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Type of Document

Master's Thesis

Author

Verstak, Alexandre

URN

etd-10052002-020112

Title

Data and Computation Modeling for Scientific Problem Solving Environments

Degree

Master of Science

Department

Computer Science

Advisory Committee

Advisor Name	Title
Ramakrishnan, Naren	Committee Chair
Tranter, William H.	Committee Member
Watson, Layne T.	Committee Member

Keywords

experiment management
problem solving environments
wireless propagation prediction
wireless system design
data mining

Date of Defense

2002-08-15

Availability

unrestricted

Abstract

This thesis investigates several issues in data and computation modeling for scientific problem solving environments (PSEs). A PSE is viewed as a software system that provides (i) a library of simulation components, (ii) experiment management, (iii) reasoning about simulations and data, and (iv) problem solving abstractions. Three specific ideas, in functionalities (ii)-(iv), form the contributions of this thesis. These include the EMDAG system for experiment management, the BSML markup language for data interchange, and the use of data mining for conducting non-trivial parameter studies. This work emphasizes data modeling and management, two important aspects that have been largely neglected in modern PSE research. All studies are performed in the context of S4W, a sophisticated PSE for wireless system design.

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