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== Personal Info ==
 
== Personal Info ==
  
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Dakota Sullivan is a Computational Mathematics major at Marquette University.
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Dakota Sullivan is a Computational Mathematics and Social Welfare and Justice double major at Marquette University.
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== Research Topic ==
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Using statistical surrogates to estimate the behavior of storm surge during a hurricane or tropical storm. [[Using_Gaussian_Stochastic_Processes_(GaSP)_for_Hazard_Mapping|See here for more details]].
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== Milestones ==
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Weekly milestones can be found on our main project page, [[Using_Gaussian_Stochastic_Processes_(GaSP)_for_Hazard_Mapping#Milestones|located here]].
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== Daily Log ==
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=== Week 1 (6/1 - 6/5) ===
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==== Monday, June 1====
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* Attended introductory session; learned about REU program
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* Met with [http://www.mscs.mu.edu/mscs/faculty/spiller.html Dr. Spiller] and research group members
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* Attended Systems lab orientation with [[User:Brylow|Dr. Dennis Brylow]]
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* Took pre-REU NSF survey
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* Began introductory reading on Gaussian Stochastic Process
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==== Tuesday, June 2====
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* Toured campus
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* Filed paperwork with HR
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* Attended library resources orientation with [http://www.marquette.edu/library/about/bio/james.php Heather James]
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
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==== Wednesday, June 3====
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* Installed Python
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* Met with Dr. Spiller to review Gaussian Stochastic Process
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* Met with Dr. Brylow to learn about Marquette email and time keeping
 +
* Tested optimization routines in Python
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==== Thursday, June 4====
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* Determined routine for plotting in Python
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* Attended talk by Dr. Factor
 +
* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Determined research goals and project timeline
 +
* Continued developing optimization routine and plotting algorithms
 +
 
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==== Friday, June 5====
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* Met with research group to finalize optimization algorithm
 +
* Reviewed objectives of project
 +
* Documented Goals and Milestones
 +
* Downloaded LaTex
 +
 
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=== Week 2 (6/5 - 6/12) ===
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==== Monday, June 8 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Created methods to begin modeling maximum likelihood equation
 +
* Developed a plot of our approximation in Python
 +
 
 +
==== Tuesday, June 9 ====
 +
* Created maximum likelihood function
 +
* Worked through difficulties with singularity in our matrices
 +
* Plotted approximation of theta optimization
 +
 
 +
==== Wednesday, June 10 ====
 +
* Corrected errors in the maximum likelihood function
 +
* Determined optimal theta value
 +
* Modified maximum likelihood equation to optimize multiple variables
 +
 
 +
==== Thursday, June 11 ====
 +
* Developed variance function
 +
* Listened to sample presentation by Dr. Factor
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* Met with Dr. Spiller, updated her on our progress and discussed paper by [http://www.unc.edu/ims/luettich/jbikman/05_16_2012/Literature/A%20Basin%20to%20Channel-Scale%20Unstructured%20Grid%20Hurricane%20Storm%20Surge%20Model.pdf Westerink et al.]
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==== Friday, June 12 ====
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* Modified code to account for all approximated variables
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* Tested our approximation methods for other functions
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* Began reading Westerink et al.
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=== Week 3 ===
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==== Monday, June 15 ====
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* Read through research paper (Westerink et al.)
 +
 
 +
==== Tuesday, June 16 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Introduced to additional notes on GaSP
 +
* Attended talk by Dr. Brylow
 +
 
 +
==== Wednesday, June 17 ====
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* Compared previous and new maximum likelihood equations
 +
* Began developing a least squares model for our approximation
 +
* Met with Dr. Spiller to discuss new maximum likelihood equation
 +
 
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==== Thursday, June 18 ====
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* Completed Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training
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* Began implementing new maximum likelihood equation
 +
* Integrated least squares model into maximum into approximation
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==== Friday, June 19 ====
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* Finalized implementation of least squares model
 +
* Tested approximation with multiple functions and inputs
 +
* Added reference prior to maximum likelihood equation
 +
* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Watched RCR training videos
 +
 
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=== Week 4 ===
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==== Monday, June 22 ====
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* Modified approximation function to allow multiple dimensions
 +
* Developed algorithm to import test data
 +
* Updated personal wiki page
 +
 
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==== Tuesday, June 23 ====
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* Tested import algorithm
 +
* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Searched for errors in code
 +
* Modified m(x) and v(x)
 +
 
 +
==== Wednesday, June 24 ====
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* Began optimizing theta for multiple dimensions
 +
* Created algorithm for n-1 linear regressions
 +
 
 +
==== Thursday, June 25 ====
 +
* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Attended talk by Dr. Spiller
 +
* Modified Linear Regression
 +
* Plotted new approximation
 +
 
 +
==== Friday, June 26 ====
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* Tested various functions with approximation
 +
* Cleaned/commented code
 +
* Began optimization for n dimensions
 +
 
 +
=== Week 5 ===
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==== Monday, June 29 ====
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* Tested n-dimensional case with three parameters
 +
* Outlined presentation
 +
 
 +
==== Tuesday, June 30 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Worked on presentation
 +
 
 +
==== Wednesday, July 1 ====
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* Worked on presentation
 +
* Read “A Framework for Validation of Computer Models”
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==== Thursday, July 2 ====
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* Finalized presentation
 +
* Attended presentations
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=== Week 6 ===
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==== Monday, July 6 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Read through Step 5 of “A Framework for Validation of Computer    Models”
 +
* Identified unknowns in process
 +
 
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==== Tuesday, July 7 ====
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* Planned out MCMC example solution
 +
* Programmed MCMC solution
 +
 
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==== Wednesday, July 8 ====
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* Worked on MCMC Weibull Example
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* Read through “Posterior Models and MCMC”
 +
* Worked on Beetle Mortality Example
 +
 
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==== Thursday, July 9 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Altered Code for Weibull Example
 +
* Plotted posterior function against MCMC histogram
 +
 
 +
==== Friday, July 10 ====
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* Attempted to use GaSP Approximation to determine bias function
 +
* Obtained estimate for bias
 +
* Finished Weibull Example
 +
 
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=== Week 7 ===
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==== Monday, July 13 ====
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* Updated Wiki
 +
* Completed RCR quizzes
 +
* Identified problems in current code
 +
* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Attempted to remove noise from function approximation
 +
 
 +
==== Tuesday, July 14 ====
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* Completed thinning algorithm
 +
* Verified accuracy of MCMC method
 +
* Searched for errors within bias function
 +
* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
 
 +
==== Wednesday, July 15 ====
 +
* Searched for cause of high variance
 +
* Adjusted minpoint method
 +
* Printed all variance values
 +
* Plotted optimization function
 +
* Verified that problem exists within the maxprior function
 +
 
 +
==== Thursday, July 16 ====
 +
* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Plotted approximation without prior
 +
* Tested x matrix as a vector of ones
 +
* Attended work lunch and presentation
 +
 
 +
==== Friday, July 17 ====
 +
* Determined correct alpha values
 +
 
 +
=== Week 8 ===
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==== Monday, July 20 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Tested alpha values for approximation and bias functions
 +
* Started outline for poster
 +
 
 +
==== Tuesday, July 21 ====
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* Reviewed Bayari paper
 +
* Worked on presentation
 +
 
 +
==== Wednesday, July 22 ====
 +
* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Fixed maximum likelihood equation
 +
* Created MCMC algorithm
 +
 
 +
==== Thursday, July 23 ====
 +
* Worked on latin hypercube algorithm
 +
* Work lunch and talk
 +
* Modified MCMC algorithm to work with two dimensions
 +
 
 +
==== Friday, July 24 ====
 +
* Modified MCMC algorithm for n dimensions
 +
* Worked on presentation
 +
 
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=== Week 9 ===
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==== Monday, July 27 ====
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* Worked on presentation
 +
 
 +
==== Tuesday, July 28 ====
 +
* Worked on presentation
 +
* Outlined research paper
 +
 
 +
==== Wednesday, July 29 ====
 +
* Finalized presentation
 +
* Worked on abstract
 +
 
 +
==== Thursday, July 30 ====
 +
* Worked on research paper
 +
* Submitted abstract
 +
* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Continued to work on research paper
 +
 
 +
==== Friday, July 31 ====
 +
* Worked on presentation
 +
* Worked on research paper
 +
* Tested MCMC algorithm
 +
 
 +
=== Week 10 ===
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==== Monday, August 3 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Worked on presentation
 +
* Tested MCMC algorithm
 +
 
 +
==== Tuesday, August 4 ====
 +
* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Worked on presentation
 +
* Attended poster presentations
 +
 
 +
==== Wednesday, August 5 ====
 +
* Finalized presentation
 +
* Attended presentations
 +
 
 +
==== Thursday, August 6 ====
 +
* Attended presentations
 +
* Worked on MCMC algorithm
 +
 
 +
==== Friday, August 7 ====
 +
* Took post-REU Survey
 +
* Attended final meeting with Dr. Spiller

Latest revision as of 18:13, 19 August 2015

Personal Info

Dakota Sullivan is a Computational Mathematics and Social Welfare and Justice double major at Marquette University.

Research Topic

Using statistical surrogates to estimate the behavior of storm surge during a hurricane or tropical storm. See here for more details.

Milestones

Weekly milestones can be found on our main project page, located here.

Daily Log

Week 1 (6/1 - 6/5)

Monday, June 1

  • Attended introductory session; learned about REU program
  • Met with Dr. Spiller and research group members
  • Attended Systems lab orientation with Dr. Dennis Brylow
  • Took pre-REU NSF survey
  • Began introductory reading on Gaussian Stochastic Process

Tuesday, June 2

  • Toured campus
  • Filed paperwork with HR
  • Attended library resources orientation with Heather James
  • Met with Dr. Spiller

Wednesday, June 3

  • Installed Python
  • Met with Dr. Spiller to review Gaussian Stochastic Process
  • Met with Dr. Brylow to learn about Marquette email and time keeping
  • Tested optimization routines in Python

Thursday, June 4

  • Determined routine for plotting in Python
  • Attended talk by Dr. Factor
  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Determined research goals and project timeline
  • Continued developing optimization routine and plotting algorithms

Friday, June 5

  • Met with research group to finalize optimization algorithm
  • Reviewed objectives of project
  • Documented Goals and Milestones
  • Downloaded LaTex

Week 2 (6/5 - 6/12)

Monday, June 8

  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Created methods to begin modeling maximum likelihood equation
  • Developed a plot of our approximation in Python

Tuesday, June 9

  • Created maximum likelihood function
  • Worked through difficulties with singularity in our matrices
  • Plotted approximation of theta optimization

Wednesday, June 10

  • Corrected errors in the maximum likelihood function
  • Determined optimal theta value
  • Modified maximum likelihood equation to optimize multiple variables

Thursday, June 11

  • Developed variance function
  • Listened to sample presentation by Dr. Factor
  • Met with Dr. Spiller, updated her on our progress and discussed paper by Westerink et al.

Friday, June 12

  • Modified code to account for all approximated variables
  • Tested our approximation methods for other functions
  • Began reading Westerink et al.

Week 3

Monday, June 15

  • Read through research paper (Westerink et al.)

Tuesday, June 16

  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Introduced to additional notes on GaSP
  • Attended talk by Dr. Brylow

Wednesday, June 17

  • Compared previous and new maximum likelihood equations
  • Began developing a least squares model for our approximation
  • Met with Dr. Spiller to discuss new maximum likelihood equation

Thursday, June 18

  • Completed Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training
  • Began implementing new maximum likelihood equation
  • Integrated least squares model into maximum into approximation

Friday, June 19

  • Finalized implementation of least squares model
  • Tested approximation with multiple functions and inputs
  • Added reference prior to maximum likelihood equation
  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Watched RCR training videos

Week 4

Monday, June 22

  • Modified approximation function to allow multiple dimensions
  • Developed algorithm to import test data
  • Updated personal wiki page

Tuesday, June 23

  • Tested import algorithm
  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Searched for errors in code
  • Modified m(x) and v(x)

Wednesday, June 24

  • Began optimizing theta for multiple dimensions
  • Created algorithm for n-1 linear regressions

Thursday, June 25

  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Attended talk by Dr. Spiller
  • Modified Linear Regression
  • Plotted new approximation

Friday, June 26

  • Tested various functions with approximation
  • Cleaned/commented code
  • Began optimization for n dimensions

Week 5

Monday, June 29

  • Tested n-dimensional case with three parameters
  • Outlined presentation

Tuesday, June 30

  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Worked on presentation

Wednesday, July 1

  • Worked on presentation
  • Read “A Framework for Validation of Computer Models”

Thursday, July 2

  • Finalized presentation
  • Attended presentations

Week 6

Monday, July 6

  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Read through Step 5 of “A Framework for Validation of Computer Models”
  • Identified unknowns in process

Tuesday, July 7

  • Planned out MCMC example solution
  • Programmed MCMC solution

Wednesday, July 8

  • Worked on MCMC Weibull Example
  • Read through “Posterior Models and MCMC”
  • Worked on Beetle Mortality Example

Thursday, July 9

  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Altered Code for Weibull Example
  • Plotted posterior function against MCMC histogram

Friday, July 10

  • Attempted to use GaSP Approximation to determine bias function
  • Obtained estimate for bias
  • Finished Weibull Example

Week 7

Monday, July 13

  • Updated Wiki
  • Completed RCR quizzes
  • Identified problems in current code
  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Attempted to remove noise from function approximation

Tuesday, July 14

  • Completed thinning algorithm
  • Verified accuracy of MCMC method
  • Searched for errors within bias function
  • Met with Dr. Spiller

Wednesday, July 15

  • Searched for cause of high variance
  • Adjusted minpoint method
  • Printed all variance values
  • Plotted optimization function
  • Verified that problem exists within the maxprior function

Thursday, July 16

  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Plotted approximation without prior
  • Tested x matrix as a vector of ones
  • Attended work lunch and presentation

Friday, July 17

  • Determined correct alpha values

Week 8

Monday, July 20

  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Tested alpha values for approximation and bias functions
  • Started outline for poster

Tuesday, July 21

  • Reviewed Bayari paper
  • Worked on presentation

Wednesday, July 22

  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Fixed maximum likelihood equation
  • Created MCMC algorithm

Thursday, July 23

  • Worked on latin hypercube algorithm
  • Work lunch and talk
  • Modified MCMC algorithm to work with two dimensions

Friday, July 24

  • Modified MCMC algorithm for n dimensions
  • Worked on presentation

Week 9

Monday, July 27

  • Worked on presentation

Tuesday, July 28

  • Worked on presentation
  • Outlined research paper

Wednesday, July 29

  • Finalized presentation
  • Worked on abstract

Thursday, July 30

  • Worked on research paper
  • Submitted abstract
  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Continued to work on research paper

Friday, July 31

  • Worked on presentation
  • Worked on research paper
  • Tested MCMC algorithm

Week 10

Monday, August 3

  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Worked on presentation
  • Tested MCMC algorithm

Tuesday, August 4

  • Met with Dr. Spiller
  • Worked on presentation
  • Attended poster presentations

Wednesday, August 5

  • Finalized presentation
  • Attended presentations

Thursday, August 6

  • Attended presentations
  • Worked on MCMC algorithm

Friday, August 7

  • Took post-REU Survey
  • Attended final meeting with Dr. Spiller
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