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Goel, A. (author)Due to growing awareness and rising concern over the climate change impact, the demand for renewable energy has been increasing. In the coming decades, biomass is expected to play a crucial role as it is one of the most plentiful and well-utilized renewable resources in the world. Biomass can be sustainably converted to solid/liquid/gaseous...master thesis 2020
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Yang, Maosheng (author)This thesis consists of two parts in both data science and signal processing over graphs. In the first part of this thesis, we aim to solve the problem of graph construction in big data scenario, which is critical for practical tasks, like collaborative filtering in recommender systems, spectral embedding or clustering in learning algorithms. We...master thesis 2020
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Turan, O.T. (author)Various engineering applications rely on efficient, high performance materials to overcome design challenges. This high performance can be achieved by engineering micro-heterogenous materials also known as composites. Since the behavior of composites relies heavily on micro-scale interactions between different components, modeling...master thesis 2020
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Schouten, J.E. (author)This report describes the process and outcomes of a graduation project for the MSc program Strategic Product Design. The client organization in this project is Innovation Booster (IB). IB, founded in 2012 and located in Amsterdam, is specialized in innovation services. IB is active in segments characterized by traditional and complex...master thesis 2020
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Winkel, S. (author)In the current breakwater design process, not all feasible concepts can be explored due to time constraints. However, designers are also influenced by breakwaters constructed near, or at the same location as their breakwater project. But also conservative assumptions influence the breakwater design process, for instance, regarding the wave...master thesis 2020
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Sutaria, Sasha (author)Sludge management has gained importance over the years due to high sludge treatment and disposal cost, stringent disposal laws, and a need to move towards sustainable energy production. Anaerobic Digestion (AD) of waste activated sludge (WAS) is a favoured sludge stabilisation technique due to its low energy footprint. Hydrolysis – the first...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Yepin (author)When making a decision between conducting owner and contractor mining, it is common for the mine owner to take into consideration a number of factors to assess the suitability of either method for any particular project. This research identifies and investigates the key factors by means of literature review and questionnaires and interviews with...master thesis 2020
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Naranjo Hernandez, David (author)In 2017 the National Power Company in Iceland, Landsvirkjun, started the operation of a geother- mal power plant in Theistareykir (Northeastern Iceland). The plant’s operation requires extraction, circulation, and injection of the geothermal fluids to produce energy. These processes depend on the existing fracture network of the reservoir....master thesis 2020
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Laxminarayanan Raj Prabhu, N. (author)Social interactions in general are multifaceted and there exists an wide set of factors and events that influence them. Hence, interactions as a social phenomena have been studied by researchers in the fields of psychology and social signal processing from different stand points. The common trend in literature is to perform an in-depth study on...master thesis 2020
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George, Ashwin (author)Robotic assistance for rehabilitation has benefited from the use of models for motor adaptation. The assist-as-needed paradigm for rehabilitation robotics was based on a single-state model of human adaptation to a neurological handicap. Recent studies have shown that human motor adaptation consists of two or more parallel adaptation processes. A...master thesis 2020
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Mazzola, Gabriele (author)Time-varying network data are essential in several real-world applications, such as temperature forecasting and earthquake classification. Spatial and temporal dependencies characterize these data and, therefore, conventional machine learning tools often fail to learn these joint correlations from data. On the one hand, hybrid models to learn...master thesis 2020
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Iancu, Bianca (author)Network data are essential in applications such as recommender systems, social networks, and sensor networks. A unique characteristic that these data encompass is the coupling between the data values and the underlying network structure on which these data are defined. Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) have been designed as tools to extend the...master thesis 2020
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Muhammad Fareza, Reza (author)The shipbuilding industry is not a standalone industry. It integrates with the shipping market, and therefore one characteristic of the shipbuilding industry is complexity. Competitiveness is a multi-dimensional concept that can be measured in numerous ways. The author found that these multi-dimensional concepts can better be translated into...master thesis 2020
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Babu Gheethaa, Mukkund (author)A high-resolution hydrological solver that solves on time-adaptive grids is created. The solver uses h-refinement strategies which adapts the resolution of the grid using a posteriori measure. It is based on an open-source scientific computing library named PETSc. With the use of highly scalable time-stepping solvers provided by PETSc, an...master thesis 2020
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van Limbergen, Koen (author)The positive relation between the performance of the client-contractor team and the end-result of a project has led to a growing attention for the human factor in construction procurement exercises. Over the last decade, assessments of constructors’ collaborative behaviour have been used more widely as a partner selection method. One of the most...master thesis 2020
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van Batenburg, K. (author)In recent years, the interest in integrating shore protection with the local ecosystems has increased. In comparison with the traditional reinforced embankments, integrated shores form a gradual transition from land to water where shore vegetation can establish itself. These nature-friendly shores have a positive impact upon the water quality,...master thesis 2020
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Douma, E.T. (author)To identify and improve the communication or information flow for a ship production process, this thesis provides an approach to use a Discrete Event Simulation (DES) model, based on Petri Net technique. By establishing a theoretical framework, the different simulation modelling options are analysed and based on practical requirements, a choice...master thesis 2020
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Widya Prihesti Iswarani, Widya (author)Various technologies have been implemented in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to generate clean effluent with minimised impacts on the environment. Thermal hydrolysis process (THP) and struvite crystallisation reactors are two examples of these technologies. THP generates humic-like substances, known as melanoidins, that are presumed to...master thesis 2020
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Koopman, Esmee (author)The goal of this thesis is to create a decision-making framework for the structural material choice for high rise buildings (between 70 m and 250 m) in the Netherlands. The main research question is: How is the structural material for a high rise building in the Netherlands chosen and how can this process become structured? Currently of the...master thesis 2020
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van Hootegem, Ammelien (author)Organizations in the construction industry are focusing more and more on sustainability. There exist various drivers and barriers (D&B) that can enhance or hinder sustainability in organizations. Research has so far mainly been focused on the primary activities within an organization. Hence, this study focused on the supporting activities ...master thesis 2020