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An Improved Earned Value Management Method Integrating Quality And Safety, Brian Briggs

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The construction industry invests significant time and money to improve quality and safety while reducing cost and schedule impacts. The industry has a sincere desire to improve construction project management methods to improve efficiency. Historically, quality and safety underperformances result from undermanaged quality control and safety activities. The cost and schedule impacts associated with poor quality work have always had an impact on construction operations. The unprecedented challenges and uncertainties of COVID-19 highlighted the need to improve the Earned Value Management (EVM) method within construction to reflect these quality and safety activities. The central goal of this dissertation is to …

Mathematical Optimization Algorithms For Model Compression And Adversarial Learning In Deep Neural Networks, Tianyun Zhang

Dissertations - ALL

Large-scale deep neural networks (DNNs) have made breakthroughs in a variety of tasks, such as image recognition, speech recognition and self-driving cars. However, their large model size and computational requirements add a significant burden to state-of-the-art computing systems. Weight pruning is an effective approach to reduce the model size and computational requirements of DNNs. However, prior works in this area are mainly heuristic methods. As a result, the performance of a DNN cannot maintain for a high weight pruning ratio. To mitigate this limitation, we propose a systematic weight pruning framework for DNNs based on mathematical optimization. We first formulate …

Treadmill Assisted Circumvention Of Wearable Sensors-Based Gait Authentication, Rajesh Kumar

Dissertations - ALL

Wearable sensor-based gait patterns are considered a promising means for future authentication systems. This dissertation examines whether circumvention of such systems can be accomplished by imitating sensor readings and providing external mechanical support. The specific machine that we used in the experiment was a digital treadmill, which provides a suitable platform for the human imitators to control, adjust and adapt several factors, such as speed, step-length, step-width, and thigh-lift that affect sensor readings. Moreover, it was easy for imitators to remember the gait factors' specific levels and repeat the learned pattern on-demand over a treadmill.

Two novel imitation-based attacks are …

Performance Analysis And Learning Algorithms In Advanced Wireless Networks, Xueyuan Wang

Dissertations - ALL

Over the past decade, wireless data traffic has experienced an exponential growth, especially with multimedia traffic becoming the dominant traffic, and such growth is expected to continue in the near future. This unprecedented growth has led to an increasing demand for high-rate wireless communications.Key solutions for addressing such demand include extreme network densification with more small-cells, the utilization of high frequency bands, such as the millimeter wave (mmWave) bands and terahertz (THz) bands, where more bandwidth is available, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled cellular networks. With this motivation, different types of advanced wireless networks are considered in this thesis. In …

On Communication For Distributed Babai Point Computation, Maiara F. Bollauf, Vinay A. Vaishampayan, Sueli I.R. Costa

Publications and Research

We present a communication-efficient distributed protocol for computing the Babai point, an approximate nearest point for a random vector X∈Rn in a given lattice. We show that the protocol is optimal in the sense that it minimizes the sum rate when the components of X are mutually independent. We then investigate the error probability, i.e. the probability that the Babai point does not coincide with the nearest lattice point, motivated by the fact that for some cases, a distributed algorithm for finding the Babai point is sufficient for finding the nearest lattice point itself. Two different probability models for X …

One-Bit Compressed Sensing In The Presence Of Noise, Swatantra Kafle

Dissertations - ALL

Many modern real-world systems generate large amounts of high-dimensional data stressing the available computing and signal processing systems. In resource-constrained settings, it is desirable to process, store and transmit as little amount of data as possible. It has been shown that one can obtain acceptable performance for tasks such as inference and reconstruction using fewer bits of data by exploiting low-dimensional structures on data such as sparsity. This dissertation investigates the signal acquisition paradigm known as one-bit compressed sensing (one-bit CS) for signal reconstruction and parameter estimation.

We first consider the problem of joint sparse support estimation with one-bit measurements …

Augmented Human Machine Intelligence For Distributed Inference, Baocheng Geng

Dissertations - ALL

With the advent of the internet of things (IoT) era and the extensive deployment of smart devices and wireless sensor networks (WSNs), interactions of humans and machine data are everywhere. In numerous applications, humans are essential parts in the decision making process, where they may either serve as information sources or act as the final decision makers. For various tasks including detection and classification of targets, detection of outliers, generation of surveillance patterns and interactions between entities, seamless integration of the human and the machine expertise is required where they simultaneously work within the same modeling environment to understand and …

Compact Sealed Spark Gaps, Seth Miller

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

Spark gaps have always been a good solution for high power switching. They are simple, cheap, handle a large amount of Coulomb transfer, and are more forgiving to work with compared to solid-state alternatives. Even with solid-state switching advancing a long way since the 20th century, spark gaps outperform them in terms of peak power handling capabilities, Coulomb transfer, and make them attractive for higher power systems. Most lab settings use spark gaps because the cost is low, and they can be repaired if they break or wear out as opposed to a semiconductor alternative. While this technology is great …

Lyapunov Function-Based Stabilizing Control Scheme For Wireless Power Transfer Systems With Lcc Compensation Network, Abu Shahir Md Khalid Hasan

LSU Master's Theses

A stabilizing control scheme based on a Lyapunov function is proposed for wireless power transfer (or WPT) systems. A state-space model of the WPT system is developed and the Lyapunov function is formulated based on an energy equation of the system involving state variables. The internal resistance of a battery varies during charge and discharge. Therefore, if a WPT system is used to charge a battery, its output load will vary. Furthermore, the coupling coefficient between the transmitter (primary) and receiver (secondary) coils decreases when they are misaligned. Comparative case studies are conducted to verify the efficacy of the proposed …

Load Flow Solution Of Distribution Systems - A Bibliometric Survey, K. V. S. Ramachandra Murthy, Vijay Kumar D, Lakshmi Kambhampati, Rayudu Srinivas, Rayudu Srinivas

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In this paper, Bibliometric Survey has been carried out on ‘Load Flow Solution of Distribution Systems’ from 2012 to 2021. Scopus database has been used for the analysis. There were total 1711 documents found on this topic. The statistical analysis is carried out source wise, year wise, area wise, Country wise, University wise, author wise, and based on funding agency. Network analysis is also carried out based on Co-authorship, Co-occurrence. Results are presented. During 2020 and 2018, there were 263 documents published which is the highest. ‘IEEE Transactions on Power Systems’ has published 90 documents during the period of study …

Spanish And English Phoneme Recognition By Training On Simulated Classroom Audio Recordings Of Collaborative Learning Environments, Mario J. Esparza Perez

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

Audio recordings of collaborative learning environments contain a constant presence of cross-talk and background noise. Dynamic speech recognition between Spanish and English is required in these environments. To eliminate the standard requirement of large-scale ground truth, the thesis develops a simulated dataset by transforming audio transcriptions into phonemes and using 3D speaker geometry and data augmentation to generate an acoustic simulation of Spanish and English speech. The thesis develops a low-complexity neural network for recognizing Spanish and English phonemes (available at github.com/muelitas/keywordRec). When trained on 41 English phonemes, 0.099 PER is achieved on Speech Commands. When trained on 36 Spanish …

Premium-Cnn: Propagating Uncertainty Towards Robust Convolutional Neural Networks, Dimah Dera, Nidhal Carla Bouaynaya, Ghulam Rasool, Roman Shterenberg, Hassan M. Fathallah-Shaykh

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Deep neural networks (DNNs) have surpassed human-level accuracy in various learning tasks. However, unlike humans who have a natural cognitive intuition for probabilities, DNNs cannot express their uncertainty in the output decisions. This limits the deployment of DNNs in mission-critical domains, such as warfighter decision-making or medical diagnosis. Bayesian inference provides a principled approach to reason about model's uncertainty by estimating the posterior distribution of the unknown parameters. The challenge in DNNs remains the multi-layer stages of non-linearities, which make the propagation of high-dimensional distributions mathematically intractable. This paper establishes the theoretical and algorithmic foundations of uncertainty or belief propagation …

Review Of Data Mining Techniques For Detecting Churners In The Telecommunication Industry, Mahmoud Ewieda, Mohamed Ismail Roushdy, Essam Shaaban

Future Computing and Informatics Journal

The telecommunication sector has been developed rapidly and with large amounts of data obtained as a result of increasing in the number of subscribers, modern techniques, data-based applications, and services. As well as better awareness of customer requirements and excellent quality that meets their satisfaction. This satisfaction raises rivalry between firms to maintain the quality of their services and upgrade them. These data can be helpfully extracted for analysis and used for predicting churners. Researchers around the world have conducted important research to understand the uses of Data mining (DM) that can be used to predict customers' churn. This …

Learning-To-Dispatch: Reinforcement Learning Based Flight Planning Under Emergency, Kai Zhang, Yupeng Yang, Chengtao Xu, Dahai Liu, Houbing Song

Publications

The effectiveness of resource allocation under emergencies especially hurricane disasters is crucial. However, most researchers focus on emergency resource allocation in a ground transportation system. In this paper, we propose Learning-to- Dispatch (L2D), a reinforcement learning (RL) based air route dispatching system, that aims to add additional flights for hurricane evacuation while minimizing the airspace’s complexity and air traffic controller’s workload. Given a bipartite graph with weights that are learned from the historical flight data using RL in consideration of short- and long-term gains, we formulate the flight dispatch as an online maximum weight matching problem. Different from the conventional …

Issue 8: Contributors, Sukarno Abdulrachman

Online Journal of Space Communication

List of contributors for Issue 8.

Sudah Waktunya Menggunakan Ku-Band Di Indonesia, Prima Setiyanto Widodo

Online Journal of Space Communication

Sistem Komunikasi Satelit adalah salah satu sarana atau infrastruktur yang dapat digunakan untuk aplikasi broadband multimedia. Dalam dunia sistem komunikasi satelit, frekuensi C-band telah lama digunakan dan saat ini telah penuh. Dan telah lama pula dunia menerapkan frekuensi Ku-band untuk sistem komunikasi satelit karena dengan frekuensi ini aplikasi broadband bisa lebih baik digunakan (bandwidth lebih lebar). Selain keuntungan lainnya, yaitu terhindar dari interferensi dengan sistem microwave terestrial yang banyak memakai frekuensi C-band. Namun bagi Indonesia penggunaan frekuensi Ku-band ini memerlukan pengkajian yang cermat, karena frekuensi di atas 10 GHz. rentan terhadap hujan, terlebih hujan deras yang sering melanda Indonesia. Tulisan …

It Is Time To Use The Ku-Band In Indonesia, Prima Setiyanto Widodo

Online Journal of Space Communication

Satellite Communications Systems are infrastructures that can be used for broadband multimedia applications. In the communication satellite field, the C-band (4-6 GHz) frequencies have been used since the beginning and are now saturated. The Ku-band (11-18 GHz) has been used also for communication satellite systems, because with this frequency a bigger bandwidth can be applied. The Ku-band has other advantages, such as avoidance of interference with terrestrial microwave systems that often use the C-band frequency. However, for Indonesia, the use of the Ku-band needs a thorough examination because frequencies above 10 GHz are vulnerable to rain, especially heavy rain that …

Tulang Punggung Ip Pita Lebar Memakai Satelit Di Indonesia Dengan Beaya Rendah, Onno W. Purbo

Online Journal of Space Communication

Artikel ini menyajikan tentang beberapa tulang punggung berbasis IP yang beroperasi di Indonesia.

Pada dasarnya, jasa IP melalui VSAT yang digunakan bersama, seperti misalnya jasa DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) nampaknya merupakan solusi murah yang menjadi favorit sebagai tulang punggung IP pita lebar melalui satelit, dibandingkan dengan pemecahan SCPC (Single Carrier Per Channel) yang biayanya lebih tinggi.

Pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang sering dikemukakan, seperti konfigurasi tipikal atau perusahaan mana yang memberikan jasa tersebut, juga diulas. Beberapa diantara jasa tersebut, khususnya jasa VSAT IP Satu Arah - Receive Only tidak memerlukan lisensi atau izin Pemerintah Indonesia.

Sebuah jasa VSAT DVB satu arah (receive only) …

Development Of An Indonesian Micro Satellite, Rakhim Yuba

Online Journal of Space Communication

Indonesia's geographical condition is a blessing, at the same time a challenge to the continuity of its national development. Its numerous islands, big and small, stretching from Sabang to Merauke makes it imperative for Indonesia to use satellites for communication and other applications purposes.

Low Cost Broadband Ip Satellite Backbone In Indonesia, Onno W. Purbo

Online Journal of Space Communication

This article will report on several IP-based satellite backbones in operation in Indonesia. Basically, shared VSAT IP service, such as Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) service seems to be the favorite low cost solution for broadband IP satellite backbone compared to the more costly Single Channel Per Carrier (SCPC).

Answers to questions, such as typical configurations providing the service, will be described. Some of these services may be run without any government license. The receive-only IP VSAT service is one of these.

A one-way receive-only IP-based DVB VSAT service may be obtained for US $33-270 per month. Two-way DVB/RCS VSAT service …

Kerjasama Strategis Sistem Vsat Dalam Teknologi Informasi Perusahaan: Kasus Infocom, Rafdian Rasyid

Online Journal of Space Communication

Apakah VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminals) bisa menjadi sistem pendukung bagi teknologi informarsi (TI) perusahaan? Atau, dapatkah VSAT memainkan peran strategis yang penting dalam mendukung bisnis?

Sangat jelas bahwa di Indonesia VSAT merupakan infrastruktur yang mutlak keberadaanya. Tidak dapat disangkal bahwa sampai saat ini Indonesia belum memiliki prasarana terestrial yang dapat mencakup daerah-daerah terpencil, bahkan kadang-kadang juga daerah metropolitan. Hanya VSAT-lah yang dapat menjangkaunya. Namun, hubungan apa yang dapat kita tarik antara eksistensi VSAT-VSAT dan teknologi informasi dalam lingkungan suatu perusahaan? Artikel ini mencoba menjawab hal itu. Kemudian, penulis akan membahas tantangan-tantangan apa yang dihadapi oleh operator-operator VSAT, serta pemecahan …

Strategic Alignment Of Vsat System In Corporate It: Infokom's Case, Rafdian Rasyid

Online Journal of Space Communication

Can VSATs play a significant strategic role in terms of supporting businesses? Can VSATs support corporate IT?

It is obvious that in Indonesia, VSAT is a must have infrastructure for business. Nobody can argue that Indonesia up to now does not have terrestrial infrastructures that can cover remote areas or even metropolitan areas. Only VSATs can reach them. However, what link can we make between the existence of VSATs and IT in the corporate environment? This article attempts to answer that. We will also discuss challenges faced by VSAT operators, and solutions that can be applied.

Indonesia's Vsat Industry And Role Of Csm Today And In The Future, Gregorius Parlindungan Hutahaean

Online Journal of Space Communication

PT Citra Sari Makmur, or "CSM," began its VSAT operations in 1989 and became the first VSAT operator for the public in Indonesia. In the beginning, VSATs were targeted mainly to the corporate market in Indonesia: entities that operated nationwide and needed online data communication for financial transactions, online integrated data bases and report consolidation.

CSM was founded and led by an Indonesian businessman with vision, Mr. Subagio Wirjoatmodjo, who is currently also a member of MASTEL's executive board. MASTEL is the Telecommunications Association of Indonesia.

Today, CSM as market leader is holding 64% market share among VSAT public operators …

Industri Vsat Di Indonesia, Dan Peranan Csm Saat Ini Dan Di Masa Depan, Gregorius Parlindungan Hutahaean

Online Journal of Space Communication

PT Citra Sari Makmur, atau "CSM", memulai pengoperasian VSAT pada tahun 1989, yang kemudian berkembang menjadi operator VSAT pertama di Indonesia.

Pada mulanya VSAT terutama ditujukan kepada pasar perusahaan (korporasi) di Indonesia: yakni badan-badan hukum yang beroperasi secara nasional dan membutuhkan komunikasi data on-line untuk transaksi-transaksi keuangannya, online integrated data base dan juga dalam konsolidasi laporan.

CSM dibangun dan dipimpin oleh seorang pengusaha Indonesia yang memiliki visi ke depan, Bapak Subagio Wirjoatmodjo, yang sekarang ini juga aktif sebagai anggota Dewan Pengurus Harian MASTEL (Masyarakat Telematika Indonesia, the Indonesian Infocom Society).

Saat ini CSM merupakan pelaku pasar yang menguasai 64% pangsa …

Bagaimana Membuat Indonesia Terhubung: Melayani Yang Belum Terlayani, Chrisma Albandjar, Hilman A. Rasyid

Online Journal of Space Communication

Sudah 126 tahun berlalu sejak Alexander Graham Bell untuk pertama kalinya menciptakan telepon, serta sekitar 50 tahun yang lalu Indonesia yang merdeka memiliki perusahaan teleponnya sendiri.

Namun, dewasa ini, di tahun 2004, penetrasi telepon (jumlah telepon setiap 100 penduduk) di Indonesia hanya 10,45 persen, termasuk sambungan telepon tetap maupun sambungan bergerak (seluler). Angka ini adalah angka yang dipublikasikan oleh Direktorat Jenderal Pos dan Telekomunikasi.Tulisan ini hendak menggambarkan masalah-masalah pokok di Indonesia dalam meningkatkan angka penetrasi telepon, serta beberapa solusi untuk mengatasinya.

Connecting Indonesia: Serving The Unserved, Chrisma Albandjar, Hilman A. Rasyid

Online Journal of Space Communication

It has been 126 years since Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and around 50 years since Indonesia had its own telephone company.

Unfortunately, the penetration of telephones in Indonesia today (2004), counting fixed as well as mobile telephone lines in use, is only 10.45% according to the figures published by the Directorate of Post and Telecommunications.

This paper will point out the inherent problems Indonesia has with regards to telephone penetration and take you through some of the solutions to overcome them.

Distance Education Via Satellite: An Early Case Study Of The Indonesian Distance Education Satellite System, Willard D. Shaw

Online Journal of Space Communication

In 1980, the U.S. Agency for International Development initiated the AID Rural Satellite Program (RSP) to explore the potential of telecommunications as a means of extending scarce expert resources and expanding educational opportunities to remote and rural areas. Building on simple, interactive, and inexpensive telephone-based technologies, the Program developed teleconferencing systems for use as a development tool. Three pilot projects-in Indonesia, the West Indies, and Peru-were implemented to test and demonstrate that audioteleconferencing could reliably and affordably support development activities in education, health and agriculture.

In Indonesia and the West Indies, distance education programs were established with national universities. Linking …

Perjalanan Telkom Dalam Mengoperasikan Satelit Komunikasi Untuk Melayani Kepulauan Indonesia, Tonda Priyanto

Online Journal of Space Communication

Pada tahun 1976 Indonesia menjadi negara ketiga di dunia yang mengoperasikan Sistem Komunikasi Satelit Domestik dengan menggunakan Satelit GSO, yakni sistem Palapa A. Sistem satelit ini memberikan layanan teleponi dan faksimil antarkota di Indonesia dan juga menjadi infrastruktur utama pendistribusian program televisi. Saat ini, TELKOM sudah mengoperasikan jaringan komunikasi satelit selama 28 tahun. Dalam rentang waktu itu, TELKOM mengalami berbagai penyempurnaan teknologi, peningkatan dalam jasa-jasa nilai-tambah, serta juga perubahan-perubahan dalam regulasi. Saat ini TELKOM mengoperasikan dua satelit, PALAPA B4 dan TELKOM-1 untuk memberikan layanan telephony trunking, yang juga mencakup untuk sistem-sistem seluler, dan berperan sebagai tulang punggung data dan Internet …

Historical Overview: The Journey Of Telkom In Operating Communications Satellites To Serve The Indonesian Archipelago, Tonda Priyanto

Online Journal of Space Communication

n 1976, Indonesia became the 3rd nation in the world operating a Domestic Satellite Communication System using GSO Satellites, the PALAPA A system. This satellite system provided telephony and facsimile services between cities in Indonesia and became the main TV program distribution infrastructure.

TELKOM* has been operating satellite communication networks for almost 30 years, TELKOM has experienced technology improvements, value added service improvements and also changes in regulations. Nowadays, TELKOM operates 2 satellites, PALAPA B4 and TELKOM-1, for telephony trunking for cellular systems and as data and Internet backbone throughout Indonesia. This paper is intended to describe the journey of …

Berani Menghadapi Tantangan Teknologi Satelit: Terobosan Nasional Dan Peran Indonesia Di Forum-Forum Internasional, Arnold Djiwatampu

Online Journal of Space Communication

Untuk menyegarkan ingatan kita, sistem satelit domestik Palapa merupakan terobosan teknologi untuk mencapai daerah-daerah terisolasi dan memicu kegiatan-kegiatan usaha.

INTELSAT mulai membuka cakrawala baru untuk komunikasi satelit internasional yang handal, dan Indonesia telah mengambil keputusan bijak untuk segera turut serta, meskipun dihadang berbagai kesulitan di bidang ekonomi.

Indonesia harus mengambil keputusan-keputusan yang penting pada waktu ITU WARC-ORB '85 dan '87 sejalan dengan kepentingan komunitas dunia dan kepentingan nasionalnya sendiri. Bekerja sama dengan operator-operator Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) lainnya, Indonesia mendapatkan persetujuan pada WRC-95 untuk memperbaiki pita frekuensi MSS yang terfragmentasi, serta tambahan alokasi di WRC-2003.

Indonesia ikut serta pula dalam …