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McKelvey School of Engineering Graduate Student Theses & Dissertations

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Theses/Dissertations from 2026 2026

Cloud-Deployed RNA-Seq Analytics for Identifying Imaging and Therapeutic Targets in Chemotherapy-Induced Toxicities, Zhimu Wang

Pseudonymetry: Real-Time Interference Management System for Accountable and Cooperative Spectrum Sharing Using Embedded Watermarks, Meles Gebreyesus Weldegebriel

Quantitative HAADF-STEM Enabled Detection of Antisites in Multiferroic h-LuFeO₃, Jianan Wu

Characterization of New Particle Formation and Aerosol In-cloud Scavenging in the Marine Atmosphere, Qian Xiao

Biodegradable and Recyclable PLA-based Polyurethanes with Tunable Crystallinity and Mechanical Properties, Mo Xiaotian

Towards Fully Automated Diagnosis: Deep Learning and Multimodal Fusion for Ultrasound-Guided Diffuse Optical Tomography in Breast Cancer, Minghao Xue

A prefrontal cortex-hypothalamus circuit for heart rate control in non-human primates, Kevin Xu

High-Dimensional Data Analysis with Interpretable Low-Dimensional Models, Bahram Yaghooti

Temporal Logic Planning in Semantic Maps of Unknown Environments using TL-RRT, Dongrui Yang

Temperature and environmental implications on Ti_{3C_{2Cl_{2 MXene degradation process}}}, Yang Yang

Multidimensional MRI Maps Histology-Defined Phosphorylated Tau Burden in Alzheimer’s Disease, Hongyi Zhang

Study of Complex Biological Systems through AI-Empowered Metabolomic Analysis and Modeling, Runyu Zhao

Multifunctional Self-Healing and Shape-Adaptive Soft Electronics Based on Immiscible Dynamic Polymers, Sirui Zhao

Data-Driven Multimodal MRI Representation Learning for Subtype Discovery and Disease Progression Modeling in Parkinson’s Disease, zihan zhou

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)-Based Performance Prediction of Transcatheter Microvascular Plugs in Single-Ventricle Patients, Zhuhuan Zou

Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

Thinking Beyond Association Tests: Using Mathematical Models to Identify Genes Influencing Exceptional Longevity, Sandeep Acharya

A Neuroimmune Circuit Mediates Chemo Brain Pathology, Daniel Ahmadi

Noninvasive Assessment of the Tumor Using cfDNA, Irfan Alahi

Code Stories for Software Evolution, John Joseph Allen

Soft, Adhesive Dry Electrodes for Improved Electrophysiological Signal Acquisition with Motion Tolerance and Long-Term-Recoverability, Ryan Andersen

Enhancing Ion Transport and Electron Transfer in Redox Flow Batteries Through Component Design, Erfan Asadipour

Adaptive Noise Estimation and Denoising with Deep Learning for NMR Spectroscopy, Naveen Asokan

Reducing Measurement Error in Three-Point Bend Test Using Linear Gradient Correction Model, Juan J. Becerra-Garcia

Multi-Layer Support for Component-Based Cyber-Physical Systems Applications, Oren Bell

Development of a Light-Based Platform to Assess Cervical Mucus Barrier Function and Physical Mucus Properties, Elizabeth J. Buzbee