College of Science and Engineering Projects and Theses

FPGA Acceleration on Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) Neural Network for Handwritten Digit Recognition

Westby, Isaac; 0000-0003-3035-905X (2020-05-13)

This dissertation presents a hardware implementation of a Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) network used for the purpose of low-latency, high-accuracy digit recognition. The accuracy of various network designs was compared in ...

Classification of Positive and Negative Stimuli Using EEG Data Functional Connectivity and Machine Learning

Bhamidipati, Sai Jaya Sasanka; 0000-0002-8983-3070 (2019-12-06)

Electroencephalography (EEG) provides electrical measures of brain activity by monitoring voltage fluctuations of the collective neural activity in different parts on the cortex of the brain. Recently, there have been ...

A Framework for Planetary Resource Classifications to Further Sustainability in Space Exploration Missions

Alvi, Arjumand; 0000-0002-8810-6007 (2020-12-21)

The long-term impacts and overall sustainability of space exploration missions in the space environment were often unknown in past space missions. Historically, the space exploration vision of various space-faring agents ...

Exploiting Area-Speed-Power Tradeoff of FPGA Designs on Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) Neural Network

Reed, April; 0000-0002-9456-8611 (2020-12-21)

This dissertation presents four Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design architectures for handwritten digit recognition, in order to improve hardware efficiency in terms of resources, power, and speed of the neuromorphic ...

Tradeoff FPGA Cost of Sobel Implementation Using Approximate Designs

Schmoyer, Harold; 0000-0003-2327-8905 (2020-12-21)

This dissertation proposes a scalable algorithm for tuning the tradeoff of space, energy, and quality for the implementation on Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). First, an approximate design library including exact and ...

Fractional Fluxon Dynamics in Long Josephson Junctions

Rhoads, Lawrence Antonio; 0000-0002-7391-7333 (2020-12-16)

In this thesis, I investigate the dynamics of fractional fluxons in two-gap Long Josephson Junctions (LJJs). Due to time reversal symmetry (TRS) breaking within the LJJ, a single fluxon may split into a bound pair of ...

Revisiting Neutron Star Physics Including Finite Temperature and Density Effects on the Medium

Jaramillo, Michael; 0000-0003-4089-3643 (2020-08-17)

Neutron stars are highly compact stellar evolutionary endpoints whose formation and existence rely on a complex interplay between the overall hydrodynamic equilibrium and the local approach of quantum mechanics. The extreme ...

Modelling the Growth Of Atlantic Rangia, Rangia Cuneata, in Response to Freshwater Inflow, Trinity River Delta, Galveston Bay

Omar, Mahmoud Eid; 0000-0001-8253-2868 (2020-05-11)

Rangia cuneata, commonly known as Atlantic Rangia, is an oligohaline clam found in abundance along the northern Gulf of Mexico. Rangia cuneata was selected as one of a suite of indicator species for establishing freshwater ...

Recovery of Xestospongia muta and Agelas clathrodes Bacterial Microbiome Since the 2016 Mortality Event at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

Peterson, Charis Ann (2020-05-28)

On July 25, 2016, divers discovered a large localized mortality event at the East Bank of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. This event killed 80% of invertebrates on the site. This sanctuary is a complex ...

Visualizations of Historic and Coastal Flooding Impacts and Solutions

Halle, Mark (2020-04-27)

Flooding is one of the most deadly and costly natural disasters known to humans. While much is done to study the impacts of flooding, not enough is done to inform the public about the dangers of flooding. In a society where ...

The Effect of Surface Plasmon Resonance on Bacteria Morphology

Ortega, David; 0000-0002-3004-2688 (2020-05-09)

Cells are known to be affected significantly due to persistent exposure to electro- magnetic radiation. DNA can be damaged by electromagnetic waves in several ways that may lead to genetic changes. Cellular multiplication ...

Speckled Worm Eel (Myrophis Punctatus) in the Estuarine Waters of Texas: A “Dove Tale” of the Elusive American Eel (Anguilla Rostrata)

Hansen, Justin R; 0000-0001-5217-6831 (2020-05-08)

Atlantic Anguillids share unique life histories where they undergo metamorphosis as they move from deep water to near shore habitats, though their life history strategies differ slightly; some of the primary mechanisms ...