Facilitating application development for distributed systems has been the focus of much research. Composing an application from existing components can simplify software development and has been adopted in a number of ...

This thesis describes work on the thermodynamics and transport properties of photoexcited carriers in bulk and two-dimensional semiconductors. Two major topics are addressed: I. Excitonic Phase Diagram in Si: Evidence for ...

We have used light scattering techniques to probe the vibrational properties ofGaAs/AlAs superlattices and the dynamics of electrons in GaAs/AlxGal-xAs multiple quantum well structures. In our study of the effects of ...

The work described in this thesis involves the study of optical and thermal properties of semiconductors and consists of three separate topics.

The tool combines TCAD simulation, short-time tests and novel solutions to the SiO2 and Si-SiO2 defect generation rate equations (in time and space) under static and dynamic operation. The predicted failure statistics are ...

We introduce a new paradigm for using black-box learning to synthesize invariants called ICE-learning that learns using examples, counter-examples, and implications, and show that it allows building honest teachers and ...

This thesis is concerned with study of behavior of pile to pile-cap connection with respect to lateral loads. In this connection prestressed precast concrete piles and reinforced concrete pile caps were given particular attention.