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Conferences

Thermodynamic Properties of CO2-Rich Gases, Including the Water Dew Point

March 24, 2011

Author(s)

Allan H. Harvey

This presentation describes the current state of knowledge of the thermodynamic properties of pure carbon dioxide and of CO2-rich mixtures. It includes a...

Innovative Marketing Tools and Strategies

March 21, 2011

Author(s)

Stacy M. Bruss, Nancy Allmang

Tipsheet to be handed out at following talk: In an increasingly digital world, the ways that customers interact with their library and recognize the services...

Distinguishing Identical Twins by Face Recognition

March 21, 2011

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, Patrick J. Flynn, Kevin W. Bowyer, Richard W. Vorder Bruegge, Patrick J. Grother, George W. Quinn, Matthew Pruitt

The paper measures the ability of face recognition algorithms to distinguish between identical twin siblings. The experimental dataset consists of images taken...

APPLICATIONS OF THERMAL AND QUANTIZED VOLTAGE NOISE FOR INTRINSIC TEMPERATURE STANDARDS

March 18, 2011

Author(s)

Weston L. Tew, Samuel P. Benz

The recent advances in ac waveform synthesis using quantized voltage pulses have enabled new methods for the measurement of absolute temperature. At the same...

An Introduction to the Good, the Bad, & the Ugly Face Recognition Challenge Problem

March 16, 2011

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, J. R. Beveridge, Bruce A. Draper, Geof H. Givens, Alice J. O'Toole, David Bolme, Joseph Dunlop, Yui M. Lui, Hassan A. Sahibzada, Samuel Weimer

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly Face Challenge Problem was created to encourage the development of algorithms that are robust to recognition across changes that...

Pressure Controlled Advanced Distillation Curve Analysis on Alternative Fuels

March 14, 2011

Author(s)

Bret Windom, Tara M. Lovestead, Thomas J. Bruno

Biodiesel fuel is an alternative fuel that can be derived from a number of renewable feedstocks including plant and vegetable oils, algae, animal fats, waste...

Confidence in VNA Measurements The ARFTG Measurement Comparison Program

March 14, 2011

Author(s)

Ronald A. Ginley

This paper describes the ARFTG scattering parameter Measurement Comparison Program (MCP) which is supported by NIST. The ARFTG MCP is designed specifically to...

Comparison of 4.5 kV SiC JBS and Si PiN Diodes for 4.5 kV Si IGBT Anti-parallel Diode Applications

March 10, 2011

Author(s)

Tam H. Duong, Allen R. Hefner Jr., Karl Hobart, Sei-Hyung Ryu, David Grider, David W. Berning, Jose M. Ortiz, Eugene Imhoff, Jerry Sherbondy

A new 60 A, 4.5 kV SiC JBS diode is presented and its performance is compared to Si PiN diodes used as the anti-parallel diode for 4.5 kV Si IGBTs. The current...

Demographic Effects on Estimates of Automatic Face Recognition Performance

March 10, 2011

Author(s)

Alice J. O'Toole, P. Jonathon Phillips, Xiaobo An, Joseph Dunlop

The intended applications of automatic face recognition systems include venues that vary widely in demographic diversity. Formal evaluations of algorithms do...

When High-Quality Face Images Match Poorly

March 9, 2011

Author(s)

J. R. Beveridge, P. Jonathon Phillips, Geof H. Givens, Bruce A. Draper, Mohammad N. Teli, David Bolme

In face recognition, quality is typically thought of as a property of individual images, not image pairs. The implicit assumption is that high-quality images...

Merging Machining and Measurement for Cognitive Manufacturing

March 8, 2011

Author(s)

Fiona Zhao, Frederick M. Proctor, John A. Horst, Xun W. Xu

Machining process planning and measurement process planning have long received research attention from industry and academia. Machining and measurement process...

Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation Package Seal Performance in Beyond Design Basis Thermal Exposure Scenarios

March 3, 2011

Author(s)

Jiann Yang, Edward Hnetkovsky, Christopher Bajwa, Earl Easton, Felix Gonzalez

The NRC is investigating the performance of seals in SNF transportation packages exposed to fires that could exceed the HAC fire described in 10CFR Part 71...

A Component-based Approach for Manufacturing Simulation

March 2, 2011

Author(s)

Frank H. Riddick, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Deogratias Kibira, Stephen B. Balakirsky

Manufacturing systems can be very complex and are often costly to develop and operate. Simulation technology has been shown to be an effective tool for...

Impact of an Aortic Valve Implant on Body Surface UWB Propagation: A Preliminary Study

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Kamran Sayrafian, Wen-Bin Yang

Efficient transceiver design in body area networks requires in-depth understanding of the propagation channel which in this case involves the human body...

High Pressure Release and Dispersion of Hydrogen in a Partially Enclosed Compartment

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Kuldeep R. Prasad, Thomas G. Cleary, William M. Pitts, Jiann C. Yang

The study of compressed hydrogen release from high-pressure storage systems has practical application for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Such releases may...

Decision-Guided Self-Architecting Framework for Integrated Distribution and Energy Management

March 1, 2011

Author(s)

Jorge Arinez, Stephan Biller, Alexander Brodsky, Daniel Menasce, Guodong Shao, Joao Sousa

The future success of the Smart Grid (SG) depends on many technological developments and innovations being created. The SG will be characterized by...

It's All About The Benjamins: Fair Trade botnets and incentivizing users to ignore security advice

February 28, 2011

Author(s)

Serge M. Egelman, Nicolas Christin, Timothy Vidas, Jens Grossklags

We examine the cost for an attacker to pay users to execute arbitrary code---potentially malware. We created an Amazon's Mechanical Turk task wherein users were...

Characterization of Hyperspectral Imaging and Analysis via Microarray Printing of Dyes

February 22, 2011

Author(s)

Matthew L. Clarke, Maritoni A. Litorja, David W. Allen, Daniel V. Samarov, Jeeseong Hwang

The application of hyperspectral imaging requires rigorous characterization of the spatial and spectral imaging domains of the system. We present a microarray...

A Direct Analysis Method for Drift-Sensitive Steel Moment Frames

February 17, 2011

Author(s)

John L. Harris

Design interaction equations for steel members in a moment frame are formulated based on inelastic member capacities that account for geometric imperfections...

Effects of ozone treatment on fungal growth, chemical components and surface morphological characteristics of wood flooring materials

February 16, 2011

Author(s)

Chi P. Hoang, Tinh Nguyen, Deborah S. Jacobs, Andrew K. Persily

The effects of ozone treatment and extraction on fungal activities of bamboo and red-oak flooring materials have been investigated. One set of wood samples was...

The Role of Service Life Prediction In Sustainability Determinations

February 14, 2011

Author(s)

Christopher C. White, Kar T. Tan, Donald L. Hunston

Sustainability calculations are based on assumptions about the energy required to produce, transport place in-service items. A critical component of these...

An examination of spectral diversity of medical scenes for hyperspectral projection

February 14, 2011

Author(s)

David W. Allen

There are numerous medical conditions which may benefit from hyperspectral imaging. The imagers used for these conditions will need to have the performance...

Block-copolymer photonic crystal gel for mechanical strain sensing

February 13, 2011

Author(s)

Edwin P. Chan, Christopher M. Stafford, Edwin L. Thomas, Joseph Walish

Rapid, high resolution frequency comb measurements

February 13, 2011

Author(s)

Ian R. Coddington, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Esther Baumann, William C. Swann, Nathan R. Newbury

Frequency combs serve as an extremely high accuracy reference across broad portions of the optical spectrum. Dual frequency combs harness this accuracy and...

OCT For Depth Detection of Buried Particles in Polymeric Materials

February 13, 2011

Author(s)

Robert C. Chang, Anant Agrawal, Peter M. Johnson, Christopher Stafford

In this work, we demonstrate a method to produce novel optical phantoms usable for the characterization of OCT axial resolution and contrast. By varying the...

Manipulation of adhesion via sub-surface patterning

February 13, 2011

Author(s)

John A. Howarter, Peter M. Johnson, Jun Y. Chung, Christopher Stafford

The delamination characteristics of patterned and hierarchical interfaces are of great interest due to the advanced adhesion capabilities found with many...

Effect of interfaces and adhesion on the creep compliance of thin polymer coatings

February 13, 2011

Author(s)

Peter M. Johnson, John A. Howarter, Christopher Stafford

Thin film indentation experiments on viscoelastic materials allowed for the deconvolution of the bulk compliance from interfacial responses at the buried...

Hyperspectral image projection of a pig kidney for the evaluation of imagers used for oximetry

February 10, 2011

Author(s)

David W. Allen

Hyperspectral image projection applied to optical medical imaging can provide a means to evaluate imager performance. This allows repeated viewing of unique...

A Comparative Analysis of Cascade Measures for Novelty and Diversity

February 10, 2011

Author(s)

Ian M. Soboroff, Charles L. Clarke, Nick Craswell, Azin Ashkan

Traditional editorial effectiveness measures, such as nDCG, remain standard for Web search evaluation. Unfortunately, these traditional measures can...

System-independent assessment of OCT axial resolution with a bar chart phantom

February 10, 2011

Author(s)

Robert C. Chang, Jeeseong Hwang, Christopher M. Stafford, Anant Agrawal, T. Joshua Pfefer, Megan Connors

We present a novel optical phantom approach for the characterization of OCT axial resolution and contrast via multilayered bar charts. We explored two methods...

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