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Bertazzi, A. (author)This thesis studies methods to improve the applicability and the performance of Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithms based on Piecewise Deterministic Markov processes (PDMPs). First, we discuss the key ideas that lay the foundations of the field of MCMC, spanning from the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm to PDMC methods, emphasising a common...doctoral thesis 2023
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Akrish, G. (author)Spectral wave models are widely used for wave prediction over large spatio-temporal scales. Over global scales, spectral models (e.g. WAM and WAVEWATCH III) are used regularly by environmental modelling centers, such as the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the American National Center for Environmental Prediction ...doctoral thesis 2023
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Mastouri, Marouane (author)This thesis aimed to investigate the potential of the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) to promote sustainable adjustments in the production process of semiconductor machines, considering uncertainties in carbon accounting. The research combines a review of existing literature, a case study analysis of a selected semiconductor...master thesis 2023
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Paranjape, Aniruddha (author)As the world grapples with the challenges of global warming, there has been a significant push for the development of new methods of harnessing renewable energy. Energy harvesters have been a new avenue to generate electrical power locally for remote applications. An energy harvester is a device that taps into aeroelastic phenomena to convert...master thesis 2023
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Jiang, Quanxin (author)The need for more accurate cleavage modelling is particularly acute for a new generation of high-strength steels because they obtain their favourable properties through complex, multi-phase microstructures. One of the challenges in cleavage modelling is the strong sensitivity to material characteristics at the microlevel. This thesis proposes a...doctoral thesis 2023
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Moolenaar, Jet (author)Introduction: Tibial fracture healing complications occur frequently with reported non-union rates up to 23%. Preoperative patient-specific finite element (FE) modelling of fracture fixation may help to minimize these complications. However, developing such models requires labour-intensive work including (manual) segmentation of bones from...master thesis 2023
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Sharma, Sumeet (author)The main purpose of a radar is to detect, recognize, and track objects of interest. When it is known that only a single target is present, the matched filter is proven to be optimal detector. However, in practice, a radar scene often consists of multiple targets. For example, in air surveillance and monitoring applications, multiple aircrafts...master thesis 2023
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Schriemer, Sterre (author)Frequentist statistics and Bayesian statistics are the two main approaches to statistical inference. The frequentist approach is commonly integrated into academic curricula, while the Bayesian approach is less frequently employed. However a comparison of the approaches, further investigating their shortcomings and advantages, might give a better...bachelor thesis 2023
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Janssen, Britt (author)Quantile regression is a useful method to analyse data such that the estimates are more robust to outliers and the conditional distributions are more reliable for asymmetric distributions with respect to the commonly used ordinary least squares regression. Besides this, the quantile regression analysis might also include extra information on the...bachelor thesis 2023
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Kekkonen, H.N. (author), Lassas, Matti (author), Saksman, Eero (author), Siltanen, Samuli (author)We propose alternatives to Bayesian prior distributions that are frequently used in the study of inverse problems. Our aim is to construct priors that have similar good edge-preserving properties as total variation or Mumford-Shah priors but correspond to well-defined infinite-dimensional random variables, and can be approximated by finite...journal article 2023
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Hinestroza-Ramirez, Jhon E. (author), Rengifo-Castro, Juan David (author), Quintero, Olga Lucia (author), Yarce Botero, A. (author), Rendon-Perez, Angela Maria (author)With the aim of understanding the impact of air pollution on human health and ecosystems in the tropical Andes region (TAR), we aim to couple the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) with the chemical transport models (CTM) Long-Term Ozone Simulation and European Operational Smog (LOTOS–EUROS), at high and regional resolutions, with and...journal article 2023
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Scharnke, Jule (author), van Essen, S.M. (author), Seyffert, Harleigh C. (author)In the assessment of wave-in-deck loads for new and existing maritime structures typically model tests are carried out. To determine the most critical conditions and measure sufficient impact loads, a range of sea states and various seeds (realisations) for each sea state are tested. Based on these measurements, probability distributions can...journal article 2023
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Saitta, Simone (author), Maga, L.M. (author), Armour, Chloe (author), Votta, Emiliano (author), O'Regan, Declan P. (author), Salmasi, M. Yousuf (author), Athanasiou, Thanos (author), Weinsaft, Jonathan W. (author), Xu, Xiao Yun (author), Dr Pirola, S.P. (author), Redaelli, Alberto (author)Background and Objective: Numerical simulations of blood flow are a valuable tool to investigate the pathophysiology of ascending thoratic aortic aneurysms (ATAA). To accurately reproduce in vivo hemodynamics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models must employ realistic inflow boundary conditions (BCs). However, the limited availability of...journal article 2023
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van Essen, S.M. (author), Scharnke, Jule (author), Seyffert, Harleigh C. (author)For the design of maritime structures in waves, the extreme values of responses such as motions and wave impact loads are required. Waves and wave-induced responses are stochastic, so such responses should always be related to a probability. This information is not easy to obtain for strongly non-linear responses such as wave impact forces....journal article 2023
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Laugier, Romain (author), Defrère, Denis (author), Woillez, Julien (author), Courtney-Barrer, Benjamin (author), Dannert, Felix A. (author), Matter, Alexis (author), Dandumont, Colin (author), Gross, Simon (author), Loicq, J.J.D. (author)Context. NOTT (formerly Hi-5) is a new high-contrast L′ band (3.5–4.0 µm) beam combiner for the VLTI designed with an ambitious aim to be sensitive to young giant exoplanets down to 5 mas separation around nearby stars. The performance of nulling interferometers in these wavelengths is affected both by fundamental noise from the background and...journal article 2023
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van Essen, S.M. (author), Seyffert, Harleigh C. (author)Green water and slamming wave impacts can lead to severe damage or operability issues for marine structures. It is therefore essential to consider their probability and loads in design. This is difficult, as impacts are both hydrodynamically complex and relatively rare. The complexity requires high-fidelity modeling (experiments or CFD),...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Quanxin (author), Morete Barbosa Bertolo, V. (author), Pallaspuro, Sakari (author), Popovich, V. (author), Sietsma, J. (author), Walters, C.L. (author)Multi-barrier cleavage models consider cleavage fracture which is characterized by a series of microscale events. One of the challenges for multi-barrier cleavage models is the strong variations of cleavage parameters across different types of steels. The source and magnitude of the variations have not been studied systematically. In the...journal article 2023
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Mota Lontra, Bernardo (author)The Netherlands is a northwestern European country. The location makes the Netherlands an important entry for trade to the European continent resulting in high traffic intensities [1]. The Netherlands has one of the densest road networks in the world, having over 139.000km of roadways [2, 3]. The understanding of the link between the functional...master thesis 2022
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Titulaer, Björn (author)Spatiotemporal stochastic processes have applications in various fields, but they can be difficult to numerically approximate in a reasonable time, in particular, in the context of statistical inference for large datasets. <br/>Recently, a new approach for efficient spatiotemporal statistical modeling has been proposed, where the space-time...master thesis 2022
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Lindsay, Maxwell (author)Knowledge of nearshore bathymetry is crucial for every aspect of the blue economy. Currently, it is expensive to obtain nearshore bathymetry at regional scales, and therefore this data is not available for many coasts. The data scarcity occurs especially in the global south and big ocean states that are at the highest risk from climate change....master thesis 2022