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Author:

Dillinger, Cody

Title:

Game-Theoretic Controller Simulation for Sampling-Based Multi-Robot Motion Planning Algorithms

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Robotics
Motion Planning
Game Theory
Algorithms
Control Theory
Optimization
Nash Equilibrium
Simulation
Multi-Robot Systems

File:

Download Dillinger_Thesis_MastersFormat_Final2.pdf

Committee Members:

Minghui Zhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Bardakci, Ibrahim Ekrem

Title:

Convex Formulations of Probability Maximization Problems: Stochastic Approximation Frameworks and Applications

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Probability maximization
Optimization
Stochastic Approximation
Risk Minimization
Controller Design

File:

Download ieb_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vinayak V Shanbhag, Outside Member
Minghui Zhu, Committee Member
Jing Yang, Committee Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Saab, Samer

Title:

Investigation of Deep Neural Networks From Control and Optimization Perspectives

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Deep Learning
Neural Networks
Optimization
Control Theory
First-order Gradient Descent
Heavy-ball Optimizer
Recurrent Neural Networks
State-space Representations

File:

Download SamerSaabJr_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Minghui Zhu, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Shashi Phoha, Co-Chair of Committee
Puneet Singla, Outside Unit & Field Member
Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri, Major Field Member
Asok Ray, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair