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 2020
Exposure to pesticides and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in and around Monroe County, NY, Theodros Woldeyohannes
A UX design project for a transparent news platform, Keni Wu
Engram, an application of recording and throwing back memories with your parents, Tong Wu
Conceptual Interstellar Map and Status Panel Design, Yingshan Wu
Measuring the Population Properties of Merging Compact Binaries with Gravitational Wave Observations, Daniel Wysocki
Design and Production of 3D Animation Short film “RELICT”, Huzehui Xia
Link-Family Safety Mobile Application Design, Yingxin Xie
Self-awareness: A dynamic poster design about self-awareness child development, Shuaiqi Xiong
Hearsay, Lei Xue
A More Sustainable Way to Treat School Furniture, Huiyu Yang
Exploration of the Motion Graphics Educational tools based on the animations ‘Weddings’, Xichen Yang
A Model for Achieving Sustainable Commercial Complexes in Shanghai, China, Yudong Yan
Vaccine Procurement in a Time-Indexed Model with Quantity-Based Discounts, Joseph N. Yeiter
Gender Based Social Expectations: An analysis of the role of textbooks in primary school, Gerta Ymeri
Music Note Learning Card Game Design, Ying You
A social game design to solve young peoples’ loneliness problem, Jiaxi Yuan
Dynamic Balance: A Personal Journey, Mark Zeh
Temperature Profiles Inside and Outside of an Insulated Packaging Container during the FedEx Ground Shipping Environment, Bingzhi Zeng
The Effectiveness of Covert vs. Overt Brand Visibility in Video Advertising, Mingyue Zhang
Interactive tool to help decidophobia people make decisions with confidence, Xukang Zhang
Prediction of Gas-hydrate Equilibrium, Stability and Kinetic Nucleation in Porous Media, Yali Zhang
an App with AI Sorting Technology Designed for Lego Players to Improve Their Playing Experience of MOC, Yiqin Zhang
Magnolia Twilight, Qin Zhou
Inclusive Public Terminal Device Design: A Self-service Ticket Vending System, Zhuoyi Zhou
Energy Efficient Neocortex-Inspired Systems with On-Device Learning, Abdullah M. Zyarah
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The Feasibility of Conducting Epidemiological Studies in Kosovo, Anila Abazi
A Time of Flight on-Robot Proximity Sensing System for Collaborative Robotics, Odysseus A. Adamides
Genetics and Molecular Dynamics of L,L-Diaminopimelate Aminotransferase (DapL): an Enzyme Involved in Lysine and Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis, Lily E.J. Adams
Sustainability Assessment of Wireless Community Grid for Off-Grid Communities: A Case Study for Haiti, Tejan Adhikari
Curo — Patient home recovery guide for stressfree and better recovery after hospitalization, Khushboo Rajesh Agarwal
The line, Angelica Alegria Agelviz Rodriguez
Proposed Microgrid for Hatta City-Dubai, Amna Al Ansaari, Bashaer Al Shamsi, and Mariam Al Hameli
Transferring Generalized Knowledge from Physics-based Simulation to Clinical Domain, Mohammed Abdullatif Alawad
Predicting the Emotional Intensity of Tweets, Intisar M. Alhamdan
Oblivion, Deema Ali
An empirical study on discovering a new self-admitted technical debt type - API-debt, Ahmed Aljohani
Habitat and Conservation Suitability Assessment for Shrubland Birds in Monroe County, New York, Rachel Allen
Real-Time Facial Emotion Recognition Using Fast R-CNN, Salem Bin Saqer AlMarri
Sustainable Tourism Heritage Village – Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia, Hatan A. Alshammaa
Smart Solutions to Control Air pollution in Dubai - Al Qouz area, Anwar Alshamsi and Lateefa Almarzooqi
Design of a Multiband Stacked Microstrip Patch Antenna for Satellite Communications Application, Hadef Ahmed Alshamsi
Sustainability Implications of Consumer Electronics Adoption in the United States, Shahana Althaf
Rotor Current Control Design for DFIG-based Wind Turbine Using PI, FLC and Fuzzy PI Controllers, Omar Al-Zabin
Advantages and Challenges of Online Project Based Learning, Peter Alex Kow Amissah
Controllability of Cardiac Alternans, Mark O. Ampofo
Community Participation in City Planning and Development: Towards Enhancing the Pedestrian Experience, Amro Anabtawi
Calculating the Location of the Center-of-Gravity Using an Accelerometer Array, Kristin Angel
Food Waste Management Networks: Novel Methods for Overcoming Emerging Logistics Challenges, William R. Armington
The Role of Insurance Agents in the Prevention of Environmental Loss and Damage, Leslie Ellen Arnold
Perception Methods For Speed And Separation Monitoring Using Time-of-Flight Sensor Arrays, Sarthak Arora
ROVAR: Authentic Travel Leveraging Local Social Media, Akshay Kumar Arun
Designing for Sustainable Bicycle Manufacturing, Xavier H. Arvelo Rodriguez
did i tell you about my date last night?, Palwasha Azimi
Attracting Investment from Kosovar Diaspora, Dritëro Bajrami
UVM Verification of an I2C Master Core, Shravani Balaraju
System-level Eco-driving (SLED): Algorithms for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Hrishikesh Barad
Verification of SHA-256 and MD5 Hash Functions Using UVM, Dinesh Anand Bashkaran
A Novel Processing-In-Memory Architecture for Dense and Sparse Matrix Multiplications, Andrew Robert Bear
Simulation-Based Inference on Mixture Experiments, Tejasv Bedi
BLINC: Designing Bicycle Path Protection for Accessible Transportation Networks, Blair A. Benson
Contact Line Pinning Under AC Electrowetting, Kimberly Bernetski
Aerial Object Detection using Learnable Bounding Boxes, Aneesh Bhat
Understanding gaps between established Software Engineering Process knowledge and its actual implementation, Sayantika Bhattacharya
Experimental Analysis of Spatial Sound for Storytelling in Virtual Reality, Saylee Bhide
The Terms, Logan Bicknell and Namhee Kim
Study of Human Hand-Eye Coordination Using Machine Learning Techniques in a Virtual Reality Setup, Kamran Binaee
TIRS-2 and Future Thermal Instrument Band Study and Stray Light Study, Nicholas Bitten
LambdaNet: A Novel Architecture for Unstructured Change Detection, Bryan Matthew Blakeslee
Network-based APT profiler, Benjamin Bornholm
Perceptions of the Ethics of Persuasive Technology, Christopher C. Branch
The Effect of Video Game Experience in Different Genres on Task-Switching Ability, Caitlin A. Brostek
Multiple Identity Tracking and Motion Extrapolation, Ashley Buck
The Role of Visual Identity Design in the Evolution of Luxury Fashion Brand Strategy, Jia Cai
Towards Lightweight AI: Leveraging Stochasticity, Quantization, and Tensorization for Forecasting, Zachariah JL Carmichael
The Role of 3D Printed Facsimiles in Fulfilling Museum Visitors’ Desire to Touch, Elizabeth Carr
Formally Verified Space-Safety for Program Transformations, Jason Carr
Oblivion, Willa Cassidy-Gardner
Exploring HLS Coding Techniques to Achieve Desired Turbo Decoder Architectures, Thomas Cenova
HCD-SIM: Healthcare Clinic Design Simulator With Application to a Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic, Jason D. Ceresoli
Behind the Door, Pengxu Cheng
Kick Boxing Coaching System, Wentian Chen
Effects of Ink, Substrate, and Target Line Width on the Quality of Lines Printed Using a DMP 3000 Inkjet Printer, Mihir R. Choudhari
Improvements to a Thermally Actuated MEMS Viscosity Sensor, Shreyas Choudhary
Implant Activated Source/Drain Regions for Self-Aligned IGZO TFT, Rahnuma Rifat Chowdhury
Simulating Pathway-Based Steady States to Prevent Epithelial- Mesenchymal Transition in Ovarian Cancer, K Jeselle Clark
Interaction Design Needs Modified Principles of “Design Affordance” for Navigation Applications, Shannon Connell
A Systematic Analysis of Accessibility Education Within Computing Disciplines, Paula Conn
Magnificent Constructions: The Role of Environment on the Stellar Mass Growth of Massive Galaxies, Kevin Christopher Cooke
Creating a Safer Running Experience: Reducing Runner and Vehicular Traffic Incidents, Chad A. Cooper
Breaking the Stigma: Major Depressive Disorder, Joanna Cox
Aerospace Fuel Flow Metering Check Valve Model, Simulation, and Validation, Trevor M. Crandell
Human Resource Technology and the Changing Role of Human Resource Professionals, Eris Çunaku
The Legal Experiences of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community, Dillon Curren
End-to-End Music Transcription Using Fine-Tuned Variable-Q Filterbanks, Frank C. Cwitkowitz Jr
Magnetoactive Elastomer Solenoid Development and Implementation in Underwater Jet Propulsion, Eric Damm
