Congratulations Class of 2020!
Computer Science
Nabeel Akhtar
Ph.D., Computer Science
Thesis: “Orchestration and Management of Application Functions Over Virtualized Cloud Infrastructures”
Advisor: Professor Abraham Matta
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Giuseppe Bombara
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Thesis: “Learning Temporal Logic Formulae From Data”
Advisor: Professor Calin Belta
Jiawei (Gary) Chen
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Thesis: “Privacy-preserving Analysis of Human Activity”
Advisors: Professors Janusz Konrad and Prakash Ishwar
Emily Lam
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Thesis: “Using Angle Diverse and Modulated Optical Sources for 3D Indoor Positioning”
Advisor: Professor Thomas D. Little
Joshua Rapp
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Thesis: “Probabilistic Modeling for Single-Photon Lidar”
*Outstanding Dissertation Award Winner*
Advisor: Professor Vivek Goyal
Onur Sahin
Ph.D., Computer Engineering
Thesis: “Efficient Runtime Management for Enabling Sustainable Performance in Real-World Mobile Application”
Advisors: Associate Professor Ayse K. Coskun and Assistant Professor Manuel Egele
Jinyuan Zhao
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Thesis: “Light Transport Analysis for Indoor Activity Localization and Recognition”
Advisors: Professors Janusz Konrad and Prakash Ishwar
Earth & Environment
Sarabeth Buckley
Ph.D., Earth and Environment
Thesis: “Enhancing Plant Growth and Carbon Harvesting for Sustainable Agriculture”
Advisor: Professor Nathan Phillips
Andrew Trlica
Ph.D., Earth and Environment
Thesis: “Ecosystem Functional Changes Across the Anthropocene Landscape: Spatial Patterning in Albedo and Biogenic Carbon Exchange in Urban Areas”
Advisor: Associate Professor Lucy Hutyra
Mathematics/Statistics
Brian J. Choi
Ph.D., Mathematics
Thesis: “Weighted Fourier Analysis and Dispersive Equations”
Advisor: Professor Mark Kon
Mechanical Engineering
Xiao Li
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: “A Formal Methods Approach to Interpretability, Safety, and Composability for Reinforcement Learning”
Advisor: Professor Calin Belta
Systems Engineering
Ruidi Chen
Ph.D., Systems Engineering
Thesis: “Distributionally Robust Learning under the Wasserstein Metric”
*Outstanding Dissertation Award Winner*
Advisor: Professor Ioannis Paschalidis
Arian Houshmand
Ph.D., Systems Engineering
Thesis: “Eco-routing and Scheduling of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles”
Advisor: Distinguished Professor Christos Cassandras
Francisco Penedo Alvarez
Ph.D., Systems Engineering
Thesis: “Formal Methods for Partial Differential Equations”
Advisor: Professor Calin Belta
Rebecca Swaszek
Ph.D., Systems Engineering
Thesis: “Data-Driven Fleet Load Balancing Strategies for Shared Mobility-On-Demand Systems”
Advisor: Distinguished Professor Christos Cassandras
Taiyao Wang
Ph.D., Systems Engineering
Thesis: “Data Analytics And Optimization Methods in Biomedical Systems: From Microbes to Humans”
Advisor: Professor Ioannis Paschalidis
Tingting Xu
Ph.D., Systems Engineering
Thesis: “Machine Learning for Effective Predictions and Prescriptions in Health Care”
Advisor: Professor Ioannis Paschalidis
Selin Yanikara
Ph.D., Systems Engineering
Thesis: “Decentralized Scheduling of EV Energy and Regulation Reserve Services in Distribution Network Markets”
Advisor: Professor Michael Caramanis
Yue Zhang
Ph.D., Systems Engineering
Thesis: “Methods in Intelligent Transportation Systems Exploiting Vehicle Connectivity, Autonomy and Roadway Data”
Advisor: Distinguished Professor Christos Cassandras
Henghui Zhu
Ph.D., Systems Engineering
Thesis: “Making Decisions based on Context: Models and Applications in Cognitive Sciences and Natural Language Processing”
Advisor: Professor Ioannis Paschalidis