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Nonequilibrium phenomena are ubiquitous in nature as well as industrial applications. However, their modeling and simulation faces a strong compromise between physical fidelity and computational efficiency, with atomistic simulations and continuum descriptions lying towards the two ends of this spectrum. In this dissertation we will first revisit several continuum modeling strategies for the formulation of […]
Caching is of primary importance in the Internet-of-Things (IoT) and in particular in information-centric network (ICN) architectures where the focal point is content rather than where it can be retrieved from. As a result, in ICN networks one can replicate and store (or cache) content at various nodes throughout the network so that it can […]
Committee Members: Raymond J. Gorte, Advisor; John M. Vohs, Aleksandra Vojvodic and Bingjun Xu
Committee Members: John V. Vohs, Advisor; Raymond J. Gorte, Aleksandra Vojvodic and Christopher B. Murray
The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Drs. Hee Kwon Song & Felix Wehrli are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Xia Zhao. This event is open to the public. Large conference room, 1st floor Founders Building, MRI Education Center, Department of Radiology, 3400 Spruce Street
Committee Members: Raymond J. Gorte and John M. Vohs, Co-Advisors; Aleksandra Vojvodic and Donald Berry.
Many modern humanoid robots are designed to operate in human environments, like homes and hospitals. Such robots could help humans accomplish tasks and lower their physical and/or mental workload. However, robot users in homes and hospitals typically are not familiar with robotics or programming, therefore it is difficult for them to adapt robots to their […]
The ultimate promise of robotics is to design devices that can physically interact with the world. To date, robots have been primarily deployed in highly structured and predictable environments. However, we envision the next generation of robots (ranging from self-driving and -flying vehicles to robot assistants) to operate in unpredictable and generally unknown environments alongside […]
Spin-lattice dynamics (SLD), an increasingly popular simulation method which simultaneously computes both atomic displacements and spins, offer new possibilities for modeling the temporal evolution of systems where the coupling between these atomic features are relevant such as spin caloritronics, heat assisted magnetic recording, magnetocaloric responses and magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia. To accurately model and understand these […]
Nanoparticle assemblies (NPAs) have attracted tremendous interests of various research communities. The particle-size-effect on mechanical properties of NPAs is systematically studied. With decreasing the particle size d from 300 nm to 10 nm, the SiO2 NPAs become drastically harder (∼39×), stiffer (∼15×), and tougher (>3.5×). The results are consistent with the data scattered in the […]