Graduate Students of Prof. Anthony A. Maciejewski

PhD Students

1. Qing Xue (faculty member at Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis IN)
   • PhD, Purdue University, May 1990 (co-advised with Prof. P. Sheu)
   • Thesis title: Path Planning for Mobile Robots with Manipulators
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2. Rodney G. Roberts (faculty member at Florida State University / Florida A&M University, Tallahassee FL)
   • PhD, Purdue University, May 1992
   • Thesis title: The Design of Repeatable Control Strategies for Kinematically Redundant Manipulators
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3. Yun-Sun Kang (employed by Tremor Video, New York, NY)
   • PhD, Purdue University, May 1994
   • Thesis title: Knowledge Base Acquisition for a Japanese Language Intelligent Tutoring System
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4. Christopher L. Lewis (employed by Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX)
   • PhD, Purdue University, August 1994
   • Thesis title: Fault Tolerance for Kinematically Redundant Robotic Manipulators
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5. John J. Fox (faculty member at Boston University, Boston, MA)
   • PhD, Purdue University, December 1994
   • Thesis title: Path Planning for Articulated Manipulators
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6. Khalid W. Khawaja (faculty member at American University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
   • PhD, Purdue University, December 1995
   • Thesis title: Generation of Synthetic Images for Training Automated Inspection Algorithms
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7. James D. English (employed by Energid Technologies, Cambridge MA)
   • PhD, Purdue University, December 1996
   • Thesis title: Free-Swinging Failure Tolerance for Robotic Manipulators
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8. Kenneth N. Groom (employed by Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque NM)
   • PhD, Purdue University, Dec. 1997 (co-advised with Prof. V. Balakrishnan)
   • Thesis title: Real-Time Failure-Tolerant Control of Kinematically Redundant Robotic Manipulators
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9. Manish Goel (employed by Cummins, Inc., Columbus, IN)
   • PhD, Purdue University, Dec. 1998 (co-advised with Prof. V. Balakrishnan)
   • Thesis title: Tolerating Undetected Failures in Kinematically Redundant Robotic Manipulators
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10. Chu-Yin Chang (employed by Energid, Cambridge, MA)
    • PhD, Purdue University, December 1999
    • Thesis title: Eigenspace Methods for Correlated Images
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11. Tracy D. Braun (employed by Noemix, San Diego CA)
    • PhD, Purdue University, May 2001 (co-advised with Prof. H. J. Siegel)
    • Thesis title: Heterogeneous Distributed Computing: Off-line Mapping Heuristics for Independent Tasks and for Tasks with Dependencies, Priorities, Deadlines, and Multiple Versions
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12. Shoukat Ali (faculty member at University of Missouri, Rolla MO)
    • PhD, Purdue University, August 2003 (co-advised with Prof. H. J. Siegel)
    • Thesis title: Robust Resource Allocation in Dynamic Distributed Heterogeneous Computing Systems
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13. Jong-Kook Kim (faculty member at Korea University, Seoul, Korea)
    • PhD, Purdue University, August 2004 (co-advised with Prof. H. J. Siegel)
    • Thesis title: Resource Management in Heterogeneous Computing Systems: Continuously Running Applications, Tasks with Priorities and Deadlines, and Power Constrained Mobile Devices
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14. Kishor Saitwal (employed by Behavioral Recognition Systems, Inc., Houston TX)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, August 2006
    • Thesis title: Fast Eigenspace Decomposition of Correlated Images Using Their Spatial and Temporal Properties
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15. Jay Smith (employed by DigitalGlobe, Longmont, CO)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, August 2008 (co-advised with Prof. H. J. Siegel)
    • Thesis title: Robust Resource Allocation in Heterogeneous Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems
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16. Vladimir Shestak (employed by IBM, Boulder, CO)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, December 2008 (co-advised with Prof. H. J. Siegel)
    • Thesis title: Robust Resource Allocation Methods for QoS-Constrained Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems
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17. Randy Hoover (faculty member at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, August 2009
    • Thesis title: Pose Estimation of Spherically Correlated Images Using Eigenspace Decomposition in Conjunction with Spectral Theory
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18. Luis Briceno (employed by Intel, Fort Collins, CO)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, August 2010 (co-advised with Prof. H. J. Siegel)
    • Thesis title: Study of Robust Resource Allocation in Various Different Heterogeneous Computing Systems: Performance Criteria, Robustness Measures, Optimization Heuristics, and Properties
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19. Paul Maxwell (faculty member at United States Military Academy, West Point, NY)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, May 2012 (co-advised with Prof. H. J. Siegel)
    • Thesis title: Robust Resource Allocation Heuristics for Military Village Search Missions
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20. Abdulla Al-Qawasmeh (employed by step2compliance, Fort Collins, CO)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, August 2012 (co-advised with Prof. H. J. Siegel)
    • Thesis title: Heterogeneous Computing Environment Characterization and Thermal-Aware Scheduling Strategies to Optimize Data Center Power Consumption
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21. Daniel Brake (postdoc at Notre Dame University)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, December 2012 (co-advised with Prof. V. Putkaradze)
    • Thesis title: Homotopy Continuation Methods, Intrinsic Localized Modes, and Cooperative Robotic Workspaces
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22. Bhavesh Khemka (employed by Amazon, Seattle WA)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, August 2014 (co-advised with Prof. H. J. Siegel)
    • Thesis title: Resource Management in Heterogeneous Computing Systems With Tasks of Varying Importance
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23. Khaled Ben-Gharbia (employed by Wolf Robotics, Fort Collins, CO)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, December 2014
    • Thesis title: Kinematic Design of Redundant Robotic Manipulators that are Optimally Fault Tolerant
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24. Ryan Friese (employed by Pacific Northwest National Laborarory, Richland WA)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, August 2015 (co-advised with Prof. H. J. Siegel)
    • Thesis title: Resource Management for Heterogeneous Computing Systems: Utility Maximization, Energy-Aware Scheduling, and Multi-Objective Optimization
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25. Tim Hansen (faculty member at South Dakota State University)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, August 2015 (co-advised with Prof. H. J. Siegel)
    • Thesis title: Resource Allocation Optimization in the Smart Grid and High-Performance Computing
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26. Kyle Tarplee (faculty member at Anderson University)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, August 2015
    • Thesis title: Highly Scalable Algorithms For Scheduling Tasks and Provisioning Machines on Heterogeneous Computing Systems
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27. Chris Eaton (employed by United States Air Force)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, May 2018 (co-advised with Prof. E.K.P Chong)
    • Thesis title: Autonomous UAV Control and Testing Methods Utilizing Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes
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28. Biyun Xie (faculty member at University of Kentucky)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, August 2019
    • Thesis title: Kinematic Design and Motion Planning of Fault Tolerant Robots with Locked Joint Failures
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29. Ashraf Bader (employed by Wolf Robotics)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, May 2021
    • Thesis title: Design and Control of Kinematically Redundant Robots for Maximizing Failure-Tolerant Workspaces
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30. Ahmad Almarkhi (employed by General Motors)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, Dec. 2021
    • Thesis title: Characterizing the Self-Motion Manifolds of Redundant Robots of Arbitrary Kinematic Strucures
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31. Megan Emmons (employed by Sandia National Labs)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, Dec. 2021 (co-advised with Prof. E.K.P Chong)
    • Thesis title: Using Locally Observed Swarm Behaviors to Infer Global Features of Harsh Environments
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32. Cheng Guo (currently working on PhD)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, TBD
    • Thesis title: TBD
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33. Michael Greer (currently working on PhD)
    • PhD, Colorado State University, TBD
    • Thesis title: TBD
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MS Thesis Students

1. Kei-Wai Leung (employed by Texas Instruments, Dallas TX)
   • MSEE, Purdue University, May 1990
   • Thesis title: The Nihongo Tutorial System for Learning Technical Japanese
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2. Christopher L. Lewis (employed by Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX)
   • MSEE, Purdue University, August 1990
   • Thesis title: On-Line Trajectory Generation for Robots Cooperating to Perform an Assembly Task
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3. James M. Reagin (employed by Delphi Automotive Systems, Kokomo IN)
   • MSEE, Purdue University, May 1991
   • Thesis title: An Algorithm for the Parallel Computation of the Kinematic Equations of Motion for a Robot Manipulator
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4. Tracy Braun (employed by Noemix, San Diego CA)
   • MSEE, Purdue University, December 1997 (co-advised with Prof. H. J. Siegel)
   • Thesis title: Parallel Algorithms for Singular Value Decomposition as Applied to Failure Tolerant Manipulators
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5. Joel A. Kirkland (employed by Lockheed Martin, Denver CO)
   • MS, Colorado State University, May 2004
   • Thesis title: The Impact of Social Robots on Pedestrian Dynamics
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6. Bryce Eldridge (employed by Wolf Robotics, Fort Collins CO)
   • MS, Colorado State University, May 2006
   • Thesis title: Vision-Based Tool Calibration for Industrial Robots
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7. Ashish Mehta (employed by CIGNA)
   • MS, Colorado State University, May 2006 (co-advised with Prof. H. J. Siegel)
   • Thesis title: Robust Resource Allocation in a Dynamic Heterogeneous Environment using Deterministic Execution Time Estimates
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8. Mohana Oltikar(employed by Hughes Network Systems, Gaithersburg, MD )
   • MS, Colorado State University, May 2006 (co-advised with Prof. H. J. Siegel)
   • Thesis title: Heuristics for Robust Resource Allocation in a Weather Data Processing System
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9. Rodrigo Jamisola (employed by Nautronix, Aberdeen, UK)
   • MS, Colorado State University, December 2006
   • Thesis title: Failure Tolerant Path Planning for Kinematically Redundant Manipulators
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