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Author:

Lakshmidevi, Harieasswar

Title:

Accelerating Sparse LU Factorization

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

LU Factorization
GPU Acceleration
Sparse linear algebra
Symbolic factorization
Sparse linear solvers

File:

Download hlakshmidevi_masters_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Kamesh Madduri, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mahmut Taylan Kandemir, Committee Member
Mehrdad Mahdavi, Committee Member

Author:

Sarma, Anup

Title:

Optimizing Deep Learning for Memory and Compute : A joint Algorithm-Architecture Exploration

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Deep Learning
Computer Architecture
Main Memory
CNN and RNN-LSTM
Inference and Training
Sparsity
Performance and Energy Efficiency

File:

Download Dissertation_copy_Final2.pdf

Committee Members:

Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Major Field Member
C Lee Giles, Outside Unit & Field Member
Asit K Mishra, Special Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Mahmut Kandemir, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Chitaranjan Das, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr

Author:

Scott, Jesse

Title:

Dynamic Stability Monitoring of Complex Human Motion Sequences via Precision Computer Vision

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

image-based stability
deep learning
machine learning
Center of Mass
Base of Support
Center of Pressure
stability
balance
motion capture
foot pressure
video
human pose
Taiji
biomechanics
stability metrics
falls
computer vision

File:

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Committee Members:

Yanxi Liu, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Challis, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Collins, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Guohong Cao, Major Field Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair

Author:

King, Rachel

Title:

Evaluating Realistic Deployments of Trusted Execution Environments in the Tor Network

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

trusted execution environments
security
tor network

File:

Download RachelKing_MSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Patrick Drew Mcdaniel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sencun Zhu, Committee Member

Author:

Heon, Alban Philippe

Title:

Systematic Evaluation of Geo-Location Privacy Mechanisms

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

privacy
obfuscation mechanism
location privacy

File:

Download Alban_Heon_Penn_State_University_thesis_geoind_corrected_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Patrick Drew Mcdaniel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sencun Zhu, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Junde

Title:

Machine Learning and Optimization Applications on Near-term Quantum Computers

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Machine Learning
Quantum Computing
Computer Vision
Optimization
Variational Quantum Algorithms
Generative Models
Quantum Computation Advantages

File:

Download phd_dissertation_junde.pdf

Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Swaroop Ghosh, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mehrdad Mahdavi, Major Field Member
Nikolay Dokholyan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Chunhao Wang, Major Field Member

Author:

Ding, Ding

Title:

Violation Detection, Extra Information Release and Secure Implementation for Differentially Private Mechanisms

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

differential privacy
counterexample detection
privacy mechanism
floating-point vulnerability

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Ding.pdf

Committee Members:

G. Tan, Major Field Member
Aleksandra Slavkovic, Outside Unit & Field Member
Danfeng Zhang, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Kifer, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Liao, Minli

Title:

Efficiently supporting and exploiting multiple concurrent views of data in the memory hierarchy

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Cache design
Symmetric memories
Crosspoint memory
2D memory access
Multi-view memory systems
Orientation prediction
Layout transformation
Cache design
Symmetric memories
Crosspoint memory
2D memory access
Multi-view memory systems
Orientation prediction
Layout transformation

File:

Download Minli_Liao_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Major Field Member
Linhai Song, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mahmut Kandemir, Major Field Member
John Sampson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Lin, Yilei

Title:

Topology Inference in Modern Communication Networks

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

computer networks
topology inference
NFV
queuing networks

File:

Download Yilei__Dissertation-5.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas La Porta, Major Field Member
Ting He, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mingfu Shao, Major Field Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Uday Shanbhag, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Jiang, Huaipan

Title:

Exploration of Machine Learning Based Acceleration Methodologies

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Machine learning
Acceleration
Approximation

File:

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Committee Members:

Mahmut Kandemir, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Sampson, Major Field Member
Mehrdad Mahdavi, Major Field Member
Nikolay Dokholyan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair