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
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
Syed Abid Sahdman
Soliton Generation and Pulse Optimization using Nonlinear Transmission LinesWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
MS Thesis DefenseCommittee Members:
Alessandro Salandrino, ChairShima Fardad
Morteza Hashemi
Past Defense Notices
Rokunuz Jahan Rudro
Using Machine Learning to Classify Driver Behavior from Psychological Features: An Exploratory StudyWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 1A
Degree Type:
MS Thesis DefenseCommittee Members:
Sumaiya Shomaji, ChairDavid Johnson
Zijun Yao
Alexandra Kondyli
Md Mashfiq Rizvee
Energy Optimization in Multitask Neural Networks through Layer SharingWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
MS Thesis DefenseCommittee Members:
Sumaiya Shomaji, ChairTamzidul Hoque
Han Wang
Fairuz Shadmani Shishir
Parameter-Efficient Computational Drug Discovery using Deep LearningWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
MS Thesis DefenseCommittee Members:
Sumaiya Shomaji, ChairTamzidul Hoque
Hongyang Sun
Soma Pal
Truths about compiler optimization for state-of-the-art (SOTA) C/C++ compilersWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
PhD Comprehensive DefenseCommittee Members:
Prasad Kulkami, ChairEsam El-Araby
Drew Davidson
Tamzidul Hoque
Jian Yunfeng
Nyamtulla Shaik
AI Vision to Care: A QuadView of Deep Learning for Detecting Harmful Stimming in AutismWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
MS Thesis DefenseCommittee Members:
Sumaiya Shomaji, ChairBo Luo
Dongjie Wang
Alexander Rodolfo Lara
Creating a Faradaic Efficiency Graph Dataset Using Machine LearningWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
Zijun Yao, ChairSumaiya Shomaji
Kevin Leonard
Amin Shojaei
Scalable and Cooperative Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Networked Cyber-Physical Systems: Applications in Smart GridsWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 246 (Executive Conference Room)
Degree Type:
PhD Dissertation DefenseCommittee Members:
Morteza Hashemi, ChairAlex Bardas
Prasad Kulkarni
Taejoon Kim
Shawn Keshmiri
Asrith Gudivada
Custom CNN for Object State Classification in Robotic CookingWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 246 (Executive Conference Room)
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
David Johnson, ChairPrasad Kulkarni
Dongjie Wang
Hara Madhav Talasila
Radiometric Calibration of Radar Depth Sounder Data ProductsWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 317 (Richard K. Moore Conference Room)
Degree Type:
PhD Dissertation DefenseCommittee Members:
Carl Leuschen, ChairPatrick McCormick
James Stiles
Jilu Li
Leah Stearns
Christopher Ord
A Hardware-Agnostic Simultaneous Transmit And Receive (STAR) Architecture for the Transmission of Non-Repeating FMCW WaveformsWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 246 (Executive Conference Room)
Degree Type:
MS Thesis DefenseCommittee Members:
Rachel Jarvis, ChairShannon Blunt
Patrick McCormick