Announcing: PhD Dissertation Defense Name: Jagatpreet Nir Title: Low Contrast Visual Sensing and Inertial-Aided Navigation in GPS-Denied Environments Date: 7/18/2024 Time: 11:00:00 AM Committee Members: Prof. Hanumant Singh (Advisor) Prof. Martin Ludvigsen Prof. Michael Everett Prof. Pau Closas Abstract: Field robots perform complex tasks, necessitating high autonomy and reliable navigation capabilities. Integrating complementary sensors at […]
Announcing: PhD Proposal Review Name: Mehrshad Zandigohar Title: Deployable and Multimodal Human Grasp Intent Inference in Prosthetic Hand Control Date: 7/18/2024 Time: 11:30:00 AM Location: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_N2QyNzc1MWMtOWJmMi00NGNmLThlNzctN2JlNjU2Y2I1MmI1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22a8eec281-aaa3-4dae-ac9b-9a398b9215e7%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22de13c261-ac42-49d7-8950-6dec3adaca4e%22%7d ISEC 532 - Committee Members: Prof. Gunar Schirner (Advisor) Prof. Deniz Erdogmus Prof. Mallesham Dasari Prof. Mariusz P. Furmanek Abstract: For transradial amputees, robotic prosthetic hands promise to regain […]
Name: Miead Tehrani Moayyed Title: RF Channel Models for Static and Mobile Scenarios: From Simulations to Models for Large-scale Emulations and Digital Twins Date: 7/22/2024 Time: 1:00:00 PM Location: Room: EXP-601A Committee Members: Prof. Stefano Basagni (Advisor) Prof. Tommaso Melodia Prof. Milica Stojanovic Abstract: The extremely high data rates provided by communications at higher frequency bands, such […]
Name: Andrea Lacava Title: Enabling Intelligent nextG Cellular Networks through the Open RAN Architecture Date: 7/23/2024 Time: 11:30:00 AM Location: EXP 501 Committee Members: Prof. Tommaso Melodia (Advisor) Prof. Francesca Cuomo (Advisor) Prof. Stefano Basagni Prof. Ioannis Chatzigiannakis Abstract: The 5th generation (5G) and beyond of cellular networks will support heterogeneous use cases at an […]
Name: Zhenglun Kong Title: Towards Efficient Deep Learning for Vision and Language Applications Date: 7/23/2024 Time: 9:00:00 PM Committee Members: Prof. Yanzhi Wang (Advisor) Prof. David Kaeli Prof. Dakuo Wang Prof. Weiyan Shi Abstract: Machine learning and AI have been advancing rapidly in recent years, leading to numerous applications across diverse fields such as autonomous […]
Announcing: PhD Dissertation Defense Name: Rui Luo Title: Shared Assistance Methods for Human-in-the-loop Robot Systems Date: 7/25/2024 Time: 2:00:00 PM Location: EXP 701A. Committee Members: Prof. Taskin Padir (Advisor) Prof. John Peter Whitney Prof. Yanzhi Wang Dr. Mark Zolotas Abstract: Fully autonomous robot systems, though highly desired, face substantial theoretical and practical challenges when being deployed […]
Name: Ruyi Ding Title: Towards Robust and Secure Deep Learning: From Training through Deployment to Inference Date: 7/29/2024 Time: 9:00:00 AM Committee Members: Prof. Yunsi Fei (Advisor) Prof. Aidong Ding Prof. Lili Su Abstract: In recent years, deep learning has experienced rapid advancement, leading to the development of numerous commercial deep neural network (DNN) models across diverse fields […]
Name: Shijie Yan Title: Efficient Monte Carlo light transport algorithms in complex scattering media Date: 7/29/2024 Time: 12:00:00 PM Committee Members: Prof. Qianqian Fang (Advisor) Prof. Steven Jacques Prof. David Kaeli Prof. Edwin Marengo Abstract: Modeling light-tissue interactions is crucial for many optical imaging modalities, for which the Monte Carlo (MC) method has been widely […]
Name: Yunus Bicer Title: Novel Methods for Electromyographic Hand Gesture Recognition: Expressive Gestures Sets with Minimal Calibration Date: 7/29/2024 Time: 3:00:00 PM Location: ISEC 632 - Committee Members: Prof. Deniz Erdogmus (Advisor) Prof. Mathew Yarossi (Co-Advisor) Prof. Eugene Tunik Prof. Tales Imbiriba Abstract: Gesture recognition, the process of interpreting hand gestures through computational algorithms and devices, is […]
Name: Kyle Lockwood Title: Leveraging Submovements for Prediction and Trajectory Planning in Human-Robot Handover Date: 7/30/2024 Time: 1:30:00 PM Location: ISEC 532 - Committee Members: Prof. Deniz Erdogmus (Advisor) Prof. Eugene Tunik (Co-Advisor) Prof. Mathew Yarossi Prof. Tales Imbiriba Abstract: Collaborative physical interactions between humans and robots pose difficult modeling challenges. To create natural interactions, […]