Once you have passed your comprehensive exams, the time has come for you to complete the dissertation proposal. In this memo, I give you some of my thoughts on ways to approach the proposal. Also, I ...

Students should begin to think about possible dissertation topics early on in their doctoral career. Keep a file of topics on which you imagine yourself writing. Over the years of course work and ...

A doctoral thesis should be based on extensive research in primary sources, make an original contribution to knowledge, and be presented in acceptable scholarly form. Students entering the program ...

Advisor: Xingwei Wang, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell Xuejun Lu, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell ...