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Theses/Dissertations from 2017
A Privacy-Preserving Method with Flexible Charging Schedules for Electric Vehicles in the Smart Grid, Sabrina Afrin
Efficient Error detection Architectures for for Low-Energy Block Ciphers with the Case Study of Midori Benchmarked on FPGA, Anita Aghaie
Efficient Template-Based Nanomanufacturing of Carbon Nanotube Arrays for Cell Applications, Adeel Ahmed
Applying Data Analytics to Improve Multi-Asset Portfolio Performance, Amrith Akula
Finding Practical Way to Minimize the Time and Space Needed at the Temporary Donation Places, Reema Aldossari
Symbol Synchronization Techniques in Digital Communications, Mohammed Al-Hamiri
360° View Camera Based Visual Assistive Technology for Contextual Scene Information, Mazin Ali
Dusty Donuts: Modeling the Reverberation Response of the Circumnuclear Dusty Torus Emission in AGN, Triana R. Almeyda
Comparison of visual programming and hybrid programming environments in transferring programming skills, Hussein Alrubaye
fixino 1.0, Sultan Alshehri
Using the Opposition E ect in Remotely Sensed Data to Assist in the Retrieval of Bulk Density, Brittany L. Ambeau
Adding Security to Control Area Network of Vehicles by Using SHA-3, Aidin Ameri
Optimal L(h, k) labelings of Cartesian products of complete graphs and paths, Krishna Vittal Ammanabrolu
Comparing Economic, Environmental, and Social Effects of Central Air Conditioner Size and Thermostat Schedule Interactions, Briana Elizabeth Amoroso
Measurement of Ferroelectric Films in MFM and MFIS Structures, Jackson D. Anderson
Optimizing the Operation of Bulk Energy Storage Devices to Find the Trade-offs Between Revenue and CO2 Emissions., Laura M. Arciniegas
The Omnichannel Marketplace: A Look at Modern Consumers, Rosa Arnone
Towards Automated Analysis of Urban Infrastructure after Natural Disasters using Remote Sensing, Colin Axel
Better Text Detection through Improved K-means-based Feature Learning, Kardo Othman Aziz
The Role of Women in the Economy of Kosovo, Hana Bacaj
Deep Learning Localization for Self-driving Cars, Suvam Bag
Three-dimensional Image Processing of Identifying Toner Particle Centroids, Di Bai
Dear Objects,, Jee Young Bang
The Power of After-Hours: Young Adult Engagement and Programming in Museums, Hannah E. Barber
Aligning Business Decision Making to Strategy, Donald J. Barnes, Katherine A. Dominguez, and Whitney J. Vazquez
Minimization of Energy Costs Considering Demand Charge Under Time of Use and Real Time Pricing Policies, Jose Carlos Batista Abikarram
Displays of Jealousy in Dogs, Cassandra D. Beck
Manner of Death and Willingness to Nullify in a Euthanasia Case, Daniel Bell
Development, Implementation and Pre-clinical Evaluation of Medical Image Computing Tools in Support of Computer-aided Diagnosis: Respiratory, Orthopedic and Cardiac Applications, Yehuda K. Ben-Zikri
Public Sector Wages: The Implications for the Private Sector, Drenusha Berisha
Teaching Agents with Deep Apprenticeship Learning, Amar Bhatt
On Increasing Trust Between Developers and Automated Refactoring Tools Through Visualization, Alexander Bogart
General Relativistic Gas Dynamics in the Central Cavity of Binary Black Holes, Dennis B. Bowen
Into the Pines, Dustin Brown
A Replicative Study Involving Commercial Art Galleries in Upstate New York, Yingtong Bu
Multi-Domain Spectral Methods for Data Reduction in Numerical Relativity Simulations, Brian A. Caimano
Analytical Flood Risk Models for First Responder Use: Obstruction Detection and Risk Assessment, Brett Edmond Carlock
Hopeless Optimism, Shane Caryl
Understanding Traffic Characteristics in a Server to Server Data Center Network, Siva Shankar Chandrasekaran
CPU Cooling in Data Center Using a Thermosiphon Loop with Tapered Open Microchannel Manifold (OMM), Aranya Chauhan
From Character to Characteristics, Yen-Ting Chen
Androgyny, Yu-Chi Chien
A Machine Learning Approach on Providing Recommendations for the Vacant Lot Problem, Md Towhidul Absar Chowdhury
Her Eyes, Stephanie Clark
Applying Hierarchical Contextual Parsing with Visual Density and Geometric Features to Typeset Formula Recognition, Michael Patrick Erickson Condon
Scientific Imaging of Cultural Heritage for Computer Graphics Rendering, Brittany D. Cox
Enhancing Near Zero Volt Storage Tolerance of Lithium-ion Batteries, Kyle R. Crompton
The Process of Creating Accurate Reproductions of Fragile Objects: Fabricating 3D Facsimiles with Limited Resources, Katherine E. Curran
Advanced Music Audio Feature Learning with Deep Networks, Madeleine Daigneau
Revising a Habitat Suitability Model for Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata) in Upstate New York, Caitlin Dailey
Development of High Efficiency III/V Photovoltaic Devices, Yushuai Dai
Predicting underperformance from students in upper level engineering courses, William J. Darlington
Symbolic and Visual Retrieval of Mathematical Notation using Formula Graph Symbol Pair Matching and Structural Alignment, Kenny Davila Castellanos
PaSE : Parallel Speedup Estimation Framework for Network-on-Chip Based Multi-core Systems, Ghassan Bachay Dharb
Examining the New York State Gun Involved Violence Elimination Initiative’s Alignment with Several Theoretical Perspectives, Jamie Dougherty
Fabrication of Low Adhesion Films Through Pulsed Light Sintering, Dhananhay Dubey
Instruments of Generation, Bradley Dunn
The Influence of a Metallic Substrate on the Post Impact Structural Characteristics of a Composite Shaft, Charles R. Eastwood
Maybe Somewhere West, Katie Efstathiou
The use of Social Media as a marketing tool in Kosovo: current trends and opportunities, Robert Ejupi
A Model-Free Control System Based on the Sliding Mode Control Method with Applications to Multi-Input-Multi-Output Systems, Fares El Tin
HeadStrong: Concussion Reduction Using Biomimicry, David Evenski
Cell Dynamics in Three-dimensional (3D) Culture Environments, Rong Fan
Fiddle Me This: A History and Discussion of Old-Time Fiddle Tunes in Western New York, Christopher M. Fisher
Election-Attack Complexity for More Natural Models, Zack Fitzsimmons
Applying Multi-Resolution Stochastic Modeling to Individual Tennis Points, Calvin Michael Floyd
Assembly, David Flynn
An Exploration of Rhythm Perception in African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus), Irene A. Fobe
Algorithmic Framework and Implementation of Spectrum Holes Detection for Cognitive Radios, Ian J. Frasch
A Content Analysis of News Source Characteristics Within Broadcast News Stories Concerning the Financial Crisis Between September 8, 2008 – December 31, 2008, Jennifer L. Freer
Identification of Differential Expression of p53 associated RNAs at 3 Different Treatment Timepoints, and Association with ChIP-seq Identified p53 Genes., Julia Freewoman
The Impact of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs on the Dynamics of the Opioid Epidemic, Samuel Gatley
Synthesis of Polyproline Spacers between NIR Dye Pairs for FRET to Enhance Photoacoustic Imaging, Nisha Geng
The Design of a 24-bit Hardware Gaussian Noise Generator via the Box-Muller Method and its Error Analysis, Lincoln Glauser
The Design of a Custom 32-bit RISC CPU and LLVM Compiler Backend, Connor Jan Goldberg
Picking at Scabs, Robert Gordon
Compassionately Conservative Normalized Cuts for Image Segmentation, Tyler L. Hayes
A Novel 3D printed leg design for a Biped Robot, Matthew A. Haywood
RePlace, Kyriani Hinkleman
Vedic Based Division Core Design, Ryan Hinkley
Multi-objective Optimization of Hospital Inpatient Bed Assignment, Brenden Hoff
An Investigation of Process, Form, and Technique, Carter Hopkins
Characterization of Optimized Si-MOSFETs for Terahertz Detection, Jack D. Horowitz
Factors Influencing SNAP Benefit Acceptance Program Utilization Rates at Farmers Markets, Nicole Howley
Automatic Assessment of Medication States of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease using Wearable Sensors, Murtadha Dawood Hssayeni
Sensitivity Enhancement of Metal-Oxide Chemical Sensors for Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds, John F. Hughes
Effect of Aggregation on Squaraine Fullerene Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaic Devices, Ishita Jalan
Searching for Color in Black & White: Epistemic Closure, the RIT Archives, and the Colonial Roots of White Invisibility, Andrew James
Hyperspectral and Hypertemporal Longwave Infrared Data Characterization, Nirmalan Jeganathan
High-Dimensional Linear and Functional Analysis of Multivariate Grapevine Data, Uday Kant Jha
Evaluation of Stray Light Correction for the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) from Landsat 8, Fu Jiang
A Dataset of Gaze Behavior in VR Faithful to Natural Statistics, Brendan John
Automated Grading and Feedback of Regular Expressions, Himesh Kakkar
Obstacle Avoidance and Path Planning for Smart Indoor Agents, Rasika M. Kangutkar
The effectiveness of Social Assistance scheme in Kosovo, Jehona Karavidaj
Alternative Processor within Threshold: Flexible Scheduling on Heterogeneous Systems, Stavan Satish Karia
Machine Learning Based Autism Detection Using Brain Imaging, Gajendra Jung Katuwal
Transcendence, Jamie Katz