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Author:

Liu, Peng

Title:

Monostatic and Bistatic Ice-Penetrating Radars Based on Software-Defined Radio Technology

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Bistatic Ice-Penetrating Radar
Software-Defined Radio

File:

Download PengLiu_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven G Bilen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Julio Urbina, Committee Member
John Mathews, Committee Member
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Outside Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Al Hujaili, Khaled

Title:

Non-convex optimization techniques for radar waveform design under practical constraints

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

MIMO radar
wideband beampattern
waveform design
constant modulus
complex circle manifold
manifolds
cognitive radar
PDR
Ambiguity function
QGD
Spectral Constraint

File:

Download Khaled_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Vishal Monga, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vishal Monga, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John F Doherty, Committee Member
Julio Urbina, Committee Member
Hosam Fathy, Outside Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Janalizadeh Choobbasti, Reza

Title:

PHOTOIONIZATION AND PHOTODETACHMENT EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING DISCHARGES IN THE D REGION OF THE EARTH’S IONOSPHERE

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

sprite
streamers
nonthermal gas discharges
extreme ultraviolet
photoionization
photodetachment
meteoroid
ionosphere
transient luminous events
plasma inhomogeneities
molecular nitrogen
molecular oxygen

File:

Download Reza-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Eugene Clothiaux, Outside Unit & Field Member
Julio Urbina, Major Field Member
Victor Pasko, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Tim Kane, Major Field Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhang, Jianan

Title:

Optical wireless communication and positioning systems applying imaging techniques

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Optical wireless communication
Image recognition
Visible light positioning
Sensor fusion

File:

Download Jianan_Zhang_PSU_Thesis__3_.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy Joseph Kane, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Joseph Kane, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jing Yang, Committee Member
Julio Urbina, Committee Member
Sean N Brennan, Outside Member
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kirk, Benjamin

Title:

Implementation of Cognitive Software-Defined Radar with Range-Doppler Processing and Pulse-Agility for Spectrum Sharing

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

cognitive radar
software defined radar
spectrum sharing
dynamic spectrum access
pulse-agility
deconvolution
hardware accelerated
real time
moving target indication

File:

Download Dissertation_BHK_Rev5.pdf

Committee Members:

Ram Mohan Narayanan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ram Mohan Narayanan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Julio Urbina, Committee Member
Timothy Joseph Kane, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Outside Member
Anthony F. Martone, Special Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kovarskiy, Jacob

Title:

Real-time Spectral Prediction and Metacognition for Spectrum Sharing Radar

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

cognitive radar
spectrum sharing
spectrum prediction
software defined radio
radio frequency interference
metacognition
reinforcement learning
multi-armed bandits

File:

Download Kovarskiy_thesis_v5_wVita.pdf

Committee Members:

Ram Mohan Narayanan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ram Mohan Narayanan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy Joseph Kane, Committee Member
Julio Urbina, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Outside Member
Anthony F. Martone, Special Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Navagato, Marc Dominic

Title:

Defect Identification in Dielectric and Composite Materials Using Noise-Based Microwave Nondestructive Testing Techniques

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Nondestructive Testing
Microwave Testing
Neural Networks
Dimensionality Reduction
Noise Radar
Noise Waveforms
Microwave Nondestructive Testing
Stacked Autoencoders
Anomaly Detection

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Navagato.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ram Narayanan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Julio Urbina, Major Field Member
David Jenkins, Major Field Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Chen, Chang Jiang

Title:

Advanced High-Speed Solid-State Optical-Beam Control Devices

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Electro-Optics
Ferroeletrics
Potassium Tantalate Niobate
Optical Deflector
Vari-focal Lens
Light Emitting Diode
Light Extraction Efficiency

File:

Download Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Shizhuo Yin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shizhuo Yin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Victor P Pasko, Committee Member
Julio Urbina, Committee Member
Jian Hsu, Outside Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hu, Hanxiong

Title:

Multiple Electromagnetic Scattering within and Electrical Characterization of 3D-Printed Dielectrics

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

electromagnetic scattering
additive manufacturing
microwave components
dielectric characterization

File:

Download Multiple_Electromagnetic_Scattering_within_and_Electrical_Characterization_of_3D_Printed_Dielectrics.pdf

Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Outside Unit & Field Member
Timothy Simpson, Outside Field Member
Sven Bilén, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Julio Urbina, Major Field Member
Xingjie Ni, Major Field Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Binion, John

Title:

Optimization of Metamaterial-enabled Antennas

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Metamaterials
Metasurface
Antenna
Global Optimization

File:

Download Binion_dissertation_vsubmit4.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Lanagan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Douglas Werner, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Julio Urbina, Major Field Member
Victor Pasko, Major Field Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair