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(1986)A new variation of the array gain optimization problem has arisen in the study of microwave arrays used for hyperthermia, the heating of biological tissue. For a given array configuration and arbitrary medium, we show how ...
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(1988)Semiconductor lasers have become the most widely utilized form of coherent light emitters. Aluminum gallium arsenide is the prototype material system in heterostructure laser technology. New fabrication techniques that are ...
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(2011-08-25)The ability to walk can be severely compromised by a lower-limb amputation, which can have long-reaching consequences to the individual’s health and safety. It has been reported that the high incidence of lower back pain ...
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(2008-08-13)This work explores regulation of forward speed, step length, and slope walking for the passive-dynamic class of bipedal robots. Previously, an energy-shaping control for regulating forward speed has appeared in the ...
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(2012-05-22)This thesis contains three investigations examining gait variability in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), which is a neurological disease that can result in significant walking impairment. Gait variability, i.e. ...
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(2005)Finally, new techniques of scientific visualization, which is an integral part of computational science research, are explored in the context of boundary element method. This investigation includes developing new modules ...
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(2018-05)This work seeks to explore devices integral to the next generation of power electronics. To do this, gallium nitride (GaN) based Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) are fabricated, tested, and characterized. The following is ...
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(2008)The AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) is a promising candidate for microwave applications due to its high power and low noise characteristics at such frequencies. As a result of improved material growth ...
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(2004)AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) have shown promising high speed performance, both high microwave power and low microwave noise. In this dissertation, the millimeter-wave and microwave power performance ...
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(2019-12-12)As data sizes continue to grow at an unprecedented rate, machine learning training is being forced to adopt asynchronous training algorithms to maintain performance and scalability. In asynchronous training, many threads ...
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(2011-08-25)Together with the massive and rapid evolution of computer networks, there has been a surge of research interest and activity surrounding network security recently. A secure network has to provide users with confidentiality, ...
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(2003)Developments in information technology have necessitated dynamic distributed real-time allocation of computational and network resources. We consider the use of market mechanisms to regulate a set of autonomous agents that ...
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(Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003-06)Developments in information technology have necessitated dynamic distributed real-time allocation of computational and network resources. We consider the use of market mechanisms to regulate a set of autonomous agents that ...
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(2014-01-16)Microeconomic equilibrium problems are intimately related to game theory, but the current state of knowledge for several types of microeconomic problems is limited. This dissertation rigorously addresses several of these ...
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(2015-12-10)Carefully crafted computer worms such as Stuxnet and recent data breaches on retail organizations (e.g., Target, Home Depot) are very sophisticated security attacks on critical cyber infrastructures. Such attacks are ...
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(2019-11-22)As end-consumers of electricity become more proactive and as many countries around the world push for a deeper penetration of renewable resources into the power grid, critical issues and challenges arise to the design and ...
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(2013-05-24)In this thesis, we provide mathematical formulations for and investigate a number of problems that arise in the security of some emerging wireless technologies. First, we address the problem of secure communication between ...
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