Power Grid Simulation with GPU-Accelerated Iterative Solvers and Preconditioners

This thesis deals with two research problems. The first research problem is motivated by the numerical computation involved in the Time Domain Simulation (TDS) of Power Grids. Due to the ever growing size and complexity of Power Grids such as the China National Grid, accelerating TDS has become a stringent need for the online analysis of these...

Genetic Design of Ultra High Strength Stainless Steels: Modelling and Experiments

Diffractive Optics of Anisotropic Polarization Gratings

Diffraction gratings are being used to manipulate light in many different applications, such as in flat panel display systems, modern lighting systems, and optical recording. Diffraction gratings can be made polarization selective due to form birefringence. An alternative approach to polarization selective gratings is to use birefringent...

Ab initio structure determination using nano electron diffraction

This thesis is the summary of the development of electron diffraction into a mature method for ab initio structure determination. The progress is illustrated with the structure determination of some complicated unknown inorganic materials. The main step forwards is that it is now possible to apply electron crystallography method on solving the...

Risk analysis on real estate investment decision-making