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.
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.
PhD Thesis Defense: Ignacio Gavier, Overcoming Data and Energy Challenges in Wearable IMU-Based Learning
This thesis addresses challenges of dataset scarcity and energy efficiency.
PhD Thesis Defense: Kunjal Panchal, Advancing Machine Learning for Resource-Constrained Environments
The dissertation addresses the fundamental challenge of deploying machine learning models on resource-constrained autonomous systems
PhD Thesis Defense: Jin Huang, Computation-Communication Co-Design for Efficient Deployment of Deep Learning and Vision-Language Models on Resource-Constrained IoT Devices
This dissertation presents five systems that jointly optimize computation and communication across two workload regimes.
PhD Thesis Defense: Alex Scarlatos, Towards Realistic Simulated Students: Aligning Language Models with Student Knowledge and Behavior
In this thesis, I address this problem by introducing multiple approaches for aligning LLMs with student behavior and knowledge.
PhD Thesis Defense: Erica Cai, From Text to Networks: Enabling and Investigating Social Measurement via Low-Resource Knowledge Graph Extraction
The thesis is motivated by the challenge of extracting structured instances of action or relationship occurrences from large amounts of unstructured text to...
PhD Thesis Defense: Juhyeon Lee, Advancing Objective Motor Severity Assessment in Cerebellar Ataxias Using Sensors and Machine Learning
This dissertation develops analytic pipelines and machine learning approaches to estimate ataxia severity.
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...
PhD Thesis Defense: Cecilia Ferrando, Differentially Private Statistical Learning: Uncertainty Estimation and Utility Preservation
This thesis contributes novel methods for differentially private statistical learning, with a focus on improving the usability of private inference.
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.
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...