Optical interconnects and switches are widely considered as a promising candidate to provide high and ultra-high speed interconnection. This thesis addresses several important issues and proposes solutions in packet ...

Escapism ultimately is a comfort. Accepting this truth was tied to my childhood. However, even after this I find myself still day dreaming of adventures and heroic legends. It was after reflecting on a hiking trip in the ...

Cuban

My paintings are often interior scenes of my surroundings, from my studio and apartment to public spaces such as theaters and stores, which come from my memories and imaginings, focusing on color, light, and spatial ...

I cut and collage shapes to locate parallel meanings. I trust in the directness of mark making and deploy a formal vocabulary to reveal the structure of my thoughts. The artwork originates in the freedom of play and retains ...

This dissertation is about the changing historical role of Pan-Africanism in Ghanaian politics from the late colonial period to the present. For a variety of reasons, the Republic of Ghana is an ideal site to explore ...

At the heart of democracy lies a paradox. Democracy is dependent upon citizen participation, but if citizens, exercising the freedom that democracy permits, choose not to participate in the political life of the society, ...