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Appendix 1: Doctoral Dissertations in EECS

January 1992 - June 1998

1992, Alabbas, Abdullah M., An Investigation of Transient and Dynamic Stability of Multi-Machine Interconnected Power System During Line to Line Faults
Research Advisor: Professor R. Harrington

1992, Liu, Liang, Task Migration on Hypercube Multiprocessors
Research Advisor: Professor S. Rotenstreich

1992, Hill, Frederick Richard, Array Signal Processing for Interference Reduction
Research Advisor: Professor R.Pickholtz

1992, Templeman, James Nelson, Invariant Feature Maps: A Theory of How Complex Cells of the Visual Cortex Learn to Generalize Over Temporal Variation
Research Advisor: Professor M. Loew

1992, Bellaachia, Abdelghani, Partitioning and Routing in Banyan-Hypercube Networks
Research Advisor: Professor A. Youssef

1992, Draganova, Anrieta, Harmonic Analysis of Switching Circuits
Research Advisors: Professor A. Mahmoud (Purdue University) and Professr C.D. Martin

1992, Vajda, Ferenc Zoltan, Characterization of Magnetic Recording Media
Research Advisor: Professor E. Della Torre

1992, Kovacevic, Srdjan, A Compositional Model of Human-Computer Interaction
Research Advisor: Professor J. Foley

1992, Ahmad, Aftab, Performance Evaluation of Communication Networks Using Diffusion Theory
Research Advisor: Professor H. Helgert

1992, Papaioannou, Panagiotis Apostolou, Pitch-Synchronous Adaptive Transform Coding of Speech at Low-Bit Rates Using Phonetic Segmentation and Dynamic Bit Allocation
Research Advisor: Professor A. Meltzer

1992, Lopes, Arthur Vargas, Very High-Level Debugging Evaluation of Diagnosis and Solutions for Ada Concurrent Programs
Research Advisor: Professor R.S. Heller

1992, Tran, Hai Van, Random Access with Mixed Voice and Data Over Broadcast Channel
Research Advisor: Professor D. Saha

1992, Mahafzah, Mohammed Hasan, Fault-Tolerant CITO Communication System
Research Advisor: Professor S. Berkovich

1992, Lodhi, Fakhar, SLAT -- A Language for Specifying Concurrent Programs in Ada
Research Advisor: Professor S. Rotenstreich

1992, Fitch, III, John Alton, A Network Security Model Based on the Resource Constrained Shortest Path
Research Advisor: Professor L. Hoffman

1992, Kim, Won Chul, Knowledge-Based Framework for an Automated User Interface Presentation Design Tool
Research Advisor: Professor J. Foley

1992, Park, Juha, Statistical 2D and 3D Image Models and Their Applications
Research Advisor: Professor K. Eom

1992, Levine, Michael David, Physiologic-Based Circuit Models of the Neural Postsynaptic Membrane
Research Advisor: Professor M. Eisenberg

1993, Bielak, Dennis Chester, Improving Classification with Adaptive Synthesis Based on Collective Learning
Research Advisor: Professor P. Bock

1993, Moon, Gyu, VLSI Design of Neural Networks Using Pulse Coded Weights with On-Chip Learning Capability
Research Advisor: Professor M. Zaghloul

1993, Boyle, Robert Jefferson, Super-Resolution Techniques for Bearing Estimation Under Strong Interference Conditions
Research Advisor: Professor W. Wasylkiwskyj

1993, Mahmoud, Emad Ghazi, Overcoming Disorientation in a Hypermedia Environment with a Visually-Based Builder and Navigator (VBBN) Tool
Research Advisor: Professor C.D. Martin

1993, Hojati, Shahram, Direction of Arrival Estimation of Wide-Band Emitters
Research Advisor: Professor W. Wasylkiwskyj

1993, Kazemi, Hooshang, A Frame-Based Automatic Fault Diagnosis Expert System for Electrical Power Networks
Research Advisor: Professor R. Harrington

1993, Kao, Shiung-Pin, A Time-Domain Digital Speech Waveform Encoding Scheme
Research Advisor: Professor A. Meltzer

1993, Intrator, Yoav, OR: An Object Relation Oriented Model
Research Advisor: Professor S. Rotenstreich

1993, Goldschen, Alan Jeffrey, Continuous Automatic Speech Recognition by Lipreading
Research Advisor: Professor O. Garcia

1993, Wick, Carl Eric, A Model-Based Approach to the Detection and Tracking of Microvessels in Bulbar Conjunctiva Images
Research Advisor: Professor M. Loew

1993, Elagooz, Salah Sayed, Bandwidth Efficient Coding and Modulation for Time Dispersive Channels
Research Advisor: Professor B. Vojcic

1993, Goldschen, Alan Jeffrey, Continuous Automatic Speech Recognition by Lipreading
Research Advisor: Professor Garcia

1993, Ali, Hazem Hasan, CMOS Dynamic Retina with Associative Memory Capabilities
Research Advisor: Professor Zaghloul

1993, El-Kadi, Amr Ahmed Nabil Ahmed, Tapping Processes: Orthogonal Languages Constructs for Distributed Systems Development
Research Advisor: Professor Rotenstreich

1993, Ragab, Alemam Said, Adaptive Equalization Performance in Mobile Fading Channels
Research Advisor: Professor Vojcic

1993, El Barbary, Khairy Abd El Nabe, Fast Constant Modulus Array for Separation of Cochannel Signals
Research Advisor: Professor Pickholtz

1993, Kyaruzi, Alexander Lugatona, A Versatile Technique to Minimize Electrical Losses in Distribution Feeders
Research Advisor: Professor Harrington

1993, Weng, Lin, Connectivity in Random Networks and Traffic Modeling in Mobile Networks
Research Advisor: Professor Kakaes

1993, Anderson, Mary Pastel, Evaluation of Gabor Elementary Function-Based Medical Image Compression
Research Advisor: Professor Loew

1993, Ok, Hurriyet Aydin, A Multicomputer Query Processing Model for Full-text Retrieval Using Compressed Bitmaps, Research Advisor: Professor Meltzer

1994, Amini, Javid Ali, Model Analysis of Red Blood Cell Flow Through Diverging and Converging Microvasular Bifurcations, Research Advisor: Professor Eisenberg, Professor Kurantsin-Mills

1994, Diaz, Rafael Jose, Enhanced Transport Protocol: A Transport Protocol for High Speed Networking,
Research Advisor: Professor Helgert

1994, Feudo, Christopher Vincent, An Abstract Model of Rogue Code Insertion into Radio Frequency Wireless Networks, Research Advisor: Professor Hoffman

1994, El Shishtawy, Mahmoud El Sayed, Establishing an Upper Bound on Conformance Testing Techniques Using a Unique Input Output Tour,
Research Advisor: Professor Helgert

1994, Clark, Paul Christopher, BITS: A Smartcard Protected Operating System,
Research Advisor: Professor Hoffman

1994, Ullman, Stuart Gage, Mapping Parallel Programs to Processor Interconnection Networks,
Research Advisor: Professor Narahari

1994, Niazi, Mansoor Ahmed Khan, Planning for the Reliable Operation of a Power System, (Developing Countries Perspective),
Research Advisor: Professor Harrington

1994, Sarrafzadeh, Hossein Reza, State Transparent Convolutional Codes,
Research Advisor: Professor Kakaes

1994, Roller, Christopher David, Robust Eigenstructure-Based DF in the Presence of Mutual Coupling,
Research Advisor: Professor Pickholtz/Wasylkiwskyj

1994, Jatau, James A'Fagawo, Micromagnetic Modeling of Coercivity in Thin-Film Recording Media,
Research Advisor: Professor Della Torre

1994, Mueen, Muhammed, A Simple Approach to Improve Lightning Performance of an Uprated Substation,
Research Advisor: Professor Harrington

1994, Khadr, Nagi Mahmoud, Wave Correlation Effects in Active Microwave Remote Sensing of the Environment,
Research Advisor: Professor Lang

1994, Favre, Jean Michel, A Data Model and Algorithm Design for Scientific Data Visualization,
Research Advisor: Professor Hahn

1994, Bhatia, Manjit Singh, Performance Evaluation and Fault Tolerance of Randomized Routing on Clos Networks,
Research Advisor: Professor Youssef

1994, Vahabzadeh, Massoud Reza, A Multi-Layer Neural Network System for the Estimation of Performance under Sleep-Deprivation,
Research Advisor: Professor Eisenberg

1995, Erdi, Yusuf Emre, Bone Marrow Image Segmentation and Activity Quantitation in Radionuclide Therapy,
Research Advisor: Professor Loew/Wessels

1995, Agudo, Michael Engracia, An Approach to On-Line Static Security Assessment of Power Systems Using Artificial Neural Network Techniques,
Research Advisor: Professor Harrington

1995, Weiss, Steven, A Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Annular Sector Microstrip Antennas,
Research Advisor: Professor Kahn

1995, Anandkumar, Janavikulam Sankaran, Compression of the Electrocardiogram (ECG) Using a Library of Orthonormal Wavelet Basis Functions,
Research Advisor: Professor Eisenberg

1995, Hsu, Chao-Chi Charles, Chaotic Neural Network Model and VLSI Implementation,
Research Advisor: Professor Zaghloul

1995, Kaplan, Kathleen Mary, An Approximate String Matching Algorithm with Extension to Higher Dimensions,
Research Advisor: Professor Loew

1995, Lee, Sang-Kyu, A Study on Embeddings in Communication-Efficient Networks,
Research Advisor: Professor Choi

1995, Kolli, Chakravarthy, An Open Ended Development for Object Oriented Software,
Research Advisor: Professor Rotenstreich

1995, Liu, Simon Yuan-Jang, A Transformational Approach to Software Design,
Research Advisor: Professor Rotenstreich

1995, Kavaklioglu, Omer, On Scattering of Waves by the Infinite Grating of Circular Dielectric Cylinders at Oblique Incidence, Research Advisor: Professor Lang

1995, Sangston, Kevin James, Wave Propagation in a One-Dimensional Correlated Random Medium,
Research Advisor: Professor Lang

1995, Lazzeri, Santos Gerardo, An Intelligent Tutoring System for Chess,
Research Advisor: Professor Rachelle Heller

1995, Darken, Rudolph Poul, Wayfinding in Large-Scale Virtual Worlds
Research Advisor: Professor Sibert

1995, Lee, Wookwon, Array Processing of Multiple Access Interference Cancellation,
Research Advisor: Professor Pickholtz

1995, Erdi-Kutan, Alev, A New Radioimmunotherapy Treatment Planning System Employing a Semi-Automated Segmentation Toolkit and Fast Hartley Transform for 3D Convolution,
Research Advisor: Professor Loew/Yorke

1995, Osella Stephen A., Adaptive Recognition of Phonemes from Speaker-Independent Connected-Speech Using ALISA,
Research Advisor: Professor Bock

1995, Al-Natheer, Othman Abdulla, An Investigation of Electric Field Profile on the Ground Level Under Different Line Design of EHV Multi-Phase Transmission Lines,
Research Advisor: Professor Harrington

1995, Ozkaya, Armagan, Organization of Set Manipulation Operations Using Partial Ordering Variations,
Research Advisor: Professor Berkovich

1996, Kilic, Ozlem, Multibeam Approach to Pulse Scattering from Discrete Random Media,
Research Advisor: Professor Lang

1996, Park, Ju-Young Lee, A Study of Broadcast and Multicast Algorithms on Multiport Wormhole Routed Networks,
Research Advisor: Professor Choi

1996, Perez-Quinones, Manuel Angel, Conversational Collaboration in User-Initiated Interruption and Cancellation Requests,
Research Advisor: Professor Sibert

1996, Habib, Shahid, Continuous Time Neural Networks for System Identification and Control,
Research Advisor: Professor Zaghloul

1996, Arjona-Arguelles, Diego, A Hybrid Artificial Neural Network/Genetic Algorithm Approach to the On-Line Optimization of Electrical Power Systems,
Research Advisor: Professor Lay, Harrington

1996, Jang, Won Mee, Joint Transmitter/Receiver Optimization in Synchronous Multiuser Communications Over Multipath Channels,
Research Advisor: Professor Vojcic

1996, El-Sayed, Hoda, Randomized Routing and its Applications on Multiprocessor Benes Networks,
Research Advisor: Professor Youssef

1996, Jones, Kenneth E., Frequency Independent Spatial Filters for Active Control of Time Periodic Wide Band Structural Acoustic Radiation,
Research Advisor: Professor Borgiotti, jointly with CMEE

1996, Bachus, Bruce David, Determining the Feasibility of Introducing Concurrent Programming into the Lower-Level Curriculum via a Controlled Experiment,
Research Advisor: Professor Feldman

1996, Hegarty, Christopher John, Noncoherent Multiuser Detection,
Research Advisor: Professor Vojcic, Mitre Corporation, Navigation Systems Engineering Division.

1996, Choi, Hongsik, On Scheduling Transmissions in WDM Star Networks,
Research Advisor: Professor Choi

1997, Karygiannis, Athanasios, A Deductive Fault-Diagnosis Method for Resolving Cases of Test Invalidation in Multiprocessor Systems,
Research Advisor: Professor Friedman

1997, Kaisler, Stephen Hendrick, Making Concurrency Explicit: Object-Oriented to Process-Oriented Conversion,
Research Advisor: Professor Feldman

1997, Wiley, Douglas John, Parameterized Motion Models for Computer Graphics Characters,
Research Advisor: Professor Hahn

1997, Tjaden, Bunny J, Comparison of Lectures, a Text-Based Intelligent Tutoring System and a Multimedia Tutorial to Teach C Pointers,
Research Advisor: Professor Martin

1997, Nebesh, Bohdan Alexander, Using the World Wide Web for Experimentation in Reusable Component Comprehension, Research Advisor: Professor Feldman

1997, Franklin, Stacey Allison, Validation of Cost Drivers for a Rough-Order-Magnitude Cost Model of Multimedia Computer-Based Training (CBT),
Research Advisor: Professor Martin

1997, Meajil, Abdullah Ibrahim, An Architecture-Independent Workload Characterization Model for Parallel Computer Architectures,
Research Advisor: Professor El-Ghazawi

1997, Fouad, Hesham Youssef, Real-Time Sound Generation for Virtual Environments,
Research Advisor: Professor Hahn

1997, Kann III, Charles William, An Exploratory Empirical Study of the Role of Program Generation Strategies and Plans in Concurrent Programming
Research Advisor: Professor R. Heller

1997, Hou, Luoming, Formal Semantics for Tree and Tabular Combined Notation
Research Advisor: Professor S. Rotenstreich

1997, Samadi, Shahin, Component Identification Framework and Toolkit in Support of Reusable Class Libraries
Research Advisor: Professor C. D. Martin

1997, El-Qawasmeh, Eyas Abdel-Rahim, Development and Investigation of Hash Searching Technique Tolerating Bit- Position Mismatches
Research Advisor: Professor S. Berkovich

1997, Shama, Yaacov, Detection/Decoding in Coded Multiuser Communications
Research Advisor: Professor B. Vojcic

1997, Chang, Lin-ching, Investigation of Multiprocessor Networks Arranging Replicated Objects in Combinatorial Designs
Research Advisor: Professor S. Berkovich

1997, Wu, Huei-fen Mary, Use of Web-Based Survey Instrument to Collect, Analyze and Present Course Evaluation Data
Advisor: Professor C. D. Martin

1997, Bassiouny, Fathy Mohamed Mohamed, Modeling and Performance Analysis of Isolated Asynchronous Generators
Research Advisor: Professor R. Harrington

1998, Torrico, Saul Argemiro, Theoretical Modeling of Foliage Effects on Path Loss for Residential Environments
Research Advisors: Professor R. Lang and Professor H. Bertoni

1998, Kimiavi, Sassan, ITS-Author: A Framework for Building Hypermedia-Based Intelligent Tutoring Systems for the World Wide Web
Research Advisor: Professor C. D. Martin

1998, Jackson, Lethia LeAnn Sweeney, Developing and Validating an Instrument to Analyze the Legibility of a Web Page Based Upon Text Style and Color Combinations
Research Advisor: Professor R. Heller

1998, Eisenberg, Jacquelyn Barbara, TAFC, Technology Assisted Focused Consciousness
Research Advisor: Professor A. Wolf

1998, Turner, Michael Scott Vincent, Performance-based Self-adaptive Evolutionary Behavior
Research Advisor: Professor S. Rotenstreich

1998, Harder, Eric Joseph, Routing and Wavelength Assignment in All-Optical WDM Wavelength- Routing Networks
Research Advisor: Professor H.-A. Choi

1998, Vazquez, Federico, Formal Model for Real Time Systems Design
Research Advisor: Professor S. Rotenstreich


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