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 2019
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
Computational Methods for Segmentation of Multi-Modal Multi-Dimensional Cardiac Images, Shusil Dangi
Exploring Neuromodulatory Systems for Dynamic Learning, Anurag Daram
Lightweight Information Security Methods for Indoor Wireless Body Area Networks: from Channel Modeling to Secret Key Extraction, Ruslan Dautov
Using the Diels-Alder Reaction in the Synthesis of Biologically Interesting Molecules: Targets of Opportunity, Ethan Michael DeCicco
Fabrication of Resistive Thermo-Optic Heaters on Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits, Venkatesh Deenadayalan
Politics and Media Among Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Charlotte Deering
Integrated Marketing Communication Project for American Aerogel, Samary De La Cruz Rosado
Assessing the Convergence of Iterative Parameter Estimation, Matthew Delfavero
The Dishwasher, Kaiyuan Deng
Being a Social Enterprise: Value-added or Fuel to the Misconceptions? The Case of Social Enterprises in Kosovo, Majlinda Dervishi
Clean Transportation: Effects of Heterogeneity and Technological Progress on EV Costs and CO2 Abatement, and Assessment of Public EV Charging Stations, Ranjit R. Desai
Smart Tracking for Healthier Lifestyle, Shiwen Ding
Improving Developer Profiling and Ranking to Enhance Bug Report Assignment, Andrew DiStasi
Representing Mathematical Concepts Associated With Formulas Using Math Entity Cards, Abishai Dmello
Proposed Improvements in Veteran Administration Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Kyla A. Driver
Purged, Veenal Ronald D'silva
Evaluation of Pixel-scale Tunable Fabry-Perot Filters for Optical Imaging, Daniel L. Edwards
Security Vetting System in Kosovo: Challenges and Opportunities, Rita Ejupi
Predict Network, Application Performance Using Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics, Mohamed Elmasry
Bubble Interactions at Multi-Fluid Interfaces, Travis S. Emery
The Characterization of Earth Sediments using Radiative Transfer Models from Directional Hyperspectral Reflectance, Rehman S. Eon
Policing with Eyes in Sky: Analysis of Drone Programs in Law Enforcement, Keith Ericksen
NMR Studies of Translational and Rotational Diffusion of a Phase Separating Eye Lens Protein: Bovine γB-crystallin, Aaron Thomas Fadden
Guide for Sustainable Design of NEOM City, Khaled Fallatah
Funsigns - An Interactive Educational Tool to Learn Sign Language, Shiqi Fang
Goldfish, Maryam Farahzadi
Water Quality and Algal Bloom Sensing from Multiple Imaging Platforms, Ryan Ford
Implantable Microsystem Technologies For Nanoliter-Resolution Inner Ear Drug Delivery, Farzad Forouzandeh
Drug Quality Assurance to Combat Counterfeit Streptomycin using Facile, Low Cost Colorimetry, MaKayla R. Foster
Inspecting Traditions, Dan Yitzhak Gabber
Elucidating the Effects of Antibiotics on the Release of Pal from Escherichia coli, Leslie Gallardo
Modeling Interacting Time-Series Signals, Kantha Girish Gangadhara
Engineering Source/Channel/Drain Regions for PMOS TFTs in Flash Lamp Annealed Polycrystalline Silicon, Viraj Garg
Machine Learning for Robust Understanding of Scene Materials in Hyperspectral Images, Utsav B. Gewali
Eastern State Penitentiary: A Digital Restoration, Nicholas Gregory Golden
Decadal Changes in Salt Marsh Succession and Assessing Salt Marsh Vulnerability using High-Resolution Hyperspectral Imagery, Sarah Goldsmith
Tracing the History of Racial Injustice in Policing and Working Towards Justice through Data Analysis, Emily Gollub
Industrial Design strategies to enhance the value of Paraguayan artisans’ textiles, Andrea Gonzalez Esteche
A Patient-Specific Approach for Breast Cancer Detection and Tumor Localization Using Infrared Imaging, Jose Luis Gonzalez Hernandez
Vector Spaces for Multiple Modal Embeddings, Sabarish Gopalakrishnan
Adding renewables to the grid: Effects of Storage and Stochastic Forecasting, Naga Srujana Goteti
Making Tricks More Accessible: Empowering Adults with Intellectual Disabilities to Create E-textiles, Taylor Gotfrid
A Framework for Firm-Level Critical Material Supply Management and Mitigation, Gillian A. Griffin
Accessibility Lab #1: Audio Cues, Jan Guillermo
Portraits of a Camoufleur, Michael C. Guinto II
Using Emotional Design To Make Memories And Enhance Relationships, Xi Guo
The Opioid Epidemic, Abigail Hallowell
Autonomous Quadrotor Control Using Convolutional Neural Networks, Amer Mahdy Hamadi
Additive Manufacturing Materials: Fabrication of Aluminum Matrix Composites, Jakob Hamilton
Utility Analysis for Optimizing Compact Adaptive Spectral Imaging Systems for Subpixel Target Detection Applications, Sanghui Han
Modeling Color Appearance in Augmented Reality, Nargess Hassani
Some Statistical Properties of Spectral Regression Estimators, Nawal Hassan
A Comprehensive Analysis of Impulsivity in Individuals with and without Trauma Exposure, Amanda K. Hautmann
note to self, Chloe Renee Hayes
Task Planning and Execution for Human Robot Team Performing a Shared Task in a Shared Workspace, Tuly Hazbar
Making Memories: Location-based Learning on the Erie Canal at a National Historical Park, Katherine C. Hensel
My Dear Americans, Ileana Hernandez
Pulsed Photonic Sintering of Lithium Doped Potassium Sodium Niobate (KNN) for Flexible Energy Harvesting Devices, Sara Hernandez Juarez
What a Night, Jose Hidalgo Thormann
Parameter Estimation of a Cardiac Model Using the Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter, Nathan Holt
Impact of Education Policies on STEM Education for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students, Valerie Horn
Performing DNA ligation on a low-cost inkjet-printed digital microfluidic device, Sari Houchaimi
You Can Be Strong: An animation about a young woman fighting against breast cancer, Yuting Hou
Gender Bias in Managerial Positions in the Private Sector in Kosovo, Diona Hoxha
Acquisition of Hockey Goalies Kinematic Data Using Motion Capture Systems, Tzu-Ting Hsu
The Tendency of the Automobile Design with the Influence of Social Culture, Cunzhi Huang
Optimizing women's Morning Experience: Design of an interactive cosmetics' organizer, Jiamei Huang
Design Address on Phubbing During Dining, Shih-Hsuan Huang
Mudboy: An Animated Short Story of Procrastination, Wentao Huang
Spatially-explicit Snap Bean Flowering and Disease Prediction Using Imaging Spectroscopy from Unmanned Aerial Systems, Ethan W. Hughes
Biochar as a Substitute for Carbon Black in Lithographic Ink Production, Vanessa Hulse
