"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 software designs are represented using UML diagrams (e.g class diagrams). A software engineering team may create multiple versions of class diagrams satisfying some external constraints. […]

"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 to powerful computing devices such as GPUs. However, many applications such as face alignment, image classification, and gesture recognition need to be deployed to multimedia […]

"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 has recently gained substantial attention, because it promises next-generation, energy-efficient, and high-rate data storage technology. One of the most intriguing demonstrations is the helicity-dependent switching […]