GRS 2017
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This collection gathers posters, talks, and performances presented at the 2017 Graduate Research and Scholarship Projects Day.
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Item A Novel Demand Response Management Model to Reduce Smart Grid Costs(2017) Ahmadian, Saeed; Malki, Heidar A.; Barati, MasoudDRM means leveling demand curve based on electricity prices. Indeed, using variable price rates, electricity consumers are encouraged to use electricity in periods with cheap electricity price ranges. Therefore, total system cost would decrease efficiently. Motivations: To model dynamics between electricity end-users and utility companies. To present a model with simple implementation on smart households. To reduce electricity production costs and to maximize social welfare.Item An Efficient Hair Removal Algorithm for Skin Lesion Images(2017) Pan, Rangeet; Zouridakis, GeorgeItem Electrodeposition of Chromium Film Using Cr3+ Solution: Fundamental Study of Crack Formation(2017) Ahmadi, Kamyar; Brankovic, Stanko R.What is the purpose of this study? Understand issues with electrodeposition (ELD) of chromium (Cr) film from Cr3+ solution and then suggest an approach to address them. What is ELD? In ELD process by applying current metallic ions in solution reduce and form a metallic coating on the surface of an electrode. Why Cr? Cr has attractive appearance -> decorative application. Cr is hard and anti-corrosion -> engineering application. General approaches for ELD of Cr? Cr(IV) ions -> + high quality films, - highly carcinogenic. Cr(III) ions -> + environmentally friendly, - issues with quality due to crack formation. What have we done so far? We fundamentally study the origin of cracks in the films. We propose a promising approach to reduce the cracking.Item Electroless Atomic Layer Deposition of Pt on Cu Nanowires(2017) Solanki, Dhaivat J.; Brankovic, Stanko R.Pt is a material widely used as a catalyst in many areas of chemical synthesis and energy conversion and as a protective layer and etch stop barrier in the semiconductor industry. Due to high surface free energy, Pt exhibits a rough 3D growth (Volmer – Weber) mode. This represents a challenge when ultrathin and conformal layers of Pt are needed. The electroless ALD process presented here enables uniform and selective deposition of Pt on micro patterned Cu structures/wires on Si and SiO2, offering an opportunity for simplified integration into more complex fabrication routes currently used in semiconductor fabs. Outline of the process: Pt is deposited on Cu lines by surface limited redox replacement (SLRR). Monolayer of Pb is deposited on Cu/Pt using an ‘electro-less’ approach utilizing V2/3+ redox couple. Pb monolayer on Cu/Pt serves as a reducing agent for Pt deposition (self-limited to 1 ML).Item Examining the Improvisational Creative Process in the Visual Arts: A Mobile Brain Body Imaging Approach(2017) Cruz-Garza, Jesus G.; Chatufale, Girija; Contreras-Vidal, Jose L.Mobile brain/body imaging (MoBI) for the study of the human improvisational creative process. In the spirit of the "Exquisite Corpse," an improvisational creative game, three artists created three art-pieces. The artists were equipped with 64 channel wireless EEG (2 channel EOG) and 3 inertial measurement units on forearms and head. We report the most relevant features for offline classification both in motion and EEG data pertaining to baseline, planning, and execution phases, of the improvisational creative process. The angular velocity in the left-right direction and the magnitude ratio (right / left hand) of the movement jerk were features that consistently shared the most mutual information with the class labels. The most relevant features for classification in the EEG data varied for each artist, and relate to their approach to the artwork. These features were mostly found in the parietal, central and frontal electrodes across frequency bands and time-domain features.Item Ultra-High LSPR Sensitivity of Far Field Coupled Gold Nanodisks Array with Undercutting(2017) Misbah, Ibrahim; Shih, Wei-Chuan