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Modeling Salient Object-Object Interactions to Generate Textual Descriptions for Natural Images
(East Carolina University, 2012)
In this thesis we consider the problem of automatically generating textual descriptions of images which is useful in many applications. For example, searching and retrieving visual data in overwhelming number of images and ...
Using n-grams to identify time periods of cultural influence
(East Carolina University, 2012)
An author's literary style is influenced by the cultural time period in which the author lives. The author's ideas, and the words chosen to express them, can help identify the cultural time period that most influenced the ...
ENFORCING ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL ON A SOCIAL NETWORK
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Social networks supply a means by which people can communicate with each other while allowing for ease in initiating interaction and expressions. These systems of human collaboration may also be used to store and distribute ...
Synchronizing Automata and the Černý Conjecture
(East Carolina University, 2012)
We provide a survey of research surrounding the Černý conjecture. This conjecture concerns finite-state automata that have the property of being "synchronizing." A synchronizing automaton is one for which there exists ...
A Protocol and Tool for Developing a Descriptive Behavioral Model
(East Carolina University, 2012)
Fuzzy rules have been used to model complex human behavior in order to develop sophisticated industrial control systems. The use of fuzzy rules to create a behavioral model provides a quantitative basis for discussing the ...