Commencement-2013

Doctoral Degrees Mahmoud A. El-Gohary Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering Joint Angle Tracking with Inertial Sensors Adviser: James McNames, Ph.D. Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Rafael de Jesús Fernández Moctezuma Ph.D. Computer Science A Data-Descriptive Feedback Framework for Data Stream Management Systems Adviser: David Maier, Ph.D. Maseeh Professor of Computer Science *Kecheng Hao Ph.D. Computer Science Equivalence Checking for High-Assurance Behavioral Synthesis Adviser: Fei Xie, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Computer Science *Maher Mofeid Hawash Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering Methods for Ejficient Synthesis of Large Reversible Binary and Ternary Quantum Circuits and Applications of Linear Nearest Neighbor Model Adviser: Marek Perkowski, Ph.D. Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Samuel Henry Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering 3-D Terahertz Synthetic-Aperture Imaging and Spectroscopy Adviser: Lisa Zurk, Ph.D. Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering *Xiao Li Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering Nonlinearity Analysis and Predistortion of 4G Wireless Communication Systems Adviser: Fu Li, Ph.D. Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering *John Garrett Morris Ph.D. Computer Science Type Classes and Instance Chains: A Relational Approach Adviser: Mark Jones, Ph.D. Professor of Computer Science *Songphon Munkongsujarit Ph.D. Technology Management The Impact of Social Capital on Innovation Intermediaries Adviser: Antonie Jetter, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Engineering and Technology Management *Mohammad Reza Najafi Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering Climate Change Impact on the Spatio- Temporal Variability of Hydro-Climate Extremes Adviser: Hamid Moradkhani, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering * Kenny Phan Ph.D. Technology Management Innovation Measurement: A Decision Framework to Determine Innovativeness of a Company Adviser: Dundar Kocaoglu, Ph.D. Professor of Engineering and Technology Management and Civil Engineering *Pattravadee Ploykitikoon Ph.D. Technology Management The Impact of Knowledge Inflows on the Performance of National Laboratories in Technological Latecomer Countries Adviser: Charles Weber, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Engineering and Technology Management *Nasir Jamil Sheikh Ph.D. Technology Management Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic Technologies Using Multiple Perspectives and Hierarchical Decision Modeling Adviser: Dundar Kocaoglu, Ph.D. Professor of Engineering and Technology Management and Civil Engineering *Pattharaporn Suntharasaj Ph.D. Technology Management Bridging the Missing Link between “Top-down”and “Bottom-up”: A Strategic Policy Model for International Collaboration in Science and Technology Adviser: Dundar Kocaoglu, Ph.D. Professor of Engineering and Technology Management and Civil Engineering *Thien Anh Tran Ph.D. Technology Management Stratege Evaluation of University Knowledge and Technology Transfer Effectiveness Adviser: Dundar Kocaoglu, Ph.D. Professor of Engineering and Technology Management and Civil Engineering ‘Candidate for Spring graduation. 21

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