Browsing by Thesis Department "Electrical and Computer Engineering (UMKC)"
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Development of Aerial-Ground Sensing Network: Architecture, Sensor Activation, and Spatial Path-Energy Optimization
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)The advent of autonomous navigation, positioning, and in general robotics technologies has enabled the maturity of small to miniature-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs; or colloquially called drones) and their wide ... -
Development of pulsed power sources using self-sustaining nonlinear transmission lines and high-voltage solid-state switches
(2021)The demand for short pulses capable of delivering high peak power is increasing by leaps and bounds over the last few decades. These pulses are garnering attraction from a wide variety of end-users associated with the ... -
Disaster and infrastructure scene understanding
(2021)Urban scenes are visually complex as they contain physical objects and their spatial-temporal dynamic processes, including natural disasters and human-centered socio-economic activities. Image-based understanding of urban ... -
Dust-Obscured Galaxy Protocluster and Cluster Survey (DOGPACS): Identifying Large-Scale Structures 9−10 Billion Light-Years Away
(2022)Primordial density fluctuations have grown over time due to gravitational instability to form galaxies and, eventually, large-scale structures, such as clusters of galaxies. Galaxy clusters are the most massive collapsed ... -
Effective Surface Areas and Adsorption Capacity of Graphene with Vacancies
(2023)Graphene has been heavily researched since Geim and Novosolov won the nobel prize in physics for its mechanical exfoliation from graphite. The atomically thin crystal of carbon atoms has been reported to have novel properties ... -
Energy and Data Conversion Circuits for Low Power Sensory Systems
(2013)This dissertation focuses on the problem of increasing the lifetime of wireless sensors. This problem is addressed from two different angles: energy harvesting and data compression. Energy harvesting enables a sensor to ... -
Explainable AI framework through Multi-Context Multi-Dimensional Graph Neural Network
(2023)In this research, we explored the multifaceted realm of digital communication, emphasizing social media channels such as Twitter and Reddit, complemented by conventional data-gathering techniques like focus group discussions ... -
Finding and Mitigating Geographic Vulnerabilities in Mission Critical Multi-Layer Networks
(2016)In Air Traffic Control (ATC), communications outages may lead to immediate loss of communications or radar contact with aircraft. In the short term, there may be safety related issues as important services including power ... -
Framework for Automatic Identification of Paper Watermarks with Chain Codes
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)In this dissertation, I present a new framework for automated description, archiving, and identification of paper watermarks found in historical documents and manuscripts. The early manufacturers of paper have introduced ... -
Function Implementation in a Multi-Gate Junctionless FET Structure
(2023)This dissertation explores designing and implementing a multi-gate junctionless field-effect transistor (JLFET) structure and its potential applications beyond conventional devices. The JLFET is a promising alternative to ... -
Graphene Nanotechnology the Next Generation Logic, Memory and 3D Integrated Circuits
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)Floating gate transistor is the basic building block of non-volatile flash memory, which is one of the most widely used memory gadgets in modern micro and nano electronic applications. Recently there has been a surge ... -
Human Factors in Smart and Connected Communities
(2022)The vision of Smart Connected Community (SCC) is to integrate technology to improve economy, safety, education, health and provide equity in the society. Human factor plays a vital role in the SCC in human societal, ... -
Image compression and energy harvesting for energy constrained sensors
(2013)The advances in complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology have led to the integration of all components of electronic system into a single integrated circuit. Ultra-low power circuit techniques have reduced ... -
In-Flight Learning Based Flight Control of an Unmanned Aircraft System
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) popularity has increased substantially in the last few years. UAVs capabilities continue to improve as a result of advances in battery technology, communication, navigation systems and ... -
Investigation of Interconnect and Device Designs for Emerging Post-MOSFET and Beyond Silicon Technologies
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)The integrated circuit industry has been pursuing Moore’s curve down to deep nanoscale dimensions that would lead to the anticipated delivery of 100 billion transistors on a 300 mm² die operating below 1V supply in the ... -
Learning Efficient Deep Feature Extraction For Mobile Ocular Biometrics
(2020)Ocular biometrics uses physical traits from eye regions such as iris, conjunctival vasculature, and periocular for recognizing the person. Ocular biometrics has gained popularity amongst research and industry alike for its ... -
MAC layer resource allocation algorithms for OFDM/TDMA wireless networks
(2014-09-30)In wireless networks employing OFDMA/TDMA, orthogonal channels and timeslots are available resources that should be distributed between users fairly and in a collision-free manner. Furthermore, the available resources ... -
Measurement And Improvement of Quality-of-Experience For Online Video Streaming Services
(2015)HTTP based online video streaming services have been consistently dominating the online traffic for the past few years. Measuring and improving the performance of these services is an important challenge. Traditional ... -
Modeling and simulation of silicon photonics based optical ring resonator biosensor
(2021)In the photonic technological platforms, the signal is carried by light rather than an electron as in conventional electronic technologies. Electronic processing of the signals is becoming restricted, particularly in the ... -
Multi-Modal Ocular Recognition in presence of occlusion in Mobile Devices
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)The existence eyeglasses in human faces cause real challenges for ocular, facial, and soft-based (such as eyebrows) biometric recognition due to glasses reflection, shadow, and frame occlusion. In this regard, two operations ...