This collection includes Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations, and other similar projects, completed in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Records for print-only, retrospectively scanned, and electronic works are included—digital copies are included where available.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Advanced Nanoscale Characterization of Plants and Plant-derived Materials for Sustainable Agriculture and Renewable Energy, Mikhael Soliman
Necessary Conditions for Open-Ended Evolution, Lisa Soros
Compressible Turbulent Flame Speed of Highly Turbulent Standing Flames, Jonathan Sosa
D-FENS: DNS Filtering & Extraction Network System for Malicious Domain Names, Jeffrey Spaulding
Disinfection By-Product Reduction Study of a Small Central Florida Public Water System, Paul Staubus
Large Scale Cryogenic Storage With Active Refrigeration, Adam Swanger
Monolithically Integrated Wavelength Tunable Laser Diode for Integrated Optic Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensing, Thamer Tabbakh
Characterization, Classification, and Genesis of Seismocardiographic Signals, Amirtaha Taebi
Influence of Transverse Slot Jet on Premixed Flame Acceleration, Dylan Tarrant
Pressure Image Based Attitude Controller for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Kenneth Thompson
Human Action Detection, Tracking and Segmentation in Videos, Yicong Tian
Flutter Stability of Shrouded Turbomachinery Cascades with Nonlinear Frictional Damping, Alex Torkaman
A Framework for Miniaturized Mechanical Characterization of Tensile, Creep, and Fatigue Properties of SLM Alloys, Jonathan Torres-Caceres
Nanofiltration of Perfluorinated Compounds as a Function of Water Matrix Properties, Hadi Toure
The Effect of Martensite-Fractions Assumptions In Shape Memory Alloy Springs, Christian Vazquez
In-Memory Computing Using Formal Methods and Paths-Based Logic, Alvaro Velasquez
Nondestructive Testing Methods Aided Via Numerical Computation Models for Various Critical Aerospace Power Generation Systems, Peter Warren
Assessing the Impact of Multi-variate Steering-rate Vehicle Control on Driver Performance in a Simulation Framework, Michael Xynidis
Exploring FPGA Implementation for Binarized Neural Network Inference, Li Yang
Towards High-Performance Big Data Processing Systems, Hong Zhang
Mechanism Design of a Compact 4-DOF Robotic Needle Guide for MRI-Guided Prostate Intervention, Shihao Zhang
Bridging the Gap between Application and Solid-State-Drives, Jian Zhou
Investigation of Factors Contributing to Fog-Related Single Vehicle Crashes, Jiazheng Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
An Analytical Investigation of Prestressed Beam Bridge Performance Before and After Widening, Chris ORiordan Adjah
On the security of NoSQL cloud database services, Mohammad Ahmadian
High Performance Techniques for Face Recognition, Ahmed Aldhahab
Hydro-thermo-mechanical Behavior of Concrete at Elevated Temperatures, Manar Al Fadul
A Study On The Plasticity And Fracture Behaviors Of Inconel 718 Under Multiaxial Stress And Extremely Low Cycle Fatigue Loadings, Mohammed Algarni
Spray-Deposited Titanium-Oxide Films For Infrared Optics, Photonics, And Solar Cell Applications., Sarmad Alhasan
Study of Surface Passivation Behavior of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Haider Ali
Shifted Plastic Hinge Column Connections Using Grouted Sleeves for Accelerated Bridge Construction, Haider Al-Jelawy
Polyurethane Fiber Reinforced Polymer Strengthening of Shear Deficient Reinforced Concrete Beams, Yasir Al-Lebban
Developing Warrants for Designing Continuous Flow Intersection and Diverging Diamond Interchange, Meshal Almoshaogeh
An Emissive Antenna Correction for The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Microwave Imager (TMI), Faisal Alquaied
Investigating and Modeling the Impacts of Illegal U-Turn Violations at Medials Located on Florida's Limited Access Highways, Omar Al-Sahili
A Framework for Lean Transformation in Developing Countries: The Case of Saudi Arabian Industry, Murad Andejany
A Triangulation Based Coverage Path Planning For a Mobile Robot With Circular Sensing Range, Vatana An
Implementation of Optical Interferometry and Spectral Reflectometry for High Fidelity Thin Film Measurements, Armando Arends-Rodriguez
Ultra-Efficient Cascaded Buck-Boost Converter, Anirudh Ashok Pise
Super Resolution of Wavelet-Encoded Images and Videos, Vildan Atalay
Reasoning About Frame Properties in Object-oriented Programs, Yuyan Bao
The Study of Physiochemical Properties of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles and its Application in Biosensors, Swetha Barkam
A Methodology for Internet of Things Business Modeling and Analysis using Agent-Based Simulation, Mohammed Basingab
Fire safety and emergency evacuation training for occupants of building using 3D virtual simulation, Sayli Bhide
Analysis of Pedestrian Crash Characteristics and Contributing Causes in Central Florida, Zainb Bianco
Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Metallic Composite with Focus on Processing and the Resultant Properties, Md Muktadir Billah
Online Neuro-Adaptive Learning For Power System Dynamic State Estimation, Rahul Birari
A Framework for Measuring Return on Investment for Healthcare Simulation-Based Training, Hatim Bukhari
Reducing Side-sweep Accidents with Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications, Gamini Bulumulle
The Effectiveness of Child Restraint and Bicycle Helmet Policies to Improve Road Safety, Claudia Bustamante
Integrating the macroscopic and microscopic traffic safety analysis using hierarchical models, Qing Cai
Load Estimation, Structural Identification and Human Comfort Assessment of Flexible Structures, Ozan Celik
Towards High-Efficiency Data Management In the Next-Generation Persistent Memory System, Xunchao Chen
Improving the Performance of Data-intensive Computing on Cloud Platforms, Wei Dai
Effect of Load Path and Failure Modes on Seismic Response of Regular Bridges., Haider Darwash
Design and Modeling of a Heat Exchanger for Porous Combustor Powered Steam Generators in Automotive Industry, Apratim Dasgupta
Polyelectrolyte and hydrogel stabilized liquid crystal droplets for the detection of bile acids, Jinan Deng
Ichetucknee Springs: Measuring the Effects of Visitors on Water Quality Parameters through Continuous Monitoring., Sarah Faraji
Wrong-Way Driving: A Regional Approach To A Regional Problem, Md. Omar Faruk
Application of Multiaxial Cyclic Loading for Constitutive Model and Parameter Determination of Steels, Bassem Felemban
Statistical Analysis of Multi-Row Film Cooling Flowfields, Craig Fernandes
Spatial and Temporal Compressive Sensing for Vibration-based Monitoring: Fundamental Studies with Beam Vibrations, Vaahini Ganesan
Chaotification as a Means of Broadband Vibration Energy Harvesting with Piezoelectric Materials, Daniel Geiyer
Development of an Adaptive Restoration Tool For a Self-Healing Smart Grid, Amir Golshani
A Training Effectiveness Evaluation of UH-60A/L Simulated Environments: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Martin Goodwin
Redox-Active Solid State Materials and its Biomedical and Biosensing Applications, Ankur Gupta
Implementation of Refining Statements in OpenJML and Verification of Higher Order Methods with Model Program Specifications, Sai Chandesh Gurramkonda
Learning Dynamic Network Models for Complex Social Systems, Alireza Hajibagheri
Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement Within a Concentric Annulus, Alexander Hanhold
Investigating the Impact of Levels of Experience on Workload During Nuclear Power Plant Operations, Jonathan Harris
Reducing Sulfuric Acid Pretreatment in a Nanofiltration Process Treating Surficial Groundwater, Carlyn Higgins
Exploring the Multi-touch Interaction Design Space for 3D Virtual Objects to Support Procedural Training Tasks, Sarah Holderness
A Multiagent Q-learning-based Restoration Algorithm for Resilient Distribution System Operation, Jungseok Hong
Hydrologic controls on the natural drainage networks extracted from high-resolution topographic data, Milad Hooshyar
A Flexible Physics-Based Lifing Method for Metals Under Creep and Thermomechanical Fatigue, Firat Irmak
Load-Balancing in Local and Metro-Area networks with MPTCP and OpenFlow, Austin Jerome
Interaction Between Carbon Nanotubes and Metals (Al, Cu) and the Effects on Resultant Properties of the Hybrid Materials, Jingyin Jiang
Method for Real-Time Signal Selection for Passive Coherent Location Systems, Nicholas Johnson
Coupling Infrastructure Resilience and Flood Risk Assessment for a Coastal Urban Watershed, Justin Joyce
Continuous Oscillation: Vibrational Effects and Acceptable Frequency Ranges of Small Bore Piping in Field Applications, Marie Kasprzyk
Calibrating a System Dynamic Model Within an Integrative Framework to Test Foreign Policy Choices, Carlos Kavetsky
Resource Allocation and Pricing in Secondary Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks, Enas Khairullah
Code Park: A New 3D Code Visualization Tool and IDE, Pooya Khaloo
Hashing for Multimedia Similarity Modeling and Large-Scale Retrieval, Kai Li
Enhancement of Antenna Array Performance Using Reconfigurable Slot-Ring Antennas and Integrated Filter/Antennas, Tianjiao Li
Academic Blade Geometries for Baseline Comparisons of Forced Vibration Response Predictions, James Little
Combustion of 1,3-Butadiene behind Reflected Shocks, Joseph Lopez
Pervasive Secure Content Delivery Networks Implementation, Hector Lugo-Cordero
Linking Climate Change and Socio-economic Impact for Long-term Urban Growth in Three Mega-cities, Qi Lu
Development and Application of Microelectrodes to Study in situ Disinfectant Loss and Corrosion on Metal Surface, Xiangmeng Ma
Timoshenko Beam Viscous Damping Model for Spacecraft Cabling Dynamics, Brandi McPherson
Novel Computational Methods for Integrated Circuit Reverse Engineering, Travis Meade
Local Transient Characterization of Thermofluid Heat Transfer Coefficient at Solid-liquid Nano-interfaces, Mehrdad Mehrvand