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PhD Thesis Defense

PhD Thesis Defense: Zafeiria Moumoulidou, Fair and Diverse Data Selection Schemes for Data Management and Visualization

In this thesis, we revisit the task of data selection through the lens of social-oriented metrics like diversity and fairness.
Event date Friday, September 19, 2025 Event time 9:00 am Go to all events list Event

PhD Thesis Defense: Ojaswi Acharya, Practical Advances in Modern Cryptographic Primitives

In this thesis, we identify and rectify some limitations of such cryptographic constructions and their proofs of security.
Event date Thursday, December 11, 2025 Event time 1:00 pm Go to all events list Event

PhD Thesis Defense: Pratheba Selvaraju, Exploring Representations for 3D Reconstruction From Impaired Real-World

This thesis addresses reconstruction tasks for static and dynamic structures, focusing on buildings and human faces exploring representations...
Event date Friday, December 6, 2024 Event time 10:00 am Go to all events list Event

PhD Thesis Defense: Shuwa Miura, Optimized Resource Allocation for Serving Deep Learning Models

This thesis introduces a unifying model for generating behaviors that not only achieve desired goals, but also account for how these behaviors are perceived.
Event date Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Event time 2:00 pm Go to all events list Event

PhD Thesis Defense: Walid A. Hanafy, Carbon-aware Resource Management for Cloud Computing Platforms

In this thesis, Hanafy proposes novel resource management techniques that allow cloud users and operators to reduce their operational carbon emissions.
Event date Monday, April 7, 2025 Event time 10:00 am Go to all events list Event

PhD Thesis Defense: Forsad Al Hossain, Towards Privacy-Sensitive Edge-Based Crowd and Syndromic Signal Monitoring Contactless Systems

This thesis seeks to understand the extent of health inequity captured in EHR data and investigate how ML models can be redesigned to ensure they maintain...
Event date Monday, May 19, 2025 Event time 1:00 pm Go to all events list Event

PhD Thesis Defense: Devdhar Patel, Time Aware Intelligence for Efficient and Resilient Control

This thesis proposes an alternative path toward intelligent control by  drawing inspiration from biological systems and exploring the concept of time-aware...
Event date Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Event time 11:00 am Go to all events list Event

PhD Thesis Defense: Mengxue Zhang, AI-Driven Scoring System for Open-Ended Mathematical Reasoning

This thesis aims to address these challenges by developing a series of approaches for the automated assessment of open-ended mathematical responses.
Event date Friday, June 13, 2025 Event time 12:00 pm Go to all events list Event

PhD Thesis Defense: Shahrooz Pouryousef, Resource Allocation in Quantum Networks

The optimization of user experience through online A/B testing has long been a cornerstone of digital business strategy, driving revenue and...
Event date Thursday, July 31, 2025 Event time 10:00 am Go to all events list Event

PhD Thesis Defense: Avijit Mitra, Advancing the Knowledge of Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health Using AI in Health Outcome Research

This dissertation explores the potential of NLP to extract, analyze, and apply SBDH information to advance clinical insights.
Event date Monday, August 25, 2025 Event time 2:00 pm Go to all events list Event

PhD Thesis Defense: Karine Karine, Methods and Tools for Learning from Uncertain and Incomplete Longitudinal Data

In this thesis, we study methods and tools for learning from uncertain and incomplete longitudinal data.
Event date Friday, October 24, 2025 Event time 3:00 pm Go to all events list Event

PhD Thesis Defense: Nikko Bovornkeeratiroj, Accelerating Sustainability of the Electric Grid Using Distributed Energy Resources

This thesis puts forth a central focus on sustainability in electricity grids with the presence of distributed energy resources.
Event date Thursday, December 12, 2024 Event time 9:00 am Go to all events list Event

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