Index Catalog // Digital WPI

1. WHITE - Achieving Fair Bandwidth Allocation with Priority Dropping Based On Round Trip Times

Keyword:: fair active queue management RED CSFQ DRR round tr
Creator:: Lee, Choong-Soo
Advisor:: Kinicki, Robert and Claypool, Mark L.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2002-04-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

2. A Performance Based, Multi-process Cost Model For Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Keyword:: screen printing, performance model, sputtering, Solid oxide fuel cell, tape casting, process yield model, Cost Model, and SOFC
Creator:: Woodward, Heather Kathleen
Advisor:: Bar-On, Isa
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2003-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Materials Science & Engineering

3. Product and Catalyst Recovery for Aromatization of Palmitic Acid in the Presence of Supercritical Water

Creator:: Smolitsky, Philip
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-08-10
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

4. Powering of endoscopic cutting tools for minimally invasive procedures

Keyword:: ABAQUS, contact stress, von Mises yield criterion, cutting geometry, Minimally invasive surgery, and sample cutting
Creator:: Chen, Kehui
Advisor:: Furlong-Vazquez, Cosme
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-06-11
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: ME
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

5. Reverse supply chain coordination and design for profitable returns-an example of ink cartridge

Keyword:: Sustainability, reverse supply chain, Optimization, supply chain design, and coordination
Creator:: Bai, Hua
Advisor:: Zeng, Amy Z.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-04-29
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Manufacturing Engineering

6. Chaos in Memory: A Comprehensive Analysis of Register and Stack Variable Corruption

Keyword:: Memory, Stack, Hardware Security, and Rowhammer
Creator:: Adiletta, Andrew
Advisor:: Sunar, Berk
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-25
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

7. Measuring the TG-43 Parameters of Iridium-192 using Monte Carlo-based Dosimetry

Keyword:: MCNP, Gafchromic film, Brachytherapy, and Dosimetry
Creator:: Fong, Kenneth B
Advisor:: Medich, David Christopher
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-08-03
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Physics

8. Monte Carlo Simulation of High Energy Neutrino Event Transport in Cerenkov Detectors

Keyword:: neutrino physics
Creator:: Jones, Mykalin Ann Docker
Advisor:: Medich, David Christopher
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-01-29
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Interdisciplinary & Global Studies

9. Low-Order Modeling of Freely Vibrating Flexible Cables

Keyword:: nonlinear dynamics and flow induced vibrations
Creator:: Davis, Michael P.
Advisor:: Olinger, David J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2001-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

10. Effects of Liquid Superheat on Droplet Disruption in a Supersonic Stream

Keyword:: droplet
Creator:: Yanson, Logan M
Advisor:: Hermanson, James C.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-04-29
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

11. Source Localization via Near Field Signal Processing

Keyword:: Mantenna, Near Field, and Personnel Location
Creator:: Varshney, Vivek C
Advisor:: Cyganski, David
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-02-11
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

12. Improving Automated Assessment for Student Open-responses in Mathematics

Keyword:: Automated assessment, Mathematics, Open-responses, Machine Learning, Online Learning Platforms, and Natural Language Processing
Creator:: Baral, Sami
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-26
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

13. Deep Multiple-Instance Learning for Stable Attribute Classification in Classroom Video

Creator:: Wang, Jiani
Advisor:: Whitehill, Jacob Richard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-05-05
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS

14. Calendar Visualizations of Money Earlier or Later Questions

Keyword:: visualizations, money earlier or later questions, calendar, and discounting
Creator:: Nachum, Yahel
Advisor:: Reichman, Daniel
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-23
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

15. PEGASUS: Powerful, Expressive, Graphical Analyzer for the Single-Use Server

Keyword:: HCI, Data Visualization, Web Development, and Cybersecurity
Creator:: Puentes, Matthew A.
Advisor:: Shue, Craig A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-06
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

16. Identifying Struggling Students by Comparing Online Tutor Clickstreams

Keyword:: Outlier Detection, Online Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Tutoring, and Anomaly Detection
Creator:: Prihar, Ethan B.
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-02
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Data Science

17. Human-In-The-Loop Person Re-Id for Sensitive Datasets

Creator:: Stelea, Vlad
Advisor:: Whitehill, Jacob Richard
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

18. A Wavelet Packet Based Sifting Process and Its Application for Structural Health Monitoring

Keyword:: Wavelet Analysis, Instantaneous Modal Parameters, Time Varying Systems, Sifting Process, Wooden Structure, Damage Detection, and Structural Health Monitoring
Creator:: Shinde, Abhijeet Dipak
Advisor:: Hou, Zhikun
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2004-08-24
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

19. Joule heat effects on reliability of RF MEMS switches

Keyword:: MEMS switches, thermal effects, and RF switches
Creator:: Machate, Malgorzata S
Advisor:: Pryputniewicz, Ryszard J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2003-10-07
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

20. Analysis and preliminary characterization of a MEMS cantilever-type chemical sensor

Keyword:: absorption, vibrometry, MEMS, Vibration, SEM, Hydrogen, Polymer, micromechanical, optoelectronic, cantilever, Sensor, frequency, AFM, Holography, Detection, Silicon, palladium, chemical, and resonance
Creator:: Arecco, Daniel
Advisor:: Pryputniewicz, Ryszard J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2004-05-11
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

21. Codesmasher: Learning About A Cryptographer in a Game about Cryptography

Creator:: Parker, Nicholas M.
Advisor:: O'Donnell, Dean Michael
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-05
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Interactive Media & Game Development

22. Balancing Act

Keyword:: Money management and game
Creator:: Yang, Yrenia
Advisor:: Sheldon, Charles Lee
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-17
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Interactive Media and Game Development

23. Development of a Monte Carlo Simulation Method for use in investigating CT (Computed Tomography) Mammography

Keyword:: Monte Carlo and CT Mammography
Creator:: Thacker, Samta C
Advisor:: Glick, Stephen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2004-04-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Biomedical Engineering

24. Let there be light... Characterizing the Effects of Adverse Lighting on Semantic Segmentation of Wound Images and Mitigation using a Deep Retinex Model

Keyword:: Dataset, Deep Learning, Lighting, Retinex Theory, Wounds, and Semantic Segmentation
Creator:: Iyer, Akshay B.
Advisor:: Agu, Emmanuel O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-14
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Robotics Engineering

25. Development of an Automation Platform for Fabric Manipulation and Assembly

Creator:: Briggs, Calum R.
Advisor:: Popovic, Marko B.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-08-16
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Robotics Engineering

26. Autonomous Vision-based Control for Within-hand Manipulation using Variable Friction Fingers

Creator:: Caleb Chanthi Raj, Joshua Amrith Raj
Advisor:: Calli, Berk
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-08-14
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Robotics Engineering

27. Optimizing Automated Manufacturing Processes Using Axiomatic Design Methods

Keyword:: Process Design, Maufacturing, Engineering Design Theory, Robotics, Automation, and Axiomatic Design
Creator:: Browne, Michael
Advisor:: Towner, Walter Thomas
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-05-11
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Robotics Engineering

28. Predicting TBI by using Smartphone-sensed mobility patterns, gait and balance

Keyword:: Mobile Health, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and Machine Learning
Creator:: Patel, Bhoomi Kalpesh
Advisor:: Agu, Emmanuel O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-06
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

29. Micropatterned Fibrin Hydrogels for Increased Cardiomyocyte Alignment

Keyword:: Electrical stimulation , hiPS-CM, Micropatterning, Cardiac tissue engineering, Fibrin scaffold, and Cardiac patches
Creator:: English, Elizabeth J
Advisor:: Pins, George D
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-12-09
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Biomedical Engineering

30. Development of digital holographic vibrometry methods for determination of mechanical properties of bioengineered tissues

Keyword:: High-resolution Optical Metrology, Holographic Vibrometry, Machine Learning, Bioengineered Tissues, and Computational Modeling
Creator:: Hiscox, Colin
Advisor:: Furlong-Vazquez, Cosme
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

31. Multichannel Pulse Oximetry: Effectiveness in Reducing HR and SpO2 error due to Motion Artifacts

Keyword:: Multichannel Pulse Oximetry, Pulse Oximetry, Motion Artifacts, Arterial Oxygen Saturation, Multichannel Template-Matching, and Heart rate
Creator:: Warren, Kristen Marie
Advisor:: Mendelson, Yitzhak
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-02-02
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Biomedical Engineering

32. An Efficient Scheme to Provide Real-time Memory Integrity Protection

Keyword:: Memory Authentication and Integrity Protection
Creator:: Hu, Yin
Advisor:: Sunar, Berk
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-04-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

33. Analytics projects for key stakeholders in large scale online learning systems

Creator:: Jakhmola, Rahul
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-08-13
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Data Science

34. Synthetic Generation of Data for HCR using Image-to-Image Translation GANs

Keyword:: Data Augmentation, Sensor Data, Human Context Recognition (HCR), Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN), and Time series data
Creator:: Sankaranarayanan, Ronak
Advisor:: Agu, Emmanuel O.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-02
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Data Science

35. Analysis of Household Water Filtration in China: A System Dynamics Model

Keyword:: system dynamics, market share, and home water filtration system
Creator:: Cao, Shiya
Advisor:: Saeed, Khalid
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-05-18
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Social Science & Policy Studies

36. Rapid Frequency Estimation

Keyword:: frequency estimation, Singular Value Decomposition, rapid frequency estimation, ECM, SVD, and DSS
Creator:: Koski, Antti E.
Advisor:: Cyganski, David
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-03-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

37. Multi-Decision Policy and Policy Combinator Specifications

Keyword:: Margrave, Access Control, specifications, policies, policy combinators, and formal methods
Creator:: Giannakopoulos, Theophilos John
Advisor:: Dougherty, Daniel J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-02-21
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

38. Towards Better Kernel and Network Monitoring of Software Actions

Keyword:: Containerization, Security monitoring, and Software-defined networking
Creator:: Lei, Yunsen
Advisor:: Shue, Craig A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-05-15
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

39. Investigating the properties of the ZIP4 M3M4 domain in the presence and absence of zinc

Keyword:: ZIP4, zinc transporter, zinc, ZIP intracellular domain, circular dichroism, and acrodermatitis enteropathica
Creator:: Nguyen, Tuong-Vi T
Advisor:: Dempski, Robert E.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2011-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemistry & Biochemistry

40. FixI and FixI2: Homologous proteins with unique functions in Sinorhizobium meliloti

Keyword:: rhizobium, Cu-ATPases, cytochrome c oxidase, and copper
Creator:: Collins, Jessica M.
Advisor:: Argüello, José M.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-03-19
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemistry & Biochemistry

41. Decellularized Tobacco Hairy Roots as Novel Tissue Culture Platform

Keyword:: scaffold, plant cells, decellularization, biomaterial, cell culture, and tobacco hairy roots
Creator:: Rahman, Mohammed Masrur
Advisor:: Coburn, Jeannine M
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-03-11
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Biomedical Engineering

42. A Cell Spheroid Model of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease: The Role of Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress

Creator:: Coutts, Colin
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-21
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Biomedical Engineering

43. IP Traffic Statistics - A Markovian Approach

Keyword:: performance of channel assignment procedure and fit parallel Erlang-K distributions to time series
Creator:: Staake, Thorsten R
Advisor:: Bromberg, Matthew C.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2002-04-29
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

44. May's Journey: A serious game to teach middle and high school girls programming

Keyword:: edcuational game, puzzle, programming, women in computer science, and women and games
Creator:: Jemmali, Chaima
Advisor:: deWinter, Jennifer
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Interactive Media and Game Development

45. Exploring Iterative Revelation in Storytelling

Creator:: Wang, Jiuchuan
Advisor:: Moriarty, Brian J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-02-09
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Interactive Media & Game Development

46. Mechanical Redesign and Implementation of Intuitive User Input Methods for a Hand Exoskeleton Informed by User Studies on Individuals with Chronic Upper Limb Impairments

Keyword:: electromyography, user studies, voice control, extension, hand exoskeleton, and assistive device
Creator:: Meier, Tess Bisbee
Advisor:: Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-24
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Robotics Engineering

47. Video Games for Social Change: Representation and Religion through Play

Creator:: Rakha, Tariq H.
Advisor:: Moriarty, Brian J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-05-05
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Interactive Media & Game Development

48. New Methods to Deposit Nickel-Aluminide Alloys as High Temperature Protective Coatings on Stainless Steels

Creator:: Farhadi, Farzaneh
Advisor:: Sisson, Richard D.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-09-06
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: PhD
Unit:: Materials Process Engineering

49. Optimization of Cross-Layer Network Data based on Multimedia Application Requirements

Keyword:: Network Utility, Swarm Network, Multi-node Network, Convex Optimization, and Application Requirements
Creator:: Rahman, Tasnim
Advisor:: Wyglinski, Alexander
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-08-16
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

50. Evaluating User Feedback Systems

Keyword:: implicit indicators, implicit feedback, search engine, mandatory feedback, document relevance, explicit feedback, and voluntary feedback
Creator:: Menard, Jr., Kevin Joseph
Advisor:: Claypool, Mark L. and Brown, David C.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-05-04
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

51. An Automated Design Tool for Sensor and Actuator Integration in Mechatronic Systems

Keyword:: Graph representation, Automatic Circuit Generation, Circuit simulation, Code generation, and Arduino
Creator:: Le, Cam Tu
Advisor:: Radhakrishnan, Pradeep
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-08-20
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

52. Responding to Moments of Learning

Keyword:: Intelligent tutoring systems, Machine Learning, Knowledge tracing, and Educational data mining
Creator:: Goldstein, Adam B
Advisor:: Heffernan, Neil and Baker, Ryan S.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2011-05-03
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

53. Parameter Continuation with Secant Approximation for Deep Neural Networks

Keyword:: non-convex, homotopy, Deep Learning, parameter continuation , Optimization, and secant
Creator:: Pathak, Harsh N.
Advisor:: Paffenroth, Randy Clinton
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-12-05
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Data Science

54. A Liquid Gallium-Air Battery Study

Keyword:: Metal-Air and Battery
Creator:: Howard, Tyler Trettel
Advisor:: Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-01-12
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

55. Molten Salt Pyrolysis of Polystyrene: Optimization and Investigation of Reaction

Keyword:: Pyrolysis, recycling, Optimization, GC, polystyrene, Plastic waste, GC-MS, and styrene
Creator:: Yang, Zhengyang
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-04-24
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

56. Chemical Changes in Hydrothermal Carbon with Reaction Time

Keyword:: characterization, spectroscopy, and carbon material
Creator:: McKeogh, Brendan James
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-09-07
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

57. Effect of supercritical water on coke formed during dodecane cracking with ZSM-5

Keyword:: ZSM-5, Zeolite, supercritical water, dodecane cracking, and Coke
Creator:: Guerra, Patricia
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-10-02
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: ME
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

58. Surface Characterization and Reactivity of Methylammionium Lead Iodide

Keyword:: TPD, Semiconductor, XPS, Surface Science, and Materials
Creator:: Zielinski, Kenneth M
Advisor:: Grimm, Ronald
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-10-26
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemistry & Biochemistry

59. Comparative Study of Experimental and Modeled Hydrochar Surface Properties

Creator:: Moran, Max
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2021-08-21
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

60. Accelerating Software Development Through Integrated Domain-Driven Program Synthesis

Creator:: Mercaldo, Nathanael
Advisor:: Heineman, George T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-22
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Computer Science

61. Gene fusions in cancer: Classification of fusion events and regulation patterns of fusion pathway neighbors

Keyword:: Cancer, semi-supervised machine learning, gene fusion, Machine Learning, and chromosomal abnormalities
Creator:: Hughes, Katelyn
Advisor:: Korkin, Dmitry
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-05-05
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

62. Designing a realistic virtual bumblebee

Keyword:: virtual, bumblebee, netlogo, agent-based modeling, and optimal forage theory
Creator:: Marsden, Timothy
Advisor:: Ryder, Elizabeth F.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-02-09
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

63. Propensity of Endogenous Alternative Splicing to Mediate Mutative Damage

Keyword:: Mutation, Alternative Splicing, Cancer, mRNAseq, Statistics, and Machine Learning
Creator:: Lutz, Ashley
Advisor:: Korkin, Dmitry
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-25
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

64. Studying inter- and intra-tumor heterogeneity of triple-negative breast cancer

Keyword:: unsupervised learning, clustering, TNBC, and cancer
Creator:: Leshchyk, Anastasia
Advisor:: Korkin, Dmitry
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

65. Simulations of Different P-values Combination Methods Using SNPs on Diverse Biology Levels

Keyword:: statistical power, haplotype block, p-value combination methods, Omni-TFisher, and GEFOS
Creator:: Zhang, Ruosi
Advisor:: Wu, Zheyang
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-05-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

66. Genome Studies of Gene Expression and Alternative Splicing During iPSC Skeletal Muscle Induction and Differentiation

Keyword:: Iso-Seq, novel genes and transcripts, FSHD, differential expression, functional analysis, and iPSC
Creator:: Wu, Yibo
Advisor:: Wu, Zheyang
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-05-31
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

67. Sugar Control of Artemisinin Production

Keyword:: Artemisinin, sugar, signal, sugar analog, and Artemisia annua
Creator:: Wang, Yi
Advisor:: Weathers, Pamela
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-04-29
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Biology & Biotechnology

68. Modeling and Optimal Design of Annular Array Based Ultrasound Pulse-Echo System

Keyword:: ultrasound pulse-echo system, Modeling, annular array, optimal design, and object identification
Creator:: Wan, Li
Advisor:: Pedersen, Peder C.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2001-04-18
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

69. SiPA: Spider-inspired Pneumatic Actuator as a Programmable Modular Soft Robotic Building Block

Keyword:: Re-Configureable, Pneumatic, Modular, Spider-Inspired, Actuator, and Soft Robotics
Creator:: Muralt, Arnold
Advisor:: Onal, Cagdas, Telliel, Yunus Dogan, and Agheli Hajiabadi, Mohammad Mahdi
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-21
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Robotics Engineering

70. Characterization of Sewage Sludge Hydrochar for Use as a Heavy Metal Adsorbent

Keyword:: Hydrochar, Hydrothermal Carbonization, Sewage Sludge, and Adsorption
Creator:: Wieckowski, Hunter
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-10
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

71. Exploring the Relationship Between Game Mechanics and Ethical Play: A Study of Pandemic and Papers, Please

Keyword:: Ethical Gameplay, Game Mechanics, and Game Ethics
Creator:: Ma, Zihan
Advisor:: Telliel, Yunus Dogan
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-15
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Interactive Media & Game Development

72. Investigation of Narrow-Width Cuffs for Wearable Upper-Arm Oscillometric Monitoring of Blood Pressure

Keyword:: Blood pressure monitoring, Blood pressure, Oscillometry, and Wearable
Creator:: Karmen-Chan, Asha
Advisor:: Zhang, Quan and Zheng, Yihao
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-08-16
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

73. Training Data Generation Framework For Machine-Learning Based Classifiers

Keyword:: Classification, unsupervised domain adaptation, deep neural networks, Channel modeling, and Machine Learning
Creator:: McClintick, Kyle W
Advisor:: Wyglinski, Alexander
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2018-12-18
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

74. Navier/Stokes/Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Modeling of Small Cold Gas Thruster Nozzle and Plume Flows

Keyword:: DSMC, Numerical Modelling, CFD, Nozzle, Computational Fluid Dynamics, and Plume
Creator:: Nanson III, Richard A
Advisor:: Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2002-04-24
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

75. Development of an Unstructured 3-D Direct Simulation Monte Carlo/Particle-in-Cell Code and the Simulation of Microthruster Flows

Keyword:: PIC, micronozzles, microthrusters, unstructured mesh, and DSMC
Creator:: Hammel, Jeffrey Robert
Advisor:: Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2002-05-10
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

76. Spray Cooling of Steel Dies in a Hot Forging Process

Keyword:: thermal stress, spray cooling, and atomizing
Creator:: Endres, Matthew J
Advisor:: Savilonis, Brian James
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2002-09-04
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

77. Investigation of a Pulsed Plasma Thruster Plume Using a Quadruple Langmuir Probe Technique

Keyword:: Electric Propulsion, langmuir probes, and spacecraft
Creator:: Zwahlen, Jurg C
Advisor:: Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2003-01-08
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

78. Langmuir Probe Measurements in the Plume of a Pulsed Plasma Thruster

Keyword:: Electron Density, PPT, Electric Propulsion, Plasma Diagnostics, Triple Langmuir Probe, Pulsed Plasma Thruster, Electron Temperature, and Langmuir probe
Creator:: Byrne, Lawrence Thomas
Advisor:: Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2002-12-19
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

79. Plasma Potential Measurements in a Colloid Thruster Plume

Keyword:: electrospray, plasma potential, colloid thrusters, and emissive probes
Creator:: Roy, Thomas Robert
Advisor:: Blandino, John J. and Demetriou, Michael A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-04-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

80. Electromechanical Modeling and Open-Loop Control of Parallel-Plate Pulsed Plasma Microthrusters with Applied Magnetic Fields

Keyword:: Electric Propulsion, applied magnetic fields, and Pulsed Plasma Thruster
Creator:: Laperriere, David Daniel
Advisor:: Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2005-06-26
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

81. Ion Scattering in a Self-Consistent Cylindrical Plasma Sheath

Keyword:: turning point method, spherical probes, cylindrical probes, orbital trajectory, ion scattering, ion collection, and turning angle
Creator:: Figueroa, Shana Suzanne
Advisor:: Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-05-10
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

82. Biologically Inspired Wing Planform Optimization

Keyword:: mavs, flight, mav, wings, micro air vehicles, Planform, low reynolds, flow visualization, and Low Aspect Ratio
Creator:: Taylor, Sarah E
Advisor:: Olinger, David J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2009-05-21
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

83. Biologically Inspired Wing Tip Geometry Optimization

Keyword:: winglet, Genetic Algorithms, vortex strength, tip vortices, and Optimization
Creator:: Marinelli, Andrea T
Advisor:: Olinger, David J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-05-11
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

84. Characterization of the Near-Plume Region of a Low-Current Hollow Cathode

Keyword:: Electric Propulsion, hollow cathode, Langmuir probe, emissive probe, and Plasma
Creator:: Asselin, Daniel Joseph
Advisor:: Blandino, John J.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2011-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

85. Vortex Generator Jet Flow Control in Highly Loaded Compressors

Keyword:: highly loaded blades, gas turbines, linear compressor cascade, active flow control, vortex generator jet, and passive flow control
Creator:: Baiense, Jr., Joao C
Advisor:: Evans, Simon
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-07-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

86. Feasibility for Orbital Life Extension of a CubeSat Flying in the Lower Thermosphere

Keyword:: orbital, CubeSat, electrospray, GPS, thermosphere, Energy, and LEO
Creator:: Martinez, Nicolas
Advisor:: Demetriou, Michael A., Blandino, John J., and Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-07-29
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

87. Progress Towards a Higher Throughput Uniaxial Stretch Platform with Tunable Stiffness for Mechanobiology Experiments

Creator:: Sutter, Leo B.
Advisor:: Billiar, Kristen
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-08-10
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Biomedical Engineering

88. Opto-mechanical Characterization Methods to Understand Physical and Mechanical Properties of Bioengineered Tissue

Keyword:: Noninvasive Optical Metrology, Characterization of Tissues, Big Data, Bioengineered Tissues, and Force-Displacements Measurements
Creator:: Castro Carrion, Westly
Advisor:: Furlong-Vazquez, Cosme
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2020-12-14
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Mechanical Engineering

89. Streamlining Tissue Engineering Workflows: Comparing Tissue Formation Between Freshly Cultured and Directly Thawed Cells

Keyword:: Cells, Rings, Viability, Freshly Thawed, Tissue model, and Tissue Engineering
Creator:: Santos-Heiman, Timothy
Advisor:: Rolle, Marsha Whitney
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2023-04-26
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Biomedical Engineering

90. Evolution of the Eutectic Microstructure in Chemically Modified and Unmodified Al-Si Alloys

Keyword:: Solidification, Eutectic, Aluminum-Silicon, and Casting
Creator:: Guthy, Hema Vardhan
Advisor:: Makhlouf, Makhlouf M.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2002-04-04
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Materials Science & Engineering

91. A Machine Vision System for Capture and Interpretation of an Orchestra Conductor's Gestures

Keyword:: center of mass calculation, broadway, color thresholding, virtual orchestra, MIDI, contour extraction, area calculation, Video For Windows, and assembly
Creator:: Driscoll, Michael T.
Advisor:: Cyganski, David
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 1999-05-11
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

92. Programmable Testbed for Bluetooth Experimentation

Keyword:: Bluetooth and Software Defined Radio
Creator:: Wernsing, Galahad M
Advisor:: Wyglinski, Alexander
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-08-04
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Electrical & Computer Engineering

93. An Investigation into the Hydrologic and Geochemical Processes Contributing to Green Roof Performance

Keyword:: phosphorus, hydrology, and gren roof
Creator:: LePage, Suzanne
Advisor:: Mathisen, Paul P. and O'Shaughnessy, James C.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2010-04-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering

94. Reduction of Trihalomethanes Using Ultrasound as a Disinfectant

Keyword:: Ultrasound, Sonication, and disinfection by-products
Creator:: Ringer, Erin E
Advisor:: Plummer, Jeanine D.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2007-05-03
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering

95. Inactivation of E. Coli in a Flow Through Sonication System

Keyword:: Synergy, Ultrasound, Synergistic, Sonication, and Disinfection
Creator:: Prokop, Todd Ronald
Advisor:: Plummer, Jeanine D.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2008-04-29
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering

96. A systems Approach for Characterizing Wastewater Reuse Alternatives for the City of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Keyword:: systems dynamic and water reuse
Creator:: Karl, Khongorzul
Advisor:: Mathisen, Paul P.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering

97. The Mechanics Involved in Removing Copper Ions Using Hydrochars, Activated Carbons, and Resins

Creator:: Hobson, John T.
Advisor:: Timko, Michael T.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-12-19
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Chemical Engineering

98. Management Planning for Combined Sewer Systems in Urban Areas under Climate Change

Keyword:: stormwater modeling, Climate change adaptation, and CSO management
Creator:: Renaud, Thomas
Advisor:: Mathisen, Paul P.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-04-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering

99. Impact of Municipal Water Characteristics on Corrosion of Steel and Copper Piping

Keyword:: Water Quality, Corrosion, and SEM EDS
Creator:: Prasad, Harsha
Advisor:: Plummer, Jeanine D.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2016-04-28
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering

100. An Assessment of Fluorometric Techniques for Tracking the Transport of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Groundwater into Surface Water Bodies

Keyword:: field fluorometer, fluorescence spectra, absorbance spectra, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and fluorometric techniques
Creator:: Seyitmuhammedov, Kyyas
Advisor:: Mathisen, Paul P.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-07-27
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit:: Civil & Environmental Engineering

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