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Dissertations from PhD graduates

2024	Zahra Khalilzadeh	Improving crop productivity through data-driven optimization and hybrid deep learning-based approaches
2024	Fatima Mgaedeh	An engineering approach to personal protective equipment: An analysis of the PPE, non-compliance issues and the methodology to predict non-compliance
2023	Pallavi Dubey	Deep learning-powered visual inspection for metal surfaces: A systemic image-centric approach for small size defect detection
2023	Yanhua Huang	Hydroponic system customization and sensor integration for operation optimization and physiology study
2023	Eric Weflen	Hybrid additive and subtractive manufacturing of large-scale and multi-material parts
2023	Zhuoyi Zhao	Real options-based models of economic decisions toward sustainability: The cases of blockchain-based supply chain enhancements, asphalt roads resurfacing, and conversion from conventional to cool roofs
2022	Shaodong Wang	Novel clinical outcome models using heterogeneous electronic healthcare record (EHR) data
2022	Hanisha Vemireddy	The role of test locations in early-stage plant breeding: Identifying discriminating locations and extrapolating performance to locations that are not observed
2022	Jacklin Stonewall	Development and evaluation of training to increase student perceptions of fairness in peer assessment
2022	Pramiti Sarker	Use of inventory control theory and multi-objective optimization to model work-rest scheduling
2022	Sharon Lau	Reducing measurement error in magnetic particle inspection through the optimization of process parameters and artificially intelligent solutions
2022	Carl Kirpes	The value of 3D product model deployment to complex production and assembly processes
2022	Saeed Khaki	Novel deep learning-based methods for high-throughput image-based plant phenotyping and large scale crop yield prediction
2022	Mohammad Fili	Developing machine learning solutions for healthcare problems
2022	Chih-Yuan Chu	Text analytics for supply chain risk management
2022	Reyhaneh Bijari	Accounting for rank uncertainty in decision making for plant breeding
2022	Luning Bi	Deep learning approaches for yield prediction and crop disease recognition
2022	Gorkem Emirhuseyinoglu	Insights from stochastic programs on aligning farmer profit motive with environmental goals
2022	Atefeh Rajabalizadeh	Consistency in integer programming
2022	Fatemeh Amini	Application of optimization and simulation models in Genomic prediction and Genomic selection
2022	Xue Lei	Analyzing the Risk of Mass Shootings in the United States
2022	Xing Zhang	Selective laser melting of high-performance titanium alloys: process, microstructure and properties
2021	Xiaoshi Guo	Improving Time Series and Cross-Sectional Momentum Trading Strategies using Stochastic Programming
2021	Samira Karimzadeh	Data-driven optimization decision support for plant breeding
2021	Saba Moeinizade	Simulation-based optimization and reinforcement learning methods to improve decision making in agriculture
2021	Emmanuel Tetteh	Using biomechanical data to explore the utility of exoskeleton intervention for work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the surgeons
2021	Mohammad Shahhosseini	Optimized ensemble learning and its application in agriculture
2021	Javad Ansarifar	Machine learning and optimization algorithms and their applications in agriculture
2021	Colten Fales	Accelerations of Trunk and Limb Assessment System (ALTAS): A Monte-Carlo simulation approach to dynamic work evaluation for the agricultural sector
2021	Vahid Azizi	Decision making framework in deterministic and stochastic forward/reverse logistics supply chain design
2021	Daniel Schimpf	Objective surface inspection and semi-automated material removal for metal castings
2021	Xiao Zhang	Development of process control and material for micro/nano-scale electrohydrodynamic inkjet manufacturing
2020	Hamid Norasi	A systems-level evaluation of the biomechanical response of the cervical spine to sagittal plane flexion
2020	Ramin Giahi	Sequential decision making and simulation-optimization for the design of complex engineering
2020	Ali Baghersaghchi Khorasani	A theoretical and experimental study of geometry, microstructure and mechanical properties of 316l stainless steel manufactured by direct energy deposition-based hybrid manufacturing
2020	Maryam Nikouei-Mehr	Discovering Interacting Features for Prediction of Response
2019	Jamiahus Walton	Evaluating the effect of displaying team vs. individual metrics on team performance
2019	Guangyu Hou	Computing tool accessibility of polyhedral models for toolpath planning in multi-axis machining
2019	Dan Hu	Short-term operation of the power system and the natural gas system considering uncertainties
2019	Thomas Schnieders	A top-down human-centered approach to exoskeleton design
2019	Yu Du	The development of a virtual operator model to enable closed-loop, computer-based design
2018	Hieu Pham	Generalized weighting for bagged ensembles
2018	Shiyang Huang	Optimization of job shop scheduling with material handling by an automated guided vehicle
2018	Mostafa Amin-Naseri	Adopting and incorporating crowdsourced traffic data in advanced transportation management systems
2018	Fikri Kucuksayacigil	Real options models and analyses for energy transportation systems with jump and diffusion processes: Electric power transmission planning and fuel-carrying ship design
2018	Ge Claire Guo	Solution methods and bounds for two-stage risk-neutral and multistage risk-averse stochastic mixed-integer programs with applications in energy and manufacturing
2018	Yihua Li	Investment decision-making in clean energy under uncertainties: a real options approach
2018	Ahmad Mumani	User-packaging interaction (UPI): A comprehensive research platform and techniques for improvement, evaluation, and design
2018	Esra’a Abdel-All	The implication of rapid technologies on the design process
2017	Davood Hajinezhad	Distributed nonconvex optimizations: Algorithms and convergence analysis
2017	Ye Han	Operations research applications in multi-allelic trait introgression in plant breeding
2017	Qi Li	Decision making under uncertainties for renewable energy and precision agriculture
2017	Didem Sari	Scenario generation quality assessment for two-stage stochastic programs
2016	SeyyedAli HaddadSisakht	Multi-stage stochastic and robust optimization for closed-loop supply chain design
2016	Euijung Yang	Mitigating user frustration through adaptive feedback based on human automation etiquette strategies
2016	Mohammad Rahdar	Three essays on multi-level optimization models and applications
2016	Bokan Chen	Applications of optimization under uncertainty methods on power system planning problems
2016	Huiyi Zhang	Reducing Uncertainty in Wind Turbine Blade Health Inspection with Image Processing Techniques
2015	Siqi Zhu	An automated method for the layup of fiberglass fabric
2015	Leilei Zhang	Biofuel supply chain, market, and policy analysis
2015	Mostafa Fawzy	A Multi-Criteria Decision Framework for Unstructured Complex Problem: A Strategy for Biofuel Production
2014	Yonghan Feng	Scenario Generation and Reduction for Long-term and Short-term Power System Generation Planning under Uncertainties
2014	Zhaoyang Duan	Three papers on inverse optimization algorithms, PEV sales forecasting, and PEVs’ potential impact on power systems
2014	Chenlu Lou	Economic Decision Making of Renewable Power Producers Under Uncertainty
2014	Walter Dean Bennette	Instance selection for model-based classifiers
2014	Shuangyan Lei	Process planning for the subtractive rapid manufacturing of heterogeneous materials: Applications for automated bone implant manufacturing

Theses from Masters graduates

2024	Amanda Newendorp	Impact of Uncertainty Visualizations on Multi-Criteria Decision-Making
2023	Landon Getting	Development and integration of a perceptive robotic grinding system
2023	Yvonne Farah	Teamwork assessment in cooperative video games: Exploring patterns, associations and validity
2023	Matthew Gabriel	Modeling and assessing capability-based planning for emergency preparedness
2023	Kristina Schaffhausen	The effects of muscle-strengthening and endurance-building exercises on suturing performance among novices: An engineering evaluation of the hands, wrists, fingers, and forearms
2023	Curtis Peters	A value-focused thinking approach to emergency management and community preparedness
2023	Kathryn Lieffrig	Investigating the Feasibility of Performing Ergonomic Assessment in Virtual Reality
2022	Joseph Kim	A multifaceted approach to evaluating surgical exoskeletons
2022	Sri Ram Manidileep Aravapalli	An automatic inspection approach for remanufacturing components using object detection
2022	Nathan Sepich	Workload’s significant impact on cybersickness: A new frontier
2022	Ishan Patel	A machine learning approach to understand nitrate leaching in Iowa watersheds
2022	Mriga Kher	Estimating genotype sensitivity according to location & year effects
2020	Fatima Mgaedeh	Human factors impact of COVID-19 face mask usage for essential workers: Engineering evaluation of mask usage
2020	Charchit Shukla	An analysis of billion-dollar natural disasters in the United States
2020	Jeffrey Tscherter	A Process and Investigation into the Influence of Cast Surface Condition on Fatigue Life
2020	Steve Paul	Optimizing strategies to mitigate risk in a supply chain disruption
2020	Jordyn Koenig	A quantitative assessment of the effects of passive upper extremity exoskeletons on sonographer’s muscle activity and posture while performing transthoracic echocardiograms
2020	Cong Xu	Assessment of Human and Multiple UAVs Interaction in Police Clearing Operations
2020	Eric Weflen	A hybrid additive and subtractive manufacturing approach for multi-material components
2020	Logan Beguhn	Root structure design for hybrid manufacturing of multi-material structures
2020	Ramanathan Annamalai	Evaluating the effect of sensor limitations in flight vision systems on pilot performance
2020	Drew Schweiger	Improving performance in an office environment via training the non-dominant hand on the computer mouse: A study of learning curve of the non-dominant hand and the bilateral transfer effect to the dominant hand
2020	Sandeep Ravi-Kumar	Experimental studies and simulation of laser ablation of high-density polyethylene films
2020	Prashant Polampally	3D printing and characterization of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and methylcellulose for biodegradable support structures
2020	Steve Kryk	Demonstration of the value of a graphics-based decision support system for order picking warehouse design
2020	Wonseok Kim	The risk analysis for the introduction of collaborative robots in the Republic of Korea
2020	Karthick Manikandan Gopalakrishnan Deivanai	Additive Printing for Civil Infrastructure: Assessing Concrete Mix Design, Printability and Nozzle Effects
2019	Benjamin Lies	In-situ metrology for electrohydrodynamic inkjet printing towards micro/nano scale hybrid manufacturing
2019	Kaitlyn M. Ouverson	Intelligent Team Tutoring: An analysis of communication, cognition, cooperation, and coordination
2019	Varun Ananthasivan	A user-centered engineering approach to storage and access in high priority scenarios
2019	Farshad Niayeshpour	Engineering Valuation of Blockchain technology in the context of Petroleum Supply Chain: A Real Options approach
2019	Sharon Lau	Effects of surface roughness on the reliability of magnetic particle inspection for the detection of subsurface indications in steel castings
2019	Ben Lies	In-situ metrology for electrohydrodynamic inkjet printing towards micro/nano scale hybrid manufacturing
2019	Ashley Swift	Optimizing the design of planting experiments for agriculture crops
2019	Hunter Sabers	Performance archery shooting
2019	Enrique Alameda-Basora	A dynamic Bayesian network to predict the total points scored in national basketball association games
2018	Vrishtee Rane	An analysis of using online testing modules in engineering economics
2018	Sarath Chennamkulam Renjith	A design framework for additive manufacturing based on the integration of axiomatic design approach, inverse problem-solving and an additive manufacturing database
2018	Preetam Kulkarni	Interaction of optimization models and information sharing in a two echelon supply chain
2018	Brandon Landowski	A Multiple Decision-Maker Approach to Allocating Resources to Prepare and Respond to Major Disruptions
2018	Anusha Velineni	Investigation on selected factors causing variability in additive manufactured parts
2018	Shubham Prashant Khoje	An assessment tool to determine the appropriateness of engineering design projects for gender bias, ambiguity, and major relatedness
2018	Katherine Volz	Cognitive skill degradation: Analysis and evaluation in flight planning
2018	Saba Moeinizade	A stochastic simulation approach for improving response in genomic selection
2018	Alicia Guzmán Gutiérrez	Evaluating manufacturing energy consumption for a part using geometry
2018	Wanyu Huang	Exploring households’ weatherization adoptions: an agent-based approach
2017	Lei Yao	A resource allocation model for deep uncertainty (RAM-DU), with application to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
2017	Sarat Sivaprasad	What does decision making with intervals really assume? The relationship between the Hurwicz decision rule and prescriptive decision analysis
2017	Jaipravin Vijayarangan	Non-contact method to assess the surface roughness of metal castings by 3D laser scanning
2017	Ziyang He	A medial axis transformation based process planning method for rapid tooling
2017	Alexandria Stewart	Active shooter simulations: An agent-based model of civilian response strategy
2017	Dean Jose	The impact of scientific management principles on food hub
2017	Goutham Ramaraj	Production planning in different stages of a manufacturing supply chain under multiple uncertainties
2017	Zhonglun Wang	How packaging characteristics change the perception of product net weight
2017	Alisha Smith	Definition and development of a measurement instrument for compellingness in human computer interaction
2017	Aditya-Kiran Pathak	Estimating production losses from disruptions based on stock market returns: Applications to 9/11 attacks, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and Hurricane Sandy
2017	Haoran Sun	Learning to optimize: Training deep neural networks for wireless resource management
2017	Arun Vinayak	Quantitative models for supply chain risk analysis from a firm’s perspective
2017	Michael Hoefer	Automated Design for Manufacturing and Supply Chain Using Geometric Data Mining and Machine Learning
2017	Minxiang Zhang	Demand forecasting and decision making under uncertainty for long-term production planning in aviation industry
2017	Xue Lei	Static and dynamic fault tree analysis with application to hybrid vehicle systems and supply chains
2017	Anupam Singh	Analysis of force, time, energy, psychological demand and safety of common kicks in martial arts
2017	Kellie McGrath	Smoking Cessation: A Human Factors Solution Approach
2017	Terry Craven	Evaluating disintermediation in regional food systems using agent-based modeling
2016	Midhun Vasan	EVALUATION of computer workstation standards
2016	Zoe Eagle	Comparison of features, usability, and load carrying design of recreational and travel backpacks when considering travel applications
2016	Krishna Leela Rajana	Investigation of the simple mattress suturing technique
2016	Colten Fales	Are We Done Yet?: A study of the effects of defined goals and progressive feedback on task performance and perceptions
2016	Matthew Goiffon	Optimal population value selection: A population-based selection strategy for genomic selection
2016	Jingyu Liu	Designing Intelligent Language Tutoring System for Learning Chinese Characters
2016	Daniel Van Groningen	Effects of outsole shoe patterns on athletic performance
2016	Kiersten Eberhart	A method for fixturing, scanning, and reorienting an additively manufactured part in preparation subsequent machining
2016	Tyler Fox	Recycling wind turbine blade composite material as aggregate in concrete
2016	Nicholas Hennessy	A rapid tooling method using ultrasonic welding and machining
2016	Olivia Janusz	Evaluation of modern day kitchen knives: An ergonomic and biomechanical approach to design
2016	Vishal Mane	An effective method to reduce smearing in machining of metallic foams using ice as an infiltrant
2016	Anuj Mittal	Hybrid Simulation Modeling for Regional Food Systems
2016	Thomas Schnieders	ARCTiC LawE Armed Robotic Control for Training in Civilian Law Enforcement
2016	Jacklin Stonewall	Website gender perceptions: Effects and recommendations for gender inclusivity
2016	Michelle Voelker	Quantitative surface inspection methods for metal castings
2015	Pratik Pingle	Selection of obsolescence resolution strategy based on a multi criteria decision model
2015	Connor Jennings	Forecasting obsolescence risk and product lifecycle with machine learning
2015	Guangyu Hou	Computing axes of rotation for 4-axis CNC milling machine by calculating global visibility map from slice geometry
2015	Hardik Bora	Analysis of Supplier Selection Policies for Regional Food Systems using Multi-Agent Simulation
2015	Jianqiang Li	Effect of Cryomilling on Zinc Sulfide Effectiveness as Antibacterial Substance for Burn Wound Healing
2015	Melissa Slagle	Bulk Manufacture of Complex Geometry Millirod Implants and Their Degradation and Drug Delivery Characteristics
2015	Pallavi Dubey	Application of Analytic Tools for Materials Selection
2015	Abdolghani Ebrahimi	Rate control of a queue with quality-of-service constraint under bounded and unbounded action spaces
2015	Dan Hu	Short-term scheduling of a combined natural gas and electric power system with wind energy
2015	Benjamin Jacobson	The efficient classroom: How team-based learning and lecture video acceleration affect the learning efficiency and effectiveness of a first-year engineering course
2015	Niechen Chen	The development and implementation of a reverse engineering method for near net shape parts
2015	Mostafa Amin-Naseri	Cognitive work analysis and simulation (CWAS): Practical use of cognitive work analysis in system design
2015	Jamiahus Walton	Comparing team feedback in a Team Multiple Errands Test
2015	Xin Wang	Study of team building based on 3D game
2015	Esmaeil Keyvanshokooh	Hybrid robust and stochastic optimization for closed-loop supply chain network design using accelerated Benders decomposition
2015	Dongwook Kim	Learning dispatching rules via an association rule mining approach
2015	Heidi Laabs	Evaluation of dual purpose softball gloves
2015	Tianxiang Gao	Hybrid classication approach of SMOTE and instance selection for imbalanced datasets
2015	Kathryne Schomburg	Identifying Relationships between Systems Engineering Processes and Project Success in NASA Complex Projects and Other Organizations
2015	Morgan Hampel	A psychophysical study on the effect protective equipment has on contact sport athletes
2015	Lijin Kottayil Raghavan	Industrial looks at ways of manufacturing defects of fiber reinforced polymer composites
2015	Alexandra Olsen	Improvement of surgery duration estimation using statistical methods and analysis of scheduling policies using discrete event simulation
2015	Liu Su	An optimization model for land allocation between bioenergy crops and grain crops and an optimization model for identifying the most vulnerable links in a transportation network
2014	Austin D. Sullivan	Determining an inter-rater agreement metric for researchers evaluating student pathways in problem solving
2014	Qi Li	Process modeling and supply chain design for advanced biofuel production based on bio-oil gasification
2014	Mengmeng Chen	Policy based reinforcement learning approach Of Jobshop scheduling with high level deadlock detection
2014	Sarah Gidlewski	The use of formative assessments in traditional and hybrid lecture-labs of industrial engineering undergraduates and their motivational profiles
2014	Jordan Lee Hansen	Systems engineering in commercial and government organizations
2014	Yang-Hua Wu	A stochastic mathematical program with complementary constraints for market-wide power generation and transmission expansion planning

Creative Components from Masters graduates

2024	Sina Aghakhani	A Hybrid Delivery Planning Platform Considering Truck, Robot, and Crowdsourced Delivery
2024	John Sheriff	Development of a Method to Evaluate Agricultural Tire-To-Soil Contact Properties
2023	Blake Clark	Evaluating the Optimal Exit Point and Timing of Switching From 100% Biodiesel to Petroleum Diesel in a Carbon Priced Environment
2022	Jay Ghodke	Evaluating the value of the option to build a new transmission line under demand uncertainty
2022	Eric Sesterhenn	Evaluating the Effectiveness of Machine Learning Models for Identifying Superstar Firms
2021	Sanjay Raj Thangavel	DEMCO Side-dump Trailer Final Assembly Line Improvement: A Case Study
2020	Shamika Pujari	Characterizing an automation level-based safety assessment tool to improve fluency in safe human cobot interaction
2020	Sidharth Sankhye	Machine Learning Methods for Quality Prediction in Manufacturing Inspection
2020	Viren Parwani	Improving Manufacturing Supply Chains by Integrating Lean Six Sigma and Production Scheduling
2020	Sourabh Choudhari	A Quality Control Case Study of Kitchen Appliance Production: An Engineering Case for Graduate Education
2019	Kevin Korniejczuk	Simulating severe supply chain disruptions with multiple suppliers and firms
2019	Yurui Li	Principal Global Investor Dynamic Risk Premia performance tracking project-binary classification validation and visualization
2018	Arul Ganesan	Automated ergonomics assessment of material handling activities
2018	Krishna Varun Sai Kotta	Comparing decision making using expected utility, robust decision making, and information-gap: Application to capacity expansion for airplane manufacturing
2018	Jinchi Li	The influence of the unit commitment plan on the variance of electric power production cost

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