Title: Statistical modeling of self and proxy responses with gerontological applications Abstract In longitudinal studies of older adults, some participants are unable to provide responses by...

Title: Wave propagation: Theory and experiment Abstract Wave propagation through air and ground is studied for two different phenomena: (i) Nearly Perfectly Matched Layer Boundary Conditions for...

Title: Homogenization Theory for Solute Motion Accounting for Obstructions, Interactions, and Path Length Effects Abstract This thesis studies homogenization theory for the prediction of a...

Title: Prediction Methods For Semi-Continuous Data with Applications in Climate Science Abstract Semi-continuous random variables have discrete and continuous components with support on a set of...

Title: Development of ICA and IVA Algorithms with Application to Medical Image Analysis Abstract Blind source separation (BSS) is an active area of research due to its applicability to a variety...

Title: Spectral sets and functions on Euclidean Jordan algebras Abstract This thesis studies spectral and weakly spectral sets/functions on Euclidean Jordan algebras. These are generalizations of...

Title: Developing a computational model of neural networks into a learning machine Abstract The purpose of this dissertation work is to contribute to the development of a biologically plausible...

Title: A Swapping Method and Exploratory Analysis for Average Treatment Effect Estimation Based on Partial Balancing and Simultaneous Inference of Regression Models Abstract: In order to provide...

Title: Robust VaR portfolio selection problem under the joint ellipsoidal uncertainty set in the presence of transactions costs Abstract: The robust portfolio selection problem considers the...

Title: Efficient multigrid methods for optimal control of partial differential equations Abstract: This work is concerned with designing optimal order multigrid preconditioners for optimal...