Below are theses and dissertations completed by graduates of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Howard H. Hughes College of Engineering.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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The Development of a Viscoelastic Ellipsoidal Model for use in Measuring Plantar Tissue Material Properties during Walking, Jessica Lee DeBerardinis

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Effects Associated with the Deployment of Autonomous and Connected Vehicles: Insights from Las Vegas, NV, Sarah Dennis

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Investigating Sources of Selenium in Shallow Groundwater in the Las Vegas Valley, Sahar Ehsani

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Treatment of Perchlorate and Multiple Oxyanions: Chemical and Biological Investigations, Mark Elkouz

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Galena Creek Bridge Structural Health Monitoring Instrumentation and Modeling, Leopold Falkensammer

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Numerical Study of Spacer Grid Geometry in a 5 X 5 Nuclear Fuel Rod Bundle, Wan Chuan Fan

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Improving OCR Post Processing with Machine Learning Tools, Jorge Ramon Fonseca Cacho

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Machine Learning Classification of Primary Tissue Origin of Cancer from DNA Methylation Markers, Sravani Gannavarapu Surya Naga

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Examining the Effectiveness of a 4D Schedule and a Virtual Reality Model on a Modular Project: UNLV Solar Decathlon Case, Rajarshi Ghimire

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Analysis of Bitcoin Cryptocurrency and Its Mining Techniques, Suman Ghimire

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Comparison of Zero Valent Iron (ZVI) and ZVI+Sludge for the Removal of High Levels of Hexavalent Chromium and Chlorate from Waters, Kenneth R. Greenhalgh

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Coarse-Grained, Fine-Grained, and Lock-Free Concurrency Approaches for Self-Balancing B-Tree, Edward R. Jorgensen II

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Batching Problems with Constraints, Shradha Kapoor

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Approximation Algorithms for Illuminating 1.5D Terrain, Jiwan Khatiwada

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Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Mortars Containing Natural Pozzolan, Arash Kian

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Modeling Driver-Pedestrian-Infrastructure Interactions at Signalized Midblock Crosswalks, Boniphace Kutela

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Private Group Communication in Blockchain Based on Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange, Zachary Steven Laney

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On Algebraic Structures and Automaton for Optimal Computer Network Design and Performance Study, Xiangrong Ma

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Utilization of Remote Sensing Data for Estimation of the Groundwater Storage Variation, Gaurang Mistry

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Design of Efficient Carbon-Based Adsorbents for the Removal of Organic and Inorganic Water Contaminants, Sayedeh Soroosh Mortazavian Dehkordi

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Development of Natural Perlite Based Concrete for Sustainable Construction, Seyedmahmoud Motaharikarein

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A Highly-Sensitive Global-Shutter CMOS Image Sensor with On-Chip Memory For Hundreds of Kilo-Frames Per Second Scientific Experiments, Konstantinos Moutafis

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Sizing a New Bike Sharing System for the University Of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nesley Orochena

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Opportunities and Challenges of Modular Construction in a Hospitality Centric Environment, Shreyansh Paliwal

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On Action Quality Assessment, Paritosh Parmar

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Impact of Design Cost Percentage on Cost Growth, Schedule Growth, and Construction Intensity of Road Construction Projects, Elina Prajapati

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Static Malware Detection using Deep Neural Networks on Portable Executables, Piyush Aniruddha Puranik

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The Effects of Ventilation on Trihalomethanes Removal by Spray Aeration, Alicia Qiu Cheung

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Performance Comparison of Message Queue Methods, Sanika Raje

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Application of Data-Driven and Process-Based Modeling Approaches for Water Quality Simulation in Lakes and Freshwater Reservoirs, Ali Saber Sichani

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Benchmarking Permutation Flow Shop Problem: Adaptive and Enumerative Approaches Implementations via Novel Threading Techniques, Hari Prasad Sapkota

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CFD Simulation Investigating the Effects of Groove Geometry on Heat Transfer for Internally Grooved Tubes, Richard Zaven Saroukhanoff

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Cesium Platinum Iodide Perovskite Synthesis, Development and Application in Photovoltaic Devices, Dakota Schwartz

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Estimation of Stage-Area-Storage Relationships in Reservoirs and Stage-Discharge Relationships in Rivers Using Remotely Sensed Data, Sailuj Shakya

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Neural Network in Hardware, Jiong Si

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Ambient Temperature Dependence of Air-cooled Condenser Performance and Parameters, Alexander Darr Smith

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Generating Kernel Aware Polygons, Bibek Subedi

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Rethinking Timestamping: Time Stamp Counter Design for Virtualized Environment, Alexander Tabatadze

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Multi-Resolution Spatio-Temporal Change Analyses of Hydro-Climatological Variables in Association with Large-Scale Oceanic-Atmospheric Climate Signals, Kazi Ali Tamaddun

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Investigation of Efficiency Loss of Distributed Solar Power Due to Soiling and Efficiency Recovery by Rainfall, Amanda Mayumi Tanaka

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Evaluation of Titanosilicate Materials for the Sorption of Cesium and Strontium from High Level Wastes, Matheus Tolentino Lauar

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The Affective Perceptual Model: Enhancing Communication Quality for Persons with PIMD, Jadin Tredup

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On The Human Factors Impact of Polyglot Programming on Programmer Productivity, Phillip Merlin Uesbeck

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Chromium(VI) and Oxyanion Remediation Of Vadose Zone Soils With Zero Valent Iron (ZVI) and Biological Reduction, Nicolas Kim Wong

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High-Speed Radhard Mega-Pixel CIS Camera for High-Energy Physics, Wenlan Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Static and Dynamic Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment of Potable Reuse Paradigms, Erfaneh Amoueyan

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N-Nitrosodimethylamine Formation and Mitigation in Potable Reuse Treatment Trains Employing Ozone nd Biofiltration, Fernanda Bacaro

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Efficient and Practical Composition of Lock-Free Data Structures, Neha Bajracharya

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The Combined Effect of Photovoltaic and Electric Vehicle Penetration on Conservation Voltage Reduction in Distribution System, Narayan Bhusal

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The Impact of Waters of Low Quality on Soiling Removal from Photovoltaic Panels, Alisson Luiz Boeing

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Application of Machine Learning in Cancer Research, Mandana Bozorgi

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Water-Energy Nexus Approaches for Solar Development and Water Treatment in the Southwestern United States, Syeda Saria Bukhary

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Advancing Community Detection Using Keyword Attribute Search, Sanket Chobe

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Combinatorial Ant Optimization and the Flowshop Problem, Tasmin Chowdhury

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Algorithms for Tower Placement on Terrain, Binay Dahal

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Mitigating Accumulation of Aeolian Dust Particles on Solar Power Generator Panels without Water, Sanjana Das

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Elliptic Cryptosystem, Elizabeth Dettrey

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UAS-based Object Tracking via Deep Learning, Marc Dinh

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Evaluating the Feasibility and Sustainability of Direct Potable Reuse in Las Vegas, NV, Cory Dow

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Numerical Analysis of an Electrical Transformer with Fins and Horizontal Pins, Sean Ferneyhough

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A Distributed Real-Time Short-Term Solar Irradiation Forecasting Network for Photovoltaic Systems, Michael Adelbert Gacusan

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A Framework to Capture Dynamic Traffic Trends from Historical Sensor Data, Carlos Gaviria

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Design, Layout, and Testing of Sige APDs Fabricated in a Bicmos Process, Dane Laurence Gentry

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Detector Arrays for Nuclear Security and Safeguards Applications, Jessica Hartman

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Affinity Points in Variable Frequency Drive – Motor Systems, Christophe Hicks

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Preliminary Investigation of Tensile Strength and Impact Characterization Of Cementitious Composite Incorporating Carbon Nanotubes, Robabeh Jazaei

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Concurrency in Blockchain Based Smartpool with Transactional Memory, Laxmi Kadariya

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Morphological and Energy Transport Optimization of Spectrally-Selective Solar Absorber Coatings at Mesoscale, Dale Karas

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Design Optimization and Control of a Fully Actuated Hexrotor UAV for Use in Aerial Manipulation Applications, Jameson Yau Sung Lee

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Deep Data Locality on Apache Hadoop, Sungchul Lee

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Fundamental Tradeoffs in Estimation of Finite-State Hidden Markov Models, Justin Le

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Fluid Structure Interaction Study of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Surgical Treatment Using Suture-Patch Device on the Patient’s Tongue, Yang Liu

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Performance Analysis of Blockchain Platforms, Pradip Singh Maharjan

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Biodegradable and Biocompatible Silk Fibroin for Optical Applications, Corey Bryce Malinowski

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Variable Transition Time Inverters in a Digital Delay Line with Analog Storage for Processing Fast Signals and Pulses, James Kenton Mellott

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Scheduling Two Machines with Dissimilar Costs, Madhurupa Moitra

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High Speed Fast Transient Digitizer Design and Simulation, Eric Clark Monahan

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Linear and Nonlinear Adaptive Attitude Control of Asteroid-Orbiting Spacecraft Using State Feedback and Output Feedback, Nicholas Moya

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Design and Preliminary Evaluation of a Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycle for Solar Dish Concentrator Clean Energy Production, Danielle Nobles-Lookingbill

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Numerical Study of Biopolymer Implants for Distal Femoral Condyles– Finite Element Simulations, Luke Olsen

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The Design, Modeling, and Optimization of a Biomimetic Soft Robot for Fluid Pumping and Thrust Generation Using Electroactive Polymer Actuators, Zakai Jedidiah Olsen

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Numerical Study of Oxidation in Stainless Steel Alloy Ep-823 by Liquid Lead-Bismuth Eutectic, Rajyalakshmi Palaparty

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Community Detection and Ranking in Big Data Graphs, Matin Pirouz Nia

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Machine Learning Applications in Graduation Prediction at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Elliott Collin Ploutz

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A Numerical Model of an Axial Wind Turbine, Andrew Liam Poland

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The Future of Construction as it Applies to the Colonization of the Moon and Mars, Julian Prestia

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A Machine Learning Approach to Predict First-Year Student Retention Rates at University Of Nevada, Las Vegas, Aditya Rajuladevi

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Effect of Curing Conditions on Mechanical Properties and Durability of Concrete, Edgar Lazaro Salas-Borrero

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Calculation of Access Charge for High Speed Rail XpressWest of Nevada, Sameeksha Sapkota

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Application of Machine Learning Techniques in Credit Card Fraud Detection, Ronish Shakya

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Design and Analysis of First and Second Order K-Delta-1-Sigma Modulators in Multiple Fabrication Processes, Shada Sharif

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Secure Device and Knowledge Discovery in Internet of Things, Shahab Taregh Tayeb

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Surface Resistivity for Concrete Quality Assurance, Stanley Tat

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Comprehensive Study of Spray-Painting and 3d Printing Fabrication Methods for Nafion® and Nafion® Equivalents in Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuators and Sensors, Sarah Trabia

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Channel Estimation and ICI Cancelation in Vehicular Channels of OFDM Wireless Communication Systems, Vahid Vahidi

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Investigations into the Airside Cooling of a Heat Exchanger, David Vallet

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Analysis and Design of Analog Front-end Circuitry for Avalanche Photodiodes (APD) and Silicon Photo-multipliers (SiPM) in Time-of-flight Applications, Vikas Vinayaka

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CFD Modeling of Smoke Movement in an Atrium, Robin Wu

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Study of Blockchain-as-a-Service Systems with a Case Study of Hyperledger Fabric Implementation on Kubernetes, Aniket Jalinder Yewale

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The Effect of Titanium Dioxide on Nucleate Pool Boiling Using an Aluminum Substrate, Kevin Yim