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 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 2016
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
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
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
Dissertation: Empirical Modeling of Asynchronous Scalp Recorded and Intracranial EEG Potentials, Komalpreet Kaur
Dissertation: Evaluation of Degradation in GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors Due to the Inverse Piezoelectric Effect, Deepthi Nagulapally
Dissertation: Numerical Study of Poration and Ionic Conduction in Nanopores Caused by High-Intensity, Nanosecond Pulses in Cell, Hao Qiu
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
Dissertation: Investigation of NbNx Thin Films and Nanoparticles Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition and Thermal Diffusion, Ashraf Hassan Farha
Dissertation: Improving the Stability of High and Low Bandgap Polymers Organic Photovoltaic Devices Using a Solution Based Titanium Sub-Oxide Interfacial Layer, Kurniawan Foe
Dissertation: Fast Transients in Non-Volatile Resistive Memories (RRAM) Using Tantalum Pentoxide as Solid Electrolyte, Pragya Rasmi Shrestha
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Dissertation: Performance Optimization Over Wireless Links With Operating Constraints, Shiny Abraham
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
Dissertation: An Efficient Boosted Classifier Tree-Based Feature Point Tracking System for Facial Expression Analysis, Adam Redd Livingston
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
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
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
Dissertation: Technology Independent Synthesis of CMOS Operational Amplifiers, Praveen Koushik Meduri
Dissertation: Synthesis of ALD Zinc Oxide and Thin Film Materials Optimization for UV Photodetector Applications, Kandabara Nouhoum Tapily
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
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Dissertation: Experimental Investigation of a Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet, Asma Begum
Dissertation: Analysis of Jump Linear Systems Driven by Lumped Processes, Jorge R. Chavez Fuentes
Dissertation: Multi-Scale Edge Detection Algorithms and Their Information-Theoretic Analysis in the Context of Visual Communication, Bo Jiang
Dissertation: Simultaneous Higher Harmonic Detection and Extraction of Information From Oxygen Spectra, Karan Dineshchandra Mohan
Dissertation: Transmitter Optimization in Multiuser Wireless Systems with Quality of Service Constraints, Danda B. Rawat
Dissertation: Simulation Studies of Pulsed Voltage Effects on Cells, Jiahui Song
Dissertation: Wavelet-Based Enhancement Technique for Visibility Improvement of Digital Images, Numan Ünaldı
Dissertation: Analysis and Optimization of Dynamic Spectrum Sharing for Cognitive Radio Networks, Manish Wadhwa
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Dissertation: Supporting Protocols for Structuring and Intelligent Information Dissemination in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks, Filip Cuckov
Dissertation: Surface Dynamics of Silicon Low-Index Surfaces Studied by Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction, Ibrahim El-Kholy
Dissertation: Interconnections of Nonlinear Systems Driven by L₂-ITÔ Stochastic Processes, Luis A. Duffaut Espinosa
Dissertation: Sensitive Detection of Novel Effects and Characteristic Signal Structure of Higher Harmonic Detection in Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy, Mohammad Amir Khan
Dissertation: TREE-D-SEEK: A Framework for Retrieving Three-Dimensional Scenes, Saurav Mazumdar
Dissertation: Wireless Personal Area Network-Based Assistance for the Visually Impaired, Kurt Matthew Peters
Dissertation: A Subspace Projection Methodology for Nonlinear Manifold Based Face Recognition, Praveen Sankaran
Dissertation: High-Performance Broadcast and Multicast Protocols for Multi-Radio Multi-Channel Wireless Mesh Networks, Jun Wang
Dissertation: Compensation of Loss and Stimulated Emission of Surface Plasmon Polaritons, Guohua Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Dissertation: Rapid Prototyping for Virtual Environments, Emre Baydogan
Dissertation: Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction Studies of Indium Phosphide (100) and Growth on Indium and Indium Nitride on Silicon (100), Mohamed Abd-Elsattar Hafez
Dissertation: Modeling and Stability Analysis of Nonlinear Sampled-Data Systems with Embedded Recovery Algorithms, Heber Herencia-Zapana
Dissertation: Design of a High-Speed Architecture for Stabilization of Video Captured Under Non-Uniform Lighting Conditions, Ming Zhu Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Dissertation: Neighborhood Defined Feature Selection Strategy for Improved Face Recognition in Different Sensor Modalitie, Satyanadh Gundimada
Dissertation: Self-Assembly and Characterization of Germanium Quantum Dots on Silicon by Pulsed Laser Deposition, Mohammed S. Hegazy
Dissertation: Prediction of interference Pathloss Inside Commercial Aircraft Using Modulated Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks, Madiha Jamil Jafri
Dissertation: The Distributed Independent-Platform Event-Driven Simulation Engine Library (DIESEL), Reejo Mathew
Thesis: Detecting Compromised Nodes in Wireless Sensor Networks, Mary Lisa Mathews
Dissertation: Development of Fast, Distributed Computational Schemes for Full Body Bio-Models and Their Application to Novel Action Potential Block in Nerves Using Ultra-Short, High Intensity Electric Pulses, Ashutosh Mishra
Dissertation: Optimization Methods of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and the Self-Absorption Problem, Olodia Ayed Taha Nassef
Dissertation: Power-Aware Design Methodologies for FPGA-Based Implementation of Video Processing Systems, Hau Trung Ngo
Dissertation: Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Probe Effects of Ultra-Short, Very-High Voltage Pulses on Cells, Viswanadham Sridhara
Dissertation: Self-Organization in Cathode Boundary Layer Discharges, Nobuhiko Takano
Dissertation: Modeling and Simulations of Electrical Breakdown and Thermal Failure in Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide for High-Voltage Dielectric Applications, Guogang Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Dissertation: Femtosecond Laser Ablation with Single and Two-Photon Excitation for MEMS, Mohamed Abdelfattah Kottb Ahmad Elbandrawy
Dissertation: Automatic Speech Recognition Using LP-DCTC/DCS Analysis Followed by Morphological Filtering, Penny Hix
Dissertation: An Adaptive Algorithm to Identify Ambiguous Prostate Capsule Boundary Lines for Three-Dimensional Reconstruction and Quantitation, Rania Yousry Hussein
Dissertation: Whole Word Phonetic Displays for Speech Articulation Training, Fansheng Meng
Dissertation: Stability Analysis of Hybrid Jump Linear Systems With Markov Inputs, Arturo Tejada Ruiz
Dissertation: Learning as a Nonlinear Line of Attraction for Pattern Association, Classification and Recognition, Ming-Jung Seow
Dissertation: Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Sources for Polymer Surface Modification, Shujun Yang
Dissertation: Performance Analysis of Recoverable Flight Control Systems Subject to Neutron-Induced Upsets Using Hybrid Dynamical Models, Hong Zhang
Dissertation: High Performance Queueing and Scheduling in Support of Multicasting in Input-Queued Switches, Weiying Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Thesis: Design and Implementation of One and Two-Degree-of-Freedom Magnetic Suspension and Balance Systems, Mark W. Adams
Thesis: Electromagnetic Propagation Prediction Inside Aircraft Cabins, Genevieve Hankins
Dissertation: Modeling and Simulation of \Sub-Microsecond Electrical Breakdown in Liquids with Application to Water, Jun Qian
Dissertation: Multi-Modal Enhancement Techniques for Visibility Improvement of Digital Images, Li Tao
Dissertation: Modeling and Simulation of Photonic Crystal Fibers and Distributed Feedback Photonic Crystal Fiber Lasers, Feng Wu
Dissertation: Carbon Nanotubes and Tungsten Oxide Nanorods: Synthesis and Applications, Bing Xiao