater management strategy would use a parametric design for on-demand, customized pipe fittings, following the principles of distributed manufacturing. To fulfill this need, this study introduces an open-source parametric design of a 3D-printable easy-connect pipe fitting that offers compatibility with different dimensions and materials of pipes available on the market. Custom pipe fittings were 3D printed using a RepRap-class fused filament 3D printer, with polylactic acid (PLA), polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG), acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (ASA), and thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) as …
3d-Printable Pva-Based Inks Filled With Leather Particle Scraps For Uv-Assisted Direct Ink Writing: Characterization And Printability,
2025
Western University
3d-Printable Pva-Based Inks Filled With Leather Particle Scraps For Uv-Assisted Direct Ink Writing: Characterization And Printability, Luca Guida, Alessia Romani, Davide Negri, Marco Cavallaro, Marinella Levi
Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications
Despite its significant environmental impacts, leather remains a popular material due to its durability, aesthetics, and mechanical properties. Recycling leather scraps is gaining increasing attention to reduce waste, pollutants, and emissions from pristine raw materials in the tanning industry. Material Extrusion additive manufacturing represents a promising way to recycle leather byproducts as secondary raw materials for new applications. This paper investigates the characterization and printability of photo- and thermal-curable PVA-based inks for UV-assisted Direct Ink Writing filled with leather filler scraps from the tanning industry, i.e., leather shavings. As a cold extrusion process, Direct Ink Writing reduces energy consumption and …
Securing Iac:Comparing Checkov, Terrascan, And Tfsec On Aws And Azure,
2025
Technological University Dublin
Securing Iac:Comparing Checkov, Terrascan, And Tfsec On Aws And Azure, Maliha Binte Ruhul Amin, David White
Academic Poster Collection
Securing IaC:Comparing Checkov, Terrascan, and Tfsec on AWS and Azure
Comparison Of Kafka Operators: Strimzi Vs Koperator Vs Confluent: A Comprehensive Industry Analysis,
2025
Technological University Dublin
Comparison Of Kafka Operators: Strimzi Vs Koperator Vs Confluent: A Comprehensive Industry Analysis, Ankit Anthony, Gary Clynch
Academic Poster Collection
Comparison of Kafka Operators: Strimzi vs Koperator vs Confluent: A Comprehensive Industry Analysis
Analysis Of Impact Of Configuration Choice Upon Azure Service Bus Performance,
2025
Technological University Dublin
Analysis Of Impact Of Configuration Choice Upon Azure Service Bus Performance, Brian Skehan, Mary Rose Donnelly
Academic Poster Collection
Analysis of impact of configuration choice upon Azure Service Bus performance.
Comparative Analysis Of Mysql And Mongodb In A High-Concurrency System,
2025
Technological University Dublin
Comparative Analysis Of Mysql And Mongodb In A High-Concurrency System, Gabriel Solares, Cormac Keogh
Academic Poster Collection
Comparative Analysis of MySQL and MongoDB in a High-Concurrency System
Analysis Of Functional Programming Languages For Use In Serverless Lambda Functions On Aws Platform,
2025
Technological University Dublin
Analysis Of Functional Programming Languages For Use In Serverless Lambda Functions On Aws Platform, William Spain, Gary Clynch
Academic Poster Collection
Analysis of functional programming languages for use in serverless lambda functions on AWS platform
A Comparison Of Terraform And Bicep Quality Attributes,
2025
Technological University Dublin
A Comparison Of Terraform And Bicep Quality Attributes, Colm O'Hara, Kevin Bayliss
Academic Poster Collection
A Comparison of Terraform and BICEP Quality Attributes
Comparing Kubernetes And Nomad For Hosting .Net Legacy Workloads In Azure,
2025
Technological University Dublin
Comparing Kubernetes And Nomad For Hosting .Net Legacy Workloads In Azure, Luke Osbourne, Omar Portillo
Academic Poster Collection
Comparing Kubernetes and Nomad for hosting .NET legacy workloads in Azure
Evaluating Kubernetes Security Mechanisms For Dos Prevention: A Comparative Analysis Of Multi-Layer Protection Strategies,
2025
Technological University Dublin
Evaluating Kubernetes Security Mechanisms For Dos Prevention: A Comparative Analysis Of Multi-Layer Protection Strategies, Sergej Dikun, Omar Portillo
Academic Poster Collection
Evaluating Kubernetes Security Mechanisms for DOS Prevention: A Comparative Analysis of Multi-layer Protection Strategies
Improving Iac Script Quality: Evaluating Static Analysis Tools And Establishing Best Practices,
2025
Technological University Dublin
Improving Iac Script Quality: Evaluating Static Analysis Tools And Establishing Best Practices, Isha Rai, Kevin Bayliss
Academic Poster Collection
Improving IaC Script Quality: Evaluating Static Analysis Tools and Establishing Best Practices
Comparative Cost And Capacity Analysis Of Managed Service And Non-Managed Service Api Gateway Architectures On Leading Cloud Platforms,
2025
Technological University Dublin
Comparative Cost And Capacity Analysis Of Managed Service And Non-Managed Service Api Gateway Architectures On Leading Cloud Platforms, George Brown, Cormac Keogh
Academic Poster Collection
Comparative Cost and Capacity Analysis of Managed Service and Non-Managed Service API Gateway Architectures on Leading Cloud Platforms
The Irish Food Manufacturing Industry’S Preparedness For Nis2 Cybersecurity,
2025
Technological University Dublin
The Irish Food Manufacturing Industry’S Preparedness For Nis2 Cybersecurity, Niall Mcgowan, Mary Rose Donnelly
Academic Poster Collection
The Irish Food Manufacturing Industry’s Preparedness for NIS2 Cybersecurity
Comparison Of Asynchronous Architectural Patterns On Aws & Gcp Using Terraform,
2025
Technological University Dublin
Comparison Of Asynchronous Architectural Patterns On Aws & Gcp Using Terraform, Alan Mcgee, Mary Rose Donnelly
Academic Poster Collection
Comparison of Asynchronous Architectural Patterns on AWS & GCP Using Terraform
Foundational Robotics,
2025
Clemson University
Foundational Robotics, Akshit Lunia, Ananya Nagabhushana Rao, Yue Wang
Robotics
This textbook is a product of Co-DREAM OER (Collaborative Development of Robotics, Mechatronics, and Advanced Manufacturing Open Educational Resources), a US Department of Education-funded initiative to develop Open Educational Resource textbooks on robotics, mechatronics, and advanced manufacturing processes. It has been created by a diverse team of scholars and graduate students from across the country and is intended for higher-level robotics courses offered by 4-year undergraduate programs.
Virtual Fixtures For Teleoperated Robots For The Visually Impaired,
2025
University of Texas at Arlington
Virtual Fixtures For Teleoperated Robots For The Visually Impaired, Vishwaak Chandran Thamaraiselvan
Computer Science and Engineering Theses - Archive
This paper presents our preliminary study on enabling individuals with visual impairments to safely operate mobile robots and vehicles. To achieve this, we developed a teleoperation with accessibility at its core. The system incorporates features that enhance usability and situational awareness, including assistive control based on artificial potential fields to prevent collisions and ensure smooth navigation. It also provides multimodal feedback through (a) haptic vibrations on the gamepad controller, which convey the proximity of nearby objects detected by the robot’s laser sensor, and (b) color-coded overlays that differentiate paths, obstacles, and people through semantic segmentation performed by a deep neural …
Event-Based Histogram Of Gradients For Lane Detection,
2025
University of Texas at Arlington
Event-Based Histogram Of Gradients For Lane Detection, Ganesh Gupta
Computer Science and Engineering Theses - Archive
In the rapidly evolving landscape of autonomous driving technology, lane detection systems stand as fundamental guardians of vehicular safety. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration identifies unintentional lane departures as responsible for approximately one-third of all road accidents—a sobering statistic that underscores the critical importance of robust lane detection methodologies. This thesis embarks on an academic exploration at the intersection of neuromorphic engineering and computer vision, examining how the distinctive properties of event-based cameras might be harnessed to enhance lane detection capabilities under challenging environmental conditions. Unlike conventional frame-based imaging sensors that capture entire scenes at fixed intervals, event-based cameras …
Exploring Instruction Generation For Uavs: Dataset Adaptation, Model Behavior, And Diagnostic Insights,
2025
University of Texas at Arlington
Exploring Instruction Generation For Uavs: Dataset Adaptation, Model Behavior, And Diagnostic Insights, Seyedarman Vaziri Bozorg
Computer Science and Engineering Theses - Archive
This thesis explores the development of an answering agent capable of generating natural language instructions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), grounded in a limited, real-world dialogue dataset. The objective is to adapt a static dataset into a training pipeline that can support instruction generation and serve as a foundation for future interactive systems involving question-asking agents and internal dialogue. A hybrid architecture is implemented using a semantic teacher model (MPNet) and a T5-base encoder-decoder trained with contrastive and supervised objectives. The adapted training process yields statistically acceptable performance across standard evaluation metrics. However, qualitative analysis reveals a mismatch between metric …
