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Conferences

High-efficiency superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors fabricated from MoSi thin-films

April 10, 2015

Author(s)

Varun B. Verma, Boris Korzh, Felix Bussieres, Robert D. Horansky, Shellee D. Dyer, Adriana E. Lita, Igor Vayshenker, Francesco Marsili, Matthew D. Shaw, Hugo Zbinden, Richard P. Mirin, Sae Woo Nam

We demonstrate high-efficiency superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) fabricated from MoSi thin-films. We measure a maximum system detection...

Incorporating D3.js Information Visualization into Immersive Virtual Environments

April 9, 2015

Author(s)

Wesley N. Griffin, Luis D. Catacora, Jeffrey W. Bullard, Judith E. Terrill

We have created an integrated interactive visualization and analysis environment that can be used immersively or on the desktop to study a simulation of...

Password Entry Errors: Memory or Motor?

April 9, 2015

Author(s)

Kristen Greene, Frank Tamborello

As we increasingly rely upon our computer information systems to store and operate on sensitive information, the methods we use to authenticate user identity...

Validation of SplitVector Encoding and Stereoscopy for Visualizing Quantum Physics Data in Virtual Environments

April 9, 2015

Author(s)

Wesley N. Griffin, Judith E. Terrill, Garnett W. Bryant, Jian Chen, Henan Zhao

We designed and evaluated SplitVector, a new vector field display approach to enable scientists to perform new discrimination tasks related to showing...

Calibration of Millimeter-wave Channel Sounders for Super-resolution Multipath Component Extraction

April 9, 2015

Author(s)

Peter B. Papazian, Jae-Kark Choi, Jelena Senic, Peter J. Jeavons, Camillo Gentile, Nada T. Golmie, Roy Sun, David R. Novotny, Kate Remley

Millimeter-wave communication systems will rely on highly directional antennas to compensate for the greater pathloss expected in their frequency bands of...

Deployment of a Load Simulator in Simulating Residential Household Appliances

April 9, 2015

Author(s)

Wenqi Guo, Tania Ullah

Real-time electricity monitoring in residences is a growing market, with a number of systems being commercialized that provide feedback to occupants on...

Rolled-Up Nanoporous Membranes by Nanoimprint Lithography and Strain Engineering

April 7, 2015

Author(s)

Jaehyun Park, ChangKyu Yoon, Qianru Jin, Lei Chen, David . Gracias

It is extremely challenging to enable nanoscale patterning in three dimensional (3D) curved geometries using conventional nanolithographic approaches. In this...

Report on the FG 2015 Video Person Recognition Evaluation

April 2, 2015

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, J. R. Beveridge, Hao Zhang, Bruce A. Draper, Patrick J. Flynn, Zhenhua Feng, Patrik Huber, Josef Kittler, Zhiwu Huang, Shaoxin Li, Yan Li, Meina Kan, Ruiping Wang, Shiguang Shan, Xilin Chen, Haoxiang Li, Hua Gang, Vitomir Struc, Janez Krizaj, Changxing Ding, Dacheng Tao

ACT-R Modeling of Password Entry Errors

April 2, 2015

Author(s)

Kristen Greene, Franklin Tamborello

Validated predictive models of human error for password-related tasks could better inform password requirements for both government and civilian systems. Here...

A Data-Driven Predictor of the Discharge Coefficient of Orifice Plates

April 1, 2015

Author(s)

James R. Whetstone, Antonio M. Possolo

We have developed a new functional relationship to predict the value of the discharge coefficient of an orifice plate used to measure volumetric flow rate in...

Tattoo Recognition Technology - Challenge (Tatt-C): An Open Tattoo Database for Developing Tattoo Recognition Research

March 31, 2015

Author(s)

Mei L. Ngan, Patrick J. Grother

Tattoos have been used for many years to assist law enforcement in investigations leading to the identification of criminals and victims. While tattoos lack the...

Real time assessment of a new hydrolytically degradable and photo-clickable hydrogel for cartilage tissue engineering

March 28, 2015

Author(s)

Alexander J. Neumann, Timothy P. Quinn, Stephanie J. Bryant

Mw 20 000 8-arm PEG was functionalized with ε-Caprolactone (Sigma) and, subsequently, conjugated with 5-nobornene-2-carboxylic acid (Sigma). H NMR was used to...

Linkage Isomerization via Germinate Cage or Biomolecular Mechanisms: Time-Resolved Investigations of an Oranometalic Photochrome

March 25, 2015

Author(s)

Edwin J. Heilweil

The extent of the photoinitiated linkage isomerization of dicarbonyl(3-cyanomethylpyridine-kappa-N3)(eta-5-methylcyclopentadienyl)manganese (4) to dicarbonyl(3...

Interactive Visual Computing Laboratory Research

March 25, 2015

Author(s)

Jian Chen, Judith Terrill, Henan Zhao, Guohao Zhang, Keqin Wu, Alexander Garbrino, Yongnan Zhu

We present three ongoing research projects (funded by NST and NIST) on behalf of the Interactive Visual Computing Lab at the University of Maryland Baltimore...

Dynamic Effects of Geometric Nonlinearity on Inelastic Frame Behavior for Seismic Applications

March 24, 2015

Author(s)

Kevin K. Wong, Matthew S. Speicher

The traditional method of structural analysis with geometric nonlinearity uses a small displacement theory with the linearized method of geometric stiffness or...

Behavior of structural steel moment connections under fire loading

March 24, 2015

Author(s)

Mina S. Seif, Joseph Main, Fahim H. Sadek

Performance-based methodologies to evaluate the fire performance of structures are needed to move beyond the prescriptive procedures presently in use...

Electromagnetic Field Test Structure Chip for Back End of the Line Metrology

March 23, 2015

Author(s)

Lin You, Jungjoon Ahn, Emily Hitz, Jonathon Michelson, Yaw S. Obeng, Joseph J. Kopanski

A test chip to produce known and controllable gradients of surface potential and magnetic field at the chip surface and suitable for imaging with various types...

The Testing Program at NIST on Fibers Used in Soft Body Armor Applications

March 21, 2015

Author(s)

Walter G. McDonough, Amanda L. Forster, Jae Hyun Kim, Nathanael A. Heckert, Joy P. Dunkers, Scott A. Wight, Gale A. Holmes

The goal of this paper and presentation is to give an update of the research effort to date being conducted at the National Institute of Standards and...

Optimizing Hybrid Metrology: Rigorous Implementation of Bayesian and Combined Regression

March 19, 2015

Author(s)

Mark Alexander Henn, Richard M. Silver, Nien F. Zhang, Hui Zhou, Bryan M. Barnes, Bin Ming, Andras Vladar, John S. Villarrubia

Hybrid metrology, e.g. the combination of several measurement techniques to determine critical dimensions, is an important approach to meet the needs of...

Potential Application of Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS) in Semiconductor Manufacturing

March 19, 2015

Author(s)

P.Y. Hung, Thomas E. O'Loughlin, Aaron Lewis, Rimma Dechter, Martin Samayoa, Sarbajit Banerjee, Erin L. Wood, Angela R. Hight Walker

The Multiplicative Complexity of Boolean Functions on Four and Five Variables

March 17, 2015

Author(s)

Meltem Sonmez Turan, Rene C. Peralta

A generic way to design lightweight cryptographic primitives is to construct simple rounds using small nonlinear components such as 4x4 S-boxes and use these...

Mapping Strategic Goals and Operational Performance Metrics for Smart Manufacturing Systems

March 16, 2015

Author(s)

Kiwook Jung, Kevin W. Lyons, Swee K. Leong, Hyunbo Cho, Katherine C. Morris

The complexity of the relationship of strategic goals to operational performance across the many levels of a manufacturing system inhibits the realization of...

Free-space reconstruction of the electrical properties of carbon nanotube based composites in the Q- band range

March 16, 2015

Author(s)

Ahmed M. Hassan, Jan Obrzut, Edward Garboczi

A free-space transmission-reflection measurement method for the non-destructive electrical characterization of carbon nanotube based composites was developed...

Measuring a Device's Susceptibility to LTE: Preliminary Approaches

March 15, 2015

Author(s)

Jason B. Coder, John M. Ladbury

Previous testing has shown that measuring a devices susceptibility to a radiated, broadband signal can present a different set of challenges than those faced...

A Review of Wireless Coexistence Test Methodologies

March 15, 2015

Author(s)

William F. Young, Jason B. Coder, Luis A. Gonzalez

This paper discusses several wireless coexistence test methods in-practice and proposed for industry standards such as ANSI C63.27 The test methods include...

Measuring the Resiliency of Cellular Base Station Deployments

March 11, 2015

Author(s)

David W. Griffith, Richard A. Rouil, Antonio Izquierdo Manzanares, Nada T. Golmie

The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) has defined Resiliency as the ability of a network to withstand the loss of assets and to recover...

Investigating the Process of Surface Degradation and Nanoparticle Release of a Commercial Nanosilica / Polyurethane Coating Under UV Exposure

March 11, 2015

Author(s)

Deborah S. Jacobs, Yu L. Cheng, Savelas A. Rabb, Peter J. Krommenhoek, Lee L. Yu, Tinh Nguyen, Li Piin Sung

Considerable research has shown that many coatings properties such as mechanical, electrical, and ultra violet (UV) resistance are greatly enhanced by the...

Implementation of an Opportunistic Spectrum Access System with Disruption QoS Provisioning and PU Traffic Parameter Estimation

March 9, 2015

Author(s)

Anirudha Sahoo, Michael R. Souryal

Opportunistic Spectrum Access (OSA) is one of the models proposed in the literature for Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA). Providing disruption QoS in terms of...

An Experimental and Numerical Study of Deformation Behavior of Steels in Biaxial Tensile Tests

March 9, 2015

Author(s)

Dilip K. Banerjee, Mark A. Iadicola, Adam A. Creuziger, Timothy J. Foecke

An Overview of the NTIA/NIST Spectrum Monitoring Pilot Program

March 9, 2015

Author(s)

Michael Cotton, Michael R. Souryal, Mudumbai Ranganathan, Jeff Wepman, Julie Kub, Steve Engelking, Yeh Lo, Heather Ottke, Raian Kaiser, Douglas Anderson

This paper provides an overview of a Spectrum Monitoring Pilot Program within the U.S. Department of Commerce. It provides background, motivation, goals...

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