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 2017
The Influence of a Metallic Substrate on the Post Impact Structural Characteristics of a Composite Shaft, Charles R. Eastwood
Maybe Somewhere West, Katie Efstathiou
The use of Social Media as a marketing tool in Kosovo: current trends and opportunities, Robert Ejupi
A Model-Free Control System Based on the Sliding Mode Control Method with Applications to Multi-Input-Multi-Output Systems, Fares El Tin
HeadStrong: Concussion Reduction Using Biomimicry, David Evenski
Cell Dynamics in Three-dimensional (3D) Culture Environments, Rong Fan
Fiddle Me This: A History and Discussion of Old-Time Fiddle Tunes in Western New York, Christopher M. Fisher
Election-Attack Complexity for More Natural Models, Zack Fitzsimmons
No Beginning and No End, Ryan Arthur Florey
Applying Multi-Resolution Stochastic Modeling to Individual Tennis Points, Calvin Michael Floyd
Assembly, David Flynn
An Exploration of Rhythm Perception in African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus), Irene A. Fobe
Accelerating Homomorphic Encryption in the Cloud Environment through High-Level Synthesis and Reconfigurable Resources, Michael J. Foster
Algorithmic Framework and Implementation of Spectrum Holes Detection for Cognitive Radios, Ian J. Frasch
A Content Analysis of News Source Characteristics Within Broadcast News Stories Concerning the Financial Crisis Between September 8, 2008 – December 31, 2008, Jennifer L. Freer
Identification of Differential Expression of p53 associated RNAs at 3 Different Treatment Timepoints, and Association with ChIP-seq Identified p53 Genes., Julia Freewoman
Investigation of Thermal Stress Degradation in Indium-Gallium-Zinc-Oxide TFTs, Prashant Ganesh
The Impact of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs on the Dynamics of the Opioid Epidemic, Samuel Gatley
Synthesis of Polyproline Spacers between NIR Dye Pairs for FRET to Enhance Photoacoustic Imaging, Nisha Geng
Physical Property Extraction of Powder Contaminated Surfaces from Longwave Infrared Hyperspectral Imagery, Timothy Gibbs
The Design of a 24-bit Hardware Gaussian Noise Generator via the Box-Muller Method and its Error Analysis, Lincoln Glauser
The Design of a Custom 32-bit RISC CPU and LLVM Compiler Backend, Connor Jan Goldberg
Picking at Scabs, Robert Gordon
American College Students' Perceptions of Saudi Arabia as a Travel Destination, Majed Hader
Coattails & Paradise, Knhik Haefner
Moodboard: A Digital Solution for the Work-Life Balance in an Advertising Agency, Shalaka Shantaram Haldankar
Compassionately Conservative Normalized Cuts for Image Segmentation, Tyler L. Hayes
A Novel 3D printed leg design for a Biped Robot, Matthew A. Haywood
RePlace, Kyriani Hinkleman
Vedic Based Division Core Design, Ryan Hinkley
Multi-objective Optimization of Hospital Inpatient Bed Assignment, Brenden Hoff
An Investigation of Process, Form, and Technique, Carter Hopkins
Characterization of Optimized Si-MOSFETs for Terahertz Detection, Jack D. Horowitz
Factors Influencing SNAP Benefit Acceptance Program Utilization Rates at Farmers Markets, Nicole Howley
Automatic Assessment of Medication States of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease using Wearable Sensors, Murtadha Dawood Hssayeni
Je Me Soviens Seesaw Helps to bring a closer relationship with seniors by integrating across generations, Jui-Chen Hsu
Better Fit: A Conceptual Solution for Seamless Exercise Experience, Hongwei Huang
Sensitivity Enhancement of Metal-Oxide Chemical Sensors for Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds, John F. Hughes
A Study of Cyber Laws in the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Imranuddin
Multiscale Mechanistic Approach to Enhance Pool Boiling Performance for High Heat Flux Applications, Arvind Jaikumar
Effect of Aggregation on Squaraine Fullerene Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaic Devices, Ishita Jalan
Searching for Color in Black & White: Epistemic Closure, the RIT Archives, and the Colonial Roots of White Invisibility, Andrew James
Hyperspectral and Hypertemporal Longwave Infrared Data Characterization, Nirmalan Jeganathan
High-Dimensional Linear and Functional Analysis of Multivariate Grapevine Data, Uday Kant Jha
Evaluation of Stray Light Correction for the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) from Landsat 8, Fu Jiang
A Dataset of Gaze Behavior in VR Faithful to Natural Statistics, Brendan John
Enhanced Pool Boiling Heat Transfer by Flow Modulation and Contact Line Augmentation over Cylindrical Tubes, Indranil M. Joshi
The Influence of Ethnocentrism in Food Neophobic Students, Ana Carolina Jurza Rios
Automated Grading and Feedback of Regular Expressions, Himesh Kakkar
Obstacle Avoidance and Path Planning for Smart Indoor Agents, Rasika M. Kangutkar
The effectiveness of Social Assistance scheme in Kosovo, Jehona Karavidaj
Alternative Processor within Threshold: Flexible Scheduling on Heterogeneous Systems, Stavan Satish Karia
Machine Learning Based Autism Detection Using Brain Imaging, Gajendra Jung Katuwal
Transcendence, Jamie Katz
TEST TK, teresa kellett
Welcome Home Rochester: Guiding Refugees through Life in America, Michael Kelly
Design of a Single Precision Floating Point Divider and Multiplier with Pipelined Architecture, Mayuresh Vijay Keni
So We Depart, Fraaz Khan
Beauty Or Love, Khorvash Khayati
Logistic Regression Slope Study, Michael J. Kist
Estimating top-of-atmosphere thermal infrared radiance using MERRA-2 atmospheric data, Tania Kleynhans
Application of Audible Signals in Tool Condition Monitoring using Machine Learning Techniques, Achyuth Kothuru
Avant l’appétit: An augmented reality interactive menu that elevates the gourmet food experience, Emili Koui
Awareness and Effectiveness of Corporate Blogging in Companies in Kosovo, Fjoralba Krapi
An Uncommon Use for an Uncommon Press: Approaching Object-Based STEM Education in Cultural Institutions By Way of a Reconstructed English Common Press, Daniel B. Krull
Deep Learning for Semantic Video Understanding, Sourabh Kulhare
Experimental Design and Robust Regression, Pranay Kumar
Fabrication of Silicon Photonic devices using i-line Lithography, Sanjna Lakshminarayanamurthy
Landsat Surface Temperature Product: Global Validation and Uncertainty Estimation, Kelly Laraby
Camera Obscura, Dan LaTourette
Sensor Fusion and Deep Learning for Indoor Agent Localization, Jacob F. Lauzon
Assembly Language, Joe S. Lee
re:act A Three-Way Communication Interactive Design System for School-Family Partnerships, Yoon Jin Lee
Seek Another Land, Phillip Leteka
Children’s Hospice: A Place to Stay, A Place to Play, Madalyn Faye Lillie
Design and Analysis of Multiple-Load Automated Guided Vehicle Dispatching Algorithms, Maojia Li
Galactic Building Blocks: Searching for Dwarf Galaxies Near and Far, Andrew Lipnicky
Smart Grid Privacy through Distributed Trust, Benjamin Lipton
Weekly: A Design System that Combines Graphic and Interaction Design for Scheduling Student Events, Kaige Liu
Fragments, Yue Liu
Vu: Integrating AR Technology and Interaction into an Event Planning App, Yun Liu
Renewable Energy-Aware Routing in the Internet, Ziyang Liu
Interactive Dynasty: An Effective Way to Learn About the Tang Dynasty History, Xiangyin Li
Student Engagement in College Related Events, Irena Ljubisic
Evolution of the Museum Experience: Mobile Augmented Reality’s Impact on the Visitor Experience at an Outdoor Living Museum, Rita Locke Pettine
Hydrology, nutrient availability, and herbivory interacting to control ecosystem functions and services in created emergent freshwater wetlands, Kimberly A. Lodge
Black Behind the Ear: Using Motion Graphics to Encourage Self-awareness and Embrace Racial Heritage., Carolina Lopez
Victimization Rates Among Deaf and Hard of Hearing College Students, Kristi Love
Virtual Notes: Projected Note-Taking System Design, Yiran Lu
Novel Approaches to the Spectral and Colorimetric Color Reproduction, Morteza Maali Amiri
MPLS & QoS in Virtual Environments, Amar Madhavan
The Modernized Keyboard: Improving the Musician’s Experience Through User-Centered Design, Andrew James Magee
Configurable Random Instruction Generator for RISC Processors, Krunal Mange
Parts: One Through Three, Julia Manson
Robust and Traffic Aware Medium Access Control Mechanisms for Energy-Efficient mm-Wave Wireless Network-on-Chip Architectures, Naseef Mansoor
Customizable Textured Tablet Case and Magnetic Prompting System to Improve Communication for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Christina Maragioglio
