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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Enhancing Port Efficiency and Lead Time Reduction through Predictive Analysis: A Case Study of Container Management at Khalifa bin Salman Port, Abdulaziz A. Aljalahma

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Optimizing Deployment Kit, Introducing Acceptance Threshold, Saleh A. Alshuhri

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Electric Vehicle Support Equipment Deployment at Military Installations: A Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Approach, Katelyn M. Barton

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Modeling & Engineering of USMEPCOM Business Intelligence Data, Merrick A. Bedford

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Federated Medical Scoring Systems, Jacob F. Bryant

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Examining the Effect of Contractor Logistics Support on the Reliability of Military Aircraft, Rodrigo S. Campos de Moura

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On Intrinsic Dimensionality of Data Sets and Neural Networks, Ori Chachmo

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Systematic Review of Supply Chain Control Tower Critical Success Factors and Resilience Effects, Clay H. Chaffin

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Evaluation of VTOL-Capable Cargo UAVs for Dispersible Airfield Logistics in the USINDOPACOM AOR, Maria C. Chedzoy

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2033 Digital Modernization at USMEPCOM: A Strategic Analysis of Future Military Applicant Processing, William A. Clay

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Reinforcement Learning for Team Based Air Combat Maneuvering Decisions with Directed Energy Weaponry, Joshua D. Combs

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Advanced Intermediate Manufacturing (AIM) Supply Chain Concepts Leading to Reduced Lead Times and Improved Responsiveness, Eric S. Draudt

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An Integer Programming Model to Optimize US Army Deployment Cycle and Maximize Unit Availability, Grant R. Engel

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Techniques For Addressing Extreme Class Imbalance for Artificial Neural Networks Training, Colin W. Foley

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A Multi-Objective Approach to Optimal Deployment Policies for Wireless Sensor Networks Using Drop Points, Noah E. Fox

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An Analysis of China’s Perceived Geographic Locations of Interest by Use of Value Informed Facility Location Models, Layton C. Hedge

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Analysis and Visualization of Military Convoy and Supply Utilization in Support of State-specific Freight Plans, Madison E. Hofmann

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Simulating Human-Autonomous Aircraft Teams in an Anti-Access Area Denial (A2AD) Environment, Michael Kaminski

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USMEPCOM Prescreens: A Value-Focused Thinking Approach, Phillip M. Koenig

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U.S. Army Cadet Command Branch Prediction Model, Daniel M. Krizan

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The Use of Deep Learning and Transfer Learning in Complex Problems, Jacob S. Lang

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Automated Image Registration for Titanium Aircraft Components via Resolution-Robust Parallel Neural Networks, Paige T. Luebbering

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A Reinforcement Learning Self-Play Approach for Informing Wargaming Analysis & Development, Kathleen A. MacLean

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Bayesian Augmentation of Object Detection Algorithms to Enhance Object Classification Stability, Taylor D. Markham

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Training Schedule for the 56th Maintenance Group, Samantha K. O'Rourke

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The Impact of Solar Angle and Cloud Shadows on 3D Reconstruction of Rolling Stock Cargo, Carlina M. Ostrand

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Federated Analysis of Wearables Data for United States Air Force Mental and Physical Readiness, Sung Yong O

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Factors Affecting the Retention of Active Duty Airmen, Gregory A. Picardi

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A Reinforcement Learning Approach to the 2v2 Beyond Visual Range Air Combat Maneuvering Problem, Jacob J. Pike

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A Random Forest-Based Q-Learning Algorithm: Toward Interpretable Artificial Intelligence, Victor R. Rae

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Measuring the Comparative Performance of USAF Behavioral Health Clinic Operations: Emphasis on Capacity, Daniel L. Straw

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An Assignment Model for Lateral Transfers Matching Base Repair Facilities to XF3 Coded NSNs Requiring Repair, George D. Valaika

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Navigating Complex Environments: A Comparative Study of Shortest Path Algorithms for Military A2AD and Civilian Obstacle Avoidance, Ebony N. Williams

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Knowledge Management Modeling and Decision Analysis for USMEPCOM, Luke G. Wunderlich

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A Staged Framework for LLM-powered Information Extraction in Government Contracts, Jung H. Yae

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Advances in Quaternion-Valued Neural Networks, Jeremiah P. Bill

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Prediction of Persistent Post-Traumatic Headache with Long Short-Term Memory Networks, Todd C. Campo

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Design and Analysis of Asymmetric “String-of-Pearls” Common Repeating-Ground-Track Satellite Constellations for Missions Requiring Regional Coverage, Nathaniel Choo

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Information System Availability Status and its impact on Customer Wait Times, Joshua A. Cramer

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Garbage In ≠ Garbage Out: Exploring GAN Resilience to Image Training Set Degradations, Nicholas M. Crino

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The Aerial Refueling Asset Basing and Assignment Problem, Camryn E. Deames

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Analysis of Multi-agent Routing Solution Methodologies Exploring a Mosaic Warfare Strategy, Stephen D. Donnel

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U.S. Army Force Structure Optimization and Sufficiency Analysis, Francis P. Gargin

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A Comparison of Wireless Sensor Networks Under Stochastic Deployment Methods to Ideal Network Structures, Andrew J. Grove

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An Analysis of Aircraft Maintenance Leading Indicator Metrics to Unit-level Aircraft Availability Rates, William C. Hardy

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Hierarchical Federated Learning on Healthcare Data: An Application to Parkinson's Disease, Brandon J. Harvill

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Evaluating the Chief of Staff of the Air Force 2016 Initiative to Revitalize the Squadron: a Thematic Content Analysis of Appreciative Inquiry Mechanisms, John M. Huntz

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Lunar Search and Rescue: The Next Step for Human Spaceflight Recovery, Benjamin J. Johnis

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Automated Registration of Titanium Metal Imaging of Aircraft Components Using Deep Learning Techniques, Nathan A. Johnston

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Pattern of Life Modeling on Maritime Vessels with Bayesian Inferencing, Miles A. Kelly

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Designing a Counter-IADS Drone Swarm: Using Evolution to Evaluate Combat Assumptions Underpinning Drone Swarm Target Assignment, Olin H. Kennedy

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Bayesian Recurrent Neural Networks for Real Time Object Detection, Stephen Z. Kimatian

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Uncertainty Quantification in Federated Learning for Persistent Post-traumatic Headache, Byungmoo Brian Kim

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Predicting Success of Pilot Training Candidates Using Interpretable Machine Learning, Alexandra S. King

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Refining Contract Management: Essays on Relational Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Text Analysis, Timothy E. Landucci

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Probability of Agreement as a Simulation Validation Methodology, Matthew C. Ledwith

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Improving Deep Reinforcement Learning Methodology for Autonomous Defense and Escort of Military High-value Assets, Joseph Liles IV

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Network Vulnerability Identification for the Material Routing Problem, Carson G. Long

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Air Force Cadet to Career Field Matching Problem, Ian P. MacDonald

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Advancing Autonomous Swarm Behavior in a Simulated Anti-access Area Denial (A2AD) Environment, Chad P. MacWilkinson

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Simulating Autonomous Drone Swarm Behaviors in an Anti-access Area Denial (A2AD) Environment, Alexander L. Martinez

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Portfolio Optimization using Value Focused Thinking, Tyler Martin

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Classification and Analysis of Twitter Bot and Troll Accounts, Callan P. McCormick

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Examining Fuel Service System Failures of the USAF R11 Using Survival Analysis, Roed M.S. Mejia

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Inducing Sparsity Within High-dimensional Remote Sensing Modalities for Lightning Prediction, Grace E. Metzgar

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Examining Failures of KC-135 Boom Assemblies Using Survival Analysis, Benjamin D. Miller

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An Approximate Dynamic Programming Approach for Solving an Air Combat Maneuvering Problem with Directed Energy Weapons, Elisha A. Palm

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The U.S. Army Officer-to-Unit Assignment Problem, Andrea L. Phillips

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Simulation and Analysis of Dynamic Threat Avoidance Routing in an Anti-access Area Denial (A2AD) Environment, Dante C. Reid

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Federated Active Learning for Network Intrusion Detection, Matthew D. R. Sauer

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Test Problem Generation and Metaheuristic Selection for the Multidemand Multidimensional Knapsack Problem, Matthew E. Scherer

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A Transformer Based Architecture for Indonesian Sentiment Analysis - Exploring IndoBERT Variations, Training Size, and Self-Supervised Model Training, Connor F. Shaw

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An Improved Saliency Map with Trustworthiness for Localizing Abnormalities in Medical Imaging, Nolan C. Skelly

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Analysis and Optimization of Contract Data Schema, Franklin Sun

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A Reinforcement Learning Approach to a Beyond Visual Range Air Combat Maneuvering Problem, Caleb A. Taylor

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Evaluating Performance Competencies in the Royal Saudi Air Force Engineering Directorate and Squadrons, Faisal A. Al Dawood

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Investigating Supply Parts Delivery Delay from Supply Depot to King Khaled Air Base in Royal Saudi Air Force, Rashed S. Alkhathami

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Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Saudi Land Bridge Project, Faris J. Alotaibi

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Military Personnel Flight Customer Wait Time Reduction Model Using Simulation, Nicholas C. Anderson

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Inverse Optimization: Inferring Unknown Instance Parameters from Observed Decisions, Keith Batista

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Training LOGIC and Random Forest Models to Predict IT Spending, Jacob P. Batt

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Analysis of Container Shipments for USTRANSCOM, John N. Campos Y Campos

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Game Theory Framework to Evaluate Nuclear Deterrence, Michael A. Cevallos

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Generative Methods, Meta-learning, and Meta-heuristics for Robust Cyber Defense, Marc W. Chalé

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A Decision Analysis Framework to Consider Space Congestion in Orbit Selection, Anthony J. Correale

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Smoothing of Convolutional Neural Network Classifications, Glen R. Drumm

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A Decision Support Simulation to Analyze Scheduling Alternatives for Applicant Processing at Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS), Jonathan M. Escamilla

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Assessing The United States Foreign Assistance Activities Impact on Violent Conflicts, Daniel F. Feze

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Evaluating the Military Medical Evacuation Dispatching and Delivery Problem via Simulation and Self-Exciting Hawkes Process, Virbon B. Frial

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Incorporating Armed Escorts to the Military Medical Evacuation Dispatching Problem via Stochastic Optimization and Reinforcement Learning, Andrew G. Gelbard

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Analysis of the Perspective on Syrian Refugees by Neighboring Countries, Norma Ghanem

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Narrative Analysis of Open-Source Social Media Activity in the INDOPACOM AOR, Aaron K. Glenn

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Simulating Autonomous Cruise Missile Swarm Behaviors in an Anti-Access Area Denial (A2AD) Environment, Kyle W. Goggins

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Emergency Logistics Stochastic Network Optimization with Prepositioning and Distribution Center Support, Christian Graves

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Approximate Dynamic Programming for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Routing Problem with Obstacles and Stochastic Target Arrivals, Kassie M. Gurnell

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Retention Prediction and Policy Optimization for United States Air Force Personnel Management, Joseph C. Hoecherl

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The Cyber Wargame Commodity Course of Action Automated Analysis Method, Alex Hoffendahl

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Optimal Scheduling Of Aircraft Test and Evaluation Fleets to Balance Availability for Testing and Training, Sarah E. Hoops

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Indicators of Political Instability in the Presence of Rapid Urban and Youth Population Growth, Douglas W. Hubbard

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Qualitative Insights on the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) of Excellence Program, Brian T. Johnson