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.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Human-in-the-Loop Learning From Crowdsourcing and Social Media, Tong Liu
Application of Machine Learning Models: Stock Price Forecasting of the Philippines' Top Six Conglomerates, Anthony Rey Llanos
New Technology for Old Models: Can Dioramas Resonate with a Modern Audience?, Carmen Ibis Lopez
The Influence of HR on Desired Company Culture, Dino Lučan
Environmental Sustainability: Kosovo’s Waste Management and its Road to Circular Economy, Diella Lulaj
Studying the AGN-Merger Connection through Visual Classifications of CANDELS Galaxies, Christina T. Magagnoli
Query-Driven Global Graph Attention Model for Visual Parsing: Recognizing Handwritten and Typeset Math Formulas, Mahshad Mahdavi
The Economic Impacts of Nuclear Power Plant Closures on Rural Communities, Christina Maher
Connecting Meaningful Moments: Exploring Empathy Through Storytelling, Samantha Maida
Graph Networks for Multi-Label Image Recognition, Sidharth Makhija
The Role of Activation in the Relationship between Power Posing and Task Performance, Jeremy Walter Marshall
A Study on DNA Memory Encoding Architecture, Robert W. Mason
Optimization and Characterization of Low-Cost Substrates for III-V Photovoltaics, Elisabeth L. McClure
Young Patient Education on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Margaret Jane Atieno McFarland
Effects of Prior Land Use, Carbon Availability, and Hydrology on Nitrogen Cycling in Created Freshwater Wetlands, Michael McGowan
Identifying Performance Regression From The Commit Phase Utilizing Machine Learning Techniques, Max Mendelson
Low Cost Radiometer Design for Landsat Surface Temperature Validation, Jonathan Miller
Plan 2014: A Case Study on Shared Water Governance, Bobby Moakley
An Integrated Camera and Radar on-Robot System for Human Robot Collaboration, Anmol S. Modur
Customer Complaints Auto-assignment using Machine Learning Algorithms, Muammar Nasser Saleh Mohammed
Model-Free Control of an Unmanned Aircraft Quadcopter Type System, Christian Monti
Tree-Based Hardware Recursion for Divide-and-Conquer Algorithms, Braeden Morrison
Crafting Adversarial Examples using Particle Swarm Optimization, Rayan Mosli
Toward Data-Driven Discovery of Software Vulnerabilities, Nuthan Munaiah
A Recent (2020) Comparative Analysis of Genome Aligners Shows HISAT2 and BWA are Among the Best Tools, Ryan J. Musich
Towards Effectiveness Of Detecting IoT Botnet Attacks Using Supervised Machine Learning, Khizer Naeem
Self-Supervised Video Representation Learning by Recurrent Networks and Frame Order Prediction, Sai Shashidhar Nagabandi
RIT-Eyes: Realistic Eye Image and Video Generation for Eye Tracking Applications, Nitinraj Nair
Millimeter-wave interconnects for intra- and inter-chip transmission and beam steering in NoC-based multi-chip systems, Rounak Singh Narde
Constraint Satisfaction Techniques for Combinatorial Problems, David E. Narvaez
Visual Structure Editing of Math Formulas, Gavin Nishizawa
Suicide by Cop: A Secondary Analysis using Open-Source News Data, McKayla Nolan
Deepmind’s Protein Folding Quality Process Analysis, Amro Oussama Noueihed
Future Bound: Your Future, Your Way, Marisa Nowodworski
Investigating the Effects of Blood Flow on Muscle Fatigue and Recovery in the First Dorsal Interosseous Muscle, Nicole Nugent
Effective Activation Functions for Homomorphic Evaluation of Deep Neural Networks, Srinath Obla
Taxi Trips Prediction and Bus Capacity Coverage analysis, Mohammad Odeh
Reducing Global Demand On Conflict Minerals In Consumer Electronics And Lithium-Ion Batteries, Mosunmola Odulate
Impact of Celebrity Endorsement in Advertising of High-Risk Products, Victoria Olaosebikan
Freedom of the Light, Kyle R. Padden
Fine-Tuning Sign Language Translation Systems Through Deep Reinforcement Learning, Joseph Panaro
Flow- Digital Gestural Expression, Senjal Pandharpatte
LED Selection for Spectral (Multispectral) Imaging, Jenibel N. Paray
Gaze Estimation Based on Multi-view Geometric Neural Networks, Devarth Parikh
Expectations of Generation Z When Entering the Job Market in Croatia, Goran Pekica
Impact of Stoplight Policies on Urban Traffic System Emissions, Jessica Pimentel Almonte
Social Media Factors that Influence e-Commerce Buyer Behavior of Millennials and Post-Millennials, Michele Pomponio
CLAM: Compiler Lease of Cache Memory, Ian Prechtl
Comparison of Statistical Models for Imputation of Missing Data in Clinical Trials, Vaishnavi Purandare
Deep Convolutional Networks without Learning the Classifier Layer, Zhongchao Qian
Digital Communication Tools Used by Those 65 and Older: The Benefits and Barriers of Use, Susan Quatro
We Eat, Maliheh Rahrovan
Conversion of Ready-mix Concrete Energy to Solar PV, Zulfa A. Rasheed
Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Kosovo – Analyzing Behavioral Patterns, Vesa Recica
Improving Omnidirectional Camera-Based Robot Localization Through Self-Supervised Learning, Robert Relyea
Applying Systems Pharmacology to the Treatment of Chronic Illness Using Novel Scoring and Translational Methods, Spencer Richman
Smarter Simulation Placement of Kilonova Light Curve Models for Computationally Inexpensive Surrogate Model Creation, Marko Ristic
Open Set Classification for Deep Learning in Large-Scale and Continual Learning Models, Ryne Roady
Forecasting Energy Demand & Peak Load Days with the Inclusion of Solar Energy Production, Connor Rollins
Evaluating Appearance Differences of Color 3D Printed Objects, Matt Ronnenberg
Regulation of Transposable Elements by Tumor Suppressor Protein 53, Andrew J. Rosato
Flash Lamp Annealed LTPS TFTs with ITO Bottom-Gate Structures, Adam Rosenfeld
Murine Flexor Tendon Repair Model with Noninvasive Assessment of Healing with Ultrasound, Fei Rost
Deciduous Broadleaf Bidirectional Scattering Distribution Function (BSDF): Measurements, Modeling, and Impacts on Waveform Lidar Forest Assessments, Benjamin D. Roth
On the use of rapid-scan, low point density terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) for structural assessment of complex forest environments, Ali Rouzbeh Kargar
A Semi-Empirical Compact Model for IGZO TFT to Assess the Impact of Parasitic Elements in Active Matrix Pixel Designs, Hector Alejandro Rubio Rivera
Root Failure Analysis in Meshed Tree Networks, Shashank Rudroju
The Perception of LGBTQ Influencers on Social Media, Stephanie Sabala
Theoretical Analysis and Design of Analog Distortion Circuitry, Daniel Saber
Improving Template-Based Nanomanufacturing of Carbon Nanotube Arrays Via Polishing Wet Etching Method, Kosar Samadi
Design and Simulation Analysis of Deep Learning Based Approaches and Multi-Attribute Algorithms for Warehouse Task Selection, Prashant Sankaran
Deepfakes Generation using LSTM based Generative Adversarial Networks, Akhil Santha
Impact of Professional Sports’ Twitter Content on their Fans, Gianna Sarkis
Randomizable phenology-dependent corn canopy for simulated remote sensing of agricultural scenes, M Grady Saunders
Nanoscale Carbon-Based Electrochemical and Temperature Sensors, Olivia Viola Scheibel
Hydroxyl Surface Functionalization of Thin-film Yttrium for Applications with Reactive Materials, Kory Schimmelpfennig
An Analysis of Communication Apprehension Between STEM and Non-STEM University Students, Samantha Schreiber
Modular Synthesis of Dual- and Tri-modal Targeted Molecular Imaging Agents, Nicholas C. Schug
Physical Activity in Aging: Biological Outcomes, Functional Autonomy, and Policy Implications, Nathan Albert Schuler
Rethinking Resource Allocation: Fairness and Computability, Andrew Searns
Durable Hydrophobic Polymer Surfaces, Matthew Seitz
Automatic Pain Assessment Through Facial Expressions, Ilham Seladji
Techno-economic Optimization of Food Waste Diversion to Treatment Facilities to Determine Cost Effectiveness of Policy Incentives, Kanwal Shahid
Machine Learning-Enabled Resource Allocation for Underlay Cognitive Radio Networks, Fatemeh Shah Mohammadi
Reducing Body Contact Using Smart Mobile App and Machine Learning Soltutions, Rashed Saeed Abdulrahman Shaliya
Impact analysis of electric vehicle demand on demand profile, electricity charges and system emissions of Rochester Institute of Technology, Akshata Shanbhag
Anomaly Detection in Videos through Deep Unsupervised Techniques, Parikshit Prashant Shembekar
Design and Production of 3D Animation Short Film “Memories of the Post-80s”, Hui Shen
Ecological Impacts of Food Waste Digestate Management in an Agricultural Watershed, Shradha Shrestha
An Assessment of Media Consumers’ Ability to Distinguish the Level of Post-Processing in Journalistic Images, Emily Shriver
Utilizing Data Analytics for Optimum Urban Transportation System, Hadeel Raed Shubair
Influence of Liquid Height on Pool Boiling Heat Transfer, Maharshi Y. Shukla
Transcriptomic Analysis and Developmental Neural Transcript Identification in the Brittle Star Ophioplocus esmarki, Alexandria Shumway
Conceptions of Refactoring: An Investigation of Stack Overflow Posts, Steven David Simmons
Push Recovery for Humanoid Robots using Linearized Double Inverted Pendulum, Saurav Singh
Synthetic Aperture Radar simulation by Electro Optical to SAR Transformation using Generative Adversarial Network, Jason Slover
Breathing Room, Madeline Rile Smith
A Simulation Study of Centralized versus Decentralized Healthcare Admission Processes, Jacob Smyth
