Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Solving the Quantum Layout Problem for NISQ-Era Quantum Computers via Metaheuristic Algorithms, Brian D. Curran Jr.
A Quantitative Argument for Autonomous Aerial Defense Overembedded Missile Systems to Thwart Cruise Threats, Andrew R. Davis
Laser Illuminated Imaging: Beam and Scene Deconvolution Algorithm, Benjamin W. Davis
The Wargaming Commodity Course of Action Automated Analysis Method, William T. DeBerry
Robust Scandium Aluminum Nitride MEMS Resonators for L Band Operation in Orbital Environments, Israel W. Dunk
Enumerating and Locating Bluetooth Devices for Casualty Recovery in a First-Responder Environment, Justin M. Durham
Simulating a Mobile Wireless Sensor Network Monitoring the Air Force Marathon, Matthew D. Eilertson
Development of a Testbed for Foot Mounted based Pedestrian Dead Reckoning (PDR) systems, Jordan E. Eldridge
Comparison of Machine Learning Techniques on Trust Detection Using EEG, James R. Elkins
Modeling Aircraft Disturbance Fields for Magnetic Navigation Using Dense ANNs and the Novel MANNTL Architecture, Kyle A. Emery
Delayed Authentication System for Civilian Satellite, Sean M. Feschak
An Analysis of X-Band Radiation for Space Based Wireless Power Transmission, Noah W. Friz
Designing and Building a Radar Simulation Using the Entity Component System, Brennen T. Garland
Amplitude Estimation for the Large Clutter Discrete Removal Algorithm, Hannah Gjermo Chomitz
Enhanced Space Object Detection without Prior Knowledge of the Point Spread Function, Grant F. Graupmann
Optical Study of 2-D Detonation Wave Stability, Eulaine T. Grodner
A Cyber Threat Taxonomy and a Viability Analysis for False Injections in the TCAS, John W. Hannah
Low-Cost Terrestrial Demonstration of Autonomous Satellite Proximity Operations, Zackary R. Hewitt
InfiniBand Network Monitoring: Challenges and Possibilities, Kyle D. Hintze
Evolutionary Generation of Diversity in Embedded Binary Executables for Cyber Resiliency, Mitchell D. I. Hirschfeld
Physically Unclonable Characteristics for Verification of Transmon-based Quantum Computers, Leleia A. Hsia
Surface Defect Detection in Aircraft Skin & Visual Navigation based on Forced Feature Selection through Segmentation, Tyler B. Hussey
GPS-Denied Localization of Daughter-Ships in a Mother-Daughter Ship Collaborative Environment, Ethan W. Jacquin
Evaluating Testing Procedures for OpenFlow Controller Network Re-Provisioning Time, Steven J. Jensen
Advancing Proper Dataset Partitioning and Classification of Visual Search and the Vigilance Decrement Using EEG Deep Learning Algorithms, Alexander J. Kamrud
Ionospheric F-Layer Dipole Flute Instability Effects on Electromagnetic Scattering in a Magnetohydrodynamic Plasma, Andrew J. Knisely
Stereo Camera Calibrations with Optical Flow, Joshua D. Larson
Spatially Separable Blind Deconvolution of Long Exposure Astronomical Imagery, Justin S. Lee
Long Distance Bluetooth Low Energy Exploitation on a Wireless Attack Platform, Stephanie L. Long
Anomaly Detection and Encrypted Programming Forensics for Automation Controllers, Robert W. Mellish
Cyclic Pursuit, Daniel E. Oke
Automated Find Fix and Track with a Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Aubrey L. Olson
Application of the Monte-Carlo Tree Search to Multi-Action Turn-Based Games with Hidden Information, Connor M. Pipan
Unsupervised Clustering of RF-Fingerprinting Features Derived from Deep Learning Based Recognition Models, Christian T. Potts
Accelerating Point Set Registration for Automated Aerial Refueling, Ryan M. Raettig
Automated Network Exploitation Utilizing Bayesian Decision Networks, Graeme M. Roberts
Charge Mitigation Technologies for Aircraft Platforms, Mitchell L. Rudy
Optimizing a Bank of Kalman Filters for Navigation Integrity, Luis E. Sepulveda
Feasibility Study of Radio Frequency Microelectromechanical Filters for Space Operation, Karanvir Singh
Performance Analysis of Long-Term Evoluution Signals in Passive Bistatic Radar Applications Using Reduced Dimension Space-Time Adaptive Processing Techniques, Sureshan Suntharalingam
Determining Physical Characteristics through Information Leakage in 802.11ac Beamforming, Albert D. Taglieri
Approaches to Improve the Execution Time of a Quantum Network Simulation, Joseph B. Tippit
Exploring Fog of War Concepts in Wargame Scenarios, Dillon N. Tryhorn
Characterizing Security Monitor and Embedded System Performance across Distinct RISC-V IP-Cores, Justin C. Tullos
Developing and Assessing a Workshop That Utilizes a Serious Game to Introduce Joint All-domain Operations, Christopher M. Voltz
Optimal Defense of High Value Airborne Assets, Isaac E. Weintraub
Improving Text Classification with Semantic Information, Joshua H. White
Remote Monitoring of Memory Data Structures for Malware Detection in a Talos II Architecture, Robert A. Willburn
Two Published Flight Dynamics Models Rewritten in Rust and Structures as an ECS, Chad A. Willis
Utilizing Software Defined Radios for Increased Bandwidth in Satellite Communications, Brian M. Wright
Accurate Covariance Estimation for Pose Data from Iterative Closest Point Algorithm, Rick H. Yuan
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Flight Characteristic Verification of the Variable Camber Compliant Wing, Sharee B. Acosta
Artificial Intelligence in Pursuit-evasion Games, Specifically in the Scotland Yard Game, Arif M. Alamri
Improving Closely Spaced Dim Object Detection Through Improved Multiframe Blind Deconvolution, Ronald M. Aung
Development of a Drone-Mounted Wireless Attack Platform, Nathan V. Barker
Global Gradient-Based Phase Unwrapping Algorithm for Increased Performance in Wavefront Sensing, Bryan R. Bartelt
A Comparative Evaluation of the Detection and Tracking Capability Between Novel Event-Based and Conventional Frame-Based Sensors, James P. Boettiger
One-Dimensional Multi-Frame Blind Deconvolution Using Astronomical Data for Spatially Separable Objects, Marc R. Brown
Interoperable ADS-B Confidentiality, Brandon C. Burfeind
Effects of Long-Term Evolution Waveform on Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Quality Metrics, Blake M. Colson
Use of LiDAR in Automated Aerial Refueling To Improve Stereo Vision Systems, Michael R. Crowl
Monte Carlo Tree Search Applied to a Modified Pursuit/Evasion Scotland Yard Game with Rendezvous Spaceflight Operation Applications, Joshua A. Daughtery
Neural Network Models for Nuclear Treaty Monitoring: Enhancing the Seismic Signal Pipeline with Deep Temporal Convolution, Joshua T. Dickey
Mobile Data Analysis using Dynamic Binary Instrumentation and Static Analysis, Christopher Dukarm
Signal Quality Monitoring of GNSS Signals Using a Chip Shape Deformation Metric, Nicholas C. Echeverry
Pedestrian Navigation using Artificial Neural Networks and Classical Filtering Techniques, David J. Ellis
Developing a Serious Game to Explore Joint All Domain Command and Control, Nathaniel W. Flack
Determining Virtual Practicality from Physical Stereo Vision Images and GPS, Bradley S. French
Event-Based Visual-Inertial Odometry Using Smart Features, Zachary P. Friedel
Automated Detection and Mitigation of Inefficient Visual Searching Using Electroencephalography and Machine Learning, Joshua P. Gallaher
Zernike Piston Statistics in Turbulent Multi-Aperture Optical Systems, Joshua J. Garretson
Electromagnetic Interference Estimation via Conditional Neural Processing, Edgar E. Gomez
Characterization and Sensitivity Analysis of 6 Meter Cassegrain Antenna, James L. Harris
Multi-Channel Security through Data Fragmentation, Micah J. Hayden
Analytic Provenance for Software Reverse Engineers, Wayne C. Henry
Improving Aeromagnetic Calibration Using Artificial Neural Networks, Mitchell C. Hezel
Quantum Transpiler Optimization: On the Development, Implementation, and Use of a Quantum Research Testbed, Brandon K. Kamaka
Mismatched Filter Effects on Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Quality Metrics, Jerrod M. Kempf
Digital Forensics Tools Integration, Alexander D. Kim
Comparison of Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Methods for Fixed-Wing Aircraft Using SLAMBench2, Patrick R. Latcham
Object Detection with Deep Learning to Accelerate Pose Estimation for Automated Aerial Refueling, Andrew T. Lee
Sparse Bases and Bayesian Inference of Electromagnetic Scattering, John Lee
Wideband Metasurface Antenna, Thomas A. Lepley
Extracting Range Data From Images Using Focus Error, Erik M. Madden
Honeyhive - A Network Intrusion Detection System Framework Utilizing Distributed Internet of Things Honeypot Sensors, Zachary D. Madison
SLIVer: Simulation-Based Logic Bomb Identification/Verification for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Jake M. Magness
Characterization of Reactive Ion Etch Chemistries Using Direct Write Lithography, Dylan T. Martin-Abood
Near Real-Time Zigbee Device Discrimination Using CB-DNA Features, Yousuke Z. Matsui
Implications and Limitations of Securing an InfiniBand Network, Lucas E. Mireles
Relational Database Design and Multi-Objective Database Queries for Position Navigation and Timing Data, Sean A. Mochocki
Verifying and Improving a Flight Reference System's Performance, Loren E. Myers
Wireless Sensor Network Optimization for Radio Tomographic Imaging, Grant T. Nafziger
Quantitative Analysis of Evaluation Criteria for Generative Models, Marvin W. Newlin
A Non-Destructive Evaluation Application Using Software Defined Radios and Bandwidth Expansion, Nicholas J. O'Brien
Focused Beam System Biaxial Material Characterization, Nicholas A. O'Gorman
Applying Data Organizational Techniques to Enhance Air Force Learning, Jacob A. Orner
Development and Evaluation of a Security Agent for Internet of Things, Youngjun Park
Direct Digital Synthesis: A Flexible Architecture for Advanced Signals Research for Future Satellite Navigation Payloads, Pranav R. Patel