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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. / This thesis presents a practical method for calculating and representing entropy-based metrics for a set of bibliographic records evolving over time, in support of Dr. Michael Saboe's dissertation research which addressed the ability to measure software technology transfer. The implementation of the analysis methodology for determining the information-temperature of evolving datasets containing bibliographic records is described. The information-temperature metric is based on information entropy and is used to relate the maximum complexity of a system to the current complexity. The implementation of the analysis methodology required using data mining techniques to prepare the datasets. Additionally, since the information-temperature metric derived from Saboe's work was a new emerging concept, the data analysis methodology had to be refined several times in order to obtain the desired results. An iterative software development paradigm was used to write the application in 3 iterations using Visual Basic. At the end of the implementation the data analysis process became systemized allowing the outlining of the steps to compute the temperature of datasets, and it is estimated that the learning curve of the analysis can be reduced by 50 percent through integration and packing of the analysis functions into a stand-alone application with an intuitive user interface. / Civilian, United States Army

We use tools and techniques from information theory to improve the design of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). We do this by first developing a model for WSNs that is analogous to models of communication systems in information theory. In particular, we define the notion of WSN Coding, which is analogous to source coding from information theory, and the Collection Channel, which is analogous to a transport channel in information theory. We then use source coding theorems from information theory to develop three results that aid in WSN design. First, we propose a new top-level design metric for WSNs. Second, we develop an efficiency measure for the sensing process in a WSN. Finally, we use techniques from source coding schemes to suggest new designs for WSNs and the sensors they contain. We strive for tools that apply under the most general conditions possible so that designers can use them in any WSN. However, we also apply each tool to a specific example WSN illustrate the tool's value.

Thesis (M.S. in Software Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2003. / Thesis advisor(s): Mantak Shing, Christopher D. Miles. Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-70). Also available online.

Thesis (MSc(Comp & InfoSc))--University of South Australia, 2001

Thesis (M.Sc.). / Written for the School of Computer Science. Title from title page of PDF (viewed 2009/06/30). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (doctoral)--Vasa universitet, 1994. / Thesis t.p. laid in. Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-258) and index.

The objective of this research is the investigation of the patterns of information growth to test whether there has been an "information explosion." To tackle the main problem, there are three issues which need to be addressed: (1) the concept of information dimensionality; (2) determination of common parameters to measure the amount of information within each dimension; and (3) a working definition of "explosiveness. "