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Fall 2024
Heuristic functions substantially influence heuristic search performance. Recent work used program synthesis to produce high-performance formula-based heuristics, offering a promise of human explanability. In this thesis we investigate the promise and present a tool to improve a given heuristic...
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Fall 2016
At the heart of this thesis was one simple question, “What is the essence of my happiness?” This question was explored, with the guidance of the problem solving steps outlined in Heuristic research. I employed insights from my interests in classical psychology and existential phenomenology to...
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Spring 2023
Pathfinding has been an interesting research area throughout the years. Heuristic search algorithms are used to find a path with the minimum length between a start and a goal in a graph, which has applications in GPS navigation and video games. There are different ways to create a heuristic for...
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Fall 2018
In this thesis, I study the methods to solve an NP-hard problem, minimum weighted latency problem (MWLP). The well-studied NP-hard problem minimum latency problem (MLP) can be seen as a special case of MLWP. I introduce the motivation of studying MWLP at the beginning. After describing the...
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2010
This study explores the theological nature of beauty as lived experience in the expressive arts studio. The methodology, rooted in phenomenology, is a blend of heuristic and arts-based research. I consider my own experiences of beauty as well as those of several co- researchers. Together, we...