Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs
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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The development of a robotic test bed with applications in Q-learning, Titus Appel
Binary consensus-based cooperative spectrum sensing in cognitive radio networks, Seyed Shwan Ashrafi
Photonic generation of microwave signals : a quantum dot mode locked laser as a microwave source, Georgios Atmatzakis
Heterostructure engineering of quantum dots-in-a-well infrared photodetectors, Ajit Barve
The management of a utility-scale battery storage system for renewable energy applications, Feng Cheng
Microwave Interferometer and Refractometer for the WB-8 Polywell Fusion Device, Kevin Davis
Design and evaluation of network survivability schemes for correlated multi-failure scenarios, Oscar A. Díaz
A deployable bottom fed conical log-spiral antenna for CubeSat applications, Anthony Ernest
Analysis of resource control in nondeterministic mobile ad hoc network systems : an unmanned aerial vehicle example, Alex Fleshman
Influence of implementing straps on pulsed relativistic magnetron operation, David R. Galbreath
Unipolar barrier strained layer superlattice infrared photodiodes : physics and barrier engineering, Nutan Gautam
Frequency specific deficits in schizophrenia, Anil Reddy Geeda
Novel haptic interface For viewing 3D images, Mauricio Gomez Aguinaga
FDTD Analysis of Plasmonic and Nanojet Enhanced Photodetectors for Improved Performance, I.M. Mehdi Hasan
A truly embedded test structure for design-for-manufacturability, hardware security and VLSI testing, Charles D. Lamech
Measuring and tuning energy efficiency on large scale high performance computing platforms, James Howard Laros III
Analog multiply and accumulate FPA readout circuit with digital multiply and sign maintenance, Thomas LeBoeuf
Dynamically reconfigurable management of energy, performance, and accuracy applied to digital signal, image, and video Processing Applications, Daniel Rolando Llamocca Obregon
3D ICEPIC simulations of pulsed relativistic magnetron with transparent cathode : a comparative study with 3D MAGIC simulations, Cassandra Mendonca
Carbon nanotubes as interconnect for next generation network on chip, Manoj Kumar Ramalingam Rajasekaran
Modeling and engineering impact ionization in avalanche photodiodes for near and mid infrared applications, David Ramirez
Growth, processing and chracterization of gallium nitride based coaxial LEDs grown by MOVPE, Ashwin Rishinaramangalam
A geodesic finite-difference time-domain model of magnetized plasma, Ryan Schlegel
Engineered quantum dots for infrared photodetectors, Jiayi Shao
Modeling, simulation and experimental study of the UNM low power reltron, Shawn Soh
A new class of neural architectures to model episodic memory : computational studies of distal reward learning, Shawn Taylor
An Optoelectronic Detector Circuit for Measuring Ultra-Small Angular Deflections, John Randall Tuttle
Reconfigurable filtenna for cognitive radio applications, Maria Elizabeth Zamudio
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Characterizing within-die and die-to-die delay variations introduced By process variations and SOI history effect, James Aarestad
Resource allocation in realistic wireless cognitive radios networks, Mahmoud Alayesh
Card counting meets hidden Markov models, Steven J. Aragon
MEMS enabled Fabry-Perot cavity for cQED experiments, Francisco Martin Benito
Modeling of a gimbal azimuth drive and simulation of control techniques, Frank Matt Broilo
Optimization of a Terahertz Radiator, Douglas Brown
PMN/PT and rutile LAC voltage breakdown dependency with respect to backfill gas, voltage rates of rise, and pressure, Christopher Colson
A real-time, reconfigurable system for energy, error-resilient, and scalable lossless ECG coding, Paul Essenmacher
Control of an indoor autonomous mobile communications relay via antenna diversity, Brian Griffin
Applying Multi-Packet Reception with DTN in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks, Feng Gu
A Physical Unclonable Function derived from the power distribution system of an integrated circuit, Ryan Lee Helinski
A framework for usage management, Pramod Jamkhedkar
An agent based framework for sharing personal health information, Ravi Kiran Kadaboina
Thermal detection in the long wave infrared and very long wave infrared regions, Emil Kadlec
Design of a Readout Integrated Circuit (ROIC) for Infrared Imaging Applications, Anahita Khoshakhlagh
Electromagnetic pulse technology : biological and terahertz applications, Prashanth Kumar
All-optical metamaterial modulators : fabrication, simulation and characterization, Zahyun Ku
The Fundamental Resonant Frequency and Radiation Characteristics of Wide Angle Conical Antennas, Julie E. Lawrance
Agile Testing Methods for IC Radios, Luis Martinez
FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE IN SPACE ELECTRONICS RELIABILITY: NEGATIVE BIAS TEMPERATURE INSTABILITY, Jesse Mee
Probing ultra-subwavelength inhomogeneities embedded within dielectric targets using photonic nanojets, Cesar Méndez Ruiz
External control of semiconductor nanostructure lasers, Nader A. Naderi
Theory of Resource Allocation for Robust Distributed Computing, Jorge E. Pezoa
Fast start of oscillations in a short-pulse relativistic magnetron driven by a transparent cathode., Sarita Prasad
Built-in controller for self-test and repair of 3D integrated Nand flash memory chip, used in radiation intense space environment, Naveen Nischal Purushotham
Research Towards the Development of an Optically Pumped Cesium Dimer Laser, Omar Qassim
LARGE AREA 3D PHOTONIC CRYSTALS WITH EMBEDDED WAVEGUIDES, Alexander Raub
Multispectral plasmon enhanced quantum dots in a well infrared photodetectors, Rajeev V. Shenoi
Modeling of a compact terahertz source based on the two-stream instability., Tengiz Svimonishvili
Analysis, design and implementation of front-end reconfigurable antenna systems (FERAS), Youssef Tawk
Microcontroller (8051-core) instruction susceptibility to intentional electromagnetic interference (IEMI), Aaron D. Taylor
Physics-based model and data analysis for the estimation of transverse flowing particles, Michael Thomas
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Incorporation of phase changes in functional magnetic resonance imaging, Sunil Kumar Arja
RF channel characterization for cognitive radio using support vector machines, Thomas Atwood
Studies of dielectric breakdown under pulsed power conditions, Palmarin Castro Jr
Design, optimization and analysis of reconfigurable antennas, Joseph Costantine
Throughput optimization in MPR-capable multi-hop wireless networks, Jorge Crichigno
Remote-sensing of underground caverns using a full-Maxwell's equations FDTD model, Tanner Ethan
Design and control of a cellular architecture-based adaptive wiring manifold, Gregory Feucht
Resource allocation of the human brain : a competitive equilibrium approach, Alexandre Rosa Franco
2-D Modeling of Electromagnetic Waves with Vibrating Conducting and Dielectric Objects, Monica Jaramillo-Madrid
On the Use of Independent Component Analysis & Functional Network Connectivity Analysis: Evaluation on Two Distinct Large-Scale Psychopathology Studies, Michelle Juárez
Naming and discovery in networks : architecture and economics, Joud Khoury
Distributed, adaptive deployment for nonholonomic mobile sensor networks : theory and experiments, Jose Marcio Luna-Castaneda
Global optimization methods for full-reference and no-reference motion estimation with applications to atherosclerotic plaque motion and strain imaging, Sergio Murillo Amaya
A more robust ant colony learning algorithm : with application to travelling salesman problem, Viswanath Nandina
A stochastic ensemble forecast model for geosynchronous relativistic electron fluxes, Steven Nelson
A framework for the development of virtual robotic games, Paul Ng
Polarization diverse tracking antenna with high sensitivity, Michael Pace
Algorithms for spectral and spatio-spectral feature selection and classification for tunable sensors : theory and application, Biliana Paskaleva
Characterization of the Dynamics of Optically-Injected Nanostructure Lasers, Michael Pochet
Information similarity metrics in information security and forensics, Tu-Thach Quach
Multi-domain crankback operation for IP/MPLS & DWDM networks, Fareena Saqib
Topology overlays for dedicated protection Ethernet LAN services in advanced SONET/SDH networks, Srikanth Kumar Seethamraju
FPGA controlled reconfigurable antenna, Severn Shelley
GUARDIAN : automated patient monitoring system, Johnny C. Silva
Progress in metamaterials : magnetic hybridization of electric dipole resonance and inhomogeneous structures for thin-film lenses, Svyatoslav Smolev
Modeling and characterization of elastic wave propagation in micro-scale photonic crystals, Yasser Soliman
Information theoretic approach for assessing image fidelity in photon-counting imagers, Narravula R. Srikanth
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Control and filtering of time-varying linear systems via parameter dependent Lyapunov functions, Renato Alves Borges
Metal-insulator-insulator-metal plasmonic waveguides and devices, Jing Chen
Double-interval technique for higher order harmonic generation of a quantum dot mode-locked laser, Furqan Chiragh
Analysis, design, and implementation of a reconfigurable fractal volumetric left-handed metamaterial, Teofilo Max De La Mata Luque
Rectangular waveguide narrow-wall longitudinal-aperture antenna arrays for high-power applications, Naga Ravi Kanth Devarapalli
Circuit designs for low-power and SEU-hardened systems, Vallabh Srikanth Devarapalli
Development of indium arsenide quantum dot solar cells for high conversion efficiency, Mohamed El-Emawy
End-to-end provisioning in multi-domain/multi-layer networks, Tannous Frangieh
Distributed load balancing over directed network topologies, Alejandro Gonzalez Ruiz
High-speed dynamic partial reconfiguration for field programmable gate arrays, John Hoffman
Optimal spectral reconstructions from deterministic and stochastic sampling geometries using compressive sensing and spectral statistical models, Oliver Jeromin
Electromagnetic modeling of hot-wire detonators using analytical and numerical methods with comparison to experiment, Michael Lambrecht