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Work In Progress: Students' Perception Of Collaborative Online International Learning, Philip Appiah-Kubi, Jennifer Nichwitz

Engineering Management and Systems Faculty Publications

Teaching and learning in the digital age harness the opportunities created by internet technologies to distribute and learn various information all over the world. This is commonly referred to as connectivism, and it values the impact of stakeholder information appraisal skills, virtual and personal communication skills [1], and the sense of cultural awareness. Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), a type of connectivism, typically involves instructors and students from at least two geographically and culturally distinct areas who collaborate virtually on a common project for four or more weeks.

The objective is to create a culturally diverse virtual environment where students …

Researcher One Of Five Worldwide To Receive Equipment From De Luca Foundation Covid-19 Initiative, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering Tim Reissman is one of five researchers worldwide, and the only one in the U.S., to receive equipment from the De Luca Foundation’s COVID-19 Donation Initiative. Reissman will use the Trigno Avanti Research+ System to better understand the walking ability of older adults and to develop hip exoskeletons, robotic devices worn around the hips to improve walking.

Researchers Receive Approximately $2 Million To Study How Pilots Perform In Various Flight Conditions, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Three University of Dayton researchers have received approximately $2 million as part of a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) involving researchers from Harvard University and The Ohio State University, among others, to model and predict how pilots perform in various flight conditions.

The Books Will Be Back', Chris Tangeman

University Libraries Blog Archive

They're a little dusty, but soon they'll be on their way. Until then, enjoy digital content and some blithe commentary from Roesch Library's interlibrary loan desk.

Study Shows Ohio Freeway Median Cable Barriers Stop Vehicles From Crashing Into Oncoming Traffic, University Of Dayton

News Releases

As America slowly reopens and people resume hitting the open road, travelers through the Buckeye State can rest assured median cable barriers are doing their job. A University of Dayton Transportation Engineering Lab study of 2,209 highway crashes where a vehicle hit or crossed median cable barriers shows only 1.7 percent of vehicles involved breached the barriers and crashed into oncoming traffic.

Ud Students Work Remotely To Complete ‘Dayton’S Darkest Summer’, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Filmmaking is a collaborative process, but when the University of Dayton campus closed in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly a dozen media production students needed to find a way to work together remotely from across the nation to complete their year-long documentary project.

University Of Dayton School Of Law, Air Force Research Laboratory Create Online Intellectual Property Training Program, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton School of Law and the Air Force Research Laboratory, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, have created an online training program for government employees working in labs to learn how to prevent the loss of intellectual property and data rights that are vital to economic and national security.

Advancing Ai For Medicine, Pam Gregg

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

UD research scientist Barath Narayanan ’13 has provided another tool in the fight against COVID-19 by employing artificial intelligence to quickly detect disease in lung scans.

Safe And Sterile: Flyers At Battelle Decontaminate Ppe, Jeaneen Parsons

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

When PPE was in short supply, three Flyers at Battelle designed and deployed a system to allow safe reuse of N95 masks.

University Of Dayton Magazine, Summer 2020, University Of Dayton

University of Dayton Alumni Publications

The University of Dayton Magazine is published quarterly by the Office of University Marketing and Communications for alumni, parents, students, faculty/staff, trustees and other friends of UD.

Co-Curricular Innovation: Teaching About Patents As Primary Sources, Bridget Garnai, Heidi Gauder

Roesch Library Faculty Publications

With the rich history of airplane and automotive invention in Dayton, Ohio, and the value of patents as primary sources in mind, librarians Bridget Garnai and Heidi Gauder designed and led two interactive, co-curricular workshops at University of Dayton’s (UD) Roesch Library in Fall 2019 and Spring 2020. Their goals were to introduce students to patents as primary sources that influence daily life and expand students’ ideas of what kinds of research can be supported by patents as primary sources. To that end, Garnai and Gauder created two workshops centered around patents as primary sources, “Patent Pending: Innovation in Society” …

University Of Dayton Physicist Receives Ai For Earth Grant From Microsoft, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton physicist Ivan Sudakow was awarded an AI for Earth grant from Microsoft to help further global research efforts in Arctic climate change.

Air Of Innovation Helps Flyer Fight Covid In Ghana, Michelle Gregg

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Fred McBagonluri ’05 channeled UD’s motto — “For God and Country” — to help create with his students local ventilator options in Ghana’s fight against COVID-19.

Doc 2020-08 Change Of Department Name From Department Of Management Information Systems, Operations Management, And Decision Sciences To Department Of Management Information Systems, Operations/Supply Chain, And Business Analytics, University Of Dayton. School Of Business Administration. Department Of Mis, Operations Management, And Decision Sciences

Senate Documents

No abstract provided.

University Of Dayton Physicist Lobbies For Stem-Related Issues In Washington, D.C., Ashley Junkunc

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton physicist Jay Mathews first fell in love with physics because of its ability to challenge and stimulate the brain. Today, that passion drives him to advocate for legislative change on behalf of the sciences as a member of the American Physical Society.

Students Design App To Help Researcher Track Moods, Lauren Durham

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Four engineering students developed an app to help a psychology professor understand how a women’s self-image and menstrual cycle are related

Senior Class Portrait, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

The Class of 2020 will always hold an extra special place in my heart because we started our University of Dayton journey together.

170th Commencement, Spring

Commencement Programs

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Hybrid Machine Learning Architecture For Automated Detection And Grading Of Retinal Images For Diabetic Retinopathy, Barath Narayanan, Barath Narayanan, Russell C. Hardie, Manawaduge Supun De Silva, Nathaniel K. Kueterman

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Purpose: Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness, affecting over 93 million people. An automated clinical retinal screening process would be highly beneficial and provide a valuable second opinion for doctors worldwide. A computer-aided system to detect and grade the retinal images would enhance the workflow of endocrinologists. Approach: For this research, we make use of a publicly available dataset comprised of 3662 images. We present a hybrid machine learning architecture to detect and grade the level of diabetic retinopathy (DR) severity. We also present and compare simple transfer learning-based approaches using established networks such as AlexNet, VGG16, ResNet, …

Machine Learning Modeling Of Horizontal Photovoltaics Using Weather And Location Data, Christil Pasion, Torrey Wagner, Clay Koschnick, Steven Schuldt, Jada Williams, Kevin Hallinan

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications

Solar energy is a key renewable energy source; however, its intermittent nature and potential for use in distributed systems make power prediction an important aspect of grid integration. This research analyzed a variety of machine learning techniques to predict power output for horizontal solar panels using 14 months of data collected from 12 northern-hemisphere locations. We performed our data collection and analysis in the absence of irradiation data-an approach not commonly found in prior literature. Using latitude, month, hour, ambient temperature, pressure, humidity, wind speed, and cloud ceiling as independent variables, a distributed random forest regression algorithm modeled the combined …

Enhancing Global Consciousness On College Campuses And Beyond: Proceedings Of The 2020 Global Voices Symposium, Julius A. Amin

Proceedings: 2020 Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus

The Global Voices Symposium is designed to educate, inform, and contribute to ongoing conversations to strengthen global consciousness and awareness on the University of Dayton’s campus and the larger Dayton community. It brings together faculty, staff, students, and community leaders to discuss and find ways to enhance global engagement within our community.

These proceedings contain content provided by the participants. Some presenters did not include their presentation materials in the proceedings. Texts have been edited for clarity.

Contributors, listed alphabetically:

• Frances Albanese
• Julius A. Amin
• Amy Anderson
• Philip Appiah-Kubi
• Paul Benson
• Treavor Bogard
• Anne Crecelius
• Sangita Gosalia
• Elizabeth Henninger
• Furaha …

Cover And Front Matter, University Of Dayton. Alumni Chair In Humanities

Proceedings: 2020 Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus

Front cover, half-title, table of contents, symposium program, presenter biographies

University Of Dayton Rivers Institute Students Publish A Children's Book As Senior Capstone Project, Allison Brace

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The 2020 cohort of University of Dayton River Stewards created a children’s book, Into the River, to inspire children’s literacy and educate local youth about the importance of rivers in the greater Dayton area.

Ensemble Malware Classification System Using Deep Neural Networks, Barath Narayanan Narayanan, Venkata Salini Priyamvada Davuluru

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

With the advancement of technology, there is a growing need of classifying malware programs that could potentially harm any computer system and/or smaller devices. In this research, an ensemble classification system comprising convolutional and recurrent neural networks is proposed to distinguish malware programs. Microsoft's Malware Classification Challenge (BIG 2015) dataset with nine distinct classes is utilized for this study. This dataset contains an assembly file and a compiled file for each malware program. Compiled files are visualized as images and are classified using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). Assembly files consist of machine language opcodes that are distinguished among classes using …

Searching For Myself: Black History Majors At Ud, Maleah Wells

University Libraries Blog Archive

OhioLINK Library Leaders intern delves into the archives to find out why so few black women have majored in history at UD. The answers aren't clear.

Machine Learning For Cyberattack Detection, Kayla Chisholm

Honors Theses

Machine learning has become rapidly utilized in cybersecurity, rising from almost non-existent to currently over half of cybersecurity techniques utilized commercially. Machine learning is advancing at a rapid rate, and the application of new learning techniques to cybersecurity have not been investigate yet. Current technology trends have led to an abundance of household items containing microprocessors all connected within a private network. Thus, network intrusion detection is essential for keeping these networks secure. However, network intrusion detection can be extremely taxing on battery operated devices. The presented work presents a cyberattack detection system based on a multilayer perceptron neural network …

Synthesis Of Peraza Crown Macrocycles, Alexis R. Smith

Honors Theses

As environmental pollution from heavy metals and transition metals continues to occur, it is important to find reliable ways to remove the contaminants from soil and water. Peraza crown macrocycles are one type of molecule that have been known to act as a ligand and trap transition metals, removing them from the environment. For this research a synthesis was proposed to create a peraza crown with four nitrogen atoms in the central binding ring, with quinoxaline groups to either side of the molecule to increase rigidity and thus the binding speed and efficiency. While the different subunits of the designed …

The Effects Of Technology On Student Interest In Steam Education, Paige Elizabeth Innes

Honors Theses

In recent years, there has been a decline in interest in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) subjects beginning around 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Interest was monitored before and after experiencing Texas Instruments’ TI-Nspire calculators in conjunction with the TI-Innovator Hub and TI- Innovator Rover in an attempt to combat this problem. The calculators allow students to write their code and then are connected to the Hubs and Rovers to create colors and sounds on the Hub or to make the Rover move. Students begin by learning the basics of coding in this format, but they continually increase …

A Language Of Silence: Analyzing The Effects Of Sexist Language On Women’S Classroom Experiences, Emily Battaglia

Honors Theses

The English language has been defined and dominated by the male voice throughout all of history. Consequently, language has played a strong role in upholding the existing patriarchal structure of society. The extent to which this affects women is still widely unaddressed in past and current research; and much of this research fails to directly address how sexist language affects women in learning environments. For my thesis, I have conducted and assessed in-depth, face-to-face interviews with 10 high school seniors and 10 college seniors. With a significant focus on female shame, silence, and self-perception, this study reveals that the language …

Metal Layer Architectures For 2d Tmd Heterostructures, Anna K. Benton

Honors Theses

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are of interest because of their potential for use in transistors and sensors due to their unique electronic and optical properties, coupled with mechanical flexibility. The band gaps of TMDs differ depending on the transition metal and dichalcogenide, the thickness of the TMD, and the structure of the TMD. To be able to tune the electronic and optical properties of TMDs, thin transition metal layers of molybdenum, tungsten, and rhenium were deposited on a silicon substrate with a 200nm oxide layer using a magnetron sputtering chamber. The film thickness and structure, surface characteristics, and conductivity …