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Security Vulnerabilities In Cloud Storage: A Comparative Study Of Google Drive, Dropbox, And Onedrive, Sultan Majid Alshamsi Dec 2025

Security Vulnerabilities In Cloud Storage: A Comparative Study Of Google Drive, Dropbox, And Onedrive, Sultan Majid Alshamsi

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In recent years, use of internet has increased manifold. People have started creating more data, and instead of saving it locally, people have started preferring storing it “online”. Companies are also following the same path to maintain accessibility and availability of their data. Thus, data has become a central part of our lives. People, companies, and institutions rely heavily on cloud storage solutions these days for managing their data. Some of the main cloud storage solution are Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive. These are sophisticated solutions developed by tech giants, and general expectation of the public is that these solutions …

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Asymptote, Aybuke Yilmazer Dec 2025

Asymptote, Aybuke Yilmazer

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Asymptote is a short film that is an expression of mankind’s emotional consumption through confusing love with sex. This film is a frame-by-frame hand-drawn animation that combines digital and analog techniques. It was produced between August 2024 and April 2025, and its music was re-produced in August 2025. This paper is a written declaration of the motives and intentions of the director, Aybuke Yilmazer, in making this film, and analyzes the filmmaking process. The text of the thesis is in third person except for the self-evaluation section.

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Advancing 3d Infrastructure Utilities Mapping Through The Integration Of Multi-Method Digital Modelling Techniques, Adil Abdulla Aldashti Dec 2025

Advancing 3d Infrastructure Utilities Mapping Through The Integration Of Multi-Method Digital Modelling Techniques, Adil Abdulla Aldashti

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With urban growth accelerating, cities increasingly need precise 3D information about their underground service networks to support sustainability goals and digital systems. Older 2D maps are often outdated, incomplete, and misaligned, making them difficult to use within 3D GIS environments. Moreover, conventional surveying tools may fall short in accuracy, struggle to reach buried assets, and require high costs when dealing with existing utilities. This thesis aims to develop and evaluate a field to 3D methodology for mapping underground utilities in Dubai, integrating multi-sensor and surveying approaches, and GIS 3D models in alignment with ASCE 38-22(American Society of Civil, 2022a), PAS …

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Machine Learning Approaches For Predicting And Preventing Vehicle Theft, Hamad Almutawa Dec 2025

Machine Learning Approaches For Predicting And Preventing Vehicle Theft, Hamad Almutawa

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This study develops a data-driven framework for predicting vehicle theft using machine-learning techniques applied to a comprehensive crime dataset containing demographic, spatial ,and operational policing variables. The dataset, sourced from publicly available crime records, included 9,712 cases and 30 variables, with minimal missing data and balanced class distribution. After performing extensive preprocessing—including outlier analysis, missing-value imputation, categorical encoding, feature selection, and correlation testing—four supervised classification models were implemented: Logistic Regression, Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, and a Neural Network. Bivariate statistical tests, including Chi-square and Mann–Whitney U, revealed significant relationships between theft occurrence and factors such as crime area, luxury …

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Advancements In Ml Via Efficient Generative Modeling, Robust Domain Adaptation, And Explainable Multimodal Retrieval, Prasanna Reddy Pulakurthi Dec 2025

Advancements In Ml Via Efficient Generative Modeling, Robust Domain Adaptation, And Explainable Multimodal Retrieval, Prasanna Reddy Pulakurthi

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The rapid evolution of AI heightens the need for learning systems that are efficient, robust, and explainable. This dissertation advances these three pillars through innovations in classification, generative modeling, domain adaptation under data-scarce conditions, and multimodal retrieval. Collectively, the methods reduce dependence on large, labeled datasets, improve adaptability under distribution shifts, enable deployment on resource-constrained platforms, and enhance interpretability. For classification, the Iterative Maximum Likelihood Classifier (IMLC) recasts regularized maximum likelihood training as a fixed-point contraction with convergence guarantees, enabling faster and more stable optimization. Results on synthetic data and MNIST validate its efficiency. For generative models, we introduce Parametric …

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Assessing The Impact Of Gis Data Inaccuracies On Urban Infrastructure, Majid Aldashti Dec 2025

Assessing The Impact Of Gis Data Inaccuracies On Urban Infrastructure, Majid Aldashti

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Urban infrastructure delivery is a complex process influenced by project type, spatial distribution, stakeholder coordination, and data quality. This thesis examines the application of Microsoft Power BI, a no-code visual analytics tool, as a means to analyze performance patterns in urban projects and inform decision-making in smart city governance. The study uses a structured secondary dataset simulating over 600 infrastructure projects across various departments and neighborhoods. By transforming raw data into an interactive dashboard, the research explores relationships between delay rates, customer satisfaction, budget compliance, and technology adoption. The analysis revealed that project categories such as metal furniture and police …

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Rise Of Social Media Hacking: Ai-Based Ip Tracking For Uae Law Enforcement, Mounikha Naarrayen Chakravarthula Dec 2025

Rise Of Social Media Hacking: Ai-Based Ip Tracking For Uae Law Enforcement, Mounikha Naarrayen Chakravarthula

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Social media has evolved into a critical channel for communication, expression, and public influence, but it has also become a prevalent avenue for cybercrime, particularly in digitally advanced nations such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The rising complexity of online offences, coupled with anonymisation tools and cross-border digital behaviour, has made the attribution of social-media-based cyber incidents increasingly challenging for law enforcement. In this context, artificial intelligence (AI) offers the potential to strengthen digital investigations by providing intelligent, scalable, and evidence-driven attribution capabilities. This research develops an AI-assisted Internet Protocol (IP) attribution framework tailored specifically for UAE law enforcement …

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The Environmental Impact Of Rapid Construction In Australia, Ahmad Alsubousi Dec 2025

The Environmental Impact Of Rapid Construction In Australia, Ahmad Alsubousi

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This research examines the degrading effect of the high-rate of construction in Australia especially on the generation of waste, effectiveness of policies to be applied regarding waste and sustainability implication. The research utilizes regression analysis, clustering, and forecasting based on ARIMA with data provided by National Waste Report (2006 07 to 2022 23) to analyse the magnitude and the factors affected by construction and demolition (C&D) waste that ended up being the major factor of overall waste production in Australia. Findings depict an observable upward trend in C&D waste along with landfill use and variations in the performance of waste …

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Adaptive Design Solutions For Golfers With Arm Impairment, Samuel Hao-Yu Wang Dec 2025

Adaptive Design Solutions For Golfers With Arm Impairment, Samuel Hao-Yu Wang

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Golf is a game of precision, focus, and enjoyment for everyone, regardless of age, physical condition, or experience. However, for many people with disabilities, full participation in the game can be challenging. This project created an inclusive golfing experience for players with physical disabilities by assisting them with specific actions required in golf. The goal was to design solutions that reduce limitations caused by impairments, enabling players to enjoy the game with greater freedom. The United States Disabled Golf Association recognizes 14 sport classes of physical impairments, categorizing competitors by different types and levels of disability. This project focused on …

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Predicting Mental Health Risk In Remote Workers: A Machine Learning Approach, Majed Al Mheiri Dec 2025

Predicting Mental Health Risk In Remote Workers: A Machine Learning Approach, Majed Al Mheiri

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This dissertation explores the application of machine learning in mental health risk prediction of remote workers, which is increasingly becoming a significant issue, with the practise of flexible working reshaping organisational practises. It is based on the theoretical framework that has been used previously such as Job Demands Resources model and Stress-Strain model which emphasise the role of workload, support systems and personal resources in determining the well-being of employees. The context of the study indicates the growing rate of remote and hybrid employment, and the associated increase in the number of issues associated with stress and isolation, as well …

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Predictive Ai Models For Phishing Attack Detection: A Data-Driven And Statistical Analysis Approach, Suhail Othman Alfalasi Dec 2025

Predictive Ai Models For Phishing Attack Detection: A Data-Driven And Statistical Analysis Approach, Suhail Othman Alfalasi

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Phishing has remained a serious threat to cybersecurity, as this type of attack can easily bypass detection systems that are either rule-based or blacklist-based. The proposed thesis work will present a solution that will make use of both statistical analysis and machine learning to correctly identify a phishing website. The solution will make use of a hybrid approach comprising statistical-based preprocessing methodologies, such as PCA and decision tree-based feature selection, to filter the crucial URL features that a website may possess. A carefully balanced dataset has been utilized, as well as a non-parametric approach utilizing the Mann-Whitney U-test to validate …

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Defaking Deepfakes: Designing And Evaluating Ai-Powered Digital Media, Saniat Javid Sohrawardi Dec 2025

Defaking Deepfakes: Designing And Evaluating Ai-Powered Digital Media, Saniat Javid Sohrawardi

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The rapid spread of generative AI has revolutionized media production, creating new challenges for information integrity as convincing deepfakes proliferate. Journalists play a critical role in upholding credible public information, yet existing deepfake detection technologies often overlook their specific workflows and requirements. This dissertation addresses these needs by identifying what journalists require from detection tools and evaluating usability in realistic scenarios through the following works: Journalists' Needs and Tool Design: Through qualitative user studies, we uncover journalists' preferences for tools that provide transparent, explainable evidence and context-aware analysis integrated into news verification routines. These insights drive the design of DeFake, …

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Predictive Modeling Of Tokenized Real Estate Prices Using Machine Learning, Mohammed Alteneiji Dec 2025

Predictive Modeling Of Tokenized Real Estate Prices Using Machine Learning, Mohammed Alteneiji

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In this paper, we propose a machine learning-based model to predict the prices of tokenized real-estate assets, combining blockchain data, real-estate data, and sentiment data. Tokenization refers to partitioning a physical asset into fractional tokens on a blockchain, where each token represents a fraction of that asset. These include token liquidity, trading volume, platform activity, and the on-chain activity of investors. These new variables require data-based analytics that are capable of accounting for more complex relationships than customary real estate valuation approaches. To address this, we propose a multimodal dataset that incorporates on-chain data (token supply, number of wallet-holders, transaction …

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Detecting Illicit Bitcoin Transactions On The Dark Web, Abdulla Alsuwaidi Dec 2025

Detecting Illicit Bitcoin Transactions On The Dark Web, Abdulla Alsuwaidi

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Dark web markets use Bitcoin and related cryptocurrencies to transfer and launder proceeds of crime while obscuring the real-world identities of operators. This creates an increasingly challenging environment for regulators and law-enforcement agencies, who must analyse suspi- cious transactions on decentralised, public, pseudonymous blockchains and increasingly dense and noisy Bitcoin transaction graphs. This thesis investigates whether, and how, blockchain analytics and machine learning can help detect illicit transactions on Bitcoin networks. The first part of the thesis is a systematic literature review of recent contributions from academia and industry that examine major solution approaches for identifying illicit flows on public …

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Data-Driven Crime Prediction: Toward Smarter Reduction Strategies, Zayed Almarri Dec 2025

Data-Driven Crime Prediction: Toward Smarter Reduction Strategies, Zayed Almarri

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This study explores how machine learning and weather data can be used for the prediction of crime more accurately in the city of Seattle. Predictive policing is a method in law enforcement that uses data and computer algorithms to forecast the locations that crimes are likely to happen. Although many studies focused on using past crime data alone, this research also includes weather conditions like temperature, rainfall, and humidity, which may influence when and where crimes occur. Several machine learning models, including Random Forest (RF) and Support Vector Machines (SVM), were used to classify areas of the city into high-risk …

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An Interpretable Machine Learning Framework For Detecting Phishing Urls Based On Lexical Features, Khalid Alrokhaimi Dec 2025

An Interpretable Machine Learning Framework For Detecting Phishing Urls Based On Lexical Features, Khalid Alrokhaimi

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Phishing attacks represent one of the most significant and persistent threats in the cybersecu- rity landscape, with attackers increasingly using sophisticated URL manipulation techniques to deceive users and steal sensitive information. Traditional detection methods, which rely primarily on blacklists and heuristic rules, struggle to identify zero-day phishing URLs that have not yet been catalogued in security databases. This research addresses this critical gap by developing an interpretable machine learning framework for detecting phishing URLs usingclexical, structural, content-based, and domain metadata features. The study employs a comprehensive dataset of 11,430 labeled URLs (5,715 legitimate and 5,715 phishing) with 87 extracted features, …

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Physics Meets Data: Merging Physics-Based Methods With Deep Learning To Model Complex Systems, Maryam Toloubidokhti Dec 2025

Physics Meets Data: Merging Physics-Based Methods With Deep Learning To Model Complex Systems, Maryam Toloubidokhti

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Accurate modeling of complex systems is crucial in domains such as healthcare, where personalized diagnosis and treatment planning are essential. Traditional physics-based models provide structured, theoretically grounded insights but are often computationally intensive and constrained by simplified assumptions that limit adaptability to patient-specific conditions. In contrast, data-driven models are computationally efficient and capable of capturing complex patterns, yet they often lack interpretability and fail to incorporate essential physical principles, reducing robustness and generalization. This disconnect between mechanistic understanding and computational practicality presents significant challenges in critical applications such as healthcare, where both physical accuracy and real-time performance are vital. To …

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Predicting Violent Crime Hotspots, Mohammad Alhammadi Dec 2025

Predicting Violent Crime Hotspots, Mohammad Alhammadi

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This thesis presents a systematic literature review and an empirical demonstration focused on predicting violent-crime hotspots. Drawing on 50 studies published between 2010 and 2025, the review synthesises methodological developments across hotspot mapping, spatio-temporal modelling, risk terrain analysis, and machine-learning approaches. The review highlights a clear evolution from retrospective density maps to more dynamic, data-driven techniques, while also identifying persistent challenges related to data bias, temporal granularity, environmental context, fairness, and operational implementation. To complement the review, the thesis applies kernel density estimation (KDE) and three ensemble machine-learning models—Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, and XGBoost—to 769,680 geocoded violent-crime incidents recorded in …

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Achilles, Sreelekha Samala Dec 2025

Achilles, Sreelekha Samala

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ACHILLES is a speculative design project and conceptual artifact. It is not intended to function as a medically certified or biomechanically operational prosthetic arm. Instead, it operates within the realm of design research, using visual realism and luxury aesthetics to explore how assistive technologies could be perceived differently in cultural, emotional, and commercial contexts. Using 3D software to experiment with color, pattern, and texture, I designed a realistic mockup to demonstrate how Achilles could appear in a high-end commercial setting. Instead of animating the model, I focused on camera motion to highlight the prosthetic from multiple angles, emphasizing its sculptural …

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Potential And Low-Cost Football Talents For Uae Clubs Based On Data-Driven Analysis, Rashid Alqemzi Dec 2025

Potential And Low-Cost Football Talents For Uae Clubs Based On Data-Driven Analysis, Rashid Alqemzi

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The use of data analytics in professional football has changed the way clubs view, value and invest in players. Meanwhile, elite European teams have consistently exploited the data-driven strategies that offer them a competitive edge, but in up-and-coming football markets, such as the UAE Pro League, nepotism has remained strong, with reputation-based and agentdriven recruitment being the transformation choice of even the biggest profile moves. This work explores whether predictive analytics can discover hidden high-quality football talent from ”hotbeds” of talent including Brazil and Argentina, in a way that matches the economic capabilities of clubs in the UAE, given the …

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Investigating The Effect Of Build Direction On Mechanical Properties In Pellet-Based 3d Printing, Yahya Mohammed Dec 2025

Investigating The Effect Of Build Direction On Mechanical Properties In Pellet-Based 3d Printing, Yahya Mohammed

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This study investigates the influence of build orientation on the mechanical performance of Polylactic Acid (PLA) components fabricated using Fused Granular Fabrication (FGF), a pellet-based additive manufacturing method, and benchmarks these results against Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). Although orientation-dependent mechanical behavior has been widely studied in filament-based extrusion, there remains a critical gap in understanding how these effects appeared in pellet-based fabrication. To address this gap, PLA tensile and compression specimens were fabricated using both FGF and FDM under identical geometries, processing parameters, and preparation procedures, ensuring that any differences in performance arise solely from the manufacturing method and build …

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Exploring Engineering Students' Utilization Of Resources In Calculus Using Self-Regulated Learning, Kriz George Dec 2025

Exploring Engineering Students' Utilization Of Resources In Calculus Using Self-Regulated Learning, Kriz George

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In response to high failure rates of engineering students in introductory math courses such as calculus, a wide variety of interventions have been implemented. A common intervention is targeted at modifying the curricula. Additionally, a major initiative to improve pass rates is to provide resources to students to help them better learn the concepts and get continual support as they complete assignments and other coursework. Despite these interventions, pass rates continue to remain low. I posit that merely the availability of resources is not enough for student success in mathematics courses. Students who lack knowledge of how to use these …

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Ai-Powered Multimodal Tour Guide: Enhancing Cultural Tourism With Image Recognition, And Personalized Storytelling, Abdulla Ibrahim Aljawi Dec 2025

Ai-Powered Multimodal Tour Guide: Enhancing Cultural Tourism With Image Recognition, And Personalized Storytelling, Abdulla Ibrahim Aljawi

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This thesis presents the design and evaluation of an AI-powered multimodal tour guide that uses image recognition and personalised storytelling to enhance cultural heritage experiences. Traditional approaches to learning about monuments rely on static plaques, generic tour content, or manual web searches, which limit personalisation, interactivity, and accessibility. To address these limitations, the study implemented a “Multimodal Monument Explorer” that allows users to upload a photo of a landmark or describe it in natural language and then receive rich, context-aware explanations in both text and audio form. The system integrates a persistent vector database of monument images, OpenCLIP-based visual embeddings, …

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Early Electrical Fault Detection In Power Systems Using Data Analytics, Hessa Alraeesi Dec 2025

Early Electrical Fault Detection In Power Systems Using Data Analytics, Hessa Alraeesi

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The increasing penetration of renewable energy, especially solar generation, has introduced higher variability into power system loading, making early detection of electrical faults more challenging yet more essential for maintaining network reliability. This research presents a machine-learning–based framework for early electrical fault detection using a Random Forest model developed in DataRobot. Due to confidentiality constraints on DEWA operational data, a Kaggle dataset was adopted and enriched with simulated solar irradiance variability to mirror real network conditions in the UAE. After comprehensive data preprocessing and feature engineering, the Random Forest model demonstrated strong generalization performance, accurately distinguishing early fault signatures from …

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Integrating Climate And Geospatial Features Into Machine Learning Models, Abdulaziz Ahmed Aljaziri Dec 2025

Integrating Climate And Geospatial Features Into Machine Learning Models, Abdulaziz Ahmed Aljaziri

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This thesis addresses a significant gap in real estate valuation models by investigating the economic impact of localized climate conditions and granular geospatial amenities. An abstract summarizes the following: - The main themes, ideas or areas of theory being investigated: This research investigates the integration of localized climate conditions and granular geospatial amenities into machine learning (ML) frameworks for residential real estate valuation. - The background and context of the research: In dynamic urban markets like Dubai, traditional valuation models often rely on broad location labels and structural attributes, overlooking the tangible economic impact of environmental comfort and micro-climates in …

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Multilingual Identity Document Information Extraction Via Dynamic Templates And Hybrid Ocr, Khalifa Rashed Dec 2025

Multilingual Identity Document Information Extraction Via Dynamic Templates And Hybrid Ocr, Khalifa Rashed

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The thesis introduces a unified, automated document intelligence system that can in-house resolve significant issues in identity authentication and data OCR by two complementary technological components: advanced facial biometrics and powerful multilingual optical character recognition. The system directly addresses the inefficiencies of the slow speed of document processing by humans, human error and high cost of operation by offering a single pipeline for verifying the identity of the user via facial comparison and digitizing textual data contained in documents. The former module adopts an advanced face verification pipeline. It starts with an image pre-processing step, which improves the quality of …

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Ai-Powered Mobile Phone Activity Insights: Developing Predictive Models For Smarter Decision-Making, Maryam Al Ali Dec 2025

Ai-Powered Mobile Phone Activity Insights: Developing Predictive Models For Smarter Decision-Making, Maryam Al Ali

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This study investigates how artificial intelligence can enhance telecom network management by forecasting internet usage, predicting congestion, and identifying user behavior patterns from mobile phone activity data. The study made use of anonymized logs for calls, SMS and internet, and put up a multi-model analytical pipeline, which was composed of time-series forecasting (ARIMA, LSTM), clustering (K-Means), and classification (XGBoost), to perform the analysis. Among the time-series methods, ARIMA ranked first in the forecast performance (RMSE=0.31) and gave LSTM a convincing defeat in the case of this particular short and stable dataset. Based on K-Means segmentation, users were sorted into five …

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Predicting Athlete Performance Using Machine Learning Models, Mohammad Abdulbasit Mohammad Alabdulla Dec 2025

Predicting Athlete Performance Using Machine Learning Models, Mohammad Abdulbasit Mohammad Alabdulla

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The purpose of this research is to develop and assess multi-modal machine learning for robust performance analysis to predict athletic performance and evaluate injury risk. The study employed Data Analytics approach, where composite features, i.e., Training Stress and Recovery Score,were modelled to characterize training-recovery correlations. It had four different regression models (MLR, RFR, SVR, DNN) and four different classification models (Logistic Regression, RFC, SVM, DNN). DNN exhibited an increased degree of effectiveness in the forecasting Synthetic Performance Score (R2 =0.9998). Notably, the Random Forest Classifier (RFC) turned out to be the most valid predictor of injuries risk (F1-Score 0.7736; AUC-ROC …

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Work And Play In Tandem: A Brief Study Of Familiar Silhouettes In The Contemporary Workplace, Tanisa Bose Samaddar Dec 2025

Work And Play In Tandem: A Brief Study Of Familiar Silhouettes In The Contemporary Workplace, Tanisa Bose Samaddar

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This thesis addresses the limitations posed by conventional office furniture, and its impact on human psychological and physiological well-being. Drawing upon literature that delves into the topics of neuroscience of play, environmental psychology, and emotional sustainability, the thesis seeks to solve these issues through design modifications. It aims to understand how brief, movement-focused breaks can help rejuvenate executive functioning, uplift mood, and encourage bursts of social interaction. A five-stage prototyping process, thumbnail sketches, clay models, 3D modeling, full-scale drawings, and iterative Fusion360 refinements, later Tandem was born. By requiring at least two users to operate its see-saw mode, Tandem counteracts …

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Optimizing Human Resource Decisions: Predicting Promotions Using Data Analytics, Mohammad Khalid A Mohammad Abdulrahim Dec 2025

Optimizing Human Resource Decisions: Predicting Promotions Using Data Analytics, Mohammad Khalid A Mohammad Abdulrahim

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Proper and objective selection of high potential employees to promote them is a major dilemma in the Human Resources (HR) department, more so in sensitive and hierarchal environments in the public sector where subjectivity is likely to take place. This paper is based on this ubiquitous issue, and it seeks to develop, experiment, and examine a clear and equitable machine learning model that can forecast the possibility of an employee to get a promotion according to organized past HR records. The technique was solid preprocessing, alleviation of extreme class imbalances on the basis of the Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE), …

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