Title: Network Security Management and Threat Mitigation in the Open Cloud Committee Members: Prof. Miriam Leeser (Advisor) Prof. Michael Zink Prof. Xiaolin Xu Abstract: Cloud computing and advanced cyberinfrastructures are increasingly vital to the functioning of Internet systems. Every day, more devices are added to the cloud, to provide greater resource utilization, availability, and scalability. […]

Title: Complex Delayed Networks and Their Application in Epidemic Analysis: Modeling, Analysis, and Strategic Management Committee Members: Prof. Milad Siami (Advisor) Prof. Bahram Shafai Prof. Rozhin Hajian Abstract: In the face of crowd-related disasters like pandemics and mass attacks, the complex dynamics of human interactions demand comprehensive modeling approaches. This proposal adopts a network-based perspective, […]

Title: Experimental research on the Nonlinear Magnetoelectric Effect of the VLF ME Antennas Committee Members: Prof. Nian Sun (Advisor) Prof. Yongmin Liu Prof. Xufeng Zhang Abstract: Magnetoelectric (ME) coupling effects in ferromagnetic and piezoelectric composites involve the control of electric polarization (P) by applying a magnetic field (H) (direct ME effect), or the manipulation of […]