Electrical and Computer Engineering Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
A Framework for Tumor Localization in Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery, Nikita Chopra
An Internet-Wide Analysis of Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange and X.509 Certificates in TLS, Kristen Dorey
Software-defined Networking enabled Resource Management and Security Provisioning in 5G Heterogeneous Networks, Xiaoyu Duan
Development of a Real-Time 3D Mushroom Vision System for Autonomous Mushroom Harvesting, Stefan Glibetic
Data Science Solution for User Authentication, Anas Ibrahim
MACHS: Mitigating the Achilles Heel of the Cloud through High Availability and Performance-aware Solutions, Manar Jammal
Fault Location in High Voltage Shunt Capacitor Banks, Hessamoddin Jouybari Moghaddam
Comparison of DC Motors and Dielectric Elastomer Actuators For Wearable Wrist Exoskeletons, Myles Lidka
A New Single-Phase Single-Stage AC-DC Stacked Flyback Converter With Active Clamp ZVS, Yuntong Li
Novel Night and Day Control of a PV Solar System as a STATCOM (PV-STATCOM) for Damping of Power Oscillations, Hesamaldin Maleki
Advanced signal processing methods for plane-wave color Doppler ultrasound imaging, Omar Mansour
Predictive Energy Management of Islanded Microgrids with Photovoltaics and Energy Storage, Dennis G. Michaelson
RealTime Implementation Of An Internal-Model-Principle Signal Identifier, Edris Saleh Mohsen
Skills Assessment in Arthroscopic Surgery by Processing Kinematic, Force, and Bio-signal Data, Behnaz Poursartip
Predictive Shutdown Systems for Nuclear Power Plants, Drew J. Rankin
A Novel AC-DC Interleaved ZCS-PWM Boost Converter, Ramtin Rasoulinezhad
Expert-in-the-Loop Multilateral Telerobotics for Haptics-Enabled Motor Function and Skills Development, Mahya Shahbazi
Force Sensing Surgical Grasper with Folding Capacitive Sensor, Dave BP Tripp
Efficient Macromodeling and Fast Transient Simulation of High Speed Distributed Interconnects, Sadia Wahid
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Climbing Up Cloud Nine: Performance Enhancement Techniques for Cloud Computing Environments, Mohamed Abusharkh
Application of Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Algorithms for Haptic Teleoperation of Aerial Vehicles, Bandar Hulayyil Aldhafeeri
A Digital Game Maturity Model, Saiqa Aleem
Constant-Envelope Multi-Level Chirp Modulation: Properties, Receivers, and Performance, Mohammad A. Alsharef
Safe Haptics-enabled Patient-Robot Interaction for Robotic and Telerobotic Rehabilitation of Neuromuscular Disorders: Control Design and Analysis, Seyed Farokh Atashzar
State Space Modeling of Smart PV Inverter as STATCOM (PV-STATCOM) for Voltage Control in a Distribution System, Sridhar Bala Subramanian
Collective Contextual Anomaly Detection for Building Energy Consumption, Daniel Berhane Araya
Study of Mobile Robot Operations Related to Lunar Exploration, Matthew Cross
Feature Encoding Strategies for Multi-View Image Classification, Kyle Doerr
Numerical and Experimental Study of the Trichel Pulses in Needle-plane Geometry, Peyman Dordizadeh Basirabad
Miniature Implantable Telemetry System for Pressure-Volume Cardiac Monitoring, Kyle G. Fricke
Radio Resource Management Optimization For Next Generation Wireless Networks, Karim Ahmed Hammad
Enhanced Indoor Localization System based on Inertial Navigation, Rasika Lakmal Hettiarachchige Don
Complex Event Processing as a Service in Multi-Cloud Environments, Wilson A. Higashino
Virtual Reality Simulator for Training in Myringotomy with Tube Placement, Caiwen Huang
Efficient and Virtualized Scheduling for OFDM-Based High Mobility Wireless Communications Objects, Mohamed Hussein Abdelwahab Ahmed
Analysis and Mitigation of Temporary Over-Voltage (TOV) Phenomenon in Unintentionally Islanded Grid-Connected Photovoltaic (PV) Inverters, Md Maruful Islam
Optimal Scheduling of Energy Storage for Energy Shifting and Ancillary Services to the Grid, Hadi Khani
Spectrally Efficient Cooperative Relay Networks using Signal Space Diversity, Muhammad Ajmal Khan
Automatic Fracture Orientation Extraction from SfM Point Clouds, Jon Kissi
Development of an Autonomous Robotic Mushroom Harvester, Nikita Alexeevich Kuchinskiy
Improved Localization Algorithms in Indoor Wireless Environment, Fei Long
Hidden Markov Model Based Intrusion Alert Prediction, Udaya Sampath Karunathilaka Perera Miriya Thanthrige
Controlling and Processing Core for Wireless Implantable Telemetry System, Naeeme Modir
Hybrid Magneto-Rheological Actuators for Human Friendly Robotic Manipulators, Masoud Moghani
Modelling and Analysis of Smart Grids for Critical Data Communication, Abdulfattah Noorwali
Improvements to Tracking Pedestrians in Video Streams Using a Pre-trained Convolutional Neural Network, Marjan Ramin
Sensorless Rotor Position Estimation For Brushless DC Motors, Iram G. Raza
Agora: A Knowledge Marketplace for Machine Learning, Mauro Ribeiro
Efficient Macromodeling Techniques of Distributed Networks Using Tabulated Data, Mohamed Sahouli
Shape Memory Alloy Actuators and Sensors for Applications in Minimally Invasive Interventions, Amit Srivastava
Investigation of Model Predictive Control (MPC) for Steam Generator Level Control in Nuclear Power Plants, Ahmad Taemiriosgouee
WebGL-Based Simulation of Bone Removal in Surgical Orthopeadic Procedures, Arezoo Tony
Modeling, Sensorization and Control of Concentric-Tube Robots, Ran Xu
Leveraging Smartphone Sensor Data for Human Activity Recognition, Xizhe Yin
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
A Maturity Model for Mobile Learning, Muasaad Alrasheedi
Real Time Testing and Validation of a Novel Short Circuit Current (SCC) Controller for a Photovoltaic Inverter, Vishwajitsinh H. Atodaria
A 3-DOF Stewart Platform for Trenchless Pipeline Rehabilitation, Derek K. Brecht
Endoscopic Targeting Tasks Simulator: An Approach Using Game Engines, Shaun W. Carnegie
Modeling, Construction, and Validation of a Simulator for a Nuclear Process Control Test Facility, Binggang Cui
Security Protocol Suite for Preventing Cloud-based Denial-of-Service Attacks, Marwan M. Darwish
Modern Optimization Algorithms and Applications: Architectural Layout Generation and Parallel Linear Programming, Bradley J. de Vlugt
Hardware Implementations for Symmetric Key Cryptosystems, Hayssam El-Razouk
Secondary Electrohydrodynamic Flow Generated by Corona and Dielectric Barrier Discharges, Mohammadreza Ghazanchaei
Design, Implementation, and Verification of a Reactor Protection System Using HFC6000, Michael V. Gverzdys
Wireless Device Authentication Techniques Using Physical-Layer Device Fingerprint, Peng Hao
Elastic Highly Available Cloud Computing, Hassan Hawilo
Rotor Position Identification for Brushless DC motor, Muhammad Ikhlas
Efficient Scheduling Algorithms for Wireless Resource Allocation and Virtualization in Wireless Networks, Mohamad Kalil
Gamification Framework for Sensor Data Analytics, Alexandra L'Heureux
Novel Physical Layer Authentication Techniques for Secure Wireless Communications, Jiazi Liu
A Software Framework For Task Based Performance Evaluation, Justin J. Mackenzie
Methods and Systems for Fault Diagnosis in Nuclear Power Plants, Jianping Ma
Analysis and Compensation of Power Amplifier Distortions in Wireless Communication Systems, Sharath Manjunath
Smart PV Inverter Control for Distribution Systems, Ehsan M. Siavashi
Secrecy Enhancement in Cooperative Relaying Systems, Elham Nosrati
Charging Level and Deposition of Droplets in Electrostatic Painting, Husam Osman
Privacy in Cooperative Distributed Systems: Modeling and Protection Framework, Afshan Samani
Advanced Compression and Latency Reduction Techniques Over Data Networks, Fuad Shamieh
Counteracting Bloom Filter Encoding Techniques for Private Record Linkage, Vasundhara Sharma
Design of Novel Sensors and Instruments for Minimally Invasive Lung Tumour Localization via Palpation, Anish Srinivasan Naidu
Power Management Strategies for a Wind Energy Source in an Isolated Microgrid and Grid Connected System, Devbratta Thakur
Control System Design, Analysis, and Simulation of a Photovoltaic Inverter for Unbalanced Load Compensation in a Microgrid, Elizabeth K. Tomaszewski
Location Estimation in Wireless Communication Systems, Kejun Tong
Non-Linear Chirp Spread Spectrum Communication Systems of Binary Orthogonal Keying Mode, Quan Wang
Design and Control of Robotic Systems for Lower Limb Stroke Rehabilitation, Aaron Yurkewich
Force Sensing in Arthroscopic Instruments using Fiber Bragg Gratings, Daniel S. Yurkewich
Exploitation of Data Correlation and Performance Enhancement in Wireless Sensor Networks, Tianqi Yu
Adaptive Single-Phase Reclosing in Transmission Lines, Farzad Zhalefar
Towards the Development of a Wearable Tremor Suppression Glove, Yue Zhou
Photonic Crystal Directional Coupler Based Optomechanical Sensor, Michael A. Zylstra
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Online Virtual Network Provisioning in Distributed Cloud Computing Data Centers, Khaled Mefarh Alhazmi
A Multiple Bit Parity Fault Detection Scheme for The Advanced Encryption Standard Galois/Counter Mode, Amir Hossein Ali Kouzeh Geran
Control of Wind Energy Conversion Systems for Large-Scale Integration with the Power System, Omid Alizadeh
Protecting Personal Private Information in Collaborative Environments, David S. Allison
Fault Location in Series Compensated Transmission Lines, Tirath Pal Singh Bains
A Phase-Angle Tracking Method for Synchronization of Single- and Three-Phase Grid-Connected Converters, Farzam Baradarani