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Title: THE CORRELATION BETWEEN FATIGUE PROPERTY AND PORE MORPHOLOGY OF POWDER METALLURGY TI6AL4V
Creator: Yan, Yingjie
Date: 2012-12-12, 2012-12
Description: The microstructure and fatigue properties of sintered Ti-6Al-4V were investi- gated as a function of sintered density and pore morphology. A...
Show moreThe microstructure and fatigue properties of sintered Ti-6Al-4V were investi- gated as a function of sintered density and pore morphology. A quantitative analysis of microstructure was conducted to correlate with tensile and fatigue properties to understand the in uence of sintering density and pore morphology. Low cycle fatigue (LCF) using constant strain control was conducted at room temperature, R=-1 and sine waveform. High cycle fatigue (HCF) using constant stress control was conducted at room temperature, R=0.1 and sine waveform. It was found that there was no signi cant di erence in tensile strength but the fatigue endurance limit was increased by 20% when the sintering density was increased from 95% to 99%. Moreover, fatigue endurance limit was increased when the shape factor increased among three di er- ent sintering conditions(1010 -60min-690MPa, 1130 -90min-410MPa, 1250 -30min- 550MPa). Fracture surface analysis indicated that the fatigue crack initiated from the cluster of pore either at surface or at the sub-surface. The implication of pore morphology and porosity on mechanical behaviour and fatigue fracture of P/M Ti- 6Al-4V were discussed. It was estimated that the shape factor was 0.05 for A-50 and 0.07 for A-100, respectively. A polynomial relationship was found between the fatigue endurance limit and shape factor among three sintering con gurations. It was found that the PM parts with a higher shape factor had a higher fatigue endurance limit.
M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, December 2012
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Title: Our Energy Future (Semester Unknown) IPRO 332: How Many Earths IPRO 332 Ethics2 F08
Creator: Colburn, Charleen, Fujimoto, Haruko, Galo, Audrey, Guglielmo, Kyle, Jackson, Carlissa, Jurasits, Joseph, Ndoping, Marco, Rennard, Maile, Reynolds, Crystal, Roslund, Richard, Szpiech, Paulina
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: Very little unbiased information is available to the general public about energy needs, concerns, and sources. The philosophy behind IPRO 332...
Show moreVery little unbiased information is available to the general public about energy needs, concerns, and sources. The philosophy behind IPRO 332 is that people should be sufficiently educated about their own energy choices to be able think critically about the corresponding consequences. This IPRO team will build on the work underway since Spring 2007 in developing effective methods for educating high school students about energy and sustainability, expanding our outreach to junior high school students. In addition, the team will: (1) Construct a Teaching Kit to extend the reach of the program beyond the Chicago metropolitan area to provide educators with the materials they will need to present the modules on their own and tailor it to their classrooms; (2) Complete the full-scale launch of the organization’s website, www.howmanyearths.com, to enrich the learning experience, provide a professional contact interface and build a community of engaged teachers and students; (3) Execute a formal marketing plan to build awareness of our efforts, establish our brand image, promote our work, and greatly increase visibility; and (4) Pursue grants and funding with the goal of establishing a viable, long-term, not-for-profit organization.
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Title: Operational Considerations in Wind Power Generation (Semester Unknown) IPRO 303: Operational Considerations in Wind Power Generation IPRO 303 Abstract F08
Creator: Adeola, Olaoluwa, Catalina, Christopher, Cervantes, Jesus, Claxton, Sara, Erogbogbo, Samad, Fairall, Earl, Ike, Richard, Keane, Robert, Lakiotis, Kristina, Melko, Aaron, Michael, Mithun, Patel, Viral, Ruffatto, Donald
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: The Fall 2008 semester of IPRO 303 will investigate and analyze the economic and technical details of the wind-turbine electricity generation...
Show moreThe Fall 2008 semester of IPRO 303 will investigate and analyze the economic and technical details of the wind-turbine electricity generation industry. The IPRO 303 team will be focusing on the impact of equipment failures that lead to downtime and maintenance associated with the failures. A comparison of current industry practices in dealing with these problems, along with a detailed economic analysis of the true costs involved, will be the major goal. A final report of the findings and conclusions of the IPRO 303 team will be provided to our sponsor, SmartSignal Inc. It is understood that this Project Plan will change as the term progresses and more information becomes available.
Sponsorship: SmartSignal
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Title: Zero ComunIITy (Semester Unknown) IPRO 358: GreenLeafParkIPRO358MidTermPresentationSp11
Creator: Weege, Alec, Scatchell, Anthony, Gut Ierrez, Antonio, Yanyshyn, Iryna, Allen, John, Hasbrouck, Joshua, Leach, Samantha, Czapla, Sarah, Lai, Se Yen, Lee, Sukmin, Xiao, Ying
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: Our team desires to create a plan that enables living in a sustainable manner at an affordable price. To do that, we are using a site in...
Show moreOur team desires to create a plan that enables living in a sustainable manner at an affordable price. To do that, we are using a site in Evanston as the basis for a design that minimizes energy consumption while still being an attractive marketable solution to current home buyers within the city. Ideally we will design a model community which will challenge conventions within the fields of design, planning, engineering, and everyday living and also serve as an example to Chicago-area municipalities about the benefits of affordable sustainable planning and design.
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Title: Crop to Cup Coffee: Building Communities through Coffee (Semester 2) IPRO 333: BuildingComunitiesThroughCoffeeIPRO333FinalReportF10
Creator: Feldman, Laurie, Waterloo, Becca, Hurst, Trey, Chatterjee, Dia, Houser, Clay, Esko, Emily, Campbell, Laurel, Schmid, Miriam, Erie, Mike, Tam, Phil, Patel, Vishal, Swingler, Mark, Bloom, Ryan, Abbott, Matt
Date: 2010, 2010-12
Description: The mission of IPRO 333 is to assist the Crop to Cup Company with the design and building of an enclosure for a temporary storage facility...
Show moreThe mission of IPRO 333 is to assist the Crop to Cup Company with the design and building of an enclosure for a temporary storage facility within the vicinity of their largest producing farming zone for robusta coffee in the Mbale region of Uganda. The sponsor, along with the team, has decided that the best method for addressing the local and global needs of the farmers is to present the research and design personally. Therefore, IPRO 333 will be fundraising to help finance the forthcoming trip to Uganda to present to the farming communities.
Sponsorship: Crop to Cup
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Title: BIOPHYSICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL STUDY OF NATIVE AND EDITED DYSTROPHIN ROD REGION
Creator: Mangat, Khushdeep
Date: 2014, 2014-12
Description: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a severe X-linked recessive disease affecting 1 in 3500 boys that is characterized by the degeneration of...
Show moreDuchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a severe X-linked recessive disease affecting 1 in 3500 boys that is characterized by the degeneration of muscle function and strength. The cause of this disease lies in gene defects that eliminate expression of the protein dystrophin. Becker Muscular Dystrophy, BMD is a milder form of disease that has a later onset and much longer survival (up to the 7th decade of life, compared to median survival of 25 years for DMD patients) because of the presence of low levels of modified dystrophin protein. BMD is very heterogeneous, however, and many cases are nearly as severe as DMD. A major therapy for DMD involves exon skipping, which produces modified forms of dystrophin that are very similar to BMD. However, how these edits impact the function of dystrophin, and how they are linked to the severity of BMD or the BMD-like state produced in DMD exon skip therapy is unknown. We investigated this in two specific cases involving a specific panel of BMD defects linked to a major cause of death, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). We also investigated the contribution of various exons to interaction with a signaling partner of dystrophin, neuronal nitric oxide synthetase (nNOS).
Ph.D. in Biological and Chemical Sciences, December 2014
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Title: Design and Global Market Analysis of a Tool Cabinet (Semester Unknown) IPRO 341: DesignandGlobalMarketAnalysisOfAToolCabinetIPRO341FinalPresentationSp10
Creator: Hamann, Eric, Falk, Stephen, Kim, Taehoon, Wiese, Ian, Kozmel, Tom, Di Sciullo Jones, Alex, Gavris, Calin, Chong, Hon-kyu, Eckhardt, Johnathan, Aleem Syed, Abdul, Vankley, Robert, Esparza, Tristan, Syzdykov, Kaisar, Turner, Alvin
Date: 2010, 2010-05
Description: The objective of IPRO 341 is to assist Versatility Tool Works with the design, testing, and marketing of an industrial strength tool cabinet....
Show moreThe objective of IPRO 341 is to assist Versatility Tool Works with the design, testing, and marketing of an industrial strength tool cabinet. Ideally, one or more of the drawers in the cabinet should be capable of holding 450 pounds of equipment, and have a lifespan of 20,000 cycles. (One (1) cycle is defined as one opening and closing of the drawer.) Extra features to include in the design of the cabinet will also be investigated to try to make the cabinet more marketable. However, it will be important to first determine what progress has been made thus far so that this semester’s design improvements can be better demonstrated.
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Title: Hostile Spaces and Hostel Spaces: Re-Visioning Highway Infrastructure: Kevin_Smith Final Thesis Board 02-0f-03
Creator: Smith, Kevin
Date: 2010-07-30

Title: Social Network Analysis for Pace Suburban Bus Stakeholders (semester?), IPRO 321: Pace Project IPRO 321 Final Report Sp05
Creator: Hahn, Young Ae, Basu, Nivedita, Block, Nathaniel, Cechova, Lenka, Colbath, Geoff, Dronamraju, Rahul, Dulinskas, Alexis, Gajera, Rinku, Hart, Joseph, Patel, Griva, Piedra, Carmelina, Sabady, Stacie, Schubert, Hannah, Thongsomjit, Papinya, Vandermolen, Douglas
Date: 2005-05, 2005-05
Description: The Communication Design Workshop is an IPRO and is cross-listed with this main campus program. The sponsor is Pace, a successful and forward...
Show moreThe Communication Design Workshop is an IPRO and is cross-listed with this main campus program. The sponsor is Pace, a successful and forward looking suburban Chicago bus company serving a six county market the size of Rhode Island. The focus of the workshop is to identify factors that will help Pace retain riders. Retention is a significant issue as it has direct financial implications and Pace does not know why they lose riders. Communication issues may be part of the retention problem. Pace will share existing research with us — we will extend and supplement this work.
Sponsorship: Pace
Deliverables for IPRO 321: Social Network Analysis for Pace Suburban Bus Stakeholders for the Spring 2005 semester
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Title: Pritzker Mediatheque: Bookclet
Creator: Song, Youkeun
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: This project is about Renovation of Pritzker Park with refurbishing an underutilized urban pocket park, by adding a public community facility.
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Show moreThis project is about Renovation of Pritzker Park with refurbishing an underutilized urban pocket park, by adding a public community facility.
Sponsorship: Denison, Dirk
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Title: Solar Hydrogen Hybrid System (Semester 1 of Unknown), IPRO 301: Solar Hydrogen Hybrid System IPRO 301 IPRO Day Presentation Sp04
Creator: Alworth, Thomas, Bachmann, Matthew, Barraza, Esteban, Bednarz, Isabella, Carhill, Gabriel, Dunaway, Eric, Easley, Dylan, Lee, Donghoon, Lefief, Christina, Levinsky, Aaron, Massie, Dierre, Mccann, Sean, Nicklas, Jeremy, Okma, Carrie, Resurreccion, Karen, Ryu, Anna, Soorma, Luqman, Tudor, Rafael, Kustwin, Brian, Chowdary, Venakta
Date: 2004-10, 2004-03
Description: Design and implement a clean, energy-efficient bill board sign system.
Sponsorship: bp Solar, DCCA, ALCAD, ComEd, Proton Energy Systems, IIT
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Show moreDesign and implement a clean, energy-efficient bill board sign system.
Sponsorship: bp Solar, DCCA, ALCAD, ComEd, Proton Energy Systems, IIT
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Title: Orthotics and Prosthetics in Latin America (Semester Unknown): OrthoticsAndProstheticsInLatinAmericaIPRO309ProjectPlanF09
Creator: Ashley, Trevor, Claxton, Matt, Conover, Stephen, Gotanco, Francis, Mathai, Alexander, Nizich, Adam, Park, Yong, Quikr, Kerry, Ray, Monmayuri, Vasquez, Raul
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: The overall goal of our IPRO team is to create a program for delivering orthotics and prosthetics that is sustainable. This will be...
Show moreThe overall goal of our IPRO team is to create a program for delivering orthotics and prosthetics that is sustainable. This will be accomplished by improving the quality of the product by increasing availability of funding, improving cost effectiveness of prosthetics, and promoting awareness of treatment available. Our IPRO team has divided the project into three separate subgroups: Business, Technical, and Impact.
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Title: PHYSICS-PRESERVING FINITE DIFFERENCE SCHEMES FOR THE POISSON-NERNST-PLANCK EQUATIONS
Creator: Flavell, Allen
Date: 2014, 2014-07
Description: The Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations are a system of nonlinear di erential equations that describe ow of charged particles in solution. This...
Show moreThe Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations are a system of nonlinear di erential equations that describe ow of charged particles in solution. This dissertation is about the design of numerical schemes to solve this system which preserves global properties exhibited by the system. There are two major advances presented. The rst is the design of schemes that conserve mass globally when the system is coupled with no- ux boundary conditions. Most notably, a scheme using central di erencing and TR-BDF2 achieves second order accuracy in both space and time, while also conserving global mass is presented. The second is the design of a more general scheme that preserves the time-varying properties of the free energy of the system. One such a scheme uses central di erencing in space and trapezoidal integration in time to achieve second order accuracy in both space and time, while also preserving the energy dynamics, but at the cost of requiring positivity of the solution. There is also a discussion of solution methods: the classic Newton iteration scheme is compared with a modi ed Gummel iteration scheme for the purpose of solving the transient equations. The intended application of this work is the modeling of ion channels, and many of the simulations presented use parameters consistent with models of ion channels.
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, July 2014
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Title: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF VITAMINS A AND D IN FLUID MILK PRODUCTS
Creator: Li, Wenjing
Date: 2013, 2013-12
Description: Measurement of fortification levels for vitamins A and D in fluid milk products is required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Show moreMeasurement of fortification levels for vitamins A and D in fluid milk products is required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) according to Pasteurized Milk Ordinance. In the current study, a high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method was developed for simultaneous determination of retinyl palmitate (vitamin A) and cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) in fortified milk, which will enhance the efficiency of routine monitoring of fortification for processors as well as laboratories. Saponification conditions and extraction solution compositions were studies for best recovery and simplification of the extraction procedures. Saponification conditions studied included temperature (20, 40 and 60℃), time (0.5 to 16 hour) and concentration of KOH (20, 30, 40 and 50%). The variables studied for extraction included solvent compositions (hexane, diethyl ether, ethyl acetate and dichloromethane) and corresponding polarities (0.1, 0.25, 0.5 and 0.75), and number of extractions (once, twice and three times). Freezing and centrifuging steps were also investigated to compare to SPE clean-up, as an alternative method to clean-up before injection. The optimum parameters found were: saponification conditions at 60℃ for 2 hours with 40% (w/v) KOH liquid-liquid extraction with hexane: diethyl ether (80:20, v:v). Vitamins A and D3 were quantitated using an HPLC system with fluorescence detector (FLD) and diode array detector (DAD) respectively within the same injection. Spike recoveries from three different fat levels (skim, 2% and whole) of commercial pasteurized milk samples were in the range of 94 to 110% for both vitamins A and D3 at three spike concentration levels. In addition, at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standard Reference Material (SRM 1849a) was used xii for method accuracy evaluation. With eight replicates, the average vitamin A (expressed as retinol equivalents) concentration was 7.52 ± 0.23 μg/g, vitamin D3 concentration was 0.114 ± 0.0062 μg/g, an excellent agreement with the certified value of 7.68 ± 0.23 μg/g for vitamin A and 0.11 ± 0.017 μg/g for vitamin D3. In summary, an HPLC method for simultaneous determination of vitamins A and D3 in fluid milk products has been developed. The method showed high efficiency and accuracy of analysis during a single laboratory validation.
M.S. in Food Safety and Technology, December 2013
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Title: Re-entry Residential Community
Creator: Kasargod Pattanshetty, Priyanka Rao
Date: 2012-04-29, 2012-05
Description: Re-entry residential communities are an integral part of the criminal justice system. They focus on re-entry prepartion, including job...
Show moreRe-entry residential communities are an integral part of the criminal justice system. They focus on re-entry prepartion, including job training and drug treatment. These group homes are located in the community where inmates serve a period of time after being released from federal prison, in order to prepare for reentering the community. The inmates are required to go outside during the day to work or participate in community services. Law offenders are housed in penal establishments as a punishment not for punishment. Preservation of personality & prevention of deterioration call for as high a priority as efforts to bring about the inmates’ re-entry into the society. Hence the concept of correction, reformation & rehabilitation of prison inmates should come to the forefront of any community correction center’s adminstration.
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Title: OPTIMAL MATERIAL SELECTION MODEL FOR LEED CERTIFICATION USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS
Creator: Kim, Taehyoung
Date: 2012-12-16, 2012-12
Description: Material selection is an important part of building design because it has great impact on the environment, as buildings during/after...
Show moreMaterial selection is an important part of building design because it has great impact on the environment, as buildings during/after construction are responsible for a large portion of carbon emissions and use many resources and considerable energy. Selecting green materials is an emergent issue in both design firms and construction companies. Green building certification such as LEED systems originated from the desire to improve environmental, economic, financial, and social benefits. The current approach to material selection for sustainability is based only on the designer’s past experiences. An arbitrary approach based on subjective opinions causes unnecessary expense, longer construction duration, and failure to meet desired environmental goals. In order to help decision-makers with the selection of the right materials, this study proposes a model that uses Genetic Algorithms in MATLAB and that optimizes the desired points in LEED Certification within budget constraints. This model can be applied to any project that is pursuing LEED Certification. If the user specifies the desired LEED points, the system recommends the least expensive combination of materials extracted from a database containing detailed information about a large member of materials. The modified model uses multi-objective genetic algorithms to establish trade-off between budget constraints and LEED points. The proposed system is expected to be a useful tool for inexperienced designers and a valuable guideline for designers with extensive experience.
M.S. in Civil Engineering, December 2012
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Title: Planning the 21st Century Urban Farm: From High Rise to Neighborhood (sequence unknown), IPRO 336 - Deliverables
Creator: Bhatti, Talha, Binet, Adrien, Bredau, Jason, Chen, Emily, Davis, Jacob, Gaonkar, Gaurav, Garcia, Raul, Guerrero, Fernando, Gulling, Richard, Kagehiro, Michael, Moshfeghian, Elnaz, Nunez-gimeno, Jose, Phillips, Zachary, Plumb, Isaac, Ryan, Emily, Skaggs, Jake, Sobon, Konrad, Valmores, Travis
Date: 2009-12
Description: The purpose of this IPRO is to establish a strong foundation for the future of urban agriculture. The growing problems regarding the...
Show moreThe purpose of this IPRO is to establish a strong foundation for the future of urban agriculture. The growing problems regarding the traditional methods of agriculture, and the rate of growth of the world population, the team plans to design a method to grow food more efficiently and economically in urban areas. The team is looking at large, industrial warehouse-type buildings that have outlived their primary use, and creating a plan that utilizes these buildings to grow enough food for the surrounding communities.
Sponsorship: John Edel of Bubbly Dynamics, LLC
Deliverables for IPRO 336: Planning the 21st Century Urban Farm: From High Rise to Neighborhood for the fall 2009 semester
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Title: BUOY (Semester Unknown) IPRO 310: BUOYIPRO310Brochure2Sp09
Creator: Baar, Coleman, Freund, Ryan, Kruse, Kevin, Li, Li, Ma, Zhi, Murdock-barriball, Meghan, Ng, Man, Rehman, Mohammed, Reilly, Jeffrey, Turrentine, Lorne, Yew, Hsuen, Zhang, Bingjian
Date: 2009, 2009-05
Description: The problem posed with blind and visually impaired (BVI) swimmers is one of safety and independence. BVI individuals need to be able to...
Show moreThe problem posed with blind and visually impaired (BVI) swimmers is one of safety and independence. BVI individuals need to be able to orientate themselves in a swimming pool and avoid obstructions like lane-lines, pool walls and other swimmers for a safe experience. Additionally, it is important to BVI swimmers to maintain their independence and maintain a low profile during this experience. The Buoy team will focus on the design, testing and implementation of assistive technology focused on a pool environment with continuous input and feedback from the BVI community. A current passive device created in previous IPROs will be field-tested in a BVI pool for the semester in order to identify failure-modes of the device and collect real-world BVI user feedback to discover areas for improvement. Additionally, two groups have been organized to assess the use of invisible-fence and ultrasound technology in the creation of new assistive technology. Surveys and interviews will be conducted with the BVI community on a continuous basis to ensure the Buoy team is meeting the needs of the market.
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Title: Small Town Sustainable Economic Development Feasibility of a Biochar System in Orange, Massachusetts (Semester Unknown) IPRO 350: SmallTownSustainableEconomicDevelopmentIPRO350FinalPresentationSp11
Creator: Adejinle, Remi, Butail, Gokul, Cosenza, Samantha, Graaff, Tillman De, Futagami, Takahiro, Hinshaw, Ben, Khan, Asfandyar, Latour, Catherine, Lee, Brandon, Stewart, Dashiell, Wang, Yani
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: The purpose of the team is to design a model of a sustainable waste management system for the town of Orange, Massachusetts. We seek to foster...
Show moreThe purpose of the team is to design a model of a sustainable waste management system for the town of Orange, Massachusetts. We seek to foster the economic attractiveness and vitality of the town by designing a better and more sustainable way to manage the town’s waste.
Sponsorship: Town of Orange, Massachusetts
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Title: Kalleidos (Spring 2011) IPRO 303: KalleidosIPRO303ProjectPlanSp11_redacted
Creator: Rakauskaite, Ausrine, Siver, Ben, Pyrkh, Hanna, Kovacs, Hilary, Jewell, John, Jin, Keojin, Arroyo, Marcos, Michael, Mark, Koto, Melanie, Curran, Morgan, Kushaare, Rishi, Ri, Sujin, Liu, Xiaochen
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: “Over the last few years there has been an explosion of different websites that allow average person to contribute different content such as...
Show more“Over the last few years there has been an explosion of different websites that allow average person to contribute different content such as pictures, comments, stories and reviews about places around them. While there are many companies that focus on aggregating such data into common stream - complexity of interpreting such data in a meaningful actionable way remains a challenge for many companies including NAVTEQ.” [Appendix B]  Identify new content from real time feeds which include 1. Points of Interest and their attribution (e.g. Hours of Operation, Languages Spoken at locale, etc…) 2. Any associated content (e.g. events, relationships to other Points of Interest (e.g. same owner, etc…)  Create visualizations based on this content - some basic examples could include 1. Hot/Not So Hot real estate areas (new construction, sales) based on agent and broker social media updates 2. High/Low crime areas based on social media stream 3. Hot/Not city zones based on number of people tweeting/updating Facebook/checking in/etc… in certain areas, parties, POIs.
Sponsorship: NAVTEQ
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