This is the source code of my doctoral dissertation "Applied Implicit Computational Complexity" (Rusch, 2025).
I am not aware of any other open source doctoral dissertations from Augusta University. I hope that making this resource public will be useful to future candidates. This repository uses automated workflows (for example, to compile the dissertation and build an artifact) that may be of interest to technically skilled candidates.
The timeline and process of my dissertation and defense is documented here.
These are the content and formatting recommendations ("requirements")1 of doctoral dissertations at Augusta University.
My dissertation uses the alternative format as per the university guidelines circa 2024. The alternative format includes publications verbatim, as published manuscripts and unpublished research. The standard format constains instead methods and results chapters. Otherwise the two formats agree on content structuring.
- Dissertation template — LaTeX/markdown template for Augusta University graduate dissertations
- Augusta University Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) — guide by Augusta University Libraries
- Preparing Your Manuscript for Submission — publishing guidelines by ProQuest
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├─ 📁 .github : Automated workflows
├─ 📁 code : Code listings
├─ 📁 fonts : Custom fonts
├─ 📁 latex : LaTeX commands
├─ 📁 pdf : Static files
├─ 📁 pictures : TikZ drawings
├─ 📁 references : Bibs and indices
├─ 📁 text : Dissertation text content
├─ args.tex : Template configuration
├─ content.tex : Chapter organization
├─ main.tex : The base template
├─ readme.txt : Artifact readme
└─ * : Other configuration files, license, etc.
The compilation follows roughly this dependency schema.
┌──── args.tex ◂──────── latex/*
main.tex ◂─┼──── content.tex ◂──┬── text/* ◂──────┬── pdf/* ◂─── pictures/*
└──── fonts/* └── references/* └── code/*
Time: 5-10 min • Prerequisites: LaTeX, GNU Make
At repository root, compile the dissertation by running:
make full
The output is a file main.pdf.
Time: 10-15 min • Prerequisites: Docker
Prepare container
Pull and launch the latest container (on some machines you may need sudo):
docker pull --platform=linux/amd64 ghcr.io/nkrusch/dissertation:artifact
docker run --name dimage -it --rm ghcr.io/nkrusch/dissertation:artifact
Compile
In container, compile the dissertation by running:
make full
View Document
On host, in a separate terminal, copy the compiled document to the host:
docker cp dimage:/usr/dissertation/main.pdf .
This dissertation can be found in all the following dissertation databases.
HAL Theses is an open archive of PhD thesis and habilitation theses.
Zenodo is an archival repository for all kinds of scholarly and research outputs, including theses. There is also a dedicated community for research deposits from Augusta University.
Scholarly Commons is the institutional scholarly repository of Augusta University. All AU dissertations should appear in Scholarly Commons eventually. Scholarly Commons does not require authentication, though some items are restricted from access.
- Computer and Cyber Sciences Theses and Dissertations collection on Scholarly Commons
- Theses and Dissertations 2020-2029 on Scholarly Commons
Augusta University uses ProQuest as the official publisher and archival database of doctoral dissertations. However, ProQuest is a subscription-based service. It minimally requires authentication before a user is allowed to access full length documents. The database access further depends on the authenticating institution and what collections the institution subscribes to.
Warning
ProQuest functionality and access is strongly restricted to users without a suitable institutional subscription.
If you have sufficient permissions, this dissertation is the document #3261478703 on ProQuest.
The following query returns Augusta University doctoral dissertations in computer science on ProQuest:1
DG(Ph.D) AND SCH(1907) AND DEP(Computer and Cyber Sciences)
Please acknowledge references to this dissertation or its artifact with the following citation.
@phdthesis{rusch2025,
title = {Applied Implicit Computational Complexity},
author = {Neea Rusch},
year = 2025,
month = 9,
school = {Augusta University},
address = {Augusta, Georgia, United States},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.17148449},
type = {PhD thesis}
}