
Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs
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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Relativistic Magnetron Powered by Electrons in a High-Energy State, Dmitrii Andreev
High-resolution Fiber Imaging for Pulsed Power Experiments, Karin Wikander Fulford
Speaker Diarization and Identification from Single-Channel Classroom Audio Recording Using Virtual Microphones, Antonio Gomez
APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING FOR PREDICTING IEMI UPSET IN MULTI-ARCHITECTURE MICROCONTROLLERS, Daniel S. Guillette
A STUDY ON ELECTROMAGNETIC TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION USING BINARY PARTICLE SWARM ALGORITHM, Mohammad Sazzad Hossain
RELATIVISTIC MAGNETRON WITH DIFFRACTION OUTPUT AND SPLIT CATHODE, Artem Kuskov
Analytical, Simulation, and Experimental Study of the Generation of Multiple Beams for Application to a Traveling Wave Tube(TWT), Khandakar Nusrat Islam
Stochastic Optimal Shared Control with Non-Gaussian Processes, Paul Onor
Decentralized Intelligent Decision Making in Cyber Physical Social Systems, Nathan Patrizi
Prospect-Theoretic Demand Response Management in Smart Grid Systems, Sean A. Pluemer
Multicarrier Modulation Using Discrete Fractional Fourier Transform, Amir Raeisi Nafchi
THE CORONA-TO-SPARK TRANSITION AND ITS DEPENDENCE ON ELECTRIC FIELD NON-UNIFORMITY, David O. Smith
Intra-hour solar forecasting using cloud dynamics features extracted from ground-based infrared sky images, Guillermo Terrén-Serrano
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Artificial Intelligent Risk-aware Autonomous Decision-Making in Resource-Constrained Computing Systems, Pavlos Athanasios Apostolopoulos
Etched-and-Regrown Diodes on M-Plane GaN for Next Generation Power Electronic Devices, Andrew A. Aragon
Heterogeneously Integrated Photonic Modulators and High-Volume Manufacturing of Related Technologies, Nicholas Adam Boynton
A Numerical Circuit Simulation Study of High Voltage, Multi-Pulse Transmission Lines and Spark Gap Switches, Joe Ming Ju Chen
SYNTHETIC APERTURE OPTICAL IMAGING INTERFEROMETRIC MICROSCOPY WITH IMPROVED IMAGE QUALITY, Preyom K. Dey
Spanish and English Phoneme Recognition by Training on Simulated Classroom Audio Recordings of Collaborative Learning Environments, Mario J. Esparza Perez
Self-Breakdown Study of Spherical Electrodes in Air Spanning Pressures from Atmosphere to 2000 psia, and Stress Times from Seconds to Nanoseconds, Joseph G. Felix
Experimental Validation of a 3D-Printed Millimeter Wave/THz Power Combiner, Jacob C. Giese
Source Localization with Machine Learning, Arjun Gupta
A Reconfigurable Stretchable Liquid Metal Antenna, Phase Shifter, and Array for Wideband Applications, David M. Hensley
Contract-theoretic Demand Response Management in Smart Grid Systems, Nafis Irtija
Computational_Electromagnetic Modeling (CEM) of Foliage Penetration (FOPEN), Monica R. Jaramillo
Side Channel Attack Counter Measure using a Moving Target Architecture, Jithin Joseph
Anomaly detection in smart grids using multi-task Gaussian processes, Aman Karra
INVESTIGATING OPERATIONAL MODES IN GALLIUM NITRIDE PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SWITCHES, Brad J. Maynard
Compact Sealed Spark Gaps, Seth Miller
RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNAS & MATCHING NETWORKS FOR CUBESATS, Marios Patriotis
Machine Learning based Dynamic Power Dispatching and Smoothing using Hybrid Energy Storage System for Renewable Energy Systems, Bhuvaneshwarr Ramalingam
Smart Energy Harvesting for Internet of Things Networks, Fisayo Sangoleye
ON THE DYNAMIC GENERATION OF MEGAGAUSS-LEVEL MAGNETIC FIELDS ON 100-NS TIMESCALES TO STABILIZE AND MAGNETIZE PULSED-POWER-DRIVEN LINER IMPLOSIONS, Gabriel A. Shipley
Intelligent Internet of Things Frameworks for Smart City Safety, Dimitrios Sikeridis
Long-term Video Object Detection and Tracking in Collaborative Learning Environments, Sravani Teeparthi
Shift Register PUF Implementation on an FPGA, Sriram Thotakura
Fast Video-based Face Recognition in Collaborative Learning Environments, Phuong Tran
Fabrication of Oxide-Based Memristors for Neural Networks, Jamison E. Wagner
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
INTEGRATION OF MACHINE LEARNING FOR REACTIVE POWER CONTROL FOR A DISTRIBUTION FEEDER SIMULATION WITH EXTERNAL LOAD, Ivonne D. Acosta Molina
Tunneling and Transport properties of Organic and Inorganic Thin film, Farhana Anwar
Integrating Deep Learning and Augmented Reality to Enhance Situational Awareness in Firefighting Environments, Manish Bhattarai
Adaptive Encoding for Constrained Video Delivery in HEVC, VP9, AV1 and VVC Compression Standards and Adaptation to Video Content, Gangadharan Esakki
Artificial Intelligence Enabled Distributed Edge Computing for Internet of Things Applications, Georgios Fragkos
Health Monitoring Using Deep Learning of Acoustic and Speech Signals, Eric E. Hamke
Inhibiting Surface Flashover in Vacuum with High Gradient Insulators, Cameron Harjes
Incentivization in Mobile Edge Computing using a Full Bayesian Approach, Sean Lebien
Advancing Elastic Solid Dynamics in Computer Graphics, Ran Luo
SECONDARY ELECTRON YIELD MEASUREMENTS ON MATERIALS OF INTEREST TO VACUUM ELECTRON COMMUNICATION DEVICES, Talal Ahmed Malik
Physical Unclonable Functions Based on Delay Paths and an Interdigital Microstrip Notch Filter, Mitch Martin
Socio-physical Human Orchestration in Smart Cities, Nathan Patrizi
Advancing Compact Pulsed Power, Jon C. Pouncey
Optimal Relay Location in a Microgrid Using Optimization Techniques, BENJAMIN J. REIMER
Early Time (E1) High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse Effects on Lightning Surge Arresters and Trip Coils, David Erney Sanabria
Theoretical and Experimental Studies of the Emission of Electromagnetic Radiation by Superluminal Polarization Currents, Andrea Caroline Schmidt-Zweifel
DEVICE-LEVEL PREDICTIVE MODELING OF EXTREME ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE, NISHCHAY H. SULE
Software Execution under Extreme Electromagnetic Interference, Luis Ariel Valbuena Reyes
Advanced Parallel Algorithms in Computational Electromagnetics, Shu Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Demand Response Management in Smart Grid Networks: a Two-Stage Game-Theoretic Learning-Based Approach, Pavlos Athanasios Apostolopoulos
Transport in Mid-Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) p- and n-type InAsSb and InAs/InAsSb Type-II Strained Layer Superlattices (T2SLs) for infrared detection, Lilian K. Casias
Using Uncertainty To Interpret Supervised Machine Learning Predictions, Michael C. Darling
Optimizing Interconnectivity among Networks under Attacks, Pankaz Das
EXPERIMENTAL TESTING OF A 3D-PRINTED METAMATERIAL SLOW WAVE STRUCTURE FOR HIGH POWER MICROWAVE GENERATION, Antonio B. de Alleluia
Optical Angular Scatterometry: In-line Approach for Roll-2-Roll and Nano-Imprint Fabrication Systems, Juan Jose Faria-Briceno
Validation of Gaseous Absorption & Cloud Attenuation Models Utilizing a 72 GHz Terrestrial Link, Ralph Lyndon Gesner
Software Design for Probabilistic Safety: Stochastic Reachability and Circadian Control, Joseph D. Gleason
STRONG LIGHT MATTER INTERACTIONS AT THE NANOSCALE: FORMATION OF POLARITONS IN HYBRID DIELECTRIC METASURFACES, Huck Kootenai Green
Artificial Intelligence Empowered UAVs Data Offloading in Mobile Edge Computing, Nicholas Alexander Kemp
Pixelated GaSb Membranes for Photovoltaics: Fabrication and Structure-Property Relationships, Vijay Saradhi Mangu
Nonpolar GaN-Based VCSELs with Lattice-Matched Nanoporous Distributed Bragg Reflector Mirrors, Saadat M. Mishkat-Ul-Masabih
III-V nBn Focal Plane Arrays: Radiometric Characteristics as a Function of Detector Cutoff Wavelength, Victor Darie Pepel
Detection and classification of vibrating objects in SAR images, Francisco German Perez Venegas
Non-invasive beam monitoring with harmonic cavities, Brock F. Roberts
Identification of the Corona Point in Point-to-Plane Geometries in Atmospheric Air, Leonardo Rossetti
The Importance of the Instantaneous Phase in Detecting Faces with Convolutional Neural Networks, Luis Armando Sanchez Tapia
Measurement of Photoionization Rates in Air, Justin K. Smith
Vision-based Autonomous Tracking of a Non-cooperative Mobile Robot by a Low-cost Quadrotor Vehicle, Cheikhna Ahmed Tidiane Sy
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A 72 & 84 GHZ TERRESTRIAL PROPAGATION EXPERIMENT; EXPLOITATION OF NEXRAD DATA TO STATISTICALLY ESTIMATE RAIN ATTENUATION AT 72 GHZ, Nicholas Pawel Tarasenko
Verification of Stochastic Reach-Avoid Using RKHS Embeddings, Adam J. Thorpe
Satisfaction-Aware Data Offloading in Surveillance Systems, Marcos Paul Torres
Study of Distributed Versus Compressed Layouts for Physically Unclonable Functions, Joshua Trujillo
Large Scale Electronic Health Record Data and Echocardiography Video Analysis for Mortality Risk Prediction, Alvaro Emilio Ulloa Cerna
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF PEEL-OFF AND STICK ANTENNAS, Jayakrishnan Vijayamohanan
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
High-Performance Testbed for Vision-Aided Autonomous Navigation for Quadrotor UAVs in Cluttered Environments, Shakeeb Ahmad
ANTENNAS FOR WV BAND APPLICATIONS, Firas Ayoub
Optimization of Supersingular Isogeny Cryptography for Deeply Embedded Systems, Jeffrey Denton Calhoun
OXYGEN AND SILVER-OXYGEN DEFECTS IN Ge2Se3 ELECTROCHEMICAL METALLIZATION BRIDGE MEMRISTORS, Jau-Tzuoo Chen
Synchronization in an externally driven mechanical oscillators experiment, Sumit Chhabria
Hand Movement Detection in Collaborative Learning Environment Videos, Callie J. Darsey
Noise and Gain Characterization of Interband Cascade Infrared Photodetectors, Eli A. Garduño
SPLIT-RING RESONATOR WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION BY SIMULATIONS, MEASUREMENTS AND LINEAR TIME-INVARIANT MODELING, Mohamed Aziz Hmaidi
Carrier Lifetime vs. Proton Radiation in Prototype III-V and II-VI Space-based Infrared Detectors, Geoffrey D. Jenkins
Pulse Sharpening Circuit for Explosive Emission Cathode Driver, Nicholas D. Kallas
DENSITY AND VELOCITY MEASUREMENT OF ARI AND ARII USING LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE (LIF) IN A LARGE-SCALE HELICON PLASMA, Ralph F. Kelly
Selected Applications of Silicon Nanopillar Arrays., Behnam Kheyraddini Mousavi
CHARACTERIZATION OF WIDEBAND U-SLOT PATCH ANTENNAS THROUGH CHARACTERISTIC MODAL ANALYSIS AND COUPLED MODE THEORY, Tyler LaPointe
Early Alert of At-Risk Students: An Ontology-Driven Framework, Elias S. Lopez
Novel Algorithms for Ultra Scale Electromagnetic Problems in the Supercomputing Era, Brian MacKie-Mason