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.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The Electronic medical record: Designing with the patient in mind, Alyssa Costino
Starfish Search, Ethan Criss
Savage, Andrew Curran
A Framework for realistic modeling and display of object surface appearance, Benjamin Darling
Toward privacy-preserving emergency access in EHR systems with data auditing, Muhannad Darnasser
Current sensing feedback for humanoid stability, Matthew DeCapua
Simulation and implementation of moth-eye structures as a broadband anti-reflective layer, Ketan Deshpande
Greeting Message, Voice Intonation, and Reward Offered in Telemarketing Calls, Eilin Aimee Diaz Fondeur
Different Scores: Video Gamers’ Use of Amateur and Professional Reviews, Richard Dillio
Fluid, Ben Dombey
Analyzing Android applications for specifications and bugs, Danilo Dominguez
Dynamics and control of a single-line maneuverable kite, Christopher Donnelly
It's hard to be down when you're up, Katherine Driscoll
Remembrances, Meng Du
Towards a characterization of wetland invasive vegetation using a combination of field and remote sensing techniques, Nicole Dutcher
Developing Kosovo’s intergovernmental system for improving regional cooperation / [presentation given February 20, 2013], Arta Efendija
Designing pictorial stimuli for perceptual image difference experiments, Susan Farnand
Facebook and Relationships: A Study of How Social Media Use is Affecting Long-Term Relationships, Rianne C. Farrugia
Automated sleep classification using the new sleep stage standards, Elizabeth Fehrmann
Image-based EUVL Aberration Metrology, Germain Louis Fenger
Axiom, Jon Fila and Peter Klinkon
Assessing the performance of Digital Micromirror Devices for use in space-based multi-object spectrometers, Kenneth Fourspring
Stability analysis of switched dc-dc boost converters for integrated circuits, Kevin Fronczak
Cuddlefish, Rebekah Gamin
Sustainability impact of nanomaterial enhanced lithium ion batteries, Matthew Ganter
Living fossil, Ben Gilberg
A Haunting, Zachary Goetz
A PART, Sergio Gomez
An Investigation of electrochemomechanical actuation of conductive polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofiber composites, Mark Gonzalez
Investigation of Water Droplet Dynamics in PEM Cell Gas Channels, Preethi Gopalan
Garbology: The Beauty of the Items Left Behind, Jeremy H. Griffith
Android forensics: Automated data collection and reporting from a mobile device, Justin Grover
Condition monitoring of reciprocating compressor valves using analytical and data-driven methodologies, Christopher Guerra
Sinographs: Studying Chinese characters through Adobe flash on Apple iPhone, Paul Guo
A Comparison of wide area network performance using virtualized and non-virtualized client architectures, John Gustafson
The Role of municipalities in developing Kosovo mountain villages, Blerina Halili
Creep-O-Meter: A Satirical Guide to Creepers, Alice Hallahan
Determining a new alignment scoring matrix for disordered proteins, Adam Handen
Veteran Identity and Gender Representation: A Critical Visual Analysis, Ruth Harvie
User-Defined Key Pair Protocol, Omar Hassan
Already gone, Manuel Fermin Hernandez Marquez
A Dynamic, Broad Spectrum Approach to Covert Channels, Christopher Hoffman
Modeling and condition monitoring of fully floating reciprocating compressor main bearings using data driven classification, Markus Holzenkamp
A Novel approach to a wearable eye tracker using region-based gaze estimation, Aun Kei Hong
Internet marketing trends: An Analysis of website and social media use in New York state’s equine industry, Jessica Hooper
The Use of Coincident Synthetic Aperture Radar and Visible Imagery to Aid in the Analysis of Photon-Counting Lidar Data Sets Over Complex Ice/Snow Surfaces, Kimberly H. Horan
Sport prism, Scott Howard
Inconsistencies in the tax legislation in Kosovo, Rineta Hoxha
An Augmentative Gaze Directing Framework for Multi-Spectral Imagery, Libby Hsiao
Usage of demographical population trends and statistics in public policy in Kosovo, Fitore Hyseni
Christianity in Egypt, Nevine Isaak
Rule-based conditional trust with OpenPGP., Andrew Jackson
Optimization Modeling Approach to Facilitate Decision Making Process of Energy Planning on College Campuses, Sourabh Jain
Mimicking mesh refinement to construct initial data for a binary black hole system, Bradley James
Evaluation and improvement of the workflow of digital imaging of fine art reproduction in museums, Jun Jiang
Integration technologies for implantable microsystems, Dean Johnson
Reliability-Performance Trade-offs in Photonic NoC Architectures, Pradheep Khanna Kaliraj
Wearther: An iOS Mobile Application For Women, Ting Kang
It's hardly noticeable, John Keedy
Design Genealogy, Casey Kelly
The Abundance and biodiversity of arthropods in biofuel crops: Insects and arachnids in corn, switchgrass and native mixed grass prairie fields, Caitlin Kempski
Power Profile Obfuscation using RRAMs to Counter DPA Attacks, Ganesh Chandrakantrao Khedkar
A Quantitative analysis of the mental workload demands of MRAP vehicle drivers using physiological, subjective, and performance assessments, Elizabeth Khol
A Better Looking Brain: Image Pre-Processing Approaches for fMRI Data, Siddharth Khullar
Determining a substitution matrix for the alignment of disordered proteins, Dong Kim
Life is Good, Namdoo Kim
More, Sihoon Kim
A Cart, a box, a GPS: A Luggage cart and a clip style information device design from the view of universal design, Sunyoung Stephanie Kim
Recreating East Asia creatures that exist in mythology as RPG fantasy characters, Woosang Kim
Remnant, Allyson Klopp
Use, but pay? Factors affecting the adoption of news websites among young adults, Julian Koegel
A Context-based framework for mobile applications, Omkar Kolangade
Hawa, Arzouma Kompaore
GO!Polo-discovering the "sport of kings", Shelley Kornatz
Product system implications at end-of-life: An Economic and environmental assessment, Mark Krystofik
Workforce planning and facility utilization using a two-stage stochastic recourse approach, Anirudha Kulkarni
Pattern changing clothing, Yong Kwon
Constrained independent component analysis for non-obtrusive pulse rate measurements using a webcam, Survi Kyal
Bugchaser: Protective Measures, Scott LaForce
Solving Hard Graph Problems with Combinatorial Computing and Optimization, Alexander R. Lange
White trash, Heather Law
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Design for the Environment Tools to Help Meet Sustainability and Design Goals, Ana Maria Leal-Yepes
For the absent, Jae Hyung Lee
Understanding and modeling the synchronization cost in the GPU architecture, James Letendre
Calligraphy inspires furniture, Chen Li
The Study of the Hidden Bearing Area: Comparison Between Flat and Corner Cushion Shock Test Performance, Chongyue Li
Assessment of bio-fuel options for solid oxide fuel cell applications, Jiefeng Lin
Silence so loud, Qian Li
Investigation on solid-phase crystallization techniques for low temperature polysilicon thin-film transistors, Qinglong Li
Representing and Inferring Visual Perceptual Skills in Dermatological Image Understanding, Rui Li
Carry On, Yatao Li
Sobject, Warren III Lloyd
Actors & athletes on trial: A Textual analysis of two scandals in the 1920s, Melissa Lopes
Customizable Workstation, Kimberly Luly
A case study of religious engagement online: how Malaysian Muslim students access Islamic information, Mohd Mahadi
A Test setup for characterizing high-temperature thermoelectric modules, Satchit Mahajan
Folding space, Karen Mahardy
