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
Andrew Riachi
An Investigation Into The Memory Consumption of Web Browsers and A Memory Profiling Tool Using Linux SmapsWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 246 (Executive Conference Room)
Degree Type:
MS Thesis DefenseCommittee Members:
Prasad Kulkami, ChairPerry Alexander
Drew Davidson
Heechul Yun
Past Defense Notices
Elizabeth Wyss
A New Frontier for Software Security: Diving Deep into npmWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
PhD Dissertation DefenseCommittee Members:
Drew Davidson, ChairAlex Bardas
Fengjun Li
Bo Luo
J. Walker
Alfred Fontes
Optimization and Trade-Space Analysis of Pulsed Radar-Communication Waveforms using Constant Envelope ModulationsWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 246 (Executive Conference Room)
Degree Type:
MS Thesis DefenseCommittee Members:
Patrick McCormick, ChairShannon Blunt
Jonathan Owen
Qua Nguyen
Hybrid Array and Privacy-Preserving Signaling Optimization for NextG Wireless CommunicationsWhen & Where:
Zoom (ID: 87142881713 Passcode: 135902)
Degree Type:
PhD Dissertation DefenseCommittee Members:
Erik Perrins, ChairMorteza Hashemi
Zijun Yao
Taejoon Kim
KC Long
Arin Dutta
Performance Analysis of Distributed Raman Amplification with Different Pumping ConfigurationsWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 246 (Executive Conference Room)
Degree Type:
PhD Dissertation DefenseCommittee Members:
Rongqing Hui, ChairMorteza Hashemi
Rachel Jarvis
Alessandro Saladrino
Hui Zhao
Audrey Mockenhaupt
Using Dual Function Radar Communication Waveforms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Automatic Target RecognitionWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 246 (Executive Conference Room)
Degree Type:
MS Thesis DefenseCommittee Members:
Patrick McCormick, ChairShannon Blunt
Jonathan Owen
Rich Simeon
Delay-Doppler Channel Estimation for High-Speed Aeronautical Mobile Telemetry ApplicationsWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
PhD Comprehensive DefenseCommittee Members:
Erik Perrins, ChairShannon Blunt
Morteza Hashemi
James Stiles
Craig McLaughlin
Mohammad Ful Hossain Seikh
AAFIYA: Antenna Analysis in Frequency-domain for Impedance and Yield AssessmentWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
Jim Stiles, ChairRachel Jarvis
Alessandro Salandrino
Soumya Baddham
Battling Toxicity: A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Models for Content ModerationWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
David Johnson, ChairPrasad Kulkarni
Hongyang Sun
Manu Chaudhary
Utilizing Quantum Computing for Solving Multidimensional Partial Differential EquationsWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
PhD Dissertation DefenseCommittee Members:
Esam El-Araby, ChairPerry Alexander
Tamzidul Hoque
Prasad Kulkarni
Tyrone Duncan
Alex Manley
Taming Complexity in Computer Architecture through Modern AI-Assisted Design and EducationWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 250 (Gemini Room)
Degree Type:
MS Thesis DefenseCommittee Members:
Heechul Yun, ChairTamzidul Hoque
Mohammad Alian
Prasad Kulkarni