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 Emotional Impact of Audio - Visual Stimuli, Titus Pallithottathu Thomas
Degradation of cyclic ethers by microorganisms isolated from contaminated groundwater, Rowan Thompson
Validation of a Method to Estimate Skin Spectral Reflectance Using a Digital Camera., Christopher Thorstenson
The Effect of Microstructure on Mechanical Properties of Powder-Based Materials for 3-D printing, Yuan Tian
Orbital Angular Momentum Multiplexing over Visible Light Communication Systems, Hardik Rameshchandra Tripathi
Reborn of the Beauty, Ting Hsuan Tsao
The Infusion Length of Material Filled Inside Hollow Core Fiber, Omkar Balasaheb Ugale
A Power Efficient Server-to-Server Wireless Data Center Network Architecture Using 60 GHz Links, Sree Gowrishankar Umamaheswaran
WAVE: Brain-computer interface connection and biofeedback monitor, Kurtis Unruh-Kracke
Visual-Linguistic Semantic Alignment: Fusing Human Gaze and Spoken Narratives for Image Region Annotation, Preethi Vaidyanathan
Characterizing Resident Space Object Earthshine Signature Variability, Jared D. Van Cor
Using Proportional-Integral-Differential approach for Dynamic Traffic Prediction in Wireless Network-on-Chip, Abhishek Vashist
A Low, Cost Portable Ground Station to Track and Communicate with Satellites in VHF Band, Sneha Velayudhan
Imaging Polarimetry with Polarization-Sensitive Focal Plane Arrays, Dmitry V. Vorobiev
Design Strategies for Ultralow Power 10nm FinFETs, Abhijeet M. Walke
A Hoard of Unpaid Invoices: Dissecting Economies & Private Market Forces To Solve B2B Late Payments, Adam Walker
Stuck, Whitney Walters
Rabbit Hole, Chen Wang
Understanding High Resolution Aerial Imagery Using Computer Vision Techniques, Fan Wang
We Fish: An Interactive Information Design Mobile app for Local Fishing, Liyang Wang
Indoor Garden, Yuge Wang
Fresh Food Delivery System Based on Suburban Community, Zhuo Wang
Interviews Define Face Validity of Physical Activity Survey Items with Fourth Graders, Elizabeth Dubiel Wayman
New concepts for use in low-energy cardiac defibrillation, Kayleigh Wheeler
Ferromagnetic Resonance to Investigate Spin Pumping in Permalloy Multilayers, Thomas White
Bayesian Hidden Topic Markov Models, Kenneth Tyler Wilcox
Generation, validation, and application of abundance map reference data for spectral unmixing, McKay D. Williams
The Luxury Trap, Zhihui Wu
Living in Place: A Study of Vitality through Sense of Place, Susan M. Wylie
Inferences about the distribution, merger rate, and evolutionary processes of compact binaries from gravitational wave observations, Daniel Wysocki
Quantifying Socio-Political Supply Risk for Critical Materials, Vasken Xhaxhollari
A Strategy of Maximizing Profit in the Long Run Using the Concept of Kelly’s Criterion, Binyi Xu
Bomber Boy, Biying Xu
Inside and outside, Dan Xue
DZone: An interactive platform for designers seeking and sharing ideas., Yidie Xue
A Comprehensive Branding Strategy for the Vignelli Center for Design Studies, Hui Xu
Food Watch: Helping People to Live a Healthy Life, Jiaqi Yang
Selfie Usage in Marketing Between Companies and Consumers, Qinjin Yang
Salt, Yi Yang
Barriers to Implementation of Lean Techniques in Printing Firms and the Impact of Implementation, Sandeep Yellinedi
Life Begins, Yuju Yen
The Nearness Of You, Tianyi Yin
Predicting Cholera Positive Cases in Haiti, Jessica Young
The Adoption of Project Based Learning in Graphic Communication Programs, Aezzaddin Aisyah Zainuddin
The Soul’s Speaker: Give your eyes some rest, Fuye Zhang
Exploring GRIA2 Sequence Variations Using Virtual Reality, Jimmy Fan Zhang
Regional Sustainable Standard Exploration: The Case of Chinese Rural Areas, Jinzuo Zhang
Cang Zhuo——Hide The Diamond in the Rough, Quan Zhang
Akchessima: Latin Type Design for Digital Chinese (Seal Script) Typefaces, Xuan Zhang
ALLRecovery – Mobile App for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Education, Yao Jia Zhang
Searching for Gravitational Waves from Scorpius X-1 with a Cross-correlation Method: from Mock Data to Advanced LIGO, Yuanhao Zhang
The Incarnation, Lingfei Zhao
Helping office workers to prepare quick and health meals, Runhao Zhao
Mobile App of Food Combinations- Medley for Mom, Xun Zhao
DIVA: The present-day woman, XinXin Zheng
A Passionate Journey: Info-Motion Graphics video exploring why and how to find work you love., Jia Zhou
MDD, What and How: A Motion Graphics Short Film, Yi Zhou
Novel Synthesis of a Solid Silver Oxalate Complex Used for Printing Conductive Traces., Khushbu Zope
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
E-Government in Amarah: Challenges and Recommendations for Future Implementation, Reem Jabbar Abdulbaqi
Balancing Medical Resident Education and Workload while Ensuring Quality Patient Care, Akshit Agarwal
Lightweight Architectures for Reliable and Fault Detection Simon and Speck Cryptographic Algorithms on FPGA, Prashant Ahir
Android Malware Detection Using Category-Based Machine Learning Classifiers, Huda Ali Alatwi
Extreme Contrast Enchantment of an All-Optical AND Gate, Saif Al Graiti
Examining the Differences in After-Sale Service Quality Perceptions between Managers and Customers in the Automobile Industry and Their Impact on Customer Satisfaction, Mohamed Al Hammadi
Exploring TripAdvisor Online Reviews: The Case of George Eastman Museum, Mussab Aljahdali
An Adaptive Algorithm for Range Queries in Differential Privacy, Asma Alnemari
Implementation of the Array-based Approach for the Evaluation of Randomness of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Hanadi Yahia Alomari
Drivers of Hotel Employee Motivation, Satisfaction and Engagement in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz Alqusayer
An Analysis of Saudis International Pleasure and Leisure Travel Behavior, Fawaz Alreshaidan
Interracial Advertising: A Comparative Analysis on YouTube Comments on a Controversial Interracial Commercial, Jeannine Alsous
Effects of using iPad on First Grade Students' Achievements in Arabic Language Classes In Saudi Arabia, Jawaher Alsulami
An evaluation of the silicon spectral range for determination of nutrient content of grape vines, Grant W.F. Anderson
Validating Color Doppler Ultrasound Performance Via A Quantitative Comparison with Particle Image Velocimetry, Allan Alexander Andranikian
Sketchy, Matt Ansini
MATLAB System Simulation: Solar-Dehumidification for low Volume Water Production in Remote Regions, Daniel Appiah-Mensah
The Realization and Study of Optical Wings, Alexandra Brae Artusio-Glimpse
Developing a Prototype System for Syndromic Surveillance and Visualization Using Social Media Data., Anup Aryal
An Artificial Neural Networks based Temperature Prediction Framework for Network-on-Chip based Multicore Platform, Sandeep Aswath Narayana
visualization of mind: visual exploration of brain activity, Bilegsaikhan Baasanjav
Determining the Impact of Latitude on Parturition Timing in Captive North American River Otters: A Statistical Analysis of AZA Studbook Records, Jordan I. Bailey
The Quality Attribute Design Strategy for a Social Network Data Analysis System, Ziyi Bai
Deadly Pleasure, Chunhui Bao
Computational analysis in vivo p53 binding sites in the context of chromatin and repeat regions, Feifei Bao
Perception of Software Employees towards Human Resource Development Roles, Functions, and Professionals, Bhagyashree Barhate
Reconstructed Memories, Emily Bellinger
Analyses of amber mutants of Salmonella phage SPN3US, Andrea Denisse Benítez Quintana
Alleviating Traffic Congestion in Prishtina, Begatim Berisha
A Proposed Imaging System to Spatially and Temporally Monitor Unburned Hydrocarbons in Jet Engine Exhaust, Emily E. Berkson
Xenon Flash Lamp Annealing for Low Temperature Polycrystalline Silicon TFTs, Karthik Bhadrachalam
Sense3, Armaan Bhargava, Bruno Rocha, Lakshminarayanan Vijayaraghavan, Meith Jhaveri, Mrinal Jain, and Srinivasan Thiagarajan
Influence of Flexibility on Work Life Balance, Nikolina Birimisa
Voguing Gender: How American Vogue Represented and Constructed Women’s Roles from 1965-1974, Jenna Bossert
Online Novelty Detection System: One-Class Classification of Systemic Operation, Ryan M. Bowen
The Effect(s) of Media on the National Football League, Christian J. Bunce
The Role of Economic Zones and their Potential to Attract Diaspora Investment in Kosovo, Milot Burani
Condensed Living in Emergency Situations: Creating a Sense of Comfort and Safety Through Design, Alexandra Bush
