Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Exploring the Limits of Strategic Thought: Evaluating how Different Communication Modalities Affect the Nature of Strategic Decision-Making using Cognitive Hierarchy, Stephen D. Donnel
Performance Improvement through Better Understanding of Supply Chain Resilience, Amanda L. Femano
Combat Assessment for the Simulation of Warfare, Benjamin L. Finch
An Examination of Potential Training Regression Recognition Algorithms for Pilot Training Next, Alex R. Gaines
Examining Military Cargo Pilots' Eco-friendly Flying Intention, Ioan A. Gaitan
The Autonomous Attack Aviation Problem, John C. Goodwill
The Impact of Triage Classification Errors on Military Medical Evacuation System Performance, Emily S. Graves
Using Custom NER Models to Extract DOD Specific Entities from Contracts, Kayla P. Haberstich
Automated Sentiment Analysis for Personnel Survey Data in the US Air Force Context, Julia M. Haines
Enterprise Resource Allocation for Intruder Detection and Interception, Adam B. Haywood
CCSFS/KSC Total Lightning Warning Radii Optimization for MERLIN Using Preexisting Lightning Areas, Kimberly G. Holland
A Simulation Modeling the Effects of Maintenance Personnel on Aircraft Sortie Generation, Benjamin D. Huffman
Examining the Impact of Logistics on Military Strength among European Nations Using Data Envelopment Analysis, Hunter C. Kalin
Improving Air Battle Management Target Assignment Processes via Approximate Dynamic Programming, Joseph M. Liles IV
Modeling Air Force Retention with Macroeconomic Indicators, Michelle K. McGee
Examining Crucial Demographic Trends in General Aviation, Joshua D. Meyer
Characterizing Convolutional Neural Network Early-Learning and Accelerating Non-Adaptive, First-Order Methods with Localized Lagrangian Restricted Memory Level Bundling, Benjamin O. Morris
Developing a Basic Formal Supply Chain Ontology to Improve Communication and Interoperability, David Morrow
Wavelet Methods for Very-short Term Forecasting of functional Time Series, Jared K. Nystrom
The Obstacles to the Modernization of Common Support Equipment, J. Erik Ritschard
Statistically Defensible Wind Tunnel Models, Timothy A. Roche
Analysis of Functional Responses in Experimental Design, Matthew E. Scherer
Resupply Operations of a Dispersed Infantry Brigade Combat Team using Approximate Dynamic Programming, Camero K. Song
Bayesian Augmentation of CNN-LSTM for Video Classification with Uncertainty Measures, Emmie K. Swize
Behavior of Lightning in Developing Storms, Erick A. Tello
Stochastic Programming Design for West Africa Logistics Networks, Julius C. Walker
Resilient Maintenance Infrastructure: Dynamic Repair Network Designs to Effectively Manage Supply Chain Disruptions, David W. Wallace III
New Methods in Wavelet Analysis for Applications of the Wavelet Transform, Jeffrey D. Williams
Defensive Counterair for Air Base Air Defense using Directed Energy and Kinetic Energy Weapons, Andrew S. Wilson
An Examination of Civilian Retention in the United States Air Force, William F. Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Undergraduate Pilot Training Attrition: An Analysis of Individual and Class Composition Component Factors, Christina M. Akers
Investigation of an Avionics Part Deficiencies in Royal Saudi Air Force Fleets, Nasser S. Alanazi
Predicting Upper Atmospheric Weather Conditions Utilizing Long-Short Term Memory Neural Networks for Aircraft Fuel Efficiency, Garrett A. Alarcon
3D Printing for Solving Part Obscolescence, Ayman G. Alqarni
Strategic Sourcing of Air Force Contingency Pharmaceuticals: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Approach, Adam J. Brubakken
Characterizing Uncertainty in Correlated Response Variables for Pareto Front Optimization, Peter A. Calhoun
Algorithm Selection Framework: A Holistic Approach to the Algorithm Selection Problem, Marc W. Chalé
Inherent Jeopardy of Performance Based Contracting Metrics: A Simulation Experiment, Daniel Cherobini
The Effects of Aircraft Use and Available Repar Spares on Aircraft Sortie Generaiton: A Long-Duration Logistical Wargaming SimulationTool, Nathaniel M. Choo
Behavioral Antecedents of Fuel Efficiency, James A. Cotton
Hybrid Tri-Objective Optimization of F-15 Fleet Modernization Scheduling, Richard S. Danaher
Preferred Treatment Methods for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, James L. Deitschel
Conceptualization and Application of Deep Learning and Applied Statistics for Flight Plan Recommendation, Nicholas C. Forrest
Predicting Pilot Success Using Machine Learning, Aaron C. Giddings
MC80: Quantifying Effect of Fleet Health on Sortie Execution in F-16 Fleet, Kyle R. Gladney
Aligning Performance Management Systems for Lasting Outcomes in Humanitarian Operations, Kalyn M. Howard
Heuristic Approaches for Near-Optimal Placement of GPS-Based Multi-Static Radar Receivers in American Coastal Waters, Brandon J. Hufstetler
Explaining Weapon System Sustainment's Impact to Aircraft Availability, Michael D. Ingram
Ground Weather RADAR Signal Characterization through Application of Convolutional Neural Networks, Stephen M. Lee
Sortie-based Aircraft Component Demand Rate to Predict Requirements, Thomas R. O'Neal
Forecasting Attrition by AFSC for the United States Air Force, Trey S. Pujats
Analysis with Dynamic Bayesian Networks Compared to Simulation, Aaron J. Salazar
Resilient Aircraft Sustainment: Quantifying Resilience through Asset and Capacity Allocation, Zachary B. Shannon
An Analysis of a Lighting Prediction Threshold for 45th Weather Squadron Electric Field Mill Data, Charles A. Skrovan
Analysis and Forecasting of the 360th Air Force Recruiting Group Goal Distribution, Tyler Spangler
Database Analysis to Improve U.S. Transportation Command Forecasting Processes, Maxwell C. Thompson
Multivariate Analysis of Human Performance STRONG Lab Data, Kayla N. Tinucci
Meta Learning Recommendation System for Classification, Clarence O. Williams III
A Metamodel Recommendation System Using Meta-learning, Megan K. Woods
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
U.S. Air Force Maintenance Group Aerial Ports: Strengths, Challenges, Opportunities, and Threats, Parker H. Alford
Social Network Threat Detection, Nathanael R. Beveridge
Uncertainty and Error in Combat Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis, Jason A. Blake
Methods for Using Manpower to Assess USAF Strategic Risk, Calvin J. Bradshaw III
Turbojet Range, Loiter, and Altitude Tradeoff Estimations in Efficient Modeling and Optimization Formulations, Lauren M. Bramblett
Persuasion, Political Warfare, and Deterrence: Behavioral and Behaviorally Robust Models, William N. Caballero
Hyper-parameter Optimization of a Convolutional Neural Network, Steven H. Chon
Comparison of Novel Heuristic and Integer Programming Schedulers for the USAF Space Surveillance Network, Kanit Dararutana
Examining the Drivers of C-130J Maintenance Requirements through Multiple Regression Analysis, Andrew V. Gill
Effect of Using Probabilistic Contingency Tables to Modify Forecast Predictions, Sarah A. Gold
Humanitarian Logistics: Shipping Designs for the Post Disaster Cargo Surge, Nicholas L. Green
The Impacts of Using Augmented Reality to Support Aircraft Maintenance, Terry R. Hebert Jr.
Search and Rescue Operations Forecasting and Optimization, Zachary T. Hornberger
Solving the Traveling Salesman Problem Using Ordered-Lists, Petar D. Jackovich
Strategic Location and Dispatch Management of Assets in a Military Medical Evacuation Enterprise, Phillip R. Jenkins
An Imputation Approach to Developing Alternative Futures of Country Conflict, Zachary J. Kane
Exploratory Analysis of the Potential Use of Augmented Reality in Aircraft Maintenance, Richard B. Keesling
Operational Decision Making under Uncertainty: Inferential, Sequential, and Adversarial Approaches, Andrew J. Keith
A Stochastic Game Theoretical Model for Cyber Security, Michael T. Larkin
Application of Absorbing Markov Chains to the Assessment of Education Attainment Rates within Air Force Materiel Command Civilian Personnel, Matthew C. Ledwith
A Qualitative Approach in Measuring Inclusion, Heston-John D. Lubiano
An Analysis of Changing the Federal Age Requirement for a Commercial Driver’s License, Matthew L. Mangen
Applying the Multiple Multidimensional Knapsack Assignment Problem to a Cargo Allocation and Transportation Problem with Stochastic Demand, Jocelin S. Maus
Predicting Failures of the Brazilian Air Force Tucano Fleet Using Survival Analysis, Luciana Mesquita Monteiro
Fuzzy Inference Systems for Risk Appraisal in Military Operational Planning, Curtis B. Nelson
Measuring Human Systems Integration in Directed Energy Weapon Acquisition Programs, Zachary A. Novitske
Women and Stability: A Topological View of the Relationship between Women and Armed Conflict in West Africa, Michaela A. Pendergrass
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pilot Training Next, Talon M. Pope
Time Series Analysis of Stochastic Networks with Correlated Random Arcs, Brendon T. Sands
Operations Research Methods for Multi-Domain Campaign Phase Planning, John A. Schlicht
Lightning Prediction Using Recurrent Neural Networks, Dominick V. Speranza
Examining the EXPRESS Supportability Module: Implementing an Autoregressive Distributed Lag Approach with Air Force Maintenance Data, Troy J. St Peter
Simulating Maritime Chokepoint Disruption in the Global Food Supply, Ryan B. Walton
Using Simulation to Model Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet Flow, Marydell V. Westman
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Operational Squadron Scheduling, Khaled A. Almannaei
Evaluation of RSAF Airworthiness and Applicability, Majed M. Altowairqi
How a Conducive Environment and Susceptible Followers Influence Toxic Leadership Behaviors in the Air Force: An Examination of the Toxic Triangle Theory, Rachel S. Beightel