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

Logan Schmalz

A Framework for Controlled Key Release

When & Where:


Nichols Hall, Room 246 (Executive Conference Room)

Committee Members:

Perry Alexander, Chair
Drew Davidson
Sankha Guria


Abstract

Modern security relies heavily on public key cryptography, and private keys and secrets in general must be protected from attackers. Against a highly-capable adversary it is ideal to store secrets outside of main memory, which is easy on general purpose systems with the now widely-available Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0. However, the lack of integration between the TPM and the OS makes protecting secrets with automated availability needs difficult. We develop a strategy to authenticate OS entities and protect TPM-stored secrets without restricting access to the TPM, using standard features available on Linux---SELinux, Integrity Measurement Architecture (IMA), Extended Verification Module (EVM), and Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS).

Kyle Wanamaker

Experimental Evaluation of Exotic MIMO Radar Transmission and Receive Processing Techniques

When & Where:


Nichols Hall, Room 246 (Executive Conference Room)

Committee Members:

Shannon Blunt, Chair
Patrick McCormick



Abstract

**Currently under security review**

Past Defense Notices

Dates

DIVYA IYER

Exploring the Suitability of Existing Tools for Constructing Executable Java Slices

When & Where:


246 Nichols Hall

Committee Members:

Prasad Kulkarni, Chair
Arvin Agah
Bo Luo


Abstract

YUANYUAN ZHANG

Spectrally Efficient Multicarrier Systems for Fiber-optic Transmission

When & Where:


250 Nichols Hall

Committee Members:

Ron Hui, Chair
Chris Allen
Victor Frost
Erik Perrins
Hui Zhao

Abstract

YAO HE

Characteristics of SOA-based Tunable Ring Laser for OCT Application

When & Where:


246 Nichols Hall

Committee Members:

Ron Hui, Chair
Swapan Chakrabarti
Luke Huan


Abstract

MARTIN KUEHNHAUSEN

A Framework for Knowledge Derivation Incorporating Trust and Quality of Data

When & Where:


246 Nichols Hall

Committee Members:

Victor Frost, Chair
Luke Huan
Bo Luo
Gary Minden
Tyrone Duncan

Abstract

JOHN GIBBONS

Modeling Content Lifespan on Social Networks Using Dating Mining

When & Where:


Eaton Hall, Room 1

Committee Members:

Arvin Agah, Chair
Perry Alexander
Jerzy Grzymala-Busse
James Miller
Brian Potetz

Abstract

WESLEY PECK

Hardware/Software Co-Design via Specification Refinement

When & Where:


129 Nichols Hall

Committee Members:

Perry Alexander, Chair
Xin Fu
Andy Gill
Prasad Kulkarni
Caroline Bennett*

Abstract

WESLEY PECK

Hardware/Software Co-Design via Specification Refinement

When & Where:


129 Nichols Hall

Committee Members:

Perry Alexander, Chair
Xin Fu
Andy Gill
Prasad Kulkarni
Caroline Bennett*

Abstract

PATRICK CLARK

Novel Data Structures and Algorithms for Modeling, Analysis, and Human-Comprehension of Firewall Policies

When & Where:


2001B Eaton Hall

Committee Members:

Arvin Agah, Chair
Swapan Chakrabarti
Jerzy Grzymala-Busse
Bo Luo
Prajna Dhar*

Abstract

JUSTIN METCALF

Detection Strategies and Intercept Metrics for Intra-Pulse Radar-Embedded Communications

When & Where:


317 Nichols Hall

Committee Members:

Shannon Blunt, Chair
Erik Perrins
Glenn Prescott


Abstract

ASHWINI SHIKARIPUR NADIG

Statistical Approaches to Inferring Object Shape form Single Images

When & Where:


2001B Eaton Hall

Committee Members:

Brian Potetz, Chair
Shannon Blunt
Xue-Wen Chen
Luke Huan
Paul Selden*

Abstract