School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Theses and Dissertations
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Using SiGe HBTs for Quantum Science at Deep Cryogenic Temperatures
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-02-15)The objective of this research is to investigate the feasibility of using BiCMOS technology for these quantum science applications and clear some major roadblocks. The requirement for these applications is detailed, and ... -
Design methodology for reliable and energy efficient self-tuned on-chip voltage regulators
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01-22)The energy-efficiency needs in computing systems, ranging from high performance processors to low-power devices is steadily on the rise, resulting in increasing popularity of on-chip voltage regulators (VR). The high-frequency ... -
A Feedback Methodology for Task-Driven Fine-Grained Pixel Control in Smart Cameras
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-02-01)Camera systems of today capture signals at the highest quality to produce a faithful approximation of what they observe. However, the available bandwidth limits the amount of data the camera can transmit. Advances in camera ... -
Additive Manufacturing Solutions for Application-Specific Millimeter-Wave Wireless System Design and Packaging
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01-21)This thesis outlines the convergence of additive manurfacturing (AM) technology with the development of system-in-package (SiP) integration schemes for mm-Wave wireless systems. First-of-their-kind demonstrations of ... -
ON THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES AND MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS: A SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-01-08)Today, computer algorithms use traditional human-computer interfaces (e.g., keyboard, mouse, gestures, etc.), to interact with and extend human capabilities across all knowledge domains, allowing them to make complex ... -
Decentralized operation and control of integrated transactive and physical grids
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-12-14)The objective of this research is to develop a decentralized grid architecture to manage the physical and transactive aspects of power systems. With exponentially decreasing prices of PV the adoption of volatile and ... -
Control and safety of fully actuated and underactuated nonlinear systems: from adaptation to robustness to optimality
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-04-24)The state-of-the-art quadratic program-based control Lyapunov-control barrier function (QP-CLBF) is a powerful control approach to balance safety and stability in a pointwise optimal fashion. However, under this approach, ... -
Novel Multimodal Sensing Systems for Wearable Knee Health Assessment
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-04-21)Wearable technologies for healthcare represent a popular research area, as they can provide quantitative metrics during rehabilitation, enable long-term, at-home monitoring of chronic conditions, and facilitate preventative—versus ... -
Wide-Bandgap III-Nitride Tunnel Junctions and Novel Approaches towards Improving Optoelectronic Devices
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-04-14)A combination of novel techniques, materials, and devices are explored to enhance III-nitride optoelectronics from the infrared to the deep ultraviolet wavelengths. Low-bandgap, high indium content III-nitride materials ... -
Inductively Coupled CMOS Power Receiver For Embedded Microsensors
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-04-17)Inductively coupled power transfer can extend the lifetime of embedded microsensors that save costs, energy, and lives. To expand the microsensors' functionality, the transferred power needs to be maximized. Plus, the power ... -
'ACOUSTO-OPTIC SENSING FOR SAFE MRI PROCEDURES'
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-04-24)In this work, a novel sensor platform is developed for safer and more effective magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This is achieved by tracking interventional devices, such as guidewires and catheters during interventional ... -
Characterizing D-Region Roughness using LF/MF Signals of Opportunity
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-03-25)The D-region of the ionosphere, which ranges from about 60-100 km, is too high for continuous in-situ measurements, such as with high-altitude balloons, and too low for satellite-based measurements. As such, the small-scale ... -
GENERALIZABLE MODELS FOR PREDICTION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL DECOMPENSATION FROM MULTIVARIATE AND MULTISCALE PHYSIOLOGICAL TIME SERIES USING DEEP LEARNING AND TRANSFER LEARNING TECHNIQUES
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-04-09)The goal of this thesis is to develop generalizable machine learning models for early prediction of physiological decomposition from multivariate and multiscale physiological time series data. A combination of recent ... -
DYNAMIC LOW-RANK MATRIX RECOVERY: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-01-10)The purpose of this work is to provide both theoretical understanding of and practical algorithms for dynamic low-rank matrix recovery. Although the benefits of exploiting dynamics in low-rank matrix recovery have been ... -
A GEOMETRIC VARIATIONAL APPROACH TO SHAPE INVERSION FOR RADAR
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-01-21)In this thesis, we develop a novel method for dense shape reconstruction of scenes using radar. For a given scene and antennas taking measurements from the scene, our method iteratively estimates the scene shape using the ... -
Noncontact Seismocardiogram Signal Detection Using Microwave Doppler Radar
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-01-03)The objective of the research is to achieve non-contact detection of seismocardiogram (SCG), a representation of mechanical heart motion, using microwave Doppler radar system. The increase in demand for health monitoring ... -
EFFICIENTLY ACCELERATING SPARSE PROBLEMS BY ENABLING STREAM ACCESSES TO MEMORY USING HARDWARE/SOFTWARE TECHNIQUES
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-05-01)The objective of this research is to improve the performance of sparse problems that have a wide range of applications but still, suffer from serious challenges when running on modern computers. In summary, the challenges ... -
Collective behavior and task persistification in lazy and minimalist collectives
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-05-10)When individuals in a collective system are constrained in terms of sensing, memory, computation, or power reserves; the design of algorithms to control them becomes challenging. These individual limitations can be due to ... -
A Long-range Fine-scale RF Positioning System Using Tunneling Tags
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-05-01)Fine-scale positioning systems using inexpensive, low-power, and reliable smart tags enables numerous commercial and scientific applications. Internet of Things (IoT) applications, such as asset tracking, contact tracing, ... -
Investigating ferroelectric and metal-insulator phase transition devices for neuromorphic computing
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-04-28)Neuromorphic computing has been proposed to accelerate the computation for deep neural networks (DNNs). The objective of this thesis work is to investigate the ferroelectric and metal-insulator phase transition devices for ...
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