PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense
PhD Dissertation Proposal: Ashish Singh, Side-Information Guided Open-World Novelty Detection
In this thesis, I address this challenge across several computer vision problems by developing methods that adapt standard models to the open world.
PhD Thesis Proposal: Max Hamilton, Learning from Few Labels: Sampling, Estimation, and Evaluation
This thesis proposes a series of methodologies designed to overcome data scarcity.
PhD Dissertation Proposal: Ignacio Gavier, Overcoming Data and Energy Challenges in Wearable IMU-based Learning
This thesis addresses IMU data scarcity and energy constraints.
PhD Dissertation Proposal: Nicolas Van Kempen, Improving Performance and Energy Efficiency with Native Languages and AI-Enabled Tooling
This thesis first establishes and empirically validates a causal model of the relationship between programming languages and energy consumption.
PhD Dissertation Proposal: Shreyas Chaudhari, Compact Reinforcement Learning: Resource-Efficient Formulations for Large-Scale Decision Making
This thesis develops and analyzes compact formulations for decision-making problems characterized by large action and large state sets.
PhD Dissertation Proposal: Jinlin Lai, Efficient Bayesian Inference with Automatic Marginalization
In this thesis, we identify and rectify some limitations of cryptographic constructions and their proofs of security.
PhD Dissertation Proposal: Matheus Guedes de Andrade, Performance, Control, and Characterization in Quantum Networks
In my dissertation, I propose to explore the vast landscape of quantum networks by devising analytical models for network performance.
PhD Dissertation Proposal: Nelson Evbarunegbe, Machine Learning Techniques for Molecular Property Prediction and Applications to Mycomembrane Permeation
This dissertation explores machine learning techniques for molecular property prediction, with a focus on modeling and understanding mycomembrane permeability.
PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense: Nicholas Perello, Towards Fair and Explainable Artificial Intelligence
In this thesis, we first focus on discrimination in supervised learning.
PhD Dissertation Proposal: Saaduddin Mahmud, Aligning Agentic Systems: Improving Specification and Scalability
This thesis addresses both specification and scalability challenges in agentic system alignment.
PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense: Weiqi Feng, Practical Encrypted Databases with Oblivious and Expressive Query Processing
Cloud computing and rapid data growth have driven many organizations to outsource large datasets to cloud databases in order to reduce management costs.
PhD Dissertation Proposal: Zhonghai Yao, From Records to Journeys: Rethinking AI for Patient-Centric Healthcare
This thesis studies patient education grounded in digital health records.