EECS MS and PhD Defense Notices
2006 Defense Notices
PhD Dissertation Defense
YUETING WAN
PHD/EE
Optical Properties of III-Nitride Semiconductors & the Applications in All-Optical Switching
December 15, 2006
10:30 a.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Rongqing Hui, chair
Christopher Allen
Victor Frost
Hongxing Jiang*
Karen Nordheden*
MS Project Defense
KAMEN NIKOLOV
MS/CoE
Prototype Query Engine for Specified Queries in XML
December 13, 2006
3:00 p.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Terry Clark, Chair
John Gauch
Susan Gauch
MS Project Defense
SHANKAR DHEERAJ KONIDENA
MS/CS
Adaptive Algorithm for High-Performance FPGA Cores
December 11, 2006
12:00 p.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Ron Sass, Chair
John Gauch
Arvin Agah
MS Thesis Defense
EDUARDO CARDOCE
MS/CS
Coding Videophone Sequences at Better Perceptual Quality by Using Face Detection and MPEG Coding
December 11, 2006
10:00 a.m.
2001B Eaton Hall
COMMITTEE:
John Gauch, Chair
Arvin Agah
Swapan Chakrabarti
MS Thesis Defense
JASON STEWART
MS/CS
Should One be Unified or Extreme When Developing Entertainment Software?
December 8, 2006
2:30 p.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Arvin Agah, chair
Perry Alexander
Man Kong
MS Thesis Defense
KELLEN BOMBARDIER
MS/CS
A New Test-Focused Development Process for Open Source Software
December 8, 2006
11:00 a.m.
153 Regnier Hall (Edwards Campus)
COMMITTEE:
Hossein Saiedian, Chair
Arvin Agah
Perry Alexander
MS Thesis Defense
MANUEL RICHEY
MS/CS
Application of Irregular Data Formats for Improved Performance of 16-bit Digital Signal Processing Systems
December 8, 2006
9:30 a.m.
153 Regnier Hall (Edwards Campus)
COMMITTEE:
Hossein Saiedian, Chair
Arvin Agah
Perry Alexander
MS Thesis Defense
MARK ADAMS
MS/CS
Visualization of Continuously Defined Multivariate Geospatial Data
December 7, 2006
3:30 p.m.
317 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
James Miller, Chair
John Gauch
Nancy Kinnersly
PhD Comprehensive Defense
Qi Chen
PHD/EE
A Channel Sounding Technique for Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks
December 5, 2006
1:30 p.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Gary Minden, Chair
Erik Perrins
James Roberts
Alex Wyglinski
Tyrone Duncan*
MS Project Defense
PRABU RENGANATHAN
MS/CS
Performance Analysis and Evaluation on Next Generation Intel Xscale Micro-architecture Based Processors for Handheld Devices
December 4, 2006
2:00 p.m.
250 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
John Gauch, Chair
Arvin Agah
Donna Haverkamp
PhD Dissertation Defense
BIAO FU
PHD/EE
Optical-Domain Performance Monitor Design for Next Generation Optical Networks
December 4, 2006
11:30 a.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Rongqing Hui, chair
Christopher Allen
Kenneth Demarest
Victor Frost
Yaozhong Hu*
PhD Comprehensive Defense
MEI LIU
PHD/CS
Genome-Wide Protein-Protein Interaction and Protein Function Predictions through Integration of Heterogeneous Data
December 4, 2006
10:30 a.m.
2001B Eaton Hall
COMMITTEE:
Xue-Wen Chen, Chair
Susan Gauch
Jerzy Grzymala-Busse
Jun Huan
Robert Ward*
PhD Comprehensive Defense
TIMOTHY NEWMAN
PHD/EE
Multi-objective Fitness Functions for Multi-carrier Cognitive Radios
November 22, 2006
8:30 a.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Joe Evans, Chair
Gary Minden
Alex Wyglinski
Perry Alexander
Tyrone Duncan*
MS Thesis Defense
ADAM LOHOEFENER
MS/EE
Design and Development of a Multi-Channel Radar Depth Sounder
November 16, 2006
11:00 a.m.
317 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Glenn Prescott, Chair
Chris Allen
Sivaprasad Gogineni
MS Thesis Defense
AMBIKA PRASAD NANDA
MS/EE
An Information Theoretic Approach of Transmit Signal Design for MIMO Radar
October 19, 2006
12:30 p.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Jim Stiles, Chair
Chris Allen
Shannon Blunt
MS Thesis Defense
GOPALAKRISHNA ANANTHA
MS/EE
An Information Theory Based Approach to Structure Learning in Bayesian Networks
October 9, 2006
1:00 p.m.
129 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Xue-Wen Chen, Chair
Victor Frost
John Gauch
PhD Comprehensive Defense
SANDHYA GABBUR
PHD/CS
Reputation Based Buyer Strategies for Seller Selection in Multi-Agent Electronic Markets
September 27, 2006
9:30 a.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Costas Tsatsoulis, Chair
Arvin Agah
Susan Gauch
Donna Haverkamp
Prakash Shenoy*
MS Thesis Defense
RICK WILLYARD
MS/EE
Airborne Radar for Measuring Snow Thickness over Sea-Ice
September 12, 2006
3:00 p.m.
317 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Prasad Gogineni, Chair
Pannir Kanagaratnam
Carl Leuschen
MS Thesis Defense
ALEXANDER GARRETT
MS/CS
A Parallel Molecular Modeling Framework to Assess DNA Sequence Effects on Nucleosome Stability
August 30, 2006
4:00 p.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Terry Clark, Chair
Xue-Wen Chen
Victor Frost
Krzysztof Kuczera*
PhD Dissertation Defense
JOHN PADEN
PHD/EE
Synthetic Aperture Radar for Imaging Basal Condition Beneath Polar Ice Sheets
August 29, 2006
3:00 p.m.
317 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Chris Allen, Chair
Kenneth Demarest
Prasad Gogineni
James Stiles
David Braaten*
MS Thesis Defense
VINAY VADDEPALLI
MS/CoE
Host Interface for Streaming Applications in a Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGA
August 29, 2006
10:15 a.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Ron Sass, Chair
Swapan Chakrabarti
Perry Alexander
MS Thesis Defense
RAGAVENDRA ANANTHA PADMANABHAN
MS/EE
Analytical Modeling to Evaluate the Impact of Cross Phase Modulation on WDM Optical Networks
August 25, 2006
3:30 p.m.
2001A Eaton Hall
COMMITTEE:
Ron Hui, Chair
Victor Frost
Chris Allen
MS Thesis Defense
CHRISTOPHER GIFFORD
MS/CS
Robotic Seismic Sensors for Polar Environments
August 25, 2006
2:00 p.m.
317 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Arvin Agah, Chair
Chris Allen
Glenn Prescott
Georgios Tsoflias*
PhD Dissertation Defense
DAVID JANZEN
PHD/CS
The Influence of Test-Driven Development on Internal Software Quality: An Empirical Evaluation
August 21, 2006
1:00 p.m.
2001B Eaton Hall
COMMITTEE:
Hossein Saiedian, Chair
Arvin Agah
Perry Alexander
John Gauch
Carey Johnson*
MS Thesis Defense
SHALINI SODAGAM
MS/EE
Development of Active Antennas as Sensors for Radars
August 17, 2006
1:00 p.m.
250 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Chris Allen, Chair
Sivaprasad Gogineni
Ken Demarest
MS Thesis Defense
PENG SENG TAN
MS/EE
Reduced Rank Filtering Techniques for Processing Multi-Aperture Radar
August 8, 2006
10:00 a.m.
250 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Jim Stiles, Chair
Chris Allen
Shannon Blunt
MS Thesis Defense
MADHURI EUNNI
MS/EE
Novel Planar Microstrip Antenna Design for UHF RFID
July 19, 2006
2:00 p.m.
250 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Daniel Deavours, Chair
Chris Allen
Jim Stiles
MS Thesis Defense
NARAYANAN GOVINDAN KASI
MS/EE
Performance Analysis of the Refined SeaWinds Rain Correction Algorithm
July 18, 2006
10:00 a.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Richard Moore, Chair
David Braaten
Prasad Gogineni
MS Thesis Defense
PATRICK CASTEEL
MS/CS
Subjective Evaluation of Simple Textile Property Visualizations
July 17, 2006
2:00 p.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Arvin Agah, Chair
Man Kong
Nancy Kinnersley
MS Thesis Defense
KARTHIKEYAN VARADARAJAN
MS/CS
RFID Security and Privacy in Consumer Items and Payment Systems
June 29, 2006
3:00 p.m.
317 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Gary Minden, Chair
Arvin Agah
Daniel Deavours
PhD Comprehensive Defense
DANIYAL MOHAMMED ALGHAZZAWI
PHD/CS
Adaptive e-Learning Environments for Multiple Cognitive Learning Styles
June 28, 2006
9:00 a.m.
250 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
John Gauch, Chair
Susan Gauch
Gary Minden
Glenn Prescott
Jim Miller
Ron Aust*
MS Thesis Defense
SENTHIL SHANMUGHAM
MS/CS
Perceptual Video Quality Measurement for Streaming Video over Mobile Networks
June 27, 2006
9:00 a.m.
250 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
John Gauch, Chair
Arvin Agah
Joseph Evans
MS Thesis Defense
ROBERT YEGANEH
MS/CS
A Multi-level Approach for Video Temporal Segmentation Based on Adaptive Examples
June 26, 2006
3:30 p.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
John Gauch, Chair
Arvin Agah
James Miller
PhD Comprehensive Defense
HEATHER AMTHAUER
PHD/CS
Learning Where to Look for Genetic Networks
June 12, 2006
9:00 a.m.
250 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Costas Tsatsoulis, Chair
Arvin Agah
Xue-Wen Chen
Susan Gauch
John Kelly*
MS Thesis Defense
SRIKANTH PYNENI
MS/CS
Verifying User Authenticity in Chat Rooms
May 23, 2006
9:00 a.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Susan Gauch, Chair
Arvin Agah
Perry Alexander
PhD Comprehensive Defense
ELENA POPEL
PHD/EE
Motion Analysis in Static Magnetic Resonance Elastography
May 22, 2006
10:00 a.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
John Gauch, Chair
Mehmet Bilgen, Co-chair
Donna Haverkamp
Glenn Prescott
Arcady Mushegian
Mikhail Medvedev*
PhD Comprehensive Defense
BENJAMIN EWY
PHD/EE
Collaborative Approaches to Probabilistic Reasoning in Network Management
May 19, 2006
2:30 p.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Joseph Evans, Chair
Gary Minden
Victor Frost
Xue-Wen Chen
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan*
DE Dissertation Defense
KENNETH FILARDO
DE/EE
Development of a Portable IFF Avionics Test Set
May 19, 2006
8:30 a.m.
250 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Glenn Prescott, Chair
Joseph Evans
Chris Allen
Thomas Mulinazzi
Herb Tuttle*
MS Thesis Defense
DANIEL LEUNG
MS/CS
Tell Me What I Need: A Multiagent, Collaborative Approach to Learn Sufficient, Classification Knowledge
May 18, 2006
9:00 a.m.
2001B Eaton Hall
COMMITTEE:
Costas Tsatsoulis, Chair
Arvin Agah
Susan Gauch
PhD Comprehensive Defense
MIRCO SPERETTA
PHD/CS
Cross-Site Browsing with Automatically Built Ontologies
May 15, 2006
3:30 p.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Susan Gauch, Chair
Perry Alexander
Arvin Agah
Xue-Wen Chen
Teruna Siahaan*
MS Project Defense
SUMAN BIR SINGH KANSAKAR
MS/CS
Syngraph - A Relational Database Application
May 15, 2006
9:00 a.m.
EECS Conference Room, 2001 Eaton Hall
COMMITTEE:
Susan Gauch, Chair
Ya Anne Zhang
Arvin Agah
PhD Comprehensive Defense
ERIK ANDERSON
PHD/EE
Creating a Single View of Memory and Function Calls for Hardware Threads
May 5, 2006
2:00 p.m.
Executive Conference Room, Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
David Andrews, Chair
Perry Alexander
Doug Niehaus
Ron Sass
Yang Zhang*
MS Thesis Defense
DAVID DUNSON
MS/EE
A Wideband Synthetic Aperture Radar for Ice Sheet Basal Measurements
May 5, 2006
9:30 a.m.
Gemini Room, Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Chris Allen, Chair
Prasad Gogineni
David Braaten
PhD Comprehensive Defense
CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR
PHD/CS
A Novel Data Mining Technique Combining Genetic Algorithms and Set Theory for Rule Discovery
May 5, 2006
9:00 a.m.
315 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Arvin Agah, Chair
Jerzy Grzymala-Busse
John Gauch
Xue-Wen Chen
Elizabeth Friis*
MS Thesis Defense
DAN CHIRPICH
MS/EE
RICE Digitizer Firmware
May 1, 2006
3:30 p.m.
Executive Conference Room, Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
David Andrews, Chair
Chris Allen
Ron Sass
MS Thesis Defense
RYAN REED
MS/EE
Implementation of a BPSK Transceiver for Use with KUAR
May 1, 2006
1:30 p.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Gary Minden, Chair
Alex Wyglinski
David Petr
MS Project Defense
AGUL KAUL
MS/CS
IP Telephony: Review and Implementation
May 1, 2006
9:00 a.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Joseph Evans, Chair
Victor Frost
Wei-Chao Wang
MS Thesis Defense
SHAWN MULKEY
MS/CS
Performance Evaluation of Eventing Web Services in Real-Time Applications
April 21, 2006
3:00 p.m.
153 Regnier Hall, Edwards Campus
COMMITTEE:
Hossein Saiedian, Chair
Douglas Niehaus
Wei-Chao Wang
MS Thesis Defense
JASON AGRON
MS/CoE
Run-Time Scheduling Support for Hybrid CPU/FPGA SoCs
April 11, 2006
1:30 p.m.
Executive Conference Room, Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
David Andrews, Chair
Perry Alexander
Ron Sass
MS Thesis Defense
AMENA KAUSER SYEDA
MS/EE
Design of a Wideband Vivaldi Antenna Array and Performance Enhancement of Small Vivaldi Arrays Using Baffles
April 10, 2006
3:30 p.m.
Executive Conference Room, Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Kenneth Demarest, Chair
Sivaprasad Gogineni
Christopher Allen
MS Thesis Defense
PARAG BEERAKA
MS/CoE
Design and Evaluation of a Scalable and Portable, Reconfigurable Computing Implementation of BLAST
March 13, 2006
3:30 p.m.
Executive Conference Room, Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Ron Sass, Chair
David Andrews
Xue-Wen Chen
MS Thesis Defense
JILU LI
MS/EE
Simulation and Experimentation of Complementary-coded Pulse Radar for Ice Measurement
February 20, 2006
10:00 a.m.
Gemini Room, Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Sivaprasad Gogineni, Chair
Glenn Prescott
Panniriselvam Kanagaratnam
PhD Dissertation Defense
XUEJUN MAO
PHD/CS
Occurrence and Duration of Queue Overflow for Heavy Tail Inter-arrival Times
February 17, 2006
3:00 p.m.
Gemini Room, Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Victor Frost, Chair
Joseph Evans
John Gauch
David Petr
Yaozhong Hu*
MS Thesis Defense
TIMOTHY RINK
MS/EE
Design and Evaluation of a Fine-Resolution Radar for Mapping Near-Surface Layers Using Plane-Waves
February 17, 2006
11:00 a.m.
Executive Conference Room, Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Dr. Pannir Kanagaratnam, Chair
Dr. David Braaten
Dr. Prasad Goginini
MS Thesis Defense
JEROME R. AROCKIAM
MS/EE
Verification of the Algorithm Correcting Sea Winds Measurements for Rain Effects
January 30,2006
9:00 a.m.
Mercury Room, Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Richard Moore, Chair
Glenn Prescott
David Braaten
MS Thesis Defense
TEJASVI ASWATHANARAYANA
MS/CS
Integrating Concurrency Control & Proxy Execution support and provide a framework for Deterministic Concurrency testing under the KURT-Linux Group Scheduling Model
January 27,2006
9:00 a.m.
250 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Douglas Niehaus, Chair
Susan Gauch
Victor Frost
MS Thesis Defense
VISHAL SINHA
MS/EE
Optimal Space-Time Waveform Design for High Altitude Multi-Aperture SAR
January 23,2006
9:00 a.m.
250 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
James Stiles, Chair
Chris Allen
Glenn Prescott
MS Thesis Defense
NIKHIL PARUCHURI
MS/EE
Design of a Modular Platform for Picosatellites, The KUHABS,KUBESat & KUTESat-1 Technical report
January 20,2006
8:30 a.m.
250 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Glenn Prescott, Chair
Chris Allen
Trevor Sorensen
MS Project Defense
SRINATH VAIDYANATHAN
MS/CS
Contextual Search Architecture
January 10, 2006
11:00 a.m.
Gemini Rom, Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Susan Gauch, Chair
Donna Haverkamp
Arvin Agah
MS Project Defense
HARIHARAN VIJAYARAGHAVAN
MS/EE
QPSK modulation using C6711 DSK
January 10, 2006
9:00 a.m.
Mercury Rom, Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Glenn Prescott, Chair
Swapan Chakrabarti
John Gauch
MS Project Defense
KAVYA CHANDRAMOULI KOUSHIK
MS/CS
XML-Based Instruction Generation Web Tool for Bluetooth Interoperability
January 9, 2006
11:00 a.m.
246 Nichols Hall
COMMITTEE:
Daniel Deavours, Chair
Susan Gauch
Weicaho Wang
