Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs
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Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Applying Heterogeneous Teams of Robotic Agents Using Hybrid Communications to Mapping and Education, Jonathan M. West
DESIGN OF AN O-TYPE METAMATERIAL SLOW WAVE STRUCTURE FOR HIGH POWER MICROWAVE GENERATION, Sabahattin C. Yurt
Investigating the classical and non-classical mechanical properties of GaN nanowires, Mohammad Reza Zamani Kouhpanji
ALUMINUM ZINC OXIDE (AZO) OPTIMIZATION PROCESS FOR USE IN OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT ANTENNAS, Maria Elizabeth Zamudio
PROJECTION-BASED ROTATION ESTIMATION FOR VIDEO STABILIZATION, Mahdi Zerara Mr
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Compliant Culture Platforms with Independently Tunable Stiffness and Electrical/Optical Functionality, Nadeem Abdul
NEW APPROACHES FOR ESTIMATING HEMISPHERIC LATERALIZATION FROM RESTING STATE FMRI DATA WITH RELATIONSHIP TO AGE, GENDER AND MENTAL DISORDERS, Oktay Agcaoglu
Optimized sizing and placing of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) in an island microgrid using DER-CAM, Bhuwan B. Bastola
A Build System for Benchmarking and Comparison of Competing System Implementations, Anthony J. Bentley
Modeling Ambient Temperature Affected Photovoltaic Inverter IGBT Lifetimes With Rainflow Analysis, Richard A. Borders
Remote Vibration Estimation Using Displaced Phase Center Antenna SAR in a Strong Clutter Environment, Justin Campbell
Model Building and Security Analysis of PUF-Based Authentication, Wenjie Che
Exploiting Heterogeneity in Networks of Aerial and Ground Robotic Agents, Patricio J. Cruz Davalos
Stochastic Plume Estimation: Measurement Sampling for a Supermartingale Support, Steven Cutlip
RAIN ATTENUATION EFFECTS ON SIGNAL PROPAGATION AT W/V-BAND FREQUENCIES, Nadine Daoud
Hypernasal Speech Analysis via Emperical Mode Decomposition and the Teager-Kasiser Energy Operator, Christopher De La Cruz
Dynamics of Turbulence and Flows in a Helicon Plasma Under Electrode Biasing, Tiffany Desjardins
A locomotion control algorithm for robotic linkage systems, Jeffrey L. Dohner Dr.
Distributed and Scalable Video Analysis Architecture for Human Activity Recognition Using Cloud Services, Cody Wilson Eilar
RELATIVISTIC BACKWARD WAVE OSCILLATOR WITH A GAUSSIAN RADIATION PATTERN AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES, Ahmed Elfrgani
VEHICLE DASHBOARD TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEMS AT A 4-WAY INTERSECTION, Alejandro Flores
Magnetic Switches as Active Device Replacements for Harsh Environments, Joshua A. Gilbrech
Hybrid System Identification of Manual Tracking Submovements in Parkinson's Disease, Carlos Gonzalez
A Ridge-fed Conical Horn Antenna for Small Satellites, Arjun Gupta
Analysis of Performance and Power Aspects of Hypervisors in Soft Real-Time Embedded Systems, John Guthrie
FPGA IMPLEMENTATION OF A REALTIME CYCLOSTATIONARY FEATURE DETECTOR FOR OFDM SIGNALS, Sean Hamlin
Automatic Segmentation of Coronal Holes in Solar Images and Solar Prediction Map Classification, Venkatesh Jatla
Numerical modeling of nonlinear mode interaction in semiconductor lasers and amplifiers to generate slow/fast light, Hemashilpa Kalagara
Fabrication of Hybrid Optical Electrical Platforms for Potential Applications in Neuromodulation, Aneesha Kondapi
Particle-in-Cell Simulations Examining AK Gap Closure Mechanisms in the Pinch Reflex Diode, Elizabeth Madrid
Fault Resilient and Reconfigurable Power Management Using Photovoltaic Integrated with CMOS Switches, Rakeshkumar Mahto
Experimental Verification of the Concept of the Relativistic Magnetron with Simple Mode Converter, Jeremy McConaha
Design and Development of a High-Performance Quadrotor Control Architecture Based on Feedback Linearization, William Neeley
Simulating Nonlinear Neutrino Oscillations on Next-Generation Many-Core Architectures, Seyed Vahid Noormofidi
DIRECT VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS USING BULK ACOUSTIC WAVES IN LiNbO3, Nishant Patel
Distributed Cognitive RAT Selection in 5G Heterogeneous Networks: A Machine Learning Approach, Juan Samuel Perez Rodriguez
Approaches For Capturing Time-Varying Functional Network Connectivity With Application to Normative Development and Mental Illness, Barnaly Rashid
Investigation of Infrared Detectors Based on the Gallium-free Superlattice, Theodore Schuler-Sandy
Human Attention Detection Using AM-FM Representations, WENJING SHI
Curricular Analytics in Higher Education, Ahmad Slim 3589498
Wafer Level Characterization of Infrared Detectors, Teressa Rose Specht
Machine Learning Approach to Forecast Global Solar Radiation Time Series, Guillermo Terren-Serrano
Avalanche ISFET Sensing Chip for DNA Sequencing, Mohammad Uzzal
Optimizing Cloud-Service Performance: Efficient Resource Provisioning Via Optimal Workload Allocation, Zhuoyao Wang
Statistical Behavior of Distributed Microgrids with Cascading Model Predictive Control, Yasser Yasaei
Antimonide-based superlattice membranes for infrared applications, Seyedeh marziyeh Zamiri
Joint Control of Quality, Complexity, and Rate for HEVC Intra Mode, CONG ZONG
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
A Comprehensive Method For Coordinating Distributed Energy Resources In A Power Distribution System, Shahin Abdollahy
Rayleigh—Taylor-Instability Evolution in Colliding-Plasma-Jet Experiments with Magnetic and Viscous Stabilization, Colin Stuart Adams
ENHANCING TRAFFIC FLOW USING VEHICLE DASHBOARD TRAFFIC LIGHTS WITH V2I NETWORKS, Mustafa Al-Mashhadani
Solving the Software Defined Network Controller Placement Problem Using Complex Network Analysis, Husain Alyusuf
Analysis with Smart Grid Methods & Solutions, Brian Arellano
Examining 3D Printed Antennas For Space Based Applications, Katherine Belvin
COMPARISON ON DIFFERENT DISCRETE FRACTIONAL FOURIER TRANSFORM (DFRFT) APPROACHES, Ishwor Bhatta
Experimental Design and Comparative Testing of a Hybrid-Cooled Computer Cluster, Amanda Bonnie
Improving Mobile SOC's Performance as an Energy Efficient DSP Platform with Heterogeneous Computing, Matthew Briggs
Wireless communication system for data transfer and wireless power transmission, Timothy Buckley
Multi-parametric Optimization of Multi-functional Battery Energy Storage Operation, Feng Cheng
A Lexical Approach for Classifying Malicious URLs, Michael Darling
Variation Tolerant Energy Efficient Design For Ultra Low Voltage Digital Circuits, Preyom Dey
Communication-Theoretic Foundations for Optical Receivers Using Dynamically Biased Avalanche Photodiodes, Georges El-Howayek
Low Temperature Growth and Characterization of ZnO Nanostructures, Matthew Erdman
Design and Implementation of a Pivot Shift Prototype for Quantitative Analysis, Marco Antonio Espinoza Sanchez
Predictive Warning System for a Class of Shared-Control Vehicular CPS via Dynamic Information Flow Tracking., Rafael Figueroa
LARGE-AREA, WAFER-SCALE EPITAXIAL GROWTH OF GERMANIUM ON SILICON AND INTEGRATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE TRANSISTORS, Swapnadip Ghosh
Communication-theoretic Approach for Skin Cancer Detection using Dynamic Thermal Imaging, Sebastian Godoy
IN SITU PLASMA REMOVAL OF SURFACE CONTAMINANTS FROM ION TRAP ELECTRODES, Raymond Haltli
Defect investigations in InAs/GaSb type-II strained layer superlattice, Brianna Klein
Radiation Study of the Organic Photovoltaic Cell P3HT:PCBM, Camron Kouhestani
Development of a Modern Computational Infrastructure Around University Curricula, Jarred Kozlick
A High Power Microwave Zoom Antenna With Metal Plate Lenses, Julie Lawrance
HIGH EFFICIENCY AXIAL DIFFRACTION OUTPUT SCHEMES FOR THE A6 RELATIVISTIC MAGNETRON, Christopher Leach
Quadrupole Strong Focusing for Space-Charge Dominated Electron Beams in Traveling-Wave Tubes, Kimberley Lementino
Computational Techniques for Stochastic Reachability, Kendra Anne Lesser
Optimization and Regulation of Performance for Computing Systems, Jose Marcio Luna Castaneda
Multispectral Metamaterial Detectors for Smart Imaging, John A. Montoya
Policy-based Information Sharing using Software-Defined Networking in Cloud Systems, VISWANATH NANDINA
Usage Management Enforcement in Cloud Computing Virtual Machines, Edward J. Nava
Information Theory and Cooperative Control in Networked Multi-Agent Systems with Applications to Smart Grid, Yongxiang Ruan
Smoothing PV output fluctuation using cooling fan, Babak Sarlati
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
HIGH TEMPERATURE ZnSe:Mn/ZnS NANOPHOSPHORS WITH VERY HIGH QUANTUM EFFICIENCY FOR WHITE LEDs, Brian Akins
AN INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE SUPPORTING VISUAL ANALYTICS OF STUDENT DATA, Wisam Al-Doroubi
Imperfection-Aware Design of CNFET Digital VLSI Circuits, Abbasali Arabi Mazraehshahi
FUNCTIONAL NETWORK CONNECTIVITY IN HUMAN BRAIN AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN AUTOMATIC DIAGNOSIS OF BRAIN DISORDERS, Mohammad Arbabshirani
Integration of CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots into As-induced Etched Nanovoids on GaSb, Shayla Nahar Bhuiya
Wideband Spectrum Sensing and Signal Classification for Autonomous Self-Learning Cognitive Radios, Mario Bkassiny
Application of Multiple Kernel Learning on Brain Imaging for Mental Illness Characterization, Eduardo Jose Castro Witting
Randomly Spaced Smart Antennas, Maialen Ciaurriz Velasco
An Ultrawideband Dual-Linear Polarization Feed for Solar Microwave Observation, Cecil Compeau Jr.
Neyman-Pearson Decision in Traffic Analysis, Juan Antonio Elices Crespo
Broadband PIFA Rectenna Design for a Multi-Source Energy Harvesting Device, Jillian Erickson
