Computer Science: Recent submissions
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Mining Approximate Frequent Dense Modules from Multiple Gene Expression Datasets
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Large amount of gene expression data has been collected for various environmental and biological conditions. Extracting dense modules that are recurrent in multiple gene coexpression networks has been shown to be promising ... -
Increasing the Predictive Potential of Machine Learning Models for Enhancing Cybersecurity
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Networks have an increasing influence on our modern life, making Cybersecurity an important field of research. Cybersecurity techniques mainly focus on antivirus software, firewalls and intrusion detection systems (IDSs), ... -
On the Applicability of Deep Metric Learning to Address Source Code Authorship Attribution Problem under Simulated Real-world Constraints
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Source code authorship attribution is a widely studied research topic in the information security domain. In this dissertation, we develop and evaluate models that enable us to solve source code authorship attribution using ... -
Analyzing Three Different Tuning Strategies for Random Forest Hyperparameters for Fraud Detection
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Technology is advancing rapidly, and more tasks are becoming online than ever. Along with the benefits comes the disadvantages of this great advancement. While online services relieve from the struggle of in person activities, ... -
Comparison of Global and Local Particle Swarm Optimization
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Particle swarm optimization is a computational algorithm used to optimize a solution through sequential processing of particles using a specified estimation of quality. The algorithm is inspired by biological systems such ... -
Comparison Analysis of Classification Algorithms for Intrusion Detection
(North Dakota State University, 2021)As the Internet of Things becomes more prevalent in our lives, we are confronted with more security concerns. Network attacks have become more common in the cyber world these days. Denial of service, Prove, Remote to Local ... -
Covid-19 Face Cover Tracker Using Amazon Web Services
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Numerous studies have shown that wearing face covers and following other social distancing guidelines reduce community transmission of air borne diseases like COVID-19 during a pandemic. While public health administrators ... -
Extracting Useful Information and Building Predictive Models from Medical and Health-Care Data Using Machine Learning Techniques
(North Dakota State University, 2020)In healthcare, a large number of medical data has emerged. To effectively use these data to improve healthcare outcomes, clinicians need to identify the relevant measures and apply the correct analysis methods for the type ... -
Investigating Super Learner on Healthcare Data Sets
(North Dakota State University, 2021)In the field of machine learning, classification is the essential task that predicts the target class or label for each sample in the data. Improving the performance of a classification model has been a challenging research ... -
Mobile Health Application for Diabetes Self-Management
(North Dakota State University, 2020)As mobile healthcare applications are becoming more and more popular, it brings patients a more convenient way to self-management and communicating remotely compare to the traditional healthcare system. This paper introduces ... -
Alexa for Health Practitioners
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Many industries, including healthcare, are trying to take advantage of voice assistant systems by incorporating their technology into the industries’ environment. However, not many companies or researchers have successfully ... -
Vertical Data Structures and Computation of Sliding Window Averages in Two-Dimensional Data
(North Dakota State University, 2020)A vertical-style data structure and operations on data in that structure are explored and tested in the domain of sliding window average algorithms for geographical information systems (GIS) data. The approach allows working ... -
Developing and Validating Active Learning Engagement Strategies to Improve Students' Understanding of Programming and Software Engineering Concepts
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Introductory computer programming course is one of the fundamental courses in computer science. Students enrolled in computer science courses at the college or university have been reported to lack motivation, and engagement ... -
Development and Validation of Feedback-Based Testing Tutor Tool to Support Software Testing Pedagogy
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Current testing education tools provide coverage deficiency feedback that either mimics industry code coverage tools or enumerates through the associated instructor tests that were absent from the student’s test suite. ... -
The Design of Virtual Reality Based Data Visualization and User Interface Design in a Semi-Automated Cyber-Security Research Application
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Virtual Reality is currently an affordable and consumer ready technology used by many in the games and interactive media industry, however unlike the user interface standards in mobile, PCs, and Macs, VR UI design can vary ... -
Exploring Frameworks for Rapid Visualization of Viral Proteins Common for a Given Host
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Viruses are unique organisms that lack the protein machinery necessary for its propagation (like polymerase) yet possess other proteins that facilitate its propagation (like host cell anchoring proteins). This study explores ... -
Application of Memory-Based Collaborative Filtering to Predict Fantasy Points of NFL Quarterbacks
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Subjective expert projections have been traditionally used to predict points in fantasy football, while machine prediction applications are limited. Memory-based collaborative filtering has been widely used in recommender ... -
Threat Identification from Access Logs Using Elastic Stack
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Access log management is an essential part of cybersecurity. Lack of insight into user authentication patterns can hinder readiness and reaction to the growing threat of cyberattacks. Central Authentication Service (CAS) ... -
A Comparative Study on Different Big Data Tools
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Big data has long been the topic of fascination for computer science enthusiasts around the world, and has gained even more prominence in recent times with the continuous explosion of data resulting from the likes of social ... -
Prediction Accuracy of Financial Data - Applying Several Resampling Techniques
(North Dakota State University, 2020)With the help of Data Mining and Machine Learning, prediction has been a very popular and demanding instrument to plan and accomplish a future goal. The financial sector is one of the crucial sectors of present human ...