Browsing Technology and Policy - Master's degree by Title
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Multilayer network modeling of change propagation for engineering change management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Engineering change management is a critical and challenging process within product development. One pervasive source of difficulty for this process is the phenomenon of change propagation, by which a change to one part or ... -
Multiobjective real options design : an evaluation methodology for the Orinoco-Meta Corridor megaproject
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)The evaluation of the Orinoco-Meta Corridor megaproject requires the use of a custom-made methodology that can take proper account of its complexity and particular characteristics. The methodology should contribute to ... -
National environmental & sustainability strategies for automobiles in Thailand
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Network partitioning algorithms for electricity consumer clustering
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)In many developing countries, access to electricity remains a significant challenge. Electrification planners in these countries often have to make important decisions on the mode of electrification and the planning of ... -
Networked interactions, graphical models and econometrics perspectives in data analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)This thesis is composed of two independent parts. In Part I, we study higher-order interactions in both graphical models and networks, i.e., interactions between more than two nodes. In the graphical model setting, we do ... -
New financing and business models to accelerate the development of novel therapeutics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Many obstacles contribute to the uncertainty and risk associated with early drug development, leading to the "valley of death" in which promising drug candidates experience difficulties in reaching the market. These ... -
New product development methods : a study of open design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)This thesis explores the application of open design to the process of developing physical products. Open design is a type of decentralized innovation that is derived from applying principles of open source software and ... -
Nonproliferation issues in the nuclear energy future
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)The continuing increases in annual greenhouse gas emissions, in the absence of stringent mitigation measures, will produce a doubling of pre-industrial atmospheric concentrations in the second half of this century and a ... -
Occupational skill mismatch and the consequences to employment outcomes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)An increase in the stock of high skilled workers boosts labor productivity, though economic theory suggests some of the effect may be attenuated by skill mismatch. This research begins to identify and quantify the mechanisms ... -
On creating cleantech confluences : best practices and partnerships to mobilize multiple sources of private capital into early-stage clean technologies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)During the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference, world climate scientists and policymakers agreed that global temperatures must not exceed a two degree Celsius increase above pre-industrial levels within the next 30 years. ... -
On-orbit serviceability of space system architectures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)On-orbit servicing is the process of improving a space-based capability through a combination of in-orbit activities which may include inspection; rendezvous and docking; and value-added modifications to a satellite's ... -
On-orbit servicing for satellite upgrades
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Except for manned servicing operations using the Shuttle, there is no maintenance infrastructure for space systems. The traditional approach is to build in reliability and to replace the system in case of obsolescence or ... -
Operational and policy implications of managing uncertainty in quality and emissions of multi-feedstock biodiesel systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)As an alternative transportation fuel to petrodiesel, biodiesel has been widely promoted within national energy portfolio targets across the world. Early estimations of low lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of ... -
Operational Impacts of Responsive Electricity Loads: A Modeling Framework Including Policy Implications for Cyprus
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)In order to meet EU mandates, the island nation of Cyprus must raise penetration of renewable energy from roughly 5% in 2013 to 16% in 2020. This means Cyprus will need economical ways of balancing intermittency, a special ... -
Operational sustainability metrics : a case of electronics recycling
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)In the past 15 years corporations and governments have developed a growing appreciation of the need for "sustainability" and have worked the term into their goals, strategy and mission statements. Despite extensive efforts ... -
Opportunities for technological and economic development policy in Brazil
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Brazil's transformation from an agriculturally-based colonial economy to an industrial republic spans seven decades - from the 1930s to the present - with three rapid growth phases which were each followed by economic and ... -
Opportunities for U.S.-China scientific collaboration in building a bilateral quantum network
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)From advancements in time transfer to networked science, quantum networks can enable a new host of experiments that would not otherwise be achievable. We can learn a lot about building such a network to connect quantum ... -
Optimal sizing of solar and battery assets in decentralized micro-grids with demand-side management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Solar-based community micro-grids and individual home systems have been recognized as key enablers of electricity provision to the over one billion people living without energy access to-date. Despite significant cost ... -
Optimally aggregating elicited expertise : a proposed application of the Bayesian Truth Serum for policy analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Uncertainty and risk are obstacles that nearly all policy-makers encounter during their careers. However, evaluating uncertainty and risk can be difficult since these concepts may be broadly defined. This may result in ... -
Optimized border interdiction
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)A feature of many conflicts is the presence of a border that separates an area of on-going military operations from an area that the enemy can use permissively. This thesis considers analytic techniques for planning military ...