EE Thesis Presentations
SUMMER 1999

Vikram Reddy Pasham
"Laser Interconnects Based Multi-FPGA System"
August 11, 1999
Major Professor, Wilfrido A. Moreno, Ph.D.
Committee Members: James T. Leffew, Ph.D., Fernando J. Falquez, Ph.D.

Anup Singh
July 16, 1999 (December 1999 Official Graduation)
"A CMOS Implementation of a Self-Checking Logic Cell"
Major Professor: Parag K. Lala, Ph.D.
Committee Members: Wilfrido Moreno, Ph.D., Stephan P. Athan, Ph.D.

Rafael Cardenas
July 8, 1999
"Remote Supervisory Control via the Internet"
Major Professor: Wilrido A. Moreno
Committee members; Sanuel J. Garrett, James T. Leffew

Shreyas Sarangan MSEE
July 15, 1999
"Optimistic Remarking with RIO for Differentiated Services over the Internet "
Major Professor: Wilfrido A. Moreno, Ph.D.
Committee members: Ken Buckle, Ph.D., Tappas Das, Ph.D.

Jason Sheplak
June 29, 1999
"The Use of TCAD Simulation Tools to Enhance the Performance of an Existing Half-Micron CMOS Technology"
Major Professor: Worth B. Henley, Ph.D
Committee: Profesors Chris Ferekides and Drew Hoff

SPRING 1999

Ramnath V. Dalal
"Wavelet Based Broadband Wireless Communications"
April 16, 1999
Major Professor: Vijay K. Jain, Ph.D.
Committee Members: Brent A. Myers, Ph.D. Paul Flikkema, Ph.D., Kenneth J. Christensen, Ph.D.

Gamage P. Dissanayake
"Battery Equalization, Monitoring and Management of a PV Hybrid System"
Major Professor: Elias K. Stefanakos, Ph.D.
Committee Members: Paris H Wiley Ph. D., Kenneth E Buckle Ph.D.

Saurabh Shrivatava
"VLSI Computation of Nonlinear Functions, and Application to Computerized Tomography"
April 9, 1999
Major Professor: Vijay K. Jain, Ph.D.,
Committee Members: Arthur D. Snider, Ph.D., Parang K. Lala, Ph.D., D. Chester, Ph.D.

Michael Imparato
"Investigation on the Accuracy of Calibration for On-Wafer MM-Wave Measurements"
April 9, 1999
Major Professor: Larry Dunleavy, Ph.D
Committee Members: Tom Weller, Ph.D., Rudy Henning, D. Engr. Sc.

Jose Carlavilla
"Modeling a Microwave PHEMT Using the Curtice Cubic Large-Signal MESFET Model"
April 9, 1999
CO-Major Professors: Larry Dunleavy, Ph.D., A. David Snider, Ph.D.
Committee Member: Thomas Weller, Ph.D.

Max Scardelletti
"Power Dividers and Printed Antennas Utilizing Coplanar Transmission Lines"
April 2, 1999
Major Professor: Tom Weller, Ph.D.
Committee Members: Larry Dunleavy, Ph.D., Rudy Henning, D. Engr. Sc.

Balaji Lakshminarayanan
"Development of Equivalent Circuit Models for Surface Mount Multi-Layer Capacitors"
March 19, 1999
Major Professor: Thomas M. Weller, Ph.D.
Committee Members: Horace Gordon, Jr., M.S.E., P.E. - Rudolf E. Henning, D. Eng. Sc.


Thesis Presentations for Fall, 1998 Graduation

Anbuselvan Kuppusamy - MSEE
"Frequency-Domain Measurement and Characterization of Multipath Effects in 2.4 Ghz Indoor Wireless Channels"
December 17, 1998
Major Professor: Paul Flikkema, Ph.D.
Committee Members: Thomas M. Weller, Ph.D., Lawrence P. Dunleavy, Ph.D.

Peter J. Bartels - MSEE
"Characterization of KA-Band Satellite Slant-Path Attenuation Fields Using S-Band Radar"
November 30, 1998
Major Professor: Paul G. Flikkema, Ph.D.
Committee Members: Rudolf E. Henning, D.Eng.Sc. A. David Snider, Ph.D.

Nilesh Savkoor - MSEE
"A Combined Prediction System for Handoffs in Multi-Tier Wireless Networks"
November 24, 1998
Major Professor: Ravi Sankar, Ph.D.
Committee Members: Paul Flikkema, Ph.D., Wilfrido Moreno, Ph.D.

Mehul Shah - MSEE
"Power - Efficient Organization and Access Control for Ad-Hoc Wireless Networks"
November 23, 1998
Major Professor: Paul Flikkema, Ph.D.
Committee Members: Dr. Ravi Sankar, Ph.D., Rudolf E. Henning, Ph.D.

Sameer Azad - MSEE
"A priority Based Channel Borrowing Algorithm for Third Generation Cellular Systems"
November 23, 1998
Major Professor: Ravi Sankar, Ph.D.
Committee Members: Paul Flikkema, Ph.D., Rudolf E. Henning, Ph.D.

Robert H. Wilson - MSEE
"Infrared/Mechanical Airbag Interface to Improve 5th Percentile Passenger Injury Criteria"
November 6, 1998
Major Professor: Samuel Garrett, Ph.D.
Committee Members: Paris Wiley, Ph.D., John Lloyd, Ph.D.(c)