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Theses and Dissertations — 2024

Masters Theses

Student Advisor(s) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Austin Bollinger Dr. Metin Akay Optimizing Noisy Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation for Perceptual Motion and Manual Control Enhancement
Andres H. Bryan Dr. Kirill V. Larin Comparative Study Between Optical Coherence Elastography Techniques, Ultrasound-Based Shear Wave Elastography, And Brillouin Spectroscopy [Link]
Hy Khanh Doan Dr. Jinsook Roh Effects of Electrotactile Stimulation on Muscle Excitation and Intermuscular Coordination in the Human Upper Extremity [Link]
Dorothy Mwakina Dr. Metin Akay Investigating Neurovascular Coupling in Cognitively Impaired Patients: A Bimodal EEG-fNIRS Approach
Nhi Vu Thao Nguyen Dr. Metin Akay High-Density Electromyography Biomarkers for Detecting and Monitoring of Muscle Spasticity During Passive Stretch Assessment [Link]
Neda Ostadnejad Dr. Tianfu Wu Identification of Novel Autoantibodies in Autoimmune Kidney Diseases [Link]
Mohammad (Sam) Salemizadeh Parizi Dr. Fatima Merchant Utilizing Silicon-Titanium Diboride Micropatterned Substrates to Model Ovarian Cancer and Evaluate the Efficacy

Dissertations

Student Advisor(s) Thesis/Dissertation Title
Kumar Abhishek Dr. Chandra Mohan and Dr. Sergey Shevkoplyas Manufacturing of Adoptive Induced Regulatory T Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Diseases [Link]
Daniel Chibueze Ajuzie Dr. Elebeoba E. May Analysis of Iron and Oxidative Stress Response in Escherichia coli Using Multi- Phenotype and Ensemble Modeling Approaches
Ayman Sadiq I. Alamir Dr. Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal On Controlling a Pediatric Lower-Limb Exoskeleton Using Finite-State Machine and Electroencephalography [Link]
Maede Chabi Bahmanshiri Dr. Richard Willson and Dr. Jacinta Conrad Fundamental Mechanisms of Membrane Immunoassays and Application to Rapid Cancer Diagnosis [Link]
Abraham Bautista-Castillo Dr. Ioannis A. Kakadiaris Predictive Analytics for Electronic Health Records (EHR) Data with Deep Learning [Link]
Mai Thi Phuong Dinh Dr. Sergey Shevkoplyas Microfluidic Device for Cell Separation by Size – A Method for Volume Reduction, Leukoreduction, and the Study of Large and Small Platelets
Yoon No Gregory Hong Dr. Jinsook Roh Multimodal Characterization of Motor Impairment After Stroke Using Rehabilitation [Link]
David Anderson Lloyd Dr. Metin Akay AI Approaches for Feature Extraction in Multimodal Biomedical Data [Link]
Farial Rahman Dr. Metin Akay Selective Neuromodulation Therapy for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence [Link]
Kevin Isae Romero Dr. Metin Akay Regulation of High Blood Pressure using Somatic Neuromodulation [Link]
Kimia Seyedmadani Dr. Metin Akay and Dr. Yasemin Akay Validating Oculomotor Across-Subject Testing to Assess Visuomotor Function in At-Risk Populations [Link]
Gu Xingjian Dr. Metin Akay Improve Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Using Dual Growth Factor Delivery and Electrical Stimulation [Link]
Shu Zhang Dr. Tianfu Wu Spleen-Targeted Lipid Nanoparticles in the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases [Link]