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 2017
Dissertation: The Efficacy of Programming Energy Controlled Switching in Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM), David Malien Nminibapiel
Dissertation: Computational Modeling for Abnormal Brain Tissue Segmentation, Brain Tumor Tracking, and Grading, Syed Mohammad Shamin Reza
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Thesis: Microbubble Generation By Piezoelectric Transducers For Biomedical Studies, Mohammed Alkhazal
Thesis: Carbon and Boron Nitride Nanotube Fabricated Supercapacitors, Derek Christian Demuth
Dissertation: Simulation, Measurement, and Emulation of Photovoltaic Modules Using High Frequency and High Power Density Power Electronic Circuits, Yunas Erkaya
Thesis: Analysis and Implementation of Communications Systems for Small Satellite Missions, Jason S. Harris
Thesis: IDPAL - Input Decoupled Partially Adiabatic Logic Family: Theory and Implementation of Side-Channel Attack Resistant Circuits, Matthew Edward McAllister
Thesis: Non-Thermal Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma for Sterilization of Surfaces and Biofilms, Johanna Ursula Neuber
Dissertation: Sparse Coding Based Feature Representation Method for Remote Sensing Images, Ender Oguslu
Thesis: Deformable Contour Models for Digitizing a Printed Brainstem Atlas, Nirmal J. Patel
Dissertation: Computational Modeling of Facial Response for Detecting Differential Traits in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Manar D. Samad
Thesis: Physical Layer Secret Key Agreement Using One-Bit Quantization and Low-Density Parity-Check Codes, John A. Snoap
Dissertation: Evaluation of 4h-Sic Photoconductive Switches for Pulsed Power Applications Based on Numerical Simulations, Rajintha Tiskumara
Dissertation: Region-Based Approach for Single Image Super-Resolution, Min Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Thesis: Source Localization in Cognitive Radio Networks, Giancarlo Almodovar
Dissertation: High Efficiency Ultrathin CIGS Solar Cells, Krishna Prasad Aryal
Dissertation: Characterization and Decoding of Speech Representations From the Electrocorticogram, Shreya Chakrabarti
Dissertation: A Vector Channel Based Approach to MIMO Radar Waveform Design for Extended Targets, Amanda Joan Angell Daniel
Dissertation: Improving Engagement Assessment by Model Individualization and Deep Learning, Feng Li
Thesis: Numerical Studies and Optimization of Magnetron with Diffraction Output (MDO) Using Particle-in-Cell Simulations, Alireza Majzoobi
Thesis: Classification of Digital Communication Signal Modulation Schemes in Multipath Environments Using Higher Order Statistics, Meena Sreekantamurthy
Thesis: Object Tracking from Multiple Multi-Axis Platforms in Four Dimensions, Theodore A. Teates
Thesis: Generation of Multi-Charged Aluminum Ions From Femtosecond Laser Induced Plasma, Frederick Guy Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Dissertation: Transparent Spectrum Co-Access in Cognitive Radio Networks, Jonathan Daniel Backens
Dissertation: Characterization of an Impulse Radiating Antenna in the Near Field, Chandra Barjracharya
Dissertation: IDPAL – A Partially-Adiabatic Energy-Efficient Logic Family: Theory and Applications to Secure Computing, Mihail T. Cutitaru
Dissertation: Ionizing Radiation Detection Using Microstructured Optical Fiber, Stanton DeHaven
Thesis: Camera Viewpoint Invariant Vehicular Traffic Segmentation and Classification, Jeffrey B. Flora
Thesis: The Study of Electrostatic and Magnetostatic Active Space Radiation Shielding for Deep Space Missions, Leroy A. Fung
Thesis: Data Completion Methods for Improved Developmental Stage Annotation of Drosophila Embryos in Images, Chitsanu Janyalikit
Thesis: Numerical Studies of the A6 Relativistic Magnetron Using Particle-In-Cell Simulations, Vineetha Jujjavarapu
Dissertation: Empirical Modeling of Asynchronous Scalp Recorded and Intracranial EEG Potentials, Komalpreet Kaur
Thesis: Simulation Studies of Organic Solar Cell Structure and Morphology on the Device Efficiency, Satish Kumar Reddy Kota
Dissertation: Evaluation of Degradation in GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors Due to the Inverse Piezoelectric Effect, Deepthi Nagulapally
Thesis: Synthesis of Nanolaminate Structures of Alternating Layers of Lead Telluride and Lead Selenide by Atomic Layer Deposition for Thermoelectric Applications, Arun Deepak Ramalingom Pillai
Dissertation: Numerical Study of Poration and Ionic Conduction in Nanopores Caused by High-Intensity, Nanosecond Pulses in Cell, Hao Qiu
Thesis: Generation of Bipolar Nanosecond Pulses, Sambasiva Rao Rajulapati
Dissertation: Detection of OFDM Signals Using Pilot Tones and Applications to Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio Systems, Ahmed Temtam
Dissertation: High Dimensional Data Set Analysis Using a Large-Scale Manifold Learning Approach, Loc Tran
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Thesis: Time Synchronization for OFDM Transmission with Applications to 4G Wimax Wireless Systems, Hamad Alhajri
Thesis: Photovoltaic Tracker Optimization with Unique Fault Detection and Enhanced Combiner System, Caitlin Nicole Conway
Dissertation: Investigation of NbNx Thin Films and Nanoparticles Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition and Thermal Diffusion, Ashraf Hassan Farha
Thesis: Optimization of Solar Cell Arrays Using the Fibonacci Search Algorithm, Felicia Tyyan Farrow
Dissertation: Improving the Stability of High and Low Bandgap Polymers Organic Photovoltaic Devices Using a Solution Based Titanium Sub-Oxide Interfacial Layer, Kurniawan Foe
Thesis: Control System of an Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Machine, Nitin Vishnu Hegde
Thesis: Impact of Primary User Activity on the Performance of Energy-Based Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Systems, Sara L. MacDonald
Thesis: Study of Spatiotemporal Signatures Between Objects to Improve Video Segmentation in Complex Environments, Adam Robert Reckley
Thesis: Improving the Efficiency of P3HT:ICBA Organic Solar Cells by Modifying the Photoactive Solution Preparation Step, Matthew Blaine Samson
Dissertation: Fast Transients in Non-Volatile Resistive Memories (RRAM) Using Tantalum Pentoxide as Solid Electrolyte, Pragya Rasmi Shrestha
Thesis: Synthesis and Optimization of VO₂ Thin Films for Phase Transition Applications by Atomic Layer Deposition and RF Magnetron Sputtering, Madhavi Tangirala
Thesis: Identifiability of Additive, Time-Varying Actuator and Sensor Faults by State Augmentation, Jason M. Upchurch
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Dissertation: Performance Optimization Over Wireless Links With Operating Constraints, Shiny Abraham
Thesis: Dynamics of Non-Thermal Plasma Jets Under Variable Pressure, Mehmet Arda Akman
Dissertation: Synergistic Effect of Subnanosecond Pulsed Electric Fields and Temperature on the Viability of Biological Cells, James Thomas Camp
Dissertation: Multi-Term Approximation to the Boltzmann Transport Equation for Electron Energy Distribution Functions in Nitrogen, Yue Feng
Dissertation: Optimization Framework for a Radio Frequency Gun Based Injector, Alicia S. Hofler
Thesis: Fault Detection System for Solar Tracking Applications, Hareen Sekhar Illa
Thesis: Nonthermal Plasma Jet Efficacy on Candida Kefyr, Amber Marie Mattson Jackson
Dissertation: An Efficient Boosted Classifier Tree-Based Feature Point Tracking System for Facial Expression Analysis, Adam Redd Livingston
Thesis: Modeling Leakage Currents in Metal Insulator Metal Structures with High K Materials, Priyamvada Maleeswaran
Thesis: Subnanosecond Exposure Systems for Biological Studies, JongBong Nah
Thesis: Configuration Studies of Electrostatic and Magnetostatic Active Space Radiation Shielding, Trac K. Nguyen
Thesis: Synthesis of a Superlattice Structure of Alternating Layers of Antimony Telluride and Bismuth Telluride by Atomic Layer Deposition for Thermoelectric Applications, David Nminibapiel
Dissertation: A Vision-Based Automatic Safe landing-Site Detection System, Yufei Shen
Dissertation: Evaluation of Ocean-Energy Conversion Based on Linear Generator Concepts, Michael Allen Stelzer
Dissertation: Image-Guided Robotic Dental Implantation With Natural-Root-Formed Implants, Xiaoyan Sun
Dissertation: Enhancing Spectrum Utilization in Dynamic Cognitive Radio Systems, Dusadee Treeumnuk
Dissertation: Creation of Large Scale Face Dataset Using Single Training Image, Qun Wang
Dissertation: Diamond This Film Patterning Technique Using Selective Nucleation Growth, Characterization and Application, Weican Xiao
Dissertation: Super-Resolution of Unmanned Airborne Vehicle Images with Maximum Fidelity Stochastic Restoration, Amr Yousef
Dissertation: Smart Sensing and Performance Analysis for Cognitive Radio Networks, Yanxiao Zhao
Dissertation: Nonosecond Pulsed Electric Field Induced Changes in Dielectric Properties of Biological Cells, Jie Zhuang
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Dissertation: Ultrafast Electron Diffraction Study of the Dynamics of Antimony Thin Films and Nanoparticles, Mahmoud Abdel-Fattah
Thesis: Growth of Alkali Antimonide Photosensitive Thin Films, George Annobil
Dissertation: Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Nanostructured Tandem Solar Cells: Simulation and Fabrication Methods, Patrick Michael Boland Jr.
Dissertation: Data Hiding in Digital Video, Abdullah Cay
Dissertation: Fusion of Visual and Thermal Images Using Genetic Algorithms, Sertan Erkanli
Dissertation: Ultrafast High-Energy Electron Diffraction Study of Photoexcited Bismuth Nanoclusters by Femtosecond Laser Pulses, Ahmed R. Esmail
Dissertation: Learning Local Features Using Boosted Trees for Face Recognition, Rajkiran Gottumukkal
Dissertation: Spectrum Adaptation in Cognitive Radio Systems with Operating Constraints, Deepak R. Joshi
Thesis: A Study of Diversity Techniques for LTE Wireless Systems, Ferhat Kaplan
Dissertation: Characterizations of Atmospheric Pressure Low Temperature Plasma Jets and Their Applications, Erdinc Karakas
Dissertation: Statistical Optimizations of Muscle Action Potentials Based on Modeling and Analysis of Ion Channel Dynamics, GyuTae Kim
Dissertation: Design of Multi Agent Based Crowd Injury Model, Emin Kugu
Thesis: Improving the Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells by Varying the Material Concentration in the Photoactive Layer, Kevin Anthony Latimer
Thesis: Improving the Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells by Varying the Material Concentration in the Photoactive Layer, Kevin Anthony Latimer
Dissertation: Technology Independent Synthesis of CMOS Operational Amplifiers, Praveen Koushik Meduri
Thesis: Electronic Warfare by Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Aydin Meric
Thesis: Investigation and Comparison of Proportional Navigation Guidance and Beam Rider Guidance, Ertac Olgun
Thesis: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Collision Avoidance from Moving Obstacles, Atila Ozdemir
Thesis: Cyberknife Radiation Modeling: Effects of Relaxed Translational and Rotational Constraints on Healthy Tissue Irradiation, Sudha Bhavaroop Potineni
Thesis: Design and Demonstration of a Miniature Lidar System for Rover Applications, Benjamin Robinson
Dissertation: Synthesis of ALD Zinc Oxide and Thin Film Materials Optimization for UV Photodetector Applications, Kandabara Nouhoum Tapily
Thesis: Performance Analysis for WiMAX Wireless Systems with Multiple Receive Antennas, Selcuk Taskin
Dissertation: On the Radius of Convergence of Interconnected Analytic Nonlinear Systems, Makhin Thitsa
Dissertation: The Tracking Performance of Distributed Recoverable Flight Control Systems Subject to High Intensity Radiated Fields, Rui Wang
Thesis: Video Stabilization Based on Speeded-Up Robust Features, Minqi Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Thesis: Expression Invariant Face Recognition Using Shifted Phase-Encoded Joint Transform Correlation Technique, Trisha Ahmed
Thesis: Laser Scribing of ITO and ITO/Ag Coated Glass Substrates Comparison of Back and Front Side Ablation, Oguzhan Balki
Dissertation: Experimental Investigation of a Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet, Asma Begum