This collection includes theses and dissertations as well as some capstone projects and Master’s projects. The Digital Institutional Repository contains most RIT theses; however, not all past works have been digitized. If you are seeking a specific thesis and do not see it here, please contact the RIT Archives Collections.
All theses and dissertations from 2010 to the present are also available to Rochester Institute of Technology faculty, students and staff from ProQuest.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
An Examination of Environmental Applications for Uncooled Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing Instruments, Cody M. Webber
Princess, Hoss Wheeler
Test Naming Failures. An Exploratory Study of Bad Naming Practices in Test Code, Zachariah Wigent
Satellite Vision and Atomic Trails, Anson Wigner
Carbon Soil Amendment for Promotion of Native Species in Created Emergent Freshwater Wetlands, Taylor E. Williams
Survey and Analysis of Deepfake Media as it Applies to the New era of Disinformation, Jade L. Wise
Designing a Chemotherapy Infusion Center in Buffalo, New York Using Daylighting to Aid in the Healing Process, Claire Witt
Garden of the Mind, Jessica Wolinski
Design for Hiking Safety & Fun, Tianyou Wu
Analyzing the Arguments and Opinions Surrounding Space Privatization, Henry Yaeger
Computational Design, Simulation of Meshing, and Stress Analysis of Strain Wave Gear Drives, Eloy Yague-Spaude
The Impulse of Destruction, Chenyue Yang
Augmented Reality Emergency System, Chun-Hsiang Yang
Ibid., Dengfeng Yang
Port-all: Reproduction of the sense of companionship in a long-distance relationship, Xincan Yang
Waveform systematics in parameter inference of GW signals from compact binary mergers, Anjali Balasaheb Yelikar
Possibilities in Simulated Reality, Yuan Yuan
Observer Metamerism Quantification and Visualization, Yue Yuan
Pun Monster: How to effectively maintain fitness and improve socialization, Yue Yuan
Personal Cognitive Assistive Robot for Alzheimer’s Disease Patients’ Practicing of COVID-19 Hygiene Measures, Jeehoon Yu
eSports Game Skill Analysis & Prediction: League of Legends, AbedAlaziz Zandaki
Camera-based deep learning AI assistant system for basketball training, Guangkun Zeng
Healthway: A Personal Health Record System for User to Manage Their Own Health Condition, Jie Zhang
Helps tourists to customize travel plans easily with local experience: Dotrips app, Shenyu Zhang
An interactive memorial for healthcare workers who lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tianjin Zhang
Cross-Platform Methods in Computer Graphics That Boost Experimental Film Making, Yue Zhang
Flip: An interaction design project for helping people to break echo chamber, Rong Zhao
Underwater, Yuan Zheng
Kitchen Design for Water Recycling and Building New Family Relationships, Chuanhong Zhou
Concretization of Depression, Jing Zhou
OiT: A UX design project for better decision making in generative design, Yunsheng Zhou
Stay in Touch: An interaction design project for managing and facilitating healthy long-distance relationships, Zhichao Zhou
Understanding Psychological Behaviors of Binge Eating Behavior, Siyu Zhu
Hit the Lights on Your Way Out, Ryan Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Dubai Taxi Demand Hotspots Prediction, Samer Kamal Abu Taleb
Automated brain segmentation methods for clinical quality MRI and CT images, Viraj Reddy Adduru
A Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) based Pill Image Retrieval System, Ezekiel Adebayo Adewumi
Forensic Memory Classification using Deep Recurrent Neural Networks, Aishwarya Afzulpurkar
Design Approval Smart Application for Dubai Electricity installations (DASA-DUBAI), Maryam Ahmad Mohammed Al Ali
Visualization & Automation of Shams Dubai Report, Noora Ibrahim Alblooshi
The Role of Sonification as a Code Navigation Aid: Improving Programming Structure Readability and Understandability For Non-Visual Users, Khaled L. Albusays
Self-Supervision Initialization for Semantic Segmentation Networks, Kenneth Alexopoulos
Price Prediction and Valuation Using Data Mining in Dubai Real Estate Market, Abdulla AlHathboor
Customer allocation targeted for broadband services in South Africa using predictive analytics, Hamad Jassem Mohammad Alhelo
Environmental Effects of Coronavirus Pandemic: Analysis and Prediction of Global Air Pollution Levels, Nouf Saif Alhmoudi
Blockchain and Smart Contracts: The Need for Better Education, Ali Alkhajeh
Using Machine Learning Software in the Human Resource Recruiting Process for Candidates from Dubai Police Academy, Ibrahim Alkhazraji and Ali Saeed Buhaliba
Retail Store Ranking Recommender System, Fatmah Ahmed Ali Alkhzami
The B Respirator Respiratory Protection for the Bearded Man, Joseph R. Allgeier
Conducting a feasibility study for generating power from renewable energy resources and utilizing High Voltage Direct Current for interconnection in the Middle East and North Africa, Rashid Al Maazmi and Mahmood Broushan
Financial Fraud Detection using Machine Learning Techniques, Matar Al Marri and Ahmad AlAli
Interactive Range Queries under Differential Privacy, Asma Mohammed Alnemari
Smart grid program for large firms, Masood Alolama
Recommender Systems and Amazon Marketing Bias, Yousuf Alolama
Secure Outsourced Computation on Encrypted Data, Asma Aloufi
Building Simulation, Solar Potential and Consumption Analysis of Residential Dwellings, in Dubai, Aysha AlRemeithi, Hasan Kamal, and Marwa Alraeesi
Towards the Automation of Migration and Safety of Third-Party Libraries, Hussein Ahmed Talib Al-Rubaye
Nation Branding and The Case of Saudi Vision 2030 and The Use of Twitter, Hala Zayed Alsaaidi
Predicting and enhancing employee daily performance for DEWA-HV design department, Maryam Abdulrahim Alshenaini
Domestic Food Waste Reduction System in the U.A.E., Eman Alsuwaidi, Nawar Al Sammarraie, Vilas Vijaykumar, and Zaid Nayaz Syed
Developing Circular Economy through implementing advanced technologies in Dubai, Hana AlSuwaidi
Integrating All Mobility Systems to Reduce Traffic Congestion, Nasser Al Suwaidi
Detecting Malicious Websites Using Machine Learning, Saeed Ahmad Al Tamimi
Data Warehouse performance comparing Relational Database Management Systems and the Hadoop-based NoSQL Database system, Nazar Al-Wattar
A Comparative Study on Statistical and Machine Learning Forecasting Methods for an FMCG Company, Zenah Yaser Alzubaidi
Implementation of cloud services by using real-time analysis to reduce energy consumption, Ghaith Ahmed Al Zubairi
Lift Smart, Lift Heavy, Julie Ansorge
BX | Branded AR Filters: Redefining Branded Interactions, Moses Michael Araujo
The Portrayal of African Immigrants: A Framing Analysis of Newspaper Coverage, Oluwatosin Arowosola
Catalyst-free Heteroepitaxy of III-V Semiconductor Nanowires on Silicon, Graphene, and Molybdenum Disulfide, Mohadeseh Asadolahi Baboli
Cultural Differences and Conceptualizing Creativity, Rima Musa Ashour
A Data-parallel Approach for Efficient Resource Utilization in Distributed Serverless Deep Learning, Kevin Tunder Elom Assogba
Three-Way Comparison of Selected Substrates Used in Wine Labels: Wood-based Paper, Synthetic Paper, and Stone Paper, Sanjana Babu
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes: Empathy and Rehumanization in Community-Based Programming, Rachel Baldwin
Turn and Orientation Sensitive A* for Autonomous Vehicles in Intelligent Material Handling Systems, Rashmi Ballamajalu
Characterization of friction based on specific film thickness and wettability, Avdhesh Bansal
Analyzing the Impact of Negative Sampling on Fact-Prediction Algorithms, Iti Bansal
Freelancing as a Tool of Increasing Women’s Activity Rate in Kosovo, Ema Baraku
Gain Enhancement of On-Chip Wireless interconnects at 60 GHz Using an Artificial Magnetic Conductor, Douglas Bean
Development of a Flow Control Valve Using Magnetorheological Fluid, Scott A. Bell
Backplane System Design Considerations for Micro LED Displays, Kush Benara
Dead on Arrival, Paul Benns
Multi-Sensor Fusion for 3D Object Detection, Darshan Ramesh Bhanushali
Learning Riders' Preferences in Ridesharing Platforms, Ritaban Bhattacharya
Designing a Mental Health Institute for Adolescents in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Healing Architecture), Heba Bin Seddeq
Design of DSP Guitar Effects with FPGA Implementation, Connor William Blasie
Radar-Aware Transmission and Scheduling for Cognitive Radio Dynamic Spectrum Access in the CBRS Radio Band, Dennis P. Bleier
Hardware Intellectual Property Protection Through Obfuscation Methods, Jason Blocklove
A Process Modeling Approach to Evaluating Worker Requirements for Sexual Assault Evidence Testing, Arden Bonzo
AR Comic Chat, Dylan Bowald
DeafSpace™: Existing Buildings Adapted to Provide a More Optimal and Sustainable Environment, Christopher William Brucker
The Fate of Stellar Material: Radio Molecular Line Studies of Nearby Planetary Nebulae, Jesse Bublitz
Women as Entrepreneurs: The hardships of leading in a patriarchal system. Case of Kosovo, Aurora Bucaj
E-Commerce: Kosovo as a Competitive Landscape for Online Shopping, Rina Bulliqi
Astralis: Discover 1000 Years of You, Emma Canfield
Wait., Kayla Cantu
The Role of AI & Big Data in Habit Formation, Jingyu Cao
Have Objects, Will Travel: Object-Based Outreach to Solstice Independent Living at Fairport, New York, Taylor Carpenter
Because the Sun Hath Looked Upon Me, Granville Carroll
