by Steven B. Lustbader.; Thesis (M.Eng. and S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, June 2003.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 20-21).; This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.

by Andrew Lewis Ressler.; Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1981.; MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING.; Bibliography: leaf 128.

by Eliezer Menahem Gafni.; Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1982.; MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING.; Includes bibliographical references.

by Cheryl Ann Wheeler.; Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1982.; MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING; Includes bibliographical references.

by Joseph Jay Kesselman Jr.; Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1982.; MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING

The research goal was to develop a dense array of discreet vertical actuators as an input and output device with haptic feedback for Human Computer Interaction (HCI). This expands upon the current research of table surfaces as medium for HCI by adding a third dimension that both a user and a computer can control. The use of vertical actuation makes possible new kinds of physical interactions with virtual objects and allows a computer to maintain constancy with the physical representation and the digital information. This requires the design and constructions of an elegant, reliable, and economically reasonable actuator array. Each array element requires autonomy to quickly and accurately move to a precise height. As an array, combined elements must provide enough resolution so that the user perceives the array as a continuously morphing, three-dimensional surface. Shape transformations are accomplished either indirectly by digital means or directly by user touch. The proposed research will focus on development of a real-time haptic actuation arrays supporting technology. The process includes working on the design, function, appearance, response, and implementation.; by Bradley C. Kaanta.; Thesis (M. Eng. and S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

As computer architectures continue to grow in complexity, software developers and hardware engineers cope with the increasing complexity by developing proprietary applications, simulations and tool sets to understand the behavior of these complex systems. Although the field of information visualization is leading to powerful applications in many areas, information visualization applications for computer architecture development are either tightly coupled with a specific architecture or target a wide range of computer system data. This thesis introduces the Visualization Tool for Computer Architects (VISTA) Environment. The VISTA Environment is an extensible and modular information visualization environment for hardware engineers, software developers and educators to visualize data from a variety of computer architecture simulations at different levels of abstraction. The VISTA Environment leverages common attributes in simulation data, computer architecture visualizations, and computer architecture development methods to create a powerful information visualization environment to aid in designing, understanding and communicating complex computer architectures.; by Aaron D. Mihalik.; Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Fault-tolerance is the cornerstone of practical, large-scale quantum computing, pushed into its prominent position with heroic theoretical efforts. The fault-tolerance threshold, which is the component failure probability below which arbitrarily reliable quantum computation becomes possible, is one standard quality measure of fault-tolerant designs based on recursive simulation. However, there is a gulf between theoretical achievements and the physical reality and complexity of envisioned quantum computing systems. This thesis takes a step toward bridging that gap. We develop a new experimental method for estimating fault-tolerance thresholds that applies to realistic models of quantum computer architectures, and demonstrate this technique numerically. We clarify a central problem for experimental approaches to fault-tolerance evaluation--namely, distinguishing between potentially optimistic pseudo-thresholds and actual thresholds that determine scalability. Next, we create a system architecture model for the trapped-ion quantum computer, discuss potential layouts, and numerically estimate the fault-tolerance threshold for this system when it is constrained to a local layout. Finally, we place the problem of evaluation and synthesis of fault-tolerant quantum computers into a broader framework by considering a software architecture for quantum computer design.; by Andrew W. Cross.; Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

This thesis develops a message authentication scheme for a new version of the X-38 Fault-Tolerant Parallel Processor (FTPP), a high-performance real-time computer system designed for applications that need extreme reliability, such as control for human spaceflight. This computer system uses multiple replicated processors to ensure that the system as a whole continues to operate correctly even if some of the processors should fail. In order to maintain a synchronized state, the replicated processors must vote among themselves to make sure that they are using identical data. This thesis adds message authentication to the voting process. Using authenticated messages allows a system to achieve the same level of reliability with fewer replicas. This thesis analyzes where message authentication is needed in the voting process, then presents and evaluates several signature schemes for implementing message authentication. The X-38 FTPP uses radiation-hardened embedded processors, which have relatively limited computational power. Therefore, the challenge is to identify a scheme that is secure enough to guarantee that signatures cannot be forged, yet fast enough to sign messages at a high rate in real time.; by David Chi-Shing Chau.; Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

For better or worse, more people are spending their days in front of computers. With this increase in computer use, more people are complaining of back and neck pain. The simple act of changing your posture, however, can dramatically reduce the risk of back or neck injury from prolonged computer use. RoCo, the robotic computer, can encourage computer users to change posture by moving its screen to different positions. Having introduced motion, RoCo can now also begin to build a social relationship with the user and affect his affective state. This thesis describes the workings of RoCo and the results of an initial user study to produce affective movement.; by Andrew Wang.; Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2006.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-84).

This thesis addresses the problem of the lack of verisimilitude in animation. Since computer vision has been aimed at creating photo-realistic representations of environments and face recognition creates replicas of faces for recognition purposes, we research face recognition techniques to produce photo-realistic models of expressive faces that could be further developed and applied in animation. We use two methods that are commonly used in face recognition to gather information about the subject: 3D scanners and multiple 2D images. For the latter method, Maya is used for modeling. Both methods produced accurate 3D models for a neutral face, but Maya allowed us to manually build 3D models and was therefore more successful in creating exaggerated facial expressions.; by Tufool Al-Nuaimi.; Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, February 2007.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-48).

This report describes many of the computer related research efforts at the University of Rochester. The Department of Computer Science is involved in research in automatic programming, including very high level languages and data structures; machine perception; and in problem solving using combinations of traditional heuristic methods, artificial intelligence,and utility theory. The research of the Department of Electrical Engineering includes basic computer engineering research in the construction of computer systems and operating systems, research in image processing and in numerical methods, and research in production automation which is concerned with mechanical manufacturing and assembly, and is currently developing mathematical models of parts, raw materials and tools. In conjunction with other departments, Electrical Engineering is also using computers for biomedical applications including ultrasound diagnostic techniques for heart disease, and pattern recognition techniques for detection of cancer from PAP smears.

This report describes many of the computer related research efforts at the University of Rochester. The Department of Computer Science is involved in research in automatic programming, including very high level languages and data structures; machine perception; and in problem solving using combinations of traditional heuristic methods, artificial intelligence,and utility theory. The research of the Department of Electrical Engineering includes basic computer engineering research in the construction of computer systems and operating systems, research in image processing and in numerical methods, and research in production automation which is concerned with mechanical manufacturing and assembly, and is currently developing mathematical models of parts, raw materials and tools. In conjunction with other departments, Electrical Engineering is also using computers for biomedical applications including ultrasound diagnostic techniques for heart disease, and pattern recognition techniques for detection of cancer from PAP smears.

The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government.; This report contains summaries of research projects in the Department of Computer Science. A list of recent publications is also included which consists of conference presentations and publications, books, contributions to books, published journal papers, technical reports, and thesis abstracts.

The views expressed in this report are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or U.S. Government; This report contains project summaries of the research projects in the Department of Computer Science. A list of recent publications is also included, which consists of conference presentations and publications, books, contributions to books, published journal papers, and technical reports. Thesis abstracts of students advised by faculty in the Department are also included.

The views expressed in this report are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or U.S. Government.; This report contains project summaries of the research projects in the Department of Computer Science. A list of recent publications is also included, which consists of conference presentations and publications, books, contributions to books, published journal papers, and technical reports. Thesis abstracts of students advised by faculty in the Department are also included.

The views expressed in this report are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or U.S. Government.; This report contains project summaries of the research projects in the Department of Computer Science. A list of recent publications is also included, which consists of conference presentations and publications, books, contributions to books, published journal papers, and technical reports. Thesis abstracts of students advised by faculty in the Department are also included.

List of faculty in the computer science department in 1996.

by Douglas J. Ricket.; Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2002.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-48).; This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.

To paraphrase Stan Ulam, a Polish mathematician who became a leading figure in the Manhattan Project, in this dissertation I focus not only on how computer science can help biologists, but also on how biology can inspire computer scientists. On one hand, computer science provides powerful abstraction tools for metabolic networks. Cell metabolism is the set of chemical reactions taking place in a cell, with the aim of maintaining the living state of the cell. Due to the intrinsic complexity of metabolic networks, predicting the phenotypic traits resulting from a given genotype and metabolic structure is a challenging task. To this end, mathematical models of metabolic networks, called genome-scale metabolic models, contain all known metabolic reactions in an organism and can be analyzed with computational methods. In this dissertation, I propose a set of methods to investigate models of metabolic networks. These include multi-objective optimization, sensitivity, robustness and identifiability analysis, and are applied to a set of genome-scale models. Then, I augment the framework to predict metabolic adaptation to a changing environment. The adaptation of a microorganism to new environmental conditions involves shifts in its biochemical network and in the gene expression level. However...