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Monolithically integrated MEMS resonators and oscillators in standard IC technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Frequency sources and high quality filters based on mechanical resonators are essential building blocks for communication systems as well as analog and digital electronics. Driven by the continuous demand for reduction in ...
Program synthesis from execution traces and demonstrations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
In this thesis, we introduce an architecture for programming productivity tools that relies on a database of execution traces. Our database enables a novel user interaction model for a programmer assistant based on short ...
Expressive query construction through direct manipulation of nested relational results
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Despite extensive research on visual query systems, the standard way to interact with relational databases remains to be through SQL queries and tailored form interfaces. This makes the power of relational databases largely ...
3D model-based pose estimation of rigid objects from a single image for robotics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
We address the problem of finding the best 3D pose for a known object, supported on a horizontal plane, in a cluttered scene in which the object is not significantly occluded. We assume that we are operating with RGB-D ...
A rational choice framework for collective behavior
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
As the world becomes increasingly digitally mediated, people can more and more easily form groups, teams, and communities around shared interests and goals. Yet there is a constant struggle across forms of social organization ...
Hardware and protocols for authentication and secure computation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The Internet of Things has resulted in an exponential rise in the number of embedded electronic devices. This thesis deals with ensuring the security of these embedded devices. In particular we focus our attention on two ...
Beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit : intermediate band and tandem solar cells leveraging silicon and CdTe technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
The efficiencies of single-junction solar cells have been rapidly increasing and approaching their fundamental Shockley-Queisser efficiency limits. This is true for mature commercial technologies such as silicon and cadmium ...
Amplifier and data converter techniques for low power sensor interfaces
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Sensor interfaces circuits are integral components of wireless sensor nodes, and improvements to their energy-efficiency help enable long-term medical and industrial monitoring applications. This thesis explores both analog ...
On the power of (even a little) flexibility in dynamic resource allocation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Abstract We study the role of partial flexibility in large-scale dynamic resource allocation problems, in which multiple types of processing resources are used to serve multiple types of incoming demands that arrive ...
Reorienting machine learning education towards tinkerers and ML-engaged citizens
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies are appearing in everyday contexts, from recommendation systems for shopping websites to self -riving cars. As researchers and engineers develop and apply ...