PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense
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 Defense: Mengxue Zhang, Scalable and Robust AI-Driven Scoring System for Open-Ended Mathematical Reasoning
This thesis explores AI-driven methods to improve the robustness and scalability of grading and feedback systems.
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 Defense: Prasanna Lakkur, A Computational Approach To Understanding Online Community Dynamics and Opinion
This research advances methodologies for analyzing textual content from large-scale online datasets, interpreting message intent, retrieving knowledge...
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 Defense: Xi Chen, Leveraging Large Language Models to Mine and Explain Global Media Coverage and Agenda Setting
This dissertation aims to utilize LLMs to mine, explain, and characterize global media coverage.
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 Defense: Nathan Kwan-Ho Ng, Dynamic Resource Management For Edge Computing Platforms
This thesis proposes resource management techniques that mitigate performance degradation caused by such real-world dynamics to ensure robust performance.