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Augmenting Traditional Static Analysis With Commonly Available Metadata 

Cook, Devin (2015-01-20)
Developers and security analysts have been using static analysis for a long time to analyze programs for defects and vulnerabilities with some success. Generally a static analysis tool is run on the source code for a given ...

A Framework for Universal Problem Resolution with Continuous Improvement 

Leithiser, Robert (2014-05-01)
This dissertation outlines a universal problem resolution framework implementing reasoning and improvement capabilities exhibited by human beings. The work reviews literature concerning major differentiations of human ...

A Meta-Parallel Evolutionary System for Solving Optimization Problems 

Britt, Winard (2007-05-15)
The purpose of the Meta-Parallel Evolutionary System (MPES) is to develop fast, efficient parallel evolutionary systems for function optimization. Given an optimization problem and a set number of nodes available for the ...

A Methodology for Increasing the Dependability of Open Source Software Components 

Pape, Patrick (2013-04-16)
With the increasing use of open source software components in real world systems, there has arisen a need for increasing the dependability of these components. The dependability of these components can be increased like ...

Odinn: An In-Vivo Hypervisor-based Intrusion Detection System for the Cloud 

Harrison, Christopher (2014-06-18)
Cloud computing has emerged as the de facto service model for modern enterprises; however, security concerns remain a major impediment to full-scale adoption. Concurrent to this paradigm shift looms another concern that ...

Situated Socio-Cognitive and Ecological Simulation of the Triple-Helix Theory of Regional Innovation Dynamics 

Morris-King, James R. (2014-05-14)
This dissertation focuses on applying the concept of agent-based ecological simulation to the problem of developing and maintaining regional innovation economies. A simulation model based on a popular model of innovation, ...