Browsing PhD theses in Engineering and Sciences by Title
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An Access Control Model to Facilitate Healthcare Information Access in Context of Team Collaboration
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 208, Doctoral thesis, 2018)The delivery of healthcare relies on the sharing of patients information among a group of healthcare professionals (so-called multidisciplinary teams (MDTs)). At present, electronic health records (EHRs) are widely utilized ... -
Adaptive Control of Systems with Quantization and Time Delays
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 413, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This thesis addresses problems relating to tracking control of nonlinear systems in the presence of quantization and time delays. Motivated by the importance in areas such as networked control systems (NCSs) and digital ... -
Advancements in Safe Deep Reinforcement Learning for Real-Time Strategy Games and Industry Applications
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 361, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Deep reinforcement learning has attracted considerable attention from industry and academia, among others, because of its success in solving intricate video games and industrial applications. Recent advancements in hardware ... -
Advances in Deep Learning Towards Fire Emergency Application : Novel Architectures, Techniques and Applications of Neural Networks
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 308, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Deep Learning has been successfully used in various applications, and recently, there has been an increasing interest in applying deep learning in emergency management. However, there are still many significant challenges ... -
Affinity-Based Reinforcement Learning : A New Paradigm for Agent Interpretability
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 395, Doctoral thesis, 2023)The steady increase in complexity of reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms is accompanied by a corresponding increase in opacity that obfuscates insights into their devised strategies. Methods in explainable artificial ... -
Algebra at the start of Upper Secondary School : A case study of a Norwegian mathematics classroom with emphasis on the relationship between the mathematics offered and students’ responses
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Norwegian students at the end of lower secondary school are according to international comparative studies weak in algebra. This thesis reports a study of a mathematics classroom at the start of upper secondary school, ... -
Approaches and strategy development towards more sustainable ultra-high-performance concrete
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 410, Doctoral thesis, 2023)The main research objective of this thesis is to investigate how the use of UHPC can contribute to improving the sustainability of the concrete industry by investigating alternative approaches and develop a comprehensive ... -
Attribute Based Cryptographic Enforcements for Security and Privacy in E-health Environments
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The Augmented Learner : The pivotal role of multimedia enhanced learning within a foresight-based learning model designed to accelerate the delivery of higher levels of learner creativity
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 374, Doctoral thesis, 2022)The central theme for this dissertation lies at the intersection of multisensory technology enhanced learning, the field of foresight and transformative pedagogy and their role in helping to develop greater learner creativity. ... -
Autonomous Demand Side Management of Electric Vehicles
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 411, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Demand-side management approaches that exploit the temporal flexibility of electric vehicles have attracted much attention in recent years due to the increasing market penetration. These demand-side management measures ... -
Autonomous Optimization of Repurposed Electric Vehicle Batteries for Grid Balancing
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The big slice phenomenon in Banach spaces. Diameter 2 properties, Daugavet- and delta-points
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 335, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Preliminary theory will be presented prior to each result. We begin, in Subsection 1.2.1, by discussing Müntz spaces, which is the focus of the two first papers, “Two properties of Müntz spaces” and “Octahedrality and ... -
Broadband wireless communication systems: Channel modeling and system performance analysis
(Doctoral Dissertation at the University of Agder;34, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2011)Wideband channel modeling, which can accurately describe the most important characteristics of wideband mobile fading channels, is essential for the design, evaluation, and optimization of broadband wireless communication ... -
Bruk av elevbøker i matematikk på ungdomssteget : ein kasusstudie
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder;60, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2013)The focus of this dissertation is on ways students and teachers work with the student-book in mathematics in lower secondary school. The intention is to study how it is integrated to the learning activity in the subject. ... -
Channel simulation models for mobile broadband communication systems
(Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2009)Mobile broadband wireless communication systems (MBWCS) are emerging as a solution to provide broadband services to users on the move. These systems are expected to operate in a wide variety of propagation scenarios, at ... -
Cod at drift in the Nordic seas
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Condition Monitoring Methods for Large, Low-speed Bearings
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 260, Doctoral thesis, 2020)In all industrial production plants, well-functioning machines and systems are required for sustained and safe operation. However, asset performance degrades over time and may lead to reduced effiency, poor product quality, ... -
Condition monitoring of fibre ropes using machine learning
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 368, Doctoral thesis, 2022)The application of fibre ropes in offshore lifting operations has significant potential for further development. With minimum breaking loads (MBL) equivalent to steel wire at similar diameters and almost neutral buoyancy ... -
Condition monitoring of rolling element bearings during low and variable speed conditions
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Cooperative Communications inWireless Local Area Networks: MAC Protocol Design and Multi-layer Solutions
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder;48, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2012)This dissertation addresses cooperative communications and proposes multi-layer solu- tions for wireless local area networks, focusing on cooperative MAC design. The coop- erative MAC design starts from CSMA/CA based ...