Browsing OU - Theses by Author "Barker, Kash"
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Optimal Facility Location for Interdependent Infrastructure Network Recovery
Mooney, Elyssa (2017-05)Modern communities heavily depend on critical infrastructure networks such as power, water, transportation, telecommunications, gas, etc. Since daily life requires these networks to be operational, it is important that ... -
Optimal selection of short- and long-term mitigation strategies for flooding hazard
Gupta, Himadri Sen (2022-05)Every year, flood hazards cause significant economic losses in different locations worldwide with devastating impacts on the buildings and the physical infrastructure. Therefore, investing in flood mitigation is crucial ... -
Optimal structure patterns for resilient corporate networks
Zormati, Taoufik (2019-12-13)Corporate networks are sets of companies maintaining formal relations between them in the form of contracts (INSEE, 2016). This type of network is generally affected when unexpected events happen, such as financial crises ... -
OPTIMIZING THE SPREAD OF INFLUENCE IN SOCIAL NETWORK COMMUNITY STRUCTURES
Tawfiq, Ahmed (2019-12-14)Natural disasters and disruptive events were a major reason for researchers to study networks and community vulnerability. Detecting communities is considered a key element to better understand social networks. This detection ... -
Predictive Modeling in Fugitive Emissions Testing
Hovorka, Abigail (2020-07)Greenhouse gases have become an increasingly significant issue in the last few decades. As a response, many organizations have sought to tighten their regulations on their operations to reduce their contributions to ... -
Project Network Implementation of Infrastructure System Restoration
Maraqa, Saf'a (2020-05)Infrastructure system restoration at shortest time became a paramount demand to retain system’s functionality to normal performance and avoid services from being ceased for a long time. Enormous studies elucidated the ... -
Quantitative Analysis of Social Media Sensitivity to Natural Disasters
Beyney, Cyril (2015)The use of social media platforms such as Facebook or Twitter increased exponentially over the last years. They have become a major tool for people to communicate, and for news media to relay their content. In parallel ... -
Relationship between the behaviors of social media and physical infrastructure after disruption
Mazé, Enora (2017-08-01)Social media have developed quickly over the years, on a worldwide scale. It has become a major tool for expressing ideas, sharing political opinions, publicity and market trending, assistance, etc., used on a daily basis ... -
Resilience-Based Tri-Level Optimization for Multi-Commodity Networks
Kuttler, Emma (2022-05)Interdependent critical infrastructure systems represent substantial financial investments and are vital to maintain a basic level of social and economic well-being, making them attractive targets for malevolent actors. ... -
Robust Resource Allocation to Interdependent Networks under Multiple Disruption Scenarios
Lobban, Hannah (2017-12)In recent years, the threat of international attacks on critical infrastructure networks has grown; as defined by a 1998 Presidential Decision Directive, these are networks necessary to society’s functionality and include ...