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Theses and Dissertations

Cornell theses.

Check Cornell’s library catalog , which lists the dissertations available in our library collection.

The print thesis collection in Uris Library is currently shelved on Level 3B before the Q to QA regular-sized volumes. Check with the library staff for the thesis shelving locations in other libraries (Mann, Catherwood, Fine Arts, etc.).

Non-Cornell Theses

Proquest dissertations and theses.

According to ProQuest, coverage begins with 1637. With more than 2.4 million entries,  ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global  is the starting point for finding citations to doctoral dissertations and master’s theses. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts written by the author. Master’s theses published from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. UMI also offers over 1.8 million titles for purchase in microfilm or paper formats. The full text of more than 930,000 are available in PDF format for immediate free download. Use  Interlibrary Loan  for the titles not available as full text online.

Foreign Dissertations at the Center for Research Libraries

To search for titles and verify holdings of dissertations at the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), use the CRL catalog . CRL seeks to provide comprehensive access to doctoral dissertations submitted to institutions outside the U. S. and Canada (currently more than 750,000 titles). One hundred European universities maintain exchange or deposit agreements with CRL. Russian dissertation abstracts in the social sciences are obtained on microfiche from INION.  More detailed information about CRL’s dissertation holdings .

Additional Resources

Please see our resource guide on dissertations and theses for additional resources and support.

Thesis & Dissertation: Guidelines for Masters and PhD Programs

General guidelines for formatting dissertation or thesis.

In formatting your dissertation or thesis, you must follow the guidelines for page composition presented on the following requirements. General guidelines are shown first; specific guidelines relative to each section of your dissertation or thesis follow.

Pagination for Body of Dissertation or Thesis

• Use continuous Arabic numbers (beginning with 1) inthe same size font as the text for the body of the dissertation or thesis.
• Page numbers are placed at the bottom of the page,centered between the margins. There should always be at least a 24-point space between the page number and the text.
• Chapters within the text begin on new pages.
• There are no format requirements for chapter headings. You should use a format that is standard in your field and be consistent for all chapters.
•  There should be no page breaks between sections or before tables or figures, unless they occur naturally. (Exception: If the bibliography is placed at the end of each chapter, a page break needs to be placed at the end of the text and the bibliography started on the next page. The page number stays at the bottom of the page.)
• In a dissertation or thesis with two volumes, the second must continue the numbering of the first part. Each volume must contain a title page (labelled beneath the title with the words “Volume I” or “Volume II”), and the title page of the second volume is counted as a text page but the numeral is not printed on the page.

Pagination for Preliminary Pages

• Preliminary pages are numbered consecutively, usinglowercase Roman numerals in the same size font as the text, centered between the margins, at least 0.5 inch from the bottom of the page.
• Page numbering starts with the biographical sketch,which is numbered as “iii.” (The title page and copyright page are counted but not numbered; the abstract is neither counted nor numbered.) Every preliminary page thereafter is numbered, including multiple pages within a section.

Exact margins are absolutely essential so that the dissertation or thesis can be microfilmed in its entirety for interlibrary loan. After photocopying, margins must be at least:

• Left margin: 1.5 inches or slightly larger.
• Top, bottom, right margins: 1 inch or slightly larger.

(Hint: It is recommended that you set margins at 1.6 inches for the left margin and 1.1 inches for all other margins, since photocopying may enlarge the text by as much as 2 percent.) These margins apply to all pages, including those with tables and figures.

Justification

• Left-aligned, ragged right margins are preferred.
• If you are using a computer or word processor, usejustified margins only if the computer does this well, i.e., does not separate punctuation from characters or leave large gaps in the text.

The dissertation or thesis must contain correct vertical spacing (or 24-point spacing), which is defined as three lines of type and three line spaces per vertical inch throughout the text. Microsoft Word users: go to Format/Paragraph/Indents and Spacing/Line spacing and choose “Exactly.” Set the points at 24. (To check that the font is three lines per inch, place a ruler vertically on the page and measure from the top of the first line to the top of the fourth line.) Exceptions:

• Quotations and footnotes may be single-spaced within each entry.
• Lengthy tables may be single-spaced.
• In an M.F.A. thesis, irregular spacing is permitted to accommodate poetry, some of which is written single-spaced, some triple-spaced, and some with variable spacing.

The Body of the Dissertation or Thesis

• Appendix (or Appendices) (optional)

Bibliography (or References or Works Cited)

• If using a PC, the following fonts and font sizes are acceptable:
• Times New Roman 12
• Helvetica 12
• Times 14 (Times 12 is not acceptable)
• Other fonts may be acceptable (but Courier is not).Check the font with the Thesis Advisor.
• Footnotes may be single-spaced in a 10-point size but must be in the same font as the rest of the text.

Equations, Formulas, and Sub- and Superscripts

• All equations and formulas should be typeset.
• When a computer, word processor, or typewriter cannot make the symbol, insertions by hand are acceptable.
• Equations also may be inserted from a non-matching typewriter or laser-printer font.
• All subscripts and superscripts must be large enough to be read on microfilm. (To ensure readability on microfilm, test a page with sub- or superscripts by photocopying the page using a 25 percent text reduction. If the sub- or superscripts are still readable, then they are large enough.)

Corrections

Strikeovers, correction fluid, and correction tape are not acceptable in the filed copies.

Widows and Headings Separated from Text

•  A dissertation or thesis will not be accepted if it contains “widows” (short lines ending a paragraph at the top of a page) at the end of a chapter.
•  A dissertation or thesis will not be accepted if it contains a heading or subhead at the bottom of a page that is separate from its respective text on the following page.
• In addition to the general formatting guidelines shown above, the following specific guidelines must be followed for each individual section of your dissertation or thesis.

Required Sections, Guidelines, and Suggestions

Required yes.

Typeset the title in all capital letters, centered within the left and right margins, correctly spaced, about 1.5 inches from the top of the page. • Carefully select words for the title of the dissertation or thesis to represent the subject content as accurately as possible. Words in the title are important access points to researchers who may use keyword searches to identify works in various subject areas. • Use word substitutes for formulas, symbols, superscripts, Greek letters, etc. Below the title, at the vertical and horizontal center of the margins, correctly spaced, position the following five lines (all centered): Line 1: A Dissertation [or Thesis] Line 2: Presented to the Faculty of the Weill Cornell Graduate School Line 3: of Medical Sciences Line 4: in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Line 5: Doctor of Philosophy [or other appropriate degree] • Center the following three lines within the margins, 1.5 inches from the bottom of the page: Line 1: by Line 2: [name under which you are registered in the University Registrar’s Office] Line 3: [month and year of degree conferral, not the date the dissertation or thesis is submitted; no comma between month and year]

Copyright page

A notice of copyright should appear as the sole item on the page (there is no page heading), centered vertically and horizontally within the margins: © 201_ [student’s registered name] • The copyright symbol is a lower case “c,” which must be circled. (On Macintosh computers, the symbol is typed by pressing the “option” and “g” keys simultaneously. If the font does not have the © symbol, type the “c” and circle it by hand. On PCs, go to the insert menu, choose “symbol,” and highlight the © symbol.)

Required ? Yes

Doctoral candidates.

The heading of the abstract in a dissertation is centered between the left and right margins about 1.1 inches down from the top of the page; it includes the following lines: TITLE OF DISSERTATION Student’s Name, Ph.D. Cornell University 201_ [year of conferral]

• Following the heading lines, skip one 24-point-spaced line and begin the text of the abstract on the same page.
• The abstract should state the problem, describe the methods and procedures used, and give the main results or conclusions of the research.
• The abstract must not exceed 350 words in length (generally about one-and-one-half correctly spaced pages; the abstract may not be more than two pages).

Master’s candidates

• The page heading of the abstract in a thesis is simply the word “ABSTRACT” in all capital letters, centered within the margins at the top of the page. (The thesis abstract does not display the thesis title, author’s name, degree, university, or date of degree conferral.)
•  The abstract must not exceed 600 words in length (approximately two-and-one-half to three pages of correctly spaced typing).

Biographical Sketch

The biographical sketch must be written in third-person voice and contain your educational background. It may contain additional biographical facts.

• As a page heading, use “BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH” in all capital letters, centered on the page.
•  Number this page as iii. (This is the first numbered preliminary page.)

Dedication 

Required optional.

No title is used on the page.

• The text is centered on the page and can be shown in italic or regular type.
• Text on this page does not need to be in English

Acknowledgments

• The acknowledgments may be written in first-person voice. If your research has been funded by outside grants, you should check with the principal investigator of the grant regarding proper acknowledgment of the funding source. Most outside funding sources require some statement of acknowledgment of the support; some also require a disclaimer from responsibility for the results.
• As a page heading, use “ACKNOWLEDGMENTS” in all capital letters, centered on the page.

Table of Contents

As a page heading, use “TABLE OF CONTENTS” in all capital letters, centered on the page.

• List the sections/chapters of the body of the dissertation or thesis; also list preliminary sections starting with the biographical sketch. (The title page, copyright page, and abstract are not listed.)
• If the dissertation or thesis consists of two volumes, list “Volume II” as a section in the table of contents.
• Page numbers must be listed in a column to the right of each section or chapter title; only the first page of each chapter or section is stated (not a range of page numbers, such as 7–22).
• The table of contents may be single-spaced.

List of Figures and List of Illustrations

Required if included.

As a page heading, use “LIST OF FIGURES” or "LIST OF ILLUSTRACTIONS" in all capital letters, centered on the page.

• The list must contain enough of the titles or descriptions so that readers can locate particular items using the list. (It may not be necessary to include entire figure/illustration captions.)
• The list must contain the page number on which each figure or illustration is found, as in a table of contents.
• The list of figures/ illustrations may be single-spaced.
• Figures/ illustrations must be placed as close as possible to their first mention in the text. They may be placed on a page with no text above or below, or they may be placed directly into the text. If a figure is placed directly into the text, text may appear above or below the figure/illustration/table; no text may wrap around the figure/illustration/table.
• If a figure/illustration appears on a page without other text, it must be centered vertically within the margins on the page.
• Figures/ Illustrations may not be placed at the end of the chapter or at the end of the dissertation or thesis.
• Figure/illustration must be either continuous throughout the dissertation or thesis, or by chapter (e.g., 1.1, 1.2; 2.1, 2.2, etc.). The word “Figure,”  "Illustration" must be spelled out (not abbreviated), and the first letter must be capitalized.
• A caption for a figure/illustration must be placed at the bottom of the figure.
•  If the figure/illustration not including the caption, takes up the entire page, the figure/illustration caption must be placed alone on the preceding page and centered vertically and horizontally within the margins. (When the caption is on a separate page, the List of Figures, List of Illustrations  will list the page number containing the caption.)
• If the figure/illustration not including the caption, takes up more than two pages it must be preceded by a page consisting of the caption only. The first page of the figure/illustration must include the figure/illustration (no caption), and the second and subsequent pages of the figure/illustration/table must also include, at the top of the figure/illustration/table, words that indicate its continuance—for example, “Figure 5 (Continued)”—and on these pages the caption is omitted.
• If figures/illustrations are too large, they may be slightly reduced so as to render a satisfactory product or they must either be split into several pages or be redone. If a figure/illustration is reduced, all lettering must be clear, readable, and large enough to be legible. All lettering, including subscripts, must still be readable when reduced 25 percent beyond the final version. All page margin requirements must be maintained. Page numbers and headings must not be reduced. Figure/illustration captions must be in the same font and font size as the text, not reduced.
• The caption of a figure may be single-spaced, but then captions for all figures/illustrations/tables must be single-spaced.
• Horizontal figures/ illustrations must be positioned correctly—i.e., the top of the figure/illustration will be at the left margin of the vertical page of the dissertation or thesis (remember: pages are bound on the left margin). Figure/illustration headings/captions are placed with the same orientation as the figure/illustration when they are on the same page as the figure/illustration. When they are on a separate page, headings/captions are always placed in vertical orientation, regardless of the orientation of the figure/ illustration.
• Page numbers are always placed as if the figure/illustration was vertical on the page.

List of Tables

• As a page heading, use ““LIST OF TABLES” in all capital letters, centered on the page.
• There must be separate pages for “LIST OF TABLES” even if there is only one example of each.
• The list must contain enough of the titles or descriptions so that readers can locate particular items using the list. (It may not be necessary to include entire table captions.)
• The list must contain the page number on which each  table is found, as in a table of contents.
• The list of tables may be single-spaced.
• Tables must be placed as close as possible to their first mention in the text. They may be placed on a page with no text above or below, or they may be placed directly into the text. If a table is placed directly into the text, text may appear above or below the figure/illustration/table; no text may wrap around the figure/illustration/table.
• If a table appears on a page without other text, it must be centered vertically within the margins on the page.
• Tables may not be placed at the end of the chapter or at the end of the dissertation or thesis.
• Table numbering must be either continuous throughout the dissertation or thesis, or by chapter (e.g., 1.1, 1.2; 2.1, 2.2, etc.). The word “Table” must be spelled out (not abbreviated), and the first letter must be capitalized.
•  A caption for a table must be placed above the table.
• If the table, not including the caption, takes up the entire page, the table caption must be placed alone on the preceding page and centered vertically and horizontally within the margins. (When the caption is on a separate page, the List of Tables will list the page number containing the caption.)
• If the table, not including the caption, takes up more than two pages it must be preceded by a page consisting of the caption only. The first page of the table must include the table (no caption), and the second and subsequent pages of the table must also include, at the top of the table, words that indicate its continuance—for example, “Figure 5 (Continued)”—and on these pages the caption is omitted.
• If tables are too large, they may be slightly reduced so as to render a satisfactory product or they must either be split into several pages or be redone. If a table is reduced, all lettering must be clear, readable, and large enough to be legible. All lettering, including subscripts, must still be readable when reduced 25 percent beyond the final version. All page margin requirements must be maintained. Page numbers and headings must not be reduced.
• Table captions must be in the same font and font size as the text, not reduced.
• The caption of a figure/illustration/table may be single-spaced, but then captions for all figures/illustrations/tables must be single-spaced.
•  Horizontal tables must be positioned correctly—i.e., the top of the table will be at the left margin of the vertical page of the dissertation or thesis (remember: pages are bound on the left margin). Table headings/captions are placed with the same orientation as the table when they are on the same page as the table. When they are on a separate page, headings/captions are always placed in vertical orientation, regardless of the orientation of the table.

List of Abbreviations

•  As a page heading, use “LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS” in all capital letters, centered on the page.

List of Symbols

•  As a page heading, use “LIST OF SYMBOLS” in all capital letters, centered on the page.
• As a page heading, use “PREFACE” in all capital letters, centered on the page.

Body of the Dissertation or Thesis: Text, Appendix, Bibliography

•  Chapter headings may be included that conform to the standard of your academic field.
• Textual notes that provide supplementary information, opinions, explanations, or suggestions that are not part of the text must appear at the bottom of the page as footnotes. Lengthy footnotes may be continued on the next page. Placement of footnotes at the bottom of the page ensures that they will appear as close as possible in the microfilm to the referenced passage.
•  Footnotes may be single-spaced in a 10-point size but must be in the same font as the text.
• Footnotes should be numbered with superscripted Arabic numerals. Numbering can be continuous throughout the dissertation or thesis or may start again for each chapter or page, but the method used must be consistent throughout the document. (Once footnotes have been numbered, any footnotes that are inserted later will require the renumbering of all footnotes to accommodate the newly inserted one. Amending the existing footnote numbers by adding letters to distinguish repeated Arabic numerals—for example, 12a, 12b—is not allowed.)

Published Material.

• If the material in any chapter has already been published or accepted for publication, written permission from the publisher authorizing the student to use it in the dissertation must be submitted.
• On the first page of all published chapters, type an asterisk (*) next to the title(s). The asterisk should appear again at the bottom of the page, followed by a complete reference to the publication.

Appendix (or Appendices)

•  As a page heading, use “APPENDIX” in all capital letters, centered on the page.
•  Place in an appendix any material that is peripheral but relevant to the main text of the dissertation or thesis, such as survey instruments, additional data, computer printouts, details of a procedure or analysis, a relevant paper that you wrote, etc.
•  The appendix may include text that does not meet the general font and spacing requirements of the other sections of the dissertation or thesis.
• As a page heading, use “BIBLIOGRAPHY” (or “REFERENCES” or “WORKS CITED”) in all capital letters, centered on the page.
•  Bibliographies may be single-spaced within each entry but must be 24-point-spaced between entries.
• The Graduate School recommends that you follow the standard citation format used by a major journal in your academic field and that the style be consistent throughout the dissertation or thesis. (Also see “References for Style and Format.”)

For more information please read the Graduate Degree Requirements: Instructions for Doctoral Dissertation and Thesis Preparation:

Fair Use, Copyright, Patent, and Publishing Options

1. Is information that you plan to include from others considered “fair use” and are you acknowledging these sources correctly?

You are responsible for acknowledging any facts, ideas, or materials of others that you include in your work. You must follow the guidelines for acknowledging the work of others in the “Code of Academic Integrity and Acknowledging the Work of Others” (published in the Policy Notebook for the Cornell Community).

If you use any copyrighted material in the dissertation or thesis, it is your responsibility to give full credit to the author and publisher of work quoted. The acknowledgment should be placed in a footnote at the bottom of the first page of the paper or chapter. Additionally, you must determine whether use of the material can be classified as a “fair use” by performing an analysis of your use of each copyrighted item. Please access the Copyright sources at Weill Cornell Library here. These resources are helpful tools for performing this analysis. (See also, Copyright Law and the Doctoral Dissertation: Guidelines to Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities , published by ProQuest, or The Chicago Manual of Style, published by the University of Chicago Press.)

If your use of material is not considered a “fair use,” you must obtain written permission from the copyright owner. Two copies of each permission letter must be submitted with the dissertation or thesis. ProQuest has specific requirements for the content of the permission letter. For these guidelines, consult the ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation Agreement form (published by ProQuest).

If you have already published or had accepted for publication part of your own dissertation or thesis material in a journal, depending on the terms of your publication agreement, it may be necessary to write to that journal and obtain written authorization to use the material in your dissertation.

2. Embargo of online copies

The value of your dissertation extends well beyond your graduation requirements. It’s important that you make an informed decision about providing online access, via ProQuest and eCommons, to your work. This decision can expand the visibility and impact of your work, but it can also shape the options available to you for publishing subsequent works based on your dissertation.

ProQuest’s ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) database indexes almost all dissertations published in the U.S. and provides subscription access online to the full text of more recent dissertations. ProQuest also sells print copies of dissertations, paying royalties to authors, when they exceed a minimum threshold. Authors retain copyright in the works they submit to ProQuest.

eCommons is a service of the Cornell University Library that provides long-term, online access to Cornell-related content of enduring value. Electronic theses and dissertations deposited in eCommons, unless subject to embargo, are freely accessible to anyone with an internet connection. When submitting to eCommons, you retain copyright in your work. Ph.D. dissertations and master’s theses submitted to ProQuest are automatically submitted to eCommons, subject to the same embargo you select for ProQuest.

Electronic copies of dissertations in PQDT or eCommons may be made accessible immediately upon submission or after an embargo period of six months, one year, or two years. You may wish to consider an embargo period which helps address publishers’ interests in being the first to publish scholarly books or articles, while also ensuring that scholarship is accessible to the general public within a reasonable period of time. Your decision should be made in consultation with your special committee.

3. Creative Commons license

Creative Commons licenses provide authors with a straightforward and standardized means of prospectively granting certain permissions to potential users of the author’s material. Authors may request proper attribution, permit copying and the creation of derivative works, request that others share derivative works under the same terms and allow or disallow commercial uses. Authors may even choose to place their works directly into the public domain. You will have the option of selecting a Creative Commons license when you upload your dissertation or thesis to ProQuest, and your choice will automatically be applied to the copy of your work in eCommons.

4. Has a patent application been filed (or will one be) on the basis of your thesis or dissertation research?

Cornell University Policy 1.5 governs inventions and related property rights and MSK’s Policy on Intellectual Property . Inventions made by faculty, staff, and students must be disclosed to the Center for Technology Licensing at Cornell University (CTL). Theses and dissertations describing patentable research should be withheld from publication, in order to avoid premature public disclosure. Use the delayed release (embargo) option if a patent application is or will be in process, noting the reason for the delay as “patent pending.” If you have any questions, please contact Cornell’s Center for Technology Licensing at 607-254-4698 or [email protected] .

5. Register for copyright?

Copyright law involves many complex issues that are relevant to you as a graduate student, both in protecting your own work and in referencing the work of others. Discussion of copyright in this publication is not meant to substitute for the legal advice of qualified attorneys. A more detailed discussion of copyright law can be found in the publication from ProQuest entitled Copyright Law and the Doctoral Dissertation: Guidelines to Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities by Kenneth D. Crews.

Copyright protection automatically exists from the time the work is created in fixed form and the copyright immediately becomes the property of the author. Registration with the United States Copyright Office is not required to secure copyright; rather it is a legal formality to place on public record the basic facts of a particular copyright. Although not a condition of copyright protection itself, registering the copyright is ordinarily necessary before any infringement suits can be filed in court.

To register a copyright for your dissertation or thesis, register online or download printable forms . You may also request forms by mail from the Information Section, U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20559, or contact them by telephone at 202-707-3000.

Doctoral candidates: You may authorize ProQuest to file, on your behalf, an application for copyright registration. This option will be presented to you as part of the submission process.

6. Supplementary materials

If supplementary materials (audio, video, datasets, etc., up to 2GB per file) are part of your thesis or dissertation, you may submit them as supplementary files during the online submission process. For help selecting long-lived file formats, note ProQuest’s guidance in their document, “Preparing Your Manuscript for Submission (Including Supplemental Files).” File formats for which ProQuest does not guarantee migration may still have a high likelihood of preservation in Cornell’s digital repository; please see the eCommons help page for further guidance.

Do not embed media files in the PDF version of your thesis or dissertation, as this can significantly increase the size of the file and make it difficult to download and access. Include a description of each supplementary file in the abstract of your thesis or dissertation. You may include an additional supplementary file containing more detailed information about the supplementary materials as a “readme” file or other form of documentation; this is particularly advisable for data sets or code. The Research Data Management Service Group ( [email protected] ) offers assistance in preparing and documenting data sets for online distribution.

7. Make your work discoverable on search engines?

ProQuest offers authors the option of making their graduate work discoverable through major search engines including Yahoo, Google, Google Scholar, and Google Books. If you chose the Search Engine option on their dissertation “paper” publishing agreement or within ProQuest’s PROQUEST ETD Administrator (electronic submission service), you can expect to have your work appear in the major search engines.

If you change your mind and do not want your work to be made available through search engines, you can contact customer service at [email protected] or 800-521-0600 ext. 77020. In addition, if you did not initially adopt this option but now want your works made available through this service, contact the customer service group to change your selection. Please note that search engines index content in eCommons, regardless of the choice you make for ProQuest.

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FAQ with more information about the two campuses .

Ph.D. Program Structure

Each year, about 30-40 new Ph.D. students join the department. During the first two semesters, students become familiar with the faculty members and their areas of research by taking graduate courses, attending research seminars, and participating in research projects. By the end of the first year, each student selects a specific area and forms a committee based on the student's research interests. This “Special Committee” of three or more faculty members will guide the student through to a Ph.D. dissertation. Ph.D. students that decide to work with a faculty member based at Cornell Tech typically move to New York City after a year in Ithaca.

The Field believes that certain areas are so fundamental to Computer Science that all students should be competent in them. Ph.D. candidates are expected to demonstrate competency in four areas of computer science at the high undergraduate level: theory, programming languages, systems, and artificial intelligence.

Each student then focuses on a specific topic of research and begins a preliminary investigation of that topic. The initial results are presented during a comprehensive oral evaluation, which is administered by the members of the student's Special Committee. The objective of this examination, usually taken in the third year, is to evaluate a student's ability to undertake original research at the Ph.D. level.

The final oral examination, a public defense of the dissertation, is taken before the Special Committee.

To encourage students to explore areas other than Computer Science, the department requires that students complete an outside minor. Cornell offers almost 90 fields from which a minor can be chosen. Some students elect to minor in related fields such as Applied Mathematics, Information Science, Electrical Engineering, or Operations Research. Others use this opportunity to pursue interests as diverse as Music, Theater, Psychology, Women's Studies, Philosophy, and Finance.

The computer science Ph.D. program complies with the requirements of the Cornell Graduate School , which include requirements on residency, minimum grades, examinations, and dissertation.

The Department also administers a very small 2-year Master of Science program (with thesis). Students in this program serve as teaching assistants and receive full tuition plus a stipend for their services.

Recent Dissertation Topics

Kerstin Emily Frailey - “PRACTICAL DATA QUALITY FOR MODERN DATA & MODERN USES, WITH APPLICATIONS TO AMERICA’S COVID-19 DATA"

Dissertation Advisor: Martin Wells

Initial job placement: Co-Founder & CEO

David Kent - “Smoothness-Penalized Deconvolution: Rates of Convergence, Choice of Tuning Parameter, and Inference"

Dissertation Advisor: David Ruppert

Initial job placement: VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Cornell University

Yuchen Xu - “Dynamic Atomic Column Detection in Transmission Electron Microscopy Videos via Ridge Estimation”

Dissertation Advisor: David Matteson

Initial job placement: Postdoctoral Fellow - UCLA

Siyi Deng - “Optimal and Safe Semi-supervised Estimation and Inference for High-dimensional Linear Regression"

Dissertation Advisor: Yang Ning

Initial job placement: Data Scientist - TikTok

Peter (Haoxuan) Wu - “Advances in adaptive and deep Bayesian state-space models”

Initial job placement: Quantitative Researcher - DRW

Grace Deng - “Generative models and Bayesian spillover graphs for dynamic networks”

Initial job placement: Data Scientist - Research at Google

Samriddha Lahiry - “Some problems of asymptotic quantum statistical inference”

Dissertation Advisor: Michael Nussbaum

Initial job placement: Postdoctoral Fellow - Harvard University

Yaosheng Xu - “WWTA load-balancing for parallel-server systems with heterogeneous servers and multi-scale heavy traffic limits for generalized Jackson networks”

Dissertation Advisor: Jim Dai

Initial job placement: Applied Scientist - Amazon

Seth Strimas-Mackey - “Latent structure in linear prediction and corpora comparison”

Dissertation Advisor: Marten Wegkamp and Florentina Bunea

Initial job placement: Data Scientist at Google

Tao Zhang - “Topics in modern regression modeling”

Dissertation Advisor: David Ruppert and Kengo Kato

Initial job placement: Quantitative Researcher - Point72

Wentian Huang - “Nonparametric and semiparametric approaches to functional data modeling”

Initial job placement: Ernst & Young

Binh Tang - “Deep probabilistic models for sequential prediction”

Initial job placement: Amazon

Yi Su - “Off-policy evaluation and learning for interactive systems"

Dissertation Advisor: Thorsten Joachims

Initial job placement: Berkeley (postdoc)

Ruqi Zhang - “Scalable and reliable inference for probabilistic modeling”

Dissertation Advisor: Christopher De Sa

Jason Sun - “Recent developments on Matrix Completion"

Initial job placement: LinkedIn

Indrayudh Ghosal - “Model combinations and the Infinitesimal Jackknife : how to refine models with boosting and quantify uncertainty”

Dissertation Advisor: Giles Hooker

Benjamin Ryan Baer - “Contributions to fairness and transparency”

Initial job placement: Rochester (postdoc)

Megan Lynne Gelsinger - “Spatial and temporal approaches to analyzing big data”

Dissertation Advisor: David Matteson and Joe Guinness

Initial job placement: Institute for Defense Analysis

Zhengze Zhou - “Statistical inference for machine learning : feature importance, uncertainty quantification and interpretation stability”

Initial job placement: Facebook

Huijie Feng - “Estimation and inference of high-dimensional individualized threshold with binary responses”

Initial job placement: Microsoft

Xiaojie Mao - “Machine learning methods for data-driven decision making : contextual optimization, causal inference, and algorithmic fairness”

Dissertation Advisor: Nathan Kallus and Madeleine Udell

Initial job placement: Tsinghua University, China

Xin Bing - “Structured latent factor models : Identifiability, estimation, inference and prediction”

Initial job placement: Cambridge (postdoc), University of Toronto

Yang Liu - “Nonparametric regression and density estimation on a network"

Dissertation Advisor: David Ruppert and Peter Frazier

Initial job placement: Research Analyst - Cubist Systematic Strategies

Skyler Seto - “Learning from less : improving and understanding model selection in penalized machine learning problems”

Initial job placement: Machine Learning Researcher - Apple

Jiekun Feng - “Markov chain, Markov decision process, and deep reinforcement learning with applications to hospital management and real-time ride-hailing”

Initial job placement:

Wenyu Zhang - “Methods for change point detection in sequential data”

Initial job placement: Research Scientist - Institute for Infocomm Research

Liao Zhu - “The adaptive multi-factor model and the financial market"

Initial job placement: Quantitative Researcher - Two Sigma

Xiaoyun Quan - “Latent Gaussian copula model for high dimensional mixed data, and its applications”

Dissertation Advisor: James Booth and Martin Wells

Praphruetpong (Ben) Athiwaratkun - "Density representations for words and hierarchical data"

Dissertation Advisor: Andrew Wilson

Initial job placement: AI Scientist - AWS AI Labs

Yiming Sun - “High dimensional data analysis with dependency and under limited memory”

Dissertation Advisor: Sumanta Basu and Madeleine Udell

Zi Ye - “Functional single index model and jensen effect"

Dissertation Advisor: Giles Hooker 

Initial job placement: Data & Applied Scientist - Microsoft

Hui Fen (Sarah) Tan - “Interpretable approaches to opening up black-box models”

Dissertation Advisor: Giles Hooker and Martin Wells

Daniel E. Gilbert - “Luck, fairness and Bayesian tensor completion”

Yichen zhou - “asymptotics and interpretability of decision trees and decision tree ensemblesg”.

Initial job placement: Data Scientist - Google

Ze Jin - “Measuring statistical dependence and its applications in machine learning”  

Initial job placement: Research Scientist, Facebook Integrity Ranking & ML - Facebook

Xiaohan Yan - “Statistical learning for structural patterns with trees”

Dissertation Advisor: Jacob Bien

Initial job placement: Senior Data Scientist - Microsoft

Guo Yu - “High-dimensional structured regression using convex optimization”

Dan kowal - "bayesian methods for functional and time series data".

Dissertation Advisor: David Matteson and David Ruppert

Initial job placement: assistant professor, Department of Statistics, Rice University

Keegan Kang - "Data Dependent Random Projections"

David sinclair - "model selection results for high dimensional graphical models on binary and count data with applications to fmri and genomics", liu, yanning – "statistical issues in the design and analysis of clinical trials".

Dissertation Advisor: Bruce Turnbull

Nicholson, William Bertil – "Tools for Modeling Sparse Vector Autoregressions"

Tupper, laura lindley – "topics in classification and clustering of high-dimensional data", chetelat, didier – "high-dimensional inference by unbiased risk estimation".

Initial Job Placement: Assistant Professor Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Canada

Gaynanova, Irina – "Estimation Of Sparse Low-Dimensional Linear Projections"

Dissertation Advisor: James Booth

Initial Job Placement: Assistant Professor, Texas A&M, College Station, TX

Mentch, Lucas – "Ensemble Trees and CLTS: Statistical Inference in Machine Learning"

Initial Job Placement: Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Risk, Ben – "Topics in Independent Component Analysis, Likelihood Component Analysis, and Spatiotemporal Mixed Modeling"

Dissertation Advisors: David Matteson and David Ruppert

Initial Job Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Zhao, Yue – "Contributions to the Statistical Inference for the Semiparametric Elliptical Copula Model"

Disseration Advisor: Marten Wegkamp 

Initial Job Placement: Postoctoral Fellow, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Chen, Maximillian Gene – "Dimension Reduction and Inferential Procedures for Images"

Dissertation Advisor: Martin Wells 

Earls, Cecelia – Bayesian hierarchical Gaussian process models for functional data analysis

Dissertation Advisor: Giles Hooker

Initial Job Placement: Lecturer, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Li, James Yi-Wei – "Tensor (Multidimensional Array) Decomposition, Regression, and Software for Statistics and Machine Learning"

Initial Job Placement: Research Scientist, Yahoo Labs

Schneider, Matthew John – "Three Papers on Time Series Forecasting and Data Privacy"

Dissertation Advisor: John Abowd

Initial Job Placement: Assistant Professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Thorbergsson, Leifur – "Experimental design for partially observed Markov decision processes"

Initial Job Placement: Data Scientist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Wan, Muting – "Model-Based Classification with Applications to High-Dimensional Data in Bioinformatics"

Initial Job Placement: Senior Associate, 1010 Data, New York, NY

Johnson, Lynn Marie – "Topics in Linear Models: Methods for Clustered, Censored Data and Two-Stage Sampling Designs"

Dissertation Advisor: Robert Strawderman

Initial Job Placement: Statistical Consultant, Cornell, Statistical Consulting Unit, Ithaca, NY

Tecuapetla Gomez, Inder Rafael –  "Asymptotic Inference for Locally Stationary Processes"

Initial Job Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Georg-August-Universitat Gottigen, Gottigen, Germany. 

Bar, Haim – "Parallel Testing, and Variable Selection -- a Mixture-Model Approach with Applications in Biostatistics" 

Dissertation Advisor: James Booth

Initial Job Placement: Postdoc, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical Center, New York, NY

Cunningham, Caitlin –  "Markov Methods for Identifying ChIP-seq Peaks" 

Initial Job Placement: Assistant Professor, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY

Ji, Pengsheng – "Selected Topics in Nonparametric Testing and Variable Selection for High Dimensional Data" 

Dissertation Advisor: Michael Nussbaum 

Initial Job Placement: Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Morris, Darcy Steeg – "Methods for Multivariate Longitudinal Count and Duration Models with Applications in Economics" 

Dissertation Advisor: Francesca Molinari 

Initial Job Placement: Research Mathematical Statistician, Center for Statistical Research and Methodology, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington DC

Narayanan, Rajendran – "Shrinkage Estimation for Penalised Regression, Loss Estimation and Topics on Largest Eigenvalue Distributions" 

Initial Job Placement: Visiting Scientist, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India

Xiao, Luo – "Topics in Bivariate Spline Smoothing" 

Dissertation Advisor: David Ruppert 

Initial Job Placement: Postdoc, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Zeber, David – "Extremal Properties of Markov Chains and the Conditional Extreme Value Model" 

Dissertation Advisor: Sidney Resnick 

Initial Job Placement: Data Analyst, Mozilla, San Francisco, CA

Clement, David – "Estimating equation methods for longitudinal and survival data" 

Dissertation Advisor: Robert Strawderman 

Initial Job Placement: Quantitative Analyst, Smartodds, London UK

Eilertson, Kirsten – "Estimation and inference of random effect models with applications to population genetics and proteomics" 

Dissertation Advisor: Carlos Bustamante 

Initial Job Placement: Biostatistician, The J. David Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco CA

Grabchak, Michael – "Tempered stable distributions: properties and extensions" 

Dissertation Advisor: Gennady Samorodnitsky 

Initial Job Placement: Assistant Professor, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte NC

Li, Yingxing – "Aspects of penalized splines" 

Initial Job Placement: Assistant Professor, The Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics, Xiamen University

Lopez Oliveros, Luis – "Modeling end-user behavior in data networks" 

Dissertation Advisor: Sidney Resnick  

Initial Job Placement: Consultant, Murex North America, New York NY

Ma, Xin – "Statistical Methods for Genome Variant Calling and Population Genetic Inference from Next-Generation Sequencing Data" 

Initial Job Placement: Postdoc, Stanford University, Stanford CA

Kormaksson, Matthias – "Dynamic path analysis and model based clustering of microarray data" 

Dissertation Advisor: James Booth 

Initial Job Placement: Postdoc, Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York NY

Schifano, Elizabeth – "Topics in penalized estimation" 

Initial Job Placement: Postdoc, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University, Boston MA

Hanlon, Bret – "High-dimensional data analysis" 

Dissertation Advisor: Anand Vidyashankar 

Shaby, Benjamin – "Tools for hard bayesian computations" 

Initial Job Placement: Postdoc, SAMSI, Durham NC

Zipunnikov, Vadim – "Topics on generalized linear mixed models" 

Initial Job Placement: Postdoc, Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD

Barger, Kathryn Jo-Anne – "Objective bayesian estimation for the number of classes in a population using Jeffreys and reference priors" 

Dissertation Advisor: John Bunge 

Initial Job Placement: Pfizer Incorporated

Chan, Serena Suewei – "Robust and efficient inference for linear mixed models using skew-normal distributions" 

Initial Job Placement: Statistician, Takeda Pharmaceuticles, Deerfield IL

Lin, Haizhi – "Distressed debt prices and recovery rate estimation" 

Dissertation Advisor: Martin Wells  

Initial Job Placement: Associate, Fixed Income Department, Credit Suisse Securities (USA), New York, NY

Recent PhD Dissertations

Salazar, Constanza , "Embodied Digital Dissent: Co-opting and Transforming Technology in Art, 1990-present" (Cornell University, Maria Fernandez)

Plant, Jessica , "Stucco as a Transformative Medium in Roman Antiquity (ca. 200 BCE - 700 CE)" (Cornell University, Ben Anderson)

Garzon, Sara , "Transhistorical Horizons: Contesting the Colonial Past in Contemporary Latin American Art" (Cornell University, Ananda Cohen-Aponte)

Fresko Madra, Lara , "Historiography and Heterochronic Imagination in Contemporary Art from Turkey (1990-present)" (Cornell University, Esra Akcan and Iftikhar Dadi)

van Haaften-Schick, Lauren , "Collaboration, Critique, and Reform in Art and Law: Origins and Afterlives of the 'Artist's Contract' (1971)" (Cornell University, Cheryl Finley)

Menevse, Asli,  "Monuments on Paper: Radical French Printmakers and the Critique of Authority (1871-1914)" (Cornell University, Laura Meixner & Ben Anderson)

Rahadiningtyas, Anissa,  "Islam and Art in the Makings of the Modern in Indonesia" (Cornell University, Kaja McGowan)

Shirazi, Sadia , "Fugitive Abstraction: Zarina, Mohamedi and Lala Rukh" (Cornell University, Iftikhar Dadi)

Hensellek ,  Betty , "The Age of the Polychrome Kaftan: Sartorial Systems of Central Eurasia (400-900 CE)" (Cornell University, Benjamin Anderson)

Emrich-Rougé, Elizabeth,  "Printing Art: An Expanded History of Modern Woodblock Printmaking in Republican-Era China" (Cornell University, An-yi Pan)

Tally-Schumacher, Kaja , "Cultivating Empire in Ancient Roman Gardens: Unearthing the Tangled Relationship between Plants and Their Gardeners" (Cornell University, Annetta Alexandridis)

Ding, Yuhua,  "Chamber with Winds and Rains: On the Collecting Practice of Deng Shi and His Contemporaries" (Cornell University, An-Yi Pan) Fletcher, Kanitra, " EN (AVANT) GARDE!: BLACK AMERICAN ARTISTS FOR AND AGAINST BLACK AESTHETICS, 1925-1975" (Cornell University, Cheryl Finley) Ryan, Hannah,  "Liquid Gold: Lactation as Labor and Human Milk as Commodity in Transatlantic Visual Culture" (Cornell University, Cheryl Finley)

Di Pietrantonio, Natalia , "Erotic Visions: Poetry, Literature, and Book Arts from Avadh, 1754–1857" (Cornell University, I. Dadi; K. McGowan)

Bissonauth, Natasha , "Play at the Turn of the Millennium: Reframing South Asian Diasporic Art (1980s - present)" (Cornell University, I. Dadi) Streahle , Kristen,  "Crafting Nobility in Trecento Sicily: The Painted Ceiling of the Palazzo Chiaramonte-Steri" (Cornell University, C. Robinson) Ehrlich, Victoria Heidy , "I Modelli di Virtu: Mythological Heroes in the Art of Fifteenth-Century Florence" (Cornell University, C.Lazzaro)

Corey, Pamela Nguyen , "The Artist in the City: Contemporary Art as Urban Intervention in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Phnom Penh, Cambodia" (Cornell University, K. McGowan)

Webb-Binder, Bernida Anne , "Affinities and Affiliations: Black Pacific Art in the United States and New Zealand, 1948-2008" (Cornell University, C. Finley)

Powers, Holiday , "Moroccan Modernism and its Transnational Alliances: The Casablanca School" (Cornell University, S. Hassan)

Gallart-Marques, Frances , “The Coroplastic Art from Sardis: Emergence and Development of Local Traditions” (A. Ramage)

Kumar, Brinda , Kumar, Brinda, “Of Networks and Narratives: Collecting Indian Art in America, 1907-1972” (I. Dadi)

Chubb, Taryn , "Preaching to the Masses: The Visual Presence of the Dominican Order in Valencia, 1350-1500" (C. Robinson)

Cook, Kelly , "Power Play: Grotesque Ornament and the Art of Political Persuasion in Early Modern France" (C. Lazzaro)

Gilvin, Amanda , "The Warp of a Nation: The Exhibition and Circulation of Nigerien Art, 1920-Present" (C. Finley)

Lokhandwala, Arshiya , "Postcolonial Palimpsests: Historicizing Biennales and Large-Scale Exhibitions in a Global Age" (S. Hassan)

Noonsuk, Wannasarn , "Archaeology and Cultural Geography of Tambralinga in Peninsular Siam" (K. McGowan)

Pederson, Claudia , "Gaming the System" (M. Fernandez)

Nakamori, Yasufumi,  "Imagined City: Architecture, Photography, and Interdisciplinary Practice from the 1960's Japan" (I. Dadi)

Yoo, Hyejong,  "The Quest for Legitimate Modernity with the People: Minjung Misul in the 1980s" (A. Pan)

Rath, Amanda,  "Contextualizing Contemporary Art: Propositions of Critical Artistic Practice in Seni Rupa Kontemporer in Indonesia” (K. McGowan)

James, Soumya,  “Political Manipulation of Religious Imagery in Chola and Khmer Interactions: An Integrated Approach to Charting Past and Present Exchanges” (K. McGowan)

Kelley, Emily,  "Piety and the Merchant Patron: A Case Study of Merchant Patronage in Early Sixteenth Century Burgos" (C. Robinson)

Giorgis, Elizabeth,  “Ethiopian Modernism: A Subaltern Perspective” (S. Hassan)

Nankov, Emil,  "Phrouria Lokrika: Aspects of Military Presence in Hellenistic Opountian Lokris" (A. Ramage)

Sapirstein, Philip,  “The Emergence of Ceramic Roofing Technology in Archaic Greek Architecture” (A. Ramage)

Werts, Julia Kim,  " Imperial Vogue: Photography and the Fashioning of Modernity in Twentieth Century Ethiopia" (S. Hassan)

Corso, John,  “A Visual Studies Approach to Critical Historiography” (M. Fernandez)

Richards, Elizabeth,  “Fabrics in Modern and Contemporary America Art: Unraveling Threads of Discourse" (J. Bernstock)

Murray, Soraya,  “New Media Anxiety: Art History and the Problem of Modern Technology" (S. Hassan)

Yang, Shin-Yi;  “Socialism, Globalism, Sabotage: Their Representation and Purposes in the Works of Four Contemporary Chinese Artists: Xu Bing, Zhang Peili, Yang Zhenzhong, and Playful and Xu Zhen” (J. Bernstock) 

Foley, Jennifer Lee,  “Discovering Cambodia: Views of Angkor in French Colonial Cambodia (1863-1954)” (K. McGowan)

Boedo, Sharon Lindahl,  "Reception and Membership at the Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, 1648-1793" (E. Dotson)

Murray, Derek;  “Canon as Constellation: Identity and Canon Formation in American Art Historical Discourses” (S. Hassan)

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2020 Pamela Badian-Pessot (2020). Control Policies for Queueing Systems with Removable Servers and Energy Considerations . Advisor: Mark Lewis. P&G.

Andrew Daw (2020). Batches, Bursts, and Service Systems . Advisor: Jamol Pender. Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California.

Yingjie "Tom" Fei (2020). Discovering Discrete Structures using SDP Relaxation: Hidden Integrality, Statistical Optimality and Semirandom Robustness . Advisor: Yudong Chen.

Weilong Guo (2020). Advances in Quantitative Investment with Machine Learning and Financial Network . Advisor: Andreea C. Minca.

Sam Gutekunst (2020). Fantastic Relaxations of the TSP and How to Bound them: Relaxations of the Traveling Salesman Problem and their Integrality Gaps . Advisor: David Williamson. Bucknell University.

Xiaoyang "Andrew" Lu (2020). Joint-Parameter Estimation Bootstrap Bias Correction and Risk Forecast for Extreme Events . Advisor: Gennady Samorodnitsky.

Wei Qian (2020). Local Minima in Mixture Problems and their Algorithmic Implications . Advisor: Yudong Chen.

Mika Sumida (2020). New Revenue Management Models for Online Retailing . Advisor: Huseyin Topaloglu. Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California.

Shuang Tao (2020). Limit Theorems in Queueing Networks with Applications to Shared Mobility and Healthcare . Advisor: Jamol Pender. Uber.

Saul Toscano Palmerin (2020). Grey-Box Bayesian Optimization: Improving Performance by Looking Inside the Black-Box . Advisor: Peter Frazier. Two Sigma.

Azocar Vera (2020). Real-Time Optimization in Networks: Practical Algorithms with Provable Guarantees . Advisor: Siddhartha Banerjee.

Jian Wang (2020). Continuous Time Skip-Free Markov Process and Study of Branching Process with Immigration . Advisor: Pierre Patie.

Lifan Wu (2020). Regularly varying random fields and analyses of extremal clusters . Advisor: Gennady Samorodnitsky.

2019 David Eckman (2019). Reconsidering ranking-and-selection guarantees . Advisor: Shane Henderson. Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University.

Emily Fischer (2019). Network models and information diffusion . Advisor: Gennady Samorodnitsky. Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Wheaton College.

David Lingenbrink (2019). Information design in service systems and online markets . Advisor: Krishnamurthy Iyer. Software Engineer, Bloomberg, LLC.

Venus Lo (2019). Capturing product complementarity in assortment optimization . Advisor: Huseyin Topaloglu. Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences, City University of Hong Kong.

Yuhang Ma (2019). Assortment Optimization and Pricing Problems Under Multi-Stage Multinomial Logit Models . Advisor: Huseyin Topaloglu. Autonomy Engineer at Uber.

Tiandong Wang (2019). Heavy Tail Phenomena in in Preferential Attachment Networks . Advisor: Sid Resnick. Assistant Professor of Statistics, Texas A&M University.

Calvin Wylie (2019). Partly Smooth Models and Algorithms . Advisor: Adrian Lewis. Operations Research Scientist at Wayfair.

Pu Yang (2019). Spatial Resource Competition Games . Advisor: Peter Frazier, Krishnamurthy Iyer. Research Scientist, Facebook.

2018 James Dong (May 2018). The Robust Multi-product Newsvendor with Global Budgets of Uncertainty . Advisor: John Muckstadt. Data Scientist, Google.

Cory Girard (2018). Structural Results for Constrained Markov Decision Processes . Advisor: Mark E. Lewis. Wayfair.

Jiayi Guo (May 2018). Smooth quasi-Newton Methods for Nonsmooth Optimization . Advisor: Adrian Lewis. Assistant Professor, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

Silja Ma (2018). Sequential ranking and selection procedures and sample complexity . Advisor: Shane G. Henderson. Google Beijing.

Yuelin Sun (2018). Modelling and inference for extremal events: Methods and Techniques . Advisor: Gennady Samorodnitsky. Wayfair.

2017 Anton Braverman (May 2017). Steady-state diffusion approximations in service systems: engineering solutions and error bounds . Advisors: Andreea Minca and Jim Dai. Assistant Professor of Operations, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.

Bangrui Chen (December 2017). Adaptive Preference Learning With Bandit Feedback: Information Filtering, Dueling Bandits and Incentivizing Exploration . Advisor: Peter Frazier. Quantitative researcher, Two Sigma Investment.

Chek Hin (Michael) Choi (August 2017). Analysis of Non-Reversible Markov chains . Advisor: Pierre Patie. The City University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen.

Jiayang Gao (August 2017). On Dynamic Pricing and Assortment Optimization in Strategic Settings . Advisor: Krishnamurthy Iyer. Quantitative Researcher, Laurion Capital Management, New York, N.Y.

Weici Hu (August 2017). Sequential Resource Allocation Under Uncertainty: An Index Policy Approach . Advisor: Peter Frazier. Google.

Nanjing Jian (August 2017). Exploring and Exploiting Structure in Large Scale Simulation Optimization . Advisor: Shane G. Henderson. Research Scientist, Amazon, Seattle, Wash.

Stephen Pallone (August 2017). Adaptive Bayes-Optimal Methods for Stochastic Search with Applications to Preference Learning . Advisors: Peter Frazier and Shane G. Henderson. Data Scientist, Uber, San Francisco, Calif.

Alice Joanna Paul (August 2017). Discrete Optimization under Ranking-Based Choice Models . Advisor: David Williamson. Olin College, Needham, Mass.

Patrick Steele (January 2017). Vehicle Routing Problems . Advisor: David B. Shmoys. Senior Operations Research Analyst, Wayfair, Boston, Mass.

JiaLei Wang (January 2017). Bayesian Optimization with Parallel Function Evaluations and Multiple Information Sources: Methodology with Applications in Biochemistry, Aerospace Engineering, and Machine Learning . Advisor: Peter Frazier. 4Paradigm, Beijing City, China.

Jian Wu (August 2017). Parallel and Scalable Bayesian Optimization . Advisor: Jim Dai. Two Sigma.

Yixuan Zhao (August 2017). Spectral Expansions and Excursion Theory For Non-Self-Adjoint Markov Semigroups With Applications In Mathematical Finance . Advisor: Pierre Patie. Quantitative Strategist, Credit Suisse, New York, N.Y.

2016 Sin Shuen Cheung (February 2016). Online and Offline Facility Location and Network Design . Advisor: David Williamson. Equity Derivatives, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, New York, N.Y.

Kenneth Chun-Ling Chong (August 2016). Models for Decision-Making and Performance Evaluation in Emergency Medical Service Systems . Advisors: Shane Henderson and Mark Lewis. Quantitative Analyst at Google, Mountain View, Calif.

Daniel Fleischman (August 2016). Computational Approaches for Hard Discrete Optimization Problems . Advisor: David Shmoys. Operations Research Scientist, Amazon, Palo Alto, Calif.

Eric Cao Ni (February 2016). Efficient Ranking and Selection in Parallel Computing Environments . Advisor: Shane Henderson. Equity Derivatives Strategist, Goldman Sachs, London, United Kingdom.

Felipe Ignacio Tagle (February 2016). Climate Extremes in a General Climate Model with Stochastic Parameterizations . Advisor: Gennady Samorodnitsky. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Chaoxu Tong (February 2016). Some Resource Allocation Problems . Advisors: Shane Henderson and David Shmoys. Software Engineer, Uber, San Francisco, Calif.

2015 James Mario Davis (August 2015). Customer Choice Models and Assortment Optimization . Advisor: Huseyin Topaloglu. Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill.

Jacob Feldman (August 2015). New Perspectives on Incorporating Customer Choice into Revenue Management . Advisor: Huseyin Topaloglu. Associate Professor, Operations and Manufacturing Management, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.

Nicholas James (August 2015). Multiple Change Point Analysis of Multivariate Data via Energy Statistics . Advisor: David Matteson. Software Engineer, Google, San Francisco, Calif.

Andrey Krishenik (May 2015).  Essays on Funding Liquidity and Credit Risk Decomposition . Advisor: Andreea Minca. Vice President, Deutsche Bank, New York, N.Y. 

Ravi Kumar (August 2015). Dynamic Resource Management for Systems with Controllable Service Capacity . Advisor: Mark Lewis. Scientist II, PROS, Houston, Texas.

Xiaoting Zhao (August 2015). Exploration vs. Exploitation in the Information Filtering Problem and its application in arXiv.org . Advisor: Peter Frazier. Data Scientist, Tapad, Cambridge, Mass.

2014 Wei Chen (May 2014). Methods for High Dimensional Matrix Computation and Diagnostics of Distributed System . Advisor: Martin Wells. Associate, JP Morgan, New York, N.Y. 

Yusuf Serkan Kirac (May 2014). Hedging in Levy Markets . Advisor: Robert Jarrow.

William Zachary Rayfield (August 2014). Pricing and Assortment Problems under Correlated Product Evaluations . Advisor: Huseyin Topaloglu. Decision Science Consultant, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Orlando, Fla.

Kunlaya Soiaporn (January 2014). On the Modeling of Multiple Functional Outcomes with Spatially Heterogeneous Shape Characteristics . Advisor: David Ruppert.

Mutiara Sondjaja (August 2014).  A Quadratic Cone Relaxation-Based Algorithm for Linear Programming . Advisor: James Renegar. Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, New York University, N.Y.

Jing Xie (May 2014). Bayesian Designs for Sequential Learning Problems . Advisor: Peter Frazier. Risk Manager, American Express Company, New York, N.Y.

2013 Dmitriy Drusvyatskiy (August 2013). Slope and Geometry in Variational Mathematics . Advisor: Adrian Lewis. Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle. 

Mathew McLean (August 2013). On Generalized Additive Models for Regression with Functional Data .  Advisor: David Ruppert. Computational Statistician, Displayr, Sydney, Australia. 

Takashi Owada (August 2013). Ergodic Theoretical Approach to Investigate Memory Properties of Heavy-Tailed Stationary Infinitely Divisible Processes . Advisor: Gennady Samorodnitsky. Assistant Professor, Department of Statistiss, Purdue University.

Yi Shen (May 2013). Stationarity and Random Locations . Advisor: Gennady Samorodnitsky. Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo.

Rolf Waeber (January 2013). Probabilistic Bisection Search for Stochastic Root-Finding . Advisors: Peter Frazier and Shane Henderson. Vice President, AQR Capital Management, Greenwich, Conn. 

Bradford Westgate (August. 2013). Vehicle Travel Time Distribution Estimation and Map-Matching via Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods . Advisor: Dawn Woodard. Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Alma College, Mich.

Shanshan Zhang (August 2013). Theory and Algorithms for Structured Optimization . Advisor: Adrian Lewis. Operations Research Scientist III, Amazon.

2012 Collin Chan (August 2012). Decomposition Methods for Managing Service Parts with Coupled Demands .  Advisors: Peter Jackson and Huseyin Topaloglu. Senior Associate, CLO Research and Analytics, PGIM Fixed Income. 

Maurice Cheung (May 2012). LP-based Approximation Algorithms for Scheduling and Inventory Management Problems . Advisor: David Shmoys. Senior Data Scientist, Flexport, San Francisco. 

Chao Ding (August 2012). High Dimensional Problems in Single Resource Revenue Management . Advisors: Paat Rusmevichientong and Huseyin Topaloglu. Data Scientist, Waymo, Sunnyvale, Calif. 

Kathleen King (August 2012). Logistical Models for Planning and Operating Medical Countermeasure Distribution Networks During Public Health Emergencies . Advisor: John Muckstadt. Principal Scientist, Infor, New York, N.Y.

Martin Larsson (August 2012). Essays on the Mathematics of Market Efficiency . Advisors: Robert Jarrow and Sidney Resnick. Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University. 

Juan Li (August 2012). Managing Inventory in Large Scale Multi-echelon Capacitated Fulfillment Systems . Advisor: John Muckstadt. Senior Data Scientist, Google.

Jiawei Qian (January 2012). Prize-Collecting Network Design . Advisor: David Williamson. Head of FICC Quant Trading, HuaTai Securities Co.,Ltd., Beijing. 

Gwen Spencer (May 2012). Approximation Algorithms for Stochastic Combinatorial Optimization, with Applications in Sustainability . Advisor: David Shmoys. Data Scientist, Operations, Stripe, Seattle, Wash.

Fan Zhu (January 2012). Factor Models for Call Price Surface without Static Arbitrage . Advisor: Martin Wells.

2011 Shirshendu Chatterjee (August 2011). Analysis of Four Particle Systems . Advisor: Richard Durrett. Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, City University of New York. 

Xiaofei (Sophia) Liu (May 2011). The Contribution of Trader Interaction to Market Noise . Advisor: Philip Protter. Sub Portfolio Manager, Millennium, New York, N.Y. 

Baldur Magnusson (January 2011). Targeted Therapies: Adaptive Sequential Designs for Subgroup Selection in Clinical Trials . Advisor: Bruce Turnbull. Global Group Head, Early Development Analytics, Novartis, Basel, Switzerland.

Matthew Maxwell (May 2011). Approximate Dynamic Programming Policies and Performance Bounds for Ambulance Redeployment . Advisor: Shane Henderson. Operations Research Specialist, SAS Institute, Inc., Cary, N.C. 

Abhimanyu Mitra (May 2011). Three Problems in Quantitative Risk Management . Advisor: Sidney Resnick. Data Scientist, Walmart Global Tech, Mountain View, Calif. 

Yuemeng (Sunny) Sun (August 2011). Price Manipulation with Dark Pools and Multi-Product Separation in Inventory Hedging . Advisor: Peter Jackson. Innofi Consulting Company Ltd., Beijing.

2010 Timothy Carnes (August 2010). Approximation Algorithms Via the Primal-Dual Schema: Applications of the Simple Dual-Ascent Method to Problems from Logistics . Advisor: David Shmoys. Software Engineering Architect, Salesforce, Seattle, Wash. 

Arijit Chakrabarty (May 2010). When is a Truncated Heavy Tail Heavy? . Advisor: Gennady Samorodnitsky. Associate Professor, Statistics and Mathematics, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India. 

Jie Chen (August 2010). Lost Sales and Emergency Order Systems Under Stuttering Poisson Demand . Advisor: Peter Jackson. Principle Member, Technical Staff, AT&T Research Lab. 

Alexander Erdelyi (January 2010). Dynamic Programming Decomposition Methods for Capacity Allocation and Network Revenue Management Problems . Advisor: Huseyin Topaloglu. Strategic Credit Risk Modelling, UniCredit Bank, Slovakia. 

Yinan Huang (August 2010). Recursive Bayesian Methods for Sequential Parameter-State Estimation . Advisor: Martin Wells. VP, E-Trading, Goldman Sachs. 

Tuohua Wu (August 2010). Modeling Multi-Period Corporate Defaults: Macro, Contagion and Frailty Effects in Default Clustering . Advisor: Martin Wells. Founding Partner, Private Trading and Fintech Enterprise, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

2009 Selin Damla Ahipasaoglu (August 2009). Solving Ellipsoidal Inclusion and Optimal Experimental Design Problems: Theory and Algorithms . Advisor: Jeremy Todd. Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Southampton. 

Bikramjit Das (August 2009). The Conditional Extreme Value Model and Related Topics . Advisor: Sidney Resnick. Associate  Professor, Engineering Systems and Design Pillar, Singapore University of Technology and Design. 

Dennis Leventhal (August 2009). Effects of Conditioning on the Convergence of Randomized Optimization Algorithms . Advisor: Adrian S. Lewis. Risk Management, Two Sigma Securities, New York, N.Y.

Chandrashekhar Nagarajan (January 2009). Algorithms for Locating Facilities Under Uncertainties . Advisor: David Williamson. Research Scientist, Facebook, San Francisco, Calif. 

Spyridon Schismenos (August 2009). A Probabilistic Analysis of Low Rank Approximations in Optimization Problems with Ellipsoidal Constraints . Advisors: Shane Henderson and Adrian Lewis. Vice President, J.P. Morgan, Credit Portfolio Group, Singapore.

Stefan Wild (January 2009). Derivative-Free Optimization Algorithms for Computationally Expensive Functions . Advisor: Christine Shoemaker. Senior Computational Mathematician / Deputy Division Director, Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory. 

2008 Nikolay Bliznyuk (August 2008). Posterior Approximation by Interpolation for Bayesian Inference in Computationally Expensive Statistical Models . Advisor: David Ruppert. Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida. 

Samuel Ehrlichman (August 2008). Adaptive Stochastic Simulation for Structured Problems . Advisor: Shane Henderson. Quantitative Researcher, Jane Street Capital, New York, N.Y. 

Souvik Ghosh (August 2008). The Effect of Memory on Large Deviations of Moving Average Processes and Infinitely Divisible Processes . Advisor: Gennady Samorodnitsky. Principal Staff Engineer and Scientist, LinkedIn, Mountain View, Calif. 

Gavin Hurley (May 2008). Policies for the Stochastic Inventory Problem with Forecasting . Advisor: Peter Jackson. Head of Digital and Contact Channels, EDF Energy, London, United Kingdom. 

Minbok Kim (May 2008). Consistent Variable Selection Via Adaptive Diagonal Ridge Estimator in Regression Models . Advisor: David Ruppert. Chief Investment Officer, Fount Inc., Seoul, South Korea.

Parthanil Roy (January 2008). Stable Random Fields . Advisor: Gennady Samorodnitsky. Professor, Theoretical Statistics and Mathematics Division, Indian Statistical Institute.

Emmanuel Sharef (August 2008). Nonparametric Frailty Models for Clustered Survival Data . Advisors: David Ruppert and Robert Strawderman. Executive Vice President, Portfolio Management, PIMCO, Newport Beach, Calif. 

Anke van Zuijlen (Zuylen) (August 2008). GOD Does Not Play Dice...And Neither Should Approximation Algorithms . Advisor: David Williamson. Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Cornell University.

2007 Sumit Kunnumkal (August 2007). Approximate Dynamic Programming and Stochastic Approximation Methods for Inventory Control and Revenue Management . Advisor: Huseyin Topaloglu. Associate Professor, Operations Management, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India. 

Davina Kunvipusilkul (2007). Scheduling chains of jobs with interval-constrained lags on a single machine . Advisor: David B. Shmoys. Deputy Director, Financial Institutions Strategy Department, Bank of Thailand.

Dmitriy Levchenkov (August 2007). Dynamic Strategies: Generation, Properties, and Forecasting Returns . Advisor: Thomas Coleman. Quantitative Research Analyst, Waterfront International Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Jose Pedro Prina Pacheco (2007). Price-driven market equilibria and VCG auctions for a linear economic model . Advisor: Robin Roundy. Professor, School of Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

Peter Richtarik (August 2007). Some Algorithms for Large-Scale Linear and Convex Minimization in Relative Scale . Advisor: Michael Todd. Professor, Computer Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

Frans Schalekamp (2007). Some results in universal and a priori optimization . Advisor: David B. Shmoys. Senior Lecturer, School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell University.

Kazuhiro Shimbo (2007). Understanding mathematical models of bubbles in financial markets . Advisor: Philip Protter. CIO,  Quantitative Strategies, Asset Management One USA, New York, N.Y.

Pascal Tomecek (2007). Connections between singular control and optimal switching with applications to reversible investment . Advisor: Xin Guo.Managing Director, CIB Quantitative Research, JP Morgan Chase & Co..

Van-Anh Truong (August 2007). Approximation Methods for Supply Chain Problems . Advisor: Robin Roundy. Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University.

2006 Ugur Tuncay Alparslan (2006). Risk processes driven by stationary stable streams of claims . Advisor: Gennady Samorodnitsky. Lead, Commercial Buildings and Manufacturing Demand Team, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Washington, D.C.

Millie Chu (2006). Robust intensity modulated radiation therapy treatment planning . Advisor: Shane G. Henderson. Analytics Director, Media, T-Mobile, Bellevue, Wash.

Sujin Kim (2006). Adaptive control variates in Monte Carlo simulation . Advisor: Shane G. Henderson. Associate Clinical Professor, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.

Samuel George Steckley (2006). Estimating the density of a conditional expectation . Advisor: Shane G. Henderson. Principal Modeling and Simulation Engineer, The MITRE Corporation, McLean, Va.

Oguzhan Vicil (2006). Threshold inventory rationing model analysis and optimization . Advisor: Peter Jackson. Adjunct Faculty Member, Industrial Engineering Department, Bikrent University, Ankara, Turkey.

Zhitao Yang (2006). A model and techniques to improve the measurement accuracy of scanning Kelvin probe microscopy . Advisor: Michael Spencer. Portfolio manager, Head of Quantitative Trading Desk, Dijun Capital, Shanghai City, China.

Yuriy A. Zinchenko (2006). The local behavior of the shrink-wrapping algorithm for linear programming . Advisor: James Renegar. Optimization Support Engineer, Gurobi Optimization, Beaverton, Ore.

2005 Retsef Levi (2005). Computing provably near-optimal policies for stochastic inventory control models . Advisors: Robin Roundy and David B. Shmoys. Professor, Operations Management, MIT Sloan School of Management.

Ranjithkumar Rajagopalan (2005). Algorithms for some clustering problems . Advisor: David B. Shmoys. Programmer, Sucker Punch Productions, Bellevue, Wash.

Joerg Rothenbuehler (2005). Dependence structures beyond copulas: A new model of a multivariate regular varying distribution based on a finitevon Mises-Fisher mixture model . Advisor: Gennady Samorodnitsky. Senior Director, Insurance & Wealth Management Analytics Practice, Merkle, Columbia, Md.

Ayse Deniz Sezer (2005). A theory of filtration shrinkage . Advisor: Philip Protter. Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

2004 Aaron Francis Archer (2004). Mechanisms for discrete optimization with rational agents . Advisor: É va Tardos. Research Scientist, Google NYC.

Soumyadip Ghosh (2004). Dependence in stochastic simulation models . Advisor: Shane G. Henderson. Researcher, IBM TJ Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.

Bharathkumar Rangarajan (2004). Advisor: Michael Jeremy Todd. Research Data Scientist, Facebook.

Rommel Regis (2004). Global optimization of computationally expensive functions using serial and parallel radial basis function algorithms . Advisor: Christine A. Shoemaker. Professor, Department of Mathematics, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pa.

Amar Sapra (2004). On the behavior of price in a supply chain market for capacity . Advisor: Peter Jackson. Professor, Production & Operations Management, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India.

2003 Chek Beng Chua (2003). An algebraic perspective on homogeneous cone programming, and the primal-dual second-order cone approximations algorithm for symmetric cone . Advisor: James Renegar. Associate Professor, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Woonghee Tim Huh (2003). Strategic capacity planning models . Advisor: Robin Roundy. Professor, UBC Sauder School of Business, Vancouver, B.C.

Paul Daniel Hyden (2003). Time dilation: Decreasing time to decision with discrete-event simulation . Advisor: Lee Schruben. Information Management and Decision Architectures Branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.

Trevor Howard Park (2003). A penalized likelihood approach to principal component stabilization . Advisor: David Ruppert. Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne.

Feng Zhang (2003). Capacity planning and forecast combination models . Advisor: Robin Roundy. Senior Analyst, Yinshan Petrochemical Works, Hunan, China.

2002 Ganesh Janakiraman (2002). Discrete time inventory models with lost sales and lead times: Theoretical results . Advisor: John A. Muckstadt. Professor, Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas.

Vardges Melkonian (2002). Approximation algorithms for network design problems . Advisor: É va Tardos. Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

Greta M. Pangborn (2002). A branch-and-cut-price implementation for airline crew scheduling . Advisor: Leslie E. Trotter, Jr. Associate Professor, Computer Science and Information Systems, St. Michael's College, Colchester, Vt.

Catalina Stefanescu (2002). Statistical models and methods for clustered exchangeable binary and survival data . Advisor: Bruce Turnbull. Professor of Management Science, European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) Berlin.

2001 Nathan John Edwards (2001). Approximation algorithms for the multi-level facility location problem . Advisor: David B. Shmoys. Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Michael Freimer (2001). Integrating data collection and model analysis in simulation . Advisor: Lee Schruben. Fulfillment Marketplace and Shopping & Delivery Data Science, Instacart, San Francisco, Calif.

James R. Porter (2001). A branch-and-cut-price implementation for airline crew scheduling .

Emre Alper Yildirim (2001). An interior-point perspective on sensitivity analysis in linear programming and semidefinite programming . Advisor: Michael Jeremy Todd. Lecturer, School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh.

2000 Metin Cakanyildirim (2000). Capacity expansion under uncertain demand forecasts: With applications to the semiconductor industry . Advisor: Robin O. Roundy. Professor, Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Austin.

Dietrich Chen (2000). Revenue management: Competition, monopoly, and optimization . Advisor: Peter Jackson. Senior Director, Alvarez & Marsal, New York, N.Y.

Pan Chen (2000). Integrating production and transportation scheduling in a make-to-order environment . Advisor: Peter Jackson. Chief Data & Analytics Officer, UNIQLO China, Shanghai City, China.

Raphael Andreas Hauser (2000). On search directions for self-scaled conic programming . Advisor: Michael Jeremy Todd. Associate Professor, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, U.K.

Juan Esteban Pereira (2000). Distribution inventory systems: Lower bounds and a heuristic policy . Advisor: John A. Muckstadt. Chief Design Officer, Robling, Atlanta, Ga.

John W. Staudenmayer (2000). Local polynomial regression in the presence of covariate measurement error: An improved SIMEX estimator . Advisor: David Ruppert. Professor, Department of Mathmatics and Statistics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.

Michael Wagner (2000). Quasi-Newton algorithms for equality-constrained optimization . Advisor: Michael Jeremy Todd. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati.

1999 Edward W. Chan (1999). Markov chain models for multi-echelon supply chains . Advisor: John A. Muckstadt. Senior Operations Researcher, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif.

Jason Irving Cohen (1999). Markov modeling of the term structure in the Heath-Jarrow-Morton framework . Advisor: Robert A. Jarrow. High Frequency Trading Portfolio Manager, New York, N.Y.

Marta Eso (1999). Parallel branch-and-cut for set partitioning . Advisor: Leslie E. Trotter, Jr. Co-Head of Mathematics and Computer Department, The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Conn.

Mark Lawrence Huber (1999). Perfect sampling using bounding chains . Advisor: David B. Shmoys. Fletcher Jones Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, Calif.

Leonid Kopman (1999). A new generic separation routine and its application in a branch and cut algorithm for the capacitated vehicle routing problem . Advisor: Leslie E. Trotter, Jr.

Roberto Malamut (1999). Estimation of multidimensional diffusions from discrete observations for interest rate models . Advisor: David Clay Heath. Quantitative Trader, Queens County, N.Y.

Heinrich Felix Matzinger (1999). Reconstruction of a one dimensional scenery seen along the path of a random walk with holding . Advisor: Harry Kesten. Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Kevin Daniel Wayne (1999). Generalized maximum flow algorithms . Advisor: É va Tardos. Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Princeton, University.

1998 Kathryn Elizabeth Caggiano (1998). Flow time reduction for multistage cyclic scheduling with multiple, Partially ordered jobs . Advisor: Robert Gary Bland. Professor of Practice & Director, M.Eng. Studies, School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell University.

Jong Wang Chow (1998). Extensions to the capacitated lot-sizing problem: A Solution Framework . Advisor: John A. Muckstadt.

Fabian Ariel Chudak (1998). Improved approximation algorithms for the uncapacitated facility location problem . Advisor: David B. Shmoys. Senior Researcher, Quantum, Vancouver, B.C.

Semyon Kruglyak (1998). DNA sequencing and modeling repeat sequence evolution . Advisor: Richard Timothy Durrett. Head of Informatics, Element Biosciences, San Diego, Calif.

1997 Victoria Z. Averbukh (1997). Pricing American options using Monte Carlo simulation . Advisor: David Clay Heath. Professor of Practice & Director, M.Eng. Studies, School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell University.

Lisa Karen Fleischer (1997). Separating maximally violated comb inequalities in planar graphs . Advisor: É va Tardos.

Serkan Hosten (1997). Degrees of Grobner bases of integer programs . Advisor: Bernd Sturmfels. Professor, Department of Mathematics, San Francisco State University.

James Anton Rappold (1997). Computationally efficient models for capacitated multi-echelon production-distribution systems . Advisor: John A. Muckstadt. Instructor of Operations, Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla.

1996 Yuri Boykov (1996). Two problems in statistics and mathematical finance . Advisor: David Clay Heath. Professor, Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo.

Laszlo Lada'nyi (1996). Advisor: Leslie E. Trotter, Jr. Principal Operations Research Specialist, SAS, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.

Paul Douglas Martin (1996). A time-oriented approach to computing optimal schedules for the job-shop scheduling problem . Advisor: David B. Shmoys. Managing Partner, Valravn Capital, New York, N.Y.

Johara Shireen Shahabuddin (1996). Structured Trust Region Algorithms for the Minimization of Nonlinear Functions . Advisor: Michael Jeremy Todd. IT Development Manager, ZVerizon Wireless, Dublin, Ohio.

Catalin Starica (1996). A tail empirical approach to the estimation of heavy tails and the extreme value parameter in stationary time series . Advisor: Sidney Ira Resnick. Professor, Institute of Information Management, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Reha Husnu Tütüncü (1996). Infeasible-interior-point methods for linear and convex programming . Advisor: Michael Jeremy Todd. Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.

1995 Stuart Alexander Carr (1995). Advisor: John A. Muckstadt. Supply Chain Analyst, STEMCELL Technologies, Burnaby, B.C.

Kathleen Anne Cronin (1995). Advisor: Bruce William Turnbull. Deputy Associate Director, Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md.

Sverker Magnusson (1995). Cutting Stock Problems: Theory and Practice . Advisor: Leslie E. Trotter, Jr. Master Engineer, EHPT, Stockholm, Sweden.

Ranjini Natarajan (1995). Advisor: Bruce William Turnbull. Associate Teaching Professor, Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Department of Statistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.

1994 Beth L. Chance (1994). Behavior Characterization and Estimation for General Hierarchical Multivariate Linear Regression Models . Advisor: Martin Timothy Wells. Professor, Statistics Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Robert Michael Koca (1994). Probabilistic Models of Biology Concerning Coexistence of Species, Selection Arenas, and Parental Care in Birds . Advisor: David Clay Heath. Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville, Md.

Kevin Anthony McShane (1994). Primal-dual Interior Point Algorithms for Linear Programming and the Linear Complementarity Problem . Advisor: Michael Jeremy Todd.

Jean-Didier Opsomer (1994). Optimal Bandwidth Selection for Fitting an Adaptive Model by Local Polynomial Regression . Advisor: David Ruppert. Vice President & Senior Statistical Fellow, Westat, Rockville, Md.

Antonio Pires (1994). Advisor: Narahari Umanath Prubhu.

Theodore Kenneth Ralphs (1994). Parallel Branch and Cut for Vehicle Routing . Advisor: Leslie E. Trotter, Jr. Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.

Rekha Rachel Thomas (1994). Groebner Basis Methods in Integer Programming . Advisor: Bernd Sturmfels. Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.

1993 Can Akkan (1993). Advisor: William Laughlin Maxwell. Professor, Sabancı Business Scholl, Sabancı University, İstanbul, Turkey.

Sharon Filipowski Arroyo (1993). Towards a Computational Complexity Theory that uses Approximate Data and Knowledge . Advisor: James Renegar. Technical Fellow, Boeing, Sammamish, Wash.

Frank Daniel Chance (1993). Advisor: Lee Schruben. President, FebTime, Inc., San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Victoria Chung-Ping Chen (1993). Advisor: David Ruppert. Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas.

Ahmet Refik Güllü (1993). Analysis of the Production and Inventory Polocoes under the Martingale Model of Forecast Evolution . Advisor: David Clay Heath. Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul Turkey.

Helena Ramalhinho Lourenço (1993). Algorithms and Computational Experiments for the Job-Shop Scheduling Problem . Advisor: David B. Shmoys. Professor, Economics and Business Department, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.

Levent Tunçel (1993). Asymptotic Behavior of Interior-point Methods . Advisor: Michael Jeremy Todd. Professor, Department of Combinatorics & Optimization, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.

Gang Zhou (1993). Advisor: David Ruppert.

1992 Kevin James Healy (1992). Advisor: Lee Schruben.

Shmuel Onn (1992). Discrete Geometry, Group Representations and Combinatorial Optimization: an Interplay . Advisor: Leslie E. Trotter, Jr. Professor, Faculty of Industrial Engineering & Management, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.

Uday Sadanand Rao (1992). Multi-stage, identical job cyclic scheduling for repetitive manufacturing . Advisor: Peter Jackson. Professor, Department of Operations, Business Analytics, and Information Systems, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Charles Raymond Sox, Jr. (1992). Modeling and Analysis of Quick Response in Production-Inventory Systems . Advisor: John A. Muckstadt. Associate Dean, Impact & Partnerships / Professor, Operations & Analytics, Department of Operations, Business Analytics, and Information Systems,University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Loon Ching Tang (1992). Advisor: Narahari Umanath Prabhu. Professor, Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, National University of Singapore.

Jorge Rafael Vera Andreo (1992). Ill-Posedness in Mathematical Programming and Problem-Solving With Approximate Data . Advisor: James Renegar. Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Center for Teaching Innovation

Current graduate programming, fall 2024 opportunities for graduate students, tas, and postdocs, get set institutes & workshops.

• GET SET Institute: Essentials of Teaching Institute
• GET SET Institute: Course Design Institute

Inclusive Teaching Institute

Essentials of teaching institute.

In this four-part workshop series, you will explore strategies to foster a positive classroom environment, create effective interactive teaching activities to help students learn, and develop fair methods for assessment and grading.

Take each workshop individually or as a series. Participants who complete an entire institute (all 4 workshops) may request a letter of completion for their teaching portfolio (only Cornell students are eligible for the letter of completion).

The Essentials of Teaching Institute will occur on four consecutive Thursdays, from September 19 to October 10, 2024.

Read more about the Essentials of Teaching Institute .

Roles of TAs in Cultivating an Inclusive Classroom

• Thursday, September 19, 2024, 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. (online via Zoom)
• How do you create a learning environment in which all students can thrive? This workshop introduces ways to encourage open and active dialogue, address culturally and socially sensitive topics, promote cross-cultural exchanges, and cultivate an appreciation for diversity and difference in the classroom.
• Register for Roles of TAs in Cultivating an Inclusive Classroom

Supporting Student Learning as a TA

• Thursday, September 26, 2024, 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. (online via Zoom)
• How do students learn, and what does this mean for you as a TA? This workshop will introduce evidence-based theories of learning and explore how these frameworks motivate the use of specific teaching strategies, activities, and course structures you implement as a TA.
• Register for Supporting Student Learning as a TA

Effective Grading and Feedback

• Thursday, October 3, 2024, 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. (online via Zoom)
• How do you assign grades, devise a grading rubric, and grade in a fair, consistent way? A course grade reflects student competency and mastery of the material. This workshop will discuss components of grading students' understanding and mastery of the course material.
• Register for Effective Grading and Feedback

Final Session: Discussion of an Action Plan

• Thursday, October 10, 2024, 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. (online via Zoom)
• This workshop is for those who have completed the earlier workshops and would like a letter to document their participation in the Essentials of Teaching Institute. The capstone experience is an opportunity for participants to get peer feedback on their action plan.
• Register for Final Session: Discussion of an Action Plan

Course Design Institute

This series of four workshops guides you through the basic elements of course design, and strategies to define learning outcomes, align assignments and activities, evaluate student learning, and create a student-centered syllabus. 

Take each workshop individually or as a series. Participants who complete an entire institute (all 4 workshops) may request a letter of completion for their teaching portfolio (only Cornell students are eligible for the letter of completion). 

The Course Design Institute will occur on four consecutive Tuesdays from October 22 to November 12, 2024.

Read more about the Course Design Institute .  

Backward Course Design: Developing Learning Outcomes

• Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. (online via Zoom)
• Where do you start when developing a course? Creating learning outcomes and aligning them with assignments and assessments is an effective place to start. This workshop introduces key steps for designing learning outcomes.
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Developing a Syllabus from Scratch

• Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. (online via Zoom)
• How do you create a syllabus focused on student learning? This workshop will provide a useful syllabus design template and explore resources for designing and aligning course goals, learning objectives, instructional activities, and assessment strategies.
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Designing Assessment of Student Learning 

• Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. (online via Zoom)
• Assessments do not have to be anxiety-inducing exams! In this workshop, we will explore a variety of assessment strategies and discuss which are appropriate and effective for your course.
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Final Session: Peer Review

• Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. (online via Zoom)
• This workshop is for those who have completed the earlier workshops and would like a letter to document their participation in the Institute. This capstone experience is an opportunity for you to develop a draft of a syllabus for a course you might teach in your field and receive peer feedback.
• Register for Final Session: Peer Review
• Friday, October 25, 2024, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (in person)
• The Inclusive Teaching Institute for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars is an opportunity to explore diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education learning environments. This interactive workshop invites you to reflect and connect with graduate students and postdocs to share knowledge, explore how and why social identities come into play in the learning environment, consider how to remove barriers and increase accessibility, and create a plan to support student learning.
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Courses of Study 2024-2025 In the College of Arts and Sciences   . Course Offerings     Linguistics, the systematic study of human language, lies at the crossroads of the humanities and the social sciences. It is a theoretical discipline with ties to such areas as cognitive psychology, philosophy, logic, computer science, and anthropology. Much of its appeal derives from the special combination of intuition and rigor that the analysis of language demands. The interests of the members of the Department of Linguistics and colleagues in other departments span most of the major subfields of linguistics: phonetics and phonology, the study of speech sounds; morphology, the structure of words; syntax, the study of how words are combined; semantics, the study of meaning; historical linguistics, the study of language change over time; and computational linguistics, the modeling of natural language in all its aspects from a computational perspective. Students interested in learning more about linguistics and its relationship to other disciplines in the humanities and social sciences are encouraged to take LING 1101   , a general overview, which is a prerequisite for most other courses in the field, or one of the first-year writing seminars offered in linguistics (on topics such as metaphor, language processing and disorders, English outside the box, and the language instinct). LING 1101    and our other introductory courses fulfill various Arts College distribution requirements. Most of our 1000- and 2000-level courses have no prerequisites. These cover various topics in linguistics (e.g., LING 2221 - Language and Society   ,  LING 2261 - Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics   ,  LING 3324 - Cayuga Language and Culture   ) or focus on the linguistics of a particular geographic region or historical development of particular languages (e.g., LING 2241 - [Yiddish Linguistics]   , LING 2248 - Native American Languages   , LING 4412 - [Japanese Linguistics]   ). Talks and colloquia about linguistics are organized by the Cornell Linguistics Circle, Cornell’s Undergraduate Linguistics Organization (UnderLings), and department faculty. More specialized talks are sponsored by our student and faculty reading groups: Syntax Circle, Ph 2 , Semantics Group, Historical Reading Group, and Computational Reading Group. These meetings are open to the university public, and anyone wishing to learn more about linguistics is most welcome to attend. Information about such events is posted on the department website. Website: linguistics.cornell.edu M. Weiss, chair; J. Whitman (fall)/M. Diesing (spring), director of undergraduate studies; M. Despic, director of graduate studies; D. Abusch, H. Aparicio, A. Cohn, S. Hertz, J. Kuo, S. Murray, A. Nussbaum, N. Owen, M. Pollack, M. Rooth, B. Schertz, S. Tilsen, M. van Schijndel. The Linguistics Major: For questions regarding the linguistics major, contact Professor Molly Diesing, 211 Morrill Hall, [email protected] .  Note: In addition to the major requirements outlined below, all students must meet the college graduation requirements   .  Ten courses (minimum of 37 credit hours) in linguistics and two ancillary skills courses are required to complete the major. A. Prerequisites: LING 1101 - Introduction to Linguistics (crosslisted) plus one of the other Foundation Courses in B. with a minimum grade of B- in both courses. B. Foundation Courses: Majors must complete all of the following courses. LING 3302 - Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology (crosslisted) LING 3303 - Introduction to Syntax and Semantics LING 3314 - Introduction to Historical Linguistics C. Additional Courses: Majors must complete 6 additional Linguistics courses (of 3 credits or more) selected in consultation with their advisor with the following conditions: at least 2 of these must be at the 3000 level or above no more than 1 of these may be at the 1000 level no more than 1 of these may be satisfied by four credits of coursework with a CU-UGR designation Any course with a LING prefix except for First-Year Writing Seminars and language courses counts as a linguistics course.* One course in another department with at least 50% linguistic content will be considered by petition. Of the six courses, at least three need to be regularly scheduled linguistics courses taken at Cornell. *Note: Cross-listed courses are counted as linguistics courses whether they are taken under the LING prefix or another prefix. D. Ancillary Skills Courses: In addition, majors must complete two courses (3 credits or more) in one or more of the following areas, selected in consultation with their advisor. This requirement is intended to equip them with practical skills relevant to their particular interests in linguistics. The Ancillary Skills Course requirement may be waived for students who are majoring in more than one field. Computer programming Two semesters of study of a non-European or non-Indo-European language Two semesters of study beyond the level required by the Arts College of a language relevant to the student’s particular areas of interest Language teaching methodology E. Additional Information: Some substitutions to these standard requirements are possible by petition to your advisor and with approval by the director of undergraduate studies. All courses counted for the major must be taken for a letter grade. The minimum grade for courses applied to the linguistics major is C-. The minimum grade for any transferred Linguistics credits is B-. Honors in Linguistics are awarded for excellence in the major including overall GPA and completion of an honors thesis. Applications for honors should be made by the start of fall term of the senior year to the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Admissions: Admission to the honors program requires an overall GPA of at least 3.3 and a GPA in the major of at least 3.5. A student may be admitted provisionally in the honors program at the discretion of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. In addition to the regular requirements of the major, the candidate for honors will complete an honors thesis. Writing an honors thesis is typically a two-semester project involving eight credits of coursework beyond the regular course requirements conducted during the senior year. During their first semester of honors work, students typically register for (1) LING 4493 - Honors Thesis Research    (with their thesis advisor); and (2)  LING 4491 - Honors Research Workshop I   . During their second semester of honors work, students are required to register for (1)  LING 4494 - Honors Thesis Research    (with their thesis advisor); and (2)  LING 4492 - Honors Research Workshop II   . Upon completion of the thesis, the student takes a final oral examination defending the thesis. The oral examination will be conducted by the honors committee, consisting of the thesis advisor and at least one other faculty member in linguistics. Members of other departments may serve as additional members if the topic makes this advisable. Honors students are also required to deposit a copy of the final thesis with the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Linguistics and are expected to give an oral presentation on their thesis topic during the department’s year-end undergraduate honors colloquium. Honors are awarded by a departmental committee based on the thesis and overall academic record, guided by honor committees’ recommendations. The Linguistics Minor: The minor in linguistics gives students the opportunity to gain formal recognition for substantial coursework in linguistics without the burden of an additional major. The linguistics minor may be a valuable complement to studies in English, foreign languages, psychology, philosophy, computer science, biology, human development, or engineering and is open to undergraduates across Cornell. Requirements: Prerequisites: Minimum grade of B- in the following: LING 1101 - Introduction to Linguistics     At least one other LING course which counts towards the minor Five courses in Linguistics or courses approved for the linguistics major. Minimum of 18 credits, including: LING 3302 - Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology     LING 3303 - Introduction to Syntax and Semantics     LING 3314 - Introduction to Historical Linguistics     at least one of these must be at the 3000 level or above no more than one of these may be at the 1000 level Additional Information:  Some substitutions to these standard requirements are possible by petition to your advisor and with approval by the director of undergraduate studies. All courses counted for the minor must be taken for a letter grade. The minimum grade for courses applied to the linguistics minor is C-. Any course with a LING prefix except for First-Year Writing Seminars and Language courses counts as a linguistics course.* Interested students are invited to consult with the Linguistics Director of Undergraduate Studies, Molly Diesing, 211 Morrill Hall, [email protected] . Students who declare the minor will consult with either the Director of Undergraduate Studies or an assigned minor advisor on the selection of courses appropriate to their academic objectives. The American Sign Language (ASL)/Deaf Studies Minor: The American Sign Language (ASL)/Deaf Studies minor offers the opportunity to pursue an interdisciplinary course sequence focusing on American Sign Language and Deaf culture. The courses offered range across a variety of different disciplines, to provide a broad and compelling perspective on ASL and the Deaf community. The American Sign Language (ASL)/Deaf Studies minor consists of five courses with a minimum total of 18 credits. A student must currently be taking or have completed ASL 1102    to declare the minor. 1. Three courses are required: ASL 2202 - Intermediate American Sign Language II    (or proficiency at this level) ASL 2301 - Modern Deaf Culture     LING 1101 - Introduction to Linguistics    (Introduction to Linguistics is vital for an accurate understanding of the structure and function of ASL as a language like any other though in a different modality) 2. A minimum of one course can be chosen from ASL/Deaf Studies electives: ASL 3201 - ASL Literature     ASL 3215 - Deaf Art, Film and Theatre     ASL 4410 - [American Sign Language Linguistics]     3. One course can be chosen from this list of interdisciplinary electives: BSOC 2051 - Ethical Issues in Health and Medicine     FGSS 4035 - Intersectional Disability Studies     GOVT 3087 - International Human Rights Law and Advocacy     ILRGL 4033 - Disability Law     ILRGL 4360 - Global Comparative Disability Policy     LING 2215 - Psychology of Language     LING 2221 - Language and Society     LING 2223 - [Language and the Law]     LING 3344 - Superlinguistics: Comics, Signs and Other Sequential Images      PHIL 2455 - Introduction to Bioethics     Additional Information:  The minimum grade for courses applied to the minor is C-.   Students may apply up to one course from study abroad programs, from another institution, or an independent study toward this minor. Interested students should consult with the Linguistics Director of Undergraduate Studies, Molly Diesing, 211 Morrill Hall, [email protected] . Students who declare the minor will consult with either the Director of Undergraduate Studies or ASL/Deaf Studies Minor Advisor Brenda Schertz, 215 Morrill Hall, [email protected]  on the selection of courses appropriate to their academic objectives. Suggested course sequence for the ASL/Deaf Studies Minor First year: Fall: ASL 1101 - American Sign Language I     Spring: ASL 1102 - American Sign Language II     Second year: Fall: ASL 2201 - Intermediate American Sign Language I    and LING 1101 - Introduction to Linguistics     Spring: ASL 2202 - Intermediate American Sign Language II    and ASL 2301 - Modern Deaf Culture     Third year: Fall: ASL 3201 - ASL Literature     (Offered in the even numbered years.) Spring: ASL 3215 - Deaf Art, Film and Theatre    or another elective Fourth year: Fall: ASL 4410 - [American Sign Language Linguistics]     (offered in the odd numbered years) or another elective. Complete any courses if not able to take them earlier. First-Year Writing Seminars: Consult the John S. Knight website for times, instructors, and descriptions. /images/cornell/logo35pt_cornell_white.svg" alt="phd thesis cornell university"> Cornell University --> Graduate School The following Microsoft Word templates are available for download and comply with all formatting requirements: Introduction for dissertation  (.docx) Introduction for thesis  (.docx) Chapters and text body for papers option  (.doc) Chapters and text body for non-papers option  (.doc) LaTeX templates  (.zip) 442 IMAGES thesis format1.pdf Cornell Thesis Template Cornell university theses and dissertations Cornell Thesis Template 1: PhD thesis structure Thesis Guide COMMENTS Cornell Theses and Dissertations The theses and dissertations of graduate students at Cornell University have been deposited in Cornell's institutional repository (eCommons) since about 2004. This collection also includes a few earlier Cornell theses. Theses and Dissertations Cornell Theses Check Cornell's library catalog, which lists the dissertations available in our library collection. The print thesis collection in Uris Library is currently shelved on Level 3B before the Q to QA regular-sized volumes. Check with the library staff for the thesis shelving locations in other libraries (Mann, Catherwood, Fine Arts, etc.). Thesis & Dissertation : Graduate School The final requirement in earning a graduate degree is the completion and defense of the master's thesis or doctoral dissertation. Understanding the steps and associated deadlines in the thesis/dissertation submission and degree conferral process is necessary to establish a successful plan and realistic timeframe. Dissertations and Theses: A Finding Guide: Cornell Theses Nearly all Ithaca-campus Cornell doctoral dissertations are available in print form or on microfilm in one of the Cornell University Libraries. Some dissertations are now available online as well. Copies of masters theses and undergraduate honors theses are more fugitive, but some are also available at Cornell. Submitting Your Thesis/Dissertation The Graduate School uses ProQuest to administer the electronic thesis/dissertation (ETD) submission and committee approval process that results in publication in ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) database and Cornell's Library Repository, eCommons. Before initiating the electronic process, students are required to complete the Survey of Earned Doctorates (for doctoral students only ... Thesis and Dissertation : Graduate School The thesis or dissertation is a scholarly work that forms the capstone of a research degree program. The Graduate School's Code of Legislation requires the completion and defense of the master's thesis or doctoral dissertation to obtain your graduate degree. The thesis or dissertation is placed in public circulation so that other scholars ... Dissertations and Theses: A Finding Guide: Cornell ... Cornell Dissertations Guidelines General guidance on dissertations and theses is available from the Cornell University Graduate School Thesis & Dissertation web page. For more detailed guidance, see Guide on Writing Your Thesis/Dissertation. Required Sections, Guidelines, and Suggestions Required Sections, Guidelines, and Suggestions Beyond those noted on the Formatting Requirements page, the Graduate School has no additional formatting requirements. The following suggestions are based on best practices and historic requirements for dissertations and theses but are not requirements for submission of the thesis or dissertation. Cornell University Graduate School The theses and dissertations of graduate students at Cornell University have been deposited in Cornell's institutional repository (eCommons) since about 2004. This collection also includes a few earlier Cornell theses. LibGuides: Dissertations & Theses in Engineering: Home Dissertations & Theses in Engineering: Home. Library Catalog: Cornell theses and dissertations can be located by searching by title or author. The library retains two print copies of all Cornell University dissertations. Often it takes several months after the conferral date for the library to receive a copy. Thesis & Dissertation: Guidelines for Masters and PhD Programs eCommons is a service of the Cornell University Library that provides long-term, online access to Cornell-related content of enduring value. Electronic theses and dissertations deposited in eCommons, unless subject to embargo, are freely accessible to anyone with an internet connection. eCommons: Cornell's Digital Repository: Accessing ... Dissertations and theses from the Cornell University Graduate School To get there: Browse Communities and Collections, and select Cornell University Graduate School. Please note: pre-2004 theses are generally unavailable in eCommons unless a digitization request is made, and recent theses may be embargoed at the author's request. PhD The Doctor of Philosophy program in the Field of Statistics is intended to prepare students for a career in research and teaching at the University level or in equivalent positions in industry or government. A PhD degree requires writing and defending a dissertation. Students graduate this program with a broad set of skills, from the ability to ... Computer Science Ph.D. Program The computer science Ph.D. program complies with the requirements of the Cornell Graduate School, which include requirements on residency, minimum grades, examinations, and dissertation. The Department also administers a very small 2-year Master of Science program (with thesis). Recent Dissertation Topics This list of recent dissertation topics shows the range of research areas that our students are working on. Dissertations & Theses Writing and Presenting Your Dissertation or Thesis: detailed outline of proposal, writing and thesis presentation. How to Organise Your Thesis: a succinct coverage of the postgraduate thesis process. How to Write a PhD Thesis: practical advice on the problems of getting started, getting organized and dividing the task into less formidable pieces. Recent PhD Dissertations A listing of graduate dissertation titles from the Department of History of Art and Visual Studies PDF SYSTEMS THINKING SYSTEMS THINKING A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Formatting of theses and dissertations Formatting and structure The Cornell Graduate School has become increasingly flexible about the formatting of theses and dissertations. There now are only seven core requirements. For the structure of theses and dissertations here is a list of required and recommended sections. Formatting Requirements : Graduate School Formatting Requirements. Requirements for format and final production of the dissertation and thesis, as specified below, meet UMI standards and American Library Association (ALA) suggestions for preserving archival copies of the dissertation and thesis. CLASSE Graduate Theses PDF (1.8 MB) THESIS 13-7 (Cornell Univ 2013) Search for Supersymmetry in Events with a Single Lepton, Jets, and Missing Transverse Momentum Using a Neural Network. A. Chatterjee. PDF (4.9 MB) THESIS 13-6 (Cornell Univ 2013) Normal Mode Analysis of Single Bunch, Charge Density Dependent Behavior in Electron/Positron Beams. M. Ehrlichman. Recent Graduates, Theses and Placement Advisor: Michael Todd. Professor, Computer Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Frans Schalekamp (2007). Some results in universal and a priori optimization. Advisor: David B. Shmoys. Senior Lecturer, School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell University. Kazuhiro Shimbo (2007). Current Graduate Programming The TA Online Orientation, designed to prepare new graduate teaching assistants for success in their first few weeks of teaching, is a series of self-paced, asynchronous modules that introduce teaching essentials and resources available to support them while at Cornell. Departments & Fields of Study: Linguistics The Cornell University Courses of Study contains information primarily concerned with academic resources and procedures, college and department programs, interdisciplinary programs, and undergraduate and graduate course offerings of the university. ... Writing an honors thesis is typically a two-semester project involving eight credits of ... Templates : Graduate School Templates. 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