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 2006
Genetic music, Ryan Becker
Managing the ACM programming contest, Navin Bhaskar
MFS: M2MI file system, Ravi Bhatia
Security aspects in voice over IP systems, Gokul Bhupathiraju
Redefining the responsibility of pre-press file management within graphic design: How printing technology impacts our design development, Meredith A. Bielaska
Modeling holographic grating imaging systems using the angular spectrum propagation method, Thomas Blasiak
Local norms for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, Kecia A. Boncek
Tuple board: a new distributed computing paradigm for mobile ad hoc networks, Chaithanya Bondada
A study of producing smoother gradients in the flexographic process on oriented polypropylene with UV ink by varying screening techniques, gradient lengths and the surrounding, Wimonrat Boonprasit
Search optimization techniques in the creation of an online store website, Anna Y. Boriskina
Silver lining, Mary Boyer
Near-surface magnetic resonance imaging, Christina L. Bray
Acoustic classification using independent component analysis, James Brock
Thermal Characterization and Parametric Optimization of a Thermal Bimorph for use in Mirco-Robotics Applications, Owen E. Brown
Remembering Polish Town: A History of Polish Americans in Rochester, James Bulmahn
A biologically plausible system for detecting saliency in video, David Burlone
Efficient encryption on limited devices, Roderic Campbell
Walking the Loop, Cory Card
Development and Test of a Kinematical Method for Estimating Rotation Using the Acceleration of a Rigid Body, Douglas A. Carr
A comparison study of concentric screening versus conventional AM screening and FM screening in offset printing, Eugenio Carvajal
Threadscape, Virginia M. Cassetta
The Effectiveness of captive release conservation methods for Spotted Turtles (Clemmys Guttata), Kate Cassim
Europa: a framework for writing reusable automated tests for C# components, Christian Castillo
Feral child: the legacy of the wild boy of Aveyron in the domains of language acquisition and deaf education, Wayne Cayea
Gaussian Mixture Approach to Detect Drift, Mamidi Sree Kalyan Chakravorty
"All Aboard!", Grant Chang
Horn formula minimization, Tom Chang
Upgrade, Aharon Charnov
Routing in Anhinga, Aakash Chauhan
Group data communication with M2MI, Kay Cheng
Ad hoc collaborative photo sharing with a tuple board, Yutao Cheng
Optimal Design of Ink Spectra for Multiple-Ink Color Reproduction, Yongda Chen
The free gift, Chia-Chi Cho
Visual design system for music education for children, Sehwa Choi
A study of offshore printing between the United States and China, Yuen Wai Chow
Successful Digital Asset Management and Variable Data Printing - An Approach Based on Mindsets and Skill Sets, Henrik Holm Christensen
The expression of emotions, Hweawon Chung
Infection, Moonsik Chung
Real-time scheduling algorithms, task visualization, Kevin Churnetski
Performance comparison of hyperspectral target detection algorithms, Adam Cisz
A Multicamera System for Gesture Tracking With Three Dimensional Hand Pose Estimation, Evan M. Clark
Absence & Presence, Tim Clark
Simulated Annealing with min-cut and greedy perturbations, Brian J. Cody
PBS transition from analog to digital TV broadcasting: the human perspective, Carolyn Colborn
Algorithms for bounding Folkman numbers, Jonathan Coles
Successful deaf readers: deaf professionals' perspectives on their childhood learning-to-read experiences, Sharon Cooke
Assessing the State of Web Accessibility, Laura Cook
Synthesis of low k1 projection lithography utilizing interferometry, Frank Cropanese
School Climate: Comparing Student to Teacher Perceptions, Catherine S. Curione
Efficient failure detection for point-to-point communication networks, Jeremy Dahlgren
Visualizing the inner structure of N-body data, Edward Dale
Development of a Universal MOSFET Gate Impedance Model, Sripriya Das
Fault-tolerant design of RF front-end circuits, Tejasvi Das
Ad hoc file system, Swarup Datta
A Program of self-esteem development for deaf children in rural areas, Candi Daviton
The effects of focused deterrence on gang homicide: an evaluation of Rochester's ceasefire program, Christopher Delaney
Architectural design elements: A Guest impact, Kristen Maria Delgado
Creating a High Level Incident Response/Forensics Policy by Complying with State and Federal Regulations, Jennie DeLucia
Efficient job scheduling for a cellular manufacturing environment, Joshua Dennie
Learning in interpreted instructed and direct instructed classrooms, Darlene De Siervi
Corporate Culture Implications on DAM Implementation Success in the Greeting Card Industry, Philip G. Diamantis
Raster to vector conversion: creating an unique handprint each time, William DiBacco
The phenomenon of cyberstalking on the RIT campus: Definitions, behaviors and normalization, Julia Phillips Dickinson
A sub 1V bandgap reference circuit, Ashish Digvadekar
Why do students seek enrollment into a bachelor's degree program in hospitality management?, Terrance R. Dinan
Parent Leadership Initiative, Evanna M. DiSalvo
0.35um implementation of an experimental mixed signal image compression circuit, Reema Divatia
The Incorporation of atmospheric variability into DIRSIG, Brian Dobbs
An Investigation into Implementing E-commerce Workflow in the Digital Print Market, Svetlana Dolinskiy
Development of nickel silicide for integrated circuit technology, Phu H. Do
Syntactic complexity of original and altered reading materials, Monica Draiss
The impact of genetic variations in bipolar disorder, Lee Edsall
Three's A Crowd, Paul Engin
Visual intent recognition in a multiple camera environment, Matthew Erhard
How Kosovar citizens engage in the political process: The role of interest groups and the uses of technology, Lyndsey Fisher
Matthew Ford's diet: An Application of the Diet Problem, Matthew Ford
#13, Michael Frank
Knowledge based structure modeling of the third hypervariable region of antibodies, Kevin Galens
Influence of Teacher Immediacy on Student Evaluations of Teachers in American and Chinese Classrooms, Wenli Gao
Advanced Thermodynamic Analyses of Energy Intensive Building Mechanical Systems, Erin N. George
Computational fluid dynamics and experimental studies of an energy-efficient UV disinfection system for water treatment, Nancy Goenawan
Effectiveness of DBQ strategies for deaf students in Social Studies classroom, Sophie-Shifra Gold
JaCIL: a CLI to JVM Compiler, Almann Goo
Perspective by incongruity in visual advertising: Applying Kenneth Burke's theory to the Adbusters anti-consumerism campaign, Elizabeth B. Gorman
A supply chain collaboration solution using XQuery, Bharani Govindasamy
Study of visualizations for n-body stellar models, Christian Gray
Green power in green spaces: Policy options to promote renewable energy use in U.S. National Parks, Erin Green
Modification of a longitudinal load cell balance and an experimental study of winglet effects on stall for application to Micro Air Vehicles, Aaron J. Grilly
Role of illustration as a visual communication strategy for film poster design, Kapil Grover
Adjusting the margins: Building bridges between deaf and hearing cultures through performance arts, Luane Davis Haggerty
Multispectral imaging and analysis of the Archimedes Palimpsest, D. Michael Hansen
Design and fabrication of silicon on insulator optical waveguide devices, Eric Harvey
A psychophysical investigation of global illumination algorithms used in augmented reality, Timothy Hattenberger
Web-based 3-D theatre seating charts and ticket reservation application, Patrick Henstebeck
A theoretical eye model for uncalibrated real-time eye gaze estimation, Justin Hnatow
