MetroWorks provides access to scholarship, publications, and creative works created by the students of Metro State University. This includes culminating projects created to meet degree requirements, e.g. capstone projects, theses, and dissertations, and Student Research Conference papers and presentations.
Student work is added with approval by a Metro State University faculty member or department.
Submissions from 2026
Utilizing Technology to Promote Sustainable Health & Safety Practices within Supply Chain Operations, Winter Adams, NiPre McNutt, and Yuqiao An
Stress, Sleep, and Age: A Mixed Model Study, Angela Aubart
Genetic modification of Arabidopsis thaliana to investigate cadmium tolerance mechanisms, Ebrima Dem
Operations Management’s Impact on Society: An Industrial Revolutions Perspective, Alex Dohrmann, Rajanbir Singh, Hashi Mohammad, and Ramon Centurion Benitez
The Moderating Effects of Gratitude on Social Support & Role Overload, Angela Flores and Dulce Hernandez
Performance and Efficiency of Cache Replacement Policies in Multi-Level Memory Hierarchies, Rediet Gebretsadik
Sensitivity of Machine Learning Models to Sampling Variability, Ashley Haxton, Amina Mohamud, Sam Reitz, and Ivan Perez-Villa
Social Media's Influence on First-Generation College Decisions: A Quantitative Study on Its Effects on College Selection, Part II - Research Proposal, Rosymar Hjermstad
Neuromorphic Computing the Future of AI Hardware, Marian Khayr
Physically Unclonable Functions for Securing BLE Medical Devices, Paul Kohler
Emerging Technologies in Operations and Supply Chain: Impact on Co-creation of Value-added Service Experiences, Renee Langenfeld, Jorge Moreno Estupina, Xuan Nguyen, and Scott Stodola
A Comparative Study of Imputation Strategies for Predicting Energy Consumption in a Smart Building with Sparse IOT Sensor Data, Lawrence Lwanga, Caris Rungkittikhun, and Derrick Nyagesuka
The Linguistic Landscape of the Student Center and Fine Arts Building, Blessing Macvenu, Patrick Vu, Nadezhda Martinez-Miranda, and Sumaya Muhumed
The Role of Hardware in Zero Trust Architecture, Ridwan Mohamed
Self-Defending FPGA Systems: Real-Time Hardware Trojan Detection and Autonomous Recovery Using Embedded Machine Learning, Yasir Said and Salman Ahmed
Database Framework for Assessing Fundraising Effectiveness in Booster Clubs, Cara Schmidt, Paul Olotu, and Abdirahman Ali
How do Transformer-based Architectures Compare to LSTM Networks for Sequence-based Malware Classification in Terms of Accuracy, Robustness to Obfuscation, and Computational Efficiency?, Joatan Silva Sampaio Neto, Is-haq Yusuf, and Sterling Gjesvold
Zero-Trust Hardware Architectures, Ben Talley
Language, Identity and Inclusion: Missing Voices in Metro State’s Library, Skyway, and New Main, Scarlett Vang, Melissa Vang, Kadidja Abdourahman Souleiman, and Robinson Vang
Hardware-Level Solutions for AI Hallucinations in Large Language Models, Neha Virani
Use of Generative AI for Native Chinese Speakers to Learn English, Luyin Wang
FPGAs: Reinforcement Learning For Attack Generation, Calvin Yang and Mohamed Abdirahman Mohamed
Developing a 3D Game Demo With The Godot Game Engine, Mihal Zavalani
Submissions from 2025
Career Shock and its Effect on Workers and their Pursuit of Supplemental Education in a Post-Pandemic Environment, Tom Anderson
Social Media's Influence on First-Generation College Decisions: A Systematic Literature Review of Its Effects on College Selection, Richard Balderrama and Rosymar Hjermstad
Security and Reliability in Cache Systems, Eric Cortes
Health & Safety vs Sustainable Supply Chain Operations, Alan Delgado, Hamza Omar, Sumeya Yusuf, and Michelle Listrom
Implementation of a Patient Education Protocol to Reduce Hospital Length of Stay after Colon and Rectal Surgery, Megain Duellman
Unequal Coverage, Unequal Care: Overlapping Hotspots of Mental Distress and Uninsurance in Minnesota, Danae Goldsmith and James Hixon
Teach the Teacher: Implementing a Preceptor Development Program for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Caitlyn Goodell
AI and Current Supply Chain Operations in Industry, Destiny Hajder, John McKee, and Tyler Savino
Personal Care Growth: Rebalancing Channels with Income and Age, Leah Her and Xuan M. Nguyen
Social Media’s Influence on First-Generation College Decisions - Part I, Rosymar Hjermstad
Challenges to Customer-Centered Operations in e-Retailing Operations, Ruth Knight, Ayan Mohamed, Ana Vasquez, and Yeng Houa Vang
The Effect of Audio Environment on Study Focus and Productivity, Maria Larson
Disparities in Homeownership Access, Nyema Manley, Khadija Elajmi, and Katherine Verzhbitska-Radzills
An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Stratified Sampling on the Performance and Robustness of Boosting Algorithms for Imbalanced Network Intrusion Detection, Lance McDonald, Jake Olson, and Dennis Campoverde-Lema
Tamper Resistance in Microelectronics: Physical and Logical Techniques, Mohamed Mohamed-Abdirahman
AI-Driven Prediction of Vulnerabilities in FPGA Designs, Osob Mohamed
Zero Trust from the Ground Up, Nabila Nur-Muse
SARA: Secure Allocation and Reallocation Architecture for Multi-Level Security FPGA Systems, Nabilah Nur-Muse and Ibrahim Ali
RISC-V Unleashed: Open. Fast. Yours., Caris Rungkittikhun, Matthew Walters, and Salah Robleh
Quantum-Safe Public Key Infrastructure (PKI): Evaluating Cache Side-Channel Threats Against CRYSTALS-Kyber, Stephanie Shinn
Phytochemical Investigation of Solidago altissima (Tall Goldenrod) and Verbena hastata (Blue Vervain), Gabriel Sullivan
A Comparative History of Casseroles and Hot Dishes in American Foodways, 1912-1952, Ulysses Swanson
Enhancing Communication and Feedback During Emergency Department Nurse Orientation Through a Structured Digital Model, Richard Tavarez
Structural Inequality in Minnesota’s Workforce: A Regression Analysis of Wage Determinants, Toni Topp
Supply Chain Disruptions vs. Resilience, Pamela Trinh, Lilliana Molloy Johnson, Aisha Ali, and Jared Hall
Defending Retail ATMs from Network Attacks via IP Packet Obfuscation, Brian Volkmuth
FPGAs: Reinforcement Learning For Attack Generation, Calvin Yang and Mohamed Mohamed Abdirahman