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 1995
Thesis: Fetal Heart Rate Detection with a Passive Acoustic Sensor System, Zongyao Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Thesis: Optimization of Electron-Beam Activated GaAs Switches, Raymond Jack Allen III
Thesis: Diamond Thin Film Sensors for Hypersonic Flow Studies, Bhaskar Kumar Bulusu
Thesis: Biofeedback Gait Training Auditory Vs. Visual Techniques, Timothy D. Hiemenz
Thesis: Derivative Absorption Spectroscopy with Tunable Laser Diodes, Andrew D. Jackson
Thesis: The Current Voltage Characteristics of Electron Beam Controlled Thin Film Diamond Switches, Christopher Anthony Molina
Thesis: Defining Locally Shared Memory Constructs for Special Purpose Parallel Architectures, David J. Nielsen
Thesis: Transient Simulations and Modelling of Semi-Insulating GaAs Photoconductive Switches, Prasun Kumar Raha
Thesis: Dynamic Task Scheduling for the ATAMM Multicomputer Operating System Using Embedded Firmware on Microcontrollers, Sudhir Sastry
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Thesis: Light Injection from an Active Cladding to the Core of a Fiber Optic Fluorosensor, Alvin Leon Bryant
Dissertation: Recognition of Quadric Surfaces From Range Data: An Analytical Approach, Ivan X. D. D'Cunha
Thesis: Absorption Imaging Studies on Intrinsic GaAs, John Samuel Kenney
Thesis: Study of Single-Fiber Fiber Optic Lever Microphone, Trung Duc Nguyen
Dissertation: A Performance Prediction Model for a Fault-Tolerant Computer During Recovery and Restoration, Rodrigo A. Obando
Thesis: Resource Utilization Model for the Algorithm to Architecture Mapping Model, Rakesh R. Patel
Thesis: Cyclo-Static Scheduling of Large Grain Dataflow Algorithms on a Local Area ATAMM Multicomputing Testbed, Sudeepto Roy
Dissertation: Influence of Processing Techniques on Copper Deep Levels Formation and on Photoconductivity in Silicon Doped Gallium Arsenide, Lucy M. Thomas
Thesis: Acoustic Correlates of Vowel Perception as Determined from Synthesis Experiments With Multi-Tone Stimuli, Zhongjiang Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Thesis: Design and Implementation of Fuzzy Logic Controllers, Osama A. Abihana
Thesis: Neural Network Based Vowel Articulation Training Aid for the Deaf, Andrew E. Beck
Dissertation: Topics in Nonlinear Stochastic Control, Estimation, and Decision, Using a Measure Transformation Approach, Charalambos Demetriou Charalambous
Thesis: An Application of Neural Networks in Data Communication Real-Time Resource Reallocation, Qing Fan
Thesis: Formant Estimation from DCTC's Using a Feedforward Neural Network, Shubhangi U. Kelkar
Thesis: The Effect of Contacts on the Performance of Electron-Beam Controlled GaAs and Diamond Switches, Michael Kevin Kennedy
Thesis: A Novel Technique for Deep Level Characterization of High-Resistivity Semiconductor Materials, Sridhar Panigrahi
Dissertation: Text-Independent Automatic Speaker Identification Using Partitioned Neural Networks, Laszlo Rudasi
Dissertation: Bounds on Constraint Weight Parameters of Hopfield Networks for Stability of Optimization Problem Solutions, Gursel Serpen
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Thesis: Study of Cathodoluminescence in Semiconductors, Mandakini V. Kale
Thesis: Q Improvement of a 5.2 GHz TE011 Cavity by Incorporating Y1Ba2Cu3O7-x, R. Joseph LeClear
Thesis: Simulator for Concurrent Processing Data Flow Architectures, Mahyar R. Malekpour
Thesis: Analytical Modeling and Simulation for Investigation of a Digital Gas Filter Correlation Radiometer, Catherine P. McGowan
Thesis: The Breakdown Mechanism of Hollow Cathode Discharge, Mai Tuyet Ngo
Thesis: Signal Processing Methodologies for an Acoustic Fetal Heart Rate Monitor, Robert A. Pretlow III
Thesis: An Erasable Optical Memory Based on Stimulated Electronic Transition Concept, James D. Satira
Thesis: Cathodoluminescence of GaAs, Tyler Smith
Thesis: Monte Carlo Simulation of Millimeter-Wave Gunn Effect Oscillators, Ramani Vaidyanathan
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Thesis: Deep Level Characterization Studies in GaAs, Gordhan R. Barevadia
Dissertation: The Modeling of the Interactions of Pellets With Magnetic Fusion Plasmas for Alpha Particle Diagnostics, Abdel-Ghafar Mahmood El-Cashlan
Thesis: Analysis and Development of a Switched Capacitor Power Supply, John Richard Hackworth
Dissertation: A Comparative Study of Spectral Peaks Versus Global Spectral Shape as Invariant Acoustic Cues for Vowels, Amir Jalali Jagharghi
Thesis: Diagnostics Software for Concurrent Processing Computer Systems, Robert L. Jones III
Thesis: A Software Design Tool for Predictable Performance in Real-Time, Data Flow Architectures, Brij Mohan V. Mandala
Thesis: An Artificial Neural Approach to the Decomposition Problem, Chandrashekar L. Masti
Dissertation: Experimental Studies of Bulk Optically Controlled GaAs Switches Utilizing Fast Infrared Quenching, Michael S. Mazzola
Thesis: Measurement of Thermal Noise in Condenser Microphones in a Vacuum-Isolation Vessel, Kim Chi Thi Ngo
Thesis: Encoding Phonetic Knowledge for Use in Hidden Markov Models of Speech Recognition, Danming Qian
Thesis: Optical and High Electric Field Effects in Bulk Gallium Arsenide Switches, Randy Roush
Thesis: Visual Speech Training Aid for the Deaf, Subhashri Venkat
Thesis: Hydrogenation Effects on Trap Related Conduction in Diamond, Linwood Cleveland Watkins III
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Thesis: Optical Machine Recognition of Lower-Case Greek Characters of Any Size, Ivan X. D. D'Cunha
Dissertation: Study of Direct Semiconductor Materials for an Optically Controlled Switch, Sung Taek Ko
Dissertation: Performance Modeling and Enhancement for the ATAMM Data Flow Architecture, Sukhamoy Som
Thesis: The Electrical Characteristics of Semi-Insulating Gallium Arsenide A Material for High Power Switches, David Clifton Stoudt
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Thesis: A Structured Light Method for Sensing Alignment During Automated Truss Assembly, Jayesh K. Champaneri
Thesis: Self Consistent Model of the Glow Discharge, Hao Chen
Thesis: A Simulation Study of a Space-Borne Optical Disk Mass Memory System, Kenny G. Chen
Thesis: ATAMM Multicomputer System Design, William Robert Tymchyshyn
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Dissertation: Implementation and Performance Analysis of Numerical Algorithms on the MPP, Flex/32, and Cray/2, Raad A. Fatoohi
Thesis: Model of Hot-Film Sensor with Substrate Effects, David McAlpine Judge
Thesis: The Influence of Transverse Magnetic Fields on the Current-Voltage Characteristics of Glow Discharges, Thomas J. Powers
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Thesis: Laser Pump and Probe Excited State Absorption Measurements, Shawpin Jong
Thesis: An Investigation of Overvoltage Effects on a Gas-Blown Spark Gap, Michael Steven Mazzola
Thesis: A Frequency Domain Digital Signal Processor for Laser Velocimeter Systems, Andreas Evangelos Savvakis
Thesis: Wind Streamline Ambiguity Removal of Microwave Scatterometer Data, Hans W. Zaepfel
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Thesis: An Investigation to Improve Linear Predictive Vocoder Pulse/Noise Excitation Models, Elizabeth Annella Martina Effer
Thesis: The Direct Summation of Totally Self-Checking Checkers, Stefean Andrew Fedyschyn
Thesis: High Performance Switching Circuits for VLSI, Ali Reza Feizi
Thesis: Color Display of Vowel Spectra as a Training Aid for the Deaf, Amir Jalali Jagharghi
Dissertation: The Unification and Decomposition of Processing Structures Using Lattice Theoretic Methods, David L. Livingston
Thesis: Design of Multivariable Feedback Control Systems Via Spectral Assignment, Mohsen Marefat
Thesis: Analog Computer Simulation with Automatic Scaling By Digital Computer, Mark Anthony Motter
Thesis: Test Derivation for CMOS Iterative Logic Arrays, Ravi Sharma
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Thesis: A 250-KV Two-Pulse Modulator for the Gas Flow Switch Test Facility, David Michael Barrett
Thesis: Design of Multivariable Feedback Control Systems Via Spectral Assignment Using Reduced-Order Models and Reduced-Order Observers, Preston Ivanhoe Carraway III
Thesis: Block Encoding of Speech Spectral Principal Components, James R. Holland Jr.
Thesis: A Plasma Focus Interrupting Switch, Gregory Francis Knapp
Dissertation: Block Transform Coding of Presample Filtered Data, Thomas A. Shull
Thesis: Suboptimal Algorithms for Improvement of Pipeline Through Insertion of Delays, Sukhamoy Som
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Thesis: Design of Efficient Algorithms Through Minimization of Data Transfers, Yong Mo Chong
Thesis: Design of Efficient Algorithms Through Minimization of Data Transfers, Yong Mo Chong
Thesis: Circuit Analysis of a Gas Flow Switch, Teri Marie Owens
Thesis: Experiments Conducted on the Electron Beam Produced by a Dense Plasma Focus, Mark Steven Pronko
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
Dissertation: A Method of Modeling Multirate Two-Dimensional Recursive Digital Filters Author, Albert P. Gerheim
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
Thesis: Eigensystem Assignment Using Singular Value Decomposition, Ronald Dean Alley
Dissertation: The Development of a Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer and Its Application to Remote Sensing of the Earth, Richard Forrest Harrington
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
Dissertation: Precise Frequency Control of the Voltage Controlled Oscillator Using Finite Digital Word Lengths, Timothy Peter Hulick
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
Thesis: Simulation and Analysis of a Second-Order System with an Added Finite Pole and/or Zero, William Robert Bodwell
Thesis: A Study of Thin-Film Superconducting Junctions, William P. Korink