PhD Graduates

2016

  • Karen Mazidi

    Karen Mazidi

    Fall 2016
    Dissertation:
    Infusing Automatic Question Generation with Natural Language Understanding
    Major Professor(s):
    Paul Tarau
    Job Title and Company:
    Faculty member at the University of Texas at Dallas
  • Timothy McMahan

    Timothy McMahan

    Fall 2016
    Dissertation:
    Real Time Assessment of a Video Game Player’s State of Mind Using Off-the-Shelf Electroencephalography
    Major Professor(s):
    Ian Parberry
  • Shanti Thiyagaraja

    Shanti Thiyagaraja

    Fall 2016
    Dissertation:
    Detection and Classification of Heart Sounds Using a Heart-Mobile Interface
    Major Professor(s):
    Ram Dantu
    Job Title and Company:
    Software Developer Engineer for Amazon in Seattle, WA
  • Umar Albalawi

    Umar Albalawi

    Summer 2016
    Dissertation:
    New Frameworks for Secure Image Communication in the Internet of Things (IoT)
    Major Professor(s):
    Saraju Mohanty
    Job Title and Company:
    Assistant Professor in computer science department at University of Tabouk in Saudi Arabia
  • Garima Bajwa

    Garima Bajwa

    Summer 2016
    Dissertation:
    Sensing and Decoding Brain States for Predicting and Enhancing Human Behavior, Health, and Security
    Major Professor(s):
    Ram Dantu
    Job Title and Company:
    Faculty member at Capitol Technology University in Laurel, MD
  • Angel Bravo-Salgado

    Angel Bravo-Salgado

    Summer 2016
    Dissertation:
    Modeling and Simulation of the Vector-Borne Dengue Disease and the Effects of Regional Variation of Temperature in the Disease Prevalence in a Homogenous and Heterogeneous Human Population
    Major Professor(s):
    Armin R. Mikler
    Job Title and Company:
    Visiting Assistant Professor at Oakland University in Rochester, MI, beginning in Fall 2018
  • Fahmida Hamid

    Fahmida Hamid

    Summer 2016
    Dissertation:
    Evaluation Techniques and Graph-Based Algorithms for Automatic Summarization & Keyphrase Extraction
    Major Professor(s):
    Paul Tarau
    Job Title and Company:
    Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA
  • Junfei Xie

    Junfei Xie

    Summer 2016
    Dissertation:
    Data-Driven Decision Making Framework for Large-Scale Dynamical Systems under Uncertainty
    Major Professor(s):
    Yan Huang
    Job Title and Company:
    Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Program at Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi, TX
  • Shital Joshi

    Shital Joshi

    Spring 2016
    Dissertation:
    Analysis and Optimization of Graphene FET Based Nanoelectronic Integrated Circuits
    Major Professor(s):
    Saraju Mohanty

2015

  • Ashok Dahal

    Ashok Dahal

    Fall 2015
    Dissertation:
    Detection of Ulcerative Colitis Severity and Enhancement of Informative Frame Filtering using Texture Analysis in Colonoscopy Videos
    Major Professor(s):
    Junghwan Oh
    Job Title and Company:
    Computer Vision Software Engineer at Valeo in Troy, MI
  • Saratchandra Indrakanti

    Saratchandra Indrakanti

    Summer 2015
    Dissertation:
    Methods for Vulnerability Analysis and Resource Allocation in Public Health Emergencies
    Major Professor(s):
    Armin R. Mikler
    Job Title and Company:
    Applied Researcher at eBay in San Jose, CA
  • Yiheng Liang

    Yiheng Liang

    Summer 2015
    Dissertation:
    Computational Methods for Discovering and Analyzing Causal Relationships in Health Data
    Major Professor(s):
    Armin R. Mikler
    Job Title and Company:
    Assistant Professor of Computer Science at University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO
  • Jason William Powell

    Jason William Powell

    Summer 2015
    Dissertation:
    Predictive Modeling for Persuasive Ambient Technology
    Major Professor(s):
    Kathleen M. Swigger
    Job Title and Company:
    Assistant Professor at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana
  • Jin Shao

    Jin Shao

    Summer 2015
    Dissertation:
    Advanced Power Amplifiers Design for Modern Wireless Communication
    Major Professor(s):
    Song Fu
    Job Title and Company:
    RF Applications Engineer at Infineon Technologies
  • Ziming Zhang

    Ziming Zhang

    Summer 2015
    Dissertation:
    Adaptive Power Management for Autonomic Resource Configuration in Large-Scale Computer Systems
    Major Professor(s):
    Song Fu
    Job Title and Company:
    Software Engineer at OGRE Systems, Inc.
  • Bayaner Arigong

    Bayaner Arigong

    Spring 2015
    Dissertation:
    Space and Spectrum Engineered High Frequency Components and Circuits
    Major Professor(s):
    Song Fu
    Job Title and Company:
    System Engineer at Infineon Technologies in San Jose, CA
  • Ian Brooks

    Ian Brooks

    Spring 2015
    Dissertation:
    SEM Predicting Success of Student Global Software Development Teams
    Major Professor(s):
    Kathleen M. Swigger
  • Guangchun Cheng

    Guangchun Cheng

    Spring 2015
    Dissertation:
    Video Analytics with Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of Activities
    Major Professor(s):
    Bill Buckles
    Job Title and Company:
    Software Engineer at Google in Mountain View, CA
  • Wasana Santiteerakul

    Wasana Santiteerakul

    Spring 2015
    Dissertation:
    Trajectory Analytics
    Major Professor(s):
    Bill Buckles
    Job Title and Company:
    Assistant Professor at Rajabhat University in Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • Shijun Tang

    Shijun Tang

    Spring 2015
    Dissertation:
    Investigation on Segmentation, Recognition and 3D Reconstruction of Objects
    Major Professor(s):
    Bill Buckles
    Job Title and Company:
    Lecturer at West Texas A&M University

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