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Dakota Sullivan is a Computational Mathematics and Social Welfare and Justice double major at Marquette University.
 
Dakota Sullivan is a Computational Mathematics and Social Welfare and Justice double major at Marquette University.
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John Bihn is a statistics major at Williams College. He is a member of the Williams Ultimate Frisbee Organization (WUFO), junior leader of the Moocho Macho Moocow Military Marching Band, and staff writer for the Williams Record. His favorite color crayon is Purple Mountains' Majesty.
 
  
 
== Research Topic ==
 
== Research Topic ==
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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]].
 
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
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* 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
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
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* Determined research goals and project timeline
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* 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
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* Reviewed objectives of project
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* Documented Goals and Milestones
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* 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
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* Created methods to begin modeling maximum likelihood equation
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* Developed a plot of our approximation in Python
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==== Tuesday, June 9 ====
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* Created maximum likelihood function
 +
* Worked through difficulties with singularity in our matrices
 +
* Plotted approximation of theta optimization
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==== Wednesday, June 10 ====
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* Corrected errors in the maximum likelihood function
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* Determined optimal theta value
 +
* Modified maximum likelihood equation to optimize multiple variables
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==== Thursday, June 11 ====
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* Developed variance function
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* 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.)
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==== Tuesday, June 16 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
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* Introduced to additional notes on GaSP
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* Attended talk by Dr. Brylow
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==== Wednesday, June 17 ====
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* Compared previous and new maximum likelihood equations
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* Began developing a least squares model for our approximation
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* 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
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* 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
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* Tested approximation with multiple functions and inputs
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* Added reference prior to maximum likelihood equation
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
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* 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
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* Developed algorithm to import test data
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* Updated personal wiki page
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==== Tuesday, June 23 ====
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* Tested import algorithm
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
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* Searched for errors in code
 +
* Modified m(x) and v(x)
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==== Wednesday, June 24 ====
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* Began optimizing theta for multiple dimensions
 +
* Created algorithm for n-1 linear regressions
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==== Thursday, June 25 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
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* Attended talk by Dr. Spiller
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* Modified Linear Regression
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* Plotted new approximation
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==== Friday, June 26 ====
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* Tested various functions with approximation
 +
* Cleaned/commented code
 +
* Began optimization for n dimensions
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=== Week 5 ===
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==== Monday, June 29 ====
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* Tested n-dimensional case with three parameters
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* Outlined presentation
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==== Tuesday, June 30 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
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* Worked on presentation
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==== Wednesday, July 1 ====
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* Worked on presentation
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* Read “A Framework for Validation of Computer Models”
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==== Thursday, July 2 ====
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* Finalized presentation
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* Attended presentations
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=== Week 6 ===
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==== Monday, July 6 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
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* Read through Step 5 of “A Framework for Validation of Computer    Models”
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* Identified unknowns in process
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==== Tuesday, July 7 ====
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* Planned out MCMC example solution
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* 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”
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* Worked on Beetle Mortality Example
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==== Thursday, July 9 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
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* Altered Code for Weibull Example
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* Plotted posterior function against MCMC histogram
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==== Friday, July 10 ====
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* Attempted to use GaSP Approximation to determine bias function
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* Obtained estimate for bias
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* Finished Weibull Example
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=== Week 7 ===
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==== Monday, July 13 ====
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* Updated Wiki
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* Completed RCR quizzes
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* Identified problems in current code
 +
* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Attempted to remove noise from function approximation
 +
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==== 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
 +
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==== Wednesday, July 15 ====
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* Searched for cause of high variance
 +
* Adjusted minpoint method
 +
* Printed all variance values
 +
* Plotted optimization function
 +
* Verified that problem exists within the maxprior function
 +
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==== Thursday, July 16 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
 +
* Plotted approximation without prior
 +
* Tested x matrix as a vector of ones
 +
* Attended work lunch and presentation
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==== Friday, July 17 ====
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* Determined correct alpha values
 +
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=== Week 8 ===
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==== Monday, July 20 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
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* Tested alpha values for approximation and bias functions
 +
* Started outline for poster
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==== Tuesday, July 21 ====
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* Reviewed Bayari paper
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* Worked on presentation
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==== Wednesday, July 22 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
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* Fixed maximum likelihood equation
 +
* Created MCMC algorithm
 +
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==== Thursday, July 23 ====
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* Worked on latin hypercube algorithm
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* Work lunch and talk
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* Modified MCMC algorithm to work with two dimensions
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==== Friday, July 24 ====
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* 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
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==== Tuesday, July 28 ====
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* Worked on presentation
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* Outlined research paper
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==== Wednesday, July 29 ====
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* Finalized presentation
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* Worked on abstract
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==== Thursday, July 30 ====
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* Worked on research paper
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* Submitted abstract
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
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* Continued to work on research paper
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==== Friday, July 31 ====
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* Worked on presentation
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* Worked on research paper
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* Tested MCMC algorithm
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=== Week 10 ===
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==== Monday, August 3 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
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* Worked on presentation
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* Tested MCMC algorithm
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==== Tuesday, August 4 ====
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* Met with Dr. Spiller
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* Worked on presentation
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* Attended poster presentations
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==== Wednesday, August 5 ====
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* Finalized presentation
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* Attended presentations
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==== Thursday, August 6 ====
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* Attended presentations
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* Worked on MCMC algorithm
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==== Friday, August 7 ====
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* Took post-REU Survey
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* 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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