Theses: Recent submissions
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Towards Controllable and Interpretable Latent Modeling for Vision and Beyond
Published 2026Deep learning models for vision and multimodal data rely on high-dimensional latent representations to achieve strong empirical performance. However, such representations are often difficult to interpret and control, ...Open AccessThesis -
Hydrogel electrolytes for aqueous zinc metal batteries
Published 2026Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are promising for next-generation energy storage due to their safety, low cost, and sustainability, but they remain limited by water-driven instability, sluggish Zn2+ desolvation, parasitic ...Open AccessThesis -
Compaction-induced Anisotropy in Granular Materials: Effects of Grain Shapes on Fabric and Permeability Evolutions
Published 2026Particle morphology plays a vital role in altering the mechanical and fabric evolution of granular materials due to compression. In general, increasing particle shape irregularity, quantified by higher values of fractal ...Open AccessThesis -
Aerodynamic Simulations of a Helicopter Rotor Using an Iterative Greedy Multiscale Radial Basis Function Mesh Deformation Method
Published 2026This thesis presents a new radial basis function (RBF) mesh deformation algorithm which combines and expands upon existing successful techniques. The mechanics of the mesh deformation are based on the multiscale RBF method, ...Open AccessThesis -
Humanism, Social Realism and Normative Ethics in John Sayles' Casa de los Babys
Published 2013The filmmaker John Sayles has often been described as a humanist, and his works "humanistic dramas." This dissertation inquires into contemporary humanism and its use in cinematic narrative, foregrounding the work of ...Open AccessThesis