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 2021
Generative Learning in Smart Grid, Samer M. El Kababji
Deep Neural Networks For Human Activity Recognition With Wearable Sensors, Davoud Gholamiangonabadi
Leveraging Machine Learning Techniques towards Intelligent Networking Automation, Cesar A. Gomez
Visual Cues For Semi-autonomous Control Of Transradial Prosthetics, Mena S.A. Kamel
Power Management and Control to Balance Residential Microgrids with Individual Phase-wise Generation and Storage, Syed Ahmed Raza Naqvi
Mechanical Design and Development of a Compliant 5-DOF Manipulator Using Magneto-Rheological Actuators, Sergey Pisetskiy
Precision Grasp Planning for Integrated Arm-Hand Systems, Shuwei Qiu
Deep Learning for High-Impedance Fault Detection and Classification, Khushwant Rai
Novel ZCS PWM Methods for Industrial Applications, Ramtin Rasoulinezhad
Development of Control System for Open-Source Low-Cost Ventilators, Heena Shrestha
Real-time Automated Performance Metrics for Virtual Temporal Bone Drilling, Evan S. Simpson
An Anomaly Detection System for Smart Manufacturing Using Deep Learning, Tareq Tayeh
Effect of Levodopa on EEG Connectivity in Parkinson's Patients, Sepehr Torab Parhiz
Smart Chatbot For User Authentication, Peter Voege
Edge Intelligence Enabled Distributed and Collaborative Authentication in UAV Swarms, Huanchi Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing System with Index Modulations for Wireless Communication, Ibrahim M Abdalla Aboharba
DC-DC and AC-DC Converters Based on Three-Phase DC-DC Topologies, Adel Ali Abosnina
Ontology-Driven Semantic Data Integration in Open Environment, Islam M. Ali
Performance Evaluation, Comparison and Improvement of the Hardware Implementations of the Advanced Encryption Standard S-box, Doaa Ashmawy
Vehicle Networks: Statistical and Game Theoretic Approaches to Their Evaluation and Design, Gleb Dubosarskii
Intelligent Security Provisioning and Trust Management for Future Wireless Communications, He Fang
Improving the Transient Stability of the Virtual Synchronous Generator, Kourosh Gharouni Saffar
Edge-cloud IoT Data Analytics: Intelligence at the Edge with Deep Learning, Ananda Mohon M. Ghosh
Optimized Machine Learning Models Towards Intelligent Systems, MohammadNoor Ahmad Mohammad Injadat
Synchrophasor Based Islanding & Open phase fault Protection in Distribution Systems, Mansour Jalali
Analytic Delay Model of RLC Interconnects using Numerical Inversion of the Laplace Transform, Yu Jiang
Intelligent and Low Overhead Network Synchronization over Large-Scale Industrial Internet of Things Systems, Pengyi Jia
Protecting Health Data in a Pandemic: A Systematic Adversarial Threat Analysis of Contact Tracing Apps, Leah Krehling
Intelligent and Efficient Ultra-Dense Heterogeneous Networks for 5G and Beyond, Yanan Liu
Hyperspectral Image Classification for Remote Sensing, Hadis Madani
Longitudinal Partitioning Waveform Relaxation Methods For The Analysis of Transmission Line Circuits, Tarik Menkad
Radiometric Correction of MultiSpectral Cameras Using Photosensor Irradiance for Agronomy Applications, Nicholas S. Mitchell
Characterization and Control of a Woven Biomimetic Actuator for Wearable Neurorehabilitative Devices, Vaughan K. Murphy
A New Approach for Homomorphic Encryption with Secure Function Evaluation on Genomic Data, Mounika Pratapa
Efficient Hardware Architectures For Public-key Cryptosystems, Mohammadamin Saburruhmonfared
Novel Estimation and Detection Techniques for 5G Networks, Anas Saci
Network Resource and Performance Optimization in Autonomous Systems: A Connected Vehicles and Autonomous Networks Perspective, Ibrahim Shaer
Terramechanics and Machine Learning for the Characterization of Terrain, Bryan W. Southwell
Towards Efficient and Secure IIoT: Solutions for the Sensing Domain, Elena Uchiteleva
Deep Learning on Smart Meter Data: Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring and Stealthy Black-Box Attacks, Junfei Wang
Modeling and Simulation of Concentric and Eccentric Tube Continuum Robots, Lexuan Wang
Geometric State Observers for Autonomous Navigation Systems, Miaomiao Wang
An Investigation of the Interleaved Operation of a Stacked AC-DC Single-Stage Flyback Converter, Mengkai Xiong
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Design and Implementation of Anomaly Detections for User Authentication Framework, Iman Abu Sulayman
Novel Control of PV Solar Farms as STATCOM (PV-STATCOM) for Frequency Control and Power Oscillation Damping, Mohammad Akbari Kelishadi
Objective and Subjective Evaluation of Binaural Beamformers in Hearing Aids, Scott Aker
Energy-Efficient Multicarrier and Multicarrier-CDMA Systems, Moftah Ali
Objective Estimation of Tracheoesophageal Speech Quality, Yousef S Ettomi Ali
Automated Segmentation of Temporal Bone Structures, Daniel Allen
Orchestration of machine learning workflows on Internet of Things data, Jose Miguel Alves
Height Measurement of Basil Crops for Smart Irrigation Applications in Greenhouses using Commercial Sensors, Leila Bahman
Machine Learning Classification of Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections Using Satellite Accelerometers, Kelsey Doerksen
Parkinsonian Speech and Voice Quality: Assessment and Improvement, Amr Gaballah
Multi-Atlas Segmentation of the Facial Nerve, Bradley M. Gare
Leveraging Cloud-based NFV and SDN Platform Towards Quality-Driven Next-Generation Mobile Networks, Hassan Hawilo
Machine Learning for Stock Prediction Based on Fundamental Analysis, Yuxuan Huang
Split DC bus converters for power electronic and AC-DC Microgrid applications, Javad Khodabakhsh
Intraoperative Localization of Subthalamic Nucleus during Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery using Machine Learning Algorithms, Mahsa Khosravi
Blockchain-Based Distributed Network Architecture for Internet of Things, Min Li
Optimal Decentralized Coordination of Sources in Islanded and Grid-connected Microgrids, Mithun Mallick
Machine Learning for Performance Aware Virtual Network Function Placement, Dimitrios Michael Manias
Adaptation of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Traffic Sign Detection, Jose Luis Masache Narvaez
Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Redundancy Management System for Fault-Tolerant Wireless Devices in Harsh Environments, Madison McCarthy
Nonlinear Attitude and Pose Filters with Superior Convergence Properties, Hashim Abdellah Hashim Mohamed
Integrity Protection of the DC Microgrid, Jafar Mohammadi
Development and Assessment of Signal Processing Algorithms for Assistive Hearing Devices, Farid Moshgelani
Spatiotemporal Forecasting At Scale, Rafael Felipe Nascimento de Aguiar
Analysis, Design and Demonstration of Control Systems Against Insider Attacks in Cyber-Physical Systems, Xirong Ning
Autonomous and Real Time Rock Image Classification using Convolutional Neural Networks, Alexis David Pascual
Gabor Filter Initialization And Parameterization Strategies In Convolutional Neural Networks, Long Pham
Big Data for Traffic Engineering in Software-Defined Networks, Wander Queiroz
Novel PV Solar Farm Control as STATCOM (PV-STATCOM) for SSR Mitigation in Synchronous Generators and Wind Farms, Reza Salehi Sharafdarkolaee
Towards Efficient Intrusion Detection using Hybrid Data Mining Techniques, Fadi Salo
Forecasting Energy Consumption using Sequence to Sequence Attention models, Ljubisa Sehovac
Enhanced Multimedia Exchanges over the Internet, Fuad Shamieh
CNN-PDM: A Convolutional Neural Network Framework For Assets Predictive Maintenance, Willamos Silva
Cluster-Based Chained Transfer Learning for Energy Forecasting With Big Data, Yifang Tian
Data Analytics and Performance Enhancement in Edge-Cloud Collaborative Internet of Things Systems, Tianqi Yu
Exploitation of Robust AoA Estimation and Low Overhead Beamforming in mmWave MIMO System, Yuyan Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Optimization and Management Techniques for Geo-distributed SDN-enabled Cloud Datacenters' Provisioning, Khaled M. Alhazmi
Constant Envelope DCT- and FFT- based Multicarrier Systems, Rayan Alsisi
Recurrent Neural Network Architectures Toward Intrusion Detection, Wafaa Anani
Performance Enhancement of IEEE 802.11AX in Ultra-Dense Wireless Networks, Jiyang Bai
New Algorithms for Locating Faults in Series Capacitive Compensated Transmission Lines, Tirath Bains
A Framework for Modelling User Activity Preferences, Roberto Barboza Junior
Transformerless High-Power Medium-Voltage Multi-Module PV Converters, Hasan Bayat
Design of an All-dielectric Sublayer for Enhanced Transmittance In Stacked Antenna Array Applications, Matthew Bester
Resource Brokering in Grid Computing, Adrian T. Bienkowski
Signal Identification In Discrete-Time Based On Internal-Model-Principle, Jie Chen
Development of Digital Control Systems for Wearable Mechatronic Devices: Applications in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb, Tyler Desplenter
Development of an EMG-based Muscle Health Model for Elbow Trauma Patients, Emma Farago
Augmented Reality Simulation Modules for EVD Placement Training and Planning Aids, Hamza Waleed Ghandorh
A Biomechanical and Physiological Signal Monitoring System for Four Degrees of Upper Limb Movement, Allison R. Goldman
Spectral and Energy Efficient Communication Systems and Networks, Abdulbaset Hamed
Continuous Monitoring of Neutral Grounding Resistors and Reactors, Rahim Jafari
Current Implementation of the Flooding Time Synchronization Protocol in Wireless Sensor Networks, Asma Khalil