Browsing PhD theses (TN-IDE) by Title
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Artifact Detection for Reliable Computational Pathology Systems using Artificial Intelligence
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Cancer is a significant global health concern, resulting in millions of deaths worldwide each year. Cancer diagnosis is performed using histological examination of glass slides under a microscope. Thanks to digitization ... -
Automated Grading of Bladder Cancer using Deep Learning
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-02)Urothelial carcinoma is the most common type of bladder cancer and is among the cancer types with the highest recurrence rate and lifetime treatment cost per patient. Diagnosed patients are stratified into risk groups, ... -
Automatic AI-Driven segmentation of Acute Ischemic Stroke Regions with CT Perfusion Images
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates artificial intelligence (AI) methodologies to automatically delineate ischemic areas of brain Computed Tomography Perfusion (CTP) scans acquired at hospital admission in patients suspected of acute ... -
Automatic Video Analysis in Resuscitation
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-01)This thesis investigates possibilities for applying automatic video analysis in the medical context of resuscitation of a patient. Two situations are investigated: 1) Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) where there is a ... -
Blockchain based energy transactions for a prosumer community
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-09)Integration of solar micro-generation capabilities in domestic contexts is on the rise, leading to the creation of prosumer communities who generate part of the energy they consume. Prosumer communities require a decentralized, ... -
Controller Motifs for Homeostatic Regulation and Their Applications in Biological Systems
(PhD thesis UiS;276, Doctoral thesis, 2015-12-03)Living organisms have over billions of years evolved into highly specific and complex entities. Although the range of organisms that inhabit our planet is strikingly diverse, they are all in some extent able to protect ... -
A Critical Look at the Evaluation of Knowledge Graph Question Answering
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-11)The field of information retrieval (IR) is concerned with systems that “make a given stored collection of information items available to a user population” [111]. The way in which information is made available to the user ... -
Deep Learning-Driven Diagnostic and Prognostic Solutions for Histopathological Images of Bladder Cancer
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2024)This thesis presents a comprehensive investigation into the development and application of advanced computational techniques for the extraction of crucial diagnostic and prognostic information from histological images of ... -
Deep Neural Attention for Misinformation and Deception Detection
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-06)At present the influence of social media on society is so much that without it life seems to have no meaning for many. This kind of over-reliance on social media gives an opportunity to the anarchic elements to take undue ... -
Event processing applied to streams of TV channel zaps and sensor middleware with virtualization
(PhD thesis UiS;192, Doctoral thesis, 2013-04-23)The last decade has seen an exponential increase in mobile computing devices, as well as an increasing adoption of sensor technology in process industry, homes and public spaces. The increasing amount of information made ... -
Improving Data Availability in Decentralized Storage Systems
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Preserving knowledge for future generations has been a primary concern for humanity since the dawn of civilization. State-of-the-art methods have included stone carvings, papyrus scrolls, and paper books. With each advance ... -
Information Processing in the Cloud : Resource Allocation and Security Perspective
(PhD thesis UiS;487, Doctoral thesis, 2019-09)Cloud computing has been adopted at faster rates due to its advantages, that are brought to the customers over the Internet. Usage of various services over the Internet is quite high. Users are storing large amounts of ... -
Orchestration in a 5G-MEC Testbed for V2X Applications
(PhD Theses UiS;790, Doctoral thesis, 2024)The Fifth Generation (5G) of mobile networks is revolutionizing connectivity,enabling faster data transmission and lower latency. 5G enhances the performance of the usage scenarios supported by the previous generation but ... -
Predictive Analytics for Maintaining Power System Stability in Smart Energy Communities
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-05)Digitalization and decentralization of energy supply have introduced several challenges to emerging power grids known as smart grids. One of the significant challenges, on the demand side, is preserving the stability of the ... -
Scheduling Drilling Processes With Petri Nets
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Safety issues in drilling are related to two facts: Wells are becoming more complex, and manually piloting a drilling rig is a difficult task which requires highly skilled personnel. Consequently, improving safety is ... -
Secure and Privacy Driven Energy Data Analytics
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-11)Renewable resources are the main energy sources in a smart grid project. In order to ensure the smooth functioning of the smart grid, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) need to be utilised efficiently. The ... -
Secure and reliable wireless and ad hoc communications
(PhD thesis UiS;82, Doctoral thesis, 2009-11-20)Wireless and ad hoc communication systems create additional challenges for the implementation of security and reliability services when compared to fixed networks. On the one hand, the inherent characteristics of wireless ... -
Security in Critical Information Infrastructures
(PhD thesis UiS;254, Doctoral thesis, 2015-06-05)Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are permeating the critical infrastructures that our modern society relies on, and ICT security is becoming increasingly important to all aspects of our lives. This dissertation ... -
Signal Processing for Newborn Survival : from labour to resuscitation
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-08)Stillbirths are a worldwide challenge, with an estimated 2.6 million stillbirths in 2015, of these 1.3 million are estimated to have died during labour and birth, i.e. fresh stillbirth. In addition to the 2.6 million, one ... -
Stroke Mimics and In Depth Analysis of Computed Tomography Perfusion in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Globally, neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and the second leading cause of death1. Cerebral stroke is a major contributor to this burden, being the second leading cause ...