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 2013
Approximate nearest neighbors for recognition of foreground and background in images and video, Josh Allmann
Thermally-efficient tea set design, Hawraa Almaqseed
An Efficient interaction framework for mobile web services, Abdullah Almuaibid
Timeflies: Push-pull signal-function functional reactive programming, Edward Amsden
Design for long distance relationships, Chen An
Surface modification of a proton exchange membrane and hydrogen storage in a metal hydride for fuel cells, Lisa Andrews
Dreams and memories, Sarah Arditti
Global Routing Protocols for Wireless Body Area Networks, Nikhil Argade
Phase Retrieval using Power Measurements, Jamal Arif
Artist material BRDF database for computer graphics rendering, Justin Ashbaugh
A Case study of value streams and lean implementation for a small print shop, Alexis Austin
Establishing a women's and gender studies program at AUK, Teuta Avdimetaj
Digital Divide Déjà Vu: Examining Second-level Digital Literacy, Lisa Nicole Barber
A Lived-In Life, Sara Basher
Allegories through material, Ian Bassett
Hybrid life cycle assessment of low, mid and high-rise multi-family dwellings with development of knowledge-based uncertainty bounds, Kimberly Bawden
Design For The High School Experience, Richard L. Beckman
An SIR Approach to Modeling Business Interactions in a Marketplace, Jessica R. Beiter
Tree-structured small-world connected wireless network-on-chip with adaptive routing, Andrew Benjamin
Quantum Dot Enhanced Epitaxial Lift-Off Solar Cells, Mitchell F. Bennett
Natural navigation in space and time, Dmitriy Bespalov
Virtual 3D Environments: Implementations of 3D Environments for Virtual Tours and Online Communication, Scott Bessey
Digital Camera Identification Using Neural Network Algorithm And Pattern Noise In Imaging Sensors, Chandni Bhowmik
Quantity and Composition of Stream Dissolved Organic Matter in the Watershed of Conesus Lake, New York, Morgan R. Bida
How online learning can benefit deaf and heard of hearing people, Matthew Bilowus
Analysis of Connecting Rod Bearing Design Trends Using a Mode-Based Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Model, Travis M. Blais
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: A Survey of Consuming Perceptions, Albert Blankley
Control of invasive typha spp. in a restored freshwater wetland, Kathryn Boa
News Source Preferences and News Source Credibility among College Staff, Faculty, and Students, Larissa A. Bolalek
Implementation, integration, and optimization of a fuzzy foreground segmentation system, Ryan M. Bowen
Examination of interactive experience: Construction of physical and social presence in virtual environments, Malwina Buldys
The Impact of Small Pass-through Wetlands and Stormwater Retention Ponds on Dissolved Organic Matter, Michael B. Burkett
Expect resistance, Shane Burley
Numerical Methods for Solving the Inverse Problem of Parameter Identification in Parabolic and Fourth-Order Partial Differential Equations, Nathaniel Bush
Analysis of compressive sensing for hyperspectral remote sensing applications, Maria Busuioceanu
Character Demonstration: Zombie Video Game Characters with Specific Occupations, Jooyoung Byun
Online News-Seeking Behavior among Three Generational Cohorts: Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y, Ivonna Cabrera Torres
Effect of Microwave Heating on The Migration of Additives From PS, PP and PET Container Into Food Simulants, Ruoyin Cai
Learn HTML: A refreshingly fun way to learn the foundations of HTML, Brandon Capp
Designing the Tangible Experience of Interactive Memories, Miguel Angel Cardona Jr
Something other than I had planned, Kristy Carpenter
Whole-transciptome analysis of [psi+] budding yeast via cDNA microarrays, Jared Carter
An Assessment of worldview-2 imagery for the classification of a mixed deciduous forest, Nahid Carter
Physics-based surface energy model optimization for water bodies in cold climates using visible and calibrated thermal infrared imagery, May V. Casterline
Fault analysis using state-of-the-art classifiers, Girish Chandrashekar
Unit, Shuang Chang
Interactive Interpretive Ballet, Amara Chekwa
Systems evaluation for computer graphics rendering of the total appearance of paintings, Lin Chen
My art, my world, my piano, Wen-Hua Chen
Homecoming, Posheng Chiang
Leave Prejudice Behind, Pei-Chen Chien
Using multimedia to promote environmental protection, Min-Wan Chiu
Effects of reputation and aesthetics on the credibility of search engine results, Bryan Christiansen
Analysis and optimization of patient bed assignments within a hospital unit while considering isolation requirements, Christina Cignarale
Caroline, Margaret Cogsdill
Regularization of Dynamic Time Warping Barycenter Averaging, with Applications in Sign Classification, John A.W.B. Costanzo
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
