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Author:

Bhat, Kabekode

Title:

Inference for Complex Computer Models and Large Multivariate Spatial Data with Applications to Climate Science

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

computer experiments
Gaussian process
multivariate spatial data
spatiotemporal data
hierarchical Bayesian modeling
climate change

File:

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Committee Members:

Murali Haran, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Murali Haran, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Klaus Keller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Donald Richards, Committee Member
Rana Arnold, Committee Member
James Samuel Shortle, Committee Member

Author:

Ensley, John Robert

Title:

Bayesian Semiparametric Covariance Function Estimation for Stationary Gaussian Processes by Overwhelming Force

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Gaussian process
bayesian
covariance function
mcmc
parallel computing
penalized splines
spectral density
monte carlo integration
semiparametric

File:

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Committee Members:

Benjamin Adam Shaby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Russell Hunter, Committee Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Committee Member

Author:

Chhabra, Jaskanwal Preet

Title:

DESIGN AS A MARKOV DECISION PROCESS: A METHOD FOR BROAD AND EFFICIENT TRADESPACE EXPLORATION

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Reinforcement learning
Design exploration
Multi-fidelity
Sequential Decision Process
Surrogate modeling
Gaussian process

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Gordon P. Warn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gordon P. Warn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, Committee Member
Venkataraman Shankar, Committee Member
Timothy Simpson, Outside Member

Author:

Schwab, David

Title:

Efficacy of Gaussian Process Regression for Angles-Only Initial Orbit Determination

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

orbital determination
supervised learning
Gaussian process

File:

Download Schwab_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Puneet Singla, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Robert Graham Melton, Committee Member

Author:

Koch, Hillary

Title:

Statistical methods for the analysis of multi-condition large-scale genomic data

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

large-scale inference
statistical genomics
mixture models
Gaussian process
composite likelihood
empirical Bayes

File:

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Committee Members:

Qunhua Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Qunhua Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Francesca Chiaromonte, Committee Member
Lin Lin, Committee Member
Ross Cameron Hardison, Outside Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Program Head/Chair
Benjamin A Shaby, Special Member

Author:

Song, Jiwoo

Title:

Modal Analysis of Spatiotemporal Data via Multivariate Gaussian Process Regression

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Modal analysis
Gaussian process
System identification
Correlation

File:

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Committee Members:

Daning Huang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Committee Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Boualavong, Jonathan

Title:

Energy-Rate Trade-offs in Electrochemical Carbon Capture

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

electrochemistry
carbon capture
separations
absorption
Gaussian process
adaptive sampling

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Committee Members:

Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair
Li Li, Outside Field Member
Ismaila Dabo, Outside Unit & Minor Member
Bruce Logan, Major Field Member
Christopher Gorski, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Roth, Samantha

Title:

Statistical Methods for Flood Hazard Models and Crop Yield Projections

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

multiresolution
multifidelity
Gaussian process
statistical downscaling
statistical bias-correction
computer model calibration
uncertainty quantification
environmental statistics

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Committee Members:

Bing Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Enrique Del Castillo, Major Field Member
Klaus Keller, Special Member
Murali Haran, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Nicole Lazar, Major Field Member
Robert Nicholas, Outside Unit & Field Member