Professor Michael Mike
A. Saville, Ph.D., P.E.
PhD Dissertations Advised
CURRENT AFIT DOCTORAL STUDENTS
Richard Washington, 1Lt, expected graduation Sep 2026.
Dissertation title: TBD.
Primary publications:
R. Washington, M. A. Saville, N. Colon-Diaz, “Multivariable Mutual Couplng Calibration Method for MIMO Array”, MSS Tri-Service Radar Symposium, Monterey, CA, June 10-14, 2024.
AFIT DOCTORAL GRADUATES ADIVSED
1. Daniel E. Hack, Civilian, Sep 2013.
Dissertation title: Passive MIMO Radar Detection.
Primary publications:
D. E. Hack, L. K. Patton, B. Himed, M. A. Saville, “Centralized Passive MIMO Radar Detection Without Direct-Path Reference Signals,” IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, vol. 62, no. 11, pp. 3013-3023, June 2014.
D. E. Hack, L. K. Patton, B. Himed, M. A. Saville, “Detection in Passive MIMO Radar Networks,” IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, vol. 62, no. 11, pp. 2999-3012, June 2014.
2. Dane F. Fuller, Lt Col, Sep 2011.
Dissertation title: Phase History Decomposition for Efficient Scatterer Classification in SAR Imagery.
Primary publications:
M. A. Saville, J. A. Jackson, D. F. Fuller, “Rethinking Vehicle Classification with Wide-Angle Polarimetric SAR,” IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, Special Edition on Wide Angle SAR, Eds. B. Rigling, S. Scarborough, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 41-49, January 2014.
D. F. Fuller and M. A. Saville, “A High-Frequency Multipeak Model for Wide-Angle SAR Imagery,” IEEE Trans. on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 4279-4291, July 2013.
3. Jawad Farooq, Maj, Sep 2009.
Dissertation title: Frequency Diversity for Improving Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging.
Primary publications:
J. Farooq, M. A. Temple, and M. A. Saville, “Exploiting Frequency Diverse Array Processing to Improve SAR Image Resolution,” IEEE Radar Conf., Rome, Italy, pp. 1 – 5, May 2008.
J. Farooq, M. A. Temple, and M. A. Saville, “Application of Frequency Diverse Arrays to Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging,” International Conf. on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), Torino, Italy, pp. 447– 449, September 2007.
CURRENT WRIGHT STATE DOCTORAL STUDENTS
1. Zechar, Nathan, Topic: expected graduation Aug 2025. Program: Integrated Applications of Science and Mathematics, Department of Physics, Wright State University. Pending research proposal.
Dissertation title: High-temperature Material Characterization.
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2. Fuller, Ryan, Graduation expected Aug 2025. Program: Electrical Engineering. Pending research proposal.
Dissertation title: Machine Learning for Commercial Inventory.
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3. Hawthorn, John C., expected graduation expected Aug. 2026. Program: Electrical Engineering. Pending research proposal.
Dissertation title: TBD.
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4. Shaver, Ryan, Program: Electrical Engineering. Pending research proposal.
Dissertation title: TBD.
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5. Figueroa, John, Program: Electrical Engineering. Pending PhD specialty (qualification) exam.
Dissertation title: TBD.
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