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
Scalable Digital Architecture of Hierarchical Temporal Memory Spatial Pooler, Sadhvi Praveen
Bandgap Reference Design at the 14-Nanometer FinFET Node, Lucas J. Prilenski
Modeling and Implementation of HfO2-based Ferroelectric Tunnel Junctions, Spencer Allen Pringle
Comparative study on cushion performance between 3D Printed Kelvin structure and 3D Printed Lattice structure, Lakshmi Priyadarshini
Revitalization of Controversial Sites in Downtown Banda Aceh, Ria Purnama
Social Table Design For Culinary Enjoyment, Jiekun Qian
Redesign Ming Furniture, Wenjing Qi
The Misconception of Social Anxiety Disorder: Creating Understanding Through Motion Graphics, Kaijun Qu
Entry-Level Employees’ Views of the Skills Gap in Digital Marketing, Anita Raghuraman
Barriers to Small and Medium Enterprises in Kosovo, Art Raifi
Corporate Future Foresight in Government: A necessity or a luxury?, Wisam Ali Ramadan
Accelerating Stochastic Random Projection Neural Networks, Swathika Ramakrishnan
Evolution of Massive Black Hole Binaries in Rotating Stellar Nuclei and its Implications for Gravitational Wave Detection, Alexander Rasskazov
Revitalizing Low Income Communities Using Carbon Neutral Buildings, Charles Rau
Automated RF Over Fiber Signal Measurement System, Mageswaren Ravichandran
Abyss, Manojh Reddy
The Easy Wrap Orthopedic Cast, Rana Rezaei
SynApps: Children’s ASD Management Through A Mobile Application and An Interactive Biofeedback Exercise, Elizabeth Richardson
An Experimental Study on Pool Boiling Performance Enhancement and Effect of Aging, Aniket M. Rishi
Effectiveness of YouTube Advertising: A Study of Audience Analysis, Paula R. Rodriguez
Visualization and Analysis of a Numerical Simulation of GW150914, Nicole Rosato
audialText: Improving communication accessibility for the deaf through automatic voice-recognition and wearable smart-technology., Ernest Roszkowski
Industry and Academics, Dan Rucker
Tech MDs: Improving User Experience of Electronic Health Record System, Rootwa Sagar
A Preliminary Study of Conductive Filaments Printed Via Fused Filament Fabrication, Smruti Ranjan Sahoo
Panorama, Ayuko Sakurai
How Should You plan Your App’s Features? Selecting and Prioritizing A Mobile App’s Initial Features Based on User Reviews, Rebaz Saber Saleh
Automatic Protein Shake Freestyle Vending Machine, Balaji Salunkhe
Space Journey: Encouraging astronomy education and space exploration through an interactive experiential design installation of an astronaut training program, Maria Gabriela Sanchez Angulo
Adaptive Fuzzy Control of Quadrotor, Muhammad Awais Sattar
Improving the Design and Application of Insulator-Based Dielectrophoretic Devices for the Assessment of Complex Mixtures, Mario A. Saucedo-Espinosa
Formal Verification of Receipt Validation in Chaum’s Scheme, Kyle Savarese
Forecasting Strategies for Predicting Peak Electric Load Days, Harshit Saxena
Dynamic Model Generation and Classification of Network Attacks, Jacob D. Saxton
Investigations of Model-Free Sliding Mode Control Algorithms including Application to Autonomous Quadrotor Flight, Eric Schulken
Implications of Consumer Lifestyle Changes and Behavioral Heterogeneity on U.S. Energy Consumption and Policy, Ashok Sekar
Production Quality for Process Capability with Multiple Characteristics on the Chip Resistor Production, Sujeong Seo
Performance Evaluation of MPLS in a Virtualized Service Provider Core (with/without Class of Service), Utkarsh Shah
Overcoming the Challenges for Multichip Integration: A Wireless Interconnect Approach, Md Shahriar Shamim
Datasets Used in Fifteen Years of Automated Requirements Traceability Research, Palak Sharma
Pipelined Implementation of a Fixed-Point Square Root Core Using Non-Restoring and Restoring Algorithm, Vyoma Sharma
O’whahsa’ - Protection, Comfort and Healing, Leah Shenandoah
FDMA Enabled Phase-based Wireless Network-on-Chip using Graphene-based THz-band Antennas, Deekshith Shenoy Manur
Enhanced Light Absorption and Electro-absorption Modulation Based on Graphene and Conductive Oxide, Kaifeng Shi
An Alternative Approach to Counting Minimum (s; t)-cuts in Planar Graphs, Rachel E. Silva
The Design of a Custom 32-Bit SIMD Enhanced Digital Signal Processor, Shashank Simha
Parents’ Perspectives: How They Use Behavior Modification Techniques With Toddlers Aged 1-3, Diana H. Solt
The Real Face of Arabic Symbols, Leena Yahya Sonbuol
An Optimizing Method for Screening in A Mixture Design Experiment, Marcos Michael Soriano Almanzar
Deep Liquid State Machines with Neural Plasticity and On-Device Learning, Nicholas M. Soures
Re-Presenting Racist Objects: A Case Study of the Dentzel Carousel at Ontario Beach Park in Rochester, NY, Kelli M. Spampinato
An Examination of the Uses and Gratifications of Utilitarian and Experiential Online Shoppers, Michelle Spang
Automated flight planning for roof inspection using a face-based approach, Paul Sponagle
SystemVerilog Verification of Wishbone-Compliant Serial Peripheral Interface, Avinash Srinivasan
American Teenage Vision and the Value of Cool, Elizabeth Stegner
Developing Effective Museum Text: A Case Study from Caithness, Scotland, Heather Strachan
Outburst, Benjamin A. Strack
Investigation of Blend Time for Turbulent Newtonian Fluids in Stirred Tanks, Aaron Strand
SOHNI MAHIWAL Preserving South Asian Cultural Heritage Through Animated Storytelling, Anem Syed
Ultra-Shallow Phosphorous Diffusion in Silicon using Molecular Monolayer Doping, Astha Tapriya
Investigation of sequential experimental approaches in logistic regression modeling, Darsh Thakkar
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
