Guest Speaker: Pedro Lopes, Assistant Professor in Computer Science, University of Chicago Moderated by Dr. Reza Rawassizadeh, Associate Professor of Computer Science Abstract: The main question that drives my research is: what is the next interface paradigm that supersedes wearable devices? I argue that the new paradigm is one in which interactive devices will integrate […]
Guest Speaker: Dr. Frank Meng, Assistant Professor of Medicine in General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine Moderated by Dr. Guanglan Zhang, Associate Professor of Computer Science Abstract: The capturing of increasingly more and more patient data by healthcare systems has enabled much innovative advancements in medical science and patient care through the application […]
How to Make Your Own StatQuest!!! December 6, 2021 Guest Speaker: Dr. Josh Starmer, StatQuest Moderated by Dr. Reza Rawassizadeh, Assistant Professor of Computer Science Abstract: Hi! I’m Josh Starmer and I make YouTube videos that clearly explain Data Science, Statistics and Machine Learning Topics. In this talk I’ll describe the methods I use to […]
Extrapolating the Research Timeline of HCI: Cyber Meets Physical November 17, 2021 Speaker:Dr. Max Mühlhäuser, Professor, University of Darmstadt Moderated by Dr. Reza Rawassizadeh, Associate Professor of Computer Science Abstract:We witness the era of digital transformation: ever more areas of our business and everyday lives are pervaded by information and communication technologies. However, the majority […]
Vulnerability Relationship between Feature Vector Scale and Convolutional Neural Networks with Adversarial Examples October 21, 2021 Guest Speaker: Dr. Sang-Woong Lee, Professor, Gachon University Moderated by Dr. Reza Rawassizadeh, Assistant Professor of Computer Science Abstract: In the field of image classification, Deep Convolutional Neural Networks can misclassify images by perturbation noise. Images that are artificially […]
Passive Sensing Analytics and Mobile Health September 23, 2021 Speaker: Dr. Nabil Alshurafa, Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Moderated by Dr. Reza Rawassizadeh, Associate Professor of Computer Science Abstract: Researchers seek to understand human behaviors in their natural setting so they can design interventions that help manage symptoms, prevent illness, and improve health […]
Dynamic functional brain network analysis using hidden semi-Markov models Speaker: Dr. Heather Shappell, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine Moderated by Kia Teymourian April 22, 2021 Abstract: A great deal of evidence now supports the theory that the brain is a system of interacting regions that produce complex […]
The Smart Hospital Living Lab Speaker: Vasillis Kostakos, Professor of Human Computer Interaction, University of Melbourne Moderated by Professor Reza Rawassizadeh March 25, 2021 Abstract: In this talk I will present a range of projects we have recently begun under the “Smart Hospital Living Lab” in Melbourne. The work is still ongoing, so I will […]
Striim, A Next Generation Distributed Streaming Platform Speaker: Alok Pareek February 25, 2021 Moderated by Professor Kia Teymourian Abstract: Striim is a novel end-to-end distributed streaming ETL and intelligence platform that enables rapid development and deployment of streaming applications. A key area of innovation is to process database events in a continuous streaming manner while […]
Application of Machine Learning to Construct Investment Portfolios Speaker: Dr. Eugene Pinsky, Associate Professor of the Practice Moderated by: Kia Teymourian, Assistant Professor of Computer Science January 28, 2021 Abstract: One of the primary applications of machine learning methods is to uncover patterns from historical relationships and trends in the data. In unsupervised learning, we […]