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Cs 400/600-01: Data Structures And Software Design, Meilin Liu Jan 2012

Cs 400/600-01: Data Structures And Software Design, Meilin Liu

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This is a fundamental course for students majoring in Computer Science. Students will learn: basic algorithm analysis techniques; asymptotic complexity; big-0 and big-Omega notations; efficient algorithms for discrete structures including lists, trees, stacks, and graphs; fundamental computing algorithms including sorting, searching, and hashing techniques.

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Cs 405/605-01: Introduction To Database Management Systems, Guozhu Dong Jan 2012

Cs 405/605-01: Introduction To Database Management Systems, Guozhu Dong

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Logical and physical aspects of database management systems are surveyed. Data models including entity-relationship (ER) and relational models are presented. Physical implementation (data organization and indexing) methods are discussed. Query languages including SQL, relational algebra, relational calculus, and QBE are studied. Students will gain experience in creating and manipulating a database, and gain knowledge on professional and ethical responsibility and on the importance of privacy/security of data.

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Cs 499/699-01: Logic For Computer Scientists, Pascal Hitzler Jan 2012

Cs 499/699-01: Logic For Computer Scientists, Pascal Hitzler

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Logic is often called the Calculus of Computer Science. Indeed, logic permeates most areas of Computer Science in one way or the other, sometimes more prominently, and sometimes as motivational or formal underpinning. Examples are database schema, program verification, semantics of programming languages, computer security, artificial intelligence, cognitive robotics, Web information systems, computer hardware circuitry, or modeling in software engineering.

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Cs 480/680-01: Comparative Programming Languages, Michael L. Raymer Jan 2012

Cs 480/680-01: Comparative Programming Languages, Michael L. Raymer

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

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Cs 707-01: Information Retrieval, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan Jan 2012

Cs 707-01: Information Retrieval, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This course will cover models for information retrieval techniques for indexing and searching, and algorithms for classification and clustering. It will also cover SVM, latent semantic indexing, link analysis and ranking, Map-Reduce architecture and Hadoop, to different degrees of detail, time penning.

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Cs 790-01: Information Security, Meilin Liu Jan 2012

Cs 790-01: Information Security, Meilin Liu

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This course gives a comprehensive study of security vulnerabilities in information systems and the basic techniques for developing secure applications and practicing safe computing. Topics include: Conventional encryption; Data Encryption Standard; Advanced Encryption Standard; Hashing functions and data integrity; Basic Number Theory; Public-key encryption (RSA); Digital signature; Security standards and applications; Access Control; Management and analysis of security. After taking this course, students will have the knowledge of several well-known security standards and their applications; and the students should be able to increase system security and develop secure applications.

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Cs 790-01: Knowledge Representation For The Semantic Web, Pascal Hitzler Jan 2012

Cs 790-01: Knowledge Representation For The Semantic Web, Pascal Hitzler

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Semantic Web is a maturing field of technology that continues to be the emphasis of much focused re-search and industrial investigation. The central idea behind Semantic Web is to enhance data on the World Wide Web by so-called metadata, which describes the meaning (semantics) of the data and thus makes it available for processing in intelligent systems. In this course we cover in depth the standardized knowledge representation languages for expressing metadata, called ontology languages. We will in particular cover the Resource Description Framework RDF and the Web Ontology Language OWL, both of which are recommended standards by the World …

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Cs 790-01: Privacy-Aware Computing, Keke Chen Jan 2012

Cs 790-01: Privacy-Aware Computing, Keke Chen

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

In this course, we will discuss a set of research papers on various topics of privacy-aware computing: data perturbation, data anonymization, randomized responses, privacy preserving data mining, privacy preserving multivariate statistical analysis, private information retrieval, and secure data outsourcing, etc. Students are expected to read some papers and submit paper summaries. Participation in the class discussion is encouraged. Students will need to finish a course project and give a project presentation. Each project team can have 1~2 people. (4 Hours Lecture).

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Ceg 220: Introduction To C Programming For Engineers, Jay Dejongh Jan 2012

Ceg 220: Introduction To C Programming For Engineers, Jay Dejongh

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This course provides a general introduction to computers as a problem-solving tool using the C programming language. Emphasis is on algorithms and techniques useful to engineers. Topics include data representation, debugging, and program verification.

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Ceg 461/661: Object-Oriented Programming And Design, Thomas C. Hartrum Jan 2012

Ceg 461/661: Object-Oriented Programming And Design, Thomas C. Hartrum

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Study of object-oriented design and programming. Programming topics emphasize the core concepts of encapsulation, inheritance, poly morphism, and dynamic binding. Additional topics include class organization, software maintenance, and design of reusable components. There is a project to be implemented in the object-oriented language Java.

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Ceg 434/634: Concurrent Software Design, Soon M. Chung Jan 2012

Ceg 434/634: Concurrent Software Design, Soon M. Chung

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Classical problems of synchronization and concurrency and their solutions are examined through course projects and through readings on operating system design.

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Ceg 404/604: Wireless Sensor Networks, Bin Wang Jan 2012

Ceg 404/604: Wireless Sensor Networks, Bin Wang

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

In this course we will provide an introduction lo Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) and cover latest topics in WSNs. The goal of this course is lo give an overview of fundamental problems in the area of WSNs.

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Ceg 433/633: Operating Systems, Michael Linger Jan 2012

Ceg 433/633: Operating Systems, Michael Linger

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Overview of operating systems internals. File system usage and design, process usage and control, virtual memory, multi user systems, access control. Course projects use C++ language. Three hours lecture, two hours lab.

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Ceg 468/668: Managing The Software Development Process, John A. Reisner Jan 2012

Ceg 468/668: Managing The Software Development Process, John A. Reisner

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This course covers the challenges and issues associated with software project management. Emphasis will occur on two fronts: (1) the software project manager’s view (i.e., “What considerations and obstacles confront project managers during software development?”), and (2) the organizational view (i.e., “How can organizations can foster a climate where software project management is performed effectively throughout an organization?).

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Ceg477/677: Computer Graphics Ii, Thomas Wischgoll Jan 2012

Ceg477/677: Computer Graphics Ii, Thomas Wischgoll

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

By the end of this quarter, you will be familiar with techniques for generation 3-D scenes and interacting with the generated scenes. You will be introduced to surface rendering techniques, visibility algorithms, illumination models, and geometric modelling.

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Ceg 498: Design Experience, Thomas C. Hartrum Jan 2012

Ceg 498: Design Experience, Thomas C. Hartrum

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

CEG 498 (Team Projects I and II) is a summative computer engineering design project course that builds upon previous engineering, science, mathematics and communications course work. CEG 498 projects are a minimum of two quarters in length and must be completed in groups of at least three students.

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Ceg 720: Computer Architecture I, Soon M. Chung Jan 2012

Ceg 720: Computer Architecture I, Soon M. Chung

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Review of sequential computer architecture and study of parallel computers. Topics include memory hierarchy, reduced instruction set computer, pipeline processing, multiprocessing, various parallel computers, and interconnection networks.

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Ceg 730: Distributed Computing Principles, Prabhaker Mateti Jan 2012

Ceg 730: Distributed Computing Principles, Prabhaker Mateti

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This course is about the foundations and principles involved in distributed systems with an introduction to recent systems and languages.

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Ceg 233: Linux And Windows, Prabhaker Mateti Jan 2012

Ceg 233: Linux And Windows, Prabhaker Mateti

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This is a freshman-level 4 credit hour course conducted in a 10-week term. Its goal is to develop in the minds of students an effective operational model of computer systems running either Linux or Windows. This course is lab-oriented.

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Ceg/Mth 416/616 Matrix Computations, Ronald F. Taylor Jan 2012

Ceg/Mth 416/616 Matrix Computations, Ronald F. Taylor

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This course is a survey of numerical methods in linear algebra for application to problems in engineering and the sciences. Emphasis is on using modem software tools on high performance computing systems. This course covers the mathematics of linear equations, eigenvalue problems, singular value decomposition, and least squares. Material covered will be relevant to applications areas such as structural analysis, heat transfer, neural networks, mechanical vibrations, and image processing in biomedical engineering.

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A New Model For Mixing By Double-Diffusive Convection (Semi-Convection): I. The Conditions For Layer Formation, G. M. Mirouh, P. Garaud, S. Stellmach, Adrienne L. Traxler, T. S. Wood Jan 2012

A New Model For Mixing By Double-Diffusive Convection (Semi-Convection): I. The Conditions For Layer Formation, G. M. Mirouh, P. Garaud, S. Stellmach, Adrienne L. Traxler, T. S. Wood

Physics Faculty Publications

The process referred to as "semi-convection" in astrophysics and "double-diffusive convection in the diffusive regime" in Earth and planetary sciences occurs in stellar and planetary interiors in regions which are stable according to the Ledoux criterion but unstable according to the Schwarzschild criterion. In this series of papers, we analyze the results of an extensive suite of three-dimensional (3D) numerical simulations of the process, and ultimately propose a new 1D prescription for heat and compositional transport in this regime which can be used in stellar or planetary structure and evolution models. In a preliminary study of the phenomenon, Rosenblum et …

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A Geophysical Investigation Searching For Archaeological Features At Sunwatch Indian Village, Danielle Torridi Jan 2012

A Geophysical Investigation Searching For Archaeological Features At Sunwatch Indian Village, Danielle Torridi

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A near-surface geophysical survey was conducted at SunWatch Indian Village in Dayton, Ohio. The main motivations for this investigation were to evaluate geophysical methods to locate, map, and identify features associated with the SunWatch Indian Village archaeological site and to expand the area surveyed. Previous studies (Houston, 2002; Miller, 2004) have determined that burials covered with limestone slabs are relatively easy to detect and map geophysically with GPR and electrical resistivity. This was reconfirmed in this study by collecting 3D GPR data over a 'control' location previously surveyed by Houston (2002) and Miller (2004). However, similar anomalies were not observed …

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Analytical Chemical Sensing Using High Resolution Terahertz/Submillimeter Wave Spectroscopy, Benjamin L. Moran Jan 2012

Analytical Chemical Sensing Using High Resolution Terahertz/Submillimeter Wave Spectroscopy, Benjamin L. Moran

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A highly sensitive and selective Terahertz gas sensor used to analyze a complex mixture of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) has been developed. To best demonstrate analytical capabilities of a THz chemical sensor, we chose to perform analytical quantitative analysis of a certified gas mixture using a prototype gas phase chemical sensor that couples a commercial preconcentration system (Entech 7100A) to a custom high resolution THz spectrometer. A Method TO-14A certified mixture of thirty-nine VOCs was purchased. Twenty-six of the thirty-nine chemicals were identified as suitable for THz spectroscopic detection. The Entech 7100A system is designed and marketed as an inlet …

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Phosphorus Mass Balance For Hypertrophic Grand Lake St. Marys, Ohio, Astrea Taylor Jan 2012

Phosphorus Mass Balance For Hypertrophic Grand Lake St. Marys, Ohio, Astrea Taylor

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A phosphorus (P) budget was created for Grand Lake St Marys (GLSM), a hypertrophic lake in Ohio with a highly agricultural watershed. Inputs totaled 71,200 ± 8,400 kg P, with tributaries contributing the majority of P inputs at 60,100 ± 4,500 kg P (84%). Other inputs included benthic flux at 9% (internal loading), point-source discharges into streams at 5%, and atmospheric deposition at 1%. Rainfall in 2011 was greater than average, which may affect results when comparing this P budget to years with average rainfall. Transport of P by two rivers draining GLSM was approximately three times greater than benthic …

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The Biogeochemistry Of Carbon Isotopes In Local Lakes, Stephen Edward Sadurski Jan 2012

The Biogeochemistry Of Carbon Isotopes In Local Lakes, Stephen Edward Sadurski

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Photosynthesis, respiration, and decay of organic matter all involve the transfer of carbon among the carbon-bearing species in the systems. These biogeochemical processes also fractionate the carbon isotope composition, which results in changes to the carbon isotope composition of the dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) pool. This thesis presents two separate, but related studies regarding the influence of biogeochemical processes on carbon isotopes in local lakes. Crystal Lake is a small but deep glacial lake (12.5 acres, 11.9 meters). The study shows that during thermal stratification, the heaviest carbon can be found in the epilimnion near the surface, where photosynthesis dominates …

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Model For Triggering Of Non-Volcanic Tremor By Earthquakes, Naum I. Gershenzon, Gust Bambakidis Jan 2012

Model For Triggering Of Non-Volcanic Tremor By Earthquakes, Naum I. Gershenzon, Gust Bambakidis

Physics Faculty Publications

There is evidence of tremor triggering by seismic waves emanating from distant large earthquakes. The frequency content of both triggered and ambient tremor are largely identical, suggesting that this property does not depend directly on the nature of the source. We show here that the model of plate dynamics developed earlier by us is an appropriate tool for describing tremor triggering. In the framework of this model, tremor is an internal response of a fault to a failure triggered by external disturbances. The model predicts generation of radiation in a frequency range defined by the fault parameters. Thus, although the …

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Broadband 180 Degree Universal Rotation Pulses For Nmr Spectroscopy Designed By Optimal Control, Thomas E. Skinner, Naum I. Gershenzon, Manoj Nimbalkar, Wolfgang Bermel, Burkhard Luy, Steffen J. Glaser Jan 2012

Broadband 180 Degree Universal Rotation Pulses For Nmr Spectroscopy Designed By Optimal Control, Thomas E. Skinner, Naum I. Gershenzon, Manoj Nimbalkar, Wolfgang Bermel, Burkhard Luy, Steffen J. Glaser

Physics Faculty Publications

Broadband inversion pulses that rotate all magnetization components 180 degrees about a given fixed axis are necessary for refocusing and mixing in high-resolution NMR spectroscopy. The relative merits of various methodologies for generating pulses suitable for broadband refocusing are considered. The de novo design of 180 degree universal rotation pulses using optimal control can provide improved performance compared to schemes which construct refocusing pulses as composites of existing pulses. The advantages of broadband universal rotation by optimized pulses (BURBOP) are most evident for pulse design that includes tolerance to RF inhomogeneity or miscalibration. We present new modifications of the optimal …

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A Mems Photoacoustic Detector Of Terahertz Radiation For Chemical Sensing, Nathan E. Glauvitz, S. Blazevic, Ronald A. Coutu Jr., Michael N. Kistler, Ivan Medvedev, Douglas T. Petkie Jan 2012

A Mems Photoacoustic Detector Of Terahertz Radiation For Chemical Sensing, Nathan E. Glauvitz, S. Blazevic, Ronald A. Coutu Jr., Michael N. Kistler, Ivan Medvedev, Douglas T. Petkie

Physics Faculty Publications

A piezoelectric Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) cantilever pressure sensor was designed, modeled, fabricated, and tested for sensing the photoacoustic response of gases to terahertz (THz) radiation. The sensing layers were comprised of three thin films; a lead zirconate titanate (PZT) piezoelectric layer sandwiched between two metal contact layers. The sensor materials were deposited on the silicon device layer of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer, which formed the physical structure of the cantilever. To release the cantilever, a hole was etched through the backside of the wafer and the buried oxide was removed with hydrofluoric acid. Devices were then tested in a custom …

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General Recognition Theory Extended To Include Response Times: Predictions For A Class Of Parallel Systems, James T. Townsend, Joseph W. Houpt, Noah H. Silbert Jan 2012

General Recognition Theory Extended To Include Response Times: Predictions For A Class Of Parallel Systems, James T. Townsend, Joseph W. Houpt, Noah H. Silbert

Psychology Faculty Publications

General Recognition Theory (GRT; Ashby & Townsend, 1986) is a multidimensional theory of classification. Originally developed to study various types of perceptual independence, it has also been widely employed in diverse cognitive venues, such as categorization. The initial theory and applications have been static, that is, lacking a time variable and focusing on patterns of responses, such as confusion matrices. Ashby proposed a parallel, dynamic stochastic version of GRT with application to perceptual independence based on discrete linear systems theory with imposed noise (Ashby, 1989). The current study again focuses on cognitive/perceptual independence within an identification classification paradigm. We extend …

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A Scalable Distributed Syntactic, Semantic And Lexical Language Model, Ming Tan, Wenli Zhou, Lei Zheng, Shaojun Wang Jan 2012

A Scalable Distributed Syntactic, Semantic And Lexical Language Model, Ming Tan, Wenli Zhou, Lei Zheng, Shaojun Wang

Kno.e.sis Publications

This paper presents an attempt at building a large scale distributed composite language model that is formed by seamlessly integrating an n-gram model, a structured language model, and probabilistic latent semantic analysis under a directed Markov random field paradigm to simultaneously account for local word lexical information, mid-range sentence syntactic structure, and long-span document semantic content. The composite language model has been trained by performing a convergent N-best list approximate EM algorithm and a follow-up EM algorithm to improve word prediction power on corpora with up to a billion tokens and stored on a supercomputer. The large scale distributed composite …

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