Volume 10

DOI: 10.1137/17S015896

Authors: Ishmail Jabbie (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), George Owen (Louisiana State University), Benjamin Whiteley (University of Maryland, Eastern Shore)
Project Advisors: Matthias Gobbert (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)

Abstract: The Intel Xeon Phi is a many-core processor with a theoretical peak performance of over 3 TFLOP/s of double precision. We contrast the performance...

DOI: 10.1137/17S016324

Authors: Diko Hemminga (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Project Advisors: Bob Rink (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

Abstract: We investigate synchrony breaking bifurcations in neuronal networks. These bifurcations occur from synchronous steady-states. In the mutual dyad an...

DOI: 10.1137/17S015781

Authors: Anthony Sulak (Cleveland State University)
Project Advisors: Shawn D. Ryan (Cleveland State University)

Abstract: Water tanks can be seen in communities all across the country, but how well are they designed? In this work, we study the optimal shape of water ta...

DOI: 10.1137/17S015914

Authors: James Flamino (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Alexander Norman (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Madison Wyatt (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Project Advisors: Peter Kramer (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

Abstract: We introduce a predictive algorithm for the smart growth of cities with populations upward of 100,000, allowing for extensive simulations of growth...

DOI: 10.1137/16S015632

Authors: Joshua Rubin Abrams (University of Arizona), José Celaya-Alcalá (University of Arizona), Drew Baldwin (University of Arizona), Ryan Gonda (University of Arizona), Zhaoren Chen (University of Arizona)
Project Advisors: Lofti Hermi (University of Arizona)

Abstract: In this paper, we develop a characterization of the structure of the US Stock Market by studying how correlations between the various stocks and se...

DOI: 10.1137/17S015902

Authors: Nicholas Bratto (University of Michigan-Dearborn) , Afrah Hanek (University of Michigan-Dearborn), David Wendl (University of Michigan-Dearborn)
Project Advisors: Sebastian Acosta (Texas Children’s Hospital), Hyejin Kim (University of Michigan-Dearborn)

Abstract: Autoregulation is the capability of an organ such as the brain, heart, and kidney to maintain a constant blood flow over a series of changes in art...

DOI: 10.1137/15S014162

Authors: Emili Moan (North Carolina State University), Lindsay Bradley (Winthrop University), Zoe Vernon (Washington University in St. Louis)
Project Advisors: Kristen Abernathy (Winthrop University)

Abstract: Card Collecting Games (CCGs), as well as many games in other genres, often employ a mechanic referred to as gacha-fuse-evolve where players randoml...

DOI: 10.1137/16S015449

Authors: Emily Nguyen (Muhlenberg College), Amanda Reeder (Norfolk State University)
Project Advisors: John Fricks (Arizona State University)

Abstract: Measles is a disease that continues to affect millions of people; however, it can now be controlled through vaccination. Using a spatial, stochasti...

DOI: 10.1137/16S015656

Authors: Stephanie Allen (State University of New York at Geneseo), David Madras (University of Toronto), Ye Ye (UCLA), Greg Zanotti (DePaul University)
Project Advisors: Giang Tran (University of Texas at Austin)

Abstract: Body-worn video (BWV) cameras are increasingly utilized by police departments to provide a record of police-public interactions. However, large-sca...

DOI: 10.1137/17S01580X

Authors: Deepak Moparthi (Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL), Albert Cao (Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL), Andrew Hwang (Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL), Joshua Yoon (Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL), Haoyang Yu (Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL)
Project Advisors: Paul Kim (Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL)

Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) is committed to preserving the beauty of America in order to provide everyone amazing interactions with nature. For...