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

SEAK FEI LEI

Towards Protein Function Annotation for Matching Remote Homologs

When & Where:


246 Nichols Hall

Committee Members:

Jun Huan, Chair
Arvin Agah
Xue-Wen Chen


Abstract

BOGDAN PATHAK

Electrostatic Probe Measurements in RF Driven He, N2, and BCl3 Plasmas

When & Where:


2001B Eaton Hall

Committee Members:

Ron Hui, Chair
Karen Nordheden
Chris Allen
Glenn Prescott

Abstract

JUSTIN ROHRER

Designing Resilience in Transport Protocols

When & Where:


246 Nichols Hall

Committee Members:

James Sterbenz, Chair
Joseph Evans
Tyrone Duncan
David Bonner
Bernhard Plattner

Abstract

TIMOTHY NEWMAN

Multiple Objective Fitness Functions for Cognitive Radio Adaptation

When & Where:


2001B Eaton Hall

Committee Members:

Joseph Evans, Chair
Perry Alexander
Gary Minden
Alexander Wyglinski
Tyrone Duncan

Abstract

LEVI PIERCE

Computational Modeling of DNA Sequence Effects on the Nucleome Core Particle

When & Where:


129 Nichols Hall

Committee Members:

Terry Clark, Chair
Arvin Agah
Xue-Wen Chen


Abstract

JAMES JENSHAK

Multistatic Transmit Coding

When & Where:


250 Nichols Hall

Committee Members:

James Stiles, Chair
Chris Allen
Shannon Blunt
Ken Demarest
Tyrone Duncan

Abstract

ADNAN CHAUDHRY

Web-Based Course Scheduling System

When & Where:


2001B Eaton Hall

Committee Members:

Jim Miller, Chair
Arvin Agah
Perry Alexander


Abstract

LANCE FEAGAN

Development of a Data Management Architecture for the Support of Collaborative Computational Biology

When & Where:


246 Nichols Hall

Committee Members:

Terry Clark, Chair
David Andrews
Victor Frost


Abstract

KUMAR GOUNDAN

An Event-Based Mechanism for Client Synchronization with a Database

When & Where:


155 Regnier Hall

Committee Members:

Hossein Saiedian, Chair
Arvin Agah
Prasad Kulkarni


Abstract

WITOLD RZEPNICKI

Evaluating the Impact of Content Delivery Networks on Performance and Scalability of Content-Rich and Highly Transactional E-commerce Websites

When & Where:


155 Regnier Hall

Committee Members:

Hossein Saiedian, Chair
Arvin Agah
Prasad Kulkarni


Abstract