PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense
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: Hunter McNichols, Potentials and Pitfalls of AI-Mediated Learning: Scaling Learning and Understanding Student Behavior with Natural Language Processing
This thesis aims to advance both scalable, pedagogically-grounded AI systems and empirical understanding of how students currently use AI tools.
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: Saaduddin Mahmud, Aligning Agentic Systems: Improving Specification and Scalability
This thesis addresses both specification and scalability challenges in agentic system alignment.
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.
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.
PhD Dissertation Proposal: Tessa Masis, Mainstream Englishes Are Not the Only Fruit: Towards Reasonable Understanding of Multilingual User-Generated Text
This thesis addresses the need for better understanding of non-ME user-generated data.
PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense: Cooper Sigrist, The New Way Forward: A Learning-Augmented Approach to Sustainable and Cost-Effective Rooftop PV Deployment
In this thesis, we show that changing current adoption trends could increase CO2 reduction by 40%, using multi-objective evolutionary learning.