This collection contains research reports authored by students and student teams in the Engineering and Technology Management program at Portland State University (PSU), and serve to partially fulfill their requirements for Master's degrees in Engineering and Technology Management.
Many reports are openly available to researchers anywhere. However, due to the inclusion of proprietary content in the reports many are limited to PSU students, staff and faculty.
Submissions from 2021
Competitiveness of Mexico in the Technological Innovation Sector: An Assessment of the Patents Granted by Mexican Government, Angel Contreras Cruz (Project)
HDM Model for Assessing the Readiness/Optimization of Restaurant Delivery Systems, Moise Degand, Duane Murray, Yaya Sirimongkarakorn, Mohammed Thawab, and Mohammed Zaid (Project)
The Impact of Effective Leadership in Cross-functional New Product Development Virtual Teams, Obianuju Obiano (Project)
Decision Making on Reopening Schools During Covid-19 Pandemic, Alekhya Penmatsa, Arundhati Jadhav, Chunjing Huai, and Jason Carver (Closed Project)
Best Used-car Selling Service in US, Sirisha Pola, Jennifer Wagner, Fenny Jin, Pallavi Gusain, and Alfonso Herrero (Project)
Strategic Management of Digital Contact Tracing Technologies: COVID-19 and Singapore, Yaya Sirimongkarakorn (Project)
Strategic Analysis of Mirror: The Gym, Neeti Verma (Project)
Submissions from 2020
Policing Politics: Facebook and a Politician's Right to Free Speech, Adewunmi Adedji, Nisha Hemantha Raju, Jennifer Wagner, Alfonso Herrero, and Matthew Johnson (Project)
Effective Leadership in Virtual Teams during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Shivani Agarwal, Sara Ferdousi, Mareena John, Alison Nalven, and Tyler Stahl (Project)
HomeSense, Ashwaq Al Khalil, Brian Aebi, and Mitesh Dedhia (Project)
EveryWear Marketing Plan, Khalid Bouredji, Raghav Gupta, and Gwendolyn Jester (Project)
Last Mile Delivery Cargo Trike & Microhub Marketing Plan, Jesse Fritz, Yuqian Pan, Jongyoung Jo, Aaron Cavanaugh, and Jill Lilithcleopatra (Closed Project)
Connecting Offshore Floating Wind to the Western Electricity Grid: Transmission Options Decision Modeling, Bill Henry (Project)
Optimization of Semiconductor Equipment Installations, Tina Matthews, Alison Nalven, Janet Rosenthal, Dean Rosenthal, and Arjun Sridhar (Closed Project)
Initial Decision Framework for the Implementation of Virtual Teams, Duane Murray, Jeffrey Pinkerton, Yaya Sirimongkarakorn, Mohammed Thawab, and Mohammed Zaid (Project)
Challenges and Practices for Effective Knowledge Transfer for New Members in ad hoc Virtual Teams, Alekhya Penmasta, Gopichand Nandamuri, Mohamed Sheikh, Sobha Rani Chittila, and Thanvi Vemulapally (Project)
Project - Smart Sole, Dharshanika Selvakumar, Garrette Stauffer, Dmitry Gryaznov, Elaina L. Gabriel, and Waseem Khalaf (Project)
PSU Computer Labs Efficiency Study, Rita Snodgrass, Bharat Verma, and Dave Sherman (Closed Project)
Project Management Assignment Tool Using R and Shiny, Ben Stewart, Hoseok Jung, and Moses Rawar (Project)
Optimization model for Project Manager Assignments, Neeti Verma, Poonam Ganoskar, Pallavi Gusain, Thanvi Vemulapally, Sai Kalyan, Bala Krishnamoorthy, and Sai Kalyan Krishna Gali (Project)
Submissions from 2019
Hierarchical Decision Model for Housing Decision in the Portland Metropolitan Area, Adediji Adewunmi (Project)
Assembly Line Assessment and Optimization, Shivani Agarwal, Kyle Brown, Jesse Fritz, Harshita Gadiraju, and Chaitali Sunil Sawant (Closed Project)
Comparing The Best Modes of Transportation for International Shipping By Hierarchical Decision, Ali Al Gafly (Closed Project)
Team Process Report, Ali Al-Gafly, Anju Babu, Jose Banos, and Priyanka Patil (Closed Project)
Assessment of Mobile Payment Technologies for College Students, Sultan Al Ghamdi and Mustafa Almuzel (Closed Project)
Drone Technology for Package Delivery, Ashwaq Al Khalil, James VanHuis, Alexandra Starrett, and Dharshanika Selvakumar (Closed Project)
Deciding on the Pursuit of an Advanced Degree, Danielle W. Beyer (Closed Project)
The World of Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technology, Ryan Caldwell and Kate Kula (Closed Project)
Paints-R-Us Term Project, Tyler Campbell, Skye Gilbreth, Michael Oluwole, Elijah Raffo, and Brad Unruh (Project)
Exoskeleton, Vinu Casper and Liliana Fitzpatrick (Project)
Energy Storage Technology Analysis using PESTLE, Horatiu Corban, Imran Mirza, Aaron Cavanaugh, and Matt Yamamoto (Closed Project)
Schneider Electric and the Smart Factory, Angel Contreras Cruz, Tan Le, and Carly Rogan (Closed Project)
Selecting the Best Home Automation System, Kevin D'Souza (Closed Project)
Future of Transportation: Emerging Technologies and Business Models, Eliana Gabriel, Maiya Delgoda, and Moise Degand (Closed Project)
Deciding the Best Type of Large Scale Solar Photovoltaic Installation, Poonam Ganoskar, Prabi Panigrahy, Ali Al-Gafly, and Kevin D'Souza (Closed Project)
Management of Engineering and Technology: Project Report, Pallavi Gusain, Arundhati Jadhav, Dharshanika Selvakumar, and Waseem Khalaf (Closed Project)
Route Optimization using R: Completing the McMenamins Passport, Bret Hunley, Caitlin Mohnike, Page Bailey, Radha Shrikhande, and Tyler Stahl (Closed Project)
Decision making for Sector of Government R&D Investment: USA and South Korea Cases, Jongyoung Jo (Closed Project)
Folding Mobile Devices, Ketsaraporn Kaewkhiaolueang, Jeffrey Pinkerton, and Ryan Ruark (Closed Project)
Review of Kodak’s Strategic Management of Technology. Why Kodak Failed?, Nasim Karami (Closed Project)
Hospital Efficiency using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), Waseem Khalaf, Obianuju Obiano, and Nasim Karami (Closed Project)
Uber as a Technology Platform: Directions and Challenges, Shahram Khorasanizadeh (Closed Project)
HDM Selection of Emerging Technology for Supercomputing Storage, Wendy Lally, Angel Contreras Cruz, and Roland Richards (Closed Project)
A Resource-Based View of Amazon’s Drone Delivery Services, Barrett Lewis (Closed Project)
Future of Sports: Impact of Wearable Technology: Case Study on Nike’s Wearable Technologies, Alison Nalven, Garrette Stauffer, Obianuju Obiano, and Shivani Agarwal (Closed Project)
Ossia Marketing Plan - Hearing Aid Batteries & Starkey Partnership, Abdalilah Owaishiz, Bret Hunley, Caitlin Mohnike, Radha Shrikhande, and Tyler Stahl (Project)
Benchmarking Cloud Computing Options Using DEA, Munisha Parikh, Sanjai Raj, Mary Muhly, Ambica Sogal, and William Bramblett (Closed Project)
Constructing Winning NBA Teams Using Mixed Integer Programming, Andrew Rondema, Matt Yamamoto, Mert Cihan Tonkal, Mahamadou Sissoko, and Manolo Lopez (Closed Project)
Decision Making on Pursuing Computer Science Masters in United States, Chaitali Sunil Sawant (Project)
Foodini Marketing Plan, Dave Sherman, Rita Snodgrass, Bharat Verma, Michael Oluwole, and Oneshin Aiken (Project)
Competitive Strategies for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS’s) in a Multi-Discipline Engineering Firm, Buck Smith (Closed Project)
OSAA: Football League Assignment in R, Saisanjay Talari (Closed Project)
Selection of HR e-Recruitment Solution, Saisanjay Talari (Project)
SuperSelfie Marketing Plan, Bryan Trotter, Buck Smith, Elia Rawar, Nasim Karami, and Tina Matthews (Closed Project)
CatsVision: Smart Lens Marketing Plan, Neeti Verma, Mert Cihan Tonkal, Chaitali Sunil Sawant, Poonam Ganoskar, and John Tacco-Melendez (Project)
Considerations of Turbine Replacement Using Linear Programming Optimization, Wei Wang, America Tirado, Yingzhe Jiao, and Margaret Ryan (Closed Project)
Marketing Plan for Memphis Meats - Cultured Meat, Dawei Zhang, Matt Yamamoto, Saisanjay Talari, and Shahram Khorasanizadeh (Closed Project)
Submissions from 2018
How Does Communication Contribute to Cross- Functional Team Dysfunction and Success?, Tanzila Akhter, Bob Greenlee, Erica Merckling, and Alexandra Starrett (Closed Project)
Disruptive Innovation Antecedents as a Source of Competitive Advantage, Deemah Alassaf (Closed Project)
Selecting the Optimal IT Outsourcing Solution For SMEs, Deemah Alassaf (Closed Project)
Convergence of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things, Ahmed Alhasan, Dmitry Gryaznov, Page Bailey, Radha Shrikhande, and Sanjai Raj Venkataramana (Closed Project)
Project: Semiconductor Manufacturing Costs, Reem Alkathem, Liwae Al Musawi, Ahmed Badr, Dana Bakry, Aaron Cavanaugh, and Lionel Miao (Closed Project)
Decision Making with Analytic Hierarchy Process to Expedite the Manufacturing Process at Streimer Sheet Metal Works, lnc., Mustafa Almuzel (Closed Project)
Tesla Solar Roof Marketing Plan, Mustafa Almuzel, Touraj Goudarznia, Ali Daneshi, Mohammadsaleh Saadatmand, and Mufeed Yacoub (Project)
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Best Service Provider Decision Making with Using Hierarchical Decision Model (HDM), Fayez Alsoubaie (Project)
Analysis of Residential and Auto Break-in Records in Taipei City, Afnan Althoupety, Aishwarya Joy, Juchun Cheng, Priyanka Patil, and Tejas Deshpande (Project)
Enterprise Marketing Automation Software Selection, Anju Babu (Project)
Team Process Report, Ahmed Badr, Jonathan Tran, Neeti Verma, Ramya Priya Guntipalli, and Shireen Saqee (Closed Project)
Car Dealership Strategy Recommendations Based upon Historical Sales Data, Kyndra Beebeheiser, Tasha Harris, Ronnie Schneider, and Gabe McBride (Closed Project)
Miracle Mirror: Functional, Financial and Efficient, Aruna Bhatia, Brian Lux, and Page Bailey (Closed Project)
Exploring the Functions and Applications of Organizational Foresight Programs, Joshua Binus (Closed Project)
Lean Startups and Strategic Management, Joshua Binus, Horatiu Corban, Stephanie Miller, and Hans VanDerSchaaf (Project)
Transportation Technology Assessment, Joshua Binus, Barrett Lewis, Horatiu Corban, Fayez Alsoubaie, and Rasnia Tabpla (Closed Project)
Innovation in Formula SAE Teams as Applied to Viking Motorsports: A Case Study, Pawel Buczkowski (Closed Project)
Electric Scooter, Esraa Bukhari, Dana Bakry, Farshad Madani, and Mert Cihan Tonkal (Closed Project)
A Hierarchal Decision Model to Determine the Most Promising Tier-2 Space Agency, Smarajit Chakraborty (Project)
Gaining a Competitive Advantage as the new leading Wind Power OEM, Horatiu Corban (Closed Project)
Marketing Plan for the LG Rollable TV, Blair Davis, Dana Bakry, Jake Stevens, Marthed Mohammed, Lennae Misiewicz, and Kate Kula (Closed Project)
Using HDM to Evaluate Investment Potential of Cryptocurrencies, Christopher Davis (Closed Project)
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership, Liliana Fitzpatrick, Rasika Shete, and Roland Richards (Closed Project)
Software Version Control Tool, Harshitha Gadirajurrett (Closed Project)
Impact of Leadership on Team’s Performance, Harshitha Gadirajurrett, Raj Srinivasan, Jake Stevens, and Nihal Jeena (Project)
Choosing the Best Software for Spec Review: An Analytic Hierarchy Process Approach, Bob Greenlee (Project)
Best Devices to Replace Laptops at Intel, Aayushi Gupta (Project)
Future of Transportation: Hyperloop, Aayushi Gupta, Anju Babu, Catalina Reyes, Lipishree Vrushabhendra, and Alex Tacco Melendez (Project)
Shift Scheduling Optimization for PSU Library, Aayushi Gupta, Anju Babu, Lipishree Vrushabhendra, Shivani Purwar, and Shravankumar Doosa (Project)
Comma.ai Marketing Plan, Gaya Haciane, Rassaniya Lerdphayakkarat, Papit Meteekotchadet, Juliana Kutch, Jon Roschke, and Hakan Kutgun (Closed Project)
Data Warehousing Class Project Report, Gaya Haciane, Chuan Chieh Lu, Rassaniya Lerdphayakkarat, and Rudraxi Mitra (Project)
Resiliency & Energy Planning for the Broadway Corridor, Bill Henry (Closed Project)
Banking on Blockchain, Stephan Hoo-Fatt (Closed Project)
The Impact of Cultural Communication on Team Performance, Bret Hunley, Smarajit Chakraborty, and Stephen MacDonald (Project)
Ethical Issues of Data Tracking and Analytics, Aishwarya Joy, Tyler Stahl, Caitlin Mohnike, Rushikesh Jirage, and Kate Kula (Closed Project)
HR for a Dental Implant Manufacturer, Chatchai Kubpiyajanya, Shravankumar Doosa, and Papit Meteekotchadet (Closed Project)
Analysis of the Technology Transfer of the Governmental Organization in Thailand by using SWOT, Rassaniya Lerdphayakkarat (Closed Project)
Analysis of the Technology Transfer of the Governmental Organization in Thailand by using SWOT, Rassaniya Lerdphayakkarat (Closed Project)
What Demand Response Incentivize Mechanism Captures the Highest Customer Participation and Retention?, Stephen MacDonald (Closed Project)
Tesla Energy: Making Solar Power Affordable and Easily Available for Homes and Businesses, Tina Matthews, Murnal Hirve, Yuqian Pan, Dao Dang, and Elia Rawar (Closed Project)
REA, Alex Tacco Melendez, Anju Babu, Neeti Verma, and Pravallika Kavikondala (Project)
Outsourcing Strategies in Software Engineering, Cody Miller (Project)
Technological Evolution in Software Engineering, Cody Miller (Project)