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Mertzanis, Nick (author)This thesis investigates the integration of algorithm unrolling and genetic algorithms (GA) for optimizing pump scheduling in water distribution systems (WDS), a critical component for ensuring energy-efficient water delivery. In the context of modern civilization’s reliance on clean, affordable water for diverse uses, the operation of a WDS,...master thesis 2024
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Schelbergen, M. (author)The potential of utility-scale airborne wind energy (AWE) systems to contribute significantly to the energy transition hinges on their large-scale deployment, which depends on the cost-competitiveness and complementarity with conventional wind turbines. Central to the assessment of these metrics is understanding long-term energy production,...doctoral thesis 2024
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Ale Ebrahim Dehkordi, Molood (author)In society, institutions are the foundation that governs human behaviour through rules, norms, and regulations. The actions and interactions of individuals are shaped by these institutions, forming a cyclic system with numerous parameters and factors. Altering any of these factors, triggers the entire system to transition into a new state that...doctoral thesis 2024
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Aghaeian, S. (author)H igh-temperature (HT) oxidation plays a significant role in various stages of the steelmaking process, including hot rolling. When exposed to high temperatures and oxygen partial pressure, the steel composition near the surface can be altered as alloying elements deplete. Additionally, the characteristics of the oxide scale, such as thickness...doctoral thesis 2024
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Lagerwij, Sam (author)In response to the growing demand for air travel, major airports are approaching critical thresholds in their infrastructure capacity. As the transportation sector continues to expand, it is increasingly important to address environmental concerns that arise from aspects, such as noise annoyance and fuel consumption. This paper aims to enhance...master thesis 2024
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Gatidis, C. (author)Precipitation is a profoundly important meteorological process and a crucial component of the water cycle. Thus, the continuous and reliable monitoring of precipitation at global scale is fundamental for scientific sectors such as numerical weather prediction and hydrology. However, accurately estimating precipitation, its type and intensity at...doctoral thesis 2024
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Buriani, Gioele (author)This work introduces a novel methodology for the development of interpretable reduced-order dynamic models specifically tailored for jumping quadruped robots. Leveraging Symbolic Regression combined with autoencoder neural networks, the framework autonomously derives symbolic equations from data and fundamental physics principles capturing the...master thesis 2024
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de Wilde, Hans (author)The Hollandsche IJssel plays an important role in the freshwater provision of the province Zuid-Holland. Consequently, for Rijkswaterstaat it is key that salt intrusion is minimal in the Hollandsche IJssel. Recent studies noted that salt intrusion in the Hollandsche IJssel is limited due to a phase difference between tidal velocities in the main...master thesis 2024
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Schieren, Jonathan (author)Conceptual models in hydrology are widely used, allow for easy interpretation and require little data. Machine learning models in hydrology often outperform conceptual models but lack the ease of interpretability, require large amounts of data and and do not obey physical laws. Hybrid approaches aiming to combine the advantages of both...master thesis 2024
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van Cranenburgh, Tom (author)With renewed interest in the development of civil supersonic aircraft, their return in the future is becoming more ever more likely. The environmental impact of emissions in the stratosphere on climate and the ozone layer therefore needs to be explored. The stratospheric ozone levels determine the amount of harmful ultraviolet radiation reaching...master thesis 2024
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Neagu, Alex (author)As the power system grows more complex and active, equivalent models have become a solution for modelling parts of the network that have limited observability or are confidential or too complex to simulate otherwise. In the past decade, this topic has also made its way to distribution networks because of its transition towards an active network,...master thesis 2024
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Mihailescu, Georgiana (author)Given the enduring issues of human-induced climate change, the appeal of strategies aimed at reducing greenhouse gases has never been greater. CO2 is the most concerning greenhouse gas due to the large quantity already emitted into the atmosphere and the ongoing excessive emissions from anthropogenic activities. The transportation sector...master thesis 2024
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Nadeem, A. (author)Understanding the behavior of cyber adversaries provides threat intelligence to security practitioners, and improves the cyber readiness of an organization. With the rapidly evolving threat landscape, data-driven solutions are becoming essential for automatically extracting behavioral patterns from data that are otherwise too time-consuming to...doctoral thesis 2024
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Liang, M. (author)Since the introduction of cementitious materials, shrinkage-induced earlyage cracking (EAC) has emerged as a significant issue that negatively influences the function, durability, and aesthetics of concrete structures like dams, tunnels, and underground garages. This thesis aims to develop new experimental and modelling techniques that help...doctoral thesis 2024
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van den Bogaard, Fenna (author)The origin of the Martian dichotomy is subject to question and no substantial evidence exists. Some surface and interior features that are not visible in, e.g., topography data, can show up in gravity data. Therefore, this research inverts gravity data to find a crustal and mantle global density model. Previous research performed a one-layer...master thesis 2024
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Kostakonti, Sofia (author)With the advancement of technology and the integration of Large Language Models, interactive robots are entrusted with more significant tasks that contribute to human well-being. This transition is particularly significant in educational settings, where social robots assume diverse roles such as teacher, tutor, and instructional tool, aiming to...master thesis 2024
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Chin-A-Pauw, Laurens (author)In this thesis, we aim to improve the application of deep reinforcement learning in portfo- lio optimization. Reinforcement learning has in recent years been applied to a wide range of problems, from games to control systems in the physical world and also to finance. While reinforcement learning has shown success in simulated environments (e.g....master thesis 2024
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Ławniczak, Aron (author)Coastal areas face increasing threat from erosion. The use of coastal protection structures is imperative to counter this. Concrete “armouring” is widely used due to durability and cost-effectiveness. Conventional methods of “armouring” result in habitat degradation and loss of biodiversity. ECOncrete developed Coastalock, an armour unit...master thesis 2024
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Bootsma, Sybren (author)Aerodynamic stall has been a critical factor in recent aircraft crashes, leading to revisions in the regulations on the fidelity of stall models in flight simulation training devices. However, the updated regulations still lack a clearly defined accuracy required for effective pilot training. To determine the required accuracy, this research...master thesis 2024
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Koronaios, Panagiotis (author)This study investigates the development and application of meta-models for crashworthiness assessment of helicopter structures and components. It aims to address the challenges associated with scarcity of data from computationally expensive simulations and experimental drop-tests, and enable the use of surrogates in a crashworthiness...master thesis 2024