Graduate Theses: Recent submissions
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Barometer-Based Tactile Sensing: Characterization, Processing, and Applications for Dynamic Manipulation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)Reliable tactile feedback is essential for robotic systems to interact effectively with their environments, especially in dynamic manipulation tasks where detecting contact onset, direction, and force is critical for control ... -
Can diffusion models capture extreme event statistics?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)For many important problems it is essential to be able to accurately quantify the statistics of extremes for specific quantities of interest, such as extreme atmospheric weather events or ocean-related quantities. While ... -
Face Me, I face you: Towards an Indigenous Economy of Glass in Southern Nigerian Dwellings
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)This thesis proposes the weaving together of two lost traditions - the practice of primary glassmaking in southern Nigeria and the U-shaped bungalow typology of multi-family housing - as a means to address both the qualitative ...
