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 2024
“JÍ'DË'Ö:H” MEANS BIRD: DECOLONIZING THE MODERN BIRDING EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE INCLUSION OF NARRATIVES FROM INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES OF WESTERN NEW YORK, Angelique M. Armstrong
Identifying Functional and Potential Therapeutic Sites in Reverse Transcriptase Using Comparative Short-term Molecular Dynamics, Richmond Asare-Bediako
Design and Test of wPUM Topography Monitor for IQOS, Rawah Azeez
Tehran Is Ours, Hamideh Azimi
Autowaze: Automated, real-time, and accurate traffic analytics, Vijay Bajracharya
Generation Z’s Perspective on Work-Life Balance: Case of Kosovo, Lorine Bajrami
Small Angle X-Ray Scattering and Form Factor Modeling of β Crystallins - a Physiologically Significant Eye Lens Cytoplasm Protein, Srijan Banerjee
Application Programming Interface for Embedded Protocol Management System, Mathew David Barrera
Optimizing Wind Wing Wall Ventilation in High-Rise Buildings within Dense Urban Hot and Humid Climate., Arushi Bhatia
Comparative Analysis of International Gold Prices: The Case of the UAE and Five Major Economies, Hend Ahmad Bintouq Almarri
From Market Research to Product Design: The Process of Building the WebGuru AI Optimization Tool, Zhen Bi
Analysis of Team Size Effects on Technical Debt and Code Quality for Open Source Projects, Tyler Borrelli
Artificial Neurovascular Networks to Simulate Energy Distribution to Spiking Neural Networks, William Bottom
Physical Properties of Bulk Carbon Nanotube Conductors Impacting Radio Frequency Waveguide Measurements, Samuel J. Boyd
Neural Network Characterization Methods for Noisy Quantum Hardware Results, Daniel Richard Breslawski
Decentralisation of Drone Authentication within IoD networks., Jarryd Tayler Brits
Block Copolymers and Chirality: Interplay between Conformations and Structures, Natalie Buchanan
On the Optimization of Sensors for the Remote Sensing of Crop Yield, Nathan M. Burglewski
(Virtual) Space: the Final Frontier – Virtual-Reality-based Identification of Nearby, Young Stars in Gaia Data, Ryan W. Butler
Hierarchical Parameterization in Spherical Domains for Deforming Feature Alignment, Lizhou Cao
Modeling Impact of Simulated Myocardial Perfusion on Cardiac Ablation for Arrhythmia, Brendan Cappon
Pixel Personalities AI, Patrick Casey
Predicting Student Attrition in Higher Education Institutions in the UAE Using Machine Learning, Dezzil M. Castelino
Geo-SLAM: Using Geometric Hierarchies to Support Localization and Mapping in Forest Environments, Daniel Castellarin
Utilization and Justification of Generative AI Technologies For Schematic Architectural Design, Aaric Celeste
BERT-Boosted Adaptive Learning, Dibyanshu Chatterjee
Investigations on Process Options Towards Improved Operation and Stability of IGZO TFTs, Emanuelle Chowdhry
I Hear a New World, Katie Christ
Robust Machine Learning Under Vulnerable Cyberinfrastructure and Varying Data Quality, Sergei Chuprov
Quantifying Landscape Change Using Different Spectrometers, Spectral Unmixing, and UAS Imagery, Bianca Cilento
Improvements on Model-Free Sliding Mode Control’s Implementation and Estimation Techniques, Joshua Coleman
Methodology for Volumetric Estimation of Condensed Water Vapor Plumes from Remotely Sensed Imagery, Ryan J. Connal
A New Vicarious Technique for Radiometric and Spatial Calibration of Drone-based Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imaging Systems, David N. Conran
For the greater good, Hannah Craft
Efficient Quantum Multiplication in the Quantum Fourier Transform Domain, Aden Crimmins
Only That’s Not Enough, Joe Cuccio
Visualizing Poems, Qiran Cui
Among Cypress and Sawgrass, Chandler Michael Culotta
Ownership Topology of Vertically-Scaled Agile, William Dabney
Reconstruct, Jenna Deal
Using Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Outcomes of Chess Games Using Player Data, Sofia DeCredico
Creating a Unified Brand Identity for United Way Chapters in New York, Sarah DeJoy
Combined Virtual Reality and Mechanical Balance Platform System with Induced Visual Roll, Shkenca Demiri
Towards Algorithm Selection for Efficient Search-Based Software Engineering, Niranjana Deshpande
Heat Transfer During Air-Water Two Phase Flow, Saumitra K. Deshpande
Improving Automatic Refactoring Candidate Identification, Ryan Devoe
Second-Order Permutation Variable Importance: Quantifying and Attributing Uncertainty in Future Coastal Risk, Dwight Dinkins
An Analysis of Machine Learning Hardware from Tenstorrent, Matthew Stephen Doerner
A Domain-Specific Language for Accounting, Janhavi Doshi
Reverence, Talia Drury
Digital Beamforming Implemented in Hardware, Nicole Dulieu
Data Ownership and Control: Ethical Perspectives in the Digital Age, Roya Ebadi
Energetics and Passivation of Surface Defects in HgTe Colloidal Quantum Dots, Jacob D. Eisensmith
Predicting Newborn Low Birth Weight: A Machine Learning Approach Using Maternal Health and Demographic Data, Rayan Elsayed
M’ma, Charlotte Rose Eshelman
Predictive Analytics of Road Traffic Incidents, A Machine Learning Approach, Maryam Essa Jaji
Christmas Eve, Lingxiao Fan
A Dual-Core RISC-V Processor with a Two-Level Programmable Cache Emulation and Test System, Marcus Figorito
Predicting Air Passenger Traffic at Busy International Airports, Ratana Fraihat
Mid-Infrared Dust Reverberation Mapping of Active Galactic Nuclei, Ashley Frank
TYPE UNBOUND: An Exploration of Typography, AR, and Its Creative Power, Honey Ashvinkumar Gardharia
Incorporating Point of Care Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest and Pulseless Electrical Activity, Zayneb H. Ghazle
GoalBERT: Goal-Directed ColBERT for Iterative Retrieval, Ben Giacalone
Machine-Learning and Game-Theoretic Inspired Strategies for Adversarial Freeze-Tag, Matthew Giacovelli
Gallbladder, Raiven Gibbons
Enola, Justin Gibson
A Comprehensive Study of Gain Characterization in MOSFETs, Elaine Greenfield
An Analysis of Funding for Emergency Medical Services in New York State, Conner Griffin
Unstable, Virginia Guerrero
Clinical Validation of Patient-Specific Inverse Modeling with Surface Temperatures and Physiological and Geometrical Factors in Breast Cancer Detection, Carlos Gutierrez
Parametric Analysis of Wire Arc Additively Manufactured Low-Carbon Steel using Response Surface Methodology, Mirzagha Halilov
Towards Human-Embodied Visual Intelligence, Cheng Han
Crime Rate Analysis and E-crime prevention in Dubai using machine learning., Mohammad Ahmad Hatam
Computational Framework for Parameter Identification in the Nearly Incompressible Linear Elasticity System, Rachel Hawks
A Clinical Review of Adult Obesity and Weight Management in the United States, Megan Helf
Design of a Custom Embedded Replay Control Board for a Vintage Porsche, Christopher Heltz
Formulation, Manufacture, and Deployment of a Sustainable Multi-Layer Agricultural Mulch Film, Yvan David Hernandez-Charpak
Determinants of Youth Entrepreneurship in Kosovo, Dren Hima
Digital Microfluidic Oligonucleotide Synthesis: Automated assembly of DNA products in air and oil with integrated on-chip incubation, Sari Houchaimi
…and so it ends in a tie, Crystal Hou
Design and Implementation of a Modular, Standalone Microfluidic Flow Control Platform for Cell Culture Applications, Meng-Chun Hsu
Blue Peace, Mengxuan Huang
Fluidity of Time, Phoebe Huey
Chemometric Processing of Ecstasy Tablet Thermal Profiles Using Machine Learning Methods, Ali Arif Ibrahim
Unraveling the Role of Asymmetry in Structural Porous Media on the Growth of Fluid Fingers, Amir Ibrahim
Reach, Rachel Immel
Emergence of Preferential Flow Paths and Intermittent Dynamics in Emulsion Transport in Porous Media, Michael Izaguirre
Florescence, Evan D. Jaccodine
Transfer learning across domains and sensing modalities, Chowdhury Sadman Jahan
Improving Design and Physical Boundary in Temporary Post-Disaster Relief Shelters: Analysis of Existing Literature, Min-Hye Jang
Evolutionary Neural Network for Optimized Clock Tree Synthesis, Patrick Jeffery
Pins, Inhwan Jeon
Improving Adaptation of Deep Learning with Inductive Bias, Xiajun Jiang
