Georgia Tech Theses and Dissertations
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Biomaterial techniques to evaluate and engineer the tumor immune microenvironment in breast cancer and melanoma
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-04-13)Immunotherapy has emerged as the most promising new approach to increase cancer patient survival through its potential to treat both advanced disseminated disease and protect against recurrence. However, response rates in ... -
Transcriptomic profiling of human cells destined for therapeutic applications
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-03-21)Cell therapy is a growing field as many diseases are still untreatable. Potential applications of cell therapies include treating cancers, autoimmune disease, urinary problems, and infectious disease, rebuilding damaged ... -
Novel Color-Coded Pulse-Burst Microscopy System for Ultra-High Spatially and Temporally Resolved Imaging of Primary Atomization in Engine-Relevant Diesel Sprays
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-03-13)Primary atomization, the process of forming droplets from a high-pressure jet, is not a well understood phenomena because it is difficult to study experimentally. Primary atomization occurs on the micron scale over the ... -
TENSILE RUPTURE STRENGTH OF SINGLE-BOLT CONNECTIONS IN PULTRUDED STRUCTURES
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-05-21)This thesis presents a simplified design approach to estimate the tensile rupture strength of single-bolt connections in pultruded structures similar to those of civil engineering metallic structures. The proposed design ... -
Evolution of Novel Material Properties and the Emergence of Group-Level Heritability in the Transition to Multicellularity
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-05-20)Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality (ETIs) describe the history of increasing complexity of life and emergence of hierarchical organization in an elegant framework. Each transition is characterized by a group of ... -
Neurosymbolic Automated Story Generation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-04-07)Although we are currently riding a technological wave of personal assistants, many of these agents still struggle to communicate appropriately. Humans are natural storytellers, so it would be fitting if artificial intelligence ... -
MULTI-AGENT OPEN ARCHITECTURE FOR PROCESS MONITORING AND PART CERTIFICATION
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-02-23)Methods to connect manufacturing machines, processes, and sensors have rapidly developed through the fourth industrial revolution, known as Industry 4.0. Data collection is now possible at every point in a production ... -
Using SiGe HBTs for Quantum Science at Deep Cryogenic Temperatures
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-02-15)The objective of this research is to investigate the feasibility of using BiCMOS technology for these quantum science applications and clear some major roadblocks. The requirement for these applications is detailed, and ... -
METHODS FOR ENRICHING TRANSPORTATION SURVEY DATASETS: WITH SAMPLE APPLICATIONS USING PSYCHOMETRIC VARIABLES
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-02-10)Technological disruptions, environmental and health upheavals, and societal shifts are just a few of the major forces interacting in rapid and unprecedented ways to influence how we live, work, and navigate within our built ... -
Experimental Investigation of Microstructure and Properties in Structural Alloys Through Image Analyses and Multiresolution Indentation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01-22)This work addresses the challenges in the investigation of structural alloy microstructures and their mechanical properties at multiple length scales. The investigations are performed on small volume ferrite-pearlite steel ... -
Resilient Capacity Planning
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01-25)We envision the next generation supply chain to be an efficient, resilient, and cybersecure system for the movement of goods, data, and money. An emerging design of the next generation supply chain is reconfigurable supply ... -
Optimizing Resource Allocation in Computational Sustainability: Models, Algorithms and Tools
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01-21)The 17 Sustainable Development Goals laid out by the United Nations include numerous targets as well as indicators of progress towards sustainable development. Decision-makers tasked with meeting these targets must frequently ... -
Design methodology for reliable and energy efficient self-tuned on-chip voltage regulators
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01-22)The energy-efficiency needs in computing systems, ranging from high performance processors to low-power devices is steadily on the rise, resulting in increasing popularity of on-chip voltage regulators (VR). The high-frequency ... -
Empowering users to communicate their preferences to machine learning models in Visual Analytics
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01-21)Recent visual analytic (VA) systems rely on machine learning (ML) to allow users to perform a variety of data analytic tasks, e.g., biologists clustering genome samples, medical practitioners predicting the diagnosis for ... -
Puncture resistance of turf reinforcement mat
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01-20)Turf Reinforcement Mats are used as a non-degradable erosion control material to provide long-term slope or channel protection before and during vegetation establishment. While most manufacturers are interested in emphasizing ... -
A Feedback Methodology for Task-Driven Fine-Grained Pixel Control in Smart Cameras
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-02-01)Camera systems of today capture signals at the highest quality to produce a faithful approximation of what they observe. However, the available bandwidth limits the amount of data the camera can transmit. Advances in camera ... -
A Mathematical Study of Periodic Structures inspired by Soft Matter Systems: The QTZ-QZD Family of Triply-Periodic Minimal Surfaces and Doubly-Periodic Weft-Knitted Textiles
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01-22)In this thesis, we study mathematical objects that are periodic and arise as ordered states in soft matter systems. Motifs resembling triply-periodic minimal surfaces and their constant mean curvature variants are found ... -
Compiler Analysis And Optimization of Memory Management In Modern Processors
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01-19)Modern processors, such as CPUs and GPUs have continued to deliver higher performance with increasing microarchitecture innovations in recent years. However, it is non-trivial for application developers to achieve anywhere ... -
Additive Manufacturing Solutions for Application-Specific Millimeter-Wave Wireless System Design and Packaging
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01-21)This thesis outlines the convergence of additive manurfacturing (AM) technology with the development of system-in-package (SiP) integration schemes for mm-Wave wireless systems. First-of-their-kind demonstrations of ... -
P-SEMP: A Platform for Systems Engineering Modeling and Planning
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01-19)Systems engineering management and planning has long been a realm dominated by arcane standards, by the weight of years of practice, and by authority. However, with technological advances and the desire to solve socio-technical ...
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