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Multi-objective optimization of building mitigation strategies to address multiple hazards
(2021-05-14)
This study develops a decision support framework for community resilience planning in the context of multiple hazards. The ability to prepare for and adjust to changing circumstances, as well as to withstand and recover ...
OPTIMIZING THE SPREAD OF INFLUENCE IN SOCIAL NETWORK COMMUNITY STRUCTURES
(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 ...
Hybrid Decision making model using linear programming and analytical hierarchical process for comparison of manufacturing choices (additive and traditional) ( a pilot study)
(2023-12-15)
This research is built upon existing knowledge of additive manufacturing and traditional manufacturing to gain insights into the cost differences associated with different manufacturing processes as a pilot study. The ...
Decentralized Resource Allocation for Interdependent Infrastructure Networks Restoration: A Game Theory Approach
(2020-05)
Critical infrastructures are governed by several sectors working together to maintain social, economic and environmental well-being. These infrastructures are interdependent and rely on a complex schedule of repair after ...
A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING PROPOSALS BY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL INDIA
(2018-08)
Billions of people in developing and underdeveloped countries currently lack access to basic services and are living in poverty. One of the main reasons is unavailability or limited basic resource (economic, technology, ...
Analysis of Applying Dynamic Time Warping, Multi- Dimensional Scaling, and DBSCAN Methods to Cluster Scanpaths Data in Application of Air Traffic Management
(2022-05)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is interested in efficient ways to train air traffic controllers (ATCs) due to the high cost and long training time. It is known that exposing trainees to the visual scanpaths of experts ...
A User-Friendly Wrapper for DSIDES (Decision Support in the Design of Engineering Systems)
(2023-11-15)
When dealing with complex systems, we need to consider that these systems have behaviors that are hard to predict or control, and uncertainties are always present since computational models are abstracts of reality. It is ...
On Designing Public Policy as an Evolving Cyber Physical Social System
(2024)
Cyber Physical Social Systems (CPSS) represent a dynamic landscape where contemporary challenges
often take the form of enigmatic "Wicked Problems." These problems are marked by their complexity,
with incomplete ...
INVESTIGATION INTO MANUFACTURING PARTS WITHIN PARTS TO PRODUCE A HIGHER PRESSURE RESILIENT SPHERICAL PRESSURE VESSEL
(2024-05-11)
Specifically, this thesis is an investigation into the use of Additive Manufacturing (AM) for the construction of a small rocket component whose fabrication by means of AM has not been researched extensively. In general, ...
Accountability, Ownership, and Satisfaction: An Innovative Approach to Teamwork in Engineering Education
(2024-05-12)
Teamwork skills are essential for engineers to be successful in their careers. Engineers often work in teams to solve complex problems. Unfortunately, learning power skills, such as teamwork, can pose a significant challenge ...