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Author:

Shen, Hua

Title:

Towards Useful AI Interpretability for Humans via Interactive AI Explanations

Graduate Program:

Informatics

Keywords:

Interactive AI Explanations
Conversational AI Explanations
Human-centered Explainable AI
XAI Human Evaluation
Useful AI Explanations
XAI Usefulness

File:

Download HuaShen_PhD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey Bardzell, Program Head/Chair
C Lee Giles, Major Field Member
Sherry Tongshuang Wu, Special Member
Kenneth Huang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Beth Rosson, Major Field Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Neupane, Bikalpa

Title:

HUMAN-IN-THE-LOOP APPROACH TO INVESTIGATE ALGORITHMIC JUSTICE IN AI AND MACHINE LEARNING ENABLED TALENT ACQUISITION SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Informatics

Keywords:

algorithmic justice
algorithmic equity
underprivileged
marginalized
AI bias
AI fairness
video based hiring systems
HRTech
hiring
interviewing
perceptions of AI
human-in-the-loop
diversity in hiring
equity in hiring
DEI

File:

Download BikalpaNeupane_FinalDissertation_Aug5_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Susser, Major Field Member
Timothy Brick, Outside Unit & Field Member
Lynette Yarger, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Beth Rosson, Program Head/Chair
Fred Fonseca, Major Field Member
Jordan Beck, Special Member

Author:

Delane, Ryan

Title:

Opportunities for Competency-Based Learning in Software Development Courses

Graduate Program:

Informatics

Keywords:

Computing Education
Competency-based Education
CBE
Software Development Education
Social Constructivism

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Benjamin Hanrahan, Major Field Member
Steven Haynes, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Heather Zimmerman, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Major Field Member
Jeffrey Bardzell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Pang, Ren

Title:

Understanding and Mitigating Neural Backdoors

Graduate Program:

Informatics

Keywords:

backdoor attack
deep learning
backdoor defense
AutoML
Neural Architecture Search

File:

Download main.pdf

Committee Members:

Xiang Zhang, Major Field Member
Fenglong Ma, Major Field Member
Ting Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sencun Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Gui, Fanlu

Title:

Exploring Social Interactions in Online Exercise Classes

Graduate Program:

Informatics

Keywords:

group exercise
physical activity
fitness
social interaction

File:

Download Fanlu_Dissertation_0705.pdf

Committee Members:

Xinning Gui, Major Field Member
Melissa Bopp, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jack Carroll, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Saeed Abdullah, Major Field Member
Jeffrey Bardzell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Dai, Enyan

Title:

Towards Trustworthy Graph Neural Networks

Graduate Program:

Informatics

Keywords:

Trustworthy
Graph Neural Networks
Robustness
Privacy
Fairness
Explainability

File:

Download Thesis__Trustworthy_Graph_Neural_Networks.pdf

Committee Members:

Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Xiang Zhang, Major Field Member
Suhang Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sencun Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Lu Lin, Major Field Member

Author:

Srinath, Mukund

Title:

Analysis and Simplification of Privacy Policy Documents at Scale

Graduate Program:

Informatics

Keywords:

natural language processing
machine learning
privacy policy
data mining

File:

Download Dissertation_2024___Mukund_Srinath-combined.pdf

Committee Members:

Carleen Maitland, Program Head/Chair
Rui Zhang, Outside Unit & Field Member
C Lee Giles, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Shomir Wilson, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kenneth Huang, Major Field Member

Author:

Prajapati, Rupesh

Title:

Leveraging Large Darknets for Actionable Threat Intelligence: An Artificial Intelligence-Driven Approach

Graduate Program:

Informatics

Keywords:

Threat Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
AI
Network Telescopes
Darknet
Machine Learning
Cybersecurity
Cyber Threat
Internet Landscape
Temporal Change Detection

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Rupesh.pdf

Committee Members:

Carleen Maitland, Program Head/Chair
Vasant Honavar, Major Field Member
Jia Li, Outside Unit & Field Member
Michalis Kallitsis, Special Member
Dinghao Wu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Yen, Major Field Member

Author:

Qiu, Ling

Title:

Human-Centered AI In Healthcare: Voice Assistant For Accessible Remote Health Interventions

Graduate Program:

Informatics

Keywords:

health
voice assistant
human computer interaction
health interventions
breast cancer
dementia

File:

Download Ling_Dissertation_2025_01_13__12_.pdf

Committee Members:

Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
S. Shyam Sundar, Outside Unit & Field Member
Xinning Gui, Major Field Member
Jack Carroll, Major Field Member
Saeed Abdullah, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Joshi, Tejaswini

Title:

"I” The True Instrument: The Rhetorics of Ethnographic Research Practice in HCI

Graduate Program:

Informatics

Keywords:

Human Computer Interaction
Ethnography
Theories and Methods
Humanistic Essay
Subjectivity
Qualitative Research Methods
Reflexive Research

File:

Download Tejaswini_-_Dissertation_-_Final_1.3.2.pdf

Committee Members:

Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Kathleen Sexsmith, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jeffrey Bardzell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Yubo Kou, Major Field Member
Priya Kumar, Major Field Member