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Molecular Beam Epitaxy of InAs, GaSb, AlSb Structures for Interband Cascade Devices
(2016-08)
The interband cascade (IC) family of devices has been extended beyond mid-infrared lasers to include photovoltaic (PV) and photodetector (PD) devices. These devices utilize the transition between conduction and valence ...
Control and Optimization of Variable-Speed Wind Turbines and Large-Scale Wind Farms
(2012)
Motivated by the vast potential of wind power as a renewable energy source and the reliability issues arising from its integration into a power system, this dissertation designs and analyzes a novel, diverse collection of ...
DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A HIGH ENERGY PHASE CONTRAST X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM PROTOTYPE
(2011)
The field of mammography receives constant research attention focused on improving the balance between the benefits of cancer screening and the risks of harmful radiation to the patient. As a result, numerous advancements ...
Electric Circuit Foundation for Structural Analysis and Applications in Large-Scale Power Networks
(2019-05-10)
The modern power grid is increasing in size and with that becoming more complex. The recent evolution of grids has made an impact on power system planning studies and analyses. On the other hand, the developments in the ...
A PARADIGM SHIFTING APPROACH IN SON FOR FUTURE CELLULAR NETWORKS
(2018)
The race to next generation cellular networks is on with a general consensus in academia and industry that massive densification orchestrated by self-organizing networks (SONs) is the cost-effective solution to the impending ...
Advancing Multimodal Approaches to Study Human Brain: Improvements in Simultaneous EEG-fMRI Acquisition
(2019-12)
The primary aim of the study detailed in this dissertation was improving the quality of simultaneous electroencephalography (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiments. Two common challenges to use ...
Applications of Gaussian Mixture Model to Weather Observations
(2011)
The estimation of weather parameters such as attenuation and rainfall rates from weather radar data has been based mainly on deterministic regression models. The applications of a Bayesian approach to weather parameters ...
Achieving Low latency and High Packet Reception Ratio in Media Access Control Layer in VANET
(2010)
Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) or inter-vehicle
Physical Knowledge Based Scalable Phased Array Antenna Modeling for Radar Systems
(2016-12-16)
The development of a large-scale phased array radar system such as the future MPAR will need a cost-effective tool for predicting electromagnetic characteristics of antennas. Simulating and optimizing of large finite phased ...
The Coexistence of D2D Communication under Heterogeneous Cellular Networks (HetNets)
(2019-07-25)
Device-to-Device (D2D) communication is a promising technique for supporting the stringent requirements of the fifth-generation cellular network (5G). This new technique has garnered significant attention in cellular ...