Below are theses and dissertations completed by graduates of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Howard H. Hughes College of Engineering.
For the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations, visit UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Framework of Performance-Based Contracting for Chip Seal and Striping Maintenance Activities, Kishor Shrestha
Ionic Electroactive Polymer Devices: Physics-Based Modeling with Experimental Investigation and Verification, Tyler Paul Stalbaum
Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene, Ashok Em Sudhakar
Mining Unstructured Log Messages for Security Threat Detection, Candace Suh-Lee
Analyses of Streamflow Change Patterns and Correlation of These Changes with Sea-Surface Temperature Fluctuations, Kazi Ali Tamaddun
Pendulum Based Impact Testing of Athletic Helmets Using the NOCSAE Headform, Bradley Thorne
An Empirical Study on The Impact of C++ Lambdas And Programmer Experience, Phillip Merlin Uesbeck
Enhancing the Draft Assembly with Minhash, Saju Varghese
A Business Intelligence Framework for Network-level Traffic Safety Analyses, Naveen Kumar Veeramisti
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Robust Observability, Control, & Economics of Complex Cyber-Physical Networks, Shaurya Agarwal
Sound Attenuation of Fiberglass Lined Ventilation Ducts, Jacob Albright
Structure and Optical properties of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) – MX2 (M = Mo, W & X = S, Se) under High Pressure and High Temperature conditions, Nirup Reddy Bandaru
The Design, Build, And Validation Of A Hybrid Tower Used To Conduct Helmet Impact Tests, Darren Benn
Object Detection and Tracking in Wide Area Surveillance Using Thermal Imagery, Santosh Bhusal
Evaluating the level of harmonic distortion in a typical distribution feeder, Wessen S. Bogale
Data Analysis With Map Reduce Programming Paradigm, Mandana Bozorgi
Fast Transient Digitizer and PCB Interface, Kevin Thomas Buck
Bulbous Pier: Alternative to Bridge Pier Extensions, Amilcar Chavez
The Use of COD, TOC, Fluorescence, and Absorbance Spectroscopy to Estimate Biochemical Oxygen Demand in Wastewater, Evelyn Aramaine Christian
Adaptive, Neural and Robust Control of Wing-Rock and Aeroelastic System, Prince Ghorawat
Fluoride and Phosphate Removal From Industrial and Domestic Wastewaters Using Cerium Chloride, John Michael Gonzales
Prediction of Shear Strength and Ductility of Cyclically Loaded Reinforced Concrete Columns Using Artificial Intelligence, Nicholas Gordon
Fall Detection by Using Video, Robert J. Gripentog
Properties of concrete containing GGBF slag and nano-silica, Mohammad Sajjadul Islam
Simulation of an Air Cooled Single-Effect Solar Absorption Cooling System with Evacuated Tube Collectors, Mohsen Jahandardoost
Study of Machine Learning Methods in Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vishal Jha
Efficient Estimation of Cluster Population, Sanjeev K C
Development of a Decision Support Framework for the Planning of Sustainable Transportation Systems, Pankaj Maheshwari
A Process for Optimal Resource Allocation for Integrated Resorts, Benjamin Mammina
Reducing Insertion Loss of Wavelength-Routed Optical Network Based on Microring Resonator Optical Switches, Yunjia Man
Designing, Building and Testing a Solar Thermoelectric Generation, STEG, for Energy Delivery to Remote Residential Areas in Developing Regions, Yacouba Moumouni
Safety Analysis of Freeway segments with unobserved heterogeneity and Second order spatial effects, Eneliko Mujuni Mulokozi
Performance Analysis of Hybrid Algorithms For Lossless Compression of Climate Data, Bharath Chandra Mummadisetty
Feasibility Study of Custom Manufacturing of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Sensors, Shelby E. Nelson
A Multi-~Procedural Approach to Evaluating Walkability and Pedestrian Safety, Peris Nyagah
Situational Assessment using graph comparison, Pavan Kumar Pallapunidi
Tracking and Monitoring Unmanned Aircraft Systems Activities with Crowd-Based Mobile Apps, Tejaswini Papireddy
General Application of Smart Inverters in Distribution and Smart Grid, Wenxin Peng
CFD Simulation of Heat Enhancement in Internally Helical Grooved Tubes, Sogol Pirbastami
Compression of climate data through Artificial Neural Networks, Astha Puri
A Multi-Level Trust Management Scheme for the Internet of Things, Anusha Ramanathan
An Approach to Model Plastic Deformation of Metallic Plates in Hypervelocity Impact Experiments, Shawoon Kumar Roy
The Comparison of Two Supine Manikins and the Use of a Shock and Vibration Isolation System for Litter Patients in Air Medical Transport, Karina Karlui Saenz Acosta
Geotechnical Surrogates for Sediment Shear Behavior in Southern Nevada, Rinu Ann Samuel
Concurrent Lazy Splay Tree with Relativistic Programming Approach, Jaya Ram Sedai
Alkali-~Activated Fly Ash Binders: Feasibility as a Sustainable Alternative to Ordinary Portland Cement for Pre-~Cast Systems, Kimberly Sierra
Crystalline Phase Change in Steel Alloys due to High Speed Impact, Muna Slewa
Constructing BFS Trees Using Tokens To Balance Speed and Network Traffic, Michael Spencer
Concurrent Non-blocking Skip List Using Multi-word Compare and Swap Operation, Anish Ratna Tuladhar
A Survey of Network Coding and Applications, Jonny L. Winger
A Survey on Potential Privacy Leaks of GPS Information in Android Applications, Srinivas Kalyan Yellanki
Effect of Void Geometry on Strength, Stiffness, and Failure Modes of Rock-like Materials, Omed Yousif
3D Obstacle Avoidance for Unmanned Autonomous System (UAS), Lin Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
GIS Framework for Spatiotemporal Mapping of Urban Flooding and Analyze Watershed Hydrological Response to Land Cover Change, Sayed Joinal Hossain Abedin
Smart Data Collection Using Mobile Devices To Improve Transportation Systems, Tharindu Dasun Abeygunawardana
Effect of Caliche on the Behavior of Drilled Shafts, Rouzbeh Afsharhasani
Simulation of Thermal Transit-Time Flow Meter for High Temperature, Corrosive and Irradiation Environment, Elaheh Alidoosti
Design and Implementation of an Instruction Set Architecture and an Instruction Execution Unit for the REZ9 Coprocessor System, Daniel Spencer Anderson
Design and Analysis of Hydrogen Powered Actuator Integrating Metal Hydride Storage System, Md Mainul Hossain Bhuiya
Mitigation of Moving Shocks in an Expanding Duct, Veraun Chipman
A Characterization of Open Shop Scheduling Problems using the Hall Theorem and Network Flow, Arunasri Chitti
A Novel Multimodal Image Fusion Method Using Hybrid Wavelet-based Contourlet Transform, Yoonsuk Choi
Development of a Black-Box Transient Thermal Model for Residential Buildings, Andrew Cross
A Taxonomy of Polynomially Solvable Shop Problems with Limited Number of Machines or Jobs, Megha Sairam Darapuneni
Evaluation of Conservation Voltage Reduction as a tool for demand side management, Ali Dorrody
Evaluation of PHB Mid-Street Crossing System in Las Vegas, Nevada - Pedestrian Perspectives, Anna Eapen
Investigating the Physical Properties and Runoff Treatment Capability of Pervious Concrete Containing Granular Activated Carbon, Mark Elias Elkouz
Feedback Speed Control of a Small Two-Stroke Internal Combustion Engine that Propels an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Paul D. Fjare
Novel Deployment of Elpasolites as a Dual Neutron / Gamma-ray Directional Detector, Amber Lynn Guckes
Approaches for Generating 2D Shapes, Pratik Shankar Hada
Highway Routine Maintenance Cost Estimation for Nevada, Monika Hagood
Using the Web 1T 5-Gram Database for Attribute Selection in Formal Concept Analysis to Correct Overstemmed Clusters, Guymon Hall
Neutron Spectroscopy with Scintillation Detectors using Wavelets, Jessica Hartman
Power Optimization, Diagnostic Monitoring, and Modeling of Photovoltaic System, Khalid Hurayb
Simulation, and Overload and Stability Analysis of Continuous Time Sigma Delta Modulator, Kyung Kang
Implementing Influence Diagram Concepts to Optimize Border Patrol Operations using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Ashish Karki
Modeling and Development of Human Interface for Pedestrian Simulator, Romesh Khaddar
Development of a Visualization System for Highway Safety Management Using Safety Analyst, Indira Khanal
A Branch and Bound Method for Sum of Completion Permutation Flow Shop, Swapna Kodimala
Concurrent Localized Wait-Free Operations on a Red Black Tree, Vitaliy Kubushyn
Modeling of Short Term and Long Term Impacts of Freeway Traffic Incidents using Historical Data, Vidhya Kumaresan
Evaluation of Earthquake Hazard for Las Vegas Valley, Nevada Incorporating Probabilistic Hazard Assessment and Non--Linear Site Response, Suchan Lamichhane
Progressive Collapse Analysis of Older Reinforced Concrete Flat Plate Buildings Using Macro Model, Jinrong Liu
A Comparative Study: Utilizing Data Mining Techniques to Classify Traffic Congestion Status, Abbas Mirakhorli
Transport Properties of Nano-Silica Contained Self-Consolidating Concrete, Borhan Moradi
Numerical study of a novel fin configuration of a high temperature ceramic plate fin heat exchanger, Vijaisri Nagarajan
Finite Difference Modeling of Surface-~Wave Scattering for Shallow Cavity Detection, Heston Travis Norcott
A Survey of Tabu Search in Combinatorial Optimization, Lemasri Piniganti
Simultaneous Equation Modeling for Crash Rate of Freeway Segments, Anthony Ramos
Self Adjusting Contention Friendly Concurrent Binary Search Tree by Lazy Splaying, Mahesh Raj Regmee
Time Correlated Measurements Using Plastic Scintillators with Neutron-Photon Pulse Shape Discrimination, Norman Edison Richardson
Identification of long term changes and evaluation of the relationships among streamflow variability and oceanic-atmospheric indices, Soumya Sagarika
Modeling Pavement Distress Rates within U.S. Air Force Airfields, Lauren Sahagun