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Analysis Of Bulk Power System Resilience Using Vulnerability Graph, Md Ariful Haque

Computational Modeling & Simulation Engineering Theses & Dissertations

Critical infrastructure such as a Bulk Power System (BPS) should have some quantifiable measure of resiliency and definite rule-sets to achieve a certain resilience value. Industrial Control System (ICS) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) networks are integral parts of BPS. BPS or ICS are themselves not vulnerable because of their proprietary technology, but when the control network and the corporate network need to have communications for performance measurements and reporting, the ICS or BPS become vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Thus, a systematic way of quantifying resiliency and identifying crucial nodes in the network is critical for addressing the cyber …

Smart Vertical Farm System (Svfs), Sarasit Sirawattanakul

The International Student Science Fair 2018

The unremitting trends of increasing population, urbanization, diminishing water supply, and continuing climate change have contributed to declining stocks of arable land per person. Land available for farming is shrinking, and the demand for food is growing. All of these lead to food insecurity. For the first version of Smart Vertical Farm System is designed to increase food productions by an automatic system. It built with shelves which support soil and hydroponic system, stacked vertically. The system first shovels the soil in the tray and sews the seeds. There is also additional watering system. The hydroponic parts are on the …

Network Traffic Time Series Performance Analysisusing Statistical Methods, Purnawansyah Purnawansyah, Haviluddin Haviluddin, Rayner Alfred, Achmad Fanany Onnlita Gaffar

Knowledge Engineering and Data Science

This paper presents an approach for a network traffic characterization by using statistical techniques. These techniques are obtained using the decomposition, winter’s exponential smoothing and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA). In this paper, decomposition and winter’s exponential smoothing techniques were used additive and multiplicative model. Then, ARIMA based-on Box-Jenkins methodology. The results of ARIMA (1,0,2) was shown the best model that can be used to the internet network traffic forecasting

Decision Support System Determination Of Main Work Unitin Wpp-711 Using Fuzzy Topsis, Hozairi Hozairi, Yaser Krisnafi

Knowledge Engineering and Data Science

Decision-making to determine the working units for being prioritized to be developed in order to improve fishery monitoring in WPP-711 is imperative. The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries should make no mismatch decision-making through long-term calculation and analysis. The problem of determining the priority of working units is a complex problem, thus it is required to find an appropriate method to avoid a mismatch decision. Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) is a decision-making method capable of solving multi-criteria problems. TOPSIS working principle determines the alternative by considering the shortest distance from the positive …

Market Basket Analysis To Identify Customer Behaviorsby Way Of Transaction Data, Fachrul Kurniawan, Binti Umayah, Jihad Hammad, Supeno Mardi Susiki Nugroho, Mochammad Hariadi

Knowledge Engineering and Data Science

Transaction data is a set of recording data result in connections with sales-purchase activities at a particular company. In these recent years, transaction data have been prevalently used as research objects in means of discovering new information. One of the possible attempts is to design an application that can be used to analyze the existing transaction data. That application has the quality of market basket analysis. In addition, the application is designed to be desktop-based whose components are able to process as well as re-log the existing transaction data. The used method in designing this application is by way of …

Capital Letter Pattern Recognition In Text To Speechby Way Of Perceptron Algorithm, Novan Wijaya

Knowledge Engineering and Data Science

Computer vision is a data transformation retrieved or generated from webcam into another form in means of determining decision. All kinds of transformations are carried through to attain specific aims. One of the supporting techniques in implementing computer vision on a system is digital image processing as the objective of digital image processing is to transform digital-formatted picture so that it can be processed in computer. Computer vision and digital image processing can be implemented in a system of capital letter introduction and real-time handwriting reading on a whiteboard supported by artificial neural network mode “perceptron algorithm” used as a …

Sql Logic Error Detection Using Start End Mid Algorithm, Jevri Tri Ardiansyah, Aji Prasetya Wibawa, Triyanna Widiyaningtyas, Okazaki Yasuhisa

Knowledge Engineering and Data Science

Database is an important part of a system and it stores data to be manipulated. SQL (Structured Query Language) is used for manipulating those data to extract information and make decision. There are two types of error which make SQL is challenging to learn, namely syntax error and logic error. Compiler can detect syntax error, but it does not show error warning while logical error occurred. It makes logic error more difficult to understand than syntax error. A web based SQL compiler with errors detection ability by using Start End Mid algorithm is then developed, To help database's user to …

Multiple-Change-Point Modeling And Exact Bayesian Inference Of Degradation Signal For Prognostic Improvement, Yuxin Wen, Jianguo Wu, Qiang Matthew Zhou, Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng

Engineering Faculty Articles and Research

Prognostics play an increasingly important role in modern engineering systems for smart maintenance decision-making. In parametric regression-based approaches, the parametric models are often too rigid to model degradation signals in many applications. In this paper, we propose a Bayesian multiple-change-point (CP) modeling framework to better capture the degradation path and improve the prognostics. At the offline modeling stage, a novel stochastic process is proposed to model the joint prior of CPs and positions. All hyperparameters are estimated through an empirical two-stage process. At the online monitoring and remaining useful life (RUL) prediction stage, a recursive updating algorithm is developed to …

Heuristics For Client Assignment And Load Balancing Problems In Online Games, Shawn Michael Farlow

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) have been very popular over the past decade. The infrastructure necessary to support a large number of players simultaneously playing these games raises interesting problems to solve. Since the computations involved in solving those problems need to be done while the game is being played, they should not be so expensive that they cause any noticeable slowdown, as this would lead to a poor player perception of the game. Many of the problems in MMOGs are NP-Hard or NP-Complete, therefore we must develop heuristics for those problems without negatively affecting the player experience as a …

Data Defenders, Madison Claire Cannon

Alumni Publications

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Energy Measurement And Profiling Of Internet Of Things Devices, Immanuel Amirtharaj

Computer Science and Engineering Master's Theses

As technological improvements in hardware and software have grown in leaps and bounds, the presence of IoT devices has been increasing at a fast rate. Profiling and minimizing energy consumption on these devices remains to be an an essential step towards employing them in various application domains. Due to the large size and high cost of commercial energy measurement platforms, the research community has proposed alternative solutions that aim to be simple, accurate, and user friendly. However, these solutions are either costly, have a limited measurement range, or low accuracy. In addition, minimizing energy consumption in IoT devices is paramount …

Channel Camouflage And Manipulation Techniques In Wireless Networks, Song Fang

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The security of wireless networks and systems is becoming increasingly important as wireless devices are more and more ubiquitous nowadays. The wireless channel exhibits the spatial uncorrelation property, which is that the characteristics of a wireless channel become uncorrelated every half carrier wavelength over distance. This property has prompted an emerging research area that utilizes wireless channel characteristics to achieve location distinction, to detect location changes or facilitate authentication of wireless users, and to establish shared secret key between legitimate communicators. This dissertation includes two work toward the security improvement of existing wireless networks and systems. With the discovered channel …

Sr Flip-Flop Based Physically Unclonable Function (Puf) For Hardware Security, Rohith Prasad Challa

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs) are now widely being used to uniquely identify Integrated Circuits (ICs). In this work, we propose a novel Set-Reset (SR) Flip-flop based PUF design. For a NAND gate based SR flip-flop, the input condition S (Set) = 1 and R (Reset) = 1 must be avoided as it is an inconsistent condition. When S=R=1 is applied followed by S=R=0, then the outputs Q and Q' undergo race condition and depending on the delays of the NAND gates in the feedback path, the output Q can settle at either 0 or 1. Because of process variations in …

Smart Vertical Farm System (Svfs), Sarasit Sirawattanakul

The International Student Science Fair 2018

The unremitting trends of increasing population, urbanization, diminishing water supply, and continuing climate change have contributed to declining stocks of arable land per person. Land available for farming is shrinking, and the demand for food is growing. All of these lead to food insecurity. For the first version of Smart Vertical Farm System is designed to increase food productions by an automatic system. It built with shelves which support soil and hydroponic system, stacked vertically. The system first shovels the soil in the tray and sews the seeds. There is also additional watering system. The hydroponic parts are on the …

A Study Of Scalability And Cost-Effectiveness Of Large-Scale Scientific Applications Over Heterogeneous Computing Environment, Arghya K. Das

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Recent advances in large-scale experimental facilities ushered in an era of data-driven science. These large-scale data increase the opportunity to answer many fundamental questions in basic science. However, these data pose new challenges to the scientific community in terms of their optimal processing and transfer. Consequently, scientists are in dire need of robust high performance computing (HPC) solutions that can scale with terabytes of data.

In this thesis, I address the challenges in three major aspects of scientific big data processing as follows: 1) Developing scalable software and algorithms for data- and compute-intensive scientific applications. 2) Proposing new cluster architectures …

Investigating On Through Glass Via Based Rf Passives For 3-D Integration, Libo Qian, Jifei Sang, Yinshui Xia, Jian Wang, Peiyi Zhao

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

Due to low dielectric loss and low cost, glass is developed as a promising material for advanced interposers in 2.5-D and 3-D integration. In this paper, through glass vias (TGVs) are used to implement inductors for minimal footprint and large quality factor. Based on the proposed physical structure, the impact of various process and design parameters on the electrical characteristics of TGV inductors is investigated with 3-D electromagnetic simulator HFSS. It is observed that TGV inductors have identical inductance and larger quality factor in comparison with their through silicon via counterparts. Using TGV inductors and parallel plate capacitors, a compact …

Applying Block Chain Technologies To Digital Voting Algorithms, Vishanth Iyer, Nathan Kerr, Justin Meeken, Alex Seto

Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses

Voting is a fundamental aspect to democracy. Many countries have advanced voting systems in place, but many of these systems have issues behind them such as not being anonymous or verifiable. Additionally, most voting systems currently have a central authority in charge of counting votes, which can be prone to corruption. We propose a voting system which mitigates many of these issues. Our voting system attempts to provide decentralization, pseudoanonymity, and verifiability. For our system, we have identified the requirements, implemented the backbone of the system, recognized some of its shortcomings, and proposed areas of future work on this voting …

Hedhi Help, Sarah Pagnani, Kelsey Pasco, Brandon Smith, Sarek Sotelo-Jimenez

Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses

A culture of social taboos and silence leaves many young women beginning menarche in isolation, without complete understanding of the changes occurring in their bodies. There is a widespread stigma surrounding menstruation all around the world. These stigma impose significant barriers to education and proper hygiene for young girls during a critical time in their lives. Not having the proper support and resources to manage this process, 1 in 10 girls in sub-Saharan Africa miss school during their period, and therefore are more likely to drop out altogether. In Kenya specifically, menstruating girls miss an average of 4.9 days of …

Spotme Emergency Location Service, Arya Faili, Zain Umerani, Kunal Bhimjiyani

Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses

This document delves into our disaster relief application that allows people who are helpless due to a natural disaster to find a way out and get help. The purpose of this document is to explain how the application works, but more specifically the design of the application, use cases, and conceptual models. Starting with a brief introduction, this paper will dive into the necessary requirements needed to build an application at this scale while presenting several use cases. To help the reader understand the application at a finer detail, activity diagrams will be shown along with models. Lastly, the document …

Cryptki: Mobile Hardware Wallet, Derrick Chan, Rowan Decker, William Nguyen, Yuya Oguchi

Interdisciplinary Design Senior Theses

Cryptocurrencies are rapidly receiving mainstream attention and adoption. As a result, new technologies are developing to store and transact cryptocurrencies to keep up with a rapidly developing market. We have developed a way to utilize a mobile phone to communicate with the Ethereum blockchain in order to monitor and initiate cryptocurrency transactions. The project allows users to create new Ethereum addresses and to send arbitrary amounts of Ether to existing Ethereum addresses, while maintaining security for the end user. We conclude that this method of communication with the Ethereum blockchain is viable and is an avenue for exploration in the …

Biomimetic Design And Construction Of A Bipedal Walking Robot, Alexander Gabriel Steele

Dissertations and Theses

Human balance and locomotion control is highly complex and not well understood. To understand how the nervous system controls balance and locomotion works, we test how the body responds to controlled perturbations, the results are analyzed, and control models are developed. However, to recreate this system of control there is a need for a robot with human-like kinematics. Unfortunately, such a robotic testbed does not exist despite the numerous applications such a design would have in mobile robotics, healthcare, and prosthetics.

This thesis presents a robotic testbed model of human lower legs. By using MRI and CT scans, I designed …

Diagnostic Color Strip Reader For World Health Partners Clinics, Steven Hu, Jisoo Park, Geminiano Romano Yabut

Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses

Despite the advancement of medical technology, many people in developing countries like India and Kenya still suffer from treatable diseases. In many of the health clinics in these areas, color strips are used for checkups and diagnosis of diseases. However, a big problem with these color strips is that the diagnosis of color strips take a long time because they have to be manually checked. Currently, World Health Partners (WHP) works with doctors and hospitals in India and Kenya to provide more accessible healthcare through telehealth networks to get consultations from rural clinics to specialists at hospitals. We are working …

Pet Watch, Jb Anderson, Rachel Hale

Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses

This paper outlines our project of building Pet Watch. Pet Watch is a device similar to a Fit Bit except that it tracks your pet’s activity instead of your own. You can then access this data on our website. This paper defines our requirements, how the system works, and how we built this system.

Presentvr: Defeating Public Speaking Anxiety With Virtual Reality, Gurneev Sareen, Hamilton Coke, Reece Jackson

Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses

In today’s society, the vast majority of individuals are afraid to speak in front of a public crowd. This could range from a classroom presentation to a thousand person amphitheater, and it is because of this fear that people are more anxious in public settings where they present their own idea. In the past, people would try to tackle this problem by practicing in front of a mirror, or having friends help practice. However, there was no convenient way of practicing in front of a live audience, and we believe that with the advances in technology, especially virtual reality, that …

Vr Empathy Training Tool, Helen Chan, Zheqing Li

Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses

A person’s resilience to adversity and trauma is developed early on in his or her childhood. When parents display stress in front or neglect emotions of their children consistently, their children will form neural connections between areas of pain and stress. It is important to educate parents to properly handle children’s emotions and also control their own emotions and mindfulness during these interactions.

We developed an iOS VR application accompanied by a Google Cardboard and a Mio Alpha fitness watch to record and display the stress level of the parent using his/her heart rate data. The progress of the users …

Virtual Reality Sherlock: A Crime Scene Reconstructor, Ellen Tseng, Ken Wakaba

Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses

When an investigation team arrives to the scene, they only have a limited amount of time to gather as much evidence as they can. Evidence can include, but is not limited to: fingerprints, pictures/videos, blood samples, or any other biological evidence. Due to the limited amount of time, a few risks arise; they may not have collected enough evidence, the evidence itself may not have captured the full scope of the scene, and the possibility that the evidence itself may have been damaged or destroyed. Our aim is to develop a low-cost, customizable VR crime scene reconstructor. This software allows …

Combination Forecasting Of Stock Index Time Series Based On Cooperative Game Theory, Luo Wei

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In view of the characteristics of nonlinear, large amplitude, frequent fluctuations in China's stock market, a prediction method of intelligent composite stock index time series based on the cooperative game is presented. The prediction model of stock index time series is established by using neural network method based on the correlations among the various economic indicators, and the development trend and laws of stock index time series are established by using the improved ARIMA method. The two methods are combined by importing cooperative game method. Simulation results show that the prediction accuracy of the presented method is controlled …

Real-Time Simulator For Spatial Information Networks Based On Analog If Signal Processing, Zeguo Yang, Ma Shang, Diaopeng Huang, Jianhao Hu, Lixiang Liu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: To solve the problem of real-time simulation of spatial information network with high dynamic network topology, a real-time simulator based on the IF signal processing is proposed. Compared with traditional channel simulator, it supports both the channel transmission characteristics like channel fading, Doppler shift, noise, and path delay, and the real-time simulation of dynamic network topology changes. The simulator supports 8~128 70 MHz IF (0~20 MHz signal bandwidth) emulated nodes with flexible link type configuration. The maximal fading depth is 100 dB, the maximal Doppler shift is 2 MHz, and the maximal path delay can reach up …

Research And Simulation Of Roots-Type Power Machine Control System Based On Fuzzy Pid, Yan-Jun Xiao, Yonggeng Wang, Jing Ran, Feng Hua, Yongcong Li

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: For utilizing the domestic low grade waste heat resources, a Roots-type steam engine is developed. To make the roots engine stably output electric energy, an efficient constant power control system needs to be designed. The controlled object characteristics of the roots engine are analyzed; the modeling of the control system is established; and on this basis the fuzzy control algorithm is introduced. The fuzzy adaptive PID controller for the roots power machine constant power output is designed and the related MATLAB simulation is carried out. The results show that the Roots type steam power machine with fuzzy adaptive PID …

Application Of Finite Element Modification And Model Order Reduction In Temperature Control System, Xiaona Wang, Ye Ying, Qiyue Xu, Sebastian Marin, Michael Hohmann, Shuliang Ye

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: A modification and model order reduction (MOR) method based on finite element model is proposed, which can be used in the design of simulation platform of furnace temperature control system. Based on the step response test of furnace behavior and the modification of finite element model's key parameters in ANSYS, the model reflecting the actual characteristics of furnace is obtained. Based on the software tool called mor4ansys using Krylo subspace reduction method, the state space model is obtained. The MATLAB/Simulink simulation platform based on state space model is built for more research work on furnace temperature control design. Based …