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
Durga Venkata Suraj Tedla
AI DIETICIANWhen & Where:
Zoom (https://kansas.zoom.us/j/84997733219) Meeting ID: 849 9773 3219 Passcode: 980685
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
David Johnson, ChairPrasad Kulkarni
Jennifer Lohoefener
Past Defense Notices
Vijay Verma
Binary Segmentation of PCB Components Using U-Net ModelWhen & Where:
Zoom Meeting
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
Sumaiya Shomaji, ChairTamzidul Hoque
Zijun Yao
Ruturaj Vaidya
Exploring binary analysis techniques for securityWhen & Where:
Zoom
Degree Type:
PhD Dissertation DefenseCommittee Members:
Prasad Kulkarni, ChairAlex Bardas
Drew Davidson
Esam El-Araby
Michael Vitevitch
Jianpeng Li
BlackLitNetwork: Advancing Black Literature Discovery Through Modern Web TechnologiesWhen & Where:
LEEP2, Room 1420
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
Drew Davidson, ChairSumaiya Shomaji
Han Wang
Aiden Liang
Enhancing Healthcare Resource Demand Forecasting Using Machine Learning: An Integrated Approach to Addressing Temporal Dynamics and External InfluencesWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 246 (Executive Conference Room)
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
Prasad Kulkami, ChairFengjun Li
Zijun Yao
Thomas Atkins
Secure and Auditable Academic Collections via Hyperledger Fabric-Based Smart ContractsWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 246
Degree Type:
MS Thesis DefenseCommittee Members:
Drew Davidson, ChairFengjun Li
Bo Luo
Theodore Harbison
Posting Passwords: How social media information can be leveraged in password guessing attacksWhen & Where:
Zoom (ID: 7858648812, Pass: 348348
Degree Type:
MS Thesis DefenseCommittee Members:
Hossein Saiedian, ChairFengjun Li
Heechul Yun
Ethan Grantz
Swarm: A Backend-Agnostic Language for Simple Distributed ProgrammingWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 250 (Gemini Room)
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
Drew Davidson, ChairPerry Alexander
Prasad Kulkarni
Johnson Umeike
Optimizing gem5 Simulator Performance: Profiling Insights and Userspace Networking EnhancementsWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 250 (Gemini Room)
Degree Type:
MS Thesis DefenseCommittee Members:
Mohammad Alian, ChairPrasad Kulkarni
Heechul Yun
Adam Sarhage
Design of Multi-Section Coupled Line CouplerWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
Jim Stiles, ChairChris Allen
Glenn Prescott
Mohsen Nayebi Kerdabadi
Contrastive Learning of Temporal Distinctiveness for Survival Analysis in Electronic Health RecordsWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 250 (Gemini Room)
Degree Type:
MS Project DefenseCommittee Members:
Zijun Yao, ChairFengjun Li
Cuncong Zhong