Image segmentation and classification, the identification and demarcation of regions of interest within an image, is necessary prior to subsequent information extraction, analysis, and inference. Many available segmentation ...

In order to improve safety in current air carrier operations, there is a growing emphasis on proactive safety management systems. These systems identify and mitigate risks before accidents occur. This thesis develops a new ...

After centuries of studying the eight planets in our solar system, recent improvements in technology have given us the unprecedented opportunity to detect planets orbiting stars other than the sun, so-called exoplanets. ...