Detection of Customer visits to Bank branches using RFID technology and open CV module for service improvement, security enhancement and customer loyalty services. Customers equipped with RFID stickers on the back of payment card, or savings book will be detected at their entrance and exit to the branch . However other customers non-equipped with RFID Tags could also be recognized...
Most nations and their healthcare systems have been overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mass testing is central to rapid tracing and breaking the chain of community transmission. However, corona testing can be prohibitively expensive, especially for poorer nations. We develop and present testing protocols based on the group testing technique, in which several samples are pooled and evaluated as a...
In recent years, the occurrence of HABs - harmful algae blooms - in freshwater systems have become more frequent, as water temperatures are rising due to global warming. These blooms are formed by fast reproducing algae or cyanobacteria and can have serious consequences for aquatic organisms, as some bloom forming species produce toxins that inhibit the growth of other aquatic...
When someone gets buried in an avalanche, the likelihood of survival drastically decreases with time. This project was created to reduce the time until the victim is rescued. The idea is to relocate the search from the ground, performed by humans, into the air by an autonomous drone. Such a drone should be tiny and portable, as mountaineers would always...
The main focus is the mathematical formulation and implementation of a support vector machine (SVM) algorithm in D-Wave’s quantum annealer. The first step was to formulate the problem as a quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO) problem. With some adaptations, physical limitations of the quantum computer were overcome. Finally, I coded the algorithm and executed it in the quantum annealer, along...
This project is a study of the Triops cancriformis egg resistance to high temperatures and the analysis of its chemical composition by thermal analysis up to 1000ºC and observation with scanning electron microscope. This would explain why it has survived the great extinctions of our planet and why it is considered a living fossil retaining the same appearance as more...
We used hydrolyzed lignin extracted from the hard shell of chestnuts. We then combined lignin with polyvinyl alcohol(PVA) and utilized electrospinning to polymerize the solution and create a nanofiber matrix. Testing the matrix showed that the matrix could be used to create a recyclable, biodegradable facial mask. Observations under SEM allowed us to observe the nanostructure of the matrix, and...
This study aims to develop eco-friendly algae remover and heavy metal removal by utilizing the following two characteristics by-products of discarded chestnuts: (1) Polyphenols contained in chestnut by-products are effective in removing heavy metals. (2) The porous structure formed by carbonizing the outer shells of chestnuts may absorb algae. Using abandoning chestnut by-products can minimize the costs of raw material...
We investigated the modifications of the pH of the cell culture medium in the environment of cancer cells with the aim of finding a new anti-cancer therapy. We tried to find out the ideal pH for performing anti-cancer therapy procedures and apply it to SKBR3 cells. From the observed results, we concluded that the ideal pH for our proposed therapy...
In this project, we have created a web search engine, Omnis, capable of question answering, which utilizes for this purpose artificial intelligence for reading comprehension and information extraction. The system obtains and processes data from unstructured texts, web documents, and various knowledge bases. Additionally, the engine is based on a modular architecture, which means that anyone can freely expand it...