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Author:

Quinlan, Kevin Randall

Title:

Advances in Design of Computer Experiments

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Covering Arrays
Bayesian Design
Plackett and Burman Designs
Experimental Run Order
Optimization

File:

Download Thesis_2262019.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis Kon-Jin Lin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis Kon-Jin Lin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dennis Keith Pearl, Committee Member
David Hunter, Committee Member
Enrique Del Castillo, Outside Member

Author:

Yang, Ching Chi

Title:

Dimensional Analysis for Response Surface Methodology

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Dimension reduction
Function approximation
Optimization
Variable selection

File:

Download Dissertation_CCY_17May19.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis Kon-Jin Lin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dennis Kon-Jin Lin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Committee Member
Le Bao, Committee Member
Fuqing Zhang, Outside Member

Author:

Vu, Tiep

Title:

Signal classification under structured sparsity constraints

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Signal Classification
Sparsity Coding
Dictionary Learning
Image Classification
Optimization

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Vishal Monga, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vishal Monga, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William Evan Higgins, Committee Member
Kenneth Jenkins, Committee Member
Robert Collins, Outside Member

Author:

Li, Yuelong

Title:

Low-rank and Sparse Structures in Computational Imaging: Analysis and Algorithms

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

High dynamic range imaging
Computational Imaging
Image alignment and stitching
Optimization
Statistical Estimation
Low-rank and Sparsity

File:

Download PhDThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Vishal Monga, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vishal Monga, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William E. Higgins, Committee Member
David J. Miller, Committee Member
Sean Brennan, Outside Member
Jesse Barlow, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Xue

Title:

HIGH DIMENSIONAL STATISTICAL LEARNING AND DECISION MAKING

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

High Dimensional Learning
Statistical Learning
Decision Making
Optimization

File:

Download Xue_Wang_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Tao Yao, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tao Yao, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vinayak V Shanbhag, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member
Xingyuan Fang, Outside Member

Author:

Rangarajan, Harini

Title:

Exploring the root phenome: Simulation modeling with a functional structural plant model

Graduate Program:

Horticulture

Keywords:

Plant Nutrition
"Functional Structural Plant Model"
SimRoot
Phosphorus
Nitrate
Optimization
Phene
Roots
Phenotyping
Simulation Modelling
Root Architecture

File:

Download Rangarajan_Harini_Dissertation_May_2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonathan Paul Lynch, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan Paul Lynch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathleen Marie Brown, Committee Member
Armen R. Kemanian, Committee Member
Kamesh Madduri, Outside Member
Erin L Connolly, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gauntt, Sean

Title:

Dynamic Analysis of Aerospace Gearboxes Featuring Hybrid Steel-Composite Gears

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Steel-Composite Gears
Hybrid Gears
Hybrid Gear Drivetrains
Drivetrain Models
Transmission Error
Optimization

File:

Download SeanGauntt-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Campbell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Campbell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Reuben H Kraft, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Edward Smith, Outside Member
Sean Michael Mcintyre, Special Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Bayiz, Yagiz

Title:

Wing Trajectory Optimization and Modelling for Flapping Flight

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Bioinspired Robotics
Aerial Robotics
Locomotion
Flapping Flight
Optimization
Machine Learning

File:

Download YB_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark Maughmer, Outside Unit & Field Member
Hosam Fathy, Special Member
Bo Cheng, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Xiang Yang, Major Field Member
Asok Ray, Major Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Bardakci, Ibrahim Ekrem

Title:

Convex Formulations of Probability Maximization Problems: Stochastic Approximation Frameworks and Applications

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Probability maximization
Optimization
Stochastic Approximation
Risk Minimization
Controller Design

File:

Download ieb_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vinayak V Shanbhag, Outside Member
Minghui Zhu, Committee Member
Jing Yang, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hinkelman, Kathryn

Title:

Modelica Modeling and Ecosystem Biomimicry of District Energy Systems

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Biomimicry
Building Systems
Design
District Energy
District Heating
District Cooling
Dynamical Systems
Ecological Network Analysis
Ecosystem Biomimicry
Exergy
Modelica
Modeling and Simulation
Numerical Performance
Optimization
Steam
Sustainability
Systems

File:

Download KathrynHinkelman_PSU_Dissertation_August2023.pdf

Committee Members:

Margot Kaye, Outside Unit & Field Member
Wangda Zuo, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Greg Pavlak, Major Field Member
James Freihaut, Major Field Member
Michael Wetter, Special Member
Kyri Baker, Special Member
James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair