Ph.D. Disserations

2011

• N. Ruiz, "Statistical Parsing and Integration of Result Records for Answering Factual Questions", Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 2011. Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.

2010

• J. Wang, "A New Framework of Feature Matching on Image Pairs", Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 2010. Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.
• L. Wang, "3D reconstruction framework for high resolution airborne LiDAR point cloud data," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 2010.  Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.
  

2009

• R. Singh, "Mining Potentially Interesting Positive and Negative Association Patterns: Beyong the Support-Confidence Framework," Ph.D. (Computer Engineering) Thesis, 2009.  Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.
• Y. Zhang, "One Dimensional Mapping and Ray Projection for Recovering Projective Transformations," Ph.D. (Computer Engineering) Thesis, 2009.  Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.

2008

• D. Mundluru, "Automatically Constructing Wrappers for Effective and Efficient Web Information Extraction," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 2008.  Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.

2007

• A. Doloc-Mihu, "Adaptive Image Retrieval System: Similarity Matching, Learning, Fusion, and Visualization," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 2007.  Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.

2006

• A. Asutay, "Navigation Tools for Search Engine Interfaces," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, June 2006. Supervisor: Dr. Kemal Efe.
  
• A. De, "Fuzzy Result Merging Models for Metasearch," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 2006. Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.
  
• Q. He, "Planar surface analysis in computer vision," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, Dec. 2006. Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.
• B. W. Kim, "Directional and Topological Spatial Similarities for Vector Image Analysis," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, Spring 2006. Supervisor: Dr. Jong P. Yoon.
• P. Kuntala, "Fusion and Clustering Algorithms for Spatial Data," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 2006. Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.
  

• S. A. Wilson, "A real-time obstacle avoidance vision system for autonomous high speed robots," Ph.D. (Computer Engineering) Thesis, Dec. 2006.  Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.

2005

• W.-K. Chen, "Data Structures for Selective Association Mining," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 2005. Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.
• K. S. Rawat, "The pseudo-perspective transformation for motion compensation in digital video compression," Ph.D. (Computer Engineering) Thesis, May 2005.  Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.
• B. N. Shah, "On Improving Information Retrieval Performance from Structures, Semi-Structured and Unstructured Information Sources," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 2005. Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.

2004

• E. D. Diaz, "Selective Merging of Retrieval Results for Metasearch Environments," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 2004. Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.
• Y. Xie, "An Approach to Information Retrieval based on the Language-Modeling Kernel," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 2004. Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.

2003

• K. Kubola, "Connectivity compression for three-dimensional planar triangle meshes," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, May 2003.  Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.
• M. A. Pratt, "Volume data compression using model-based quantization and three-dimensional zerotree encoding of wavelet coefficients," Ph.D. (Computer Engineering) Thesis, May 2003.  Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.
• A. Roszypal, "Association Mining in Time Varying Domains," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 2003. Co-supervisors: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan and Dr. Miroslav Kubat.
  

2002

• S. Thainimit, "Color rendering of human faces under variable illumination," Ph.D. (Computer Engineering) Thesis, Dec. 2002.  Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.

2001

• R. Benton, "Weighted Feature Projection Methods in Instance-Based Classifiers," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, Spring 2001. Supervisor: Dr. Miroslav Kubat.
• R. Fanguy, "The Upstart Algorithm for Pattern Recognition in Continuous Multiclass Domains," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, Spring 2001. Supervisor: Dr. Miroslav Kubat.
  
• J. Thomas, "Adaptive Algorithms for Intelligent Association Mining," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 2001.  Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.

2000

• S. Noel, "Data mining and visualization of reference associations: Higher order citation analysis," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, Dec. 2000. Co-supervisors: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan and Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.
  

1999

• M. C. Erie, "Hybrid cortical imaging techniques and their fusion with high resolution medical imaging," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, May 1999. Co-supervisors: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu and Dr. Robert D. Sidman.
  

1998

• N. Breaux, "Data compression and halftone rendering for gray scale and color images," Ph.D. (Computer Engineering) Thesis, May 1998.  Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu
• H. Duan, "Wavelet transform-based methods for low bit rate video compression," Ph.D. (Computer Engineering) Thesis, May 1998.  Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.
• T. Johnsten, "Impact of Data Mining on Database Security," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 1998.  Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.

1997

• A. Broadwater, "Optimal Data Communication on Product-Shuffle Networks," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, May 1997.  Supervisor: Dr. Kemal Efe.
  
• S. Choubey, "Generic and Fully Automatic Content-based Image Retrieval using Color, Shape, and Texture," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 1997.  Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.
• D. H. Razi, "Order statistic filtering and multiresolution methods for volume visualization," Ph.D. (Computer Engineering) Thesis, May 1997.  Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.

1996

• S.-K. Aditya, "Fast architecture and algorithm for discrete wavelet transform computation," Ph.D. (Computer Engineering) Thesis, May 1996.  Co-supervisors: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu and Dr. Harold H. Szu.  Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.
• J. K. Chen, "Hierarchical and vector quantized block truncation codes for image data compression," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, May 1996.  Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.
• P. Uthayopas, "Models of Speed-Up and Scalability for Workstation Clusters," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, May 1996.  Supervisor: Dr. Kemal Efe.
  

1995

• V. Krishnamoorthy, "Algorithms and Tools for Task Partitioning and Scheduling on Workstation Clusters," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, May 1995.  Supervisor: Dr. Kemal Efe.
  
• B. Patwiwat, "Estimation of image velocities in spatiotemporal frequency domain," Ph.D. (Computer Engineering) Thesis, May 1995.  Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.
• H. Sever, "Knowledge Structuring for Database Mining ant Text Retrieval Using Past Optimal Queries," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 1995.  Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.
• K. Vanapipat, "A Framework for Object Integration in the Context of a Multidatabase Environment," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 1995.  Co-supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan and Dr. Niki Pissinou.
  

1994

• C. R. Chow, "A cooperative training method for supervised learning in artificial neural networks," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, December 1994.  Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.
• A. Fernandez, "Homogeneous Product Networks for Processor Interconnection," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, December 1994.  Supervisor: Dr. Kemal Efe.
  
• S. K. Mishra, "Randomized Branch and Bound Algorithms - A Framework for Combinatorial Optimization," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 1994.  Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.
• W. Watunyuta, "Design and analysis methods for visual model-based digital halftoning," Ph.D. (Computer Engineering) Thesis, December 1994.  Supervisor: Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu.

• V. N. Gudivada, "A Unified Framework for Retrieval in Image Databases," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 1993.  Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.

• J. R. Alsabbagh, "Characterization and Exploitation of Sharing Opportunities in Multiple Query Optimization," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 1992.  Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.
• I. Remedios, "Data Allocation in Hierarchically Controlled Distributed Computer Systems," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, May 1992.  Supervisor: Dr. Kemal Efe.
• K. White, "Adaptive Decomposition Strategies for Mapping Ray Tracing Algorithms to Parallel Computer Systems," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, May 1992.  Supervisor: Dr. Kemal Efe.

• G. S. Jung, "Connectionist Domain Knowledge Acquisition and its Evaluation in Information Retrieval," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 1991.  Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.

•  J. N. Bhuyan, "Cluster-based Adaptive Information Retrieval," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis, 1990.  Supervisor: Dr. Vijay V. Raghavan.
• M. A. Schaar, "A Queuing  Theoretical Methodology for Evaluating Load Sharing Algorithms," Ph.D. (Computer Science) Thesis,  November 1990.  Supervisor: Dr. Kemal Efe.