Browsing Institute for Data, Systems, and Society - Master's degree by Issue Date
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Assessing financial well-being of merchants by analyzing behavioral patterns in historical transactions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)This study focuses on new approach to estimate financial wellbeing indicators for merchants, by looking at behavioral patterns of their customers in historical transactions. The transaction data for about 10,000 merchants ... -
Improving trade visibility and fidelity in defense requirements portfolio management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)In 2003, the Department of Defense (DoD) requirements process migrated from a bottom-up, threat-based force-planning method to a capability-based, top-down approach with the introduction of the Joint Capabilities Integration ... -
Machine learning ecosystem : implications for business strategy centered on machine learning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)As interest for adopting machine learning as a core component of a business strategy increases, business owners face the challenge of integrating an uncertain and rapidly evolving technology into their organization, and ... -
Impact of technology readiness in the development of automotive systems when incorporating new styling : a graph theory approach to OPM hierarchical decomposition of the system's architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)This thesis addresses to find whether technology readiness, while developing a system of new derivative vehicles, has an influence on the time required to design a part that involves styling and engineering activities. For ... -
Data-Centric Business Transformation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Today's digital business environment is imposing a great transformation challenge on the enterprises to effectively use vast amount data in order to gain critical business insights to stay competitive. In their aim to take ... -
Analysis of a top-down bottom-up data analysis framework and software architecture design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Data analytics is currently a topic that is popular in academia and in industry. This is one form of bottom-up analysis, where insights are gained by analyzing data. System dynamics is the opposite, a top-down methodology, ... -
U.S. Coast Guard financial management : a systems approach to business process reengineering
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is undertaking an enterprise-wide Financial Management Business Process Re-Engineering (FM BPR) effort that will transform its delivery of financial management services which support ... -
Balancing utility and privacy of high-dimensional datasets : mobile phone metadata
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Large-scale datasets of human behavior have the potential to fundamentally transform the way we develop cities, fight disease and crime, and respond to natural disasters. However, understanding the privacy of these data ... -
A systems framework and modeling approach to predict and manage the mental health effects of a military conflict
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Combat-related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) poses complex challenges for policymakers that systems analysis could help elucidate. True population prevalence and future clinical need are highly uncertain, because ... -
A comprehensive computer-aided planning approach for universal energy access : case study of Kilifi, Kenya
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)In 2009, it was estimated that 1.4 billion people in the world lack access to electricity, and approximately 2.7 billion people rely on biomass as their primary cooking fuel. Access to reliable electricity and modem forms ... -
Active participation of buildings in the power sector : the case of small office buildings
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Under the broad context of decarbonization of the energy sector, commercial buildings are well-suited for providing ancillary services to the electricity grid and poised to transform from passive consumers to active ... -
Utility business model innovation : a techno-economic and strategic analysis of distributed energy systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Bankable and sustainable utility business models are key to the secure and efficient functioning of critical electric power infrastructure. Due to a variety of factors, including technological progress and policy goals, ... -
Identifying sustainable organic management systems in urban India : case study of Pune, India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)With increasing population and per-capita capita waste generation, cities in India and other developing countries are seeking alternative strategies to manage the organic fraction of municipal solid waste in an effort to ... -
Exploring design based wilderness education : a pedagogy to develop design thinking, an engineering science worldview, and leadership capacity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)This study explores the experience of students during the implementation of a design-based wilderness education curricula. I introduce the concept of a curriculum that combines the pedagogies of design-based learning and ... -
The Education DesignShop : broadening non-designers' solutions for big issues
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Education in America can benefit from innovation. Creating problem-solving and inventive, innovative thinking from a diverse array of people and experiences can help redefine and reinvent this important public mission. ... -
Characterizing performance of residential internet connections using an analysis of measuring broadband America's web browsing test data
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)This thesis presents an analysis of F.C.C.-measured web page loading times as observed in 2013 from nodes connected to consumer broadband providers in the Northeastern, Southern and Pacific U.S. We also collected data for ... -
Middle East respiratory syndrome in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : insights from publicly available data
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Since 2012, more than 1300 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) have been diagnosed worldwide, the vast majority of which have occurred in Saudi Arabia and over 40% of which have ended in death. In Spring 2014, ... -
Data analysis and simulation approach to capacity planning
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)In 2012, President Obama signed an Executive Order to improve access to mental health service for active duty members and for veterans. Two years later, in 2014, the President outlined 19 new executive actions to improve ... -
Enhancing astronaut mobility through spacesuit kinematics and interactive space outreach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Human spaceflight programs are facing new challenges rising from the evolution of the exploration agenda, as well as the changing international panel of actors. Planetary exploration missions will require intensive ... -
The future of natural gas in China : effects of pricing reform and climate policy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)China has a goal of reducing carbon emissions. At the same time, China is currently targeting an increase in natural gas consumption as a part of broader national strategies to reduce the environmental (air pollution) ...
