Computer Science (PhD Theses): Recent submissions
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A risk probability estimation method for security assessment in global computing
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2008)Global Computing is a massively networked infrastructure supporting a large population of diverse but cooperating entities. The composition and characteristics of this infrastructure will be both dynamic and unpredictable. ... -
Automatic generation of optimised virtual machine interpreters
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2006)Virtual Machines (VMs) are commonly used as execution platforms for many modern high-level languages. Two important examples are the Java VM, intended for running Java applications, and Microsoft's Common Language Runtime ... -
Improved optimisation of density forecasting models using multi-objective search with applications in risk management
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2007)Density forecasting is becoming an increasingly popular method of prediction. Density forcasting models produce a probability density function estimate of a future event rather than a standard point estimate. Given that ... -
Novel approaches to biclustering and gene functional classification in microarray gene expression data
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2007)Microarray analysis is a high-throughput experimental technique with the capacity to measure the expressions of thousands of genes in parallel over many experimental samples (tissues types, environmental conditions, time ... -
A unified access control mechanism
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2005)The widespread employment of the Internet facilitates collaboration and the use of distributed applications. Security concerns, such as controlled access to resources are preeminent. Often different applications employ ... -
Monte Carlo simulation for global illumination
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2001)The aim of global illumination is to produce a realistic image that is indistinguishable from a real image of that scene in the least amount of time. This is achieved by modelling the physical laws that govern light ... -
Care : a communication and relationship education primary prevention social cognitive model aimed at developing the self-efficacy of adolescents to verbally respond to sexual coercion
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2017)This thesis describes the design, development, implementation and evaluation of CARE, a communication and relationship education, primary prevention social cognitive model aimed at developing the self-efficacy of adolescents ... -
Supporting bio-medical knowledge discovery : the Archetype-Based Electronic Bio-Medical Research Record (eBMRR)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2013)This thesis proposes the development of a novel type of record, the electronic Bio- Medical Research Record, which generically integrates molecular research and patient data in an interoperable manner to support bio-medical ... -
Software defined telecommunication networks
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2016)The paradigm of Software Defined Networking can have significant beneficial impacts on the provision of traditional Telecommunications services, but there is a possibility that networks may be oversimplified by removing ... -
Towards a formal method for distributed object-oriented systems
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2004)We present two components of a special purpose formal method intended to support the modelling and development of distributed object-oriented systems. The first component is a language, called Oompa, in which designs for ... -
Planning and adaptation of virtual human character motion
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2013)This thesis covers some work on planning and adapting motions for a virtual 3d human character. The motivation is to use the physical features of the motion to drive both the planning of motion sequences and the subsequent ... -
Supporting group communication in mobile ad-hoc networks
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2007)Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANETs) are networks formed when mobile nodes communicate over a wireless medium as and when they come within each other's radio range. Highly unstable communication links are characteristic of ... -
Supporting personalised recommendations in context-aware applications
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2009)Personalisation is the process of tailoring application behaviour to the requirements of its users. A primary concern of personalisation is providing users with behaviour recommendations that will aid them with their tasks. ... -
A study of notions of participation and discourse in argument structure realisation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2008)There is a lack of consensus on the nature of the process of linking; that is, how the conceptual form of thoughts determines the form of the spoken expressions used to describe them. Prominent theories of argument structure ... -
Improving parallelism through communication, partitioning and load balancing optimizations
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2016)Multi-core processors have been of great importance for the increase in performance of high-end computing in the last decade. This thesis focuses on several bottlenecks of parallel applications that utilize these next-generation ... -
Discovery of delay-tolerant networking endpoint elements
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2013)In this thesis, we study discovery problems in heterogeneous networks. Internet applications generally involve contemporaneous low-latency connectivity oriented around hosts and addresses. The discovery standards, protocols ... -
Using visualisation to support Reflective Community Design
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2013)Online communities have developed as a mainstay of contemporary internet culture. Their application has enabled the creation of media and software artefacts and resulted in new systems of economic and cultural production. ... -
An expert-supported approach to data exploration
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2011)Almost all information domains have witnessed a large increase in the amount of structured and semi-structured data available. However, there is still a lack of support for casual computer users who wish to create queries ... -
An approach to modelling learner cognition for Technology Enhanced Learning
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2013)Adaptive Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) combines pedagogical and psychological theory with technological approaches in order to support the learner as an individual. TEL environments have already begun to demonstrate ... -
Risk perceptions on social networking sites : an investigation of age and other factors
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Computer Science & Statistics, 2012)Since the mid 2000’s, social networking sites (SNSs) such as Facebook and Bebo have seen phenomenal growth. These sites provide many benefits for users, but there are risks in using them. To date most of the studies that ...
