PhD Proposal Review: Improving Human Robot Interaction through Extended Reality Technologies Murphy Wonsick Location: Teams Link Abstract: Recent advancements in robotics have allowed robots to become capable enough to be used in a wide variety of domains, such as manufacturing, search-and-rescue, and space exploration. However, human-robot interaction with these systems are still primarily achieved using […]
PhD Dissertation Defense: RF Magnetoelectric Devices for Communication, Sensing, and Power Electronics Neville Sun Location: Zoom Link Abstract: A strong magnetoelectric (ME) coupling of layered magnetic/ferroelectric heterostructures can effectively convert energy between electric and magnetic fields. By utilizing strain mediated ME coupling, it is possible to use an electric field to control magnetic film properties, […]
PhD Dissertation Defense: Leveraging Structural Properties for Large-Scale Optimization Armin Moharrer Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Large scale optimization problems abound in data mining, machine learning, and system design. We address the challenges posed by such large scale optimization problems by providing efficient optimization algorithms. The scope of studied problems is quite broad; it includes applications […]