Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Dismount Threat Recognition through Automatic Pose Identification, Andrew M. Freeman
Obfuscating Against Side-Channel Power Analysis Using Hiding Techniques for AES, Austin W. Fritzke
OFDM-Based Signal Exploitation Using Quadrature Mirror Filter Bank (QMFB) Processing, Felipe E. Garrido
Intra-procedural Path-insensitive Grams (i-grams) and Disassembly Based Features for Packer Tool Classification and Detection, Scott E. Gerics
Scalable Wavelet-Based Active Network Stepping Stone Detection, Joseph I. Gilbert
Magnesium Object Manager Sandbox, A More Effective Sandbox Method for Windows 7, Martin A. Gilligan
Air-to-Air Missile Enhanced Scoring with Kalman Smoothing, Jonathon S. Gipson
The White-hat Bot: A Novel Botnet Defense Strategy, Tyrone C. Gubler
Passive Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Using Commercial OFDM Communication Networks, Jose R. Gutierrez del Arroyo
Vulnerability Analysis of the Player Command and Control Protocol, John T. Hagen
Modeling the Effects of the Local Environment on a Received GNSS Signal, Marshall E. Haker
Target Classification of Canonical Scatterers Using Classical Estimation and Dictionary Based Techniques, G. Barry Hammond II
Magnetic Field Generation and B-Dot Sensor Characterization in the High Frequency Band, Ryan L. Hardin
Forensic Memory Analysis for Apple OS X, Andrew F. Hay
Utilizing Graphics Processing Units for Network Anomaly Detection, Jonathan D. Hersack
The Effects of Cognitive Jamming on Wireless Sensor Networks used for Geolocation, Michael A. Huffman
Design, Modeling, and Measurement of a Metamaterial Electromagnetic Field Concentrator, Noel A. Humber
An Analysis of Error Reconciliation Protocols for use in Quantum Key Distribution, James S. Johnson
Enhanced Image-Aided Navigation Algorithm with Automatic Calibration and Affine Distortion Prediction, Juan D. Jurado
Enhancing Trust in the Smart Grid by Applying a Modified Exponentially Weighted Averages Algorithm, Andrew T. Kasperek
Radar Based Navigation in Unknown Terrain, Kyle J. Kauffman
Augmenting the Global Positioning System with Foreign Navigation Systems and Alternative Sensors, Christopher B. Killion
Effects of Architecture on Information Leakage of a Hardware Advanced Encryption Standard Implementation, Eric A. Koziel
Design, Fabrication and Testing of Tunable RF Meta-atoms, Derrick Langley
Evaluation of Traditional Security Solutions in the SCADA Environment, Robert D. Larkin
Improvements to Optical Communication Capabilities Achieved through the Optical Injection of Semiconductor Lasers, Timothy P. Locke
UHF Antenna Design for AFIT Random Noise Radar, Matthew T. Ludwig
Exploiting the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast System via False Target Injection, Domenic Magazu III
Resolution Study of a Hyperspectral Sensor Using Computed Tomography in the Process of Noise, Samuel V. Mantravadi
Evaluation of Malware Target Recognition Deployed in a Cloud-Based Fileserver Environment, G. Parks Masters
External Verification of SCADA System Embedded Controller Firmware, Lucille R. McMinn
Creating Network Attack Priority Lists by Analyzing Email Traffic Using Predefined Profiles, Eric J. Merrit
Cyberspace and Real-World Behavioral Relationships: Towards the Application of Internet Search Queries to Identify Individuals At-risk for Suicide, Casey C. Miller
Binary Disassembly Block Coverage by Symbolic Execution vs. Recursive Descent, Jonathan D. Miller
Detecting Hardware-assisted Hypervisor Rootkits within Nested Virtualized Environments, Daniel B. Morabito
Computer Aided Multi-Data Fusion Dismount Modeling, Juan L. Morales
LADAR Range Image Interpolation Exploiting Pulse Width Expansion, Jeramy W. Motes
Short Message Service (SMS) Command and Control (C2) Awareness in Android-based Smartphones using Kernel-Level Auditing, Robert J. Olipane
Timing Variations in a Magnetic Pulse Compression Circuit, Jeremy S. Oliver
Process Flow Features as a Host-based Event Knowledge Representation, Benhur E. Pacer
All Source Sensor Integration Using an Extended Kalman Filter, Timothy R. Penn
Near Earth Object Detection Using a Poisson Statistical Model for Detection on Images Modeled from the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System, Curtis J. R. Peterson
Cross Hallway Detection and Indoor Localization Using Flash Laser Detection and Ranging, Istvan M. Prileszky
Passive Multistatic Radar Imaging using an OFDM based Signal of Opportunity, Matthew B. P. Rapson
Exploitation of RF-DNA for Device Classification and Verification Using GRLVQI Processing, Donald R. Reising
Covariance Analysis of Vision Aided Navigation by Bootstrapping, Andrew L. Relyea
Resource Provisioning in Large-Scale Self-Organizing Distributed Systems, M. Brent Reynolds
Application of Game Theory to Improve the Defense of the Smart Grid, Keith J. Ross
Multi-Observation Continuous Density Hidden Markov Models for Anomaly Detection in Full Motion Video, Matthew P. Ross
An Application of Con-Resistant Trust to Improve the Reliability of Special Protection Systems within the Smart Grid, Crystal M. Shipman
Ground Vehicle Navigation Using Magnetic Field Variation, Jeremiah A. Shockley
Electromagnetic Characterization of Inhomogeneous Media, Marcus A. Sitterly
Security Verification of Secure MANET Routing Protocols, Matthew F. Steele
Implementation of Branch-Point-Tolerant Wavefront Reconstructor for Strong Turbulence Compensation, Michael J. Steinbock
Air-to-Air Missile Vector Scoring, Nicholas Sweeney
A High Bandwidth Non-Destructive Method for Characterizing Simple Media, Matthew L. Szuster
Simultaneous Range-Velocity Processing and SNR Analysis of AFIT's Random Noise Radar, T. Joel Thorson
Distributed Localization of Active Transmitters in a Wireless Sensor Network, Oba L. Vincent
An Inquiry: Effectiveness of the Complex Empirical Mode Decomposition Method, the Hilbert-Huang Transform, and the Fast-Fourier Transform for Analysis of Dynamic Objects, Kristen L. Wallis
Silicon Carbide Capacitive High Temperature MEMS Strain Transducer, Richard P. Weisenberger
MFIRE-2: A Multi Agent System for Flow-based Intrusion Detection Using Stochastic Search, Timothy J. Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Characterization of Noise Technology Radar Signal Detectability Using a Non-Cooperative Receiver, Daniel V. Atienza
Vision-Aided Autonomous Precision Weapon Terminal Guidance Using a Tightly-Coupled INS and Predictive Rendering Techniques, Jonathan W. Beich
Software and Critical Technology Protection Against Side Channel Analysis Through Dynamic Hardware Obfuscation, John R. Bochert
Direction Finding With Mutually Orthogonal Antennas, David F. Chick
Two Dimensional Positioning and Heading Solution for Flying Vehicles Using a Line-Scanning Laser Radar (LADAR), Brady T. Christel
Investigation of Gallium Nitride Transistor Reliability through Accelerated Life Testing and Modeling, Bradley D. Christiansen
Distributed Spacing Stochastic Feature Selection and its Application to Textile Classification, Jeffrey D. Clark
Overcoming Pose Limitations of a Skin-Cued Histograms of Oriented Gradients Dismount Detector through Contextual Use of Skin Islands and Multiple Support Vector Machines, Jonathon R. Climer
Exploitation of Unintentional Information Leakage from Integrated Circuits, William E. Cobb
Creating a Network Model for the Integration of Dynamic and Static Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Test Environment, Marlon Coerbell
A Framework for the Measurement of Simulated Behavior Performance, Christopher M. Cooper
High Frequency Direction Finding Using Structurally Integrated Antennas on a Large Airborne Platform, Clair F. Corbin
Carbon Nanotube Field Emission Arrays, Benjamin L. Crossley
Development of an interference lithography capability using a helium cadmium ultraviolet multimode laser for the fabrication of sub-micron-structured optical materials, Stanley D. Crozier
Simulating the Effects of an Extended Source on the Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensor through Turbulence, Jeffery S. Dennison
A Statistical Approach to Fusing 2-D and 3-D LADAR Systems, Paul F. Dolce
A Novel Malware Target Recognition Architecture for Enhanced Cyberspace Situation Awareness, Thomas E. Dube
Trust Management and Security in Satellite Telecommand Processing, Mark C. Duncan
Shack-Hartmann and Interferometric Hybrid Wavefront Sensor, Troy R. Ellis
Three Channel Polarimetric Based Data Deconvolution, Kurtis G. Engelson
Using Reputation Based Trust to Overcome Malfunctions and Malicious Failures in Electric Power Protection Systems, Jose E. Fadul
Dynamic Polymorphic Reconfiguration to Effectively “CLOAK” a Circuit’s Function, Jeffrey L. Falkinburg
Virtual Battlespace Behavior Generation Through Class Imitation, Bryon K. Fryer Jr.
Phase History Decomposition for Efficient Scatterer Classification in SAR Imagery, Dane F. Fuller
Evaluation of the Single Keybit Template Attack, Eric W. Garcia
Radiation Induced Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Characterization of Field Programmable Gate Arrays, Thomas B. Getz
Long Term Quadrotor Stabilization, Nicolas S. Hamilton
A Multi Agent System for Flow-Based Intrusion Detection Using Reputation and Evolutionary Computation, David Hancock
Malicious and Malfunctioning Node Detection via Observed Physical Layer Data, Tyler J. Hardy
Adaptive Quality of Service Engine with Dynamic Queue Control, James D. Haught
Covert Channels Within IRC, Wayne C. Henry
Image Dependent Relative Formation Navigation for Autonomous Aerial Refueling, James M. Howard
Host-Based Systemic Network Obfuscation System for Windows, Kevin E. Huber
Characteristics of a High Intensity, Pulsed, Potassium Vapor Laser in a Heat Pipe, Edward J. Hurd
Holistic Network Defense: Fusing Host and Network Features for Attack Classification, Jenny W. Ji
Polarimetric Enhancements to Electro-Optical Aided Navigation Techniques, Jeremiah D. Johnson
Electromagnetic Modeling and Measurement of Adaptive Metamaterial Structural Elements, Matthew E. Jussaume