I2S Masters/ Doctoral Theses
All students and faculty are welcome to attend the final defense of I2S graduate students completing their M.S. or Ph.D. degrees. Defense notices for M.S./Ph.D. presentations for this year and several previous years are listed below in reverse chronological order.
Students who are nearing the completion of their M.S./Ph.D. research should schedule their final defenses through the EECS graduate office at least THREE WEEKS PRIOR to their presentation date so that there is time to complete the degree requirements check, and post the presentation announcement online.
Upcoming Defense Notices
Past Defense Notices
Koyel Pramanick
Detect Evidence of Compiler Triggered Security Measures in Binary CodeWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
PhD Dissertation DefenseCommittee Members:
Prasad Kulkami, ChairDrew Davidson
Fengjun Li
Bo Luo
John Symons
Srinitha Kale
AUTOMATING SYMBOL RECOGNITION IN SPOT IT: ADVANCING AI-POWERED DETECTIONWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
David Johnson, ChairEsam El-Araby
Prasad Kulkarni
Sudha Chandrika Yadlapalli
BERT-Driven Sentiment Analysis: Automated Course Feedback Classification and RatingsWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
David Johnson, ChairPrasad Kulkarni
Hongyang Sun
Rizwan Khan
Fatigue crack segmentation of steel bridges using deep learning models - a comparative study.When & Where:
Learned Hall, Room 3131
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
David Johnson, ChairHyongyang Sun
Zhaohui Wang
Enhancing Security and Privacy of IoT Systems: Uncovering and Resolving Cross-App ThreatsWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 250 (Gemini Room)
Degree Type:
PhD Comprehensive DefenseCommittee Members:
Fengjun Li, ChairAlex Bardas
Drew Davidson
Bo Luo
Haiyang Chao
Hao Xuan
A Unified Algorithmic Framework for Biological Sequence AlignmentWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 250 (Gemini Room)
Degree Type:
PhD Comprehensive DefenseCommittee Members:
Cuncong Zhong, ChairFengjun Li
Suzanne Shontz
Hongyang Sun
Liang Xu
Manu Chaudhary
Utilizing Quantum Computing for Solving Multidimensional Partial Differential EquationsWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
PhD Comprehensive DefenseCommittee Members:
Esam El-Araby, ChairPerry Alexander
Tamzidul Hoque
Prasad Kulkarni
Tyrone Duncan
Venkata Sai Krishna Chaitanya Addepalli
A Comprehensive Approach to Facial Emotion Recognition: Integrating Established Techniques with a Tailored ModelWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
David Johnson, ChairPrasad Kulkarni
Hongyang Sun
Tejarsha Arigila
Benchmarking Aggregation Free Federated Learning using Data Condensation: Comparison with Federated AveragingWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
Fengjun Li, ChairBo Luo
Sumaiya Shomaji
Mohammed Misbah Zarrar
Efficient End-to-End Deep Learning for Autonomous Racing: TinyLidarNet and Low-Power Computing PlatformsWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
MS Thesis DefenseCommittee Members:
Heechul Yun, ChairPrasad Kulkarni