Defense Notices
All students and faculty are welcome to attend the final defense of EECS graduate students completing their M.S. or Ph.D. degrees. Defense notices for M.S./Ph.D. presentations for this year and several previous years are listed below in reverse chronological order.
Students who are nearing the completion of their M.S./Ph.D. research should schedule their final defenses through the EECS graduate office at least THREE WEEKS PRIOR to their presentation date so that there is time to complete the degree requirements check, and post the presentation announcement online.
Upcoming Defense Notices
Elizabeth Wyss
A New Frontier for Software Security: Diving Deep into npmWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Committee Members:
Drew Davidson, ChairAlex Bardas
Fengjun Li
Bo Luo
J. Walker
Audrey Mockenhaupt
Using Dual Function Radar Communication Waveforms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Automatic Target RecognitionWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 246 (Executive Conference Room)
Committee Members:
Patrick McCormick, ChairShannon Blunt
Jon Owen
Rich Simeon
Delay-Doppler Channel Estimation for High-Speed Aeronautical Mobile Telemetry ApplicationsWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Committee Members:
Erik Perrins, ChairShannon Blunt
Morteza Hashemi
Jim Stiles
Craig McLaughlin
Soumya Baddham
Battling Toxicity: A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Models for Content ModerationWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Committee Members:
David Johnson, ChairPrasad Kulkarni
Hongyang Sun
Manu Chaudhary
Utilizing Quantum Computing for Solving Multidimensional Partial Differential EquationsWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Committee Members:
Esam El-Araby, ChairPerry Alexander
Tamzidul Hoque
Prasad Kulkarni
Tyrone Duncan
Alex Manley
Taming Complexity in Computer Architecture through Modern AI-Assisted Design and EducationWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 250 (Gemini Room)
Committee Members:
Heechul Yun, ChairTamzidul Hoque
Prasad Kulkarni
Mohammad Alian
Past Defense Notices
Arman Ghasemi
Task-Oriented Communication and Distributed Control in Smart Grids with Time-Series ForecastingWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 246 (Executive Conference Room)
Committee Members:
Morteza Hashemi, ChairAlexandru Bardas
Taejoon Kim
Prasad Kulkarni
Zsolt Talata
Neel Patel
Near-Memory Acceleration of Compressed Far MemoryWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 250 (Gemini Room)
Committee Members:
Mohammad Alian, ChairDavid Johnson
Prasad Kulkarni
Dang Qua Nguyen
Hybrid Precoding Optimization and Private Federated Learning for Future Wireless SystemsWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 246 (Executive Conference Room)
Committee Members:
Taejoon Kim, ChairMorteza Hashemi
Erik Perrins
Zijun Yao
KC Kong
Durga Venkata Suraj Tedla
Block chain based inter organization file sharing systemWhen & Where:
Eaton Hall, Room 2001B
Committee Members:
David Johnson, ChairDrew Davidson
Sankha Guria
Sai Narendra Koganti
Real-time Object Detection for Safer Driving Experience in Urban Environment: Leveraging YOLO AlgorithmWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 250 (Gemini Room)
Committee Members:
Sumaiya Shomaji, ChairDavid Johnson
Prasad Kulkarni
Vijay Verma
Binary Segmentation of PCB Components Using U-Net ModelWhen & Where:
Zoom Defense, please email jgrisafe@ku.edu for defense link.
Committee Members:
Sumaiya Shomaji, ChairTamzidul Hoque
Zijun Yao
Ruturaj Vaidya
Exploring binary analysis techniques for securityWhen & Where:
Zoom Defense, please email jgrisafe@ku.edu for defense link.
Committee Members:
Prasad Kulkarni, ChairAlex Bardas
Drew Davidson
Esam El-Araby
Michael Vitevitch
Jianpeng Li
BlackLitNetwork: Advancing Black Literature Discovery Through Modern Web TechnologiesWhen & Where:
LEEP2, Room 1420
Committee Members:
Drew Davidson, ChairSumaiya Shomaji
Han Wang
Aiden Liang
Enhancing Healthcare Resource Demand Forecasting Using Machine Learning: An Integrated Approach to Addressing Temporal Dynamics and External InfluencesWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 246 (Executive Conference Room)
Committee Members:
Prasad Kulkarni, ChairFengjun Li
Zijun Yao
Thomas Atkins
Secure and Auditable Academic Collections Storage via Hyperledger Fabric-Based Smart ContractsWhen & Where:
Nichols Hall, Room 246 (Executive Conference Room)
Committee Members:
Drew Davidson, ChairFengjun Li
Bo Luo