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Author:

Williams, Patrick

Title:

Using Numerical Optimization Techniques and General Perturbation Equations to Find Optimal Near-Earth Orbit Transfers

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Low-thrust
Optimization
Molniya Orbits
Evolutionary Comuptation
Satellite Toolkit

File:

Download Masters_Thesis_-_Patrick_Williams.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr David B Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr David B Spencer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bhushan, Rashi

Title:

CHALLENGES IN MULTIOBJECTIVE IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF WATERSHED MODELS FOR UNGAUGED BASINS

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Regionalization
Ungauged Basins
Calibration
Conceptual models
Optimization
Regional Sensitivity Analysis

File:

Download Rashi_MS.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick M Reed, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Thorsten Wagener, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nayak, Sumanta Kumar

Title:

OPTIMIZATION OF HONEYCOMB CORE SANDWICH PANEL TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF AIR BLAST LOADING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Blast load
Honeycomb core sandwich
Optimization

File:

Download Sumanta-Final-MS-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ashok D Belegundu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ashok D Belegundu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhou, Kai

Title:

Optimization of container liner speed and deployment based on new environment and bunkering regulation

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Bunker fuel
Container liner
MARPOL Annex VI
Optimization

File:

Download Optimization_of_container_liner_speed_and_deployment_based_on_new_environment_and_bunkering_regulation.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Griffin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lin, Bo

Title:

Optimization of Building Cooling Heating and Power

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

BCHP
Optimization
Residential Building

File:

Download Bo_Lin_Final_Thesis_Apr_172012_.pdf

Committee Members:

James Freihaut, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William P Bahnfleth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen James Treado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Vijayakrishnan, Saranya

Title:

Profit Aware Frequency Binning of Semiconductors

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Semiconductors
Frequency Binning
Maximize Profit
Optimization

File:

Download Profit_aware_frequency_binning_-Thesis-Saranya.pdf

Committee Members:

Saurabh Bansal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chen, Yining

Title:

Data Visualization In Models for Healthcare Workflow Improvement

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Data Visualization
Healthcare
workflow
Tuberculosis
Optimization

File:

Download Yining_Chen_Thesis_Final_0702.pdf

Committee Members:

Harriet Black Nembhard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sottile, Brad Joseph

Title:

Evolutionary Computation for Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Astrodynamics
Evolutionary Algorithms
Evolutionary Computation
Evolutionary Strategies
Optimization
Spacecraft Trajectory

File:

Download Sottile_-_Evolutionary_Computation_for_Spacecraft_Trajectory_Optimization.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bai, Yu

Title:

life cycle assessment and optimization model for earth extractive systems, based on multiple criteria decision making problem

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Life cycle assessment
Optimization
Multiple criteria

File:

Download MS_thesis_-_YU_BAI.pdf

Committee Members:

Antonio Nieto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Luis F Ayala H, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Li, Bangde

Title:

Exploration of product optimization using consumer-based tools in a coffee-flavored dairy beverage

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

Optimization
consumer insight
dissatisfaction
JAR scaling
ideal scaling
coffee extract
milk
coffee
formulation

File:

Download 1-Thesis-final

Committee Members:

John E Hayes, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bhatnagar, Unmukt Rajeev

Title:

FORMULA 1 RACE CAR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT BY OPTIMIZATION OF THE AERODYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR WINGS

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Formula 1
Aerodynamics
Optimization
Lift Coefficient
Drag Coefficient
Lap Simulation
Genetic Algorithms

File:

Download 1-Masters_Thesis_for_Aerospace-_Unmukt_Bhatngar.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Schmitz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Parra Forero, Carlos Javier

Title:

A Particle Swarm Approach for Scheduling a Fixed Product Flexible Open Shop With Transportation Considerations

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Scheduling
PSO
Optimization

File:

Download Carlos_Parra_MThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Jose Ventura, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chandrasekaran, Sandhya

Title:

Retrofit Optimization for Resilience Enhancement of Bridges multihazard Scenario

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Optimization
seismic retrofit
resilience

File:

Download CHANDRASEKARAN.pdf

Committee Members:

Swagata Banerjee Basu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kominami, Masahito

Title:

Development of Optimization Method for Reheating Furnace Operation

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Dynamic Programming
Optimization
Furnace control
Simulation
Heat transmission
Difference method

File:

Download Codes_of_billet_temperature_simulation__3D_.pdfDownload Codes_of_billet_temperature_simulation__2D_.pdfDownload Example_data_for_simulation.pdfDownload MS_Thesis__Masahito_Kominami__Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Carl Voigt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Borza, Gregory Michael

Title:

Local Search Algorithm for Lattice Enrichment Optimization with Heuristics

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Nuclear
Lattice
Optimization
Local Search
Enrichment
Holtec
SMR

File:

Download Borza_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kamrava, Sepideh

Title:

Resource Procurement in Cloud Systems

Graduate Program:

Computer Science

Keywords:

Cloud Computing
Optimization
Resource Procurement
Reserved instances

File:

Download Thesis-Final-2.pdf

Committee Members:

Bhuvan Urgaonkar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
George Kesidis, Committee Member
Bhuvan Urgaonkar, Committee Member

Author:

Barclift, Michael W

Title:

Cost Modeling and Design Tools for Additive Manufacturing with Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
Metal
Laser
Powder Bed Fusion
CAD
Design Tools
DFAM
Cost Modeling
Powder Reuse
API
Depreciation
Powder Recycling
Cost Estimation
Support Structures
Optimization
Powder Feedstock
LPBF
AM

File:

Download Barclift_MS_Thesis_FA18_SUBMITTED_3.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Logoglu, Faruk

Title:

COATED MICRO-PARTICLES FOR IMPROVED NEUTRON DETECTION WITH 6LiF:ZnS(Ag)

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Coated micro-particles
6LiF:ZnS(Ag)
GEANT4
Optimization

File:

Download Faruk_Logoglu_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Marek Flaska, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Committee Member
Azaree Tresong Lintereur, Committee Member

Author:

Rosenberger, Tyler

Title:

An Open-Loop Trajectory Implementation for Free Fall to Powered Flight Transition for Multirotor Aircraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Particle Swarm Optimization
Trajectory Design
PSO
Heuristic
Quadcopter
Quadrotor
Gazebo
ROS
Controls
Implementation
Free Fall
Optimization
Open-Loop

File:

Download Tyler_Rosenberger_Open-Loop_Free_Fall_to_Powered_Flight_Transition.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacob Willem Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Eric Norman Johnson, Committee Member
Puneet Singla, Committee Member

Author:

Dillinger, Cody

Title:

Game-Theoretic Controller Simulation for Sampling-Based Multi-Robot Motion Planning Algorithms

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Robotics
Motion Planning
Game Theory
Algorithms
Control Theory
Optimization
Nash Equilibrium
Simulation
Multi-Robot Systems

File:

Download Dillinger_Thesis_MastersFormat_Final2.pdf

Committee Members:

Minghui Zhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Steratore, Benjamin

Title:

A Study of Heuristic Optimizers in Spacecraft Trajectory Problems

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Heuristic
Trajectory Optimization
Optimization
Particle Swarm Optimization
Gray Wolf Optimization
Ant Colony Optimization
Spacecraft

File:

Download Ben_Steratore_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Graham Melton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amy Ruth Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Puneet Singla, Committee Member
Daning Huang, Committee Member

Author:

Kumar, Pramod

Title:

INFERALL: COORDINATED OPTIMIZATION FOR MACHINE LEARNING INFERENCE SERVING IN PUBLIC CLOUD

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

ML Inference system
Machine learning in public cloud
Machine-learning-as-a-service (MLaaS)
Inference
Serving
Batching
Cloud
Serverless
Service Level Objective (SLO)
Cost-effective
Optimization
Modeling
Prediction
Machine learning inference

File:

Download Pramod_Kumar_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mahmut Taylan Kandemir, Committee Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Bhuvan Urgaonkar, Committee Member

Author:

Sharma, Pallavi

Title:

OPTIMIZING TRUCK SCHEDULING MODEL FOR OFFICE OF PHYSICAL PLANT (OPP)

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Truck scheduling
Association Rule Mining
Apriori Algorithm
Optimization
Truck-sharing

File:

Download MSThesis_Sharma_Pallavi.pdf

Committee Members:

Vittaldas Prabhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven James Landry, Committee Member
Olga Pak, Committee Member

Author:

Moorhouse, Anna

Title:

Optimization of a Structural Acoustic Black Hole Embedded in a Stringer Stiffened Composite Laminate Panel

Graduate Program:

Acoustics (MS)

Keywords:

Composite
Laminate
Acoustic Black Hole
Optimization
stiffener

File:

Download Moorhouse_MSThesis_finaldraft_1102.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Barnard, Program Head/Chair
Benjamin S Beck, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Micah Shepherd, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Ostasz, Mateusz

Title:

Computational Design Approach for Microchannel Cold Plate cooled with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Carbon Dioxide
Cold Plate
Optimization
Heat Transfer
Thermal Management

File:

Download Ostasz_Mateusz_Thesis_Final_v4.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Alexander S Rattner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Committee Member