Denis Gracanin

Department of Computer Science

 

ADVISING

Current Ph.D. Students

  1. 1.Asma Aldrees

  2. 2.Nikitha Donekal Chandrashekar

  3. 3.Poorvesh Dongre

  4. 4.Shiva Ghasemi

  5. 5.David Jones

  6. 6.Elham Mohammadrezaei

  7. 7.Fatemeh Sarshartehrani

  8. 8.Reza Tasooji

  9. 9.Stephanie Travis

  10. 10.Sunday Ubur

Current M.S. Students

  1. 1.Swetha Annavarapu

  2. 2.Lance Edward Church

  3. 3.Kenneth Hale King III

  4. 4.Maheep Mahat

  5. 5.Benjamin Standfield

  6. 6.Samuel Williams

Ph.D. Committee Chair

  1. 1.A. Dasgupta, Rethinking Smart Home Design: Integrating Architectural Perspectives and Technologically- driven Design Thinking within a Framework. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Uni- versity, Blacksburg, VA, 9 Aug. 2021.

  2. 2.M. Handosa, Supporting User Interactions with Smart Built Environments. PhD thesis, Virginia Poly- technic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 10 Dec. 2018.

  3. 3.S. Khater, Personalized Recommendation for Online Social Networks Information: Personal Preferences and Location Based Community Trends. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 9 Nov. 2015.

  4. 4.M. H. Elshahali, Real-Time Processing and Visualization of 3D Time-Variant Dataset. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 31 July 2015.

  5. 5.J.-S. Kim, Action-Inspired Approach to Design of Navigation Techniques for Effective Spatial Learning in 3-D Virtual Environments. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 3 Apr. 2013. Co-Chaired with Francis Quek.

  6. 6.H. L. Singh, Controlling Scalability in Distributed Virtual Environments. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 3 Apr. 2013.

  7. 7.S. Lazem, Analysis of the Relationships between Changes in Distributed System Behavior and Group Dynamics. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 6 Apr. 2012.

  8. 8.H. Ahmed, Context Sensitive Interaction Interoperability for Distributed Virtual Environments. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 28 May 2010.

  9. 9.K. P. Adams, An Approach to Real Time Adaptive Decision Making in Dynamic Distributed Systems. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 12 Dec. 2005.

Ph.D. Committee Co-Chair

  1. 1.X. Liu, Change Management of Long-term Composed Services. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 28 July 2009. Co-Chaired with Athman Bouguettaya.

  2. 2.G. Zheng, Web Service Mining. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 4 Feb. 2009. Co-Chaired with Athman Bouguettaya.

  3. 3.C. M. Z. Malik, Reputation-based Trust Framework for Service Oriented Environments. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24 Oct. 2008. Co-Chaired with Athman Bouguettaya.

  4. 4.Q. Yu, A Foundational Framework for Service Query Optimization. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 30 July 2008. Co-Chaired with Athman Bouguettaya.

  5. 5.X. Yang, Multi-channel Mobile Access to Web Services. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 26 Nov. 2007. Co-Chaired with Athman Bouguettaya.

NOTE: For students co-chaired with Athman Bouguettaya most of the credit belongs to Athman Bouguettaya who was the primary advisor.

M.S. Committee Chair

  1. 1.N. D. Chandrashekar, “Exytended reality simulator for advanced training life support system,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 12 Dec. 2022.

  2. 2.J. Park, “Framework for embodied telepresence: A meeting case study,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 12 Dec. 2022.

  3. 3.G. Beck-Nelson, “XMARCUS: A pathway towards remote robotic surgery training,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 5 May 2022.

  4. 4.M. B. Manuel, “An examination of presence and engagement in video conferencing systems and virtual environments,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 10 Dec. 2021.

  5. 5.N. Ma, “Indoor human sensing for human building interaction,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 6 May 2020.

  6. 6.A. Dasgupta, “Towards a unified framework for smart built environment design: An architectural per- spective,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 7 May 2018.

  7. 7.A. Ciambrone, “Environment mapping in larger spaces,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 14 Dec. 2016.

  8. 8.G. Mulligan, “Portal: An interaction independence middleware framework,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 30 July 2009.

  9. 9.M. H. El-Shehally, “A visualization framework for SiLK data exploration and scan detection,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 3 Aug. 2009. Co-Chaired with Ayman Abdel-Hamid.

  10. 10.J.-S. Kim, “Tangible user interface for CAVE™based on augmented reality technique,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 12 Dec. 2005.

  11. 11.H. L. Singh, “Introspective C++,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 20 Aug. 2004.

  12. 12.R. Hanumansetty, “Model based approach for context aware and adaptive user interface generation,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Falls Church, VA, 20 July 2004.

  13. 13.R. Asokan, “Automatic visualization of the version history of a software system in three dimensions,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Falls Church, VA, 21 Sept. 2003.

  14. 13.S. Ramaraj, “Supporting quality of service in distributed virtual environments,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Falls Church, VA, 19 Sept. 2003.

M.S. Committee Co-Chair

  1. 1.N. Buckingham, “Ultra-wideband radar detection of breathing rate: A comparative evaluation,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 6 May 2020. Chair Thomas L. Martin.

  2. 2.R. Tasooji, “Determining correlation between video stimuli and electrodermal activity,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 7 May 2018. Chair Benjamin R. Knapp.

B.S. Committee Chair

  1. 1.A. Tolić, Application of Linear Programming for Transmission Network Planning. Telecommunications Department, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 1991. Diploma (B.Sc.) thesis 916, in Croatian.

  2. 2.S. Fištrek, Software Support for Multi-moment Methods for Telecommunications Network Analysis. Telecommunications Department, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 1990. Diploma (B.Sc.) thesis 855, 61 pages, in Croatian.

  3. 3.V. Nikolić, Realization of Basic Maintenance Functions for Knowledge Databases in Telecommunications Expert Systems. Telecommunications Department, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 1990. Diploma (B.Sc.) thesis 858, in Croatian.

  4. 4.V. Pribolšan, Application of Information Theory in Pattern Recognition. Telecommunications Department, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 1990. Diploma (B.Sc.) thesis 876, in Croatian.

  5. 5.T. Jašić, Experimental Expert Tool for Simple Telecommunications Network Management Functions. Telecommunications Department, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 1989. Diploma (B.Sc.) thesis 843, 85 pages, in Croatian.

Ph.D. Committee Member

  1. 1.A. Haque, A Deep Learning-based Dynamic Demand Response Framework. PhD thesis, Virginia Poly- technic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 5 Aug. 2021. Chair Saifur Rahman.

  2. 2.R. Yu, Designing Coherent Interactions for Virtual Reality. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 17 July 2019. Chair Doug Bowman.

  3. 3.D. P. Saha, A Study of Methods in Computational Psychophysiology for Incorporating Implicit Affective Feedback in Intelligent Environments. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 4 May 2018. Chair Benjamin R. Knapp and Thomas Martin.

  4. 4.A. M. Reach, Smooth Interactive Visualization. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 27 July 2017. Chair Christopher L. North.

  5. 5.M. Nabiyouni, How Does Interaction Fidelity Influence User Experience in VR Locomotion? PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 12 Dec. 2016. Chair Doug Bowman.

  6. 6.S. F. M. G. Aly, Techniques for Facial Expression Recognition Using the Kinect. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 23 Sept. 2016. Chair A. Lynn Abbott.

  7. 7.A. S. Abdallah AbouSheaisha, Cross-layer Optimal Control for Adaptive Video Streaming Using the FINS Framework. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 19 Feb. 2016. Chair Allen MacKenzie.

  8. 8.Y. Elglaly, Spatial Reading System for Individuals with Blindness. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 26 Mar. 2013. Chair Francis Quek.

  9. 9.C. Miller, Structural Model Discovery in Temporal Event Data Streams. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 25 Mar. 2013. Chair Francis Quek.

  10. 10.Y. Li, Integrated Mobility and Service Management for Network Cost Minimization in Wireless Mesh Networks. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Falls Church, VA, 30 Apr. 2012. Chair Ing-Ray Chen.

  11. 11.M. Alkandari, A Model of Multicultural Software Project Team Management applied in Requirements Engineering. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 2 Apr. 2012. Co-Chairs Stephen H. Edwards and Shawn A. Bohner.

  12. 12.R. E. Irwin, Traffic-Aware Channel Assignment for Multi-transceiver Wire- less Networks. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 23 Mar. 2012. Co-Chairs Luiz DaSilva and Allen B. MacKenzie.

  13. 13.K. E. Wright, A Comparative Study of Hypermedia Information Navigation in 2D and Virtual Environments. PhD thesis, University of Lousiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, Summer 2011. Chair Magdy A. Bayoumi.

  14. 14.B. Fang, A Framework for Human Body Tracking Using Agent-based Architecture. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 23 Feb. 2011. Chair Francis Quek.

  15. 15.F. C. D. M. B. Oliveira, Enabling the Blind to See Gestures. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 2 Aug. 2010. Chair Francis Quek.

  16. 16.D. K. Kim, Applying Dynamic Software Updates to Computationally-Intensive Applications. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 16 June 2009. Chair Eli Tilevich.

  17. 17.R. Mansour, Formal Analysis and Design for Engineering Security (FADES). PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 11 Mar. 2009. Chair Shawn Bohner.

  18. 18.A. Ray, The Interaction Framework For Innovation: A Method for Creating Reusable Three Dimensional Interaction Techniques. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 30 Apr. 2008. Chair Doug Bowman.

  19. 19.A. Rezgui, Service-Oriented Sensor-Actuator Networks. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 30 Nov. 2007. Chair Mohamed Eltoweissy.

  20. 20.J. T. Obenberger, Methodology to Assess Traffic Signal Transition Strategies Employed to Exit Preemption Control. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Falls Church, VA, 31 Jan. 2007. Co-Chairs John Collura and Shinya Kikuchi.

  21. 21.G. Nader, Ultra Wideband Interference on Third-Generation Wireless Networks. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 7 Dec. 2006. Chair Luiz DaSilva.

  22. 22.B. Gu, Design and Analysis of Algorithms for Efficient Location and Service Management in Mobile Wireless Systems. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Falls Church, VA, 30 Sept. 2005. Chair Ing-Ray Chen.

  23. 23.F. Doswell, Improving Network Performance and Document Dissemination by Enhancing Cache Consistency on the Web Using Proxy and Server Negotiation. PhD thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 8 Aug. 2005. Chair Scott F. Midkiff.

  24. 24.M. Matijašević, Distributed Networked Multimedia and Virtual Reality Applications for Multi-User Environment. PhD thesis, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 22 Dec. 1998. Chair Ignac Lovrek.

  25. 25.C. Veltsos, Automated Petri Net Synthesis for the Modeling and Analysis of Complex Dynamic Systems. Computer science, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, Spring 1998. Chair Kimon P. Valavanis.

M.S. Committee Member

  1. 1.C. Moore, “An investigation into locomotion techniques for use in virtual reality games,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 12 Dec. 2022. Chair Wallace S. Lages.

  2. 2.S. Yeshala, “Calibrating video capture systems to aid automated analysis and expert rating of human movement performance,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacks- burg, VA, 10 May 2022. Chair Aisling Kehler.

  3. 3.M. T. Tausif, “Understanding the effects of tablet-based virtual reality (VR) viewing systems for an inclusive, cross-device virtual environment,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 10 May 2022. Chair Sang Won Lee.

  4. 4.K. K. Cowan, “Detecting hidden wireless cameras in homestays,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 2 Sept. 2020. Chair Matthew Hicks.

  5. 5.A. Phelps, “ink - an http benchmarking framework,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 11 May 2020. Chair Godmar Back.

  6. 6.D. K. Katchum, “The use of CAfFEINE framework in a step-by-step assembly guide,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 13 Dec. 2019. Chair R. Benjamin Knap.

  7. 7.D. Hu, “ScreenTrack: Using visual history for self-tracking computer activities and retrieving working context,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 6 May 2019. Chair Sang Won Lee.

  8. 8.C. Ilo, “Feed me: an in-situ augmented reality annotation tool for computer vision,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 6 May 2019. Chair Nicholas Polys.

  9. 9.T. Ying, “CandyFactory: Cloud-based educational game for teaching fractions,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 1 May 2019. Chair Osman Balci.

  10. 10.S. T. Onder, “A cloud-based visual simulation environment for traffic networks,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 8 May 2018. Chair Osman Balci.

  11. 11.M. Strege, “Identification of anxiety endophenotypes using multidimensional measure of attention,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 30 Nov. 2016. Chair John A. Richey.

  12. 12.A. Q. Binford, “A bidirectional pipeline for semantic interaction in visual analytics,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 11 Aug. 2016. Chair Christopher L. North.

  13. 13.P. Mi, “GPU based methods for interactive information visualization of big data,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 9 Dec. 2015. Chair Christopher L. North.

  14. 14.A. Esakia, “Large display interaction via multiple acceleration curves on a touchpad,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 9 Dec. 2013. Chair Christopher L. North.

  15. 15.C. A. Stinson, “Virtual reality for sport training,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 3 May 2013. Chair Doug Bowman.

  16. 16.M. Mladenović, “Modeling and assessment of state-of-the-art traffic control subsystem,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 29 Apr. 2011. Chair Montasir Abbas.

  17. 17.D. K. Taylor, “A model-based approach to reconfigurable computing,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 5 Dec. 2008. Chair Shawn A. Bohner.

  18. 18.R. E. Silva, “Generation of orthogonal projections from sparse camera arrays,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 17 May 2007. Chair Roger Ehrich.

  19. 19.A. Park, “Intended use evaluation approach for information visualization,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 28 Nov. 2006. Chair Shawn Bohner.

  20. 20.M. S. Akram, “Managing changes to service oriented enterprises,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Falls Church, VA, 23 May 2005. Chair Athman Bouguettaya.

  21. 21.C. M. Z. Malik, “Enforcing trade secrets among competitors on the semantic web,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Falls Church, VA, 18 Aug. 2004. Chair Athman Bouguettaya.

  22. 22.J.-H. Cho, “Design, implementation and analysis of wireless ad hoc messenger,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Falls Church, VA, 22 July 2004. Chair Ing-Ray Chen.

  23. 23.J. A. Lee, “Evaluating ITS investments in public transportation: A proposed framework and plan for the OmniLink route deviation service,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Falls Church, VA, 26 July 2002. Chair John Collura.

  24. 24.N. A. Phan, “Performance analysis of algorithms for supporting disconnected write operations in wireless web environments,” Master’s thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Falls Church, VA, 19 Nov. 1999. Chair Ing-Ray Chen.