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Conferences

Challenges of Mathematical Information Retrieval in the NTCIR-11 Math Wikipedia Task

August 9, 2015

Author(s)

Howard S. Cohl, Abdou S. Youssef, Moritz Schubotz

Mathematical Information Retrieval concerns retrieving information related to a particular mathematical concept. The NTCIR-11 Math Task develops an evaluation...

Analytical Transmission Scanning Electron Microscopy: Extending the Capabilities of a Conventional SEM Using an Off-the-Shelf Transmission Detector

August 6, 2015

Author(s)

Jason Holm, Bob R. Keller

This work demonstrates how a modular transmission detector can be used to extend the analytical capabilities of a conventional SEM. By implementing a new sample...

On Effectiveness of Smart Grid Applications using Co-simulation

August 6, 2015

Author(s)

Paul Moulema, Wei Yu, David W. Griffith, Nada T. Golmie

The smart grid is a complex system that comprises components from both the power grid and communication networks. To understand the behavior of such a complex...

The Authentication Equation: A Tool to Visualize the Convergence of Security and Usability of Text-Based Passwords

August 4, 2015

Author(s)

Cathryn A. Ploehn, Kristen Greene

Password management is the ubiquitous struggle of the modern human. Despite usability playing a vital role in authentication, many password policies and...

Effects of Password Permutation on Subjective Usability Across Platforms

August 4, 2015

Author(s)

Kristen Greene

The current work examines subjective password usability across platformsdesktop, smartphone, and tabletusing system- generated passwords that adhere to the...

Constructive Relationships Between Algebraic Thickness and Normality

August 4, 2015

Author(s)

Joan Boyar, Magnus G. Find

We study the relationship between two measures of Boolean functions; "algebraic thickness" and "normality". For a function f, the algebraic thickness is a...

UNIT MANUFACTURING PROCESS MODELS FOR FERROMAGNETIC AND NON-FERROMAGNETIC ALLOY SURFACE INSPECTION METHODS

August 3, 2015

Author(s)

Garretson Ian C. , Kevin W. Lyons, Mahesh Mani, Swee K. Leong, Matthew Carter D. , Ann Simmons E. , Karl Haapala R.

Industrial uses of natural resources are increasing at an alarming rate. Engineering and decision support tools are needed for analyzing and curbing industrial...

Extending the Cybersecurity Digital Thread with XForms

August 3, 2015

Author(s)

Joshua Lubell

The digital thread for cybersecurity enables security technologies and data sources to interoperate. It consists of an integrated collection of languages...

INTEGRATING RULE-BASED SYSTEMS AND DATA ANALYTICS TOOLS USING OPEN STANDARD PMML

August 3, 2015

Author(s)

Yunpeng Li, Utpal Roy, Yung-Tsun Lee, Sudarsan Rachuri

Rule-based expert systems such as CLIPS (C Language Integrated Production System) are 1) based on inductive (if-then) rules to elicit domain knowledge and 2)...

Neutron Radiography Evaluation of Drying in Mortars with and without Shrinkage Reducing Admixtures

August 3, 2015

Author(s)

Chiara Villani, Catherine Lucero, Dale P. Bentz, Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Jason Weiss

Shrinkage Reducing Admixtures (SRAs) are increasingly being used in concrete as a method to minimize shrinkage and restrained shrinkage cracking. SRAs reduce...

Framework for Cloud Usability

August 2, 2015

Author(s)

Brian C. Stanton, Mary F. Theofanos, Karun P. Joshi

Organizations are increasingly adopting cloud-based services to meet their business needs. However, due to the complexity and diversity of cloud systems it is...

Human Generated Passwords - the Impacts of Password Requirements and Presentation Styles

August 2, 2015

Author(s)

Paul Y. Lee, Yee-Yin Choong

The generation stage of the user password management lifecycle is arguably the most important yet perilous step. Fulfilling minimum length and character type...

What 4,500+ people can tell you Employees' Attitudes toward Organizational Password Policy Do Matter

August 2, 2015

Author(s)

Yee-Yin Choong, Mary F. Theofanos

Organizations establish policies on how employees should generate, maintain, and use passwords to authenticate and gain access to the organizations information...

Localization and Number of Au Nanoparticles in Optically Indexed Cells by FIB Tomography

August 2, 2015

Author(s)

Aric W. Sanders, Kavita M. Jeerage, Ann C. Chiaramonti Debay, Alexandra Curtin

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) are gaining importance as therapeutic chemical delivery vehicles, medical diagnostic tools, phototherapeutic and contrast enhancement...

Evaluation of ASCE 7-10 Wind Velocity Pressure Coefficients on the Components and Cladding of Low-rise Buildings Using Recent Wind Tunnel Testing Data

August 2, 2015

Author(s)

Dat Duthinh

In the USA, wind loads for building design are specified in a publication of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE 7). The current version, ASCE 7-10...

Understanding the ramifications of important proposed changes to decision rules in three standards within ISO and ASME

July 31, 2015

Author(s)

Craig M. Shakarji, Steven D. Phillips

Decision rules define how measurement uncertainty is used (in conjunction with measured values and specification zones) to make acceptance or rejection...

Ensemble Neural Network Model for Predicting the Energy Consumption of a Milling Machine

July 31, 2015

Author(s)

Ronay Ak, Moneer M. Helu, Sudarsan Rachuri

Accurate prediction of the energy consumption is critical for energy-efficient production systems. However, the majority of the existing prediction models aim...

ANALYSES OF ERRORS ASSOCIATED WITH PHOTOMETRIC DISTANCE IN GONIOPHOTOMETRY

July 31, 2015

Author(s)

Yoshihiro Ohno, V. Jacobs, Peter Blattner, Tony Bergen, Udo Krueger, P. Rombauts, F. Schmidt, Peter Hanselaer

In lighting calculations and simulations, the emission of a light source is conventionally modelled using the far-field intensity, also termed luminous...

VISION EXPERIMENT ON CHROMA SATURATION FOR COLOR QUALITY PREFERENCE

July 31, 2015

Author(s)

Yoshihiro Ohno, Carl C. Miller, Mira Fein

Color Rendering Index (CRI) often does not correlate well with visual evaluation of color rendering of light sources at real illuminated scenes. The main reason...

Analysis of Network Segmentation Techniques in Cloud Data Centers

July 30, 2015

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli

Cloud Data centers are predominantly made up of Virtualized hosts. The networking infrastructure in a cloud (virtualized) data center, therefore, consists of...

SIMULATIONS TO CHARACTERIZE A PASSIVE MICROWAVE BLACKBODY DESIGN

July 29, 2015

Author(s)

Derek A. Houtz, Dave K. Walker, Dazhen Gu

This paper discusses the design of a microwave blackbody to be used as a primary laboratory standard for passive remote sensing applications. The design is...

Conformance Testing of Healthcare Data Exchange Standards for EHR Certification

July 27, 2015

Author(s)

Robert D. Snelick

Seamlessly sharing and using healthcare data as intended among distributed healthcare information systems is difficult. The adoption and adherence to clear and...

Atom-Based RF Field Probe: From Self-Calibrated Measurements to Sub-Wavelength Imaging

July 27, 2015

Author(s)

Christopher L. Holloway

In this presentation, we discuss a fundamentally new approach for an electric (E) field probe design. This new approach is significantly different than...

Self-referencing a CW laser with efficient nonlinear optics

July 26, 2015

Author(s)

Scott B. Papp, Katja M. Beha, Daniel C. Cole, Pascal P. Del'Haye, Aurelien C. Coillet, Scott A. Diddams

We phase-coherently measure the frequency of continuous-wave (CW) laser light by use of optical-phase modulation and 'f-2f' nonlinear interferometry. Periodic...

Measuring Systematic and Random Error in Digital Forensics

July 24, 2015

Author(s)

Alexander J. Nelson, Simson L. Garfinkel

Recognized sources of error in digital forensics include systematic errors arising from implementation errors, and random errors resulting from faulty equipment...

A Differential Form of the Kramers-Kronig Relation for Determining a Lorentz-Type of Refractive Index

July 22, 2015

Author(s)

Sung Kim, David R. Novotny, Joshua A. Gordon, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri

The integral forms of the Kramers-Kronig (KK) relations that relate the real and imaginary parts, n' and n", of a refractive index require the integral to be...

Password policy languages: usable translation from the informal to the formal

July 21, 2015

Author(s)

Michelle P. Steves, Mary F. Theofanos, Celia Paulsen, Athos Ribeiro

Password policies documents which regulate how users must create, manage, and change their passwords can have complex and unforeseen consequences on...

Robotic Spherical Near-Field Measurements at 183 GHz

July 21, 2015

Author(s)

Michael H. Francis, Ronald C. Wittmann, David R. Novotny, Joshua A. Gordon

We describe millimeter-wave near-field measurements made with the new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) robotic scanning system. This system...

Privacy and Security in the Brave New World: The Use of Multiple Mental Models

July 21, 2015

Author(s)

Susanne M. Furman, Mary F. Theofanos, Brian C. Stanton, Sandra S. Prettyman

We live in a world where the flow of electronic information and communication has become a ubiquitous part of our everyday life. While our lives are enhanced in...

Personalized Voting: The Intersection of Cloud and Mobility

July 21, 2015

Author(s)

Shanee T. Dawkins, Sharon J. Laskowski

Current research and development being conducted by the international Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure Consortium (GPII) is to create technology for cloud...

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