Thermodynamic and topological characterization of living systems by Skinner, Dominic J.

“…In experiments however, many degrees of freedom typically remain hidden to the observer, making thermodynamic inference challenging. Here, we introduce a framework to infer improved bounds on the rate of entropy production, by reformulating the problem of inference as a problem of optimization. …”
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Cow-op : living and learning from our food by Ong, Richard (Richard Liou-Yuan)

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The measure problem in eternal inflation by De Simone, Andrea, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Realizing ‘integral control’ in living cells: how to overcome leaky integration due to dilution? by Qian, Yili, Del Vecchio, Domitilla

“…The ability to realize such a memory element in living cells is fundamentally challenged by the fact that all biomolecules dilute as cells grow, resulting in a ‘leaky’ memory that gradually fades away. …”
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The extension of liberalism beyond domestic boundaries : three problem cases by Brown, Rachel (Rachel M.), 1970-

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BIM Game : a "serious game" to educate non-experts about energy related design and living by Yang, Lin, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Finding long chains in kidney exchange using the traveling salesman problem by Ashlagi, Itai, Gamarnik, David, Roth, Alvin E., Anderson, Ross Michael

“…We give two new algorithms that use integer programming to optimally solve this problem, one of which is inspired by the techniques used to solve the traveling salesman problem. …”
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Risk-bounded Programming using Constrained, Hierarchical, Stochastic Shortest Path Problems by Hong, Sungkweon

“…This thesis addresses all four needs by first framing a constrained and hierarchical stochastic shortest path problem (HC-SSP) and then solving it using an anytime algorithm. …”
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Generative Adversarial Networks for Inverse Design Problems in Engineering: Methods to handle performance, constraints, and creativity requirements by Heyrani Nobari, Amin

“…This work laid the foundation for data-driven inverse design problems where we consider range constraints. Finally, we must turn our attention to another aspect of the design process that is crucial, and that is creativity and novelty. …”
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Digital places : rethinking urban elements : the case of the tower by Gichuhi, Christopher M. (Christopher Mwethera), 1976-

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Fukushima Exclusion Zone Survival Handbook by Zhao, Mengqiao

“…Organized around future daily life in the Fukushima Exclusion Zone, this project investigates whether all forms of life can live in a radioactive world and how we might do so. …”
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Upgrading the SplinterBot by Martinez, Nicholas

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The First Laboratory Searches for Low-Mass Axion Dark Matter by Salemi, Chiara P.

“…The dark matter is likely comprised of massive particles that interact very little or not at all with other matter. Despite this lack of interaction, the ubiquity of dark matter has allowed it to have profound effects on the history of our universe—including seeding the formation of structures such as the galaxy in which we live. …”
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Leveraging Learners for Teaching Programming and Hardware Design at Scale by Glassman, Elena L, Miller, Robert C

“…All three systems have been evaluated using data or live deployments in on-campus or edX courses with thousands of students.…”
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On playback delay in streaming communication by Joshi, Gauri

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ML-driven clinical documentation by Gopinath, Divya,M. Eng.Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Nanosystems: From the Lab to the Fab by Srimani, Tathagata

“…Beyond technology, this thesis shows unequivocally that nanosystems should – and can - be transferred from academic “labs” into commercial “fabs”, providing a realistic and feasible path forwards for computing to continue to improve and revolutionize the world we live in.…”
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Multimodal Data Fusion for Estimating Electricity Access and Demand by Lee, Stephen J.

“…In our second technical chapter, we employ machine learning systems for probabilistic data fusion to the problem of forecasting annual electricity demand at the countrylevel for all African countries. …”
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Analytical and computational methods for non-Gaussian reliability analysis of nonlinear systems operating in stochastic environments by Guth, Stephen Carrol

“…These costs are bad enough when evaluating a single hull configuration, but become ruinous when comparing the performance of different hull choices in all but the most restricted conditions. In this thesis, we develop a set of analytical and computational techniques to replace expensive long time Monte Carlo simulations with more economical carefully designed short time simulations combined with analytical formulas. …”
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High Velocity Supply Chain: Redesigning a Long Lead Time, Short Shelf Life Supply Chain by Witt, Doug

“…This project addresses these problems by imagining inventory as a control loop problem, where we take the system from its current form as an "open" loop and convert it to a self-correcting "closed" loop. …”
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