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Yang, Q. (author), Zhenpeng, Z. (author)The increasing energy demand in China due to urbanization has made the study of different energy policies in big cities a crucial topic of discussion. This is a complex problem since the electricity market is a multi-actor system where various actors may have a great influence on the main issue we are focusing on. In order to reduce the energy...conference paper 2014
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Yang, Z. (author), Cauberg, J.J.M. (author), Tenpierik, M.J. (author)Normally, the design of a ventilation system in a dwelling is based on national regulations, related design rules, building tradition and general knowledge about healthy indoor air quality, ventilation and air handling units. In practice, the actual performance of ventilation systems is determined by ventilation components, building properties,...conference paper 2011
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Allen, G.M. (author), Yang, J. (author), Pera, Maria Soledad (author), Gadiraju, Ujwal (author)We present pathways of investigation regarding conversational user interfaces (CUIs) for children in the classroom. We highlight anticipated challenges to be addressed in order to advance knowledge on CUIs for children. Further, we discuss preliminary ideas on strategies for evaluation.conference paper 2021
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Arous, Ines (author), Dolamic, Ljiljana (author), Yang, J. (author), Bhardwaj, Akansha (author), Cuccu, Giuseppe (author), Cudré-Mauroux, Philippe (author)Explainability is a key requirement for text classification in many application domains ranging from sentiment analysis to medical diagnosis or legal reviews. Existing methods often rely on "attention" mechanisms for explaining classification results by estimating the relative importance of input units. However, recent studies have shown that...conference paper 2021
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Zhang, F. (author), Yang, Y. (author)Acoustic Emission (AE) monitoring is one of the possibilities to detect the crack distribution inexisting concrete structures. However, the conventional method requires further destruction likeopening of new cracks or propagation of the existing cracks. In this paper, a new strategy ofusing local cumulative AE activities during unloading to...conference paper 2019
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Nadeem, A. (author), Verwer, S.E. (author), Moskal, Stephen (author), Yang, Shanchieh Jay (author)Attack graphs (AG) are a popular area of research that display all the paths an attacker can exploit to penetrate a network. Existing techniques for AG generation rely heavily on expert input regarding vulnerabilities and network topology. In this work, we advocate the use of AGs that are built directly using the actions observed through...conference paper 2021
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Yang, Kai (author), Ye, G. (author), De Schutter, Geert (author)Water molecules exist as two spin isomers, differing by the relative orientation of the nuclear spins of the two hydrogen atoms: either antiparallel (para-water, S=0) or parallel (ortho-water, S=1) [1]. The transition between these nuclear spin states can be achieved through magnetic symmetry breaking via a field gradient across the spins...conference paper 2021
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Schrama, F.N.H. (author), Beunder, Elisabeth M. (author), van Boggelen, J.W.K. (author), Boom, R. (author), Yang, Y. (author)HIsarna is a smelting reduction ironmaking process that is currently in the pilot plant development phase. HIsarna produces hot metal with higher sulphur, lower phosphorus and manganese, almost no silicon and titanium and a lower temperature compared to the blast furnace. Because of that, desulphurisation of the HIsarna hot metal is one of the...conference paper 2017
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Schrama, F.N.H. (author), Beunder, Elisabeth M. (author), Ji, Fuzhong (author), Woolf, Rhian (author), Barnes, Chris (author), Sietsma, J. (author), Boom, R. (author), Yang, Y. (author)At the hot metal desulphurisation (HMD) stations of Tata Steel’s BOS plant in Port Talbot (UK), KAlF4 is injected together with magnesium in order to increase the fluidity of the slag and thus to decrease the iron loss. Although KAlF4 is successfully contributing to a lower iron loss during HMD, it also has a negative effect on the...conference paper 2018
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Goedemondt, K.S. (author), Yang, J. (author), Wang, Q. (author)Touchscreens and buttons had became a medium for virus transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have seen in our daily life that people use tissues and keys to press buttons inside elevators, on public screens, etc. In the post- COVID world, touch-free interaction with public touchscreens and buttons may become more popular. Motivated by...conference paper 2022
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Yang, Tao (author), Xie, Rongxian (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Bolt shear connectors have the advantage of efficient installation and demolition when used in prefabricated composite beams. When bolt shear connectors are damaged in the service period and replaced by new ones, the shear performance of replaced bolts is to be affected by the existing structural damage. This paper investigates the shear...conference paper 2022
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Arcondoulis, Elias J. G. (author), Liu, Yu (author), Yang, Yannian (author), Ragni, D. (author), Rubio Carpio, A. (author), Avallone, F. (author)The application of a porous coating to a cylinder can significantly reduce the vortex shedding tone when placed in a uniform flow. The mechanism of how this porous media attenuates vortex shedding has been studied more in recent years yet it is still not fully understood. Typical porous materials within a certain range of porosity and airflow...conference paper 2022
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van Zeijl, E. (author), Schmits, R. (author), van den Berg, J. H. (author), Harmsma, P. J. (author), Westerveld, W.J. (author), Lagioia, M. (author), Bodis, P. (author), Ebeling, R. P. (author), Nieuwland, R. A. (author), Yang, S. (author)We present a platform for the deployment of SOI based sensors in commercial<br/>applications. The platform is designed from a systems perspective and includes all<br/>aspects of a SOI sensor system, including sensor head itself, the communications<br/>infrastructure and a customized interrogation system.conference paper 2010
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Lee, J. (author), Mitici, M.A. (author), Geng, S. (author), Yang, M. (author)When designing the maintenance of multi-component aircraft systems, we consider parameters such as safety margins (used when component replacements are scheduled), and reliability thresholds (used to define data-driven Remaining-Useful-Life prognostics of components). We propose Gaussian process learning and novel adaptive sampling techniques to...conference paper 2022
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Ibrahim, M.S. (author), Yang, Y. (author), Roosen, M.A. (author), Hendriks, M.A.N. (author)There are a large number of precast girder bridges in the Netherlands that are made continuous utilizing cast in situ layers and cross beams. When controlled by the Eurocode minimum shear reinforcement requirement, the majority of these bridges that were constructed before the 1970s have insufficient amount of transverse reinforcement, which...conference paper 2022
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Lu, J. (author), Yang, Y. (author), Hendriks, M.A.N. (author)For reinforced concrete members without shear reinforcement, the shear failure is characterized by the formation of a critical flexural shear crack. Recently experimental observations making use of Digital Image Correlation (DIC) by many researchers suggested the significance of geometric characteristics and kinematic conditions of critical...conference paper 2022
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Schrama, F.N.H. (author), Beunder, Elisabeth M. (author), Visser, H. (author), Boom, R. (author), Sietsma, J. (author), Yang, Y. (author)During the magnesium-lime co-injection process for hot metal desulphurisation, graphite can precipitate as a result of carbon oversaturation. The formed graphite is known to form a layer between the slag and the hot metal. This potentially blocks the sulphides, that are formed during the desulphurisation process, to reach the slag phase thus...conference paper 2019
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Yang, Q. (author), Spaan, M.T.J. (author)Without an assigned task, a suitable intrinsic objective for an agent is to explore the environment efficiently. However, the pursuit of exploration will inevitably bring more safety risks.<br/>An under-explored aspect of reinforcement learning is how to achieve safe efficient exploration when the task is unknown.<br/>In this paper, we propose a...conference paper 2023