Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, 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 2025, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Dissertation: Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopic Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds With Zinc Oxide and Metal-Organic Frameworks as Solid-State Sensor Materials, Papa Kojo Amoah
Dissertation: A Trustworthy Self-Sovereign Data and Identity Management Framework, Efat Fathalla
Dissertation: Zero Dynamics Attacks on Unknown Bilinear Systems: Vulnerability and Detection, Mohammad Aminul Haq
Dissertation: Preserving Location Authenticity: Multi-Sensor System to Thwart GPS Spoofing in Self-Driving Vehicles, Peng Jiang
Thesis: Time Series Models for Predicting Application GPU Utilization and Power Draw Based on Trace Data, Dorothy Xiaoshuang Parry
Dissertation: Safe and Efficient Operation of Mobile Robots in Indoor Environments: A User-Centric Shared Control System with High-Level Navigation Capabilities, Ahmet Saglam
Dissertation: Computational Modeling and Analysis of Facial Expressions and Gaze for Discovery of Candidate Behavioral Biomarkers for Children and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Megan Anita Witherow
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Dissertation: An Advanced Simulation Architecture for Testing Autonomous and Connected Vehicles Enabled by Virtual Reality, Defu Cui
Thesis: OpenSim-Based Musculoskeletal Modeling: Foundation for Interactive Obstetric Simulator, Bahador Dodge
Dissertation: Framework for Implementing Advanced Radar Plotting Aid Capability for Small Maritime Vessels, Jason Stark Harris
Thesis: Generation Of Plasma with a Rotating Electric Field, Franklin Price Mosely
Dissertation: Deep-Learning-Based Classification of Digitally Modulated Signals, John A. Snoap
Dissertation: Wearable Sensor Gait Analysis for Fall Detection Using Deep Learning Methods, Haben Girmay Yhdego
Dissertation: Towards a Robust Defense: A Multifaceted Approach to the Detection and Mitigation of Neural Backdoor Attacks through Feature Space Exploration and Analysis, Liuwan Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Dissertation: A Preventive Medicine Framework for Wearable Abiotic Glucose Detection System, Saikat Banerjee
Dissertation: Development of High Quantum Efficiency Strained Superlattice Spin Polarized Photocathodes Via Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition, Benjamin Belfore
Dissertation: Optimization of 8-Plate Multi-Resonant Coupling Structure Using Class-E2 Based Capacitive-Wireless Power Transfer System, Yashwanth C. Bezawada
Dissertation: Detection, Tracking, and Classification of Aircraft and Birds from Multirotor Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Chester Valentine Dolph
Thesis: Emotion Detection Using an Ensemble Model Trained with Physiological Signals and Inferred Arousal-Valence States, Matthew Nathanael Gray
Thesis: Fabrication of NMOS Logic Gates, Samantha Hahn
Dissertation: Cyber Resilience Analytics For Cyber-Physical Systems, Md Ariful Haque
Thesis: Integrative Physiology-Coupled Pilot-Centered Flight Simulation, Shawn C. Harrison
Thesis: Frequency Agile OFDM System for Radio Communication in High Frequency Bands, Erin E. Hill
Dissertation: Applied Deep Learning: Case Studies in Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing, Md Reshad Ul Hoque
Dissertation: Development and Validation of a Three-Dimensional Optical Imaging System for Chest Wall Deformity Measurement, Nahom Kidane
Thesis: Machine Learning Classification of Digitally Modulated Signals, James A. Latshaw
Dissertation: E-Beam Irradiation Beamline at Jefferson Lab for Wastewater Treatment, Xi Li
Thesis: Chen-Fliess Series for Linear Distributed Systems, Natalie T. Pham
Dissertation: Recrystallization of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Semiconductor Thin Films Via Metal Halides Treatment, Deewakar Poudel
Dissertation: Fabrication of Nb3Sn by Magnetron Sputtering for Superconducting Radiofrequency Application, Md Nizam Sayeed
Thesis: Development of a Fuzzy Logic Model-Less Aircraft Controller, Christopher M. Scott
Thesis: Design and Analysis of Electrical Power and Communication Systems for 3U SeaLion CubeSat Mission, Joseph D. Siciliano
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Dissertation: Enhancing Thermal Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells with a Polymer Through Grain Boundary Passivation, Tanzila Tasnim Ava
Dissertation: Specification, Control, and Applications of Z-Source Circuit Breakers for the Protection of DC Power Networks, Sagar Bhatta
Dissertation: Protection and Disturbance Mitigation of Next Generation Shipboard Power Systems, Marounfa Djibo
Dissertation: Wiener-Fliess Composition of Formal Power Series: Additive Static Feedback and Shuffle Rational Series, Subbarao Venkatesh Guggilam
Dissertation: Deep Learning Approaches for Seagrass Detection in Multispectral Imagery, Kazi Aminul Islam
Thesis: Security Improvements for the Automatic Identification System, Robert E. Litts
Dissertation: Electrostatic Design and Characterization of a 200 keV Photogun and Wien Spin Rotator, Gabriel G. Palacios Serrano
Dissertation: Commissioning & Characterization of Magnetized Gridded Thermionic Electron Source, Mark Stefani
Dissertation: Towards Characterizing Adversarial Opportunity and Behavior in Critical Infrastructure Network, Md Sharif Ullah
Dissertation: Joint Linear and Nonlinear Computation with Data Encryption for Efficient Privacy-Preserving Deep Learning, Qiao Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Thesis: Deposition and Characterization of Indium Nitride and Aluminum Nitride Thin Films by Reactive Sputtering, Sushma Swaraj Atluri
Dissertation: A Novel Non-Enzymatic Glucose Biofuel Cell with Mobile Glucose Sensing, Ankit Baingane
Thesis: Hardware Development for the Generation of Large-Volume High Pressure Plasma By Spatiotemporal Control of Space Charge, Nikhil Boothpur
Dissertation: Secure Mobile Computing by Using Convolutional and Capsule Deep Neural Networks, Rui Ning
Dissertation: Topology Control, Scheduling, and Spectrum Sensing in 5G Networks, Prosanta Paul
Dissertation: Longitudinal Brain Tumor Tracking, Tumor Grading, and Patient Survival Prediction Using MRI, Linmin Pei
Dissertation: Model-Based Approach for Diffuse Glioma Classification, Grading, and Patient Survival Prediction, Zeina A. Shboul
Dissertation: Diagnostic Studies of Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Nanosecond Plasma Jets, Shutong Song
Thesis: Highly Transmissive Scalable Colored Coatings for Architectural Photovoltaic Panels, Akbar Ali Syed
Dissertation: Deep Cellular Recurrent Neural Architecture for Efficient Multidimensional Time-Series Data Processing, Lasitha S. Vidyaratne
Dissertation: Virtual SATCOM, Long Range Broadband Digital Communications, Dennis George Watson
Dissertation: Comprehensive Designs of Innovate Secure Hardware Devices against Machine Learning Attacks and Power Analysis Attacks, Yiming Wen
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Thesis: Pulse Power Effects on Transient Plasma Ignition for Combustion, David Wayne Alderman II
Thesis: Demonstration of Visible and Near Infrared Raman Spectrometers and Improved Matched Filter Model for Analysis of Combined Raman Signals, Alexander Matthew Atkinson
Dissertation: Laser-Spark Multicharged Ion Implantation System ‒ Application in Ion Implantation and Neural Deposition of Carbon in Nickel (111), Oguzhan Balki
Thesis: Radio Frequency Toolbox for Drone Detection and Classification, Abdulkabir Bello
Thesis: Computational Analysis of Antipode Algorithms for the Output Feedback Hopf Algebra, Lance Berlin
Thesis: Solid State Polyaniline Supercapacitors Based on Electrodes Fabricated with Electropolymerization, Jonathan R. Blincoe
Thesis: Design, Implementation, and Analysis of Electrical System Architecture for CubeSat to Ground Communications, Anthony G. Cappiello
Thesis: A Design of Inductive Coupling Wireless Power Transfer System for Electric Vehicle Applications, Sarika Reddy Daida
Dissertation: A Multi-Agent Systems Approach for Analysis of Stepping Stone Attacks, Marco Antonio Gamarra
Dissertation: Using Feature Extraction From Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Pathological Image Analysis and Its Visual Interpretability, Wei-Wen Hsu
Dissertation: Enhanced Sensing Performance of Novel Nanostructured ZnO Gas Sensors in Ethanol Vapor Concentration Detection Applications, Pengtao Lin
Dissertation: Performance of Cognitive Radio Networks with Unknown Dynamic Primary User Signals, Sara L. MacDonald
Dissertation: Effect of Grain Size and Interface Engineering on the Photovoltaic Performance and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells, Abdullah Al Mamun
Dissertation: A Laser Ion Source for Thin Film Deposition: Characterization of Source and Growth Conditions, Md Mahmudur Rahman
Thesis: Cyber Security- A New Secured Password Generation Algorithm with Graphical Authentication and Alphanumeric Passwords Along With Encryption, Akash Rao
Dissertation: MIMO Radar Waveform Design and Sparse Reconstruction for Extended Target Detection in Clutter, Christopher Alan Rogers
Dissertation: On Analytic Nonlinear Input-output Systems: Expanded Global Convergence and System Interconnections, Irina M. Winter Arboleda
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Dissertation: Deep Recurrent Learning for Efficient Image Recognition Using Small Data, Mahbubul Alam
Thesis: Characterization of Language Cortex Activity During Speech Production and Perception, Hassan Baker
Dissertation: Coexistence and Secure Communication in Wireless Networks, Saygin Bakşi
Thesis: Model-Less Fuzzy Logic Control for the NASA Modeling and Control for Agile Aircraft Development Program, Keith A. Benjamin
Thesis: Non-Destructive Evaluation for Composite Material, Desalegn Temesgen Delelegn
Thesis: Improved Thermal Stability of Cesium-Doped Perovskite Films With PMMA for Solar Cell Application, Christine M. Gausin
Thesis: A Dual Resonant Transformer and a Dielectric Antenna for Picosecond Pulse Radiation, Khiem Huynh
Thesis: A Novel Power Sharing Control Method for Distributed Generators in DC Networks, Christina James
Thesis: IDPAL - Input Decoupled Partially Adiabatic Logic: Implementation and Examination, Kevin A. Johnson
Thesis: New Method of Nickel Oxide as Hole Transport Layer and Characteristics of Nickel Oxide Based Perovskite Solar Cell, Loi Nguyen
Dissertation: Non-Invasive Picosecond Pulse System for Electrostimulation, Ross Aaron Petrella
Dissertation: Optimization of Top Contact for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells, Grace Cherukara Rajan
Dissertation: Generation of Large-Volume Diffuse Plasma by an External Ionization Wave From a Single-Electrode Plasma Jet, Seyed Hamid Razavi Barzoki
Dissertation: 3D Bioprinting Systems for the Study of Mammary Development and Tumorigenesis, John Reid
Dissertation: Development of a Laser-Spark Multicharged Ion System – Application in Shallow Implantation of Sic by Boron and Barium, Md. Haider Ali Shaim
Thesis: Learn-To-Fly Control System Design, Alexander Brent Streit
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Thesis: Diffusion Modeling of Impurities Through the Molybdenum Back Contact of CIGS Solar Cells, Chinedum John Akwari
Dissertation: Study of Modified Deposition Process for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cell Back Contact, Tasnuva Ashrafee
Thesis: Virtual Substrate Synthesis for Low-Cost High Efficiency III-V, Sean J. Babcock
Dissertation: Speech Based Machine Learning Models for Emotional State Recognition and PTSD Detection, Debrup Banerjee
Thesis: Study of a High-Efficient Wide-Bandgap DC-DC Power Converter for Solar Power Integration, Yashwanth Bezawada
Thesis: Modification of Deposition Process Parameters for Uniform Indium Layer Deposition, Isaac Butt
Dissertation: Enhancement of Thermoelectric Properties of ALD Synthesized PbTe and PbSe by Phonon Engineering, Xin Chen
Thesis: A Correlational Study of SansEC Sensors’ Electric Field Distribution on Lightning Attachment, Kayla M. Farrow
Thesis: Recurrent Neural Networks and Matrix Methods for Cognitive Radio Spectrum Prediction and Security, Alexander M. Glandon
Thesis: A Study of the Sensitivity of Energy Conversion Efficiency to Load Variation in Class-E Resonant Power Inverter, Richard Samuel Jennings
Thesis: Investigation of Low Cost Substrate Approaches for III-V Solar Cells, Marlene Lydia Lichty
Thesis: Deposition of Silicon Thin Films by Ion Beam Assisted Deposition, Tejaswini Miryala
Dissertation: Low Temperature Plasma for the Treatment of Epithelial Cancer Cells, Soheila Mohades