Ph.D. Alumni | MS/MAMS Alumni | Thesis and Dissertations at UGA Library Ph.D Graduated Students - Summer 2012 Student: Han, Jun Advisor: John Miller Dissertation: Quantitative Glycomics Using Simulation Optimization Ph.D Graduated Students - Spring 2012 Student: Shareghi Arani, Pooya Advisor: Liming Cai Dissertation: Graph Generating Systems for Predicting Biological Structures Student: Wang, Yingfeng Advisor: Liming Cai and Russell Malmberg Dissertation: Separating Structural Non-coding RNAs From Genomic Backgrounds Student: Xiong, Yin Advisor: M. Hybinette and E. Kraemer Dissertation: A Cache-aware Environment Integrating Agent-based Simulation with Parallel/Distributed Discrete Event Simulation Ph.D Graduated Students - Summer 2011 Student: Barnes, Brad Advisor: D. Lowenthal Dissertation: A Regression-Based System for Accurate Scalability Prediction on Large-Scale Machines Student: Boisclair, William Advisor: Walter Potter Dissertation: SYCORAX: An Automated Analyzer of the Syntactic Complexity of English Text Student: Chen, Jianxia Advisor: R. Ramaswamy and David Lowenthal Dissertation: Towards Advanced Event Monitoring Services on Decentralized and Delay Tolerant Networks Student: Storm, Kelly Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Dissertation: Improved Web Usage Mining Techniques through Data Mining, User Modeling, Clustering, and Behavioral Heuristic Methodologies Ph.D Graduated Students - Spring 2011 Student: Huang, Zhibin Advisor: Liming Cai Dissertation: Computational Search of RNA Pseudoknots and Structural Variations in Genomes Student: Wang, Rui Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Dissertation: Algorithms for Semi-automatic Web Service Composition: Data Mediation and Service Ph.D Graduated Students - Fall 2010 Student: Brewer, Douglas Advisor: Kang Li Dissertation: Detecting Web Robots with Passive Behavioral Analysis and Forced Behavior Ph.D Graduated Students - Summer 2010 Student: Al-Haj Hassan, Osama Advisor: L. Ramaswamy Dissertation: Scalability and Efficiency in Personalized Web Services Student: Harney, John Advisor: Prashant Doshi Dissertation: Selective Querying for Adapting Web Service Compositions Using the Value of Changed Information Ph.D Graduated Students - Summer 2009 Student: Tartir, Samir Advisor: Ismailcem Budak Arpinar Dissertation: Ontology-Driven Question Answering and Ontology Quality Evaluation Student: Zhao, Haibo Advisor: Prashant Doshi Dissertation: Scalable Composition of Web Services Under Uncertainty Ph.D Graduated Students - Summer 2008 Student: Che, Dongsheng Advisor: Ying Xu & Liming Cai Dissertation: Computational Methods for Deciphering Genomic Structures in Prokaryotes Student: Jafri, Rabia Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Dissertation: Fusion of Face and Gait for Human Recognition Student: Janik, Maciej Advisor: Krys Kochut Dissertation: Training-less Ontology-based Text Categorizaiton Student: Wang, Zhiming Advisor: John Miller Dissertation: Using Web Services to Integrate Data and Compose Analytic Tools in Life Sciences Student: Xie, Shaohua Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Dissertation: Evaluating and Refining Diagrams that Support the Comprehension of Concurrency and Synchronization Student: Zhang, Mucheng Advisor: Robert Robinson Dissertation: Monte Carlo Simulation of Interacting Electron Models by a New Determinant Approach Ph.D Graduated Students - Fall 2007 Student: Chattopadhyay, Siddhartha Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Dissertation: Content Aware Multimedia Transcoding for Rescource Constrained Environments Student: Maier, Fredrick Advisor: Robert Robinson Dissertation: A Study of Defeasible Logics Student: Zhong, Zhenyu Advisor: Kang Li Dissertation: System Oriented Techniques for High-Performance Anti-Spam Solutions Ph.D Graduated Students - Summer 2007 Student: Aleman Meza, Boanerges Advisor: Budak Arpinar Dissertation: Ranking Documents based on Relevance of Semantic Relationship Student: Anyanwu, Kemafor Advisor: Amit Sheth Dissertation: Supporting Link Analysis Using Advanced Querying Methods in Semantic Web Database Student: Chowdhury, Ananda Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Dissertation: Computer Vision-guided Virtual Craniofacial Surgery Student: Rhodes, Philippa Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Dissertation: Software Visualization: Using Perceptual, Attentional, and Cognitive Concepts to Quantify Quality and Improve Effectiveness Student: Wei, Yong Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Dissertation: Video Personalization for Resource-constrained Environments Ph.D Graduated Students - Spring 2007 Student: Bennett, Christopher Advisor: Walter Potter Dissertation: Computational Proxies of Large Inputs: Improving Efficiency through Sampling Student: Purewal, Tarsem Advisor: E. R. Canfield Dissertation: Nondeterministic Complexity in Quantum and Classical Models of Computation Ph.D Graduated Students - Fall 2006 Student: Song, Yinglei Advisor: Liming Cai Dissertation: Effective Models and efficient algorithms for Structural Bioinformatics Student: Zhao, Jizhen Advisor: Liming Cai Dissertation: Algorithms for Biological Pathway Inference and RNA Secondary Structure Analysis Ph.D Graduated Students - Summer 2006 Student: He, Congzhou Advisor: Walter Potter Dissertation: Using Text Analysis Software in Schizophrenia Research Student: Liu, Chunmei Advisor: Liming Cai Dissertation: Tree Decomposable Models for Efficient Bioformatics Algorithms Student: Luo, Xingzhi Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Dissertation: Stochastic Models for Object Tracking, Background Modeling and Their Applications Student: Qian, Bo Advisor: Khaled Rasheed Dissertation: Intelligent Financial Market Prediction Student: Taylor, Ashley Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Dissertation: The Study and Design of Algorithm Animations Student: Verma, Kunal Advisor: John Miller Dissertation: Configuration and Adaptation of Semantic Web Processes Ph.D Graduated Students - Spring 2006 Student: Qu, Junfeng Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Dissertation: Times Series Data Mining of Structure Changes Using Dynamic Systems Ph.D Graduated Students - Fall 2005 Student: Martin, Jacob Advisor: E. R. Canfield Dissertation: Singular Value Decomposition for Informative Retrieval, Graph Bisection, And Genetic Algorithms Ph.D Graduated Students - Summer 2005 Student: Yi, Xiaochuan Advisor: Krys Kochut Dissertation: A Cpnets-Based and Analysis Framework for Service Oriented Distributed Systems Ph.D Graduated Students - Spring 2005 Student: Nakazawa, Mario Advisor: David Lowenthal Dissertation: OI Considerations in Efficient Heterogeneous Data Systems Student: Yan, Haijin Advisor: David Lowenthal Dissertation: Network Support for Energy Efficient Wireless Communication Ph.D Graduated Students - Spring 2004 Student: Windsor, Aaron Advisor: E. R. Canfield Dissertation: Parallel Algorithms for Matching and Independence Problems in Graphs and Hypergraphs Ph.D Graduated Students - Fall 2003 Student: Williams, Gita Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Dissertation: The Reconfigurable MultiRing and Applications Ph.D Graduated Students - Summer 2002 Student: Cardoso, Jorge Advisor: Amit Sheth Dissertation: Quality of Service and Semantic Composition of Workflows Student: Guo, Jinhua Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Dissertation: Consistent, Interative Steering of Distributed Computations: Algorithms and Implementation Ph.D Graduated Students - Fall 2001 Student: Xing, Guangming Advisor: E. R. Canfield Dissertation: Generating NSA for Efficient Pattern Matching Ph.D Graduated Students - Spring 2001 Student: Luo, Zongwei Advisor: Amit Sheth Dissertation: Knowledge Sharing, Coordinated Exception Handling, Intelligent Problem Solving for Cross-Organizational Business Processes MS Graduated Students - Summer 2012 Student: Dhamanaskar, Alok Ajit Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Bioinformatics Workflow Design Using Semantically Annotated Web Services Student: Galli, Enrico Advisor: Kang Li Thesis: Reverse Engineering Android Applicantions Student: Sundar, Singaram Advisor: William York Thesis: Invocation of Web Services in Glycomics Portal MS Graduated Students - Spring 2012 Student: Correa, Manuel Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: Geospatial Context Awareness in Business Process Modeling Student: Deng, Fan Advisor: Tianming Liu Thesis: Functional Interactions between Gyri And Sulci Student: Guttula, Chaitanya Advisor: John Miller Thesis: RadiantWeb: A Semantic Annotation Tool for Web Services Student: Jiva, Farhan Advisor: Kang Li Thesis: Helping Johnny Pentest: Addressing the Shortcomings of Black-box Web Vulnerability Scanners Student: Medikonduru, Harini Advisor: Thiab Taha Thesis: The Two Dimensional Coupled Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation-Numerical Methods and Experiments Student: Mesbah Shoulami, Anousha Advisor: Prashant Doshi Thesis: Individual Localization using Landmarks in the Presence of Other Interacting Robot Student: Myoung, Ki Tae Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Keyword Search in Glycomics Portal Student: Wadhwa, Priya Advisor: Budak Arpinar Thesis: Semantic Match Making & Ranking of the medical literature Student: Wang, I-Cheng Advisor: Prashant Doshi Thesis: Scalar-product based Secure Multiparty Computation Student: Yousaf, Haseeb Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Performance Comparison of Different Java Persistence Stores MS Graduated Students - Fall 2011 Student: Kale, Chinmay Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: RIO : RESTful Interface to Ontology Student: Meng, Meng Advisor: Khaled Rasheed Thesis: Automated MRI Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease Development by Machine Learning Methods Student: Rahman, Asmita Advisor: Budak Aprinar Thesis: Semantic Retrieval and Distribution of Relevant Medical Knowledge MS Graduated Students - Summer 2011 Student: Martin, Justin Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: ProKinOPub: A Semantic Search Engine for Protein Kinase Publications Student: Oberai, Ankur Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: Optimizing Sparql Queries on Multi-Core Processors Student: Thakre, Anemish Advisor: Eileen Kraemer and Kyle Johnsen Thesis: Evaluation of SIMPLE (Semantically Improved Matching Procedure for Language Enabled) Conversational Agent Student: Umer, Rahila Advisor: Khaled Rasheed Thesis: Machine Learning Approaches for The Computer Aided Diagnosis and Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease Based on Clinical Data MS Graduated Students - Spring 2011 Student: Arte, Ankit Advisor: Jonathan Arnold Thesis: HiDEW: High-Speed Determination of Epigenetic Code rendered through a Web application Student: Fan, Xiaohu Advisor: Kang Li Thesis: A Study of Attacks on Collaborative Filter Student: Ganesan, Sivanesan Advisor: Maria Hybinette Thesis: Regression Leaf Forest: a Fast and Accurate Learning Method for Large and High Dimensional Data Sets Student: Li, Xin Advisor: Tianming Liu Thesis: IPad for Bioimage Informatics Student: Mahajan, Kishor Advisor: L. Ramaswamy Thesis: Towards Supporting Mobility and Advanced Semantics in Event-Based Systems Student: Meyer, Carl Brett Advisor: Kang Li Thesis: Calling All Nodes: Classifying Skype Overlay Control Flows MS Graduated Students - Fall 2010 Student: Ahmed, Naveed Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: WebAnalyzer: A tool for effective web user behavior modeling Student: Aitha, Naveen Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: A Hybrid Multi-Layer Wavelet-based Video Encoding Scheme for Computer Vision Student: Devulapally, Hari Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: Collaborative Caching for Dissemination of Videos in Resource Constrained Environments Student: Gupta, Abhishek Advisor: Maria Hybinette Thesis: Adaptive Message Clustering for Distributed Agent Based Systems Student: Howell, Matthew Advisor: Kang Li Thesis: Ranking Documents Using Degrees of Separation Analysis from a Large Dataset of Semantic Student: Kumar, Sriti Advisor:Kang Li Thesis: Detecting Bots in Internet Chat Student: Li, Qi Advisor: Liming Cai Thesis: Graph tree decomposition enabled biopolymer folding Student: Ma, Qian Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: Enabling a Multi-Party Conversational Virtual Agent through Head and Mouth Motion Tracking Student: Rath, Bijaya Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: Generation of Non-Isomorphic Cubic Cayley Graphs Student: Sharma, Arpan Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: OntoClass – A tool for Ontology Categorization Student: Yu, Wei Advisor: Thiab Taha Thesis: Numerical Methods for the Two Dimensional Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation MS Graduated Students - Summer 2010 Student: Ganjoo, Sumedha Advisor: John A. Miller Thesis: Leveraging Rest Web Services and Their Semantic Extensions for Bioinformatics Workflows: A Case Study Using Galazy Student: Garlapati, Shiva Advisor: John A. Miller Thesis: A Comparison of SAWSDL Based Semantic Web Service Discovery Algorithms Student: Gollapudi, Naga Advisor: John A. Miller Thesis: SEMCLOUD: Using Semantics to Improve Automation on a Cloud Student: Mahamuda, Vasim Advisor: Khaled Rasheed Thesis: Machine learning techniques for the binning problem in metagenomics Student: Patwardhen, Tapan Advisor: Kang Li Thesis: Aerial Viewer: A cost effective framework for air-based video surveillance of emergency situations Student: Swaika, Sonu Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: Topic-Driven Document Summarization Using Untology Knowledge Student: Treadway, Brandon Advisor: Kang Li Thesis: Online Gaming and Spam MS Graduated Students - Spring 2010 Student: Charaniya, Sadiq Advisor: John A. Miller Thesis: Facilitating DL Reasoners through Ontology Partitioning Student: Gosal, Gurinder Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: Prokino: Design and Development of Ontology on Protein Student: Kasture, Mayuresh Advisor: Kang Li Thesis: Improving performance of SMTP relay servers: an in-kernel approach Student: Swayampakula, Srikalyan Advisor: John A. Miller Thesis: Service Oriented Web Applications: Glyco Vault as a Case Study Student: Vijayagopal, Charulakshmi Advisor: Shelby Funk Thesis: Improving Partitioned Scheduling Bounds MS Graduated Students - Fall 2009 Student: Atluri, Kartheek Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: Snake-In-The Box Problem Using Nature Inspired Search Student: Goenka, Kapil Vinay Advisor: Budak Arpinar Thesis: Mobile Web Search Personalization Using Ontological User Profile Student: Hohenstern, Joseph Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Analysis of Ideogram and Non-Speech Audio Techniques in Algorithm Animation Student: Paradesi, Sharon Advisor: Prashant Doshi Thesis: Integrating Behavioral Trust and Web Service Compositions Student: Parate, Piyush Advisor: L. Ramaswamy Thesis: Towards High Performance Personalized Video Content Dissemination Architecture for Mobile Devices Student: Pennington, Cary Advisor: John A. Miller Thesis: Building Federated Bioinformatics Databases Using Web Services Student: Purvee, Edwin Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: Optimizing SPARQLeR Using Short Circuit Evaluation of Filter Clauses Student: Razavi Hessabi, Mir Shahab Advisor: E. R. Canfield Thesis: A Study of QMA, QCMA, and Their Oracle Separation Student: Shastri, Shefali Advisor: John A. Miller Thesis: Use of Semantics in Designing and Executing Scientific Workflows: A Case Study Student: Viswanath, Meghana Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: Ontology-based Automatic Text Summarization Student: Yin, Sheng Advisor: Budak Arpinar Thesis: A Pattern-Based Annotation Approach, an Ontology-Driven Rote Extractior for Pattern Disambiguiation MS Graduated Students - Summer 2009 Student: Bellipady, Kushel Advisor: John A. Miller Thesis: Ontology Driven Simulation Using Ontology Mediation Techniques MS Graduated Students - Fall 2008 Student: Ibanez, Conrad Advisor: Eileen T. Kraemer Thesis: GUS SB – A Schema Browser For The Genomics Unified Schema (GSU) MS Graduated Students - Summer 2008 Student: He, Tianhao Advisor: Maria Hybinette Thesis: Interest Manager Mechanisms for Distributed Multi-Agent-Based Simulations Using an Optimistic Executive Student: Kolli, Ravikanth Advisor: Prashant Doshi Thesis: Scalable Matching of Ontology Graphs Using Partitioning Student: Mathew, Amit Advisor: Smith, J. Thesis: MAGE: A Flexible Plugin-Based Approach to Game Engine Architecture Student: Mcknight, Bobby Advisor: Budak Arpinar Thesis: From a Genome Database to a Semantic Knowledge Base Student: Narra, Rajesh Advisor: John Miller / William York Thesis: Qrator: A Population and Curation Tool for GlycO Ontology Student: Nimmagadda, Shravya Advisor: John Miller Thesis: GLYCOVAULT: A Web-Based Resource for Glycan Pathway Visualization, Analysis and Modelling MS Graduated Students - Fall 2007 Student: Cameron, Delroy Advisor: Budak Arpinar Thesis: SEMEF: A Taxonomy-Based Discovery of Experts, Expertise and Collaboration MAMS Graduated Students - Summer 2007 Student: Ding, Shanshan Advisor: Thiab Taha Thesis: Applying Mean-Reverting Pricing European Options MS Graduated Students - Summer 2007 Student: Decker, Sheron Advisor: Budak Arpinar Thesis: Detection of Bursty and Emerging Trends Towards Identification of Researchers at the Early Stage of Trends Student: Lathem, Jonathan Advisor: Amit Sheth/John Miller Thesis: SA-REST: Bringing the power of semantics to REST based services Student: Li, Hongchao Advisor: Liming Cai Thesis: Computing Images of Protein Cores for Protein Threading Student: Thirumalai, Sujeeth Advisor: L. Ramaswamy/Amit Sheth Thesis: Keyword Search Interface for Path Queries on Ontology Student: Wu, Zixin Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: TagSense: Marrying Folksonomy and Ontology MS Graduated Students - Spring 2007 Student: Agarwal, Manish Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Viewing Behavior Model Graphs (Vemg) for Characterizing User Viewing Behavior in Program Visualizations Student: Chatterjee, Debdatta Advisor: Daniel Everett Thesis: Measurement of Intrusions in a University Environment Student: Foster, Ryan Advisor: Thiab Taha Thesis: Web Based Interface for Numerical Simulations of Nonlinear Evolution Equations Student: Hooge, David Advisor: Budak Arpinar Thesis: Extraction and Indexing of Triplet-Based Knowledge Using Natural Language Processing Student: Kaldate, Shradha Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Analysis of Viewing Behavior of Program Visualization and Interaction With Individual Differences Student: Yang, Hongyu Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Phylogenetic Tree Display: A Web-Based Visualation Tool for Phylogenetic Data MS Graduated Students - Fall 2006 Student: Lewis, Micah Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: Efficient Monitoring of Seed and Grain Storage for the Prevention of Product Degradation Student: Matthews, Glenn Advisor: Khaled Rasheed Thesis: Using Temporal Difference Learning to Train Players of Nondeterministic Board Games Student: Patterson, Richard Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Security and Authorization Issues in Hl7 Electronic Health Records: A Semantic Web Services Based Approach MS Graduated Students - Summer 2006 Student: Gonen, Bilal Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: Semantic Browser Student: Hassell, Joseph Advisor: Budak Arpinar Thesis: Ontology-Driven Automatic Entity Disambiguation in Unstructured Text Student: Moore, Michael Advisor: Kang Li Thesis: ETCP: A Flexible, Asymmetric Protocol for Network Applications Student: Pavagada, Ravi Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: Supporting Keyword Search on Semantic Web Documents Student: Rabbani, Reiman Advisor: Khaled Rasheed Thesis: Predicting Microbial Activity during Composting using Machine Learning Techniques MS Graduated Students - Spring 2006 Student: Black, Rebekah Advisor: Don Potter Thesis: TCPMISSING: An Intelligent Analytical Component for the Determination of Missing Packets Student: Oldham, Nicole Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: Semantic WS-Agreement Partner Selection Student: Penmetsa, Shalini Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: Colored Petri Net Specifications of Compenent Interactions in UML 2 Student: Reed, Bina Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Investigating Characteristics of Effective Program Visualizations: A Testing Environment and the Effect of Comparison Cueing and Exchange Techniques on Viewer Comprehension in Algorithms Animations Student: Vasquez, Ivan Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Providing Fault Tolerance for Transactional Web Services MS Graduated Students - Fall 2005 Student: Gao, Xin Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: An Image Segmentation Based Methods for Stereo Correlation with Viewpoints at Different Depth Locations Student: Kaluskar, Nivedita Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: XML-Based Specification and Automatic Code Generation For Easy Customization of View in the GUS WDK Framework Student: Li, Ke Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Lumina: Using WSDL-S For Web Service Discovery Student: Milnor, William Advisor: A. Sheth/J. Miller Thesis: Spam Filtering Using Social Networks Student: Springer, Robert Advisor: David Lowenthal Thesis:Optimizing Time and Energy in MPI Programs on a Power-scalable Cluster Student: Su, Yanqi Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Comparative Genomics Visualization Student: Zheng, Wenlong Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: Face Detection and Tracking Using a Boosted Adaptive Particle Filter MS Graduated Students – Summer 2005 Student: Morris, Aura Advisor: Kang Li Thesis: Spam Filtering Using Social Networks Student: Veal, Bryan Advisor: Kang Li Thesis: Using Self Clocking for Passive Estimation of TCP Round-Trip Times Student: Wang, Hongyu advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: Parallel Algorithms for Image and Video Mosaic Based Applications Student: Yeluri, Durga advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Gait of Cranial Cruciate Deficient Dogs With Osteoarthritis Student: Zhang, Zhijun advisor: John Miller Thesis: The Ontology Query Languages for the Semantic Web: A Performance Evaluation MS Graduated Students – Spring 2005 Student: Brown, William Joshua Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: An Iterated Local Search with Adaptive Memory Applied to the Snake in the Box Problem Student: Gatamaneni, Gayathri Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: DO4WS: Distributed Orchestration for Web Services Student: Lin, Lin Advisor: Budak Arpinar Thesis: Discovering Semantic Between Web Services Using Their Pre and Post-Conditions Student: Mulye, Ranjit Advisor: John Miller Thesis: METEOR-S Process Design and Development Tool Student: Stiles, Eric Advisor: Khaled Rasheed Thesis: Bone Desktop: A visualization tool for the evaluation of external skeletal fixation proposals Student: Zhang, Chongshan Advisor: Khaled Rasheed Thesis: Improving GA Performance by Using Maximal Hyper-Rectangle Analysis and Relative Fitness Student: Zhou, Yuchao Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: An Area Exploration Strategy Evolved by Genetic Algorithm MS Graduated Students – Fall 2004 Student: Agarwal, Abhishek Advisor: Maria Hybinette Thesis: Merging Parallel Simulations Student: Chafekar, Deepti Advisor: Khaled Rasheed Thesis: Constrained Multi-Objective Optimization Using Steady State Genetic Algorithms Student: Oundhakar, Swapna Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: Semantic Web Service Discovery in a Multi-Ontology Environment Student: Rajasekaran, Preeda Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Enhancing Web Service Descriptions Using WSDL-S Student: Thomas, Sujith Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: An Experiment Designer Tool for Evaluation of Program Visualization Quality Student: Zhou, Wendo Advisor: David Lowenthal Thesis: Parallel Out-Of-Core RNA PseudoKnot Prediction Algorithm MS Graduated Students – Summer 2004 Student: Aggarwal, Rohit Advisor: Miller/Sheth Thesis: Constraint Driven Web Service Composition in METEOR-S Student: Cashin, Edward Advisor:David Lowenthal Thesis: Automated Control of Hardware and Software-Based Fault Isolation Student: Dai, Jianliang Advisor: Liming Cai Thesis: MBLAST-PK: A Fast Algorithm for RNA PseudoKnotted Structure Prediction Student: Dong, Shiming Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Calculation, Visualization, and Manipulation of MASTs (Maximum Agreement Subtrees) Student: Halaschek-Wiener, Christian Advisor: Arpinar/Sheth Thesis: A Flexible Approach for Ranking Complex Relationships on the Semantic Web Student: Krishnan, Rupa Advisor: David Lowenthal Thesis: An Experimental Study of TCP Over IEEE 802.11 Power Saving Mode Student: Liu, Kan Advisor: Liming Cai Thesis: An Efficient Algorithm for Aligning Sequences to RNA Secondary Structure Student: Mehta, Diptee Advisor: Khaled Rasheed Thesis: Machine Learning Approaches for Biomaterial Modeling Student: Ramyaa Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: Finding Hamilton Cycles in Digraphs and Restricted Cayley Digraphs Student: Ross, Matthew Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: A Testing Environment for the Evaluation of Program Visualization Quality Student: Wang, Jian Advisor:Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Feature Search in Biological Sequence Data: Analysis of Gene-Finding Tools and Implementation of Interactive Pattern Search Student: Yu, Yihai Advisor:Thiab Taha Thesis: Stiff Problems in Numerical Simulation of Biochemical and Gene Regulatory Networks MS Graduated Students – Spring 2004 Student: Chugh, Abhishek Advisor: Maria Hybinette Thesis: Towards Adaptive Caching for Parallel and Distributed Simulations Student: Giriloganathan, Karthikeyan Advisor: Budak Arpinar Thesis: A Rule-Based Approach Student: Sachdev, Vinay Advisor: Maria Hybinette Thesis: Overcoming Over-Optimism in Time Warp Via Aggregation of Fast Processes Student: Tariman, Kaan Advisor: Liming Cai Thesis: Genetic Algorithms for Stochastic Context-Free Grammar Parameter Estimation Student: Zhang, Qin Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Mini-Lab: A Tool to Visualize Normal Modes of Vibration Using Java3D Student: Zhang, Ruoyan Advisor: Budak Aprinar Thesis: Ontology-Driven Web Services Composition Techniques MS Graduated Students – Fall 2003 Student: Li, Nan Advisor: David Lowenthal Thesis: Energy-Efficient Program Layout for Multi-bank Architectures Student: Patil, Abhijit Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: Meteor-S Web Service Annotation Framework Student: Warade, Chetna Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Web Services Composition for Microarray Data Analysis MS Graduated Students – Summer 2003 Student: Jones, Felicia Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Medical Image Segmentation Student: Kolychev, Dmitri Advisor: Khaled Rasheed Thesis: Microsatellite Detection and Consensus Sequence Verification by Virtual PCR and Machine Learning Student: Sivashanmugam, Kaarthik Advisor: John Miller Thesis: The Meteor-S Framework for Semantic Web Process Composition Student: Yardi, Shrirang Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: A Reconfigurable Multi-Processor Integrated Cirucit for Floating Point Intensive Algorithms Student: Zhang, Weicheng Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: A User Friendly Environment for Gene-Finding Program Evaluation (GFPE) MS Graduated Students – Spring 2003 Student: Bentley, Christopher Advisor: David Lowenthal Thesis: Low Cost Array Bounds Checking for 64-bit Architectures Student: Chen, Feng Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Similarity Analysis of Video Sequences Using an Artificial Neural Network Student: Ling, Yangrong Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: Statistical Dimension Reduction Methods for Appearance-Based Face Recognition Student: Shanmuhan, Mullai Advisor: Budak Arpinar Thesis: Semanta: An Ontology Driven Semantic Link Analysis Framework Student: Sun, Feng Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: A New Linear Algorithm for Checking a Graph for 3-Edge- Connectivity Student: Wu, Yunzhou Advisor: Liming Cai Thesis: Implementation Improvements to an RNA Pseuddoknot Prediction Algorithm Student: Zhong, Weiwei Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: Using Traveling Salesman Problem Algorithms to Determine Multiple Sequence Alignment Orders MAMS Graduated Student – Spring 2003 Student: Howell, Helen Advisor: Walter Potter Technical Report: Net and Diverse Data Source Integration MS Graduated Students – Fall 2002 Student: Chandrasekaran, Senthilanand Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Composition, Performance Analysis and Simulation of Web Services Student: Che, Dongsheng Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: Application of Efficient External Memory Algorithms to Simulated Web Graphs Student: Gundlach, Michael Advisor: David Lowenthal Thesis: A Power-Aware Scheduler for Wireless Multimedia Clients Student: Ji, Rubao Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: Dynamic Connectivity Algorithms for Feynman Diagrams Student: Selvaraj, Arumugaraja Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Interactive Computational Steering: Conservative VS. Optimistic Steering Approaches Student: Zhu, Jianping Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: A Fast Algorithm to Determine Minimality of Strongly Connected Digraphs MS Graduated Students – Summer 2002 Student: Chinthamalla, Deepak Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: Blackboard-Based Information Systems: Querying and Resolution Student: Huang, Jinling Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: Parallel Computing for Reconstructing Physical Maps Student: Kannan, Gopinathan Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: Specification and Rapid Deployment of Communication Protocols for Peer-To-Peer Systems Student: Sipani, Sudhanshu Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Db4XML: Design and Performance of an XML Database Engine Student: Weatherly, Daniel Advisor: David Lowenthal Thesis: A-MPI: Supporting MPI on a Nondedicated Cluster of Workstations Student: Zhang, Xin Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: A JAVA/XML-Based Intelligent Information System Student: Zhu, Xiaoliang Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: Enhancing Workflow Fault Tolerance Using Replication Technique MS Graduated Students – Spring 2002 Student: Cao, Huantian Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: AUTOGF: An Automated System to Calculate Coefficients of Generating Functions Student: Miller, David Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: An Optimistic Approach to Computational Steering Student: Procopio, Joseph Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: A Three-tier Design for Allowing Thin Clients Using XML Lathered in SOAP TO Access Legacy Applications Student: Wang, Xuting Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: Multiple Sequence Alignment Using Traveling Salesman Problem Algorithms MS Graduated Students – Fall 2001 Student: Arumugam, Madhan Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: The Peer-To-Peer Semantic Web: A Distributed Environment for Sharing Semantic Knowledge on the Web Student: Dhawan, Ritu Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Evaluation of Web Personalization Software and Visualization with the Help of Usability Study Student: Fang, Xiang Advisor: John Miller Thesis: J3DV: A Java-based 3D Database Visualization Tool Student: Gannamaraju, Raghunath Advisor: Surendar Chandra Thesis: Palmist: A Tool to Log Palm System Activity Student: Kim, Won-Jung Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: Knowledge Based Personalization Student: Song, Minrong Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Repo X: An XML Repository for Workflow Designs and Specifications Student: Wang, Qun Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: Reducibility and Flows on Feynman Diagrams Student: Wu, Rong Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Visualization as an aid for understanding distributed algorithms: an evaluation Student: Wu, Tao Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: An Extensible Framework for Developing Visualization Software for Gene Expression Data MAMS Graduated Students – Fall 2001 Student: Zeng, Xiao-Qing Advisor: Thiab Taha Technical Report: Web-Based Simulation of Lake Lanier Water Quality MS Graduated Students – Summer 2001 Student: Bhattiprolu, Srikanth Advisor: David Lowenthal Thesis: TAP: A Tool for Evaluating Processor Assignments in Task and Data Parallel Programs Student: Burte, Piyush Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: A Visualization-based Tool in Support of High Throughput Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies Student: Chen, Zhangyun Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: A Linear Time Algorithm for Testing a Graph for 3-Edge-Connectivity Student: Chinwala, Maria Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Algebraic Languages for XML Databases Student: Huang, Xueqin Advisor: John Miller Thesis: XML-Based Messaging in the JSIM Simulation Environment Student: Kohn, Brandon Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Practical Consideration in Monitoring and Steering of Distributed Computations Student: Liu, Renyi Advisor: Thiab Taha Thesis: Numerical and Parallel Algorithms for the CMKDV Equation Student: Malhotra, Rakesh Advisor: John Miller Thesis: XML Database Engines Student: Myers, Jonathan Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: Inferring Fragment Overlaps in DNA Sequence Assembly Student: Xiong, Yin Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: An Exploratory Environment for Concurrency Control Algorithms Student: Xu, Zheng Advisor:Jonathan Arnold Thesis: Mapping by Sequencing Using ODS3 MAMS Graduated Students – Summer 2001 Student: Aleman Meza, Boanerges Advisor: Thiab Taha Technical Report: Advances in Numerical Simulation of Kinetics Reactions Equations MS Graduated Students – Spring 2001 Student: Kadandale, Sneha Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Visualizations in Support of Network Monitoring and Control Student: Patel, Shuchi Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: Planning and Optimizing Semantic Information Requests Using Domain Modeling and Resource Characteristics Student: Price, Gregory Advisor: David Lowenthal Thesis: A Comparative Analysis of Fine-Grain Threads Packages Student: Ruihua, Liu Advisor: Thiab Taha Thesis: Numerical and Parallel Algorithms for the CMKDV Equation Student: Thacker, Sanjeev Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: Knowledge modeling for study of domains and inter-domain relationships – A learning paradigm Student: Tian, Hui Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Storage Management Issues for High Performance Database Visualization Student: Xu, Xiangming Advisor: Thiab Taha Thesis: Parallel Split-Step Fourier Methods for the Nonlinear Schrodinger Equations Student: Xue, Mei Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: Finding Hamilton Cycles in Cubic Graphs Student: Yang, Jun Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Application of Stereocorrelation in Medical Imaging Student: Zhang, Yong Advisor: Kraemer Thesis: A Visualization System for Protein Interaction Mapping Using Java 3D Technology MAMS Graduated Students – Spring 2001 Student: Orsega, Michael Advisor: Dan Everett Technical Report: Algorithm Visualization Using Microsoft Excel: The Generalized Reciprocal Method for Seismic Refraction Interpretation Student: Skinner, James Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Technical Report: Deployment Interface Module for the United States Army MS Graduated Students – Fall 2000 Student: Gupta, Abha Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: The Cooperative Interoperability Models for METEOR WFMS Student: Kota, Raghuram Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: Parallel Algorithms for the Maximum-Likelihood Model for Chromosome Reconstruction Student: Morris, Donald George Advisor: David Lowenthal Thesis: Accurate Data Redistribution Cost Estimation in Distributed Shared Memory Systems Student: Qu, Junfeng Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: Simulation of Random Maximal Circuits in Complete Graphs Student: Roy, Nilay Kumar Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: Designing Polymer Blends Using Neural Network, Genetic Algorithms, Markov Chains, and an Intelligent Information Manager Student: Singh, Dilpreet Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: An Agent-Based Architecture for Query Planning and Cost Modeling of Web Sources Student: Yu, Jun Advisor: John Kececioglu Thesis: Using Linear Programming Branch-and-bound Algorithm to Separate Repeats in DNA Sequencing MS Graduated Students – Summer 2000 Student: Chandrasekaran, Shankar Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: Parallel MPEG Parsing Student: Chen, Yufeng Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: Design and Implementation of Dynamic Process Definition Modification in ORBWork Enactment System Student: Dhar, Shefali Dolly Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: Development of AJAR: A Workflow Application System for Automation of Journal Review Student: Guntamadugu, Mukesh Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: METIS: Automating Meta-Base Creation from Multiple Heterogeneous Sources Student: Gupta, Navin Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Performance Considerations in the Monitoring and Visualization of Distributed Computation Student: Johri, Priyank Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: PUMPS: Protocol Uploading and Management Protocol Server Student: Lakshminarayan, Sriram Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: Semantic Interoperability in Digital Libraries Using Inter Ontological Relationships Student: Li, Zhongqiao Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: Using Collaboration Task in OrbWork Enactment System for METEOR Workflow Management System Student: Narashimhan, Balasubramanian Advisor: David Lowenthal Thesis: TWARITHA – A FAJT User Level Simulator for Virtual Memory Student: Palsena, Narayanan Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: A Framework for Creating Information Landscapes and Modeling Metadata in the Context of Digital Earth Student: Poreddy, Sivananda Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: FGDB: Design and Java Implementation of Fungal Genome Database Student: Tripathy, Susmita Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: WFTP: Design and a RMI Implementation of a Workflow Transport Protocol for ORBWORK MAMS Graduated Student – Summer 2000 Student: Szaroletta, William Advisor: John Miller Technical Report: Data Mining of Financial Time Series Data to Enhance Portfolio Management MS Graduated Students – Spring 2000 Student: Multer, Adam David Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: Issues in the Design and Implementation of World Wide Web-Based Systems for the Creation, Modification, and Presentation of Database Information Student: Pootheri, Sridhar Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: Counting classes of labeled 2-connected graphs Student: Tao, Junxiu Advisor: John Miller Thesis: HLA – compliant distributed JSIM Student: Vuppula, Himabindu Advisor: Eileen Kraemer Thesis: Practical Algorithms for Snapshot Collection in Distributed Systems: Implementation, Evaluation and Discussion MAMS Graduated Student – Spring 2000 Student: Sharma, Anil Advisor: Walter Potter Technical Report: PlantSage: Your Destination For Plant Knowledge MS Graduated Student – Fall 1999 Student: Bhogadi, Kiran Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: Decomposition and Generation of Minimal Strongly Connected Digraphs MS Graduated Students – Summer 1999 Student: Balasubramanian, Karthikeyan Advisor: David Lowenthal Thesis: Efficient Support for Pipelines in Distributed-Shared Memory Systems Student: Bhukhanwala, Ketan Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: Workflow Interoperability for the METEOR Workflow Management System Student: Khan, Aditi Mukul Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: Workflow Interoperability Protocol (SWAP Specification) Implementation for the ORBWork System Student: Mahajan, Vineet Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: A Multi-Agent System for Metadata Management and Information Brokering Student: Ragavan, Subramanian Advisor: David Lowenthal Thesis: HyFi: Architecture Independent Parallelism Using the Filaments Package Student: Ray, Subhrajit Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: : Ontology-Based Media Independent Correlation of Information Across Heterogeneous Distributed Resources Student: Sheth, Sonali Chandrakant Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Query Languages and Tools for XML Student: Somasekar, Sugithra Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: An Intelligent Information System for Integration of Forest Decision Support Systems Student: Xu, Jingshan Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: A PVM Implementation of Hardwood Lumber Production Strategy Determination MAMS Graduated Student – Summer 1999 Student: Nammalwar, Premini Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Technical Report: Segmentation of MR Multispectral Images Using a Hierarchical Self Organizing Map MS Graduated Students – Spring 1999 Student: Fan, Mei Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Security System for METEOR Workflow Management System Student: He, Xiaomei Advisor: G. Q. Zhang Thesis: A Functional Implementation of Kozen’s Axiomitization of Kleene Algebra Student: Luo, Huaping Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: The WIPS: An Expert Database System Application Student: Mao, Changyi Advisor: G.Q. Zhang Thesis: An SML Experimentation with Automata Minimization and Satisfiability Student: Swarup, Ashish Jagmohan Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: ALPS: Application Level Protocol Specification Language and Its Implementation Student: Xiang, Xuewei Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Use of Agents to Control the Execution of Simulation Components MS Graduated Students – Fall 1998 Student: Ali, Syed Abid Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Stereocorrelation on SIMD Architecture Student: Barfield, Robert Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Segmentation of Digitized Mammograms Student: Bertram, Clemens Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: Semantic Correlation of Heterogeneous Distributed Assets in INFOQUIT Student: Cai, Xiaohui Advisor: Robert Robinson Thesis: Efficient Connectivity Algorithms for Small Dense Graphs Student: Ge, Yongfu Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Development of a Web-Based Simulation Environment Using Java Beans Student: Jiang, Xia Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Pattern Recognition for Applications in Medical Imaging Student: Mishra, Anurag Advisor: Dan Everett Thesis: A Corba-Java Implementation of SNMPVL-Based Management Framework Student: Parasuraman, Krishnan Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: INFOQUILT: Representation and Infrastructural Aspects of Information Correlation Student: Tang, Mengjin Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: Optimal Hardwood Log Breakdown Decision Determination for Live Sawing Using 3D Log and Internal Defects MAMS Graduated Student – Fall 1998 Student: Qafoku, Nikolla Petraq Advisor: Thiab Taha Technical Report: A Mini-model for Continuous Simulation of Solute Transport and Other Chemical Phenomena in Variable Charge Subsoils MS Graduated Students – Summer 1998 Student: Howard, Gregory Monroe Advisor: David Lowenthal Thesis: An Integrated Compiler/Run-time System for Global Data Distribution Student: Mayhorn, Susan Gardner Advisor: Dan Everett Thesis: Construction of Minimally Strongly Connected Digraphs Student: Singh, Harvinder Advisor: Dan Everett Thesis: Simulation of RSVP Using CORBA Student: Warke, Yashodhan Sharad Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: Integrated Parsing of MPEG Compressed Video MS Graduated Students – Spring 1998 Student: Machaka, Salem Adnan Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: Parallel Algorithms for Chromosome Physical Mapping Using a Cluster of Workstations Student: Mehra, Vivek Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: Designing an Object-Relational Database for GIS Applications Student: Pecqueur, Andre Justin Advisor: John Kececioglu Thesis: An Experimental Study of Edmonds’ algorithm for maximum-cardinality matchings in general graphs MAMS Graduated Student – Spring 1998 Student: James, Michael Advisor: David Lowenthal Technical Report: Runtime Methods for Efficient Pipelined Parallel Programs MS Graduated Students – Winter 1998 Student: Hu, Xiaolet Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: Parallelizing the MPEG Decoding Algorithm Student: Jiang, Yong Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: The Repository System of METEOR2 Workflow Management System Student: Natarajan, Vijaya Lakshmi Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: JFGDB: A Java Based Fungal Genome Database MS Graduated Students – Fall 1997 Student: Liu, Yuhua Advisor: John Kececioglu Thesis: An Implementation of Suffix Tree Data Structure and Its Application to String Matching Student: Velmurugan, Selvam Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: Collaborative Tele-Consulting for Healthcare Student: Xu, Weixiong Advisor: John Miller Thesis: NEOWork: A Reliable CORBA-based Workflow Enactment System for METEOR2 Student: Zhao, Hongwei Advisor: John Miller Thesis: A Graphical Designer for JSIM MS Graduated Students – Summer 1997 Student: Maheshwari, Shivani Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: A CORBA and Java Based Object Framework For Integration of Heterogeneous Systems Student: Palaniswami, Devanand Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Development of WebWork: METEOR2‘s Web-Based Workflow Management System Student: Zheng, Ke Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: Designing Workflow Processes in METEOR2 Workflow Management System MS Graduated Students – Spring 1997 Student: Chhatrapati, Nirav Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Depth Estimation Using Axial Motion Stereo Student: Das, Souvik Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: ORBWork: A Distributed, CORBA-based Runtime for the METEOR2 Workflow Management System Student: Gonsalves, Samir Dominic Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: A General Windows Environment for Design of Digital Systems Student: Gupta, Bhushan Advisor: G. Q. Zhang Thesis: Satisfiability, Binary Decision Diagrams and Minimization Student: He, Liping Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: A Design Toolkit for Graphic User Interfaces with Vibrant and Motif Student: Huang, Lianbo Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: Synthesis of Logic Networks from Asynchronous Models with Motif User Interface Student: Khombhadia, Aparna Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: Rapid MPEG Navigator Student: Laconte, Leonard Advisor: John Miller Thesis: SWORDD: A Simple Widely-available Object-Relational Database Design-tool Student: Lin, Chenye Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: A Portable Graphical Workflow Designer Student: Mudumbai, Srikekha Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: Customizable, Extensible, metadata-based access to Bederated image repositories Student: Nair, Rajesh Sasidharan Advisor: John Miller Thesis: A Java-Based Query Driven Simulation & Animation Environment Student: Worah, Devashish Advisor: Amit Sheth Thesis: Error Handling and Recovery for the ORBWork Workflow Enactment Service in METEOR Student: Xue, Jinghai Advisor: G. Q. Zhang Thesis: The Functional Programming Style Student: Zhang, Zhiwei Advisor: John Miller Thesis: A Java-Based Simulation and Animation Environment: JSIM’s Foundation Library MS Graduated Students – Winter 1997 Student: Cao, Jun Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: Continuous Time Markov Chain Analyzer Student: Dennis, Aideen Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Simulation of the Time Warp Protocol for Database Transaction Student: Duggirala, Poornachandra Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Classification of Digitized Mammograms Student: Jia, Peiying Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: A Portable Graphical Environment for Teaching Intermediate Code Development MS Graduated Students – Fall 1996 Student: Fang, Yi Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: A Feature-Based Stereo Correspondence Algorithm Student: Giberson, Carolyn Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: SQUID: An Object-Oriented Database Management System Student: Wang, Xueke Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: X Timing Models for Asynchronous Logic Design Analysis With Motif User MS Graduated Students – Summer 1996 Student: Pinto, Clyde Savio Advisor: Ron McClendon Thesis: Prediction of Aflatoxin Contamination in Peanuts Using Artificial Neural Networks Student: Zhang, Hui Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: Image Segmentation Using Combinatorial Optimization Algorithms Student: Zhang, Tianbin Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Image Processing for Detection of Potential Breast Abnormality MS Graduated Students – Spring 1996 Student: Huang, Chang Advisor: G. Q. Zhang Thesis: Results on a Modal Logic for Beliefwith Default Domain Models Student: Rouhani, Aram Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Parallel Stereocorrelation Student: Sharma, Prymod Kumar Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: Design and Testing of a VLSI Motion Detector Student: Yang, Lin Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Application of Stereocorrelation in Medical Imaging Student: Zhang, Hong Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: An Approach to GUI – Implementation in the XWindow Environment MS Graduated Students – Winter 1996 Student: Guo, Qi Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Stereocorrelation with Single-Featured Template Student: Murugan, Arunachalam Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: A Graphical Workflow Designer MS Graduated Students – Fall 1995 Student: Lu, Peng Advisor: Thiab Taha Thesis: Domain Decomposition Method with Correction in Piecewise Harmonic Function MS Graduated Students – Summer 1995 Student: Wang, Xuzhong Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Implementation and Performance Evaluation of CORGA-Based Centralized Workflow Schedulers MS Graduated Students – Spring 1995 Student: Chirravuri, Sridhar Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: Massively Parallel Applications on the MasPar Student: Edwards, Bonnie Michelle Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Implementing and Evaluating Common Repository Services MAMS Graduated Students – Spring 1995 Student: Park, Jungin Advisor:Hamid Arabnia Technical Report: Process Farming in Parallel Stereocorrelation MS Graduated Students – Winter 1995 Student: Bacchus, M. Shaheed Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Pyramidal Image Processing Student: Qu, Su Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Feature-Driven Area-Based Stereo Matching Method on PVM Student: Zeng, Xia Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Thesis: Combinatorial Methods in Feature Extraction MAMS Graduated Students – Winter 1995 Student: Latimer, Michael Advisor: Jeff Smith Technical Report: Adding a Separate Graphical User Interface MS Graduated Students – Fall 1994 Student: Abuelenein, Ihab Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Issues and Database Design Student: Roy, Sumit Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Parallel Implementation and Performance Analysis for the Relational Join Operator MS Graduated Students – Summer 1994 Student: Zhang, Wensheng Advisor: John Miller Thesis: GPOMT: A CASE Design Tool Based on the Object Modeling Technique (OMT) MAMS Graduated Students – Summer 1994 Student: Perera, Niranjan Advisor: Krys Kochut Technical Report: SOLMON: A SQL Frontend to the POSTGRES Database System MS Graduated Students – Spring 1994 Student: Ramesh, Deepa Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Hybrid Transaction Management Protocol: Combining Time Warp and Multiversion Timestamp Ordering Student: Somal, Preeti Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Object Oriented Databases Student: Venkatapura, Arun Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: A Replicated Network File Service MS Graduated Students – Winter 1994 Student: Quick, Scott Allen Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: Structured Compiler Generator Student: Chen, Mei-Li Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Parallel Stereocorrelation using a Cluster of Workstations MS Graduated Students – Fall 1993 Student: Basawa, Ravi Ishwar Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: Analog Network Simulation MAMS Graduated Students – Fall 1993 Student: Mcconnell, Janice Advisor: Steven Cater Technical Report: Conversion of a Teaching Input-Output Library to a New System MS Graduated Students – Spring 1993 Student: Ason, David Geoffrey Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Transaction Management Student: Panu, Erik Sean Advisor: E. R. Canfield Thesis: Interspice: Interactive Sub-circuit Selection, Extraction, & Simulation Using SPICE Student: Powell, James Hubert Advisor: Steven Cater Thesis: Modula-2/WOLF: A Safe, Minimal, Object-Oriented Extension to Modula-2 MS Graduated Students – Winter 1993 Student: Jiang, Zhonghong Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: A Mathematical Microworld for Learning Introductory Probability: An Application of Artificial Intelligence in Education MS Graduated Students – Fall 1992 Student: Payne, Linda Wright Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: Student Modeling in Intelligent Tutoring Systems Student: Robles, Ruben Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: GLI Alberi: A Graphical User Interface for an Extended Relational Database System, POSTGRES Student: Thomas Jannet Lynne Advisor: E. R. Canfield Thesis: Planarity Testing in Graphs: An Algorithmic Study MS Graduated Students – Summer 1992 Student: Al-Salman, Abdulmalik Advisor: Steven Cater Thesis: Design and Implementation of a Profiler for the Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) System Student: Basnayake, Eraj Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: Reality Based Timing Determinations for Verilog Using Sylicom Compflations Student: Holcomb, Mark Timothy Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: An Interactive VLSI Cell Placement Tool with Routing Student: Jiang, Pei-Qing Advisor: Thiab Taha Thesis: Parallel and Vector Algorithms for Solving Teoplitz Systems of Equations Student: Puppala, Krishna Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Distributed Persistent Object Manager Student: Shivpuri, Anuradha Advisor: E. R. Canfield Thesis: The Development of a Parallel Algorithm Visualization System (PAVS) MAMS Graduated Students – Summer 1992 Student: Kao, Marisa Advisor: Steven Cater Technical Report: An X-Widonws-Based Bibliographic Database Browser Student: Kao, Mei-Lun Advisor:Steven Cater Student: Wan, Hao Advisor: John Miller Technical Report: Efficient Algorithms for Relational Database Normalization MS Graduated Students – Spring 1992 Student: Parate, Nilesh Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Object-Oriented Databases: The Time Warp Protocols Student: Williams, Gita Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: Parallel Processing on Transputers MAMS Graduated Students – Winter 1992 Student: Chang, Shin-Kuang Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Technical Report: OOIGS: An Object Oriented Interactive Graphics System Student: Liaw, Jerjiann Advisor: Thiab Taha Technical Report: An Algorithm for Solving a 4-Diagonal Toeplitz Linear System of Equations on Vector Computers MS Graduated Students – Fall 1991 Student: Carroll, John Branch II Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: A CLOS Implementation of the KDL Object-Oriented Database Management System Student: Gandham, Ravi Venkat Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Evaluation of Hybrids of Hill Climbing and Genetic Algorithms for Multiple Fault Student: Liu, Xiaoying Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Simulation of Multiversion Concurrency Control Protocols Student: Polamraju, Ramakrishna Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: Databases for Engineering Applications Student: Tang, Jian Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: Test Pattern Generation for VLSI Combinational Logic: An Approach Without Back-tracking MAMS Graduated Students – Summer 1991 Student: Filipek, Michael Anthony Advisor: Walter Potter Technical Report: Sortedness Measures Student: Housholder, Richard Daniel Advisor: Walter Potter Technical Report: An application program to regulate and document the dispensing of controlled substances Student: Jan, Minjane Advisor: John Miller Technical Report: Comparing Simulation World Views Using SIMODULA Student: Kim, Tae-Hoon Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Technical Report: Edge Detection Using a Pyramid Structure Student: Sung, Li-Chuan Advisor:Suchi Bhandarkar Technical Report: Object Recognition on the Hypercube Student: Vandergrift, Scarlett Bragg Advisor: Michael Covington Technical Report: EQRATION: A Program That Computes Nutrient Requirements, Nutrient Content, and Sufficiency of an Equine Feeding Program MS Graduated Students – Spring 1991 Student: Paul, Veena Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: Meta Data and Knowledge Management in Knowledge/Data Model Student: Misra, Rahul Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: Extraction of Logic Gate Networks from VLSI Layouts MAMS Graduated Students – Spring 1991 Student: Wang, Chyi Advisor: Jay Lee Technical Report: A Computerized Vehicle Routing System for County School Buses - An Application of Geographic Information Systems Student: Wang, Lu Advisor: Walter Potter Technical Report: A Geographic Information System Based on the Knowledge/Data Model MS Graduated Students – Winter 1991 Student: Vemuri, Ravi Shankar Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Indexing Techniques in Relational and Object-Oriented Databases MAMS Graduated Students – Winter 1991 Student: Chou, Yen-Hwa Titan Advisor: E. R. Canfield Technical Report: A Simulator For Parallel Program Of One-Node-One-Processor Computer Model Student: Fox, Kenneth Lee Advisor: Dan Everett Technical Report: A Tale of Two Cities: Computer Decision Making at The University of Georgia and Young Harris College Student: Huang, Chung-Shih Advisor: Suchi Bhandarkar Technical Report: An Object-Oriented Interactive Graphics System MS Graduated Students – Fall 1990 Student: Chandrasekaran, M.S. Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: AnI Interactive Simulator for VLSI Functional Verification Student: Harvel, Lonnie David Advisor: Dan Everett Thesis: A Study of Automatic Indexing: Theory and Experiments on Local Weighting in a Metric Based Retrieval System Student: Jian, Himanshu Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: VLSI Cell Layout Synthesis with Quality Analysis Student: Sharma, Anupam Advisor: Jeff Smith Thesis: A Postprocessor for Routed Channels Student: Sharma, Mary Renner Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: A Process-And-Data-Decomposition Parallel System – An Example Student: Ucar, Ender Advisor: John Miller Thesis: Schema Processing in the KDL Object-Oriented Database System MS Graduated Students – Summer 1990 Student: Keskin, Aytekin Ali Advisor: John Miller Thesis: A Query and Rule Processing System for the KDL Object-Oriented Database Systems Student: Robinson, Mary Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Thesis: A Process-And-Data Decomposition Parallel System – An Example MAMS Graduated Students – Summer 1990 Student: Chen, Ching-Yi Advisor: Hamid Arabnia Technical Report: Vision-Based Input Device Student: Lin, Tsai-Shi Advisor: Krys Kochut Technical Report: A Unix Socket-Based Implementation Of Spawning Stack Machine Student: Zeng, Lingjia Advisor: Thiab Taha Technical Report: Web-Based Simulation of Lake Lanier Water Quality MS Graduated Students – Spring 1990 Student: Colbert, Anthony Earl Advisor: Steven Cater Thesis: Portable Compiler Design on a Concurrent Architecture: The Intel Hypercube MS Graduated Students – Fall 1989 Student: Chawla, Maninder Singh Advisor: Thiab Taha Thesis: DFSS: A Distributed File Sharing System Student: Wright, Anthony Dean Advisor: Krys Kochut Thesis: An Extended Relational Model for Temporal Information Management MAMS Graduated Students – Fall 1989 Student: Stradtman, Christopher Advisor: Steven Cater Technical Report: The Cosmic Abstract Retrieval System MS Graduated Students – Summer 1989 Student: Morton, Anne Marie Advisor: Walter Potter Thesis: Conceptual Schema Design: A Knowledge-Based MAMS Graduated Students – Summer 1989 Student: Hsu, I-Cheng Advisor: Robert Robinson Technical Report: Finite Automation Simulation Toolkit Student: Kessler, Vance Calhoun Advisor: Walter Potter Technical Report: A Query Language for the Knowledge/Data Model MAMS Graduated Students – Spring 1989 Student: Han, Yenjo Advisor: Krys Kochut Technical Report: MLEX A Multi-language Lexical Scanner Generator Student: Pei, Chung-Min Advisor: Rolf Bargmann Technical Report: Inversion and Manipulation of Large Matrices on a Personal Computer Student: Wu, Lihua Advisor: Timothy Faust Technical Report: Menu-Driven Image Processing System (MIPS) for Research and Development in Machine Vision Applications Student: Zhong, Ling Advisor:Thiab Taha MAMS Graduated Students – Fall 1988 Student: Jiang, Jeng Long Advisor: Dan Everett Technical Report: WinComm, A Terminal Emulator Program on Microsoft Windows MAMS Graduated Students – Summer 1988 Student: Chen, Jin-Hung Advisor: Jeff Smith Technical Report: A Petri Net Simulator Student: Cheng, Tsung-Yaw Advisor: Dan Everett Technical Report: The Design and Implementation of a Remote Unix Login System in an AT&T Network Student: Chou, Tsan-Ming Jimmy Advisor: Orville Weyrich Technical Report: Program Annotations on FORTRAN Read/Format Statements Student: Kao, Poulin Advisor: Dan Everett Technical Report: Tracer, An Interrupt Tracing Program for MS-DOS Based Microcomputer Student: Wang, Chao-Chun Advisor: Timothy Faust Technical Report: Defect Inspection of Veneer Surfaces Using Image Analysis Student: Yeh, Shou-Shan Advisor: John Miller Technical Report: Comparison of Khachiyan's Algorithm with the Simplex Algorithm MAMS Graduated Students – Spring 1988 Student: Caulkins, Douglas Bruce Advisor: Randy Tuler Technical Report: OZMA, A Modular Communications Program for the Zenith Z-200 and the Campbell Scientific 21XL Micrologger Student: Chen, Shew-Jen Advisor: Donald Nute Technical Report: STATCHEN: An Expert System for Selecting Statistical Methods Student: Chern, Jih-Shiang Advisor: Orville Weyrich Technical Report: A PC-Based Program for Characteristic Vector Analysis Student: Chiang, Wen-Ho Advisor: Randy Tuler Technical Report: Networking on the Sun-3 Student: Suen, Kuen-Yuan Advisor: John Miller Technical Report: Development of a Modula-2 Simulation System and A Simulation Study of a Virtual Memory System Student: Wu, Jane-Jane Advisor: Randy Tuler Technical Report: A Transparent Distributed File System for a PC Network MAMS Graduated Students – Winter 1988 Student: Moore, James Michael Advisor: Randy Tuler Technical Report: The Trainer On-Line Documentation (TOLD) Configuration Management System for Documentation Student: Rice, Kenneth Allen Advisor: E. R. Canfield Technical Report: Estimating Nucleotide sequence divergence from polymorphism in nucleotide sequences and restriction maps MAMS Graduated Students – Fall 1987 Student: Baxter, Susan Marie Advisor: Randy Tuler Technical Report: Automated Data Acquisition and Analysis Student: Blane Kathleen Advisor: Steven Cater Technical Report: Prototype Development and Testing of the Topological Information and Retrieval System Student: Chang, Ming-Hsiung Advisor: Rolf Bargmann Technical Report: Evaluation of Pearson's Distribution on an IBM Personal Computer Student: Chao, Chihlung Jimmy Advisor: Orville Weyrich Technical Report: An approach to predicting program quality using data complexity metrics and Halstead's measures Student: Chen, Jing-Jung Advisor: Dan Everett Technical Report: A network simulation model of an asparagus canning facility Student: Chiang, Siao-Ling Advisor: Dan Everett Technical Report: Simulation for an automated warehouse by SLAM II Student: Jin, Bai-Xue Jane Advisor: Steven Cater Technical Report: Machine Translation and the Multipurpose German Drill System Student: Reidel, Justus Klaus Advisor: Randy Tuler Technical Report: The Development and Implementation of a Memory Resident Communication Program Utilizing the Token Passing Access Method Student: Saengchote, Su-Achanee Advisor: Rolf Bargmann Technical Report: High Precision Calculation in BASIC MAMS Graduated Students – Summer 1987 Student: Hu, Ji Xoing Advisor: Dan Everett Technical Report: Analysis of threshold scheduling using a Markov process Student: Jean, Ing-San Advisor: Orville Weyrich Technical Report: Loosely coupled system Student: Khalil, Latif Ahmad Advisor: E. R. Canfield Technical Report: A Preprocessor for extending Turbo Pascal to include a large integer data type Student: Mathur, Anup Advisor: E. R. Canfield Technical Report: An 8087 implementation of a large integer library MAMS Graduated Students – Spring 1987 Student: Gonzalez, Hector Omar Advisor: Gerald Adkins Technical Report: Adkins A prototype of a local area network for microcomputers Student: Jarrio, Daniel Joseph Advisor: Gerald Adkins Technical Report: Microcomputer communications examples and the OSI frame of reference MAMS Graduated Students – Winter 1987 Student: Curry Cheryl Ruth Advisor: E. R. Canfield Technical Report: Tessellations in the Hyperbolic Plane Student: Harris, Deborah Advisor: E. R. Canfield Technical Report: Survey of Expert Systems MAMS Graduated Students – Fall 1986 Student: Chu, Pay-Shang Advisor: Rolf Bargmann Technical Report: Item Analysis Student: Jung, Hayoung Advisor: Rolf Bargmann Technical Report: Recursive Dynamic Allocation Illustrated by a Fibonacci Sort-Merge Procedure Student: Kim, Su Hey Advisor: Rolf Bargmann Technical Report: Virtual Cluster Analysis Student: Unhanandana, Rachada Advisor: Rolf Bargmann Technical Report: Random Number Generation under Arbitrary Distributions MAMS Graduated Students – Summer 1986 Student: Bobba, Vijay Sreenivas Advisor: Jeff Smith Technical Report: An Automated Routing System for Multilayer Printed Circuit Boards Student: Chang, Ching-Chao Advisor: Robert Robinson Technical Report: The Finite-State Machine Simulator Student: Dorminy, Mark Edward Advisor: Randy Tuler Technical Report: An Interactive Editor for VLSI Design Student: Lai, Ruey-Houng Advisor: Gerald Adkins Technical Report: The Design and Implementation of a LAN Based on a Token Ring Protocol Student: Loo, Yow-Jin Advisor: Gerald Adkins Technical Report: The Design and Implementation of a Local Area Network for Microcomputers Student: Suen, Yuh-Yann Jou Advisor: Randy Tuler Technical Report: Computer Generation of Surfaces in Three-Dimensional Space MAMS Graduated Students – Spring 1986 Student: Chao, Ping-Cheng Advisor: Thiab Taha Technical Report: Comparison of Running Time of Different Computer Systems Utilized in Solving Certain Nonlinear Evolution Equation by Several Numerical Methods Student: Cheruvu, Radhakrishna Advisor: Gerald Adkins Technical Report: The Design and Implementation of a Graduate Student Advising System Using R:Base 5000 Student: Hsu, Chi Chen Advisor: E. R. Canfield Technical Report: An LALR(1) Parse Table Generator with case studies in C, Standard Pascal, and Turbo Pascal Student: Sim, Cheng Hwa Advisor: Rolf Bargmann Technical Report: Evaluation of Normal Probability in High Precision on a Personal Computer Student: Tangren, Charles David Advisor: Rolf Bargmann Technical Report: Using a Pascal Program to Perform an Analysis of Variance on an Irregular Two-Way Design MAMS Graduated Students – Winter 1986 Student: Askew, Delmar Advisor: Rolf Bargmann Technical Report: A Pascal Computer Solution for Differential Equations in Compartmental Analysis Student: Chen, I. Advisor: Ronald Clarke Technical Report: Inventory System Analysis for Beech Island Auto Parts Store Student: Clarke, Alice Lynn Advisor: Gerald Adkins Technical Report: Development of a Quiz Preparation Data Base System Student: Digioia, Frank Edward Advisor: E. R. Canfield Technical Report: EOS User's Manual Student: Lu, Jen-Shin Advisor: E. R. Canfield Technical Report: A Backtracking method of finding solutions to the puzzle "Hexed". Remarks on the programming language LISP. Student: Saxena, Manoj Advisor: Rolf Bargmann Technical Report: Smoothing of Data Using Orthogonal Polynomials MAMS Graduated Students – Fall 1985 Student: Clancey, Carolyn Advisor: Jeff Smith Technical Report: Two Initial Placement Algorithms Student: Knees, Max Carl Advisor: Randy Tuler Technical Report: Construction of a Lisp Interpreter Part One Student: Lin, Sufen Advisor: Jeff Smith Technical Report: The Constructive Initial Placement Method in VLSI MAMS Graduated Students – Spring 1985 Student: Buck, Diane Advisor: Rolf Bargmann Technical Report: An Application of the Binary Knapsack Problem Simulation of an Aquatic Ecosystem: Compartmental Analysis in an Open System Student: Teel, John Murray Advisor: E. R. Canfield Technical Report: A Study of Micro-computer Graphics MAMS Graduated Students – Winter 1985 Student: Marquez, Esteban Advisor: James Epperson MAMS Graduated Students – Summer 1984 Student: Chu, Jee Huh Advisor: E. R. Canfield Technical Report: A Case Study of Algorithm-Development and Microprogramming for the Cyber-Plus (CDC AFP) System Student: Lee, Seok Hua Advisor: E. R. Canfield Technical Report: The Development of a C-Computer MAMS Graduated Students – Spring 1983 Student: Dennis, Ann Weir Advisor: Jeff Smith Technical Report: CAD Logic Simulation for Board-Level Design Student: Dilworth, Melody Advisor: Jeff Smith Technical Report: Logic Level Simulator for Computer-Aided Design Student: Tsai, Sien ang Advisor: Thiab Taha Technical Report: On Comparison of Numerical Methods for Solving Second Order Differential Equations MAMS Graduated Students – Fall 1982 Student: Hwung, Chun Yanq Advisor: Michael Brannigan Technical Report: Implementation of Dual Network Flow Algorithm for Minimal Cost Scheduling MAMS Graduated Students – Spring 1981 Student: Wu, Chi-Pu Advisor: E. R. Canfield Technical Report: Linear Programming on the Cyber 18-30 MAMS Graduated Students – Summer 1980 Student: Arnold, Forest W. Advisor: Rolf Bargmann Technical Reprot: Implementation of a Stepwise Regression Program for the Cyber 18/30.