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Container Caching Optimization Based On Explainable Deep Reinforcement Learning, Divyashree Jayaram

Master's Projects

Serverless edge computing environments use lightweight containers to run IoT services on a need basis i.e only when a service is requested. These containers experience a cold start up latency when starting up. One probable solution to reduce the startup delay is container caching on the edge nodes. Edge nodes are nodes that are closer in proximity to the IoT devices. Efficient container caching strategies are required since the resource availability on these edge devices is limited. Because of this constraint on resources, the container caching strategies should also take proper resource utilization into account. This project tries to further …

Relationalnet Using Graph Neural Networks For Social Recommendations, Dharahas Tallapally

Master's Projects

Traditional recommender systems create models that can predict user interests based on the user-item relationships. However, these systems often have limited performance due to sparse user behavior data. To address this challenge, researchers are now exploring models for social recommendation that can account for both user- user and user-item relationships based on social networks, and user past behavior, respectively. These models aim to understand each user’s behavior by considering their trusted neighbors and their influence on each other. Specifically, the potential embedding of each user is influenced by their trusted neighbors, who are, in turn, influenced by their own trusted …

Image Classification Using Ensemble Modeling And Deep Learning, Kaneesha Gandhi

Master's Projects

With the advances in technology, image classification has become one of the core areas of interest for researchers in the field of computer vision. We, humans, experience great levels of visuals in our day-to-day lives. The human eye is a powerful tool that not only lets us capture images around us but also aids in remembering, distinguishing, and interpreting these visuals. Comprehending the images that the user perceives is an important application in the fields of artificial intelligence, smart security systems, and areas of virtual reality. Recent advances in machine learning and neural networks have led to more precise and …

Base Station Load Prediction In 5g-V2x Handover, Madhujita Ranjit Ambaskar

Master's Projects

5G V2X networks transmit large amounts of data with low latency, allowing for real-time communication between vehicles and other infrastructure. In 5G V2X networks, handover is a process that allows a connected vehicle to transfer its con- nection from one base station to another as it moves through the network coverage area. Handover is critical to maintaining the quality of service (QoS) and ensuring uninterrupted communication. The base station load is a critical factor in ensuring reliable and efficient 5G V2X connectivity. Prediction of traffic load on base stations ensure resource optimization and smooth connectivity during handovers. This research predicts …

Macruby: User Defined Macro Support For Ruby, Arushi Singh

Master's Projects

Ruby does not have a way to create custom syntax outside what the language already offers. Macros allow custom syntax creation. They achieve this by code generation that transforms a small set of instructions into a larger set of instructions. This gives programmers the opportunity to extend the language based on their own custom needs.

Macros are a form of meta-programming that helps programmers in writing clean and concise code. MacRuby is a hygienic macro system. It works by parsing the Abstract Syntax Tree(AST) and replacing macro references with expanded Ruby code. MacRuby offers an intuitive way to declare macro …

Driving Simulator : Driving Performance Under Distraction, Kaushik Pilligundla

Master's Projects

This pilot study used a driving simulator experiment to look into how podcast consumption affects driving performance as a continuous distraction. Three volunteers conducted three trials in the study, each with a different driving scenario. Data analysis was done to compare two conditions. The first condition is the Audio, where volunteers listen to podcasts while driving. The second condition is no-audio condition.. The no-audi condition had nothing to play in the background. We used eye-tracking technology to gather gaze data. The study's findings using the post survey and eye fixation data indicate that listening to podcasts leads to continuous distraction …

Yelp Restaurant Popularity Score Calculator, Sneh Bindesh Chitalia

Master's Projects

Yelp is a popular social media platform that has gained much traction over the last few years. The critical feature of Yelp is it has information about any small or large-scale business, as well as reviews received from customers. The reviews have both a 1 to 5 star rating, as well as text. For a particular business, any user can view the reviews, but the stars are what most users check because it is an easy and fast way to decide. Therefore, the star rating is a good metric to measure a particular business’s value. However, there are other attributes …

Detecting Botnets Using Hidden Markov Model, Profile Hidden Markov Model And Network Flow Analysis, Rucha Mannikar

Master's Projects

Botnet is a network of infected computer systems called bots managed remotely by an attacker using bot controllers. Using distributed systems, botnets can be used for large-scale cyber attacks to execute unauthorized actions on the targeted system like phishing, distributed denial of service (DDoS), data theft, and crashing of servers. Common internet protocols used by normal systems for regular communication like hypertext transfer (HTTP) and internet relay chat (IRC) are also used by botnets. Thus, distinguishing botnet activity from normal activity can be challenging. To address this issue, this project proposes an approach to detect botnets using peculiar traits in …

Hate Speech Detection In Hindi, Pranjali Prakash Bansod

Master's Projects

Social media is a great place to share one’s thoughts and to express oneself. Very often the same social media platforms become a means for spewing hatred.The large amount of data being shared on these platforms make it difficult to moderate the content shared by users. In a diverse country like India hate is present on social media in all regional languages, making it even more difficult to detect hate because of a lack of enough data to train deep/ machine learning models to make them understand regional languages.This work is our attempt at tackling hate speech in Hindi. We …

Steganographic Capacity Of Selected Machine Learning And Deep Learning Models, Lei Zhang

Master's Projects

As machine learning and deep learning models become ubiquitous, it is inevitable that there will be attempts to exploit such models in various attack scenarios. For example, in a steganographic based attack, information would be hidden in a learning model, which might then be used to gain unauthorized access to a computer, or for other malicious purposes. In this research, we determine the steganographic capacity of various classic machine learning and deep learning models. Specifically, we determine the number of low-order bits of the trained parameters of a given model that can be altered without significantly affecting the performance of …

Leveraging Tweets For Rapid Disaster Response Using Bert-Bilstm-Cnn Model, Satya Pranavi Manthena

Master's Projects

Digital networking sites such as Twitter give a global platform for users to discuss and express their own experiences with others. People frequently use social media to share their daily experiences, local news, and activities with others. Many rescue services and agencies frequently monitor this sort of data to identify crises and limit the danger of loss of life. During a natural catastrophe, many tweets are made in reference to the tragedy, making it a hot topic on Twitter. Tweets containing natural disaster phrases but do not discuss the event itself are not informational and should be labeled as non-disaster …

Characterizing Sequencing Artifacts, Kathy Thanh Lam

Master's Projects

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) introduces artifactual variants from library preparation methods and errors, which affects the accuracy of variant calling. Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) data from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Sequence Read Archive (SRA) database is processed. Comparison of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) calls to Genome In a Bottle (GIAB) provides labels that are used to build machine learning (ML) models. The left and right flanking region (LSEQ and RSEQ) of each SNP is extracted. Nucleotide frequency, kmers of size 4 and their counts, largest homopolymer size, largest palindrome size, and largest hairpin loop size were computed …

Application Of Adversarial Attacks On Malware Detection Models, Vaishnavi Nagireddy

Master's Projects

Malware detection is vital as it ensures that a computer is safe from any kind of malicious software that puts users at risk. Too many variants of these malicious software are being introduced everyday at increased speed. Thus, to guarantee security of computer systems, huge advancements in the field of malware detection are made and one such approach is to use machine learning for malware detection. Even though machine learning is very powerful, it is prone to adversarial attacks. In this project, we will try to apply adversarial attacks on malware detection models. To perform these attacks, fake samples that …

Leadership Styles, Staff Motivation And Job Satisfaction In Private University Libraries In Osun State, Nigeria, Adebowale Jeremy Adetayo, Abata-Ebire Blessing Damilola (Mrs), Omobola Abigail Babarinde

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study sought to examine the influence of leadership styles and staff motivation on job satisfaction in private university libraries in Osun State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that leadership styles and Staff motivation are predictors of job satisfaction of library staff. There was a high level of job satisfaction among library personnel due to the democratic leadership styles that were predominant. Most of the library staff were highly motivated with a higher level of intrinsic motivation than extrinsic motivation. The study concludes that leadership …

Application Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) In Service Delivery In Nigerian Private University Libraries, Jane C. Anyanwu Odu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information and Communication Technologies have pervaded every sphere of human endeavour and nowhere has its impact been felt more than in the library. ICT covers all forms of computer and communications equipment and software used to create, design, store, transmit, interpret and manipulate information in its various formats. Personal computers, laptops, tablets, mobile phones, transport systems, televisions, and network technologies are just some examples of the diverse array of ICT tools. The research was carried out because of the need to fill the knowledge gap of how private university libraries have utilized information and communication technologies to deliver services to …

Lecturers' Awareness, Perception, And Utilization Of Institutional Repositories In Two Universities In Nigeria, Jemilat Iyabo Arilesere, Gafar Abiodun Akinosho Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study was to examine the lecturer's awareness, perception, and utilization of institutional repositories in two universities in Nigeria. The universities include Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the University of Jos. The research design adopted for the study was correlational research design, while the questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The questionnaire was grouped into five sections and most of the questions were close-ended. Also, the validity and reliability of the questionnaire were done in order to obtain the desired results. Out of 642 questionnaires distributed, 473 were completed, returned, and found suitable for use. …

Exploring Computer Self-Efficacy And Implementation Context Influencing The Use Of Koha Ils In The National Library Of Nigeria (Nln), Glory Odochi Okeagu, Dr. Amogu Uma Kalu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study explored the computer self-efficacy and implementation context on the use of KOHA ILS in the National Library of Nigeria and adopted the experimental descriptive survey design. The study was based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology by Venkatesh, Moris, Davis and Davis (2003). The population of the study comprised 170 librarians from the NLN. Random sampling technique was used to choose a sample size of 150 respondents, 120 copies of the questionnaire representing 80% returned, were used for the analysis and 30 copies of the questionnaire (20%) invalid. Data collected were analyzed using significant …

Finding A Nexus Between Qualitative Education And The Intellectually Challenged Children In Nigeria: The School Libraries As Rescue Agents, Monisola Adebanke Osoba, Kolawole Akinjide Aramide, Adesola Faustina Oyesiku

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The intellectually challenged children (children with intellectual disability) suffer from a condition which limits their capacity to learn and function in the society. Ensuring qualitative education for this category of children is still an herculean task in Nigeria as at today. Such children suffer from poor memory and have difficulties with abstract thinking and problem solving. Because the conventional educational system is built on skills such as comprehension, memory, abstract thinking and problem solving, intellectually challenged children are at a disadvantage of being excluded in an inclusive education system. In special education, teaching intellectually challenged children have over time evolved …

Attitude, Perception And Practice Towards Pleasure Reading Among University Students: A Case Study, Md. Sakib Biswas

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigates the attitudes, perceptions and practices of pleasure reading among the undergraduate and graduate students of Dhaka University. Undergraduate and Graduate students under three major faculties i.e. Arts and Social Sciences; Business Studies; and Science, Engineering & Technology have been selected to participate in this survey. A total of 300 questionnaires have been distributed among the interested participants and the libraries of the concerned faculties were selected for selecting respondents randomly. Systematic random sampling method has been deployed for the convenient of the study. Data analysis has been done using SPSS Version 25 and MS Excel. The study …

Effective Use Of Medical Library: A Qualitative Approach To Quality Medical Care., Oluchi Cecilia Okeke Dr., Ngozi Fidelia Enem Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The library is always known to be the warehouse of resources in terms of books and non-book materials. This paper generally discussed the medical library which is a library that is found or situated in any health related establishment, as well as the resources and services obtainable from it. It also emphasized on the need to provide varied information services and ICTs resources in the delivery of qualitative Medicare to clients of these libraries. The paper also stressed why medical libraries should be used effectively thereby giving that qualitative approach to quality Medical care services to her clients.

Oriental Research Institute & Manuscripts Library, Kerala: A Case Study, Sarita Somarajan, S Mohammed Esmail Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Oriental Research Institute & Manuscripts Library, University of Kerala, houses the treasures of ancient knowledge in India. It has come in to existence out of royal interest. The kings of Travancore, as a rule, were valorous as well as lovers of art and literature. Srimulam Thirunal was mainly responsible for the spread of Oriental literature throughout the world. It was he who instituted the department for the publication of manuscripts which in due course grew into the present institution. It is located at Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Its origin goes back to the illustrious Maharaja of Travancore, Swati Tirunal (1829-1846). …

Enhancing The Master Of Library And Information Science Curriculum Towards The Improvement Of The Librarian’S 21st Century Skills In The Workplace, David A. Cabonero, Rosielyn M. Austria, Regina D. Ramel

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study was conducted to describe: 1) the graduates of the Master in Library and Information Science (MLIS) program in terms of socio-demographic, academic, and professional examination achievements profiles; 2) the employment conditions of the Saint Mary's University (SMU) Library and Information Science (LIS) graduates employment after graduation and current employment; and 3) the extent of skills learned from the program in terms of a) creativity and innovation skills, b) critical thinking and problem-solving skills, c) communication and collaboration skills, d) information, media, and technology skills, and e) life and career skills. The study utilized a descriptive method of research …

Services And Impact Of Ict Application On Job Performance In The Dissemination Of Information In Special Library: A Case Study Of Niger State Judiciary Library, Minna, Abdulkadir Mustapha Gana, Hussaini Musa, Abu Isa Omali

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The deployment of technological innovation in libraries has been one of the underlying motivations for the application of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on job performance in dissemination of information in judiciary special library. ICT helps to improve the special library service to the users to which the library is of help to. The purpose of the study is to determine types of available ICT, to ascertain ICT services, to evaluate the impact of ICT on job performance in Niger State Judiciary Library. Descriptive method of research design was used to gather data from eighteen (18) respondents comprising paraprofessional and …

Influence Of Advocacy And Awareness Programmes On Use Of Digital Library Resources And Services By Postgraduate Students In Three Federal Universities In South-West, Nigeria, Temitope Abegunde, Olalekan Abiola Awujoola, Mary Love Bamidele

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Digital Library Resources and Services (DLRS) are the modern advancement in information technology. These resources help to get precise and current information, especially for postgraduates who depend largely on digital resources for information to enhance their leaning, research as well as to collaborate with other scholars all over the globe for intellectual advancement. Many federal universities do not organise effective awareness and advocacy programmes to get enough digital library resources by postgraduates. Thus, this study investigates advocacy and awareness programmes on use of digital library resources and services by postgraduates in federal universities in South-west, Nigeria. The descriptive survey design …

Biblometric Studies Of Nla Papers From 2019-2021, Suwaiba Hussaini, Prof. Yahya Ibrahim Harande

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The study intends to presents a Bibliometric analysis of articles presented at the Nigerian Library Association’s (NLA’s) National Conferences/ AGMs, 2019-2021, it will find out the distribution of articles that were presented in NLA’s conferences from 2019_2021, the degree of collaboration among the authors, and collaborative index of articles presented at NLA’s National conferences from the year 2019_2021. Data were collected from the NLA’s journals. To achieve the purpose of the study, three objectives guided the study .The study adopted descriptive survey design. The data were analyzed using frequency table and simple percentage. The findings of the study reveal …

Use Of Search Engines As Predictors Of Research Skills Of Postgraduate Students In Library Schools: A Case Study Of South-West, Nigeria, Ayansewa Adeleke Adedeji

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Research skills have become so imperative that it is not only needed to write technical research documents like dissertations and theses, but it is also needed after postgraduate studies for research productivity as well as for research and development. Information resources are highly needed when conducting research, which is an indication that the ability to use information resources like search engines could influence research skills. This study examines the use of search engines by postgraduate students in selected library schools in South-West, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design of the correlational type was adopted for this study. The population comprises …

Using New Assessment Tools During And Post-Covid-19, Gbolahan Olasina

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This work tackles the need to evaluate and identify fresh assessment techniques utilized in LIS education during and after the COVID-19 epidemic. It investigates the impact of digital media, feedback, formative assessments, and concerns such as cheating and authenticity, providing critical insights for future assessment practises in the post-pandemic period. Accordingly, there is a pressing need to employ new assessment tools post-pandemic to adapt to online and hybrid learning challenges. This qualitative study investigates complex social phenomena in higher education assessments by exploring behaviours, preferences, beliefs, customs, attitudes, viewpoints, and experiences. Twelve LIS instructors, 6 teaching and learning administrators, and …

Maximizing Technology Acceptance Model In Accessing The Attitude Of Rural Farmers Using Ict Tools In Farming To Enhance Productivity, Francis Yao Anyan Dr., Michael Oppong Mr., Stephanie O. Ansah Mrs., Millicent Yengkangyi Ms., Akosua Boatemaa Adarkwa Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study was conducted using a multi-stage sampling technique involving simple random sampling, a probability sampling method, purposive sampling, and snowball sampling, which are non-probability methods. Two regions, namely, the Greater Accra and Eastern were purposively selected for the study. In the Greater Accra Region, Ada East District was selected while in the Eastern Region Asuogyaman District. In Greater Accra, the study was conducted in six farming villages namely: Big Ada, Dogo, Kasseh, Addokope, Korlekope, and Bedeku. In Eastern regions, the study was conducted in Asogyaman, where Tortibo, Sappor, Yenease, Adina Donor, and Ankyease. A snowball strategy was relied on …

Advancing Library And Information Literacy (Lil) In The Nigerian Educational System, Gilbert Paul Igboechesi, Thomas A. Adigun, Anita Ann Amando

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information literacy is a pertinent aspect of any developing or developed society, hence the need to make it an integral part of the education system of any aspiring great society. This article x-rays the library and information literacy in the Nigerian educational system and how it can be advanced. Common approach to libraries in Nigerian educational system, which cuts across the primary, secondary and tertiary institutions, is seen as the reason for the laxity in library and information real time advancement. The article also looked at the discrepancies between the theory and practice in library literacy in accessing necessary information …

Open Educational Resources: Prospects And Challenges To Academic Staff In Two Private Universities In Delta State, Nigeria, Ivwighreghweta Oghenetega Dr., Esharedede Oghenedoro Gideon, Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Open educational resources (OER) are being utilised more often to support pedagogical objectives and learning requirements in higher education institutions all over the world. The OER: opportunities and difficulties for academic staff at private institutions in Delta State, Nigeria were the subject of this research. For this study, the descriptive research design was used. The goal of the research is to determine the extent of academic staff use of OERs, the reason for such usage, the advantages associated with that usage, and the obstacles that academic staff face in using OERs. The study's findings revealed that both institutions' academic staff …