Browsing UMBC Theses and Dissertations by Type "thesis"
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A Compressive Sensing and Deep Learning Approach for Data Fusion of Multi-Satellite Observations
(2019-01-01)Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration in the last few years has been increasing abnormally. This increase appears to be responsible for a number of changes in the Earth’s climate. Monitoring the carbon cycle is highly ... -
A Formal Methods Analysis of the Session Binding Proxy Protocol
(2022-01-01)Proposed by Burgers, Verdult, and Eekelen in 2013, the Session Binding Proxy (SBP) protocol intends to prevent session hijacking by binding the application session to the underlying network session (i.e., binding the session ... -
Advancing Technology for Restoration: An investigation of the Solar Oysters Production System
(2023-01-01)The Solar Oyster Production System (SOPS) was developed to expand growing capacity while decreasing the area required to grow oysters and reducing labor demands. SOPS is the first system in the world to grow oysters on ... -
ANALYSIS OF RANSOMWARE FOR PREVENTION OF ATTACKS
(2022-01-01)Ransomware has been a growing threat in recent years. The success of ransomware attacks have made this a financial threat in the real world. This spillover of hazards from the digital world to the real world makes it more ... -
APPLICATION OF QUAD-COPTER TARGET TRACKING USING MASK BASED EDGE DETECTION FOR FEASIBILITY OF WIND TURBINE BLADE INSPECTION DURING UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION
(2023-01-01)In this thesis we present a feasibility study on the use of UAVs & edge detection on an existing drone platform to allow for inspection of wind turbines without the need for priming the blade or stopping the wind turbine. ... -
Attending the School of Pain: Disabled Children in Nineteenth-Century American Fiction
(2023-01-01)This thesis is concerned with looking at several common character archetypes of disabled children in mid-nineteenth-century American fiction, exploring an intersection between childhood and disability studies that previously ... -
Baltimore City?s Participation in the Zero Waste Movement: Who knows what about it and who has access to it?
(2023-01-01)Through this thesis, I explore the Zero Waste Movement (ZWM) and its potential for sustainable waste management in Baltimore City. I assess how residents in Baltimore City are participating in the ZWM through surveys and ... -
Creating and Populating an IoT Knowledge Graph using Web Data
(2023-01-01)For an individual aspiring to build an IoT space, choosing the most suitable component is crucial. As there are several manufacturers of a similar product offering different features, being aware of all alternatives is ... -
Dear Dhaka...
(2023-01-01)Dear Dhaka? is a multimedia installation consisting of two works, 'Under Construction' and 'Aborodhbashini,' emanating from the artist's experience living in Dhaka as an urban citizen and a woman using concrete, cotton ... -
Distributed Deep Learning Techniques for Remote Sensing Applications
(2023-01-01)Distributed Deep Learning is a rapidly growing field that is concerned with training deep neural networks on multiple GPUs or even across multiple nodes. PyTorch is a popular deep learning framework that is known for its ... -
Distributed GPU Computing For Deep Learning In Proton Beam Therapy For Cancer Treatment
(2023-01-01)Proton beam therapy is an effective form of cancer treatment where the radiation dosage is given a right amount just to affect the cancer cells. However to observe this process, medical imaging techniques using compton ... -
Efficiency and Power Loss Calculations for an Infinitely Variable Transmission for Tidal Current Energy Converters
(2023-01-01)A methodology to derive efficiency and power loss calculations for an infinitely variable transmission for tidal current energy converters was developed. The methods were developed based on existing coefficient of friction ... -
Face Verification using Domain Adaptation
(2022-01-01)Face verification is a one-to-one matching technique that involves comparing a pair of faces to determine if these faces correspond to a shared identity. Face verification is commonly used in biometric applications, ... -
Finite Element Modeling and Modal Testing of a Wind Turbine Lattice Tower Component with Interference Pin Connections
(2023-01-01)Fatigue failures at fastener holes in operating structures are undesirable as it can lead to catastrophic mechanical failures and casualties. Interference pins create interference fits with joined components to reduce ... -
For Us, By Us, An Ethnographic Study of Baltimore City's Latine Community Creating Meaning and Sense of Self Through Community Events and Place
(2023-01-01)This research study explores how the Latine community in Baltimore City is intentionally creating spaces to foster their cultural identity and self. It asks how Latines in Baltimore City understand and express their cultural ... -
Help-Seeking and Help-Giving: Impact of Childhood Food Allergy on Autonomy Development and Parenting Practices
(2022-01-01)During early childhood, parents play a key role in supporting children?s autonomy development; however, some parenting practices are more effective for scaffolding autonomy than others. Highly involved and protective ... -
HOW LINEAR ELASTIC MATERIAL PROPERTIES AFFECT LUNG TUMOR MOTION AND DEFORMATION: A FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS.
(2023-01-01)Respiratory motion is a complication for radiation treatment (RT) of lung cancer. A moving and deforming tumor is difficult to radiate with a stationary beam. The tumor will not receive the entire radiation dose and healthy ... -
Improving Vertical Axis Turbine Performance with Active Blade Pitch Control: Mechanism Design and Fundamental Physics Analysis
(2023-01-01)Compared to their horizontal counterparts, vertical-axis turbines (VATs) have several advantages, such as low manufacturing, installation, operation and maintenance costs, low noise emission, and are less harmful to birds ... -
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL IN LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS
(2023-01-01)Large Language Models (LLMs) have been used to retrieve information. While this is an exciting opportunity to reduce costs in performing user studies and speeding up social science research (which is often bottlenecked by ... -
Informing Policy: Baltimore City, MD Community Perspectives on Using Tree Shade to Reduce Neighborhood Heat
(2023-01-01)Climate change and the urban heat island effect exacerbate extreme heat events, endangering urban resident health. A majority of the research on urban cooling via tree shade focuses on 1) measuring heat and tree cover, and ...