PhD Dissertation Defense: An Analysis of Algorithms with Discrete Choice Models Berkan Kadioglu Location: Zoom Link Abstract: In the first half of our work, we consider a rank regression setting, in which a dataset of $N$ samples with features in $\mathbb{R}^d$ is ranked by an oracle via $M$ pairwise comparisons. Specifically, there exists a latent […]
College of Engineering PhD students are invited to join us for a writing retreat July 20 – 22. The aim of this retreat is to create sustained writing time for researchers to work in a calm, supportive environment on a longer project. Studies have shown that an academic writing retreat supports productivity and progress while […]
PhD Dissertation Defense: Low-Power Integrated Circuit Design for Wireless Devices in the Internet of Things Mahmoud Ibrahim Location: Zoom Abstract: Numerous integrated sensing devices are under development for wireless medical diagnostic and monitoring applications. However, the data rates of wireless devices connected to the Internet of Things are limited and strongly depend on the available […]
PhD Proposal Review: Circular-Symmetric Correlation Layer based on FFT Bahare Azari Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Planar convolutional neural networks, widely known as CNNs, have been exceptionally successful in many computer vision and machine learning tasks, such as object detection, tracking, and classification. The convolutional layers in CNN are characterized by pattern-matching filters that can identify […]
PhD Proposal Review: High Sensing-capacity Multi-dimensional-coded Millimeter-wave MIMO Imaging System Weite Zhang Location: Microsoft Teams Link Abstract: Millimeter-wave (mm-wave) MIMO imaging systems have been explored to use more and more complicated radar waveforms to achieve advanced multiplexing and high-performance imaging. As the complexity of the radar waveform increases, conventional systems inevitably suffer from higher design […]
PhD Dissertation Defense: Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Image Restoration and Synthesis Yulun Zhang Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Image restoration and synthesis with deep learning play a fundamental role in the computer vision community. They are widely used on mobile devices (e.g., smartphones) or lead to billion-dollar startups. However, how to design efficient deep convolutional […]
PhD Dissertation Defense: Unsupervised Learning of Low-Dimensional Dynamical Representations from Spatiotemporal Data Amirreza Farnoosh Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Ever-improving sensing technologies offer a fast and accurate collection of large-scale spatiotemporal data, recorded from multimodal sensors of heterogeneous natures, in various application domains, ranging from medicine and biology to robotics and traffic control. In this dissertation, […]
MS Thesis Defense: On the Application of Spline Functions to Problems in Hyperspectral Imaging Owen McElhinney Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) is a rapidly growing topic in the field of remote sensing. Hyperspectral cameras trade off a reduction in the spatial resolution of modern imaging for a higher spectral resolution. This allows for […]
MS Thesis Defense: Space-Time Graphene Metasurfaces Hooman Barati Sedeh Location: Zoom Link Abstract: The unprecedented growth of the data exchanged between wireless devices and the rapid emergence of high-quality wireless services have raised the demand for communication bandwidth and data transmission rates. This has motivated the migration of wireless networks toward the utilization of carrier […]
PhD Dissertation Defense: Human-in-the-loop Prosthetic Robot Hand Control through Contextual Adaptation Mohammadreza Sharif Location: ISEC136 or Zoom Link Abstract: Despite fifty years of research on prosthetic robot hands, this technology is yet to be fully acknowledged by amputees as well as manufacturers, due to lack of robustness and intuitive control. Our goal is to enhance […]