In this thesis, we present information-theoretic metrics, thermodynamic metrics and their applications in computer science. First, we show that the information rate of the language accepted by a reversal-bounded deterministic ...

With the emergence of networked data, graph classification has received considerable interest during the past years. Most approaches to graph classification focus on designing effective kernels to compute similarities for ...

This project utilizes network analysis and agent-based modeling to examine long-standing questions that can only now be asked with the rich data provided in southwestern Colorado and southern France: how Gauls and colonists ...

The smooth operation of the power grid is based on the effective Wide Area Monitoring and Control systems, which is supposed to provide reliable and secure communication of data. Due to the complexity of the system and ...

At only 46%, computing has one of the lowest baccalaureate retention rates. This statistic is especially distressing given the upward trend in demand for computing professionals. In combination, these facts present a clear ...

The goal of biological sciences is to understand the biomolecular mechanics of living organisms. Proteins serve as the foundation for organisms functional analysis and sequence analysis has shown to be invaluable in answering ...

The world is becoming increasingly computerized; much of this computing hardware is put into silicon overseas, increasing the number of unknown or untrusted sourced ICs in critical systems. Current methods of determining ...

The two main ideas that are discussed in this dissertation are sparse sensing and actuation in stochastic networks. In the area of sparse sensing, the flag HMM is developed. The flag HMM is comprised of a structured ...

Transfer learning is a method in machine learning that tries to use previous training knowledge to speed up the learning process. Policy advice is a type of transfer learning method where a student agent is able to learn ...

Age, injury, or disease-related impairments can severely diminish one's ability to be mobile and perform everyday tasks. To detect changes in abilities, healthcare professionals administer standardized assessments. Sensor ...