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 2026
They’ve Been Waiting for Me a Long Time, Anna Minzer
EFFECT OF GEOMETRY, CELL SIZE, AND CARBON FIBER REINFORCEMENT ON THE CHARPY IMPACT STRENGTH OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TPMS LATTICE STRUCTURES, Ahmed Yousuf Mohammad Bin Yaroof (Alsuwaidi)
Elimination of Object Jittering via Impostor Rendering with GPU Emulated Doubles, James Govan Moir IV
The effect of aquatic pollution on (green) microbial communities in the Greater Rochester area, Francesca Molee
Radical Regionalism: Integrating Historical Vernacular Wisdom with Modern Building Science for Resilient Envelope Design, Barbara Patricia Montano
Neuroarchitecture: color psychology and its impact on the built environment, Jean Morgan
Evaluating Datasets and Models For Offensive Language Identification, Skye Deson Morgan
At the Crossing, Timothy Mulhall
How Policing Data Visualizations Affect Comprehension, Decision Confidence, and Perceptions of Racial Disparities, Abeer Mustafa
Deep Analog: Open-Set Film Emulation with Reference-Conditioned 3D LUTs, Yitong Mu
Decision Model for the Application of Circular Economy in the End-of-Life Management of Power Transformers, Maha Mansour Nadhari
Enhancing JSON Schema Inference via Semantic and Structural Modeling of Heterogeneous Data, Justin R. Namba
Hybrid Photonic–Electronic Neuromorphic Integrated Circuits, Lilian Neim
Assistive Active Safety, Long Nguyen
Gender Symbolism, Emmanuel Joseph Okechukwu
Topological Perspective on Temporal Climate Networks, Daniel Oleynikov
BodyRevolt, Lauren Oliver
Stance Detection on Social Media: The Impact of Doping on Athlete Reputation, Connor O'Neill
A Comparative Study of Inference-Time Scaling Strategies for Large Language Models, Oluwamayowa Owolabi
Comparing Deposition-Dependent Variations in Tungsten Oxide Thin-Film Composition Using X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Tevfik Ozkaynak
A comparative Static Analysis of Identifier Clones and Homonyms in Open Source Projects, Jose Palomino Lau
GenUI: Customizing and Improving User Interfaces in Real-Time with Generative AI, Ursula Parker
Modernizing Civic Building Design for Emergency Shelter Operations: An Architectural Framework with Proposed Design Guidelines for 21st-Century Shelter Readiness, Enrique M. Peralta
Machine learning-based determination of sex-related bladder cancer biomarkers, Joseph Pizzi
Electromagnetic Signatures of Massive Binary Black Hole Systems, Kaitlyn Porter
Tala: A Physicalized Syntax for Early Language Acquisition and Family Connection, Aaron Powell
Navigating Errors: Voice Assistants and Aging Users, Bea Marithe V. Pulido
Perceptual Evaluation of Deep Learning Models for HDR Reconstruction Under Severe Overexposure, Alireza Rabbanifar
What if You Were My Fucked Up Dad and I Was Your Fucked Up Boy and We Cried Together, Ferris Ramirez
FROM VILLAGE CORE TO URBAN IMPACT: A METHOD FOR ASSESSING COMMUNITY-CENTERED DESIGN ACROSS SCALES, Jessica Randise
Towards Efficient and High-Fidelity Generative Models, Paribesh Regmi
Asymptotic and Series Methods for Nonlinear Differential Equations with Applications in Mathematical Physics, W. Cade Reinberger
Vibration Assisted Molten Metal Jetting of Aluminum Alloys, Usama Rifat
Sampling and Counting Graph Structures with Triangle Motifs, Sherry Robinson
Existing Buildings against Climate Zone Shifts: Analysis of the resilience of existing buildings in changing climate zones, Adriana Rodriguez
All the Pretty Ponies, David Rose
Echelon Trust Network: An Exploration of Speculative Design and Critique of Manipulative Technologies, Sydney Rowley
A Minimum-Phase Approach to Optical Signal Processing, Hector Alejandro Rubio Rivera
This Moon in Your Throat, Hankyung Ryu,
Consumer Behavior in End-of-Current-Use Electronics: A Multi-Method Approach to Improving Sustainability Outcomes, Payam Saeedi
Biochar-Derived Ethylene Scavengers for the Preservation of Bananas, Morgan Samson
Medical Detection Dogs: A Visual Exploration of Canine Olfactory Anatomy & Volatile Organic Compounds as Applied to Non-Invasive Biomedical Detection, Kirsten Santiago
Two Centuries of Sexism in British Parliament: A Computational Analysis of Women’s Representation in the Hansard Corpus, Mandira Sawkar
Meridian, Rachel Seaton
Development of Blue and Near-UV III-Nitride Laser Diodes, Matthew Seitz
Migration of the Spirit, Yaqub Shabazz
Benchmarking Spatial Niche Identification Tools on High-Resolution Xenium Single-Cell Transcriptomic Data, Sabiq Shahab
Optimizing Product Placement using Purchase Pattern Analysis, Mohra Shamaa
Exam Analysis: A Quantitative Approach to Software Pedagogy, Christopher Shepard
Unfixed Bodies, Soph Shufelt
Integrated Sources of Photon-Pairs for Quantum Networking, Vijay Soorya Shunmuga Sundaram
QUANTIFYING EXTERIOR ECOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE IN BIOMIMICRY, BIOCLIMATIC, AND BIOPHILIC ARCHITECTURE: A COMPARATIVE FRAMEWORK ACROSS CLIMATIC ZONES, Ruqayyah Siamwala
AI in Higher Education Admissions: A Strategic Framework for Future-Ready Cohort Shaping, Ahmad Aamir Siddiqui
Designing the Spaces In Between: How Transitional Spaces in Elementary Schools Shape Clarity, Well-Being, and Belonging, Cristin Witcher Siegel
THERMAL AND REACTIVE TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN PLASMA WITH NUMERICAL MODELING, Nitish Kumar Singh
What’s Kept, Caitlin Smith
I Like the Color Pink Because it is Pretty, Jennifer Smyczynski
Optimizing Virtual Scrolling Performance in Angular: A Comparative Study of CDK and Custom Implementation, Guri Sokoli
The Measured Toll: Visualizing the Hidden Impact of Chronic Painkiller Use, Yun Chia (Lisa) Song
Enhanced Pulsar Timing Precision for the Era of Nanohertz Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Sofia V. Sosa Fiscella
Visualizing Perception: Systems of Perception and Cognition in Animal Species, Felicia Soto
The fate of microplastics in the littoral zone of a whole-lake microplastic addition experiment, Ren Staggs
Combined Effects of Space-Relevant Thermal & Radiation Stress on Wide-Gap Mixed-Halide Perovskite Solar Cells, Veran Stanek
Design of a Continuum Robot Test Bed Utilizing Model-Free Sliding Mode Control, Joseph Paul Streib
Dynamic Control of Active Optical Structures Using FEA-Derived State-Space Models, Damian Suarez
Assessing Readiness, Perceptions, and Behaviors of Midlife Adults to Adopt a Dietary Pattern Associated with Cognitive Benefits, Meghan E. Sullivan
Mathematical Modeling of Ocular Surface Deformation due to Contact LensWear that Accounts for Intraocular Pressure, Riley K. Supple
UVM Verification of a 4-Stage Asynchronous RISC-V Processor, Yashaswini Suresha
Machine Learning for Practical Quantum Computing: Adaptive Mitigation and Data-Driven Noise Characterization, Steven Szachara
Phrases, Crystal Ching-Lam Tam
NLP Crowdsourcing for Predominantly Oral Languages: The Case of Bambara, Allahsera Auguste Tapo
Support Systems, Capability Configurations, and Enabling Conditions for Circular Entrepreneurship, Israa Thiab
Microbial Composition in the Context of Rising Temperatures and Chytrid Infection, Emma G. Thompson
Quantitative Proteomics of Nickel-Dependent Methanogenesis, Nathan Thompson
Personalization and Generalization in Machine Learning for Affective AI, Rajesh Titung
Reinforcement Learning-Enabled Resource Allocation for Distributed and Uncoordinated Cognitive Radio Networks, Ankita Vijay Tondwalkar
SpikeRFF: Learning Forward with Layer-Local Plasticity and Semi-Hard Negatives, Karthik Tumkur Kumar
Redefining Capital Cities: A Smart Growth Evaluation of Capital Cities and How Albany Can Learn From Them, Richard Turoski III
Cross-Layer Security and Responsive Evaluation Architectures for Quantum Resistance in Connected Vehicles, Geoff Twardokus
The Heart Seat™: An In Home Cardiovascular Monitoring Device, Archana Venkataramani
Generative AI to Support College Students During the Writing Process, Damionie Vernon
Guillemette, Fiona Veronique
AI in Action: Redefining Loan Default Prediction for the Digital Lending Era, Joe Vinson Ukken
A Reproducible HDR-Native Psychophysics Infrastructure for Color Science Research, Fernando Voltolini de Azambuja
Hardware Integrity Checking on an FPGA through Power Side-Channel Analysis, Ethan Vuong
Exploring Eating Behaviors and Dietary Patterns Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults With ADHD: A Scoping Review, Annika Waller
RetroVerse: Enhancing Fashion Shopping Experience Through Augmented Reality, Fanghao Wang
She Absorbs, Jamie Westermeyer
Perception of Dynamic Lighting: Chromatic Adaptation and Augmented Reality, Abigayle Weymouth
Rebranding Architecture: Understanding Perception to Reinforce Professional Jurisdiction, Amber L. Whitaker
Zineth, Colin Wilcox
3D infographic animation series unleashing the Mechanism of Disease (MOD) of ventricular tachycardias in cellular and molecular levels: afterdepolarization subtypes and triggered activity, Yan Ning ‘Harmony’ Wong
An Adaptive Wide Current-load Range Capacitor-less LDO With Ultra-low Power, Will Wright
Accelerometer-Based Longitudinal Center of Gravity Estimation with Lateral Acceleration Compensation, John Wynne
Understanding Computer-Mediated Human Experience in Digital-Physical Hybrid Space, Jiangnan Xu
Of Another Order: Constructing The Everyday Elsewhere, Hannah Yandoh
