Theses and Dissertations
A SPATIAL-TEMPORAL POINT PROCESS MODEL FOR ESTIMATING PROBABILITY OF WILDFIRES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
In Los Angeles County, wildfires are among the most catastrophic environmental events caused by regional characteristics and climate change. In this study, we develop a point process model to estimate the probability of ...
A NETWORK INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM USING DECISION TREE MACHINE LEARNING ON AN ISTN ARCHITECTURE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
In recent years, the Navy has shown interest in an integrated satellite-terrestrial networking (ISTN) architecture for unmanned systems. With the development of satellite networks and growing numbers of unmanned system ...
IMPACT OF STOCHASTIC DEPTH ON DETERMINISTIC AND PROBABILISTIC RESNET MODELS FOR WEATHER MODELING
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
This thesis builds on the research that uses Bayesian neural networks to generate Global Precipitation Measurement Microwave Imager data collected by LEO satellites from Advanced Baseline Imager data collected by GEO ...
UNDERSTANDING MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS OF PROBLEMATIC VIDEO GAMING IN THE USMC AND USN
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
Video games have become a staple in entertainment since the inception of digital gaming and can be used as a healthy way of escaping the stresses of modern society. With the increased usage of technology, military personnel ...
ANALYZING KEY COMMUNICATORS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
As history has shown, members of social groups trust select individuals who can access information and provide persuasive perspectives. Known by the Department of Defense as key communicators, these personalities maintain ...
USING SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS TO INFORM AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO COUNTER RADICAL ISLAMIC GROUPS IN INDONESIA
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
Violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT) by radical Islamic groups is a significant issue in Indonesia: their objective is to change the republic of Indonesia to an Islamic state and to enforce ...
EQUIPPING THE NMESIS BATTERY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
As the Marine Corps seeks to meet the strategic guidance set forth in the 2018 National Defense Strategy, the organization must replace legacy weapons systems that are less effective within the littoral combat area. As ...
ASIC BENCHMARKING FOR PROPOSED LIGHTWEIGHT CRYPTOGRAPHY STANDARD XOODYAK
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has initiated a process to standardize a “lightweight” cryptographic algorithm. Lightweight algorithms are designed for use in gate and performance-limited ...
CAN-DO VS. WILL-DO FACTORS: PREDICTING THE GOLD-STANDARD MARINE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
The Marine Corps has historically used the high school diploma and Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery scores to define a high-quality enlisted Marine. This industrial-era approach fails to consider the enlistee ...
LS-AODV: A ROUTING PROTOCOL BASED ON LIGHTWEIGHT CRYPTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR A FANET OF NANO DRONES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
With the battlespace rapidly shifting to the cyber domain, it is vital to have secure, robust routing protocols for unmanned systems. Furthermore, the development of nano drones is gaining traction, providing new covert ...