• Md Navid Akbar’s PhD Dissertation Defense

    "Inference from Brain Imaging: Incorporating Domain Knowledge and Latent Space Modeling" Abstract: Brain imaging can probe the anatomy (structural) of our brain, or its function (functional). A particular imaging modality […]

  • Danlin Jia’s PhD Dissertation Defense

    "Towards Performance and Cost-efficiency for Data-intensive Applications in Distributed Data Processing Systems" Abstract: Data-intensive science (DIS) has experienced a significant boom in the past decade. The emerging technologies of data-intensive […]

  • Chuangtang Wang’s PhD Proposal Review

    138 ISEC 360 Huntington Ave, 138 ISEC, Boston, MA, United States

    "All-optical Control of Magnetization in Nanostructures" Committee: Prof. Yongmin Liu (Advisor) Prof. Don Heiman Prof. Nian X. Sun Abstract: The switching of magnetization by a femtosecond laser within several picoseconds […]

  • Bin Sun’s PhD Dissertation Defense

    "Factorization guided Lightweight Neural Networks for Visual Analysis" Committee: Prof. Yun Fu (Advisor) Prof. Ming Shao Prof. Lili Su Abstract: Deep learning has become popular in recent years primarily due […]

  • Alexey Tazin’s PhD Dissertation Defense

    "Composition of UML Class Diagrams Using Category Theory and External Constraints" Abstract: In large software development projects there is always a need for refactoring and optimization of the design. Usually […]

  • Daniel Uvaydov’s PhD Proposal Review

    432 ISEC 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

    "Real-Time Spectrum Sensing for Inference and Control" Abstract: Spectrum sensing can enable the next generation of wireless applications ranging from opportunistic spectrum access to cognitive radio networks. The key unaddressed […]

  • Yukui Luo’s PhD Proposal Review

    "Securing FPGA as a Shared Cloud-Computing Resource: Threats and Mitigations" Abstract: With the widespread adoption of cloud computing, the demand for programmable hardware acceleration devices, such as field-programmable gate array […]

  • Sai Geetha Seri’s PhD Proposal Review

    "Advancing Passive Ocean Acoustic Waveguide Remote Sensing for Detection of Fish Sounds, Seismo-Acoustic Airgun Signals, and Marine Mammal Vocalizations including Instrumentation Enhancements" Committee: Prof Purnima Ratilal Makris (Advisor) Prof Josep […]

  • Amani Al-shawabka’s PhD Proposal Review

    432 ISEC 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

    "Channel-and-Adversary-Resilient Radio Fingerprinting through Data-Driven Approaches at Scale" Committee: Prof. Tommaso Melodia (Advisor) Prof. Kaushik Chowdhury Prof. Francesco Restuccia Abstract: Radio fingerprinting authenticates wireless devices by leveraging tiny hardware-level imperfections […]

  • Qing Jin’s PhD Proposal Review

    "Decoupling Efficiency-Performance Optimization for Modern Neural Networks" Committee: Prof. Yanzhi Wang (Advisor) Prof. David R. Kaeli Prof. Sunil Mittal Prof. Jennifer Dy Abstract: Deep learning has achieved remarkable success in […]