Modelling, exploration and optimization of hardware accelerators for deep learning applications by Dutt, Arko

“…Several advancements in general-purpose computing (like General Purpose Graphics Processing Unit) and new custom hardware (like Tensor Processing Unit) are proposed to meet the maximum performance needs. These computing systems are still bottle-necked by under-achieved power-efficiency due to excessive data transfers. …”
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Dynamics in blue emitting metal halide perovskites for light emitting diodes by Karlsson, Max

“…It is therefore imperative to meet this energy demand, not only by means of greener energy production, but also with materials that are both more efficient to fabricate as well as to use. …”
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Mechanically durable and damage resilient dielectric elastomer actuators by Tan, Matthew Wei Ming

“…To achieve this, we hypothesize that polar crosslinkers can be introduced to polyurethane elastomers to meet this objective. To impart DEAs with high tensile strengths and improved actuation performance, polyurethane acrylate was copolymerized with a polar chemical crosslinker, polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA). …”
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Towards optimal scheduling of deep learning training jobs in GPU clusters by Gao, Wei

“…Despite their massive computational power, these clusters often struggle to meet the intensive GPU demands of deep learning training (DLT) workloads. …”
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Design of a supply- and temperature-invariant capacitive sensor interface for low power applications by Arup Kocheethra George

“…Capacitance-to-digital converters (CDCs) interfacing such sensors need to meet stringent performance specifications. Most importantly, the CDC should operate in an ultra-low power regime. …”
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Signal processing for cooperative cognitive radio networks by Rabiee, Ramtin

“…We seek to study their efficiency, especially in the case of imperfect reporting channels. Furthermore, to meet both reliability (protection of the primary signal) and spectrum utilization requirements for throughput analysis, the throughput of the secondary network is maximized over some required constraints. …”
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Detection of false data injection attacks in smart grid cyber-physical systems by Li, Beibei

“…However, conventional state estimation based bad data detection approaches have been proved vulnerable to the evolving FDI attacks. To meet this gap, this thesis introduces four creative research works to analyze and detect FDI attacks in smart grid CPSs. …”
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Development of selenization/sulfurization-free CuIn(S,Se)2 for thin film solar cells applications by Wang, Mengxi

“…To meet the growing demand for energy and to reduce the depletion of fossil resources, technology for the harnessing of renewable energy is urgently needed. …”
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Physical unclonable function based solutions to unification of user, device and data authentication by Zheng, Yue

“…Further development of IoT applications is challenged into seeking trust assurance of multiple credentials from user, device and data. Existing solutions meet this expectation with a naive layer-by-layer multi-factor authentication scheme. …”
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Solution processed transition metal oxides selective contacts for Si heterojunction solar cells by Lu, Chenjin

“…Photovoltaics (PV) plays an increasingly important role as renewable energy to lower the carbon footprint and meet the world’s energy demand owing to its abundance. …”
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Coordinated power management for islanded microgrids by Lin, Pengfeng

“…This would bring about larger power interactions between the two subgrids, and more power may flow through the BIC. To meet the requirements of growing subgrid capacities, instead of frequently upgrading a single BIC, a more likely way is to deploy multiple BICs connected in parallel to stack up the power exchange capacity between AC and DC subgrids. …”
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Health monitoring, lifetimes estimation, and thermal management of IGBT-based power converters by Mohamed Halick Mohamed Sathik

“…As power electronics systems, have gained an important status in a wide range of industrial fields, reliability and availability of these units are of paramount importance in order to meet stringent requirements spelled in aviation and industrial standards. …”
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InAlN/GaN high electron mobility transistors on Si for RF applications by Xing, Weichuan

“…Linearity of GaN transistors ultimately limits the power density and efficiency of these devices in many applications, as the operating point of the device typically needs to be backed-off to meet the linearity specifications. In fact, as the operating frequency increases into the mm-wave range by shrinking the gate length, the linearity is expected to degrade even further. …”
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Study on structural robustness to resist progressive collapse of vertical irregularly base-isolated structures by Bao, Chao, Ma, Xiaotong, Lv, Dahai, Wu, Qiaozhi, Doh, Shu Ing, Chin, Siew Choo, Shu, Hongbo, Nor Hayati, Abdul Hamid

“…It is suggested that reasonable protection measures should be set for the isolation bearing with greater vulnerability coefficient which may suffer from extreme accidents and the potential risk of isolation bearing with greater component importance coefficient is eliminated or reduced.…”
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Minimal power manoeuvring techniques in nano-satellites by Lim, Noel Wei Shen

“…The first idea focuses on moving a ball bearing in a tube while the second idea is about moving a ball bearing on a wooden board. …”
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Determination of the local surface shapes on the foot surface from plantar view using surface curvature and colour scale for shape categories by Nopriadi.

“…Two conditions of feet were scanned: weight bearing condition and non-weight bearing condition.…”
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Investigations into femtosecond laser hybrid manufacturing for 3D power sources by Tham, Nicholas Cheng Yang

“…Current MBs and MSCs, however, do not yet meet these energy requirements. The 2D design of these power sources limits either the amount of energy stored (energy capacity) or the rate of energy release (power capacity). …”
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Role of posttranslational modifications of histone proteins in epigenetics by Raj, R

“…Using a "Tag-and-modify" approach, modified histone proteins bearing both modifications was synthesized, and was later used for nucleosome reconstitution. …”

Instrumentation optimisation for unicompartmental knee replacement by Arthur, LW

“…To minimise the risk of bearing fracture in the very long-term, surgeons should position the bearing close to the tibial wall, neutrally align the femoral component, and avoid using the thinnest Size 3 bearings in young patients.…”

Study on mechanism and influential factors of progressive collapse resistance of base-isolated structure by Bao, Chao, Zhang, Yuhang, Lv, Dahai, Wang, Huxiang, Ma, Xiaotong, Cao, Jixing, Lim, Kar Sing

“…In order to study the progressive collapse mechanism of base-isolated structures, the test study and numerical simulation of the base-isolated structures were carried out based on the vertical Pushover method and analysis of the variation rule of the capacity of the remaining structure and influence mechanism. The isolation bearing failure position, the size of the beam of the seismic isolation layer, the type of the isolation bearing, and the horizontal stiffness of the seismic isolation layer on the capacity of the remaining structure were compared and analyzed. …”
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