Electrical & Computer Engineering PhD Graduates
| D. David Buck | 2022 | Design and Characterization of Phased Arrays for UAS Detection and Tracking Prof. Karl Warnick |
| Zachary J. Walker | 2022 | Optofluidic Manipulation with Nanomembrane Platforms Used for Solid-State Nanopore Integration Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| John Eric Vogel | 2022 | Prof. Brian Mazzeo |
| Jakob William Kunzler | 2022 | Managing Radio Frequency Interference in Vehicular Multi-Antenna Transceivers Prof. Karl Warnick |
| Farah Arabian | 2022 | Prof. Michael Rice |
| Joel Grieg Wright | 2021 | An Integrated Model of Optofluidic Biosensor Function and Performance Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Mark Edmond Petersen | 2021 | A Geometric Approach to Multiple Target Tracking Using Lie Groups Prof. Randal Beard |
| Juan Andres Perez Celis | 2021 | Prof. Michael Wirthlin |
| Andrew Mark Keller | 2021 | Partial Circuit Replication for Masking and Detecting Soft Errors in SRAM-Based FPGAs Prof. Michael Wirthlin |
| Chad Carl Josephson | 2021 | Space-Time Coded ARTM CPM for Aeronautical Mobile Telemetry Prof. Michael Rice |
| Yixin Song | 2021 | CMOS Charge Amplifier for Scientific Instruments Prof. Shiuh-hua Chiang |
| Taylor Scott Simons | 2021 | High-Speed Image Classification for Resource-Limited Systems Using Binary Values Prof. D.J. Lee |
| Mark William Ruzindana | 2021 | Prof. Karl Warnick |
| Jeffrey Christopher Leach | 2020 | LiNbO3 Waveguide Modulators: A Gateway to Realizing Holovideo Technology Prof. Daniel Smalley |
| Matthew B. Ashcraft | 2020 | Prof. Geoffrey Goeders |
| Erik Scott Hamilton | 2020 | Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Focusing for Integrated Optofluidic Detection Enhancement Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Robert Benjamin Hale | 2020 | Distributed Memory Based FPGA Debug Prof. Brad Hutchings |
| Jerel Bendt Nielsen | 2019 | Robust Visual-Inertial Navigation and Control of Fixed-Wing and Multirotor Aircraft Prof. Randal Beard |
| Meredith Ireene Dupaix Taylor | 2019 | Statistical Analysis and Extraction of Quantitative Data from Elliptical-Signal-Model bSSFP MRI Prof. Neal Bangerter |
| Matthew Joel Cannon | 2019 | Prof. Michael Wirthlin |
| Attiya Mahmood | 2018 | Prof. Michael Jensen |
| Kamran Qaderi | 2018 | Waveguide-Based Spatial Light Modulators for Use in Holographic Video Displays Prof. Daniel Smalley |
| Frederick Alexander Seng | 2018 | Body Armor Shape Sensing with Fiber Optic Sensors Prof. Stephen Schultz |
| Nikola Stan | 2018 | Prof. Stephen Schultz |
| Hua Gong | 2018 | Prof. Greg Nordin |
| John Michael Stout | 2018 | Nanofluidic Applications of Silica Membranes Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Meng Zhang | 2018 | Evolutionary Learning of Boosted Features for Visual Inspection Automation Prof. D.J. Lee |
| Travis Haroldsen | 2017 | Academic Packing for Commercial FPGA Architectures Prof. Brent Nelson |
| Junming Diao | 2017 | High Sensitivity Phased Arrays for Radio Astronomy Observations and Satellite Communications Prof. Karl Warnick |
| Haonan Wang | 2016 | Novel Techniques for Rapid Cardiac Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Whole Heart Coverage Prof. Neal Bangerter |
| Matthew Elliott Argyle | 2016 | Modeling and Control of a Tailsitter with a Ducted Fan Prof. Randy Beard |
| Jon-Paul Anderson | 2016 | Duplicate with Choose: Using Statistics for Fault Mitigation Prof. Brent Nelson |
| Amin Nazaran | 2016 | Ultra Short MR Relaxometry and Histological Image Processing for Validation of Diffusion MRI Prof. Neal Bangerter |
| Laith Rasmi Sahawneh | 2016 | Airborne Collision Detection and Avoidance for Small UAS Sense and Avoid Systems Prof. Randy Beard |
| Joshua Scott Monson | 2016 | Using Source-to-Source Transformations to Add Debug Observability to HLS-Synthesized Circuits Prof. Brad Hutchings |
| Matthieu C. Giraud-Carrier | 2016 | Perforated Hollow Core Waveguides for Alkali Vapor-cells and Slow Light Devices Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Long-Fang Tsai | 2016 | Microfluidic Devices and Biosensors Prof. Greg Nordin |
| Zhenchao Yang | 2015 | High-Efficiency Passive and Active Phased Arrays and Array Feeds for Satellite Communications Prof. Karl Warnick |
| Richard D. Lindsley | 2015 | Enhanced-Resolution Processing and Applications of the ASCAT Scatterometer Prof. David Long |
| Alok Hirenkumar Desai | 2015 | An Efficient Feature Descriptor and Its Real-Time Applications Prof. D.J. Lee |
| Rashid Mehmood | 2015 | Prof. Michael Jensen |
| Daniel J. Park | 2014 | B1 Mapping for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Prof. Neal Bangerter |
| Craig Stringham | 2014 | Developments in LFM-CW SAR for UAV Operation Prof. David Long |
| Peter C. Niedfeldt | 2014 | Recursive-RANSAC: A Novel Algorithm for Tracking Multiple Targets in Clutter Prof. Randy Beard |
| Christopher G. Shaw | 2014 | Modulation and Synchronization for Aeronautical Telemetry Prof. Michael Rice |
| Spencer Lee Chadderdon | 2014 | Application Improvements of Slab-Coupled Optical Fiber Sensors Prof. Stephen Schultz |
| Michael I. Duersch | 2013 | Backprojection for Synthetic Aperture Radar Prof. David Long |
| John F. Hulbert | 2013 | ARROW-based On-Chip Alkali Vapor-cell Development Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Britton T. Quist | 2013 | Improved Channel Probing for Secret Key Generation with Multiple Antenna Systems Prof. Michael Jensen |
| Brett J. Hansen | 2013 | Microfabrication Processes and Advancements in Planar Electrode Ion Traps as Mass Spectrometers Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Farnaz Karimdady Sharifabad | 2013 | Covariance Modeling and Space-Time Coding for MIMO Systems Prof. Michael Jensen |
| Yubo Li | 2012 | Reliability Techniques for Data Communication and Storage in FPGA-Based Circuits Prof. Brent Nelson |
| John C. Macdonald, Jr. | 2012 | Efficient Estimation for Small Multi-Rotor Air Vehicles Operating in Unknown, Indoor Enivronments Prof. Randy Beard |
| Stanley J. Ness | 2012 | Functionalization of In-plane Photonic Microcantilever Arrays for Biosensing Applications Prof. Greg Nordin |
| Bryce Benson Ready | 2012 | Filtering Techniques for Pose Estimation with Applications to Unmanned Air Vehicles Prof. Clark Taylor |
| Keith M. Stuart | 2012 | Application of Seawinds Scatterometer Data to the Study of Antarctic Icebergs Prof. David Long |
| Liang Sun | 2012 | Dynamic Modeling, Trajectory Generation and Tracking for Towed Cable Systems Prof. Randy Beard |
| Ryan Robert Anderson | 2012 | Characterization and Preliminary Demonstration of Microcantilever Array Integrated Sensors Prof. Greg Nordin |
| Michael J. Elmer | 2012 | Improved Methods for Phased Array Feed Beamforming in Single Dish Radio Astronomy Prof. Brian Jeffs |
| Brett L. Mellor | 2012 | Liquid Dielectric Spectroscopy and Protein Simulation Prof. Brian Mazzeo |
| Spencer G. Fowers | 2012 | Limited Resource Feature Detection, Description, and Matching Prof. D. J. Lee |
| Christopher Michael Lavin | 2012 | Using Hard Macros to Accelerate FPGA Compilation for Xilinx FPGAs Prof. Brent Nelson |
| Kirt D. Lilywhite | 2012 | Feature Construction Using Evolution-Constructed Features for General Object Recognition Prof. D. J. Lee |
| Nathaniel H. Rollins | 2012 | Hardware and Software Fault-Tolerance of Softcore Processors Implemented in SRAM-Based FPGAs Prof. Mike Wirthlin |
| Beau J. Tippetts | 2012 | Real-Time Stereo Vision for Resource Limited Systems Prof. D. J. Lee |
| Yue Zhao | 2012 | Low-Photoluminescence Hollow Waveguide Platforms for High-Sensitivity Integrated Optical Sensors Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Wade Fife | 2011 | Improved Stereo Vision Methods for FPGA-Based Computing Platforms Prof. James Archibald |
| Rajnikant Sharma | 2011 | Bearing-Only Cooperative-Localization and Path-Planning of Ground and Aerial Robots Prof. Randy Beard |
| Brian Phillips | 2011 | Tailoring the Spectral Transmission of Optofluidic Waveguides Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Huili Yu | 2011 | Prof. Randy Beard |
| Matthew Holmes | 2011 | Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Jonathan Landon | 2011 | Development of an Experimental Phased-Array Feed System and Algorithms for Radio Astronomy Prof. Brian Jeffs |
| Yan Shi | 2011 | Prof. Michael Jensen |
| Michael Johnson | 2011 | Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Weisheng Hu | 2011 | Development of Single-Chip Silicon Photonic Microcantilever Arrays for Sensing Applications Prof. Greg Nordin |
| Yabing Luo | 2011 | A Correlation-Based Method to Detect Weak Dependence Prof. Wynn Stirling |
| Brian Pratt | 2011 | Analysis and Mitigation of SEU-Induced Noise in FPGA-Based DSP Systems Prof. Michael Wirthlin |
| Michael Owen | 2010 | Scatterometer Contamination Mitigation Prof. David Long |
| Mark Hamblin | 2010 | Thin Film Microfluidic and Nanofluidic Labs-on-a-Chip Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Evan J. Lunt | 2010 | Low-Loss Hollow Waveguide Platforms for Optical Sensing and Manipulation Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Chan Chen | 2010 | Secret Key Establishment Using Wireless Channels as Common Randomness in Time-Variant MIMO Systems Prof. Michael Jensen |
| Tao Shang | 2010 | Impedance Imaging and Measurements by Microprobes in Aqueous Environments Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Brent A. Williams | 2010 | Signal Processing Methods for Ultra-High Resolution Scatterometry Prof. David Long |
| Joshua L. Beutler | 2010 | Frequency Response and Gain Enhancement of Solid-State Impact-Ionization Multipliers (SIMs) Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Michael David Larsen | 2010 | Studies on the Performance and Impact of Channel Estimation in MIMO and OFDM Systems Prof. Arnold Swindlehurst |
| Evan C. Zaugg | 2010 | Generalized Image Formation for Pulsed and LFM-CW Synthetic Aperture Radar Prof. David Long |
| Richard S. Gibson | 2009 | Slab Coupled Optical Fiber Sensors for Electric Field Sensing Applications Prof. Stephen Schultz |
| Derek Lavell Hudson | 2009 | Improving Accuracy in Microwave Radiometry via Probability and Inverse Problem Theory Prof. David Long |
| Joshua Monroe Kvavle | 2009 | A System Level Approach to D-Fiber Electric Field Sensing Prof. Stephen Schultz |
| Jong Wook Noh | 2009 | In-Plane All-Photonic Transduction Method for Silicon Photonic Microcantilever Array Sensors Prof. Greg Nordin |
| Xiaoyu Dang | 2009 | Offset QPSK in SISO and MIMO Environments Prof. Donald Comer |
| Jeffery B. Saunders | 2009 | Prof. Randy Beard |
| David Casbeer | 2009 | Prof. Randy Beard |
| Joseph Palmer | 2009 | Real-Time Carrier Frequency Estimation Using Disjoint Pilot Symbol Blocks Prof. Brent Nelson |
| Yusheng Qian | 2009 | Compact Trench-based Bend and Splitter Devices for Silicon-on-Insulator Rib Waveguides Prof. Greg Nordin |
| Zhaoyi Wei | 2009 | Real-Time Optical Flow Sensor Design and its Application on Obstacle Detection Prof. D. J. Lee |
| Congling Nie | 2008 | Prof. David Long |
| Hua Sun | 2008 | Throughput Constrained and Area Optimized Dataflow Synthesis for FPGAs Prof. Michael Wirthlin |
| Tyson Lowder | 2008 | Surface-Relief D-Fiber Bragg Gratings for Sensing Applications - Prof. Stephen Schultz |
| Timothy Hollis | 2007 | Circuit and Modeling Solutions for High-Speed Chip-to-Chip Communication Prof. David Comer |
| Derek Kingston | 2007 | Decentralized Control of Multiple UAVs for Perimeter and Target Surveillance Prof. Randy Beard |
| Kent Layton | 2007 | Low-Voltage Analog CMOS Architectures and Design Methods Prof. Donald Comer |
| Lisha Li | 2007 | High Gain Low Power Operational Amplifier Design and Compensation Techniques Prof. Donald Comer |
| Hongze Liu | 2007 | A High-Resolution Microscopic Electrical Impedance Imaging Modality: Scanning Impedance Imaging Prof. Travis Oliphant |
| N. Thomas Nelson | 2007 | Space-Time Coding with Offset Modulations Prof. Michael Rice |
| Pengcheng Zhan | 2007 | Optimizing Wireless Network Throughput: Methods and Applications Prof. A. Lee Swindlehurst |
| John Barber | 2006 | Fabrication of Hollow Optical Waveguides on Planar Substrates Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Nicolas Bikhazi | 2006 | MIMO Communication Capacity: Antenna Coupling and Precoding for Incoherent Detection Prof. Michael Jensen |
| Yongjie Cheng | 2006 | Design and Realization of a Single Stage Sigma-Delta ADC with Low Oversampling Ratio Prof. David Comer |
| Haroon Stephen | 2006 | Microwave Remote Sensing of Saharan Ergs and Amazon Vegetation Prof. David Long |
| Hong-Wei Lee | 2006 | Solid-State Impact Ionization Multiplier Prof. Aaron Hawkins |
| Xu (Bridget) Xiaoqian | 2006 | Shape Matching, Relevance Feedback, and Indexing with Application to Spine X-Ray Image Retrieval Prof. D. J. Lee |
| Ding Zhihong | 2006 | ARQ Techniques for MIMO Communication Systems Prof. Michael Rice |
| Matthew Morris | 2005 | The Impact of Antenna and RF System Characteristics on MIMO System Capacity Prof. Michael Jensen |
| Erik Perrins | 2005 | Reduced Complexity Detection Methods for Continuous Phase Modulation Prof. Michael Rice |
| Kevin Smith | 2005 | In-Fiber Optical Devices Based on D-Fiber Prof. Richard Selfridge |
| Gregory Ahlquist | 2004 | Functionally Decomposing Finite Field Multipliers for Efficient Implementation on Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Prof. Brent Nelson |
| Ivan Ashcraft | 2004 | Microwave Remote Sensing of the Greenland Ice Sheet: Models and Applications Prof. David Long |
| Karl Hemmert | 2004 | Source Level Debugging of Circuits Synthesized from High Level Language Descriptions Prof. Brad Hutchings |
| William Marble | 2004 | Prof. Craig Petrie |
| Floyd Millet | 2004 | Improving Electromagnetic Bias Estimates Prof. Karl Warnick |
| Christian Peel | 2004 | Studies in Multiple-Antenna Wireless Communications Prof. Lee Swindlehurst |
| Wei Ren | 2004 | Prof. Randy Beard |
| Quentin Spencer | 2004 | Transmission Strategies for Wireless Multi-User, Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output Communications Prof. Lee Swindlehurst |
| Justin Tripp | 2004 | An Optimizing Compiler for Configurable Logic Prof. Brad Hutchings |
| Yihong Dai | 2003 | Precision References for Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits Prof. Donald Comer |
| David Draper | 2003 | Wind Scatterometry with Improved Ambiguity Selection and Rain Modeling Prof. David Long |
| Peter Yoho | 2003 | Satellite Scatterometers: Calibration Using a Ground Station and Statistical Measurement Theory Prof. David Long |
| J. Willard Curtis III | 2002 | A Complete Parameterization of CLF-Based Controls Via Satisficing Theory Prof. Randy Beard |
| Jon Wallace | 2002 | Modeling Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Electrically Large Structures Prof. Michael Jensen |
| Douglas Thompson | 2001 | Innovative Radar Interferometry Prof. David Arnold |
| Paul Graham | 2001 | Logical Hardware Debuggers for FPGA-Based Systems Prof. Brent Nelson |
| Michael Spencer | 2001 | A Methodology for the Design of Spaceborne Pencil-Beam Scatterometer Systems Prof. David Long |
| Jonathon Lawton | 2000 | A Behavior-Based Approach to Multiple Spacecraft Formation Flying Prof. Randy Beard |
| Quinn Remund | 2000 | Multisensor Microwave Remote Sensing in the Cryosphere Prof. David Long |
| Xiangyang (Jeff) Zhuang | 2000 | Blind Channel Equalization and Estimation for Wireless Communications Prof. Lee Swindlehurst |
| Paul Johnson | 1999 | Prof. David Long |
| David Early | 1998 | A Study of the Scatterometer Image Reconstruction Algorithm and its Application to Polar Ice Studies Prof. David Long |
| Jim Freeze | 1998 | Theory and Application of the Recursive Green's Function Method for Analysis of Electromagnetic Waves in Inhomogeneous Media Prof. Richard Selfridge |
| Jacob Gunther | 1998 | Recursive Blind Equalization Based on Cyclostationarity and Structured Kernels Prof. Lee Swindlehurst |
| John Kenney | 1998 | Set-Valued Nonlinear Estimation Using the Galerkin Approximation Prof. Wynn Stirling |
| Dong Chul Kim | 1997 | An Interleaved Cyclic Ring Network Based on SCI Prof. LeRoy Bearnson |
| Karl Warnick | 1997 | A Differential Forms Approach to Electromagnetics in Anisotropic Media Prof. David Arnold |
| Michael Wirthlin | 1997 | Improving Functional Density Through Run-Time Circuit Reconfiguration Prof. Brad Hutchings |
| Michael Goodrich | 1996 | A Theory of Satisficing Control Prof. Wynn Stirling |
| Ryan Reed | 1996 | Statistical Properties of the Sea Scattered RADAR Return Prof. David Long |
| Mohammad Al-Rousan | 1996 | Reliability and Performance of Hierarchical Large-Scale Ring-Based SCI Shared-Memory Multiprocessors Prof. James Archibald |
| Lisa Talbot | 1996 | A Statistical Fuzzy Grade-of-Membership Approach to Unsupervised Data Clustering with Application to Remote Sensing Prof. H. Dennis Tolley (Statistics) |
| Fan Xu | 1996 | Contractive Encoding for Arbitrary Vector Quantizers Prof. Richard Frost |
| Mark Larsen | 1995 | Complexity-Constrained Trellis Coded Quantizers Prof. Richard Frost |
| Wai-Ho Pun | 1995 | Parametric Model-Adaptive Image Restoration Prof. Brian Jeffs |
| Jiankan (Jack) Yang | 1995 | Development and Analysis of Signal Copy and Blind Algorithms Prof. Lee Swindlehurst |
| Metin Gunsay | 1994 | Eigenvector-Based Point Source Localization Applied to Image Restoration Prof. Brian Jeffs |
| Kelly Flanagan | 1993 | A New Methodology for Accurate Trace Collection and Its Applications to Memory Hierarchy Performance Modeling Prof. Brent Nelson |
| Knut Grimsrud | 1993 | Quantifying Locality Prof. James Archibald |
| Newell Stacey | 1993 | Error Spectrum Shaping Quantization Prof. Gene Ware |
| Rustin Allred | 1992 | Variable Block-Size Vector Quantization for Binary Images Prof. Richard Christiansen |
| Robert Smith | 1992 | Hardware Prefetching Strategies for Second Level Caches Prof. James Archibald |
| Cunlin Qian | 1991 | System Identification: Signal Causality and Feedback Determination Prof. Wynn Stirling |
| Joe Scanlan | 1991 | Methods for Improving the Feature Representations of 2-D Image Patterns Prof. Doug Chabries |
| Sam Smith | 1991 | A Computational Approach to Fuzzy Logic Controller Design Prof. David Comer |
| Scott Budge | 1990 | A Rotational-Invariant Image Pattern Classifier Prof. Doug Chabries |
| Mark Christiansen | 1990 | Digital Speech Processing in the Context of a Human Auditory Model Prof. Doug Chabries |
| Chris Read | 1989 | A Computation Compression Technique For Linear Algorithms Prof. Richard Christiansen |
| Chris Barnes | 1989 | Residual Quantizers Prof. Richard Frost |
| Doug Lynn | 1988 | Frequency-Domain FIR and IIR Adaptive Filters Prof. Doug Chabries |
| Darryl Morrell | 1988 | A Theory of Set-Valued Estimation Prof. Wynn Stirling |
| Robert Muir | 1988 | Signal Detection and Estimation Using Classification-Directed Adaptive Modeling Prof. Wynn Stirling |
| Tim Patterson | 1984 | Target Detection from Geosynchronous Orbit Using a Staring Mosaic Infrared Sensor Prof. Doug Chabries |
| David Huber | 1980 | A Frequency Shifted Laser Interferometer Prof. Paul Berrett |
| John Bancroft | 1975 | Electronic Detection and Normalization of Speech Formants Prof. Gayle Miner |
| Henry Adaniya | 1974 | Room Temperature Thermal Conductivity of Sintered Diamond Prof. Lawrence Bowman |
| Richard Wheeler | 1973 | Electrical, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of Sintered Diamond Particles Prof. John Clegg |
This web page is provided for convenience and does not represent the official policy of the University, College, or Department. For official information please consult the graduate catalog at gradstudies.byu.edu.