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Novel Techniques for Blockchain-enabled IoT Systems Leveraging Reinforcement Learning
(Computing, 2020 , Master Thesis)
In the last decade, blockchain and Smart Contracts (SCs) have attracted unprecedented
attention in academia and industry due to their technical innovation of providing
an immutable distributed ledger with secure cryptographic ...
Rail Robot for Rail Track Inspection
(Computing, 2020 , Master Thesis)
Railway transportation requires constant inspections and immediate maintenance to ensure public safety. Traditional manual inspections are not only time consuming, but also expensive. In addition, the accuracy of defect ...
Capacity Analysis of Single-Lane Roundabouts in The State of Qatar
(Civil Engineering, 2020 , Master Thesis)
This master thesis presents capacity analysis of Single-Lane roundabouts in the State of Qatar. The aim of this paper is to update Qatar highway manual, by developing a new capacity model using empirical data collected ...
ASSESSMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY IN DOHA
(Urban Planning & Design, 2017 , Master Thesis)
Well-functioning urban environments are good causes of societies living healthily and happily. The performance of the public realm plays an important role, in this regard, where societies are in direct contact with their ...
Modeling Family Behaviors in Crowd Simulation
(Computing, 2017 , Master Thesis)
Modeling human behavior for a general situation is difficult, if not impossible. Crowd simulation represents one of the approaches most commonly used to model such behavior. It is mainly concerned with modeling the different ...
Optimal Placement of Phasor Measurement Units for Power Systems Using Genetic Algorithm
(Electrical Engineering, 2017 , Master Thesis)
Power grids require monitoring to operate with high efficiency while minimizing the chances of having a failure. However, current monitoring scheme which consists of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), ...
GENDER AND PUBLIC SPACES: INVESTIGATING ACCESS AND PRACTICE OF FEMALES IN PUBLIC PARKS IN DOHA
(Urban Planning & Design, 2017 , Master Thesis)
The definition of a public space promotes free access to all citizens. Unlike men, women had many concerns about feeling free to go out at any time in accessing and being in public spaces. This reduces, rather than enhances, ...
Stakeholder Perception of Service Quality in Qatar Higher Education Institutions: An Application to Qatar University
(Engineering Management, 2017 , Master Thesis)
Managing quality of services offered by institutions of higher education is important in any country due to the inherent aim of producing quality graduates from programs offered in the university. Qatar has made substantial ...
Impact Assessment of Land Use Planning on Travel Behavior in Doha, Qatar
(Urban Planning & Design, 2017 , Master Thesis)
In the last decade Qatar has witnessed a rapid growth in its economic and industrial sector as a result of oil and gas economies. This transformed small port cities to large sprawling metropolitan and increased the population. ...
ICT INDUSTRY INTEGRATED CURRICULA: TOWARDS AN ONTOLOGY BASED COMPETENCY MODEL
(Computing, 2017 , Master Thesis)
As technology advances rapidly, the ever changing industry needs for skills and competencies keeps changing in efforts to seize the nearest competitive advantage. This creates a great burden on higher education institutions ...