Graduate

Graduates of our Program

Ph.D. Graduates and their Dissertations

The following students have graduated from our Ph.D. program since its creation in 1971.

2020's

  • 2023

    • Nathan Hayford, . Advisors: R. Teodorescu and S. Lee
    • John Kyei, . Advisors R. Teodorescu and J. Rosenfeld
    • Christopher Sze, . Advisor: X. Hou
    • William Youmans, . Advisor: J. Biasse

  • 2022

    • Ahmed Ahmed, . Advisor: W. Ma
    • Damola Akinlana, . Advisor: L. Lu
    • Raymond Centner, . Advisor: C. Beneteau
    • Aditya Chakraborty, . Advisor: C. Tsokos
    • Lina Fajardo Gómez, . Advisors: N. Jonoska and M. Saito
    • Jing Lin, . Advisor: K. Xiong
    • Oluwaseun Elizabeth Otunuga, . Advisor: L. Lu
    • Spyros Pasias, . Advisor: A. Danielyan
    • Ryan M. Thurman, . Advisors: R. Teodorescu and I. Teodorescu

  • 2021

    • Fudong Wang, . Advisor: W.-X. Ma

  • 2020

    • Freeh N. Alenezi, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Jasper Braun, . Advisors: N. Jonoska and M. Saito
    • Robert D. Freeman, .
      Advisor: T. Bieske
    • Chi Phan, . Advisor: Y. You
    • Vasile Pop, . Advisors: R. Teodorescu and I. Teodorescu
    • Brian Tuesink, . Advisor: B. Shekhtman
    • Emanuele Zappala, . Advisors: M. Elhamdadi and M. Saito

2010's

  • 2019

    • Amine Ben Abdeljelil, . Advisor: M. Elhamdadi
    • Maryam Bagherian, . Advisor: S. Kouchekian
    • A. K. M. R. Bashar, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Daniel A. Cruz, . Advisor: N. Jonoska
    • Mahdi Goudarzi, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Maryam Habadi, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Michael Kotarinos, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • John Theado, . Advisor: B. Nagle
       

  • 2018

    • Elsayed Ahmed, . Advisor: D. Savchuk
    • Wael Al-Sawai, . Advisors: R. Teodorescu and A. Barbos
    • Emmanuel Appiah, . Advisor: G. S. Ladde
    • Sumayah Batwa, . Advisor: W.-X. Ma
    • Wael Al-Sawai, . Advisor: R. Teodorescu and A. Barbos
    • Matthew J. Green, . Advisor: M. Elhamdadi
    • Xiang Gu, . Advisor: W.-X. Ma
    • Nawa Raj Pokhrel, . Advisor: Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Zheni S. Stefanova, . Advisor: K. M. Ramachandran
    • Meng Yang, . Advisor: S.-Y. Lee

  • 2017

    • Patrick Armand Assonken Tonfack, . Advisor: G. S. Ladde
    • Gregory Churchill, . Advisor: B. Nagle
    • Indu Rasika U. Churchill, . Advisors: M. Elhamdadi and A. Makhlouf
    • Muditha V. Devamitta Perera, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Chao Gao, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Kumar Vijay Garapati, . Advisor: S. Kouchekian
    • Kristina B. Hilton, . Advisor: G. S. Ladde
    • Pubudu Hitigala Kaluarachchilage, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Morgan McAnally, . Advisor: W.-X. Ma
    • Shuang Na, . Advisors: K. M. Ramachandran and M. Ji
    • Sasith M. Rajasooriya, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Pulahinge H. S. Rodrigo, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Abolfazl Saghafi, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Yuan Zhou, . Advisor: W.-X. Ma

  • 2016

    • Joy D'Andrea, . Advisor: R. Wooten
    • Sherlene Enriquez Savery, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Matthew C. Fleeman, . Advisor: D. Khavinson
    • Doo Young Kim, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Stephen D. Lappano, . Advisor: X. Hou
    • Solomon Manukure, . Advisor: W.-X. Ma
    • Venkateswara Rao Mudunuru, . Advisor: L. Skrzypek
    • Bhikhari Prasad Tharu, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Junyi Tu, . Advisor: Y. You
    • Xing Wang, Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Syed Zoalroshd, . Advisor: D. Khavinson

  • 2015

    • Daria Karpenko, . Advisor: N. Jonoska
    • Vindya Kumari Pathirana, . Advisor: Y. You
    • Taysseer Sharaf, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos

  • 2014

    • Jonathan Burns, . Advisors: A. Z. Grinshpan and N. Jonoska
    • Bong-Jin Choi, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Ram C. Kafle, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Olusegun M. Otunuga, . Advisor: G. S. Ladde

  • 2013

    • Teffera Asfaw, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos
    • Nana Osei Mensa Bonsu, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Lisa De Castro,. Advisor: D. Khavinson
    • Yiu Ming Chan, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Egor Dolzhenko, . Advisor: N. Jonoska
    • Waththage Neranga Fernando, . Advisor: X. Hou
    • Arnut Paothong, . Advisor: G. S. Ladde
    • Keshav P. Pokhrel, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Iuliana Teodorescu, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Joseph Van Name, . Advisor: V. Totik
    • Tadesse G. Zerihun, . Advisor: G. S. Ladde

  • 2012

    • Alrazi Abdeljabbar, . Advisor: W.-X. Ma
    • Magdy Assad, . Advisor: W.-X. Ma
    • Jill Dizona, . Advisor: B. Nagle
    • Zahra Kottabi, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Jinghan Meng, . Advisor: W.-X. Ma
    • Tilahun Muche, .  Advisor: N. Jonoska
    • Jean-Claude Pedjeu, . Advisor: G. S. Ladde
    • Daniel P. Siu, . Advisor: G. S. Ladde
    • Devine T. Wanduku, . Advisor: G. S. Ladde

  • 2011

    • Keith E. Hackett, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Erik Lundberg, . Advisor: D. Khavinson
    • Carlos A. Molinares, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Dimitrios Vovoras, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Yong Xu, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos

  • 2010

    • Chunling Cong, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Enver Karadayi, . Advisor: M. Saito
    • Nabin K. Manandhar Shrestha, . Advisor: K. M. Ramachandran
    • Kevin P. Wagner, . Advisor: S. Suen
    • Ling Wu, . Advisor: G. S. Ladde

2000's

  • 2009

    • Angela Angeleska, .  Advisors: N. Jonoska and M. Saito
    • Elliot M. Findley, . Advisor: V. Totik
    • O'Neil Lynch, . Advisors: K. M. Ramachandran and W. Kim

  • 2008

    • Irena Andreevska, . Advisor: Y. You
    • Armando Hoare, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Branko Miladinovic, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Shou Hsing Shih, .  Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Rodney M. Taylor, . Advisor: V. Totik

  • 2007

    • Dhruba R. Adhikari, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos 
    • Ibtisam Daqqa, . Advisor: B. Curtin
    • John C. Davis, III, . Advisor: A. Mukherjea 
    • Daniela Genova, . Advisor: N. Jonoska
    • Florence George,.  Advisor: K. M. Ramachandran
    • Boubakari Ibrahimou, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos
    • Alfred K. Mbah, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Michiru Shibata, . Advisor: Y. You 
    • Ana Staninska, . Advisors: N. Jonoska and G. L. McColm

  • 2006

    • Kheira Ameur,. Advisor: M. Saito 
    • Gokarna R. Aryal, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Louis R. Camara, .  Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Edgardo S. Cureg, . Advisor: A. Mukherjea
    • Jemal E. Gishe, . Advisor: M. E.-H. Ismail
    • Abdelelah M. Mostafa, .  Advisor: K. M. Ramachandran
    • Lakshminarayan Rajaram, S. Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Joseph O. Quarcoo, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos
    • Joni B. Pirnot, Advisor: N. Jonoska
    • Rebecca D. Wooten, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos

  • 2005

    • Ferenc Tookos, . Advisor: V. Totik
      Djiby Fall, . Advisor: Y. You
    • David E. Kephart, . Advisor: N. Jonoska
    • Norbert N. Youmbi, . Advisor: A. Mukherjea

  • 2004

    • Zhao Chen, . Advisor: A. N. V. Rao 
    • Kalpana Mahalingam,.  Advisor: N. Jonoska
    • Hasan H. Al-Najjar, . Advisor: B. Curtin

  • 2003

    • Ahmed Y. Abdallah, . Advisor: Y. You

  • 2002

    • Marina Appiou-Nikiforou, .   Advisor: M. Saito

  • 2001

    • David P. Benko, . Advisor: V. Totik
    • Viktor V. Maymeskul, . Advisor: E. B. Saff
    • George P. Yanev, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos

  • 2000

    • Ming Dai, . Advisor: A. Mukherjea
    • Daniel D. Jelsovsky, .  Advisor: M. Saito
    • Henry W. Roberts, . Advisors: C. P. Tsokos and A. N. V. Rao

1990's

  • 1999

    • Ivan V. Ivanov, .  Advisors: B. Shekhtman and E. A. Rakhmanov

  • 1998

    • Kejian Liu, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Lubomir P. Markov, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos

  • 1997

    • Vincent A. R. Camara, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Peter D. Dragnev, .  Advisor: E. B. Saff
    • Jing Lin, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos
    • Jifeng Ma, . Advisor: M. E.-H. Ismail
    • Plamen C. Simeonov, . Advisors: E. B. Saff and V. Totik

  • 1996

    • Sergey V. Belyi, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos
    • Edward Caro-Lopez, Stability Analysis of Impulsive Stocastic Differential Systems.  Advisor: A. N. V. Rao
    • Zouhua Ding, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos
    • Subhankar Dhar, Probability . Advisor: A. Mukherjea
    • Mohamed A. Elnaggar, . Advisor: A. Mukherjea, 
    • Michael Q. Rieck, . Advisor: W. E. Clark
    • Vladimir F. Veselov, . Advisors: R. W. Oberste-Vorth and J. H. Hubbard

  • 1995

    • Guoqui Lu, . Advisor: A. Mukherjea
    • Igor E. Pritsker, . Advisor: E. B. Saff
    • Margaret A. Yoder, Advisor: J. F. Pedersen
    • Yanmu Zhou, Advisor: E. B. Saff

  • 1994

    • William Albrecht, Jr. . Advisor: J. Liang
    • Jun Cao, . Advisor: Y. You
    • Xiaoping Liu, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos
    • Philip Wing, .  Advisor: A. N. V. Rao

  • 1993

    • Hongzhu Qiao, . Advisor C. P. Tsokos
    • Ruiming Zhang, . Advisor: M. E.-H. Ismail

  • 1992

    • Tony Yu Chang, . Advisor: W. E. Clark 
    • Xiaoyan Liu, . Advisor: E. B. Saff
    • Richard Ruedemann, . Advisor: M. E.-H. Ismail
    • Kevin Schweiker, . Advisor: J. Liang
    • Nalina Suresh, . Advisor: A. N. V. Rao

  • 1991

    • Gregory Budzban, . Advisor: A. Mukherjea
    • Xisheng (Matthew) He, . Advisor: E. B. Saff
    • Jung-Fang Sun, . Advisor:  J. J. Liang

  • 1990

    • Zhengyuan Guan, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos
    • Richard Kaplan, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos
    • Kuo-Chen Pan, . Advisors: E. B. Saff and B. Shekhtman
    • Jaedong Shim, . Advsor: S. J. Lee
    • Ki-yeon Shin, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos
    • Xinlong Weng, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos

1980's

  • 1989

    • Li-Chen Chen, . Advisor: M. E.-H. Ismail
    • Chi-Chang Lo, . Advisor: A. Mukherjea
    • Xin Li, . Advisor: E. B. Saff
    • Zachariah Sinkala, . Advisor: R. K. Nagle

  • 1988

  • Deborah Levinson, . Advisor: A. D. Snider and M. E. Parrott

  • 1987 

    • Virginia Clarson, . Advisor: J. Liang
    • David Kerr, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos
    • Mehrdad Simkani, . Advisor: E. B. Saff

  • 1986

    • Richard Stephens, . Advisors: A. Mukherjea and A. G. Kartsatos

  • 1985

    • Richard Mabry, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos

  • 1984

    • Yousef Hasan Abbas, . Advisor: J. Liang
    • Rita Chattopadhyay, . Advisor: A. Mukherjea
    • Jessica Craig, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos
    • Victor Dannon,   Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos
    • Stephen Gibert, Non-homogeneous Products of Infinite Non-negative Matrices and Non-homogeneous Markov Chains. Advisor A. Mukherjea

  • 1983

    • Albert Lilles, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • David Steele, . Advisor: A. Mukherjea

  • 1982

    • Ranjan Chaudhuri, . Advisor: A. Mukherjea

  • 1981

  • Junryo Miyashita, Identification of Parameters by the Maximum Random Variable.  Advisor: A. Mukherjea
  • Ina Howell, Parameter Estimation: Linear Decreasing Mean Residual Life Failure Model.  Advisor: C. P. Tsokos

  • 1980 

    • Christine Deans, Classical and Bayesian Analysis of Survival Systems. Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Witold Kosmala, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos
    • George Mead, . Advisor: J. Liang
    • Cheng-Ming Weng, . Advisor: A. N. V. Rao

1970's

  • 1979

    • Steven Bean, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Curtis Church, On the Behavior of Groupings for Certain Populations.  Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Jorge Gonzalez, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos
    • Michael Lachance, . Advisor: E. B. Saff
    • Karen Singkofer, .  Advisor: R. K. Nagle

  • 1978

    • Robert Jernigan, Stochastic Ecology Models. Advisor: C. P. Tsokos 
    • Albert Rust, III, .  Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Terry Walters, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos

  • 1977

    • David Rose, . Advisor:  Y.-F. Lin

  • 1976

    • Barbara Center, . Advisor: A. Mukherjea
    • Allan D. Kraus, . Advisor A.D. Snider
    • Emilio Toro, . Advisor: J. Liang
    • Ronald Tourgee, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Richard Welch, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos

  • 1975

    • Anastase Nakassis, . Advisor: A. Mukherjea
    • George Schultz, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Truett L. Smith, On the Stochastic Formulation and Analysis of Some Problems in Life Sciences and Engineering. Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • William Zigler, . Advisor: A. G. Kartsatos

  • 1974

    • James Ward, Jr., . Advisor A. G. Kartstasos

Master's Graduates

We list some Master's Theses of recent students who elected this exit option.

Recent Master's Theses

  • 2023

    • Tejasvi Channagiri, . Advisor: N. Jonoska

  • 2019

    • Daviel Leyva, . Advisor: G. L. McColm
    • Shannon Stich, . Advisor: M. Saito
    • DayVon Walker, . Advisor: B. Curtin

  • 2018 

    • Lindsay D. Fields, . Advisor: G. L. McColm
    • Ruizhe Hou, . Advisor: L. Lu
    • Jinyong Pang, . Advisor: K. M. Ramachandran
    • Minh H. Pham, . Advisor K. M. Ramachandaran

  • 2017

    • Megan N. Cannon, . Advisor: M. Krajčevski.
    • Robert C. Connelly, . Advisor: C. Bénéteau
    • Lukas Nabergall, . Advisors: N. Jonoska and M. Saito
    • Allen Pennington, . Advisor: D. Savchuk

  • 2016

    • Jeremy W. Kerr, . Advisor: M. Elhamdadi
    • Josiah Park, . Advisor: B. Shekhtman
    • Jonathan Spiewak, . Advisor: B. Curtin
    • Yue Sun, . Advisor W.-X. Ma

  • 2015

    • Wei Chen, . Advisor: C. P. Tsokos
    • Richard Warner, . Advisor: L. Skrzypek
    • Xiaochuang Zhao, .  Advisor: D. Shen

  • 2014

    • Ryan Arredondo, .  Advisors: N. Jonoska and M. Saito
    • Louis Caponi, . Advisor D. Savchuk
    • Grant Conine, . Advisors: N. Jonoska and M. Saito
    • James Klinedinst, . Advisor: T. Bieske

  • 2013

    • Malena K. Allison, . Advisor: R. Wooten
    • Elizabeth C. Miller, . Advisor: R. Wooten

  • 2012

    • Daria Karpenko, . Advisor: N. Jonoska
    • Mengshu Zhang, .  Advisor: W.-X. Ma

  • 2011

    • Jennifer Macquarrie, . Advisor: M. Elhamdadi
    • Kristen Snyder Childers, . Advisor: T. Bieske

  • 2010

    • Amber E. Age, .  Advisor: C. Bénéteau
    • Jennifer M. Tarr, . Advisor: S. Suen

  • 2009

    • Arash Khani Ardestani, . Advisor: R. Stark
    • Shoaib Amjad Khan, .  Advisor: B. Nagle
    • Jessica Sobkowiak, . Advisor: B. Curtin
    • Christopher Sze, . Advisor: X. Hou

  • 2008

    • Sarah K. Bleiler, . Advisor: C. Bénéteau
    • John Clark, . Advisor: S. Suen
    • Egor Dolzhenko, . Advisor: N. Jonoska
    • Kenneth Killian, . Advisor: D. Khavinson

  • 2006

    • Sandra D. Draper, . Advisor: X. Hou
    • Andrew Purcell, . Advisor: T. Bieske

  • 2005

    • Meagan McNamee, .  Advisor: T. Bieske
    • Ena Salter, . Advisor: B. Curtin
    • Anupama Tippabhotla, . Advisor: W.-X. Ma

Placement

Graduates of our programs listed have found employtment in a variety of positions. 

Industry

  • Accusoft
  • Aeropostle
  • Aetna
  • Cardinal Financial Company
  • Forge ABS
  • Illumina
  • Ionic Security
  • iQor
  • Link Systems International
  • Pilgrim Quality Solutions
  • Raymond James Financial
  • Rouge Steel Company
  • Wakely Consulting Group, Inc.
  • Wellcare
  • Willis Towers Watson

Government

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Department of the Navy
  • National Security Agency
  • United States Air Force
  • U.S. Department of Energy

Florida Educational Institutions

  • Barry University
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Florida Atlantic University
  • Florida Gulf Coast University
  • Florida International University
  • Florida Polytechnic University
  • Florida Southwestern College
  • Hillsborough Community College
  • Pasco-Hernando State College
  • Palm Beach State College
  • Saint Petersburg College
  • State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
  • Southeastern University
  • University of North Florida
  • 91tvӰԺ
  • University of Tampa

Out-of-State Educational Institutions

  • CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College, NY
  • Drake University, IA 
  • Eastern Kentucky University
  • George Mason University, VA
  • Indiana-Purdue University
  • Kennesaw State University, GA
  • Louisiana State University in Shreveport
  • Marshall University, WV 
  • Middle Tennessee State University
  • Northeastern University, MA
  • Northwestern University, IL 
  • Oklahoma State University
  • Penn State
  • Red Rocks Community College, CO
  • Savannah State University, GA
  • SUNY-Oswego, NY
  • Troy University, AL
  • University Of Connecticut-Waterbury
  • University of Houston-Downtown, TX
  • University of Pensylvania
  • Universidad de Puerto Rico en Arecibo
  • University of South Alabama
  • University of South Dakota
  • University of Texas-Pan American
  • University of Texas-Permian Basin
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
  • York College, PA 

International Educational Institutions

  • American University of Nigeria
  • Dawson College, Quebec, Canada
  • European University Cyprus, Cyprus 
  • Indian Institute of Technology, India
  • University of Belize
  • University of Jordan 

Post-doctoral Positions

  • Baylor University
  • Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany
  • Princeton University
  • Syracuse University
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Western Ontario

Alumni 

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