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 […]

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: 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 […]