Ph.D. Dissertations

Thermpon Ativanichayaphong, "Wireless Devices for Medical Applications," (Dr. Jung-Chih Chiao, Supervisor) December 2007.

Murali M. Chitteboyina, "Integrated MEMS Microsensors," (Dr. Donald P. Butler, Supervisor) December 2007.

Pritpal S. Dang, "A Potential Field Approach for Distributed Control of Discrete Actuator and Sensor Arrays," (Dr. Frank L. Lewis, Supervisor) December 2007.

Siva P. Devireddy, "1/f Noise in Hafnium Based High-k Gate Dielectric MOSFETs and a Review of Modeling," (Dr. Zeynep Celik-Butler, Supervisor) December 2007.

Tanvir H. Morshed, "Measurement and Modeling of 1/f Noise in MOSFET Devices with High-k Material as the Gate Dielectric," (Dr. Zeynep Celik-Butler, Supervisor) December 2007.

Mingsheng Peng, "Design and Functionality Analysis of Operational Amplifiers with Rail-to-Rail Input and Output Capability," (Dr. W. Alan Davis and Dr. Ronald L. Carter, Supervisors) December 2007.

Qingchun Ren, "Energy-Efficient MAC Protocols and Data Query Processing for Wireless Sensor Networks," (Dr. Qilian Liang, Supervisor) December 2007.

Yodchanan Wongsawat, "On the Study of Multi-Channel EEG: Lossless Compression, Signal Modeling and Classification," (Dr. Soontorn Oraintara, Supervisor) December 2007.

Shr-Hua Wu, "Time-Varying Feedback Systems Design via Diophantine Equation Order Reduction," (Dr. Kai-Shing Yeung, Supervisor) December 2007.

Xinsheng Xia, "Cross-Layer Design for Wireless Ad Hoc Sensor Networks," (Dr. Qilian Liang, Supervisor) December 2007.

Haidong Yu, "High Grade Control of Linear Induction Motor Drives," (Dr. Babak Fahimi, Supervisor) December 2007.

Hui Zheng, "Investigation of Power System Blackouts and Reliability Improvement for Power Distribution," (Dr. Bei Gou, Supervisor) December 2007.

David T. Chessmore, "Voltage Profile Estimation and Reactive Power Control of Distribution Feeders," (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) May 2008.

Myhammad F. Mysorewala, "Simultaneous Robot Localization and Mapping of Parameterized Spatio-Temporal Fields Using Multi-Scale Adaptive Sampling," (Dr. Dan Popa, Supervisor) May 2008.

Woon-Ki Na, "Dynamic Modeling, Control and Optimization of PEM Fuel Cell System for Automotive and Power System Applications," (Dr. Bei Gou, Supervisor) May 2008.

Supun Tiptipakorn, "Web Based Integrated Multiple Function Customer Demand and Budget Management System," (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) May 2008.

Muhammad Yusuf Ali, "Passivation of Si(100) Surface and Fabrication of Doping-Free MOSFET," (Dr. Meng Tao, Supervisor) August 2008.

Prasanna Mohan Ballal, "Decision and Control in Distributed Cooperative Systems," (Dr. Frank Lewis, Supervisor) August 2008.

AKM Sydul Haque, "Design of Signal Generator Using Current Feedback Operational Amplifiers," (Dr. W. Alan Davis, Supervisor) August 2008.

Umamaheswar Krishnamurthy, "Mitigation of Vibration in a Permanent Synchronous Machine Using Field Reconstruction," (Dr. Babak Fahimi, Supervisor) August 2008.

Mandhir Singh Sahni, "Novel Algorithms for Detection/Classification of Medium/Low Voltage Arcing Faults in Switchgear & Motor Coils: From Concept to Realization," (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) August 2008.

M.S. Theses

Darmindra D. Arumugam, "Characterization of RF Propagation in Metal Pipes for Passive RFID Systems," (Dr. Daniel W. Engels, Supervisor) December 2007.

Ritesh J. Mehta, "Suppressing Delta-I Noise in MCML Circuits in Mixed Signal Environment,"(Dr. Sungyong Jung, Supervisor) December 2007.

Aneeket S. Patkar, "Localization in Noisy Environment Using Extended Kalman Filtering," (Dr. Frank Lewis, Supervisor) December 2007.

Jimy Shah, "Sequences of Bayes Gaussian Classifier,"(Dr. Michael Manry, Supervisor) December 2007.

Tao Wang, "Optimized Class-E RF Power Amplifier Design in Bulk CMOS," (Dr. Enjun Xiao, Supervisor) December 2007.

Hima B. Yamana, "Embedded System for Monitoring Human Activities Using 3-Axis Accelerometer," (Dr. Jung-Chih Chiao, Supervisor) December 2007.

Ravi Kiran Chivukula, "Fast Algorithms for MDCT and Low Delay Filterbanks Used in Audio Coding," (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) May 2008.

Anayaa Gautham, "Practical Evaluation and Analysis of Passive UHF RFID Tags," (Dr. Daniel Engels, Supervisor) May 2008.

Vishal Gupta, "Decoupling of Hamiltonia System with Applications to Linear Quadratic Problem," (Dr. Kai-Shing Yeung, Supervisor) May 2008.

Jaydeep Vijay Inamdar, "Performance Evaluation of Greedy Heuristic for SIP Analyzer in H.264/SVC," (Dr. Soontorn Oraintara, Supervisor) May 2008.

Sai Sravan Bharadwaj Karri, "Simulation Analysis of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Systems with Diversity Reception," (Dr. Vasant Prabhu, Supervisor) May 2008.

Sudeep Sharma, "On Reducing Call Drop Outs by Improving Bit Error Rate Performance in a GSM Mobile Communications System," (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) May 2008.

Kumarabhijeet Singh, "Improving the Bit Error Rate Performance of a GSM System Using a [sic] Independent Component Analysis Based Non-Linear Filter," (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) May 2008.

Pooja Vasant Agawane, "Implementation and Evaluation of Residual Color Transform for 4:4:4 Lossless RGB Coding," (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) August 2008.

Vijayakrishnan Ambravaneswaran, "Micromachined Nanoporous Membranes for Blood-Oxygenation Systems," (Dr. Zeynep Celik-Butler, Supervisor) August 2008.

Priyanka Ankolekar, "Error Correction Methods for Latency-Constrained Flash Memory Systems," (Dr. Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor) August 2008.

Mukta Athavale, "Performance Analysis and Effect of Multi-User Interference for Ultra Wideband Communications," (Dr. Qilian Liang, Supervisor) August 2008.

Theju Isabelle Jacob, "Image Mirroring, Rotation and Interpolation in the Wavelet Domain," (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) August 2008.

Niranjan Karandikar, "Design of Analog Correlator for 22-29GHz UWB Vehicular Radar Systems in IBM 90nm CMOS Process," (Dr. Sungyong Jung, Supervisor) August 2008.

Koyel Mukherjee, "Simulation of Tetrahedral Mesh Based Organ Deformation Using Parameter Optimized Spring Constants," (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) August 2008.

Akarsha Ramani, "Diagnosis and Prognosis of Electrical and Mechanical Faults Using Wireless Sensor Networks and Two-Stage Neural Network Classifier," (Dr. Frank Lewis, Supervisor) August 2008.

Petru Emanuiel Stingu, "Hardware Platform for Research in Helicopter UAV Control," (Dr. Frank Lewis, Supervisor) August 2008.

Uday Shankar Tata, "Study of Patch Antennas for Strain Measurement," (Dr. Jung-Chih Chiao, Supervisor) August 2008.

Tsung Yin Wu, "Theoretical and Experimental Study of Wide-Band Quasi-Planar Conical Antennas," (Dr. Mingyu Lu, Supervisor) August 2008.

Monica Allen, “Models and Algorithms to Determine Cerebral Activation Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy,” (Dr. Kambiz Alavi, Supervisor) December 2006.

Ranjit Jayabalan, “Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Multiconverter Power Electronic Systems,”(Dr. Babak Fahimi, Supervisor) December 2006.

Chen Liao, “Performance Analysis and Design of Space-Time Codes,” (Dr. Vasant Prabhu, Supervisor) December 2006.

Cheng Tao, “Neural Network Solution for Fixed-Final Time Optimal Control of Nonlinear Systems,” (Dr. Frank L. Lewis, Supervisor) December 2006.

Lingming Wang, “Physical Layer and Application Layer Issues of Wireless Sensor Networks,”(Dr. Qilian Liang, Supervisor) December 2006.

Iyad Al Falujah, “Performance Analysis of DPSK Systems with MIMO Employing EGC over Wireless Fading Channels,” (Dr. Vasant K. Prabhu, Supervisor) May 2007.

Asma Al-Tamini, “Discrete-Time Control Algorithms and Adaptive Intelligent Systems Designs,” (Dr. Frank Lewis, Supervisor) May 2007.

Corey Clark, “Simulation and Development of Nanoscale Deposition Techniques Using Kinetic Monte Carlo,” (Dr. Choong-Un Kim, Supervisor) May 2007.

Jyotirmay Gadewadikar, “H-Infinity Output-Feedback Control: Application to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” (Dr. Frank L. Lewis, Supervisor) May 2007.

Md. Mahbub Hossain, “Thermal Effects on Analog Integrated Circuit Design,” (Dr. Ronald L. Carter, Supervisor) May 2007.

Hans Po-Sheng Hu, “Electromagnetically Actuated Devices for Optical Coherence Tomography Applications,” (Dr. J. C. Chiao, Supervisor) May 2007.

Ming-Tse Kuo, “Dynamic Stability Analysis of Large-Scale Power Systems Using a Fast Investigation Method,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) May 2007.

Yea-Zong Kuo, “Dynamic Voltage Restorer for Sensitive Equipment,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee and Dr. Soontorn Oraintara, Co-Supervisors) May 2007.

Kittipong Methaprayoon, “Generation Planning and Market Operation Strategies in the Southwest Power Pool Energy Imbalance Service Market,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) May 2007.

Mukti Rana, “RF Sputtered SIx-Ge1-x and SIx-GE1-x Oy Thin Films for Uncooled Infrared Detectors,” (Dr. Donald P. Butler, Supervisor) May 2007.

Xiaolong Yang, “Issues in Front-End Engineering of CMOS Nanoelectronics,” (Dr. Meng Tao, Supervisor) May 2007.

Ping Zhang, “Design, Fabrication and Assembly of 3-D Micro Structures,” (Dr. J. C. Chiao, Supervisor) May 2007.

Wei-Der Chung, “Model Reference Adaptive Control Using Stacked Identities,” (Dr. Kai-Shing Yeung, Supervisor) August 2007.

Sandeep Kumar, “CCBDI Readout Circuit for YBaCuO Micromachined Microbolometers,” (Dr. Donald P. Butler, Supervisor) August 2007.

Pramod Lakshmi-Narasimha, “Sequences of Near-Optical Feedforward Neural Networks,” (Dr. Michael T. Manry, Supervisor) August 2007.

Haining Shu, “Wireless Sensor Network Lifetime Analysis and Energy Efficient Techniques,”(Dr. Qilian Liang, Supervisor) August 2007.

Jianqun Wang, “Polymer-based RF MEMS Devices,” (Dr. Jung-Chih Chiao, Supervisor) August 2007.

Rakshit Agrawal, “Fabrication, Characterization and Hall Mobility Analysis on MOS Devices with Low-K and High-K Dielectric Materials,” (Dr. Wiley P. Kirk, Supervisor) December 2006.

Karan Deep, “Simulation and E-Beam Patterning of Single Electron Transistor,” (Dr. Wiley P. Kirk, Supervisor) December 2006.

Praveen C. Muralidhar, “Observer Synthesis for Linear/Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Subject to Measurement Delays,” (Dr. Kai-Shing Yeung and Dr. Kamesh Subbarao, Supervisors) December 2006.

Pratibha Chaulagai Phuyal, “Fiber Optic Scanner Using Electromagnetic Actuation with Different Ferromagnetic Materials,” (Dr. J. C. Chiao, Supervisor) December 2006.

Liang-An Wei, “Applications of Ultra Wideband,” (Dr. J. C. Chiao, Supervisor) December 2006.

Jer-Fu Dennis Wu, “Phase Locked Loop for Radiation Hardened Environment,” (Dr. Enjun Xiao, Supervisor) December 2006.

Abdul Aziz Abdurrab, “A Piecewise Linear Classifier,” (Dr. Michael T. Manry, Supervisor) May 2007.

Jaymala S. Ghadigaonkar, “ARRI BOT – An Enabler for Studying Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks,” (Dr. Dan O. Popa, Supervisor) May 2007.

Harishankar Murugan, “Multiplexiing H.264 Video Bitstream with AAC Audio Bitstream, Demultiplexing and Achieving Lip Sync During Playback,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) May 2007.

Rahul Panchal, “Improved Refinement Coefficients’ Coding for Scalable H.264,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) May 2007.

Rahul P. Sawant, “Wireless Sensor Network Testbed: Measurement and Analysis,” (Dr. Qilian Liang, Supervisor) May 2007.

Sreejana Sharma, “Transcoding of H.264 Bitstream to MPEG-2 Bitstream,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) May 2007.

Saurabh Sureka, “A Functional Link Network Using Ordered Basis Functions,” (Dr. Michael Manry, Supervisor) May 2007.

Karthik Trasi, “Localization Algorithms for Passive Targets in Radar Networks,” (Dr. Saibun Tjuatja, Supervisor) May 2007.

Muthiah Annamalai, “Optimization of Coupling from a Sub-Wavelenth Metal Nanoaperture to a Gaussian Mode,” (Dr. Michael Vasilyev, Supervisor) August 2007.

Hung Viet Cao, “Evaluation and Applications of Gas Sensors,” (Dr. Jung-Chih Chiao, Supervisor) August 2007.

Sharukh Chinoy, “Fabrication of a Silicon Single Electron Transistor,” (Dr. Wiley Kirk, Supervisor) August 2007.

Vishal Dalmiya, “Modeling Isotropic Organs Using Beam Models for the Haptic Simulation of Blunt Dissections of Bile Duct,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) August 2007.

Basavaraj Hiremath, “Development of Quality-Aware Video Systems and NMR Spectrum Registration,” (Dr. Zhou Wang, Supervisor) August 2007.

Hong-Sam Thi Le, “Power Control and Multi-Target Identification in Cognitive Wireless Networks,” (Dr. Qilian Liang, Supervisor) August 2007.

Hung Dinh Ly, “Detection and Opportunistic Spectrum Access in Sensor Networks,” (Dr. Qilian Liang, Supervisor) August 2007.

Varun Shenoy, “CMOS LNA & VCO Implemented By Air-Suspended on-Chip RF MEMS Inductors,” (Dr. Sungyong Jung, Supervisor) August 2007.

Rohit Talati, “A Potential Field Approach to Multiple Robot Formation Control,” (Dr. Dan Popa, Supervisor) August 2007.

Sumit Tandon, “Design and Simulation of an Accurate Breast Biopsy System,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) August 2007.

Abhishek Trivedi, “Discrete Event Controller: Application Using Dynamic Resource Allocation,” (Dr. Frank Lewis, Supervisor) August 2007.

Bruno Borovic, “Modeling and Feedback Control of MEMS Devices,” (Dr. Frank L. Lewis, Supervisor) December 2005.

Dongdong Li, “Effects of Base Station Power Control and Soft Handoff on the Outage and Capacity in the Forward Link of CDMA Systems,” (Dr. Vasant K. Prabhu, Supervisor) December 2005.

Yilong Liu, “Error-Resilient Image and Video Coding over Lossy Networks,” (Dr. Soontorn Oraintara, Supervisor) December 2005.

Bigang Min, “Low Frequency Noise Characteristics and Modeling for High-K Gate Dielectric MOSFETS,” (Dr. Zeynep Celik-Butler, Supervisor) December 2005.

Lin Tong, “Region of Interest (ROI) Based Rate Control for H.263 Compatible Video Conferencing,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) December 2005.

Worakarn Wongsaichua, “Integrated High Speed Intelligent Utility Tie Unit for Disbursed/Renewable Generation Facilities,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) December 2005.

Xuejun Hu, “Eigenspace Model Based Error Concealment and Low Bit Coding of Face Sequences,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) December 2005.

Preston P. Young, “Design and Fabrication of Optically-Pumped Guided-Mode Resonance Surface-Emitting Lasers,” (Dr. Robert Magnusson, Supervisor) May 2006.

Kiran K. Kuchi, “Generalization of Widely Linear Filtering Concepts for Equalization and Interference Suppression in PAM/QAM Systems,” (Dr. Vasant Prabhu, Supervisor) May 2006.

Feng Liu, “Parallel Interference Cancellation Multiuser Detectors for DS-CDMA Communication Systems,” (Dr. Vasant K. Prabhu, Supervisor) May 2006.

Chitra Yingvivatanapong, “Multi-Area Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch with Market Operation Components,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) May 2006.

Liang Zhao, “Self-Organization and Resource Allocation in Wireless Sensor Networks,” (Dr. Qilian Liang, Supervisor) May 2006.

Ying Cai, “RF MEMS and Integrated Manufacturing for Miniaturized Millimeter-Wave Systems,” (Dr. J. C. Chiao, Supervisor) August 2006.

Pradit Fuangfoo, “The Impact of Distributed Generation on the Thailand’s Electric Power System,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) August 2006.

Shun-Hsien Huang, “Web-Based Real-Time Monitoring System to Enhance the Participation of an Industrial Power System in a Restructured Utility Industry,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) August 2006.

Xiaoyan Huang, “Electromagnetic Wave Scattering from Vegetation,” (Dr. Adrian K. Fung, Supervisor) August 2006.

Aamer Mahmood, “Device Level Vacuum Packaged Microbolometers on Flexible Substrates,” (Dr. Donald Butler, Supervisor) August 2006.

M.S. Theses

Jeffery W. Allen, “A Simulation Tool Suite for the Modeling and Optimization of Multiple Quantum Well Structures,” (Dr. Kambiz Alavi, Supervisor) December 2005.

Tarun Bhatia, “Optimization of H.264 High Profile Decoder for Pentium 4 Processor,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) December 2005.

Shin-Chih Chang, “CMOS 5 th Derivative Gaussian Impulse Generator for UWB Application,” (Dr. Sungyong Jung, Supervisor) December 2005.

Abhijit Chaugule, “Analysis and Characterization of Thermal Effects in Analog Circuits,” (Dr. Ronald Carter, Supervisor) December 2005.

Choudhury A. Das, “Data-Logging and Supervisory Control in Wireless Sensor Networks,” (Dr. Frank L. Lewis, Supervisor) December 2005.

Hung-Yi Liao, “Multivariable Pole-Placement Output Feedback Design Using Markov Parameters,” (Dr. Kai-Shing Yeung, Supervisor) December 2005.

Timothy B. Merkin, “A CMOS Ultra-Wideband Differential Low Noise Amplifier,” (Dr. Sungyong Jung, Supervisor) December 2005.

Rahul Mulukutla, “Human Performance Multimeter: Investigation of the Fourth Generation Prototype,” (Dr. George V. Kondraske, Supervisor) December 2005.

Rochelle Pereira, “Efficient Transcoding of an MPEG-2 Bit Stream to an H.264 Bit Stream,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) December 2005.

Vinayak K. Shamanna, “Design, Simulation and Fabrication of Micromachined Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors on Flexible Substrates,” (Dr. Zeynep Celik-Butler, Supervisor) December 2005.

Janadass Shanmugam, “Suppression of High Resistance Nickel Silicide Phases by Selenium Passivation on SI(100),” (Dr. Meng Tao, Supervisor) December 2005.

Hemalatha Shanmugasundaram, “CMOS Optical Transimpedance Amplifier Design for PAM Signaling Application,” (Dr. Sungyong Jung, Supervisor) December 2005.

Sandya B. Sheshadri, “Optimization of H.264 Baseline Decoder on ARM9TDMI Processor,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) December 2005.

Koushil Sreenath, “Adaptive Sampling with Mobile WSN,” (Dr. Dan Popa, Supervisor) December 2005.

Moshe Davis, “Simulation and Characterization of ZnSe/BeTe Resonant Tunneling Diode on Silicon,” (Dr. Wiley P. Kirk, Supervisor) May 2006.

Sankar B. Gorthi, “Real-Time Data Monitoring and Analysis for Wireless Sensor Networks,” (Dr. Frank L. Lewis, Supervisor) May 2006.

Raman N. Harish-Gopala-Pillai, “Design and Development of Embedded DSP Controllers for Power Electronic Applications,” (Dr. Babak Fahimi, Supervisor) May 2006

Nancy E. Lanett, “A Physics Based Multi-Resolution Technique for Extraction of Finite Duration Time Responses in Radar Images,” (Dr. Saibun Tjuatja, Supervisor) May 2006

Basavaraj Mudigoudar, “FPGA Prototyping for Fast and Efficient Verification of ASIC H.264 Decoder,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) May 2006.

Madhu Rangappagowda, “Wavelet Domain Diversity Method for Transmission of Images Over Wireless Systems Using Novel Hybrid (OFDM-CDMA-SFH) Concept and its Real Time Implementation in TMS320C6713 DSP Development Board,” Dr. Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor) May 2006.

 Sandip R. Sharma, “Feasibility Study of Options for Aging Hydro-Power Generation Facility,” (Dr. Rasool Kenarangui, Supervisor) May 2006.

Prithvi Shylendra, “Design of a CMOS VCO and Frequency Divider for 5 GHz Applications,” (Dr. W. Alan Davis, Supervisor) May 2006.

Shiju Wang, “Design and Hardware Implementation of a Soft-Switched Converter for Fuel Cell Applications,” (Dr. Babak Fahimi, Supervisor) May 2006.

Rachita Dewan, “3D Interconnects for Die and Wafer Stacks,” (Dr. Dan Popa, Supervisor) August 2006.

Naresh Dhaubanjar, “The Design and Analysis of Optical Scanners for Optical Coherence Tomography,” (Dr. J. C. Chiao, Supervisor) August 2006.

Suman Kumar Gunnala, “Mitigation of Window Effects in Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) Imagery Using Multi-Resolution Technique,” (Dr. Saibun Tjuatja, Supervisor) August 2006.

Nithya Jagannathan, “Design of an Enhanced Translinear Variable Floating Resistor and its Application in a VGA,” (Dr. Ronald Carter, Supervisor) August 2006.

Wei Jiang, “Analysis of Electromagnetic Field in a Switched Reluctance Machine from an Energy Conversion Perspective,” (Dr. Babak Fahimi, Supervisor) August 2006.

Mozhgan Kiani, “Electromagnetic Behavior of Synchronous Generator Under Rotor Fault Conditions,” (Dr. Rasool Kenarangui, Supervisor) August 2006.

Kwadwo Osei Owusu, “Nonlinear Control of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Devices,” (Dr. Frank Lewis, Supervisor) August 2006.

Pallavi Govind Patki, “Recirculating Loop Testbed for All-Optical 2R Regeneration,” (Dr. Michael Vasilyev, Supervisor) August 2006.

Sothaya Ramsidatta, “Hourly Weather Forecast Analysis,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) August 2006.

Xinli Shang, “Structural similarity Based Image Quality Assessment: Pooling Strategies and Applications to Image Compression and Digit Recognition,” (Dr. Zhou Wang, Supervisor) August 2006.

Darshan Shrestha, “An Emission Model for Lunar Regolith Surfaces Based on Matrix Doubling Method,” (Dr. Saibun Tjuatja, Supervisor) August 2006.

Sharada Vajja, “Emulation of ASIC Based Network Processor on a FPGA Platform,” (Dr. W. Alan Davis, Supervisor) August 2006.

Hitesh Yadav, “Optimization of the Deblocking Filter in H.264 Codec for Real Time Implementation,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) August 2006.

Yoshikazu Yokotani, “Integer Transforms for Lossy/Lossless Audio Coding,” (Dr. Soontorn Oraintara, Supervisor) December 2004.

Changhua Yu, “Analyses and Training of Nonlinear Networks with Linear Pre-Processors,”  (Dr. Michael T. Manry, Supervisor) December 2004.

Tanay Bhatt, “Experimental and Simulation Study of Radio Signal Propagation into and within Buildings at 2600 MHz,” (Dr. :Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor) May 2005.

Md Mazhar Ul Hoque, “Identification and Modeling of 1/f Noise in Advanced Bipolar Technologies,” (Dr. Zeynep Celik-Butler) May 2005.

Kevin D. Le, “Optical Nonlinear Organic Thin Films and Electro-Optically Tunable Arrayed Waveguide Gratings (AWG) Multiplexor,” (Dr. J. C. Chiao, Supervisor) May 2005.

Mahmoud A. Smadi, “Comparative Analysis of Partially Coherent and Differentially Coherent PSK Systems with Fading and Interference,” (Dr. Vasant K. Prabhu, Supervisor) May 2005.

Murad M Abu-Khalaf, “Nonlinear H2/H-Infinity Constrained Feedback Control:  A Practical Design Approach Using Neural Networks,” (Dr. Frank L. Lewis, Supervisor) August 2005.

Chai Chompoo-Inwai, “The Operation Platform Recommendation of the Deregulated Utility Industry in Thailand,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) August 2005.

Zheng Li, “Power Management Integrated Circuits Design, Functionality Analysis and Applications,” (Dr. Ronald L. Carter and Dr. W. Alan Davis, Co-Supervisors) August 2005.

Xiuzhong Wang, “Deformable Haptic Models for Surgical Simulation,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) August 2005.

M.S. Theses

Ghaith A. Abu-Suleiman, “A Study of Composite Modulation Scheme for Impulse Ultra Wide-Bank Communications,” (Dr. Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor) December 2004.

Tarang P. Dadia, “Experimental Investigation of Punctured Convolutional Codes for Real Time Embedded Systems in Indoor Wireless Channels,” (Dr. Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor) December 2004.

Shanthi P. Dahagam, “Temperature Compensated Bipolar Variable Gain Amplifier Design for RF Applications,” (Dr. Ronald L. Carter, Supervisor) December 2004.

Balaji Gunasekaran, “Development of a Modified Matrix Euclidean Algorithm with Application to Irreducible Realizations,” (Dr. Kai Shing Yeung, Supervisor) December 2004.

Anil Kanagala, “Development of Real-Time Voltage and Frequency Monitoring System for an Industrial Power System,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) December 2004.

Mandhir S. Sahni, “Design and Implementation of Control Algorithms for Real Time Static Load Control Using Labview and PLC,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) December 2004.

Sally L. Thomas-Puthussery, “A Progressive Secret Reveal System for Color Images,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) December 2004.

Stephan A. Wright, “Microprocessor Based Relay Protection Upgrade for Hydroelectric Generation Facility,” (Dr. Rasool Kenarangui, Supervisor) December 2004.

Yu Yeung, “Investigation of Upper Extremity Neuromotor Channel Capacity Measurement with Video-Based Visual Feedback,” (Dr. George V. Kondraske, Supervisor) December 2004.

Karishma Bushan-Kuchu, “MEMS Microfluidic System,” (Dr. Dan Popa, Supervisor) May 2005.

Aasutosh D. Dave, “Micromachined Infrared Sensors with Device-Level Encapsulation,” (Dr. Zeynep Celik-Butler, Supervisor) May 2005.

Partha P. Ghosh, “Design of a New CMOS Low Noise Amplifier for Ultra Wide-Band Wireless Receiver,” (Dr. Enjun Xiao, Supervisor) May 2005.

Shubha Kumbadakone, “A DWT/SVD Multiple Description Digital Image Watermarking Scheme,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) May 2005.

Eduardo A. Perez-Mancia, “Parametric Study to Evaluate the Transient Stability of an Industrial Power System,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) May 2005.

Vinod Simha, “Transient Behavior of Five Legged Core Transformers,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) May 2005.

Jayakanth Suyambukesan, “Adaptive Image Interpolation Video De-Interlacing and Frame Rate Conversion Using Wavelet Transform,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) May 2005.

Abedalgany Athamneh, “Benefits of FACTS for Power Exchange Among Jordanian Interconnection with Other Countries,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) August 2005.

Prasanna Ballal, “Structure & Decision in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks,” (Dr. Frank Lewis, Supervisor) August 2005.

Jitesh Butala, “Collision Response for Virtual Laparoscopic Surgery,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) August 2005.

Yi-Fang Hsu, “Shared Data Acquisition System for Real-Time Power Systems Applications,” (Dr. Bei Gou, Supervisor) August 2005.

Amita Jindal, “Analysis and Modeling of a Micro Variable Capacitance Electromechanical Energy Converter,” (Dr. Babak Fahimi, Supervisor) August 2005.

Shruthika Prasanna, “Modeling and Characterization of a Fabry-Perot Pressure Sensor,” (Dr. J. C. Chiao, Supervisor) August 2005.

Sejal D. Raje, “Time Synchronization in Network-Centric Sensor Networks,” (Dr. Qilian Liang, Supervisor) August 2005.

Janadass Shanmugam, “Suppression of High Resistance Nickel Silicide Phases by Selenium Passivation on SI(100),” (Dr. Meng Tao, Supervisor) August 2005.

Sravanthi Thotakura, “Optical Amplifiers for 10 Gb/s WDM Recirculating Loop Testbed,”  (Dr. Michael Vasilyev, Supervisor) August 2005.

Ph.D. Dissertations

Cesar Heyaime-Duverge, “Bandwidth Allocation in Multi-Services Access Networks Using Statistical Traffic Models,” (Dr. Vasant K. Prabhu, Supervisor) December 2003.

Jaber A. Khoja, ‘Dynamic Simulation to Study Forward Link Capacity Improvement Methodologies for Wireless CDMA Systems,” (Dr. Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor) December 2003.

Purnomo Sidi Priambodo, “Theoretical Analysis, Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Dielectric and Nonlinear Guided-Mode Resonance Optical Filters,” (Dr. Robert Magnusson, Supervisor) December 2003.

Humberto Ochoa, “A Hybrid Discrete Wavelet Transform – Singular Value Decomposition (HDWTSVD System for Image Coding,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) May 2004. 

Georgeanne Purvinis, “Theory and Experiment of Linear and Nonlinear Optical Media and Waveguides with Anisotropy and Dichroism,” (Dr. Theresa Maldonado, Supervisor) May 2004.

Jiang Li, “Subset Selection for Local Processors:  Methodologies and Applications,” (Dr. Michael T. Manry, Supervisor) August 2004.

M.S. Theses

Shruddha Agarwal, “Re-Examination of Schottky Barrier Heights Between Metals and Se-Passivated N-Type Si(100),” (Dr. Meng Tao, Supervisor) December 2003.

Ilanchezhian Balasubramanian, “Phase Frame Analysis of Wind Turbines in Unbalanced Distribution System,” (Dr. Mo-Shing Chen, Supervisor) December 2003.

Jeff Benshetler, “Blunt Dissection in Surgical Simulation,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) December 2003.

Vikramraj Kalaiselvan, “Extent of Force Propagation with Hybrid Numerical Integrators in Deformable Tissue Modeling,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) December 2003.

Shweta P. Kapdoskar, “Simulation of Inguinal Hernia Condition Using Visible Human Dataset and 3D Modeling Techniques for Laparoscopic Herniorrhaphy,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor)December 2003.

Pramod Lakshmi Narasimha, “Temperature Forecasting Using Neural Networks,” (Dr. Michael T. Manry, Supervisor) December 2003.

Shahzad Nazar, “Performance/Energy Efficiency Analysis of Register Files in Superscalar Architectures,” (Dr. Sungyong Jung, Supervisor) December 2003.

Suraj Kumar Patil, “FDTD Simulation of an EBG Phase-Shifter,” (Dr. Jung-Chih Chiao, Supervisor) December 2003.

Ramesh Prakash, “Design of an Analog Integrated Circuit for a True Random Number Generator,” (Dr. Ronald L. Carter, Supervisor) December 2003.

Ajay Kumar Punyapu, “Organic Ionic Self Assembled Monolayer Cylindrical Waveguides and Gratings for Photonic Applications,” (Dr. Theresa A. Maldonado, Supervisor) December 2003.

Shankaranarayanan Rajaraman, “Analysis and Modeling of Thermal Impedance for Dielectrically-Isolated Bipolar Junction Transistors,” (Dr. Ronald L. Carter, Supervisor) December 2003.

Titti Saksornchai, “Improve the Performance of Unit Commitment Scheduling for a Utility Company,’’ (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) December 2003.

Vasin Nicholas Vasinanukorn, “Turbine-Governor and Exciter Control of DC Motor-Generator Set,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) December 2003.

Yodchanan Wongsawat, “A Modified Hybrid DCT-SVD Image-Coding Algorithm,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) December 2003.

Thermpon Ativanichayapong, “The Design of Photonic and Electromagnetic Band-Gap Structures,” (Dr. Jung-Chih Chiao, Supervisor) May 2004.

PhaniKumar Bhamidipati, “Performance Comparison of MCTF Type Codecs and Hybrid DCT Based Codecs,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) May 2004.

Luis Manuel Camacho-Velazquez, “A Numerical Study of Microwave Detection of a Malignant Tissue,” (Dr. Saibun Tjuatja, Supervisor) May 2004.

Natalya Dallas, “Fabrication and Characterization of Planar Waveguide Structures for Second-Harmonic Generation Using Ionically Self-Assembled Nonlinear Organic Materials,” (Dr. Theresa Maldonado, Supervisor) May 2004.

Xiang Hong, “An Access-Based Energy Efficient Protocol for Ad Hoc Wireless Sensor Network,” (Dr. Qilian Liang, Supervisor) May 2004.

Chanwit Klongpanichpak, “Special Protection System Design for Plant Outage in Southern Thailand,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) May 2004.

Kalyani G. Kulkarni, “Impact of Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable on Ultra-Wideband,” (Dr. Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor) May 2004.

Rohit Kumar, “Unimodular Filter Banks:  Lifting Factorization and Structural Regularity,” (Dr. Soontorn Oraintara, Supervisor) May 2004.

Monchai Lertsutthiwong, “Improving QoS of VoIP on Wireless Network:  Reduce Jitter,” (Dr. Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor) May 2004.

Ravi Kiran V. Metta, “A DWT-DCT Image Compression Scheme,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) May 2004.

Eithar Nashawati, “Relay Settings Auto-Detection,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) May 2004.

Sandeep Palnitkar, “Power Flow Tracing Using the Proportional Sharing Principle Based on the Conservation of Power Principle and the Current Divider Rule,” (Dr. Raymond R. Shoults, Supervisor) May 2004.

Subbaiah V. Pasupulati, “Modeling of Wind Turbine Generators,” (Dr. Mo-Shing Chen, Supervisor) May 2004.

Sindhura Radhakrishnan, “Performance of a Real Time Wireless Embedded System in Indoor Channel Environments,” (Dr. Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor) May 2004.

Ankit Tiwari, “Design and Implementation of Wireless Sensor Networks for Condition Based Maintenance,” (Dr. Frank L. Lewis, Supervisor) May 2004.

Hemiao Zhang, “On-Line Partial Discharge (PD) Health Monitoring System for Motors Using Artificial Neural Network (ANN),” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) May 2004.

Tamim B. Al-Sawaf, “Analysis and Comparison between Impulse and Multiband Ultrawide Bandwidth Communication System,” (Dr. Sungyong Jung, Supervisor) August 2004.

Michael R. Custer, “Development of a Local Asset Management System,” (Dr. William E. Dillon, Supervisor) August 2004.

Pritpal S. Dang, “Controller for Swing-Up and Balance of Single Inverted Pendulum Using SDRE-Based Solution,” (Dr. Frank L. Lewis, Supervisor) August 2004.

Ekta Jain, “Sensor Placement and Lifetime of Wireless Sensor Networks:  Theory and Performance Analysis,” (Dr. Qilian Liang, Supervisor) August 2004.

Vivek Krishnamurthy, “Design and Modeling of Aysmmetric Fabry Perot Electroreflection Modulator,” (Dr. Kambiz Alavi, Supervisor) August 2004.

Sanjeev S. Malalur, “A Pseudo-Spectral Fusion Approach for Fingerprint Matching,” (Dr. Michael T. Manry, Supervisor) August 2004.

Smitha Malalur-Nagaraja-Rao, “A Miniature Fiber Optic Pressure Sensor for Biomedical Applications,” (Dr. Jung-Chih Chiao, Supervisor) August 2004.

Bhavesh Mehta, “A Kinetic Model for Doping in Silicon Epitaxy by CVD,” (Dr. Meng Tao, Supervisor) August 2004.

Ravi Kiran Mulugu, “Labview Control of Turbine-Governor and Exciter Models,” (Dr. Raymond R. Shoults, Supervisor) August 2004.

Praveen Pandojirao-Sunkojirao, “Fabrication of a Novel Optical Pressure Sensor Using Fabry-Perot Interferometry,” (Dr. Jung-Chih Chiao, Supervisor) August 2004.

Sriram Ramanathan, “Development of Behavior-Based Vision-Guided MEMS Probe Station with Implementation in LabVIEW,” (Dr. Frank L. Lewis, Supervisor) August 2004.

Nandakishore Ramaswamy, “A Video Authentication Scheme Using Digital Signature Standard and Secure Hash Algorithm for H.264/AVC Main Profile,” (Dr. Kamisetty Rao, Supervisor) August 2004.

Darshak Udeshi, “Electrical Characterization of Interface Stability between Metals and Selenium Passivated N-Type Silicon (100),” (Dr. Meng Tao, Supervisor) August 2004.

Jyotsna Vijay, “Investigation of Postural Stability Performance Capacity Measurement with Dual-Axis Torso Accelerometry,” (Dr. George Kondraske, Supervisor) August 2004.

Ph.D. Dissertations

William Herbert Cantrell, “Analysis of High-Q Class-E Power Amplifier, Rectifier and Amplitude Modulator,” (Dr. W. Alan Davis, Supervisor) December 2002.

Francisco Javier Maldonado, “Pseudogenetic Algorithms for MLP Design Based upon Schmidt Procedure,” (Dr. Michael Manry, Supervisor) December 2002.

Alberto Ramirez, “Ancillary and Balancing Services Under Deregulation,” (Dr. Mo-Shing Chen, Supervisor) December 2002.

Walter H. Delashmit, Jr., “Multilayer Perceptron Structured Initialization and Separating Mean Processing,” (Dr. Michael Manry, Supervisor) May 2003.

Ognjen Kuljaca, “Intelligent Neural Network and Fuzzy Logic Control of Industrial and Power Systems,” (Dr. Frank Lewis, Supervisor) May 2003.

Yuan-Piao Lee, “A Novel Method to Identify STI Quality By Using Gate Oxide Array,” (Dr. Ronald Carter, Supervisor) May 2003.

Robert G. Spangler, “Reactive Power Management and Voltage Control in Deregulated Power Markets,” (Dr. Mo-Shing Chen, Supervisor) May 2003.

Nitin Swamy, “Control Algorithms for Networked Control and Communications Systems,” (Dr. Frank Lewis, Supervisor) May 2003.

M.S. Theses

Corey Clark, “Modeling Polarization and Growth of GaN/Si Structures,” (Dr. Wiley P. Kirk, Supervisor) December 2002.

Robert Wayne Fuentes, “Hierarchical Multiresolution Terrain Database Generation Using Wavelet Filtering,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) December 2002.

Karthik Sunder Naidu, “Creation of Static and Dynamic Instruments for a Virtual Reality Trainer for Laparoscopic Surgery,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) December 2002.

Hemamalini Narayanan, “Motion Compensated Multimode Video Coding for Noisy Channels,” (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) December 2002.

Poonam Pandey, “Analysis of Bluetooth Interference on IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN,” (Dr. Saibun Tjuatja, Supervisor) December 2002.

Lakshminarasimhan Raghupathi, “Simulation of Bleeding and Other Visual Effects for Virtual Laparoscopic Surgery,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) December 2002.

Monica Suresh Rege, “Ionically Self Assembled Monolayers for Optical Waveguides,” (Dr. Theresa Maldonado, Supervisor) December 2002.

Sivashanmugaraman Sugavanam, “Simulation of Preperitoneal Mesh in Laparoscopic Hernia,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) December 2002.

Ritesh R. Agarwal, “Simulation of Irrigation and Suction for a Virtual Reality Based Laparascopic Surgery Simulator,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) May 2003.

Yogendra B. Bhasin, “Collision Detection for Haptic Interactions in Virtual Surgery,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) May 2003.

Manojkumar A. Debnath, “Performance of Bluetooth Voice Packets at the MAC Layer in a Coexistence Scenario,” (Dr. Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor) May 2003.

Girishankar Gopalakrishnan, “StapSim:  Virtual Reality Based Stapling Simulation for Laparoscopic Herniorrhaphy,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) May 2003.

Venkata S. Gudivada, “Extraction of Circular Bosses from 2-D Orthographic Profiles,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) May 2003.

Shreharsha KotiAnandRao, “Evaluation and Real Time Embedded Systems Implementation of Channel Coding Schemes for Indoor Wireless Channels,” (Dr. Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor) May 2003.

Anurag P. Laklani, “Device Characterization and Experimental Determination of Thermal Resistance for Dielectrically Isolated BJTs,” (Dr. Ronald Carter, Supervisor) May 2003.

Shruti A. Patkar, “Investigation and Comparison of the Effect of the Peak-to-Average-Power Ratio (PAPR) Reduction Techniques on an OFDM Based System and a MC-CDMA Based System,” (Dr. Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor) May 2003.

Navaneetha K. Subramanian, “Automatic Identification of Nested Features in 2D Topology,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) May 2003.

Mark E. Wear, “A Block-Based Image Fusion Approach to Multiresolution Mosaic,” (Dr. Soontorn Oraintara, Supervisor) May 2003.

Sachin S. Datar, “Bipolar Circuit Design Techniques for Thermally Stable and High-Speed Amplifiers,” (Dr. W. Alan Davis, Supervisor) August 2003.

Jeevan D’Souza, “Investigation of Human Activity State Detection and Monitoring,” (Dr. George Kondraske, Supervisor) August 2003.

Xia Gao, “Novel Fault Location Technique in Overhead Distribution Systems,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) August 2003.

Vivek Gupta, “Extraction of Realistic Anatomical Texture from Visible Human Data for Laparoscopic Surgery Simulation,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) August 2003.

Jayanta K. Hajra, “Comparative Bit Error Rate and Capacity Analysis for Adaptive OFDM Based Indoor WLAN System,” (Dr. Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor) August 2003.

Hsiao-Lan Hsu, “An Energy-Efficient Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks,” (Dr. Qilian Liang, Supervisor) August 2003.

Youngkyun Jeong, “An Adjustable Frequency CMOS Pulse Generator and Impulse Shaping for UWB Wireless Communication System,” (Dr. Sungyong Jung, Supervisor) August 2003.

Prasad Karambelkar, “Performance Evaluation of a Distributed Implicit Reservation Protocol for the CSMA-Based Wireless LANs,” (Dr. Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor) August 2003.

Sonali S. Kulkarni, “Temperature Compensated Biasing Schemes for Bipolar Op Amps,” (Dr. W. Alan Davis, Supervisor) August 2003.

Kittipong Methaprayoon, “Neural Network-Based Short Term Load Forecasting for Unit Commitment Scheduling,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) August 2003.

Lakshmi Narayanan, “Real Time Implementation and Evaluation of a DSP-Based Baseband Modulator Demodulator,” (Dr. Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor) August 2003.

Siddharth T. Nashiney, “Compact Thermal Modeling of Dielectrically-Isolated Bipolar Junction Transistors and Developments in Circuit Simulation,” (Dr. Ronald L. Carter, Supervisor) August 2003.

Karthik Subramanian, “Yield Estimation Based on Layout and Process Data,” (Dr. Ronald L. Carter, Supervisor) August 2003.

Piyush J. Thacker, “Numerical Simulations for Estimation of Thermal Resistance in Dielectrically Isolated Bipolar Junction Transistors,” (Dr. W. Alan Davis, Supervisor) August 2003.

Jaiganesh Vaidyalingam, “Cubic Model of a Multilayer Perceptron,” (Dr. Michael Manry, Supervisor) August 2003.

 

Ph.D. Dissertations

Tae-Hoon Kim, “Development and Evaluation of Multilayer Perceptron Training Algorithms,” (Dr. Michael T. Manry, Supervisor) December 2001.

Ke-Kung Liao, “The Substrate Current Model Due to Hot Carrier Effect for Submicron MOSFET Devices,” (Dr. Ronald L. Carter, Supervisor) December 2001.

Dongho Shin, “Resonance Properties of Periodic Waveguides and Their Applications,” (Dr. Robert Magnusson, Supervisor) December 2001.

Tse-Min Chen, “A Pole-Placement Design for Linear Time-Invariant Multivariable Feedback Systems,” (Dr. Kai-Shing Yeung, Supervisor) May 2002.

Jose Mireles, Jr., “Matrix-Based Intelligent Discrete Event Control for Flexible Manufacturing Systems,” (Dr. Frank L. Lewis, Supervisor) August 2002.

Chih-Kuang Shih, “Extra Low Power, Single Clock Power Adiabatic Circuit Logic,” (Dr. Ronald L. Carter, Supervisor) August 2002.

M.S. Theses

Abhijeet A. Dubhashi, “Investigation of Optical Force Sensor Using the Concept of Adaptable Calibration,” (Dr. George V. Kondraske, Supervisor) December 2001.

Vanessa A. Ramirez, “Power System Deregulation a Congestion Management Analysis for Texas,” (Dr. Mo-Shing Chen, Supervisor) December 2001.

Chester R. Wildey, “Biological Response to Stimulus,” (Dr. Adrian K. Fung, Supervisor) December 2001.

Chitra Yingvivatanappong, “Robust Algorithms for High Speed Voltage Sags and Swelling Detection,” (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) December 2001.

Chanitnan Kanthapanit, “Internet-Based Control,” (Dr. Frank Lewis, Supervisor) May 2002.

Nagaraja Rao Venkata Konidena, “Economic Analysis of Distributed Generation:  A Case Study,” (Dr. Raymond Shoults, Supervisor) May 2002.

Sarika U. Phatak, “Simulation of Insufflation of Abdominal Cavity with CO2 for Laparoscopic Surgery,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) May 2002.

Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, “Direct Haptic Rendering from Voxel Datasets Using Scalar Trivariate B-Spline Function,” (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) May 2002.

Worawut Sriwatanapongse, “Human Performance Multimeter:  Investigation of Third Generation Prototype,” (Dr. George V. Kondraske, Supervisor) May 2002.

Tharakram Krishnan, “Fast Integer MDCT for MPEG/Audio Coding,” (Dr. Soontorn Oraintara, Supervisor) August 2002.

Ph.D. Dissertations

Edward J. Banatoski, "Characterization Measurement, Circuit Modeling and Numerical Simulation of a High Electron Mobility Transistor," (Dr. Ronald L. Carter, Supervisor) December 2000.

Huy Anh Le, " A Study of Via Electromigration in VLSI Circuits," (Drs. Kambiz Alavi and C.-U. Kim, Co-Supervisors) December 2000.

Chih-Hao Wu, "Improvement of Prony-Based Least-Square System Identification Via Nonlinear Parameter Transformation and Finite Differences," (Dr. Kai-Shing Yeung, Supervisor) December 2000.

Saowaluck Arrepongsa, "The Steganography Based Image Retrieval System," (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) May 2001.

Napadon Kaewkamnerd, "Multiresolution Based Watermarking for Copyright Protection," (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) May 2001.

Jen-Pang Peng, " Automated Extraction of Feature Semantics from Incomplete Projections," (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) May 2001.

Orachat Sukmarg, "Compressed Domain Object Segmentation and Indexing," (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) August 2001.

M.S. Theses

Shahid Abbas Khan, "Detection of Arcing," (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) December 2000.

Amisha Hemchand Jain, "Evaluation of Indoor Channel Effects on the Performance of IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs, (Dr. Jonathan Bredow, Supervisor:1 August 2001.

 

Ph.D. Dissertations

Ting-Cheng Lu, "Dynamic Load Balancing for Volume Terrain Visualization," (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) December 1999.

Yasser Fouad-Khaderi Syed, "A Low Bit Rate Wavelet Based Unage Codec for Transmission Over Hybrid Networks," (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) December 1999.

Javier Campos Portillo, "Intelligent Control of Complex Mechanical Systems," (Dr. Frank Lewis, Supervisor) May 2000.

Hema Chandrasekaran, "Analysis and Convergent Design of Piecewise Linear Networks," (Dr. Michael Manry, Supervisor) May 2000.

Chang Kee Choi, "Spatio-Temporal Segmentation and Shape Representation for Object-Based Coding," (Dr. K. R. Rao, Supervisor) May 2000.

Timothy Ray Holzheimer, "Broadband Nondestructive Materials Measurements Using Readily Made Dual Coaxial Probes," (Dr. Charles Smith, Supervisor) May 2000.

Scott Anthony Ikenaga, "Development of a Real Time Digital Controller: Application to Active Suspension Control of Ground Vehicles," (Dr. Frank Lewis, Supervisor) May 2000.

Zhongshan Liu, "Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of Guided-Mode Resonance Filters and Waveguide-Grating Couplers," (Dr. Robert Magnusson, Supervisor) May 2000.

Rastko R. Selmic, "Neurocontrol of Industrial Motion Systems with Actuator Nonlinearities," (Dr. Frank Lewis, Supervisor) May 2000.

Maojun Yao, "North American Electric Reliability Council’s New Control Performance Standard Oriented Automatic Generation Control," (Dr. Raymond Shoults, Supervisor) May 2000.

M.S. Theses

Mike Chu, "Methods for the Extraction of Roads from Aerial Images," (Dr. Venkat Devarajan, Supervisor) December 1999.

Yea Zong Kuo, "Voltage Stability and Reactive Planning," (Dr. Wei-Jen Lee, Supervisor) December 1999.

Dragan Andrija Labalo, "Implementation of DSP-Based IS-54 Receiver," (Dr. Alan Davis, Supervisor) December 1999.

Timothy Alan McCree, "High Speed Tracking Analog to Digital Converter for Magnetic Resonance Imaging," (Dr. Michael Chwialkowski, Supervisor) December 1999.

Debra Diane Wawro, "Design, Fabrication, and Testing of Waveguide Gratings for Spectral Filters, Photonic Antennas, and Optical Fiber Sensors," (Dr. Robert Magnusson, Supervisor) December 1999.

Yong-June Yoon, "Forecasting Generalization from Training Error," (Dr. Michael T. Manry, Supervisor) December 1999.

Olubusola Folakemi Ajayi, "Simulation of the Effect of System and Geometrical Parameter Variations on Wave Scattering from Buried Objects using FDTD," (Dr. Adrian K. Fung, Supervisor) May 2000.

Andrija Jezdic, "A Charge Control Model for the Step Recovery Diode," (Dr. Ronald Carter, Supervisor) May 2000.

Sung Joon Kim, "Diffraction of Gaussian Laser Beams by Waveguide Gratings," (Dr. Robert Magnusson, Supervisor) May 2000.