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Author:

Gilbertson, Christian

Title:

Using Data-driven Methods to Find Planets Around Stars With Magnetic Activity

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics (PHD)

Keywords:

Exoplanets
Astrobiology
Astrostatistics
Machine Learning
Gaussian Process
Open Source Software
Radial Velocity
Spectroscopy
Stellar Variability
Planet Detection
Telluric Variability
Astronomy
Astrophysics

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Committee Members:

Rebekah Dawson, Major Field Member
Suvrath Mahadevan, Major Field Member
Jason Wright, Co-Chair of Committee
Eric Ford, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
James Kasting, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robin Ciardullo, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Liu, Shuo Shuo

Title:

Statistical Learning on High-Dimensional Multi-Source Data

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

Keywords:

Transfer Learning
Multi-View Clustering
High-Dimensional Data
Machine Learning

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Committee Members:

Bing Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Xiang Zhu, Major Field Member
Lan Kong, Outside Unit & Field Member
Matthew Reimherr, Major Field Member
Runze Li, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Cornelius, Jason

Title:

Mid-Fidelity Performance Analysis for Fixed-Pitch Speed-Controlled Multirotor Aircraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Helicopter
Multirotor
CFD
Rotorcraft
High Performance Computing
GPU
Coaxial
Coaxial Rotor
Machine Learning
Surrogate Models
Dragonfly
Drone
UAS
Urban Air Mobility
Unmanned Aerial Systems
BEMT
Aerodynamics
Aircraft
C81 Tables
OVERFLOW
ARC2D
Airfoil Performance
NASA
Langley TDT
Langley 14-by 22-ft. Subsonic Tunnel Facility
Langley Transonic Dynamics Tunnel
Hybrid BEMT-URANS CFD
Linux Bash Scripting
GPU CFD Acceleration
Gaussian Process Regression
Neural Networks
Conceptual Design
Preliminary Design

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Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Daniel Haworth, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sven Schmitz, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jacob Langelaan, Major Field Member
Jose Palacios, Major Field Member
Edward Smith, Major Field Member
Larry Young, Special Signatory

Author:

Fan, Foxian

Title:

Evolution of AM Surface Morphology during Centrifugal Disc Finishing

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Centrifugal Disc Finishing
Surface Characterization
Image Processing
Machine Learning
Mass Finishing

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Committee Members:

Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair
Timothy Simpson, Major Field Member
Christopher Kube, Outside Unit & Field Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Brigid Mullany, Special Member
Robert Voigt, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Benit, Simeon

Title:

Stochastic Models to Generate Sound Speed Ensembles and Calculate Transmission Loss Ensembles at the New England Shelf Break Using Empirical Orthogonal Functions and Sparse Dictionary Learning

Graduate Program:

Acoustics (MS)

Keywords:

Stochastic Model
Empirical Orthogonal Functions
Machine Learning
Acoustics
Underwater Acoustics
Principal Component Analysis
PCA
EOF
Dictionary Learning
Sparse Dictionary Learning
K-SVD
Orthogonal Matching Pursuit
Sound Speed Profiles
Range-dependent Acoustic Model
Transmission Loss
New England Shelf Break

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Committee Members:

Andrew Barnard, Program Head/Chair
Ying-Tsong Lin, Committee Member
Daniel C. Brown, Committee Member
James Miller, Special Signatory
Andrew Barnard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel C. Brown, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Liu, Heting

Title:

Machine Learning in Mobile Edge Computing: Enhancing Efficiency in Inference and Training

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Edge Computing
Resource Allocation
Machine Learning
Federated Learning

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Committee Members:

Fenglong Ma, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ting He, Major Field Member
Jing Yang, Major Field Member
Guohong Cao, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Tabar, Maryam

Title:

Mitigating Social Challenges among Vulnerable Communities with Machine Learning

Graduate Program:

Informatics (PHD)

Keywords:

Artificial Intelligence/Data Science for Social Good
Machine Learning

File:

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Committee Members:

Jeffrey Bardzell, Program Head/Chair
Dongwon Lee, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amulya Yadav, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Carleen Maitland, Major Field Member
C Lee Giles, Major Field Member
Rayid Ghani, Special Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Widdowson, Denise

Title:

Computational Optimization of Material Properties via a Multi-Field-Assisted Additive Manufacturing Process

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Multifield Processing
Multiobjective Optimization
Machine Learning
AI
Magnetic Particle Composite
Computational Homogenization
Support Vector Regression
Magnetic Polymer Composites
Magnetoactive Elastomer
Inverse Materials Design Problem
Additive Manufacturing
Electromagnetic
Dielectric
Microarchitecture

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Committee Members:

Robert Francis Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Paris Vonlockette, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Zoubeida Ounaies, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mary Frecker, Major Field Member

Author:

Deokuliar, Harsh

Title:

Object detection using drone-based aerial imagery in urban planning and land development projects

Graduate Program:

Data Analytics (MS)

Keywords:

Urban development
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Object detection
UAV Imagery

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Committee Members:

Raghu Sangwan, Program Head/Chair
Raghu Sangwan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Youakim Badr, Committee Member
Adrian Sorin Barb, Committee Member

Author:

Zhou, Shijie

Title:

Link Prediction on Heterophilic Graphs via Disentangled Representation Learning

Graduate Program:

Informatics (MS)

Keywords:

Graph Learning
Heterophilic Graph
Disentangled Representation Learning
Machine Learning

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Committee Members:

Suhang Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dongwon Lee, Committee Member
Jeffrey Bardzell, Program Head/Chair
Xiang Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Pei, Te

Title:

Integrating Geotechnical Domain Knowledge Into Machine Learning for Slope Stability Predictions

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Slope Stability
Landslide Susceptibility Mapping
Machine Learning
Domain Knowledge
Physics-based model
Monotonicity

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Committee Members:

Chaopeng Shen, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Tong Qiu, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ming Xiao, Major Field Member
Tieyuan Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Dharmadhikari, Susheel

Title:

Data-Driven Strategies for Engineering Design and Diagnostics

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Fatigue Damage Detection
Machine Learning
Surrogate Modeling
Pin Fin Optimization

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Committee Members:

Amrita Basak, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Christopher Kube, Outside Unit & Field Member
Eric Marsh, Major Field Member
Asok Ray, Major Field Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Cwiek, Andrew

Title:

Feeding the machine: Challenges to Reproducible Predictive Modeling in Resting-State Connectomics

Graduate Program:

Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

Neuroimaging
Machine Learning
Psychology
rsfMRI
Review
Reproducibility

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Committee Members:

Frank Gerard Hillary, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Andrew Arnett, Committee Member
Amy Marshall, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Bradley Paul Wyble, Committee Member

Author:

Chaudhry, Imran

Title:

Using Delta-Machine Learning to Accurately Predict Molecular Polarizabilites

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (MS)

Keywords:

Raman Spectroscopy
Electronic Structure Theory
Machine Learning
Chemistry

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Committee Members:

Lasse Jensen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Patrick O'Brien, Jr., Committee Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Sharon Xiaolei Huang, Committee Member

Author:

Melo Cruz, Arthur

Title:

Value Alignment in Ethical Dilemmas Through Reinforcement Learning

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Robotics
Reinforcement Learning
Ethical Dilemma
Robot Ethics
Machine Ethics
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence

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Committee Members:

Alan Richard Wagner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacob Willem Langelaan, Committee Member
Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lafleur, Travis

Title:

Predictive Models for Gene Expression Engineering

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Transcription
Machine Learning
Biological Engineering
Synthetic Biology

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Committee Members:

Andrew Zydney, Major Field Member
Howard Salis, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Edward O'Brien, Outside Unit & Field Member
Costas Maranas, Major Field Member
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Ziegler, Andrew

Title:

Development of Scalable Approaches to Neutrino Mass Measurement with The Project 8 Experiment

Graduate Program:

Physics (PHD)

Keywords:

Beta-decay
Neutrino
Neutrino Mass
Project 8
Spectrometers
Signal Detection
Antenna
Antenna Array
Microwave Electronics
Resonant Cavities
Nuclear Physics
Cyclotron Radiation
Electrons
Tritium
Machine Learning
Triggering

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Committee Members:

Carmen Carmona Benitez, Major Field Member
Douglas Cowen, Major Field Member
Luiz de Viveiros, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephanie Wissel, Major Field Member
Xingjie Ni, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mauricio Terrones, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Saucier, Emilie

Title:

Observations and Modeling of the Transition from an Open to Closed System at Telica Volcano, Nicaragua

Graduate Program:

Geosciences (MS)

Keywords:

Volcano
Volcanology
Geoscience
Geology
Sealing
Phreatic Eruptions
Phreatic
Telica
Nicaragua
Deformation
Modeling
Machine Learning
Geodesy
Remote Sensing
Gas Flux
Hydrothermal Mineralisation
Magmatic Plug
Seal

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Committee Members:

Maureen Feineman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Donald Fisher, Program Head/Chair
Peter LaFemina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Singman, Matthew

Title:

Cognitive Signal Processing: Applying Machine Learning to Adaptive Array Signal Processing Weight Generation

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Signal Processing
Array Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Adaptive Signal Processing

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Committee Members:

Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Ram Mohan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory Huff, Committee Member

Author:

Liu, Meng

Title:

Leveraging Machine Learning for Analyzing Individual and Aggregate-Level Healthcare Data

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Machine Learning
Healthcare
data analtics

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Committee Members:

Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair
Soundar Kumara, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Paul Griffin, Major Field Member
Kamesh Madduri, Outside Unit & Field Member
Swaminathan P. Iyer, Special Member
Qiushi Chen, Major Field Member
Kartik Ramakrishna, Special Member

Author:

Yang, Di

Title:

Essays on Determinants of Health

Graduate Program:

Health Policy and Administration (PHD)

Keywords:

Determinants of Health
Health Equity
Population Health
Social Health Insurance Consolidation
Housing Demolition
Machine Learning

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Committee Members:

Chris Hollenbeak, Program Head/Chair
David Vanness, Major Field Member
Yubraj Acharya, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joel Segel, Major Field Member
Kristin Sznajder, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Oghazian, Farzaneh

Title:

Knits As Material For Architectural Design: Computational Methods For Designing And Manufacturing Architectural Forms Based On The Behavior Of Knitted Textiles

Graduate Program:

Architecture (PHD)

Keywords:

Knitted Textiles
Form finding
Machine Learning
Calibration
3D Scanning
Lightweight Tension Structures
Knitted Tensioned Structures
Knitted Structures
Computational methods

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Committee Members:

Jose Pinto Duarte, Major Field Member
Nathan Brown, Outside Unit & Field Member
Benay Gursoy Toykoc, Major Field Member
Delia Dumitrescu, Special Member
Felecia Davis, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ute Poerschke, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Coppo Leite, Victor

Title:

Towards Temperature Field Reconstruction, an Innovative Method for Advanced Reactors Monitoring

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Machine Learning
Physics-Informed Neural Networks
Field Reconstruction

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Committee Members:

Arthur Motta, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
William Walters, Major Field Member
Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Elia Merzari, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Dillon Shaver, Special Member
Saya Lee, Major Field Member

Author:

Kumar, Vishnu

Title:

Supply Chain Resilience through Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): Representation, Partnership Prediction, and Standardization using Graph Databases

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Supply Chain
Graph Database
Knowledge Graph
Machine Learning
Link Prediction
RDF
Manufacturing
BioPharma

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Committee Members:

Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair
Soundar Kumara, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Timothy Simpson, Outside Field Member
Paul Griffin, Major Field Member
Kamesh Madduri, Outside Unit Member
Vijay Srinivasan, Special Member

Author:

Gupta, Shantanu

Title:

Predicting Driver's Takeover Decisions in a Conditionally Automated Vehicle with Gaze Based Deep Learning Architectures

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Conditionally Automated Vehicles
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Situational Awareness
Takeover Performance

File:

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Committee Members:

Yiqi Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vittaldas V Prabhu, Committee Member
Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair