Browsing Department of Electrical Engineering by Title
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A Low-noise, Low-power CMOS Amperometric Circuit For Glucose Sensing
(Electrical Engineering, 2014-03-12)Diabetes is disorder associated with an insufficiency of insulin secretion. Large number of people around the world suffers from this disorder which can result into damages to eyes, kidneys, nerves and even death. One of ... -
Lung Nodule Detection and Segmentation Using a Patch-Based Multi-Atlas Method
(2018-08-13)CT image based lung nodule detection is the most widely used and accepted method for detecting lung cancer. Most CT image based methods rely on supervised learning, which has a high number of false positives and need a ... -
MACHINE LEARNING FOR TARGET DETECTION USING UWB RADAR SENSOR NETWORKS
(2022-12-05)Machine learning (ML) has recently been used to solve critical problems. This dissertation focuses on developing systems using Ultra-Wideband (UWB) wireless sensor networks and machine learning to solve critical tasks such ... -
MACROMODELING AND ACCELERATED SIMULATIONS OF ELECTRIC MACHINES
(2021-08-02)Electric machines are the most important element in the power grid. Given its centennial legacy and the rise of electric vehicles and distributed energy resources, it is imperative to bring new technologies into this area. ... -
MASSIVE MIMO PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS AND RADAR SENSOR NETWORKS BASED TARGET DETECTION
(2017-12-08)In this dissertation, we apply massive multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) performance analysis and radar target detection based on radar sensor networks(RSN). In recent years, massive MIMO draws great interest for ... -
Measurement And Modeling Of 1/f Noise In MOSFET Devices With High-κ Material As The Gate Dielectric
(Electrical Engineering, 2008-04-22)A new 1/f noise model has been developed for MOSFET devices with high-κ gate stack. To investigate the impacts of nitridation, MOSFETs with nitrided high-κ dielectric was used. These devices were provided by Texas Instruments, ... -
Measurements, Modeling, And Simulation Of Semiconductor/gate Dielectric Defects Using Random Telegraph Signals
(Electrical Engineering, 2015)Constructing an effective statistical model and a simulation tool that can predict the phenomenon of random telegraph signals (RTS) is the objective of this work. The continuous scaling down of metal oxide – semiconductor ... -
Medium Access Control(MAC) Layer Design And Data Query Processing For Wireless Sensor Networks
(Electrical Engineering, 2008-04-22)In this dissertation, there are four main aspects included: energy reservation on MAC layer, secure improvement for DoS attacks on MAC layer, query processing with uncertainty for sensor database systems, and throughput ... -
Membrane Transfer Of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells
(Electrical Engineering, 2014-07-14)Silicon has been dominating the solar industry for many years and has been touted as the gold standard of the photovoltaic world. The factors for its dominance: government subsidies and ease of processing. Silicon holds ... -
MEMS Based Wireless Sensing And Therapeutic Systems For Biomedical Applications
(Electrical Engineering, 2012-04-20)Miniaturized devices in vivo for accurate diagnosis and prognosis in therapy to detect various physiological parameters inside human body have been a goal for efficient healthcare. In this perspective, microelectromechanical ... -
MEMS Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor On Flexible Substrates Using Nichrome And CNT/polyimide Nanocomposites Piezoresistors
(Electrical Engineering, 2010-11-01)Micro pressure sensors using nichrome as piezoresistor were fabricated on silicon and flexible substrates. The pressure sensors on flexible substrate can be used for prosthetic skin applications. The devices were successfully ... -
MEMS WIDEBAND ENERGY HARVESTING USING NONLINEAR SPRINGS AND MECHANICAL STOPPERS
(2019-05-13)Vibrational energy harvesters convert kinetic energy from environment to useful electrical energy to power wireless sensor networks. These devices are finding applications in robotics, defense, medical, structural health ... -
A mesoscale model of DNA interaction with functionalized nanopore
(Copyright American Physical Society,Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2009-11-30)Functionalized nanopores have been used recently for the detection of specific DNA. The interactions between the DNA and the nanopore are not well understood due to the small size of DNA/nanopore and dynamic translocation ... -
Microarray Image Denoising Using Complex Gaussian Scale Mixtures Of Complex Wavelets
(Electrical Engineering, 2011-07-14)The scientific world has witnessed an explosion in the development of comprehensive and high-throughput methods for molecular biology experimentation. High density DNA microarray technology, allows researchers to monitor ... -
Microfluidic flow focusing platforms for optofluidic droplet laser development
(2022-05-18)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 5/17/2024** ABSTRACT: Optofluidic droplet lasers have been developed for different applications in biomedical sciences, such as biosensing, cell tracking, tissue imaging, ... -
A Microfluidic Platform To Study Cell Migration
(Electrical Engineering, 2012-04-11)Migration of cancer cells from the primary organ to distant sites is critical to the development of malignant metastasis. This is partly dependant on the various chemical factors present in the blood serum. Cell motility ... -
Microheater platform for selective detachment of DNA
(American Institute of Physics;Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2012-08-30)Despite deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)’s well-known temperature sensitivity, not much work has been reported on leveraging temperature to manipulate the interaction of DNA with surfaces. This paper describes a microheater ... -
Micromachined Devices For In Vitro Biomedical Applications
(Electrical Engineering, 11-09-2012)Cell migration is a central process in the development and maintenance of tissues. Any deviation in the process can have serious consequences, such as atherosclerosis and cancer metastasis. During cancer metastasis, ... -
Micromachined Nanoporous Membranes For Blood Oxygenation Systems
(Electrical Engineering, 2008-09-17)An oxygenator is a medical device that aids in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the human blood during procedures and illnesses that may cause the interruption or cessation of blood flow in the body. Porous ... -
Microstructured surface design for omnidirectional antireflection coatings on solar cells
(Original publisher: American Institute of PhysicsDepartment of Electrical Engineering, 2007-11-27)We recently demonstrated a new process for the formation of partially spherical structures as an omnidirectional antireflection coating (omni-AR). In this paper, we report the simulation results of the angular and spectral ...