Amarasinghe, Ishari (Date of defense: 2020-12-16)
Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) creates avenues for productive collaboration between students. In CSCL, collaborative learning flow patterns (CLFPs) provide pedagogical rationale and ...
Wilhelmi Roca, Francesc (Date of defense: 2020-10-07)
The Spatial Reuse (SR) operation is gaining momentum in the latest IEEE 802.11 family of standards due to the overwhelming requirements posed by next-generation wireless networks. In particular, the ...
Pidde, Aleksandra (Date of defense: 2020-12-04)
Fluctuations are fundamental for living organisms. They arguably result from interactions with the complex, and unpredictable environment, and can often be manifested as temporal variability. The cell ...
Martínez, Cristina G. B. (Date of defense: 2020-11-27)
The use of nonlinear signal analysis measures to characterize electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings can be key for a better understanding of the underlying brain dynamics. In neurological disorders ...
AbuRa'ed, Ahmed Ghassan Tawfiq (Date of defense: 2020-10-16)
A related work report is a section in a research paper which integrates key information from a list of related scientific papers providing context to the work being presented. Related work reports can ...
Cabrera Dalmazzo, David (Date of defense: 2020-12-02)
Gestures can be defined as a form of non-verbal communication associated with an intention or an emotional state articulation. They are not only intrinsically part of the human language, but also explain ...
Low, Sock Ching (Date of defense: 2020-12-15)
Selective attention determines the sensory signals that are processed at higher levels at the expense of others and is biased by higher-order brain regions which anticipate task-relevant stimuli and ...
Ruzzene, Giulia (Date of defense: 2020-09-25)
Partial synchronization is an important phenomenon observed in nature and model systems. Chimera states are the most studied type of partially synchronized dynamics and attract interest from many fields ...
Nogueira, Mariana (Date of defense: 2020-10-05)
Following-up on patient evolution by reacquiring the same measurements over time (longitudinal data) is a crucial component in clinical care dynamics, as it creates opportunity for timely decision making ...
Maier, Martina (Date of defense: 2020-09-21)
The increase in stroke survivors poses a global challenge for the current health care system. The way that standard therapy is provided today impacts long-term disability and dependency in ADL insufficiently. ...