Title: Wireless Intelligence: A Comprehensive Exploration of AI-Driven Solutions in Channel Estimation, Beam Refinement, and Protocol Classification for Next Generation Networks Committee Members: Prof. Kaushik Chowdhury (advisor) Prof. Stratis Ioannidis Dr. Chris Dick Abstract: his thesis explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on wireless systems through model-driven simulations and real-world datasets, with a […]
Title: COPILOT: Cooperative Perception using Lidar for Handoffs between Road Side Units Committee Members: Prof. Kaushik Chowdhury (Advisor) Prof. Stratis Ioannidis Prof. Jennifer Dy Abstract: This thesis presents COPILOT, a ML-based approach that allows vehicles requiring ubiquitous high bandwidth connectivity to identify the most suitable road side units (RSUs) through proactive handoffs. By cooperatively exchanging […]
Title: Hardware Security Vulnerabilities in Deep Neural Networks and Mitigations Date: 12/4/2023 Time: 10:30:00 AM Committee Members: Prof. Yunsi Fei (Advisor) Prof. Aidong Ding Prof. Xue Lin Prof. Xiaolin Xu Abstract: In the past decade, Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have become pivotal in numerous fields, including security-sensitive autonomous driving and privacy-critical medical diagnosis. This Ph.D. […]