"Cross-View Action Recognition using Transformers" Committee Members: 1. Prof. Octavia Camps (Advisor) 2. Prof. Mario Sznaier 3. Prof. Huaizu Jiang Abstract: Cross-view action recognition (CVAR) seeks to recognize a human action when observed from a previously unseen viewpoint. This is a challenging problem since the appearance of action changes significantly with the viewpoint. Applications of […]
"Sputter Deposition and Characterization of Highly Textured BixTe1-x Thin Films" Committee Members: Prof. Nian-Xiang Sun (Advisor) Prof. Marvin Onabajo Prof. Yongmin Liu Abstract: The discovery of topological insulators (TIs) provides a direction for scientists to understand the Quantum Spin Hall Effect (QSHE) and Spin-Orbit Coupling (SOP) in condensed matter physics. After a decade, people found […]
"Human control of objects with nonlinear internal dynamics: Predictability as primary objective" Location: Egan Research Ctr 206 Committee Members: Prof. Dagmar Sternad (Advisor) Prof. Eduardo Sontag Prof. Mario Sznaier Dr. David Lin (Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School) Abstract: Humans physically interact with complex objects in numerous daily activities. An example is picking up a […]