The objective of this dissertation is to design and evaluate ultra-fast energy-efficient 32-bit integer and single-precision floating-point multipliers implemented with Rapid Single Flux Quantum (RSFQ) superconductor ...

A 3D scanner is a device that analyzes a real world object and generates a point cloud describing the surface of such object, possibly including color information as well. However, these devices are expensive, fragile, ...

This dissertation is focused on improving the performance of the 3D shape measurement systems based on the digital fringe projection, phase shifting, and stereovision techniques. New camera and projector models and calibration ...

Abigail is a chamber opera for three singers and eight instruments. It is the story of a godly woman who responds with wisdom and grace to the abuses of a drunken husband and the vengeance of a raging soldier. The hour-long ...

Many high end mobile phones include a number of specialized (e.g., accelerometer, compass, GPS) and general purpose sensors (e.g., camera, microphone). The availability of these sensors has given rise to sensing applications ...

Abstract of the DissertationAcusmacia is a spanish word of Greek origin that denotes an auditory hallucination. A hallucination is the apparent perception of something not present. In the case of sound, what is perceived ...

Due to criticisms of early na?Ève group selection arguments, most evolutionary biologists hesitate to invoke selection at any level higher than the individual. Subsequent group selection arguments, while attempting to ...