{"id":28172,"date":"2020-05-09T11:55:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T15:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/?p=28172"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:07:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:07:57","slug":"congratulations-class-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cise\/congratulations-class-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations Class of 2020!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Computer Science<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Nabeel Akhtar
\n<\/strong>Ph.D., Computer Science<\/span>
\nThesis: “Orchestration and Management of Application Functions Over Virtualized Cloud Infrastructures”
\nAdvisor: Professor Abraham Matta<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Giuseppe Bombara
\n<\/strong>Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/span>
\nThesis: “Learning Temporal Logic Formulae From Data”
\nAdvisor: Professor Calin Belta<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Jiawei (Gary) Chen
\n<\/strong>Ph.D., Electrical Engineering<\/span>
\nThesis: “Privacy-preserving Analysis of Human Activity”
\n<\/em><\/span>Advisors: Professors Janusz Konrad and Prakash Ishwar<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Emily Lam
\n<\/strong>Ph.D., Electrical Engineering<\/span>
\nThesis: “Using Angle Diverse and Modulated Optical Sources for 3D Indoor Positioning”
\nAdvisor:\u00a0<\/em>Professor Thomas D. Little<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Joshua Rapp
\n<\/strong>Ph.D.,\u00a0Electrical Engineering<\/span>
\nThesis: “Probabilistic Modeling for Single-Photon Lidar”
\n<\/em>*Outstanding Dissertation Award Winner*<\/strong>
\nAdvisor:\u00a0<\/em>Professor Vivek Goyal<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Onur Sahin
\n<\/strong>Ph.D.,\u00a0Computer Engineering<\/span>
\nThesis: “Efficient Runtime Management for Enabling Sustainable Performance in Real-World Mobile Application”
\n<\/em><\/span>Advisors: Associate Professor Ayse K. Coskun and Assistant Professor Manuel Egele<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Jinyuan Zhao
\n<\/strong>Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/span>
\nThesis: “Light Transport Analysis for Indoor Activity Localization and Recognition”
\n<\/em><\/span>Advisors: Professors Janusz Konrad and Prakash Ishwar<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Earth & Environment<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Sarabeth Buckley
\n<\/strong>Ph.D.,\u00a0Earth and Environment<\/span>
\nThesis: “Enhancing Plant Growth and Carbon Harvesting for Sustainable Agriculture”
\n<\/em><\/span>Advisor: Professor Nathan Phillips<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Andrew Trlica
\n<\/strong>Ph.D., Earth and Environment<\/span>
\nThesis: “<\/em>Ecosystem Functional Changes Across the Anthropocene Landscape: Spatial Patterning in Albedo and Biogenic Carbon Exchange in Urban Areas”
\nAdvisor: Associate\u00a0<\/em>Professor Lucy Hutyra<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Mathematics\/Statistics<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Brian J. Choi
\n<\/strong>Ph.D., Mathematics<\/span>
\nThesis: “Weighted Fourier Analysis and Dispersive Equations”
\nAdvisor:\u00a0<\/em>Professor Mark Kon<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Mechanical Engineering<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Xiao Li
\n<\/strong>Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering<\/span>
\nThesis: “A Formal Methods Approach to Interpretability, Safety, and Composability for Reinforcement Learning”<\/span>
\nAdvisor:\u00a0<\/em>Professor Calin Belta<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Systems Engineering<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Ruidi Chen
\n<\/strong>Ph.D., Systems Engineering
\n<\/span>Thesis: “Distributionally Robust Learning under the Wasserstein Metric”
\n<\/em><\/span>*Outstanding Dissertation Award Winner*<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Professor\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Ioannis<\/em> Paschalidis<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Arian Houshmand
\n<\/strong>Ph.D., Systems Engineering<\/span>
\nThesis: “Eco-routing and Scheduling of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles”
\nAdvisor: Distinguished\u00a0<\/em>Professor Christos Cassandras<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Francisco Penedo Alvarez
\n<\/strong>Ph.D.,\u00a0<\/span>Systems Engineering
\n<\/span>Thesis: “Formal Methods for Partial Differential Equations”
\nAdvisor:\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Professor Calin Belta<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Rebecca Swaszek
\n<\/strong>Ph.D.,\u00a0Systems Engineering<\/span><\/span>
\nThesis: “Data-Driven Fleet Load Balancing Strategies for Shared Mobility-On-Demand Systems”
\nAdvisor:\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Distinguished\u00a0<\/em>Professor Christos Cassandras<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Taiyao Wang
\n<\/strong>Ph.D.,\u00a0Systems Engineering<\/span><\/span>
\nThesis: “Data Analytics And Optimization Methods in Biomedical Systems: From Microbes to Humans”
\nAdvisor:\u00a0<\/em>Professor\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Ioannis Paschalidis<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Tingting Xu
\n<\/strong>Ph.D.,\u00a0Systems Engineering<\/span><\/span>
\nThesis: “Machine Learning for Effective Predictions and Prescriptions in Health Care”
\nAdvisor:\u00a0<\/em>Professor\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Ioannis Paschalidis<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Selin Yanikara
\n<\/strong>Ph.D., Systems Engineering<\/span><\/span>
\nThesis: “Decentralized Scheduling of EV Energy and Regulation Reserve Services in Distribution Network Markets”
\nAdvisor:\u00a0<\/em>Professor Michael Caramanis<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Yue Zhang
\n<\/strong>Ph.D.,\u00a0Systems Engineering<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Thesis: “Methods in Intelligent Transportation Systems Exploiting Vehicle Connectivity, Autonomy and Roadway Data”
\n<\/em>Advisor:\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Distinguished Professor Christos Cassandras<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Henghui Zhu
\n<\/strong>Ph.D., Systems Engineering<\/span><\/span>
\nThesis: “Making Decisions based on Context: Models and Applications in Cognitive Sciences and Natural Language Processing”<\/span>
\nAdvisor:\u00a0<\/em>Professor Ioannis Paschalidis<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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