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IEEE SoutheastCon 2008 Technical Program

Technical Program Schedule

Friday Paper Sessions

Friday, April 4 1300 - 1500

 

Track A - Application Areas

VBC Conf Rm

Algorithms for Reliable Data Transmission for Metal Fill Monitoring Using Wireless Sensor Networks

Phaneeth Kumar Reddy Junga, Mohamed A. Abdelrahman, Clayton Thurman and Wael A. Deabes

Integrated Nearshore Wave Amplitude Model for Use on Portable Devices

Adam Jones and Chris Thaxton

A Hybrid Visualization Hidden Markov Model Approach to Identifying CG-Islands in DNA Sequences

Gerard Rambally and Rodney Rambally

Environment Monitoring with Sensors for Autonomous Vehicles

Jerry J. Zacharias, Malcolm J. Zapata and James M. Conrad

An Autonomous Vehicle for Space Exploration

Malcolm J. Zapata, William J. Haynes, Nicholas Kannen, Megan Sullivan and James M. Conrad

Improvements in Performance of EDM-A Review

Navdeep Malhotra, Sona Rani and Hari Singh

Track B - Circuit and Devices

VBC Mtg Rm 1

Low-Frequency Amplifiers for PVDF Film Sensors

David G. Williams, Kevin D. Donohue and Bruce F. O'Hara

Computing the VCO Sweep Rate Limit For a Second-Order PLL

John Stensby

Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Based Field-Effect Transistors (Non-Reviewed)

H. Sharma and Z. Xiao

Multilayer Thin Film Cooling Devices (Non-Reviewed)

Zhigang Xiao

Track C - Instrumentation, Measurement and Testing

VBC Mtg Rm 3

A New Signal Processing Technique for Evaluation of the Reactive Power in the Power Transmission and Distribution Systems

Adalet N. Abiyev

Relative Humidity Measurement Using Capacitive Sensors

Alireza Hassanzadeh, Robert G. Lindquist and Abdollah Borghei

Laboratory Experiments Using NI ELVIS

Hasanul A. Basher and Saliman A. Isa

Mining Periodic Patterns in Manufacturing Test Data

Joseph Engler

Evaluating Mobile Phone Handoff Behavior Using Chi-square Statistical Test

Saeed Rajput, Abhi S. Pandya, Shalini Saxena and Steve Ostroff

Track D - Power and Energy

VBC Mtg Rm 4

Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy based Soft Starting of Voltage-Controlled Induction Motor Drive

Loganathan Rajaji and C. Kumar

Fuzzy Compensation Control for Switched Reluctance Motor System based on Finite Element Model

Jingjun Zhang, Haijun Zhang and Ruizhen Gao

Experimental Verification of Conventional Phase Advancement Method for Surface Permanent Magnet Motor with Fractional-Slot Concentrated Windings

Niranjan A. Patil and Jack S. Lawler

Determining Constant Power Speed Ratio of the Induction Motor from Equivalent Circuit Parameters

Niranjan A. Patil, Jack S. Lawler and John W. McKeever

Sliding Mode Control of a Unity Power Factor 3-phase AC/DC Boost Converter

Simon Baev, Yuri Shtessel and Meryem Sheffield

Afternoon Break, All Sessions 1500 - 1520

Friday, April 4 1520 - 1700

Track A - Application Areas

VBC Conf Rm

Feedback Control Circuit for Biased AC Electroosmosis Micropump

Nazmul Islam, Abdullah Al Zaman and Jie Wu

Neuro-Fuzzy System to Monitor Uniaxial Nematic Liquid Crystal Profile

Alaeddin S. Abu-Abed and Robert G.Lindquist

Intruder Detection Using a Wireless Sensor Network with an Intelligent Mobile Robot Response

YuanYuan Li and Lynne E. Parker

Advances in Quantum Computing: Non Magnetic Resonance (Non-Reviewed)

Jivesh Govil, Jivika Govil and Avadh Nandra

Tools and Techniques for Transhumanism - A Future Way of Life? (Non-Reviewed)

Jivika Govil, Jivesh Govil, Harkeerat Kaur and Navkeerat Kaur

Track B - Circuit and Devices

VBC Mtg Rm 1

High-Frequency Chaotic Lorenz Circuit

Jonathan N. Blakely, Michael B. Eskridge and Ned J. Corron

CMOS Fully Differential Operational Transconductance Amplifier Design for Delta-Sigma Modulators

Shailesh B. Nerurkar and Khalid H. Abed

Experimental Results for an Inductively Matched Microwave Amplifier in a Standard 0.5 Micron CMOS Process Using Four Identical Spiral Inductors

Payam Shoghi, Christopher J. Barnwell and Thomas P. Weldon

Recalculation of Keys - Solution to the Eavesdrop Attack

Pushpa R. Suri and Sona Rani

Bluetooth Security - Need to Increase the Efficiency in Pairing

Pushpa R. Suri and Sona Rani

Track C - Instrumentation, Measurement and Testing; Geoscience, Ocean Technology and Remote Sensing

VBC Mtg Rm 3

Detecting Small Defects in Conductive Thin Metallic Layers Using Injected AC Current and GMR Magnetic Sensor

Simon Obeid, Teodor Dogaru and Farid M. Tranjan

Metal Fill Profile Detection in Lost Foam Casting Process Using Capacitive Sensors

Wael A. Deabes and Mohamed A. Abdelrahman

A Wide Frequency Range Circuit for Measuring Mutual Capacitance with Application to Monitoring of Metal Fill Profile

Wael A. Deabes, Mohamed A. Abdelrahman, Conard F. Murray, Periasamy K. Rajan and Justin L. Russell

A Portable Toolbox for the Visualization and Processing of Multimodal Geophysical Measurements

Bruce Johnson

Track D - Power and Energy

VBC Mtg Rm 4

A Survey of Energy Harvesting Sources for Embedded Systems

Sravanthi Chalasani and James M. Conrad

A Novel Decision Making System Based on Binary Feature Matrix and Its Applications in Power System

Thai Nguyen and Yuan Liao

Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Alternator Using Printed Circuit Board Stators

Thomas Reed and Ezzat Bakhoum

Effects of Distributed Generation on Power Loss, Loadability and Stability

Xi Chen and Wenzhong Gao

Interface Paradigms in Energy Management System

Yuan Liao

Friday, April 4, 1700-1900, Opening Reception, VBC South Hall

 

Saturday, April 5, 0630 - 0800, Breakfast, Embassy Suites

Saturday Paper Sessions

Saturday, April 5 0800 - 1000

Track A - Communication and Information

VBC Conf Rm

Modulation Schemes and Pulse Shaping in Ultra-wideband

Abdullah Al Zaman and Nazmul Islam

Optimization of Satellite Link Design

Avadh Nandra, Jivesh Govil and Harkeerat Kaur

A Multi-Tiered Scheme for Interference Control in a Wireless System

Belka Kraimeche

Quantization Approach Utilizing Piecewise Linear Companders

Demetrios Kazakos and S. Kami Makki

Capacity Analysis of an Ultrawideband Active RFID System

Farshad Kheiri, Brandon Dewberry, Laurie L. Joiner and Dongsheng Wu

Easy-to-Use Communication Interfaces for Data Acquisition

Gajendra Singh and James M. Conrad

Track B - Computer Engineering

VBC Mtg Rm 1

Dynamic Reconfiguration for Java Applications Using AOP

Dong Kwan Kim and Shawn Bohner

Scientific Computation through a GPU

Genna Cummmins, Rob Adams and Theodore Newell

An Intelligent Locally Sensitive Hashing based Algorithm for Data Searching

Haiying Shen, Felix Ching, Ting Li and Ze Li

Printer Optimization for Lenticular Screening

Jessica D. Armour and Daniel L. Lau

Scalability of Visualization's Evaluation

Muhammad Ghanbari

An FPGA Architecture for Low Density Parity Check Codes

Orlando J. Hernandez and Nathaniel F. Blythe

Track C - Signal Processing

VBC Mtg Rm 3

A Fingertip Detection and Tracking System as a Virtual Mouse, a Signature Input Device and an Application Selector

Abhimanyu Sanghi, Himanshu Arora, Kshitij Gupta and Vipin Vats

Extending the RX Anomaly Detection Algorithm to Continuous Spectral and Spatial Domains

Alan M. Thomas

A Synopsis of Recent Work in Edge Detection using the DWT

Evelyn Brannock and Michael Weeks

Watermarking with Wavelets: Simplicity Leads to Robustness

Evelyn Brannock, Michael Weeks and Robert Harrison

A Contention-Free Radix-2 8k-Point Fast Fourier Transform Engine Using Single Port SRAMs

Hani Saleh and Earl E. Swartzlander, Jr.

A Monte-Carlo Study on the Convergence of Multipole--Matched Audio Rendering

Jens Hannemann and Christopher Leedy

Track D - General Interest; Interdisciplinary

VBC Mtg Rm 4

Assessing Interoperability in Emergency Management Standards

Derik Pack and Clayton Coleman

Hierarchical Architecture for a Multi-Rover System

Gordon W. Skelton and Qing Pang

Analysis of Time-Dependent Problems Using the Exodus Method

Matthew. N. O. Sadiku, C. M. Akujuobi, Sarhan M. Musa and S. R. Nelatury

De-Engineering Intergeneration Conflict: Suggestions for Engineers Resolving Generational and Interpersonal Conflict

Rachel L. Wilson

Designing User Interaction--How Can Agile System Analysis Help

Asesh Das

Evolving an Emotion-Based Neural Control Architecture

Nevena Ackovska, Stevo Bozinovski and Liljana Bozinovska

Morning Break, All Sessions 1000 - 1020

Saturday, April 5 1020 - 1200

Track A - Communication and Information

VBC Conf Rm

Locality Sensitive Hashing based Searching Scheme for a Massive Database

Haiying Shen, Ting Li, Ze Li and Felix Ching

MIMO Capacity for UWB Channel in Rectangular Metal Cavity

Zhen Hu, Dalwinder Singh and Robert Qiu

A Distributed Active Response Architecture for Preventing SSH Dictionary Attacks

J. Lane Thames, Randal Abler and David Keeling

Be Cautious when Using the FIR Channel Model with the OFDM-Based Communication Systems

Jianhua Liu

Channel Estimation for an OFDM-Based MIMO System

Jianhua Liu and Jian Li

Track B - Computer Engineering

VBC Mtg Rm 1

Performance Evaluation of Hardware Models of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Algorithm

Jyothi Yenuguvanilanka and Omar Elkeelany

Stand-alone Monitoring of Time Varying Digital Data using Reconfigurable System-On-Chip Technology

Mohamed Abdallah, Omar Elkeelany and Ali Alouani

An Examination of IPv4 and IPv6 Networks: Constraints and Various Transition Mechanisms

Jivika Govil, Jivesh Govil, Navkeerat Kaur and Harkeerat Kaur

Rapid Prototyping of Digital Enterprises using Content Management Systems

Ozgur Aktunc, Swetha Dronavalli and Murat M. Tanik

Keyword Extraction from Abstracts and Titles

Rekha Bhowmik

Track C - Signal Processing

VBC Mtg Rm 3

Sound Source Detection Threshold Estimation using Negative Coherent Power

Kevin D. Donohue, Kevin S. McReynolds and Anand Ramamurthy

Easily Scalable Algorithms for Dispersing Autonomous Robots

Michael Siebold and James Hereford

Estimation of Micro-Crack Lengths Using Eddy Current C-Scan Images and Neural-Wavelet Transform

Mohammad Bodruzzaman and Saleh Zein-Sabatto

SVM for Automatic Rodent Sleep-Wake Classification

Shantilal (no last name), Kevin D. Donohue and Bruce F. O'Hara

Frequency Dependence of Range Resolution in Wideband Radar Range Data

Stephen Welstead

Track D - Control and Automation

VBC Mtg Rm 4

Hypersonic Glider Control using Higher Order Sliding Mode Control

Christian Tournes and Gregg Hanks

Dynamics and Simulation of a Space Robot in a Gravitational Field

Douglas R. Isenberg

Linear Model Following Control of Mismatched Uncertain Systems

Hasanul A. Basher

A Five DOF Haptic Rendering Algorithm Using Multiple Contact Points

Ravikiran B. Singapogu, Sam T. Sander, Timothy C. Burg, and DongBin Lee

Rapid Dynamic Modeling Capability (RDMC) For Missile and Spacecraft Simulations

Gregg Hanks, Christian Tournes, Daniel Chhit and Mark Umansky

Lunch Break, All Sessions 1200 -1300, VBC South Hall 2

Saturday, April 5 1300 -1500

Track A - Communication and Information

VBC Conf Rm

Mobile Agents based Infrastructure for Web Services Composition

Mohammed Ketel

Probabilistic Analysis of the ASW Protocol using PRISM

Salekul Islam and Mohammad Abu Zaid

Flat-Top / Distortionless Tunable Filters Based On Liquid Crystal Multi Cavities For DWDM Applications

Shadi A. Alboon and Robert G. Lindquist

Performance Evaluation of Wireless Networks

Hetal Jasani and Yu Cai

Implementing Distributed Floor Control Protocols on PlanetLab Network (Non-Reviewed)

Shankar M. Banik and Logan P. Daigle

Development of Software for Localization of Stationary Wireless Sensor Nodes (Non-Reviewed)

Vinayak Elangovan and Saleh Zein-Sabatto

Track B - Computer Engineering

VBC Mtg Rm 1

Detecting IP Covert Timing Channels by Correlating Packet Timing with Memory Content

Richard M. Stillman

SMART: A Grammar - Based Semantic Video Modeling and Representation

Vani Jain and Ramazan Aygun

A Web-based Interactive Student Advising System Using Java Frameworks

Vijayender Reddy Naini, Rajani Shankar Sadasivam and Murat M. Tanik

Reconfigurable Computer Application Design Considerations

Justin L. Rice, Kevin C. Pace, Miguel D. Gates, Gerald R. Morris and Khalid H. Abed

Evaluation of High Order Approximating Normals for Marching Cubes

Jong Kwan Lee, Manil Maskey, Timothy S. Newman, Brian A. Wood and Cuilan Wang

A Spatial Median Filter for Noise Removal in Digital Images

James C. Church, Yixin Chen and Stephen V. Rice

Track C - Signal Processing

VBC Mtg Rm 3

Interest Points Detection based on Local Frequency Information of an Image

Jesmin F. Khan, Reza R. Adhami and Sharif M. A. Bhuiyan

Color Image Segmentation Utilizing a Customized Gabor Filter

Jesmin F. Khan, Reza. R. Adhami and Sharif M. A. Bhuiyan

Aurora Image Denoising with a Modified Bidimensional Empirical Mode Decomposition Method

Sharif M. A. Bhuiyan, Reza R. Adhami, Heggere S. Ranganath and Jesmin F. Khan

Analysis of Noise Sensitivity and Reconstruction Accuracy of Tchebichef Moments

Suzan M. Elshoura and Dalila B. Megherbi

A Real Time Motion Estimation for Traffic Monitoring Using Sloped Diamond Search

Tony Johri, Varun Bahri and Rajendra Sahu

Classification with Missing Data in a Wireless Sensor Network

YuanYuan Li and Lynne E. Parker

Track D - Electromagnetics

VBC Mtg Rm 4

UWB Channel Sounding and Channel Characteristics in Rectangular Metal Cavity

Dalwinder Singh, Zhen Hu and Robert Qiu

FDTD Simulations of a Mobile Phone Operating Near a Metal Wall

Nuttaka Homsup, Terapass Jariyanorawiss and Wiroj Homsup

Application of the Finite Element Method in Calculating the Capacitance and Inductance of Multiconductor Transmission Lines

Sarhan M. Musa and Matthew N. O. Sadiku

Modeling of Shielded, Suspended and Inverted, Microstrip Lines

Sarhan M. Musa and Matthew N. O. Sadiku

Afternoon Break, All Sessions 1500 - 1520

Saturday, April 5 1520 - 1700

Track A - Optics and Optoelectronics

VBC Conf Rm

Transient Response Analysis of Semiconductor Lasers at High Frequency Large Signal Pulse Modulation

Hassan Kaatuzian and Hamid Pahlevaninezhad

Development of a Nanoscale Directionally Sensitive Optical Radiation Sensor for Guidance and Control of NanoRobotic Space Exploration Systems - the VCELL

Koy B. Cook and Michael D. Watson

Wavelength Shift Analysis Techniques & Methods for Dual Mode Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors

Michael Florea, J. Todd Hastings and Christiana Adeola

Fabrication of Compact Polymer Waveguide Devices Using Air-trench Bends and Splitters

Yongbin Lin, Nazli Rahmanian, Seunghyun Kim and Gregory P. Nordin

Electric Field Pattern Improvement by Air Hole Radius Variation in a 2-D Photonic Crystal Laser (Non-Reviewed)

Hassan Kaatuzian, Hamid Hassanzadeh Khakmardani and Mohammadreza Khorasaninejad

Track B - Computer Engineering

VBC Mtg Rm 1

Design and Performance Improvements for Fault Detection in Tightly-Coupled Multi-Robot Team Tasks

Xingyan Li and Lynne E. Parker

Introducing SB-CoRLA, a Schema-Based Constructivist Robot Learning Architecture

Yifan Tang and Lynne E. Parker

Data and Process Mapping of Sparse Graph Systems in a Distributed Environment (Non-Reviewed)

Andrew Scott

Mining TCP Packets to Detect Stepping-Stone Intrusion (Non-Reviewed)

Long Ni, Jianhua Yang and David Y. Song

Development of a Virtual Level of Detail Scene Graph for Terrain Modeling in Java3D (Non-Reviewed)

Mark O. Pendergast

Track C - Control and Automation

VBC Mtg Rm 3

Optimal Real-Time DB Management

Will C. Meilander

Design of an Integrated Environment for Operation and Control of Robotic Arms (Non-Reviewed)

Jinchun Feng, Charles D. McCurry and Saleh Zein-Sabatto

A Control of a Bomb Disposal Robot Using a Stereoscopic Vision (Non-Review)

Nuttaka Homsup, Terapass Jariyanorawiss and Wiroj Homsup

Track D - Electromagnetics; Nuclear and Plasma Science

VBC Mtg Rm 4

Rotational GMR magnetic sensor based eddy current probes for detecting buried corner cracks at the edge of holes in metallic structures

Simon Obeid, Teodor Dogaru and Farid M. Tranjan

A Study of Substrate Permittivity Effects on the Gain of Planar Inverted-F Antennas

Yves-Thierry Jean-Charles, Vichate Ungvichian and Juciana Almeida Barbosa

TSAREME, A Comprehensive Tool in Evaluating Radiation Hardness of Submicron Technologies

William J. Atkinson, David Hansen, David A. Sunderland and William A. Seidler II

* Authors will have 20 minutes to present their papers (including Q&A).    Presentations should be in pdf format to help ensure proper display; or authors may bring their own laptops.

Friday Poster Session Friday, April 4 1300 - 1700 (1)

An Empirical Comparison of Segmentation Algorithms on Auroral Images (Non-Reviewed)

Chih-Cheng Hung, Glynn Germany and Tim Newman

Application to Shear Force Sensors by Homeotropic Liquid Crystal (LC) Orientation (Non-Reviewed)

Jun Namkung, Robert Lindquist and Alaeddin Abu-Abed

CMOS-Based VLSI Design of a Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Sensor Interface IC Chip (Non-Reviewed)

K. Williams, H. Penn Jr., T. Tarver, A. Odeh and Z. Xiao

Saturday Poster Session Saturday, April 5    0800 - 1200 (2)

Parallel Kinetic Particle-in-Cell Code Simulation of Astrophysical Plasmas Affecting Magnetic Reconnection (Non-Reviewed)

B. Earl Wells, Nagendra Singh and Trinath Somarouthu

Frequency Estimation of Termites Head Banging Signals using Bayesian Probability Theory (Non-Reviewed)

Asif Mehmood, Orwa M. Tahenia and John M. Siener

 

(1) Authors may display their poster 1300 -1700, but must be present with their posters during afternoon break (1500 - 1520).    Authors will have a display area of 3 ft (H) x 2 ft (W)

(2) Authors may display their poster 0800 -1200, but must be present with their posters during morning break (1000 - 1020).    Authors will have a display area of 3 ft (H) x 2 ft (W)

 

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