School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Theses and Dissertations
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THINK: Toward Practical General-Purpose Brain-Computer Communication
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-28)In this work, we present THINK, a practical general-purpose brain-computer communication platform that relies on the OpenBCI and OpenViBE hardware and software platforms, and allows for a simple three-alphabet vocabulary. ... -
Modularized Filtering for Navigation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-28)This thesis presents a modular navigation filtering framework specialized for use in a research and development environment. The developed framework emphasizes flexibility and modularity of filter components over computational ... -
Near-Memory Primitive Support and Infratructure for Sparse Algorithm
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-28)This thesis introduces an approach to solving the problem of memory latency performance penalties with traditional accelerators. By introducing simple near-data-processing (NDP) accelerators for primitives such as SpMV ... -
Software Defined Radio for Stepped-Frequency, Ground-Penetrating Radar
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-28)This research explores the potential of software defined radio (SDR) as a platform for ground-penetrating radar (GPR). SDR is a rapidly developing technology that implements signal processing components partially or ... -
Aniruddh Ramrakhyani Thesis
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-26)The demise of Dennard Scaling and the continuance of Moore’s law has provided us with shrinking chip dimensions and higher on-chip transistor density at the cost of increas- ing power density. Chips today are highly ... -
Multi-beam interference: three-dimensional bicontinuous periodic structures
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-28)Bicontinuous microstructures are an important subset of three-dimensional periodic-lattice-based microstructures. Bicontinuity occurs when the constituent materials are interconnected in all three dimensions throughout ... -
HoneyPhy: A Physics-Aware CPS Honeypot Framework
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-28)Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) are vulnerable systems, and attacks are currently being carried out against them. Some of these attacks have never been seen before, and so the first step in defending CPS is to understand what ... -
Advanced 5G Substrates with Integrated Antennas
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-26)The objective of this research is to: 1) Survey commercially-available and development-level materials in three categories: Laminates, Glass and Ceramic (primarily LTCC) and benchmark them based on their electrical properties ... -
Energy-Efficient Digital Hardware Platform for Learning Complex Systems
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-10)System learning is the most fundamental research area in engineering domain. It is a modeling method to map external inputs to the corresponding outputs with/without physically analyzing the system between them. The system ... -
Architectural techniques to enable reliable and scalable memory systems
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-17)High capacity and scalable memory systems play a vital role in enabling our desk- tops, smartphones, and pervasive technologies like Internet of Things (IoT). Unfortunately, memory systems are becoming increasingly prone ... -
Mixed Centralized/Decentralized Coordination Protocols for Multi-Agent Systems
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-10)This thesis uses a mixture of centralized and decentralized architectures and algorithms to develop coordination strategies for multi-agent systems. Conventionally, centralized and decentralized methods are viewed as ... -
Infinite Dimensional Nonlinear Systems With State-Dependent Delays and State Suprema: Analysis, Observer Design and Applications
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-10)The prime objective of this research is to investigate systems with state-dependent delays in a unified, well rounded, global and coherent framework from first principles. Such systems are inherently nonlinear and infinite ... -
Architecting High-Performance, Efficient, and Scalable Heterogeneous Memory Systems with 3D-DRAM
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-07)Advancements in packaging technology enable high-bandwidth 3D-DRAM that mitigates the memory bandwidth wall. With the integration of 3D-DRAM and high-capacity memory, heterogeneous memory systems are able to satisfy the ... -
Automatic Spectral-Temporal Modality Based EEG Sleep Staging
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-06)In clinical environments sleep stagings are an important diagnostic tool. Currently, sleep stagings are created manually by technicians as existing feature representations are insufficient for automated classifications. ... -
Comprehensive Variation-Aware Aging Simulator for Logic Timing and SRAM Stability
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-04)This research developed a framework which analyzes circuit-level reliability and evaluates the lifetimes of complex systems like state-of-art microprocessors. The novelty of the proposed work lies on its statistical timing ... -
Impact of Increasing Amounts of Distributed Generation on Transient Behavior of the Distribution System
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-05)To investigate the impact of increasing penetration levels of PV in a distribution feeder under different environmental conditions was proposed in this research. A NEETRAC member Feeder was imported from OpenDSS into the ... -
Silicon-based RF/mm-wave Power Amplifiers and Transmitters for Future Energy-efficient and Broadband Communication Systems
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-03-31)Power amplifier (PA) often governs the energy efficiency of a wireless transceiver. Its linearity is also of paramount importance to ensure the signal fidelity. Moreover, its broadband operation is highly desired for ... -
Psychologically Consistent Coordinated Control of Multi-Agent Teams
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-03-31)The objective of this research is to describe both human-robot interactions and inter-robot interactions and analyze the behavior of the resulting multi-agent systems, while drawing comparisons to psychological studies ... -
Signal Transmission and Processing for Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Communications
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-04-03)Millimeter-wave (mmWave) and Terahertz (THz) communications are envisioned as a key technology for next-generation wireless networks. The objective of the thesis is to provide a design guide on signal transmission and ... -
Plasmonic Metamaterials as an Optoelectronic Platform for Active and Nonlinear Nanophotonics
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-03-30)The ultimate goal of this thesis is to develop meta-structured devices that simultaneously sustain both electrical and optical functionalities. An asymmetric plasmonic grating was designed for not only the excitation of ...
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