This collection includes theses and dissertations from 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.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Receptive fields optimization in deep learning for enhanced interpretability, diversity, and resource efficiency., Babajide Odunitan Ayinde

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Clustering heterogeneous autism spectrum disorder data., Mariem Boujelbene

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Fluid flow analysis of diluted evaporating American whiskey droplets., Martin J. Brown VI

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Maximizing space utilization in unit-load warehouses., Luis Felipe Cardona Olarte

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Numerical investigation of coalescence-induced self-propelled behavior of droplets on non-wetting surfaces and wedged surfaces., Yan Chen

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Optical direct detection of thermal vibrations of ultralow stiffness micro-nano structures., Sri Sukanta Chowdhury

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A kinetic and thermodynamic model of ethylene dichloride pyrolysis., Travis J Czechorski

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An explainable sequence-based deep learning predictor with applications to song recommendation and text classification., Khalil Damak

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Adaptive physical human-robot interaction (PHRI) with a robotic nursing assistant., Sumit Kumar Das

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Hardware implementation of boost power factor correction converter., Shruti Motilal Deore

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A study on ultrasonic energy assisted metal processing : its correeltion with microstructure and properties, and its application to additive manufacturing., Anagh Deshpande

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Development and characterization of a biopolymer direct-write process for 3D microvascular structures formation., Xiaoming Fan

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Segmentation and classification of lung nodules from Thoracic CT scans : methods based on dictionary learning and deep convolutional neural networks., Mohammad Mehdi Farhangi

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Purification of Biomass Hydrolyzates for the Promotion of Xylose Diester Formation, Laura Fernandez

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A deep learning approach to detect diabetic retinopathy in fundus images., Winston R. Furtado

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Simulation of a continuum tumor model using distributed computing., Dylan A Goodin

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Evaluating the water quantity and quality performances of underground gravel filter basins., Jihad A. Hallany

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Non-invasive detection and assessment of coronary stenosis from blood mean residence times., Javad Hashemi

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Stabilization of bimodal colloidal systems via nanoparticle haloing in microgravity., Luke Hawtrey

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Plasma-assisted liquid phase epitaxy of gallium nitride using molten gallium., Daniel Felipe Jaramillo-Cabanzo

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Capture and Release Gels for Optimized Storage (CaRGOS), Theodore S. Kalbfleisch II

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Clustering of multiple instance data., Andrew D. Karem

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Feasibility study of intelligent LVAD control for optimal heart failure therapy., John A. Karlen III

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Treatment of electric utility wastewaters by sol-gel solidification and stabilization, Alex Kearns

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Modeling and counteracting exposure bias in recommender systems., Sami Khenissi

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SolarPede: An untethered micro robot powered by light., Jordan Fredrick Klotz

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Investigation of flexural behavior of steel fiber reinforced concrete and steel fiber orientation control during construction, Maria Kolisnichenko

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Experimental investigation of the manufacture of tunable graphene oxide filter membranes using intense pulse light, Joshua H Kotter

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Cognitive satellite communications and representation learning for streaming and complex graphs., Wenqi Liu

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A two-stage approach to ridesharing assignment and auction in a crowdsourcing collaborative transportation platform., Peiyu Luo

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Triple-junction Solar Cells : in parallel., Levi C Mays

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Automatic signal and image-based assessments of spinal cord injury and treatments., Samineh Mesbah

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Improving flow-induced hemolysis prediction models., Mohammad Mohaghegh Faghih

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Non-viral transfection efficiencies for the advancement of CAR-T therapy., Emily M Murphy

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Nanowire based adsorbents/catalysts for CO2 capture and utilization., Apolo Nambo

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Classification of the 4 stages of diabetic retinopathy using a low complexity convolutional neural network., Zeliha Ogur

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All season heat pipe system., Adrienne Marie Parsons

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Suture-less Trocar Site Closure Clip, Hares A. Patel

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Design and predicting performance of carbon nanotube reinforced cementitious materials : mechanical properties and dispersion characteristics., Mahyar Ramezani

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Formally designing and implementing cyber security mechanisms in industrial control networks., Mehdi Sabraoui

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Aisle design for order picking operations with unit-load replenishment., Dominic Ian Sleigh

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Studying and handling iterated algorithmic biases in human and machine learning interaction., Wenlong Sun

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Simulation and optimization of a multi-agent system on physical internet enabled interconnected urban logistics., Long Zheng

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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A transfer learning approach for sentiment classification., Omar Abdelwahab

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Automatic IQ estimation using stylometry methods., Polina Shafran Abramov

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Sum frequency generation spectroscopy of simulated protein secondary structures., Andrew J. Adams

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Microstructure and mechanical properties of selective laser melted superalloy inconel 625., Md Ashabul Anam

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Addition of exothermic reaction scale-up lab to unit operations curriculum., Lisa A Anderson

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Electrochemical and morphological properties of chloride-doped lithium argyrodite solid electrolytes., William Richard Arnold

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Optimization of PLGA and PLGA-dasatinib particles through a Taguchi design approach, Rayeanne N Balgemann

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Design and development of a multifunctional surgical device for ground and space-based surgical applications., Brooke Elaine Barrow

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Materials design with polylactic acid-polyethylene glycol blends using 3D printing and for medical applications., Jeremiah R. Bauer

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Temperature effects on helium filled soap bubble particle tracking velocimetry., Michael C. Blum

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Reactive lamination of perovskite solar cells., Lyndie Burns

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Tooling for injection molding using laser-powder bed fusion., Mohith Ram Buxani

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Development of a capacitive photocurrent scanning microscope with carrier depletion super-resolution., Austin Levi Carver

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Tumor-targeted double emulsions for ultrasound-triggered delivery of molecular therapeutics., Connor S Centner

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End-to-end learning framework for circular RNA classification from other long non-coding RNAs using multi-modal deep learning., Mohamed Chaabane

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Segmentation, tracking, and kinematics of lung parenchyma and lung tumors from 4D CT with application to radiation treatment planning., Jungwon Cha

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Investigation of cardiovascular tissue following 56Fe-radiation and potential countermeasure effectiveness., Alexandra R DeCarlo

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Assessment and optimization of environmental systems using data analysis and simulation., Milad Ebrahimi

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Network science algorithms for mobile networks., Heba Mohamed Elgazzar

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Cognitive performance application., Shade EL-Hadik

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Simulation-based analysis and optimization of the United States Army performance appraisal system., Lee A. Evans

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Hybrid perovskite characterization and device applications., Kasun Fernando

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Comparing stenotic blood flow in three- and two-dimensional arterial renderings using computational fluid dynamics and multiphase mean age theory., Jacob S. Garza

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Horse racing prediction using graph-based features., Mehmet Akif Gulum

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Low temperature desiccants in atmospheric water generation., Sunil Gupta

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Modeling and validations of control parameters for material extrusion-based additive manufacturing of thixotropic aluminum alloys., Lars Herhold

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Biomechanical characterization of video-recorded short-distance falls involving children equipped with a biometric device: a pilot study., Bret A Hilt

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Restoring cholesterol homeostasis in familial hypercholesterolemia cell line model, Lubna Hindi

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The effectiveness of localized ultrasound and aptamer surface modification on nanoemulsions for drug delivery to spheroids., Daniel A. Hodge

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Material-process-property relationships of 17-4 stainless steel fabricated by laser-powder bed fusion followed by hot isostatic pressing., Harish Irrinki

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Phase unwrapping of 4D-flow MRI data with graph cuts., Andrew Justice

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Maintainability analysis of mining trucks with data analytics., Abdulgani Kahraman

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Modeling and simulation methodologies for spinal cord stimulation., Saliya Kumara Kirigeeganage

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Multi self-adapting particle swarm optimization algorithm (MSAPSO)., Gerhard Koch

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Vertical gallium nitride schottky diodes for power switching applications., Sowmya Kolli

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Characterization of microreactor and analysis of carbonyl compounds in exhaled breath., Qi Li

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Designing interactive virtual environments with feedback in health applications., Yi Li

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Detection of trace tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) through surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) on microfabricated platforms, Jack T Lockard

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Spam elimination and bias correction : ensuring label quality in crowdsourced tasks., Lingyu Lyu

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A framework for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) scene retrieval from medical simulation videos based on object and activity detection., Anju Panicker Madhusoodhanan Sathik

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Investigating the likelihood of pediatric femur fracture due to falls through finite element analysis., Keyonna McKinsey

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Binder jetting additive manufacturing process fundamentals and the resultant influences on part quality., Hadi Miyanaji

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Ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation of metal additive manufacturing., Venkata Karthik Nadimpalli

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Process-property-microstructure relationships in laser-powder bed fusion of 420 stainless steel., Subrata Deb Nath

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Enhancing performance of ionic liquid property prediction with molecular dynamics., Trisha H. Patel

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Landmine detection using semi-supervised learning., Graham Reid

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Grid-connected photovoltaic systems based on nonlinear control., Pablo R. Rivera

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Region based gene expression via reanalysis of publicly available microarray data sets., Ernur Saka

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Exploration of radiation damage mechanism in mems devices., Pranoy Deb Shuvra

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PLGA-modified nanoparticles for the treatment of hypo-vascularized HPV-related cervical cancers., Lee B. Sims

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Rotary pump speed modulation to produce pulsatile flow and ventricular volume unloading., Connor Joseph Smith

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Longitudinal tracking of physiological state with electromyographic signals., Robert Warren Stallard

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Machine learning for omics data analysis., Ameni Trabelsi

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Robust fuzzy clustering for multiple instance regression., Mohamed Trabelsi

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A novel design for a silicon and cadmium telluride tandem solar cell., Jacob A Vittitow

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A 3D numerical analysis of the railway to compare the performance of the granular and asphalt trackbeds., Thammapot Wattanapanalai

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Challenges in flexible microsystem manufacturing : fabrication, robotic assembly, control, and packaging., Danming Wei