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Center for Multidisciplinary Research Excellence in Cyber-Physical Infrastructure Systems (MECIS) College of Engineering and Computer Science

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Email: mecis@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-3070
Phone Alt: (956) 665-8878

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Theses and Dissertations

Master Theses

  • Lindsey Salazar. Novel Equimolar Medium Entropy Alloy (Ti-W-Mo) Via Selective Laser Melting for High Temperature Applications. Master's Thesis, Engineering Management, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, June 2024.
  • Alan Urteaga. Advancements In Aerial Vehicle Platforms: A Guide For Design, Validation, And Implementation Of 3d Printed Drones. Master’s Thesis, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, August 2024. 
  • Kevin Quaye. Feature Extraction From Vibration Signature Acquired From Railroad Bearing Onboard Condition Monitoring Sensor Modules. Master’s Thesis, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, August 2024.
  • Joshua A. Ontiveros. Natural Language Processing For Automated Sysml Diagram Generation. Master’s Thesis, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, August 2024.
  • Timothy M. Jude Lyons. Bridging Human Emotion And Autonomous Vehicle Control: Reinforcement Learning Enhancements In The Carla Simulator. Master’s Thesis, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, August 2024.
  • Rodrigo J. Gonzalez Salinas. Personalized Driving Using Inverse Reinforcement Learning. Master’s Thesis, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, May 2024.
  • Oscar G. De Leon Vazquez. Human-Centric Smart Cities: A Digital Twin-Oriented Design Of Interactive Autonomous Vehicles. Master’s Thesis, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, December 2023.
  • Sergio M. Martinez. Vibration-Based Machine Learning Models For Condition Monitoring Of Railroad Rolling Stock. Master’s Thesis, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, July 2023.
  • Edgar A. Torres. Using Actor-Critic Reinforcement Learning For Control Of A Quadrotor Dynamics. Master’s Thesis, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, May 2023.
  • Alberto Velazquez-Estrada. Near-Optimal Control Of A Quadcopter Using Reinforcement Learning.
  • Randy Chapa. Safety-Aware Longitudinal and Lateral Control of Autonomous Vehicles. Master’s Thesis, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, December 2022.
  • Leonel Villafranca. Predicting the Remaining Service Life of Railroad Bearings: Leveraging Machine Learning and Onboard Sensor Data. Master’s Thesis, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, July 2022.
  • Lin Cong. Ensemble Node Embeddings with Tensor Decomposition Based on Phusion. Master’s Thesis, Computer Science, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA, May 2022.

Doctoral Dissertations

  • Ruth Colyer. Leveraging A Community Of Practice To Advance Stem Education Reform And Promote Teacher And Student Self-Efficacy. Doctoral Dissertation, College of Education and P-16 Integration, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, December 2024.
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