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Fall 2011

Zhang, Xiaoming

Models of interacting quantum spins have contributed significantly to our understanding of magnetism. The Heisenberg model on square lattice, which exhibits semiclassical N´eel order, is one of the canonical models. However, with frustration introduced by competing interactions, the system...

Fall 2017

Morrison, Hali A.E.K.

Ocular brachytherapy has been found to be an excellent alternative for the treatment of ocular melanomas compared to the predominantly used treatment prior to the 1980s of enucleation. Tumour control rates are generally >90%, overall survival rates are equivalent to enucleation, and ocular...

Spring 2016

Neufeld, James, P

Monte Carlo methods are a simple, effective, and widely deployed way of approximating integrals that prove too challenging for deterministic approaches. This thesis presents a number of contributions to the field of adaptive Monte Carlo methods. That is, approaches that automatically adjust the...

Fall 2016

Di Lullo, Giovanni R

Growing concern over climate change has created pressure on the oil and gas industry to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Several life cycle assessment (LCA) studies have examined various crude oils in an attempt to determine which have the lowest and highest well-to-wheel (WTW) GHG...

Spring 2022

Thibault, Jace D

Estimating costs for construction projects is a complex and often uncertain process. Given the inherent uncertainty of estimating and the unique risk profile of each construction project, many owners use cost uncertainty analysis to understand a project’s range of potential costs. Since results...

Fall 2023

Silva, Hugo Luis A

Oftentimes, machine learning applications using neural networks involve solving discrete optimization problems, such as in pruning, parameter-isolation-based continual learning and training of binary networks. Still, these discrete problems are combinatorial in nature and are also not amenable to...