Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Computer Science, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University, since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.
In late Fall 2023 or Spring 2024, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Thesis: Opal: In Vivo Based Preservation Framework for Locating Lost Web Pages, Terry L. Harrison
Thesis: Robust and Efficient Localization Techniques for Cellular and Wireless Sensor Networks, Haseebulla M. Khan
Thesis: DREAM: A Theoretical Analysis, Xueying Qi
Thesis: Radar - A Novel Admission Control and Handoff Management Scheme for Multimedia LEO Satellite Networks, Syed Rashidali Rizvi
Dissertation: Lightweight Federation of Non-Cooperating Digital Libraries, Rong Shi
Dissertation: Clustering and Hybrid Routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Lan Wang
Dissertation: Energy-Efficient Self-Organization Protocols for Sensor Networks, Qingwen Xu
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Dissertation: Digital Library Services for Three-Dimensional Models, Hesham Anan
Thesis: Recommender Systems for Multimedia Libraries: An Evaluation of Different Models for Datamining Usage Data, Raquel Oliveira Araujo
Dissertation: A Framework for Secure Group Key Management, Sahar Mohamed Ghanem
Dissertation: QoS Provisioning for Multi-Class Traffic in Wireless Networks, Mona El-Kadi Rizvi
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Thesis: A Longitudinal Metric Study of PostgreSQL Software Archeology in Open Source, Terry Franklin Byrum
Dissertation: A Framework of Cooperating Agents Hierarchies for Local-Area Mobility Support, Ayman Adel Abdel Hamid
Dissertation: Event Based Retrieval From Digital Libraries Containing Data Streams, Mohamed Hamed Kholief
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Dissertation: A Policy-Based Resource Brokering Environment for Computational Grids, Ahmed Hamdan Al-Theneyan
Dissertation: Video Indexing and Retrieval Techniques Using Novel Approaches to Video Segmentation, Characterization, and Similarity Matching, Waleed Ezzat Farag
Dissertation: Geometric Integrators for Hamiltonian PDEs, Dmitry Karpeev
Dissertation: Performance Modeling and Prediction for the Scalable Solution of Partial Differential Equations on Unstructured Grids, Dinesh Kumar Kaushik
Dissertation: Federating Heterogeneous Digital Libraries by Metadata Harvesting, Xiaoming Liu
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Dissertation: External Memory Algorithms for Factoring Sparse Matrices, Florin Dobrian
Dissertation: New Sequential and Scalable Parallel Algorithms for Incomplete Factor Preconditioning, David A. Hysom
Dissertation: A Software Reliability Model Combining Representative and Directed Testing, Brian Michael Mitchell
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Dissertation: An Architectural Framework for Performance Analysis: Supporting the Design, Configuration, and Control of DIS /HLA Simulations, David B. Cavitt
Dissertation: Extending Traditional Static Analysis Techniques to Support Development, Testing and Maintenance of Component-Based Solutions, Robert David Cherinka
Dissertation: A Semantic-Based Middleware for Multimedia Collaborative Applications, Agustin Jose Gonzalez
Dissertation: An Object-Oriented Algorithmic Laboratory for Ordering Sparse Matrices, Gary Karl Kumfert
Dissertation: Multicast Services for Multimedia Collaborative Applications, Emad Eldin Mohamed Mohamed
Dissertation: Buckets: Smart Objects for Digital Libraries, Michael L. Nelson
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Thesis: Two Approaches to Critical Path Scheduling for a Heterogeneous Environment, Guangxia Liu
Dissertation: A Family of Hierarchical Encoding Techniques for Image and Video Communications, Samah A. Senbel
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Dissertation: A Hierarchical Filtering-Based Monitoring Architecture for Large-scale Distributed Systems, Ehab Salem Al-Shaer
Thesis: Architectural Optimization of Digital Libraries, Aileen O. Biser
Dissertation: Multiple Streams Synchronization in Collaborative Multimedia Systems, Emilia Stoica
Dissertation: A Framework for Controlling Quality of Sessions in Multimedia Systems, Alaa S. Youssef
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Dissertation: Designing a High-Quality Network: An Application-Oriented Approach, Sudheer Dharanikota
Thesis: Single Row Routing: Theoretical and Experimental Performance Evaluation, and New Heuristic Development, David A. Hysom
Thesis: Building Multi-Discipline, Multi-Format Digital Libraries Using Clusters and Buckets, Michael L. Nelson
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Dissertation: A Computational Paradigm on Network-Based Models of Computation, Venkatavasu Bokka
Thesis: An Investigation of Software Reliability Models, Pamela Elaine Bowman
Dissertation: Visibility-Related Problems on Parallel Computational Models, Himabindu Gurla
Thesis: A System for Structured Management of Hypermedia Resources for the World Wide Web, Kevin L. Marlowe
Dissertation: Scalability in Real-Time Systems, Ramesh Yerraballi
Thesis: Parallel Newton-Krylov-Schwarz Solvers for the Full Potential Flow Equation, Jie Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Dissertation: Software Reliability Issues: An Experimental Approach, Mary Ann Hoppa
Dissertation: Atomic Broadcast in Heterogeneous Distributed Systems, Osman ZeinElDine
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Thesis: Autonomous Robot Navigation in Unknown Terrains Using Parallel Numerical Artificial Potential Fields, John C. Schneider
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Dissertation: Time-Optimal Algorithms on Meshes With Multiple Broadcasting, Dharmavani Bhagavathi
Dissertation: Fast Fourier Transforms on Distributed Memory Parallel Machines, Anshu Dubey
Dissertation: A Framework for Data Sharing in Computer Supported Cooperative Environments, Mohamed Youssef Eltoweissy
Thesis: Real Time Texture Analysis from the Parallel Computation of Fractal Dimension, Halford I. Hayes Jr.
Dissertation: Multilevel Parallel Communications, Sanjay Khanna
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Thesis: Single Object Detection Using Multiple Sensors with Unknown Noise Distributions, Shaofen Chen
Dissertation: Multigrid Algorithms for Massively Parallel Machines, Satyanarayan Gupta
Dissertation: Visual Graphic Knowledge Management Methodology, Jih-shih Hsu
Dissertation: Reasoning by Analogy in a Multi-Level System Architecture for the Design of Mechanisms, Ghassan F. Issa
Dissertation: High Performance Issues on Parallel Architectures, Peter J. Looges
Thesis: SMIMD - A Synchronous Multiple Instruction Multiple Data Computer Architecture, Cathy C. Roberts
Thesis: Multiple Learner Systems Using Resampling Methods, Binyun Xie
Dissertation: Monitoring Computer Systems: An Intelligent Approach, Myron Zhihong Xu
Dissertation: High Performance Issues in Image Processing and Computer Vision, Jingyuan Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Thesis: Indifference Graphs and the Single Row Routing Problem, Peter J. Looges
Dissertation: Approaches to High Speed Networks, Frank Charles Paterra
Thesis: A Case Study in Software Reuse: The RNTDS Architecture, Barry J. Stevens
Dissertation: Fast Parallel Algorithms for Basic Problems, Zhaofang Wen
Dissertation: Integration of Abductive and Deductive Inference Diagnosis Model and Its Application in Intelligent Tutoring System, Jingying Zhang
Dissertation: Effectiveness Analysis of Knowledge Bases, Shensheng Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Dissertation: Performance Improvements for FDDI and CSMA/CD Protocols, David Earl Game
Thesis: A Root Finding Algorithm for Parallel Architecture Machines, Stuti Moitra
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Dissertation: On the Unique Tree Representation of Graphs, Beverly Jamison
Dissertation: A Classification Approach for Automated Reasoning Systems--A Case Study in Graph Theory, Rong Lin
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Thesis: Generic Specifications in LIL and in Ada via Analogies, George Chester Harrison