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 2015
Parking in the Urban Core, Matthew Simonis
Content-Based Image Retrieval using Deep Learning, Anshuman Vikram Singh
Reliable Low-Latency and Low-Complexity Viterbi Architectures Benchmarked on ASIC and FPGA, Vineeta Pannalal Singh
A Model-based Design Framework for Application-specific Heterogeneous Systems, Samuel Skalicky
Development and Characterization of a GaAs nipi Superlattice Solar Cell, Michael A. Slocum
Design and Analysis of High Frequency Power Converters for Envelope Tracking Applications, Trevor Chase Smith
Architecture as Communication: A Study of the role of Form, Function and Context in evoking Meaning, Priyanka Sondhi
Investigating Annual Variation in Fruit Quality Using Nutrient Assays and Multidimensional Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Harshita Sood
Protection of the Domestic Food & Beverage Industry from Unfair Competition Coming from Foreign Countries, Kushtrim Spahiu
Spiritus, Matthew Spaull
Trends in Acquiring New Members and Retaining Loyal Members at Rochester Regional Museums, Joshua L. Stapf
Adding Internet Safety and Financial Education for Children as New Courses in Elementary School Curriculum, Gresa Statovci
3D Modeling Techniques for Print and Digital Media, Megan Ashley Stephens
TCP – Random Early Detection (RED) mechanism for Congestion Control, Asli Sungur
Segmentation and Classification of Remotely Sensed Images: Object-Based Image Analysis, Abdul Haleem Syed
Early Pioneers, Philip Szrama
Two Blocks from Heaven, David M. Tan
A Secure Neuromemristive Primitive to Mitigate Correlation Power Analysis on SHA-3 Hash Function, James B. Thesing
Performance Evaluation of III-V Hetero/Homojunction Esaki Tunnel Diodes on Si and Lattice Matched Substrates, Paul M. Thomas
Curating Deaf Spaces in Rochester: A Historical Self-Guided Mobile Application Tour, Allison Thompson
Multiple Collections, William Thomas Tighe
Recursive Model Selection for GNSS-Combined Precise Point Positioning Algorithms, Andrew Tollefson
Modeling and Analysis of OR Nurse Scheduling Using Mathematical Programming and Simulation, Clayton Tontarski
Automatic Localization of Epileptic Spikes in EEGs of Children with Infantile Spasms, Supachan Traitruengsakul
Utilizing Crime Analysis to Evaluate Criminal Justice Initiatives, Peter Tran
Power Analysis Attacks on Keccak, Xuan D. Tran
When Coal Was King, Rachele Trzcinski
A 3D Biomechanical Model for Analysis of Upper Jaw Protrusion in Carassius Auratus (Goldfish), Seldon Tenzin Tselung
Communication Considerations and Relational Dialectical Tensions Experienced by University Sign Language Interpreters, Morgan L. Tucker
Open Up, Mahima Tuladhar
Doping Profile Measurements in Silicon Using Terahertz Domain Spectroscopy (THz-TDS) Via Electrochemical Anodic Oxidation, Gaurav Tulsyan
Workload in Nursing: A Descriptive Study Using Cognitive Work Analysis, Jonathan Umansky
Fabrication of Micro Pillar Arrays Via Aerosol Jet Printing, Akanksha Umrani
Living Dragons: Illustrating VFX Character Creation Techniques, Karen Vandivert
Museums and Visitors with Autism: An Overview of Programs, Rachel Varner
Constraining the Size of the Dusty Torus in Active Galactic Nuclei: An Optical/Infrared Reverberation Lag Study, Billy Vazquez
Custovo: A Digital, Personalized Job Search Collection Aid, Streamlined for Creatives, Anna Vecchi
Consistency and Inconsistency in Celebrity Endorsements, Vanessa Veras Victoria
Efficient Implementations of Pairing-Based Cryptography on Embedded Systems, Rajeev Verma
A Cost Benefit Analysis of Establishing a Prishtina Aquatic Therapy Center, Berna Visoka
Factors affecting the regular monthly payment of electricity bills in Hajvali, Dina Vllasaliu
Exploring Negative Sexual Experiences, Attitudes, and Behaviors by Auditory Status, Taylor Victoria Vogt
Gluten-free Products and Zagreb’s Bakeries, Maja Vukoja
Run-time Ink Stability in Pneumatic Aerosol Jet Printing Using a Split Stream Solvent Add Back System, Arjun Wadhwa
On Your Own, Tianyi Wang
Effects of Virtual Humans’ Facial Emotional Displays on Persuasion, Yuqiong Wang
An Analytical Framework for Assessing the Efficacy of Small Satellites in Performing Novel Imaging Missions, Oesa A. Weaver
Economic Figures, Fiona Eloisa Wilson
Direct E-Democracy and Political Party Websites: In the United States and Sweden, Kirk M. Winans
Analysis of Nicotine in Electronic Cigarettes Using Gas Chromatography-mass Spectrometry, Gloria Wink
Symmetric Product Graphs, Evan Witz
For the Love of Books: A Furniture Solution for Transient Bibliophiles, Sarah Wolfsont
SCANNER: Sequence Clustering of resource Access to find Nearest Neighbors, Neil Wong Hon Chan
Order Through Chaos, Joshua Woof
Investigation and Characterization of Conductive DEAP Polymer Materials with Nickel Nanocomposites, Seaver Wrisley
Full Measures, Xuejing Xu
Fat Boy Can't Fly, Tianyu Yang
Discovering Galapagos: A Children’s Website, Jing Yan
The Life Tube: A fire emergency design, Danwei Ye
See a Different World: Interactive Storytelling for Children to Raise Awareness of Color Blindness, Dan Yu
Multiplayer Sound-Oriented Game Design: An iOS brain and hearing training game, Liwei Yu
Tolerance Equivalency between ΔE*ab and ΔE00 Metrics, Lufei Yu
Studies of Gas Absorption In Infrared Spectra of Carbon-Rich AGB Stars, Xingchao Yu
Topic Uncovering and Image Annotation via Scalable Probit Normal Correlated Topic Models, Xingchen Yu
Fighting Informal Economy: Informal Labor, Lumbardh Zagragja
Dancing in Silence, Moyu Zhang
Spectral Properties of Squaraines and Their Aggregates, Targeted for Use in Bulk Hetero-junction Solar Cells, Chenyu Zheng
Edutainment System for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Chunxiao Zhu
The ApnAase/mRNA Decapping Nudix Hydrolases from M. tuberculosis and M. leprae, Peipei Zhu
An End-to-End License Plate Localization and Recognition System, Siyu Zhu
A manifold learning approach to target detection in high-resolution hyperspectral imagery, Amanda K. Ziemann
Frequency Constraints on D.C. Biasing in Deep Submicron Technologies, Jonathan Thomas Zimmermann
Empirical Study of Training-Set Creation for Software Architecture Traceability Methods, Waleed Abdu Zogaan
Design and Analysis of a Reconfigurable Hierarchical Temporal Memory Architecture, Abdullah M. Zyarah
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Spatiotemporal Variability: Process-Independent Analysis of Printing Uniformity, Saleh A. Abdel Motaal
Pigment Identification of Paintings Based on Kubelka-‐Munk Theory and Spectral Images, Farhad Moghareh Abed
High-speed and Robust Integrated Silicon Nanophotonics for On-Chip Interconnects, Abdelsalam A. Aboketaf
The Foundlings, Nadia Adams
Ultrasound Guided Robot for Human Liver Biopsy using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Hemostasis, Viraj Reddy Adduru
Development of a virtualization systems architecture course for the information sciences and technologies department at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Pooriya Aghaalitari
Dynamics of the Inertia Coupled Rimless Wheel with Frictional Losses and Actuation, Konrad J.H. Ahlin
Reveal, Rudith Senam Abla Akorli
This is Bouyon: An Exploration of Dominica’s Own Genre of Music, Garford Alexander
Deforestation and the Islamic Stewardship Ethic, Misbah Alghamdi
NuMap: a web platform for prediction of nucleosome rotational and translational positioning at high resolution, Bader Alharbi
The Impact of Adaptation Delays on Routing Protocols forMobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANETs), Yamin Al-Mousa
Sustainable Packaging Design Visually Explained Guidebook Prototype, Sara Almudhaf
A New Covert Channel Over Cellular Network Voice Channel, Bushra Sulaiman Aloraini
Toward Effective Access Control Using Attributes and Pseudoroles, Suhair Alshehri
I'm Listening with Dabdoop: A Phonological Stimulation App for Arabic Preschoolers, Manal Alyaba
Modeling, Simulation and Fabrication of 100 nm (Leff) High Performance CMOS Transistors, Chandan K. Amareshbabu
Increased Persistence of Wi-Fi Direct Networks for Smartphone-based Collision Avoidance, Priyanka Angadi
East to West: An interactive journey through posters from 1940 to 2010, India and USA, Sukhada Apte
Simorgh, Meghdad Asadilari
Use of Alkali Metal Salts to Prepare High Purity Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Solutions and Thin Films, Rakan F. Ashour
A Comparison Between International and US Graduate Students’ Attitudes and Experiences Using Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Omar Ibrahim Asiri
Online Social Communities Through the Lens of Polyvore, Maansi Aurora
Grassmann Learning for Recognition and Classification, Sherif Azary
I could go with you., Michelle Bablitz
Liquid Water Transport in the Reactant Channels of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Rupak Banerjee
