M.S. Theses: Recent submissions

  • Investigation of emergence of diversity in language: parent oriented teacher selection 
    Çimentepe, İbrahim. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    In this work, we investigated the emergence of diversity in language. Fundamental game theoretical model for emergence of language has been established and used in several studies. In these studies most basic assumption ...
  • Identifying passages describing protein-protein interaction detection methods in biomedical full text articles using information retrieval methods 
    Aydın, Ferhat. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    Information regarding the physical interactions among proteins is crucial, since protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are central for many biological processes. The experimental techniques used to verify PPIs are also vital ...
  • Facial expression recognition in the wild using improved trajectories and fisher vector encoding 
    Afsharsavojbolaghi, Sadaf. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    Automatic video data analysis has been a growing interest in order to improve human computer interaction. One of the most challenging parts in video analysis is the ability of evaluating human emotion robustly. Vast ...
  • Machine learning methods in natural language processing 
    Güvenç, Betül. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    There is a large number of algorithms for keyword extraction and text summarization in natural language processing, as we discuss some of these in this thesis. We started with a survey on automatic text summarization in ...
  • Determination of local wind energy potentials using climate modeling 
    Çöllü, Kamil. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2016.)
    After the industrial revolution, the needs of coal and other fossil fuels has been increasing day by day. Intensive burning of fossil fuels has resulted in a rise in the atmospheric CO2 concentration. In the 18th century, ...
  • Mutation testing of concurrent programs 
    Köse, Mehmet. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    As software testing becomes a more established discipline, the need for quality assurance of software test suites arises. It has been decades since mutation testing was rst introduced into the literature for this purpose. ...
  • Generalizations of hidden subgroup algorithms 
    Poslu, Damla. (Thesis (M.S)-Bogazici University.Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2005., 2005.)
    In the future, it can be possible to store bit information in atoms. In thatcase, classical mechanics will not be enough to explain the atomic level model. Instead quantum mechanics will have to be used. A quantum bit ...
  • In silico determination of orthosteric and allosteric inhibitors of sphingosine kinase 1 (SK1) 
    Bayraktar, Özge. (Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    The sphingosine kinase 1 (SK1)/sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) signaling pathway is a crucial target for numerous human diseases from cancer to cardiovascular diseases. Even though the discovery of SK1 inhibitors has been ...
  • Human - computer interaction platform for the hearing impaired in healthcare and finance applications 
    Camgöz, Necati Cihan. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    In this thesis, we propose a human-computer interaction platform for the hearing impaired, that would be used in hospitals and banks. In order to develop such a system, we collected BosphorusSign, a Turkish Sign Language ...
  • Effects of the receiver characteristics, variation of target intensity and nonlinearity on probability hypothesis density filter compared to data association techniques 
    Öksüz, Kemal. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    Target tracking algorithms adopted in modern radars are designed such that they can track multitarget by considering target births and target deaths. These algorithms are derived by integrating the data association techniques ...
  • Manipulation and placement planning for loading a dishwasher by a robot 
    İrfan, Bahar. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    Placing the dishes into a dishwasher can take a considerable amount of time, which is a process a person would have to repeat every few days. Therefore, we decided to build a robotic system which would place the mugs on ...
  • Joint optimization of cash management and routing for new generation automated teller machine networks 
    Batı, Şeyma. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    Cash related costs constitute a large portion of management cost of an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) network. Cash should be loaded to or taken from ATM devices in certain intervals in order to both meet customer satisfaction ...
  • A rule - based approach for converting Wikipedia content into semantic relations 
    Aydın, Nihal Yağmur. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    In this thesis, we propose a method for conversion from natural language into semantic relations. In this research, we focus on text written in highly unstructured form. The method is based on analysis of grammatical ...
  • The query complexity of estimating entropy 
    Jafarov, Jafar. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    We investigate the query complexity of additively estimating entropy of a discrete probability distribution in two settings. Let p be an unknown probability distribution on [n] := f1; 2; : : : ng, and de ne two kinds of ...
  • Argumentation for protecting users' privacy in online social networks 
    Yağlıkçı, Nefise Gizem. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    Preserving privacy in online social networks (OSNs) is becoming increasingly important as more people expose their personal information in those networks. A social network user can easily share a post concerning other ...
  • A parallel approach to solving satisfiability problems on graphics processing units using neural networks 
    Mert, Melih. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) have become popular for parallelization of general purpose applications recently. GPUs are composed of huge number of powerful processors in a readily available package. The Satis ability ...
  • Socially assitive child - robot interaction in physical exercise coaching 
    Güneysu, Arzu. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    The main contribution of this thesis is the design and implementation of an autonomous socially assistive human robot interaction system to engage children in performing several physical exercise motions by providing ...
  • Location area management for mobile networks with evolutionary algorithms 
    Karaoğlu, Bahar. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2004., 2004.)
    Location management is a very important problem in mobile networks. In general, registration and paging costs are associated with tracking the current location of a mobile user. Considering the whole network as a single ...
  • An interactive information retrieval system: |SORGU 
    Kural, Namık. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 1984., 1984.)
    There are several interactive information retrieval software packages that maintain easy access to data base items and structures. It is relatively easy for persons famil iar with computer to use these packages. But to ...
  • Increasing accessiblity of web content via semantic renarration 
    Güder, Emrah. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2016., 2016.)
    Much of the content on the Web is not accessible to a large portion of the global population due to barriers such as language, literacy levels, physical impairments, expertise, etc. Attempts to make content more accessible ...

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