Theses and dissertations produced by graduate students affiliated with Mississippi State University's James Worth Bagley College of Engineering.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Promoting collaboration and multi-directional reliance by sharing mental model information for effective multi-agent teaming, Audrey L. Aldridge
Empowering patients with health insights: Development and utilization of knowledge graphs for comprehensive patient medical journey mapping and analytics, Hassan Saadeddine Al Khatib
An approach to expanding the Industrial Training and Assessment Center to the residential sector, Cailee Addison Bush
Adaptive multi-sensor fusion for robust autonomous perception in unstructured environments, Samantha S. Carley
Neural signatures of ADHD: A fast periodic visual stimulation EEG study, Haleigh Brielle Davidson
A framework for modular knowledge composition in network intrusion detection systems, Patrick L. Day
Optimizing Mars terrain segmentation with weakly supervised learning: A focus on weighted loss from annotation metadata, Malika Dutta
Lateral control of autonomous vehicle using deep CNN and AMPC, Iffat Ara Ebu
Multi-modal sensor fusion of RADAR and LiDAR for enhanced navigation in obstacle-occluded environments, Kyler Ashton Farrar
Bucket-based priority queues for A* and related bounded-suboptimal and anytime search algorithms: Theoretical and practical advancements, Garrett Michael Fereday
Evaluation of municipal solid waste gasification and the water gas shift reaction for biomass carbon removal and storage via pre-combustion carbon capture, Colby Luke Freeman
An investigation of ultra-short pulsed laser processing for novel improvement of body armor performance, Jason Taylor Fridlund
Optical flow-based Markov decision process control strategies for autonomous mobile robots in dynamic environments, Seth Morgan Gibson-Todd
Interactions between different deformation mechanisms in magnesium, Ethan T. Holder
Semantic segmentation via transfer learning for off-road data, Haley Breann Honigfort
Investigating structure-property relationships of bio-inspired gel, Mohammad Moinul Hossain
Wildfire Hydrologic Impacts, Kathleen E. Inman
SoyNASNet: An optimized neural architecture for soybean leaf disease detection, Manideep Kolla
Asphalt durability improvements by way of specification advancements, Jessica V. Lewis
Cyber security threat recognition and preparedness of undergraduate students, Litany Hope Lineberry
Impact of circular and non-circular nozzle exit geometries on jet flow propagation and turbulence characteristics, Hiba Maazioui
Forensic analysis of fire-damaged aerospace carbon and graphite/epoxy composites, Abhijith Madabhushi
Advancing wood chip moisture content prediction using advanced generative AI techniques, Daniel Esteban Marulanda
A rapid artificial neural network interatomic potential for bismuth, Lee Michael Mayfield Jr.
Integration of machine learning techniques with computational fluid dynamics for enhanced backward-facing step flow, Yahya Mekkaoui
Machine learning classification of drones, birds, and bird-like drones using radar micro-Doppler, camera imagery, and radar-camera fusion, Kester Magalong Nucum
Atomistic modeling of Mg and Al systems using rapid artificial neural network derived interatomic potential, Edward Omozusi Obasuyi
AI enabled Autonomic, safe, and interactive Intrusion Response System, Damodar Panigrahi
Large-scale reserve constrained alternating current optimal power flow methods, Yehong Peng
Establishing a baseline for detecting LOTL attacks in Windows operating systems, Ashlyn Martin Phillips
Removal of harmful algal bloom toxin, Microcystin-LR via graphene coated polymers, Justin Douglas Puhnaty
An overview of global navigation satellite system reflectometry in coastal wetlands, Luke Andrew Redwine
Digital twin technology for mobile robot navigation using Proximal Policy Optimization-enhanced RRT*-Smart algorithm, Elijah James Riser
RAAD-LLM: adaptive anomaly detection using LLMs and RAG integration, Alicia Russell-Gilbert
Application of PU learning in detection of DDoS attacks, Gagana Sathya Narayana Prasad
An insight into graph-based optimization approach to robot navigation and mapping with Human Autonomy Teaming-based strategy, Timothy Sellers
Design and evaluation of a 5G testbed: Analyzing security solutions, IQ sample management, and performance visualization, Mohammed Saleh Shaik
Zeroizing trust in a naïve federated Zero Trust environment, Keith E. Strandell
Synthetic data augmentation for retinoblastoma using diffusion, Andrew Thompson
The role of K-12 educators in shaping STEM pathways: Examining social capital and self-efficacy in STEM education, Holly Trisch
Estimation of soybean root traits using computer vision and deep learning, Muhammad Usman
Boosting knowledge transferability through differentiable architecture search for skin lesion diagnosis, Anh Quoc Vo
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Processing and characterization of conjugated polymers utilizing electrospinning technique for optoelectronic applications, Humayun Ahmad
Physics-based and data-driven constitutive modeling of unsaturated soils under multi-physics loading conditions, Mohsen Ajdari
Wavelet-enhanced 2D and 3D Lightweight Perception Systems for autonomous driving, Simegnew Yihunie Alaba
Deep learning-based radio frequency interference detection and mitigation for microwave radiometers with 2-D spectral features, Ahmed Manavi Alam
Deep reinforcement learning for advanced wireless networks enabling service and spectrum coexistence, Walaa Alqwider
Common-mode EMI characterization and mitigation in networked power electronics-enabled power systems, Ashik Amin
Stochastic programming models and algorithms to improve resiliency in a biomass supply chain, Jay Artil
The role of high-resolution dataset on developing of coastal wind-driven waves model in low energy system, Ramin Baghbani
Manifold design for a high-enthalpy, long-duration high speed wind tunnel, Gradon Parker Bailey
Toward privacy-preserving component certification for metal additive manufacturing, Mahathir Mohammad Bappy
A graphical user interface application for querying the unmanned aerial system integration safety and security technology ontology, Matthew Richard Beach
Analysis of cortical evoked auditory response detection in adults using machine learning, Pranavi Beerelli
Advancing digital twins of wire arc-DED through process control with a multi-modal sensor array, Jeffery Logan Betts
Contention resolution with collision cost, Umesh Chandra Biswas
Optimal multi-target navigation in complex environments via Generalized Voronoi Diagram graph structures, Brandon Black
Improved vector pruning for partially observable Markov decision processes, Thomas Jonathan Bowman
The impact of a summer bridge program at a public land-grant university in the southeastern region on the retention of first-time Black students, Marcus Isaiah Brumfield
Failure of polymeric materials at ultra-high strain rates, Kyle Richard Callahan
Resource sharing in secure distributed systems, Trisha Chakraborty
Sampling space and deep reinforcement learning based robot navigation, Pradeep Chintam
Assessment of cognitive decision-making with the use of wearable technology by general aviation pilots conducting pre- and post-flight aircraft inspections, Katherine Leigh Constant-Coup
Software Defined Radio (SDR) based sensing, Ajaya Dahal
Fabrication and testing of a stitched sandwich composite main landing gear door, Mary Dimitroff
A case against exclusive reliance on volumetric mixture characterization for future asphalt pavements and the advancement of a viable alternative, Jonathan Randy Easterling
Charting the course through complexity: Networked approaches to foster sustainable and resilient supply chains., Safae El Amrani
Quantum task mapping for large-scale heterogenous computing systems, Mackenzie Danyel Ellenberger
Numerical predictions of turbulent heat transfer in liquid metal flows, Mohammed Elmellouki
Synthesis and degradation of biobased polymers from plant oils incorporated with cellulose nanocrystals., Katherine Elmore
Effects of Turbulence on Scramjet Engines Combustion, Mohamed En-nali
Predictions of thermo-fluid transport over a poultry incubation period using high performance computing, Melvy Fernandes
Evaluation and enhancement of the Phosphorus Index for the Mississippi Delta, Felipe Fernandez Martinez
Enhanced intellectual property protection mechanisms towards collaborative data sharing in metal-based additive manufacturing, Durant Hayes Fullington
Assembly and analysis of a mobile reactor system for the continuous conversion of landfill gas to sustainable aviation fuels, Benjamin Eston Gibens
MITRE Attack framework adaptation in UAV usage during surveillance and reconnaissance missions, Jeffrey Greer IV
Plastic contaminants detection and classification in seed cotton using customed design feeder separator unit and convolutional neural network, Jonathan Harjono
Resource description framework parsing method on the UAS integration safety and security technology ontology, Hunter Harris
Towards clearer paths: Addressing camera obstructions in autonomous vehicles through neural networks, Nicholas J. Harvel
Risk assessment of severe weather events affecting animal production facilities, Impana Hassan Swamy Gowda
Robust longitudinal velocity control for advanced vehicles: A deep reinforcement learning approach, Fahmida Islam
Effect of pressure on viscoplasticity and its usefulness in designing impact devices, Marouane Jarachi
Attrition rates in the engineering industry by gender and time, Josiane Kander
A comprehensive performance evaluation of proprietary and open-source language models in closed and open-domain tasks, Abhilash Kanduri
Boundary layer flow control in low-Reynolds numbers via internal acoustic excitation, Joshua Michael Kiley
Beyond clear paths: Training with neural style transfer and auto-augmentation for domain-generalized segmentation of soiled images, Jacob Randall Kutch
Multi-Cloud architecture attacks through Application Programming Interfaces, Theodore Edward Lander Jr.
Disruptors and resilience capabilities of pharmaceutical supply chains exposed to rare catastrophic disasters: case studies of one localized and one global disaster, Jeanne-Marie Elizabeth Lawrence
Extending Social Force Model for the design and development of crowd control and evacuation strategies using physics-based simulation, Aaron Wade LeGrand Sr.
Residual stress predictions in L-PBF Ti-6Al-4V NIST bridges using FEM, Caitlin Delaney Luke
The analysis and comparison of cardiac time intervals via seismocardiography., Aysha Jenea Mann
