A method of univariant probability density function (pdf) estimation is developed for big data applications. The method employs the use of a non-parametric maximum entrop[...]

Adaptive optics reduces undesirable turbulence effects present during propagation and imaging through the atmosphere or another random medium. Within an adaptive optics [...]

Autonomic Computing is a grand challenge that strives to create self-regulating environments. The end goal, is to create an environment that can self-optimize, self-prote[...]

Making of physical systems that integrate software and hardware to sense their surroundings and respond to have gone through a lot of transformations with development in [...]

This dissertation presents measurement-based system identification methods that help to improve the reliability and operational stability of modern power systems. One of [...]

This dissertation presents a measurement based adaptive control framework for renewableenergy resources (RER) in order to improve the dispatch-ability and operationalstab[...]

Equation based modeling (EBM) is the most common form of scientific modeling. However, the creation of an appropriate EBM for a large system is likely to be complicated [...]

Financial markets play a critical role in today's societies and are extremely important to the general health and efficiency of an economy. Solid understanding of the beh[...]

James Surowiecki in his book on the wisdom of crowds wrote about the decisions made based on the aggregation of information in groups. Knowing the many case studies and a[...]

Most interesting phenomena in natural and social systems include transitions and oscillations among their various phases. A new phase begins when the system reaches a th[...]