This collection includes theses and dissertations from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in the J.B. Speed School of Engineering. It is not exhaustive since most paper theses and dissertations have not been digitized. Generally, paper copies of theses and dissertations published prior to 2014 (Master of Engineering, prior to 2005) can be accessed in the University of Louisville Libraries. If you would like to add your thesis or dissertation to this collection, please fill out the Electronic Theses & Dissertations form.
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Adaptive personalized drug delivery method for warfarin and anemia management: Modeling and control., Affan Affan
A modular framework for surface-embedded actuation and optical sensing in soft robots., Paul Bupe Jr
Investigating MEMS devices in flow conditions relevant to flow-through systems., Mohammad Shafquatul Islam
Design, fabrication, and integration of robotic skin sensors for human robot interaction., Olalekan Olakitan Olowo
Modeling, simulation and control of microrobots for the microfactory., Zhong Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Nonlinear observers for burning zone temperatures and torque estimation of the rotary cement kiln., Bhagyashri Aditya Bhagwat
Automatic testing of organic strain gauge tactile sensors., Brian P. Goulet
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Collaborative human-machine interfaces for mobile manipulators., Shamsudeen Olawale Abubakar
Biometric features modeling to measure students engagement., Islam Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Alkabbany
Motion and emotion estimation for robotic autism intervention., Jacob M Berdichevsky
Additive manufacturing using robotic manipulators, FDM, and aerosol jet printers., Alexander Curry
Passive method for 3D reconstruction of human jaw: theory and application., Mohamad Ghanoum
Isomotive dielectrophoresis for enhanced analyses of cell subpopulations., Mohamed Zakarya Rashed
Variable autonomy assignment algorithms for human-robot interactions., Christopher Kevin Robinson
Flight trajectory prediction for aeronautical communications., Nathan T Schimpf
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Model-based control methods to improve the power qualify of grid-connected single-phase inverters., Moath Alqatamin
Nonlinear control and observation of full-variable speed wind turbine systems., Nicholas Hawkins
Fly-in visualization of tubular objects: theory and application in virtual colonoscopy., Mostafa Mohamed
Inventory management of the refrigerator's produce bins using classification algorithms and hand analysis., Sarah Virginia Morris
Microrobots for wafer scale microfactory: design fabrication integration and control., Ruoshi Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Receptive fields optimization in deep learning for enhanced interpretability, diversity, and resource efficiency., Babajide Odunitan Ayinde
Optical direct detection of thermal vibrations of ultralow stiffness micro-nano structures., Sri Sukanta Chowdhury
Adaptive physical human-robot interaction (PHRI) with a robotic nursing assistant., Sumit Kumar Das
Hardware implementation of boost power factor correction converter., Shruti Motilal Deore
SolarPede: An untethered micro robot powered by light., Jordan Fredrick Klotz
Cognitive satellite communications and representation learning for streaming and complex graphs., Wenqi Liu
Triple-junction Solar Cells : in parallel., Levi C Mays
Automatic signal and image-based assessments of spinal cord injury and treatments., Samineh Mesbah
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Development of a capacitive photocurrent scanning microscope with carrier depletion super-resolution., Austin Levi Carver
Hybrid perovskite characterization and device applications., Kasun Fernando
Phase unwrapping of 4D-flow MRI data with graph cuts., Andrew Justice
Modeling and simulation methodologies for spinal cord stimulation., Saliya Kumara Kirigeeganage
Vertical gallium nitride schottky diodes for power switching applications., Sowmya Kolli
Grid-connected photovoltaic systems based on nonlinear control., Pablo R. Rivera
Exploration of radiation damage mechanism in mems devices., Pranoy Deb Shuvra
Longitudinal tracking of physiological state with electromyographic signals., Robert Warren Stallard
A novel design for a silicon and cadmium telluride tandem solar cell., Jacob A Vittitow
Challenges in flexible microsystem manufacturing : fabrication, robotic assembly, control, and packaging., Danming Wei
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Applications of polarized metallic nanostructures., Jasmin Beharic
Observation and estimation study for sensorless control of linear vapor compressors., Joseph Latham
Queue stability analysis in network coded wireless multicast., Nadieh Mohamadi-Moghadam
Control of power electronic interfaces in distributed generation., Mohammad Mohebbi
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Sparse feature learning for image analysis in segmentation, classification, and disease diagnosis., Ehsan Hosseini-Asl
A CAD system for early diagnosis of autism using different imaging modalities., Marwa Maher Tawfik Ismail
OSEM : occupant-specific energy monitoring., Anand S. Kulkarni
Practical knowledge in electrical engineering : applying lessons from industry to the classroom., Tayce Lassiter
A radial basis function method for solving optimal control problems., Hossein Mirinejad
Strategies and techniques for fabricating MEMS bistable thermal actuators., Dilan Ratnayake
Psychophysiological analysis of a pedagogical agent and robotic peer for individuals with autism spectrum disorders., Mohammad Nasser Saadatzi
A non-invasive diagnostic system for early assessment of acute renal transplant rejection., Mohamed Nazih Mohamed Ibrahim Shehata
Computational methods for the analysis of functional 4D-CT chest images., Ahmed Soliman Naeem Soliman
Single carrier frequency domain equalization and energy efficiency optimization for MIMO cognitive radio., Xiaohui Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Computational methods to predict and enhance decision-making with biomedical data., Behnaz Abdollahi
3D-reconstruction of human jaw from a single image : integration between statistical shape from shading and shape from shading., Mohamad Ghanoum 1990-
Face modeling for face recognition in the wild., Eslam AbdelFattah Mostafa
Shape analysis of the human brain., Matthew Joseph Nitzken 1987-
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Three-dimensional modeling of the human jaw/teeth using optics and statistics., Aly Saber Abdelrahim
Semi-blind robust indentification and robust control approach to personalized anemia management., Elom Akabua
Fast and robust hybrid framework for infant brain classification from structural MRI : a case study for early diagnosis of autism., Amir Alansary
Multilayer electret activated by direct contact silicon electrode., Mark M. Crain
One-sided transparency : a revolution in visualization., Robert Curtin
Mathematical modeling for partial object detection., Ahmed Reda Amin EL-Barkouky
Next generation RFID telemetry design for biomedical implants., Andre Johan Faul
Development of a power monitoring and control system to provide demand side management of electric vehicle charging activity., Nicholas Francis Jewell
Analysis of contrast-enhanced medical images., Fahmi Abdallah Fahmi Mohammed Khalifa
Development of a light-powered microstructure : enhancing thermal actuation with near-infrared absorbent gold nanoparticles., Thomas Matthew Lucas
Utilizing radiation for smart robotic applications using visible, thermal, and polarization images., Ali H. Mahmoud
A novel diffusion tensor imaging-based computer-aided diagnostic system for early diagnosis of autism., Mahmoud Mostapha
4D reduced TE (RTE) spiral phase contrast NRI for rapid quantification and visualization of blood flow and hemodynamics., Mohammadjavad Negahdar
Studies on efficient spectrum sharing in coexisting wireless networks., Guanying Ru
Shape/image registration for medical imaging : novel algorithms and applications., Ahmed Magdy Shalaby 1982-
Development of a thin-film porous-microelectrode array (p-mea) for electrical stimulation of engineered cardiac tissue., Hiren Vrajlal Trada 1977-
Low power strain sensor based on MOS tunneling current., Li Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Geometric modeling of non-rigid 3D shapes : theory and application to object recognition., Mostafa Abdelrahman
Charge collection and surface recombination effects in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells., Buddika KA. Abeyweera 1980-
MARIT : the design, implementation and trajectory generation with NTG for small UAVs., Yinan Cui
Developing advanced mathematical models for detecting abnormalities in 2D/3D medical structures., Ahmed Abd-Elrahman Elnakib
A non-invasive method for measuring blood flow rate in superficial veins from a single thermal image., Heba E. Farag
Face recognition in the wild., Mostafa A. Farag
Real-time trajectory generation for dynamic systems with nonholonomic constraints using Player/Stage and NTG., Ryan Frazier 1989-
Physiological sensor., Alan M. Jimenez
4D ultra-short TE (UTE) phase-contrast MRI for assessing stenotic flow and hemodynamics., Mo Kadbi
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Probabilistic and geometric shape based segmentation methods., Melih Seref Aslan
CAD system for lung nodule analysis., Cambron N. Carter
Learning understandable classifier models., Jan Chorowski
Phenomenological modeling of image irradiance for non-Lambertian surfaces under natural illumination., Shireen Y. Elhabian
Modeling small objects under uncertainties : novel algorithms and applications., Amal A. Farag
Flow and pressure measurement using phase-contrast MRI : experiments in stenotic phantom models., Iman Khodarahmi
Carbon nanomaterial based vapor sensors., Silpa Kona
Microkernel security evaluation., Kevin C. Kurtz
Maximum power point tracker for solar arrays using controlled rectifier., Anvin Joe Manadan 1987-
Intracellular delivery of nanomaterials for sub-cellular imaging and tracking of biomolecules., Krishna Kiran Medepalli
Incorporating nanomaterials with MEMS devices., Evgeniya V. Moiseeva 1980-
Water treatment and distribution simulation for a SCADA security testbed., Kyle Thomas Moss
3-D lung deformation and function from respiratory-gated 4-D x-ray CT images : application to radiation treatment planning., Mohammadreza Negahdar 1979-
Thermally driven Knudsen gas pump enhanced with a thermoelectric material., Kunal Pharas 1979-
Enhancement of virtual colonoscopy system., Rosario J. Pusateri
