Browsing Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Theses by Title
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Generalization of a Constraint Based Intrusion Detection System
In a world rampant with cyber crime, Intrusion Detection System(IDS) provides an effective way to grapple with cyber attacks. An IDS is used to monitor the network traffic and generate alerts for any malicious activities ... -
Generalized Force Estimation using Machine Learning and Deep Learning with EMG and Motion Data
Human movements are accomplished by muscle contractions, resulting in force exertion. Accurate estimation of the generated force is desired in many applications such as robotics, prosthesis control, and sports. The surface ... -
Generation and Optimization of Local Shape Descriptors for Point Matching in 3-D Surfaces
(2009-09-01)We formulate Local Shape Descriptor selection for model-based object recognition in range data as an optimization problem and offer a platform that facilitates a solution. The goal of object recognition is to identify and ... -
A Hardware Architecture for GPS/INS-Enabled Wireless Sensor Networks
(2012-01-13)Wireless sensor network technology has now been widely adopted. In many applications, distributed sensor nodes collect data at different locations and the location information of each node is required. The Global Positioning ... -
High Frequency Class DE Converter Using a Multilayer Coreless PCB Transformer
In modern power electronics equipment, it is desirable to design a low profile, high power density, and fast dynamic response converter. Increases in switching frequency reduce the size of the passive components such as ... -
High Frequency Ultrasound RF Time Series Analysis for Tissue Characterization
(2012-03-29)Ultrasound-based tissue characterization has been an active field of cancer detection in the past decades. The main concept behind various techniques is that the returning ultrasound echoes carry tissue-dependent information ... -
High Performance Digital Control Techniques for Powering Microprocessors
(2009-04-14)Increasing power consumption and heat dissipation are becoming urgent challenges for processors today and in the future. Digital power control architectures in which processors closely interact with voltage regulators are ... -
High Resolution Jamming Detection in Global Navigation Satellite Systems
(2015-05-06)Global Positioning System (GPS) is increasingly threatened by interference and especially jamming. They are substantial threats to the functions that rely on the GPS position velocity and time solutions. The ultimate ... -
High Resolution Signal Processing Techniques for Enhancing GPS Receiver Performance
(2015-03-04)Despite the major advances in signal processing methods used nowadays, GPS receivers still face substantial challenges, such as multipath, which remains a dominant source of ranging error. The presence of GPS multipath ... -
High-performance Communication in MPI through Message Matching and Neighborhood Collective Design
Message Passing Interface (MPI) is the de facto standard for communication in High Performance Computing (HPC). MPI Processes compute on their local data while extensively communicating with each other. Communication is ... -
High-Speed Electronic Signal Processing for Pre-Compensation in Optical Communications
(2011-11-02)Narrowband optical filtering and chromatic dispersion are two important issues that affect optical fiber transmission performance. Recent technological developments in high-speed digital signal processors, digital-to-analog ... -
A high-speed Iterative Closest Point tracker on an FPGA platform
(2008-07-16)The Iterative Closest Point (ICP) algorithm is one of the most commonly used range image processing methods. However, slow operational speeds and high input band-widths limit the use of ICP in high-speed real-time ... -
High-Throughput Dense Wireless Networks in Unlicensed Spectrum
Dense deployment of wireless local area networks (WLANs) will support the prolific data traffic in future wireless networks beyond fifth generation (B5G), either as small cells for cellular data offloading or last-miles ... -
Hybrid Distributed Stochastic Gradient Descent for Federated Learning
With the advancement of information technology in the past decades, the world embraces the era of 'Big Data', in which large volumes of data are being produced in high velocity, while there is an increasing demand in ... -
HYBRID ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLES: CONVENTIONAL APPROACHES AND MUTLI-SOURCE TOPOLOGIES
With the increasing global awareness and call for reduced dependence on fossil fuels and their polluting byproducts, energy efficient electric vehicles are gaining more attention for replacing internal combustion engine ... -
Hydrothermal Processing of Barium Strontium Titanate Composites on Printed Circuit Board for Thin Film Varactor Applications
(2014-09-26)Thin film Ba0.7Sr0.3TiO3 has been deposited onto printed circuit boards at low temperatures for low and high frequency applications. The fabrication method involves spin coating sol-gel composites (a mixture of BST powder ... -
Identification and Rendering of Contact Dynamic Models in Robotic and Haptic Systems
Haptic simulation systems allow kinesthetic interaction between users and virtual environments. These environments are represented using mathematical models which simulate the contact dynamics of real objects. However, the ... -
Image Retrieval using Landmark Indexing for Indoor Navigation
(2014-04-25)A novel approach is proposed for real-time retrieval of images from a large database of overlapping images of an indoor environment. The procedure extracts visual features from images using selected computer vision techniques, ... -
Impact Study of Multimode Fibre Taper in Modal Noise Under Restricted Offset Launch Conditions
(2007-11-15)Delivering high bandwidth to the individual household or small business is currently a major bottleneck in the high speed network, a problem referred to as the last mile issue. Multimode fibre is widely deployed in the ... -
Imperceptible Pattern Embedding: Structured Light Steganography For Augmented Reality Applications
In this work, we describe a novel PROCAM sensor which uses steganographic techniques to embed imperceptible patterns in structured light, allowing a projector to function both as a versatile display device and a sensor for ...