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Author:

Qiu, Baojun

Title:

SOCIAL NETWORK MODELING, LINK PREDICTION, AND SENTIMENT IMPACT ANALYSIS

Graduate Program:

Computer Science

Keywords:

temporal data mining
machine learning
Social network analysis
text mining
sentiment analysis
link prediction

File:

Download Baojun-Dissertation-submission.pdf

Committee Members:

John Yen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Yen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Guohong Cao, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jesse Louis Barlow, Committee Member
Jia Li, Committee Member
Qiyang He, Committee Member
Raj Acharya, Committee Member

Author:

Zhou , Ding

Title:

MINING SOCIAL DOCUMENTS AND NETWORKS

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

social network
machine learning
information retrieval
user modeling

File:

Download dzhou-thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

C Lee Giles, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hongyuan Zha, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jia Li, Committee Member
Wang Chien Lee, Committee Member
David Jonathan Miller, Committee Member

Author:

Aksu, Yaman

Title:

FEATURE SELECTION METHODS FOR SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES FOR TWO OR MORE CLASSES, WITH APPLICATIONS TO THE ANALYSIS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND ITS ONSET WITH MRI BRAIN IMAGE PROCESSING

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Alzheimer
Support Vector Machine
biomedical imaging
discriminant function
classification
machine learning
MRI
brain imaging
gene microarray

File:

Download ya_thesis_after5aug10review.pdf

Committee Members:

Profs David J Miller And George Kesidis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Jonathan Miller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George Kesidis, Committee Member
Qing X Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Member
James Z Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Song, Yang

Title:

Machine Learning for Text Mining: Classification, Retrieval and Recommendation

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

classification
machine learning
text classification
information retrieval
clustering
recommendation

File:

Download yangsong_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

C Lee Giles, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
C Lee Giles, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Wang Chien Lee, Committee Member
Jia Li, Committee Member
Jesse Louis Barlow, Committee Member
Bing Li, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Ya

Title:

TOWARDS INFERRING BIOLOGICALLY INFORMATIVE PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS

Graduate Program:

Information Systems

Keywords:

microarray analysis
protein domain
protein interaction prediction
bioinformatics
machine learning

File:

Download YZhang_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Chao Hsien Chu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hongyuan Zha, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
C Lee Giles, Committee Member
James Z Wang, Committee Member
Liwang Cui, Committee Member

Author:

Jin, Xin

Title:

Situation Awareness and Adaptive Decision-Making in Autonomous Systems via Symbolic Learning

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

situation awareness
decision making
autonomous system
machine learning
autonomous navigation
sensor fusion

File:

Download Dissertation_XinJin_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Thomas Wettergren, Special Member

Author:

Kurve, Aditya C

Title:

Novel Task Decomposition And Aggregation methods For Knowledge Discovery In Multi-agent systems

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

multi-agent systems
knowledge discovery
game theory
machine learning
Nash equilibrium
crowdsourcing
generative modeling

File:

Download AdityaKurve-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

George Kesidis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kultegin Aydin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Jonathan Miller, Committee Member
John F Doherty, Committee Member
Jason Ryder Morton, Committee Member
Christopher H Griffin, Committee Member

Author:

Kocak, Fatih

Title:

Network Traffic Analysis: Anomaly Detection and Some Implications of Neutrality

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

machine learning
anomaly detection
p-value
clustering
feature selection
network neutrality
game theory
caching
networks

File:

Download FatihKocak-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

David Jonathan Miller, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
George Kesidis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Jenkins, Committee Member
John F Doherty, Committee Member
Anna Cinzia Squicciarini, Committee Member

Author:

Liu, Haibin

Title:

Exploiting user-generated data for knowledge discovery and recommendation

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

data mining
machine learning
recommender system
social media
user-generated data

File:

Download Haibin-thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dongwon Lee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Yen, Committee Member
Guoray Cai, Committee Member
Fuqing Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Raghuram, Jayaram

Title:

Improved generative modeling approaches for semi-supervised and domain adaptive classifier learning from labels and constraints

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

semisupervised classification
semisupervised constraint based learning
classifier domain adaptation
machine learning

File:

Download Jayaram-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

David Jonathan Miller, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Jonathan Miller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George Kesidis, Committee Member
Kenneth Jenkins, Committee Member
Dr Yu Zhang, Committee Member

Author:

Liu, Hongcheng

Title:

nonsmooth optimization with applications in network design and machine learning

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Nonsmooth optimization
machine learning
network design
folded concave penalty
sparse recovery

File:

Download HongchengLiu_new-Dissertation-copy.pdf

Committee Members:

Tao Yao, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Terry Lee Friesz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Necdet S Aybat, Committee Member
Runze Li, Committee Member

Author:

Sun, Yuqi

Title:

OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS IN TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL AND MACHINE LEARNING

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

optimization
dynamic network loading
machine learning

File:

Download Yuqi_Sun-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Tao Yao, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ramcharan, Amanda Maria

Title:

Multidisciplinary Applications of U.S. Soils Datasets: Machine Learning Models, Data Mining, and Land Use Analyses

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Keywords:

soil
machine learning
agroecosystem modeling
digital soil mapping
soil pedotransfer functions
random forest
data mining

File:

Download Ramcharan_Dissertation.4-12-17..pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas L. Richard, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas L. Richard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Heather Gall, Committee Member
Douglas Miller, Committee Member
Tomislav Hengl, Outside Member

Author:

Yu, Yifeng

Title:

RISK-ADJUSTED MONITORING, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, AND META-ANALYSIS FOR DATA-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE FOR TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

total hip arthroplasty
risk-adjusted monitoring
meta-analysis
machine learning
statistical process control
cost-effectiveness
Markov simulation model

File:

Download Dissertation_Yifeng_Yu_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Harriet Nembhard, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Harriet Nembhard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Conrad Tucker, Committee Member
Ling Rothrock, Committee Member
Naleef Fareed, Outside Member
Andrea Yevchak-Sillner, Special Member

Author:

Srinivas, Sharan

Title:

Analytics-Driven Design of Multi-Phase Multi-Provider Appointment System for Patient Scheduling

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

patient scheduling
open access
multi-phase multi-provider
scheduling rules
appointment system design
hybrid appointment system
data analytics
machine learning
patient no-shows

File:

Download Doctoral_Dissertation_SharanS.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. A. Ravi Ravindran, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. A. Ravi Ravindran, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. M. Jeya Chandra, Committee Member
Dr. Vittal Prabhu, Committee Member
Dr. Dennis K. J. Lin, Outside Member

Author:

Sung, Yi Shan

Title:

NETWORK ANALYTICS AND MACHINE LEARNING: APPLICATIONS TO ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

network analytics
machine learning
healthcare analytics
online social networks
dominance attribute
community detection
provider order recommendation system
length of stay
remaining length of stay
classification
prediction

File:

Download phd_thesis_yishan.pdf

Committee Members:

Soundar Rajan Tirupatikumara, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Soundar Rajan Tirupatikumara, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Guodong Pang, Committee Member
Tao Yao, Committee Member
Reka Z Albert, Outside Member
Kamesh Madduri, Outside Member
LiYing Cui, Special Member

Author:

Ray Choudhury, Sagnik

Title:

An Architecture for Multimodal Information Extraction from Scholarly Documents

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

digital libraries
information extraction
semantic scholar
document elements
machine learning
image [processing
vector graphics

File:

Download phd_thesis_final_sagnik.pdf

Committee Members:

Clyde Lee Giles, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clyde Lee Giles, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Prasenjit Mitra, Committee Member
James Z Wang, Committee Member
Daniel Kifer, Outside Member

Author:

Jones, Zachary Maddox

Title:

Interpretable Statistical Learning

Graduate Program:

Political Science

Keywords:

machine learning
interpretability

File:

Download jones_diss.pdf

Committee Members:

Bruce A Desmarais Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bruce A Desmarais Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bumba Mukherjee, Committee Member
Christopher Jon Zorn, Committee Member
Bharath Kumar Sriperumbudur, Outside Member

Author:

Putcha, Venkataramana B

Title:

INTEGRATION OF NUMERICAL AND MACHINE LEARNING PROTOCOLS FOR COUPLED RESERVOIR-WELLBORE MODELS: A STUDY FOR GAS LIFT OPTIMIZATION

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

numerical simulation
machine learning
gas lift
neural networks
petroleum
production
optimization

File:

Download Venkat_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Turgay Ertekin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eugene C Morgan, Committee Member
Kamesh Madduri, Committee Member
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Outside Member

Author:

Basile, Anna Okula

Title:

CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR THE MISSING HERITABILITY USING BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED AND DATA-DRIVEN APPROACHES

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

human genetics
complex disease
machine learning
informatics
pattern recognition
rare variants
missing heritability

File:

Download Basile_PhD_Dissertation_Revisions_Final_022118.pdf

Committee Members:

Marylyn Deriggi Ritchie, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marylyn Deriggi Ritchie, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Santhosh Girirajan, Committee Member
Ross Cameron Hardison, Committee Member
George H Perry, Outside Member

Author:

Papernot, Nicolas

Title:

Characterizing the Limits and Defenses of Machine Learning in Adversarial Settings

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

computer security
machine learning
adversarial examples

File:

Download Papernot_PhD_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick D. McDaniel, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick D. McDaniel, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Trent Jaeger, Committee Member
Thomas F. La Porta, Committee Member
Aleksandra B. Skavkovic, Outside Member
Dan Boneh, Special Member
Ian J. Goodfellow, Special Member

Author:

Ye, Jianbo

Title:

Computational Modeling of Compositional and Relational Data Using Optimal Transport and Probabilistic Models

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

machine learning
optimal transport
optimization

File:

Download jianbo-ye-thesis_fix.pdf

Committee Members:

James Z. Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Z. Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
C. Lee Giles, Committee Member
Zhenhui Jessie Li, Committee Member
Reginald B. Adams, Outside Member
Jia Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jia Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Jonayat, A S M

Title:

Predicting Stability of Modified Oxide Surfaces with Functional Atomic-Layers for Nano-engineered Catalysts through First Principles Calculations and Statistical Learning

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

catalysis
monolayer metal oxide
mixed metal oxides
DFT
machine learning
compact sensing
feature selection
LASSO

File:

Download Thesis_ASM_JonayatV3.pdf

Committee Members:

Adri C.T. van Duin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adri C.T. van Duin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael J. Janik, Committee Member
Richard Yetter, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Outside Member

Author:

Ororbia, Alexander Gabriel

Title:

Coordinated Local Learning Algorithms for Continuously Adaptive Neural Systems

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

artificial intelligence
artificial neural networks
local learning
neurocognitive
machine learning
lifelong learning

File:

Download ororbia-dissertation-july10-2018.pdf

Committee Members:

C. Lee Giles, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
C. Lee Giles, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Reitter, Committee Member
Vasant Honavar, Committee Member
Daniel Kifer, Outside Member

Author:

Dusch, William George

Title:

Data Science in Scanning Probe Microscopy: Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

scanning tunneling microscopy
data science
machine learning
python
data analysis
deep learning
scanning probe microscopy
condensed matter
software
vibration cancellation
automation
unsupervised learning
physics

File:

Download FinalDissertation-BillDusch.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Hudson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Hudson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jorge Sofo, Committee Member
Mauricio Terrones, Committee Member
Roman Engel-Herbert, Outside Member

Author:

Jennings, Connor Patrick

Title:

Forecasting Technical and Functional Obsolescence for Improved Business Processes

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

obsolescence
life cycle
obsolete
DMSMS
machine learning
obsolescence risk
ROC
Receiver operating characteristic
cell phone
camera
screens

File:

Download Connor_Jennings_-_Penn_State_Dissertation_2018__Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Janis P Terpenny, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Janis P Terpenny, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Soundar Kumara, Committee Member
Timothy William Simpson, Committee Member
Conrad S Tucker, Outside Member

Author:

Lin, Yu San

Title:

Machine-Learning-Based Approaches for Learning Marketing Strategies

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

machine learning
deep learning
probabilistic generative model
marketing
crowdfunding
menu design
competition
word worth
reward
kickstarter

File:

Download yusan-Dissertation_v3.pdf

Committee Members:

Wang-Chien Lee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kamesh Madduri, Committee Member
Sencun Zhu, Committee Member
Wang-Chien Lee, Committee Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Outside Member
Wang-Chien Lee, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Zhan, Hongyuan

Title:

Temporal and Structural Machine Learning from Transportation Data

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

machine learning
time series prediction
optimization
intelligent transportation
structural learning

File:

Download HyZhanDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Kamesh Madduri, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kamesh Madduri, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jesse Louis Barlow, Committee Member
Wang-Chien Lee, Committee Member
Necdet S Aybat, Outside Member
Kesheng Wu, Special Member
Xiaoye Sherry Li, Special Member
Gabriel Gomes, Special Member

Author:

Hackett, Timothy Michael

Title:

Applying artificial intelligence to space communications networks: Cognitive real-time link layer adaptations through rapid orbit planning

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

artificial neural networks
neural networks
modulation
encoding
cognitive radio
space communications
machine learning
reinforcement learning
scheduling
block scheduling
demand access scheduling
beacon tone
network simulation
coverage statistics
mean pass time
mean gap time
max gap time
mean passes per day
artificial intelligence
software-defined radio
Deep Space Network

File:

Download Hackett-Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven G Bilen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G Bilen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Julio Urbina, Committee Member
Viveck Ramesh Cadambe, Committee Member
Mark P Mahon, Outside Member
Alexander M. Wyglinski, Special Member

Author:

Sun, Xiaoran

Title:

FAMILY AND YOUTH CAREER DEVELOPMENT: TOWARDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MECHANISMS

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

youth career development
family systems
study synthesis
Mexican-origin families
youth work experiences
young adult career attainment
machine learning
educational attainment

File:

Download Sun_Dissertation_2019-6-13.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Marie Mc Hale, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Marie Mc Hale, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nilam Ram, Committee Member
Gregory M Fosco, Committee Member
Molly Ann Martin, Outside Member

Author:

Gur, Shlomit

Title:

Machine-learning-based functional connectivity analyses: challenges and opportunities

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience

Keywords:

machine learning
functional connectivity
fMRI
network neuroscience
longitudinal
multi-site

File:

Download ML-Based_FC_Analyses_-_Challenges_and_Opportunities.pdf

Committee Members:

Vasant Gajanan Honavar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vasant Gajanan Honavar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Yen, Committee Member
Michele Diaz, Committee Member
Michael Nelson Hallquist, Outside Member
Kevin Douglas Alloway, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Salameh, Tarik

Title:

Chromatin loop detection via machine learning on genome-wide contact data

Graduate Program:

Bioinformatics and Genomics

Keywords:

machine learning
chromatin looping
3dgenomics
supervised learning
genome-wide contact map
Hi-C
loop extrusion

File:

Download dissertation_salamehf.pdf

Committee Members:

Feng Yue, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert G Levenson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aron Eliot Lukacher, Outside Member
Robert G Levenson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Shaun Mahony, Committee Member
Gary A Thomas, Special Member
George H Perry, Program Head/Chair
Feng Yue, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Leng, Shiyang

Title:

Energy Cooperation and Information Freshness in Wireless Networks

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

wireless communications
energy harvesting
wireless energy transfer
information freshness
age of information
game theory
Stackelberg game
machine learning
deep reinforcement learning
stochastic geometry
dynamic programming

File:

Download ShiyangLengDissertationFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Aylin Yener, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aylin Yener, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas F La Porta, Committee Member
Viveck Ramesh Cadambe, Committee Member
Vinayak V Shanbhag, Outside Member
Ludmil Tomov Zikatanov, Outside Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Fu, Tao Yang

Title:

GRAPH AND TRAJECTORY MINING: FRAMEWORKS,ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

machine learning
representation learning
neural network
network data
trajectory data
spatio-temporal data
node classification
link prediction
travel time estmiation
route planning

File:

Download dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Wang-Chien Lee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wang-Chien Lee, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sencun Zhu, Committee Member
Kamesh Madduri, Committee Member
Jia Li, Outside Member
Zhen Lei, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Medvedev, Committee Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Zhen Lei, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Noble, Joshua

Title:

Applied Numerical Methods in Characterizing Optical Nanomaterials and Nanostructures

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

holography
optics
pulse reconstruction
ultrafast
near field
numerical methods
machine learning
nonlinear
nanostructures
2d materials

File:

Download Noble_Dissertation_2020_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Zhiwen Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy Joseph Kane, Committee Member
Xingjie Ni, Committee Member
Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli, Outside Member
Hans Hallen, Special Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Pezanowski, Scott

Title:

Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence to Derive Meaningful Information on Geographic Movement Described in Text

Graduate Program:

Informatics

Keywords:

geographic movement
geovisual analytics
machine learning
natural language processing
big data analytics
geographic movement
geovisual analytics
machine learning
natural language processing
big data analytics
artificial intelligence
deep learning
visualization
GIScience
Information Retrieval

File:

Download 20210321_PezanowskiScott-Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Prasenjit Mitra, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Prasenjit Mitra, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
C Lee Giles, Committee Member
Nick Giacobe, Committee Member
Alan M Mac Eachren, Outside Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zigner, Michael

Title:

Machine Learning Models of Participation in Work-Related Training

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

workforce development
human resource development
human resources analytics
machine learning
predictive modeling
work related training
training and development

File:

Download Zigner_Dissertation_Revised_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

David Lynn Passmore, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael W Harvey, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Jonna Marie Kulikowich, Outside Member
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wilkinson, Collin

Title:

Adventures In High Dimensions: Understanding Glass For The 21ST Century

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Glass
glass relaxation
glass-ceramics
machine learning
crystallization

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_ReformatedUpdated.pdf

Committee Members:

John C Mauro, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John C Mauro, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan B Sinnott, Committee Member
Ismaila Dabo, Committee Member
Seong Han Kim, Outside Member
John C Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Liu, Bingyuan

Title:

Topics on Nonconvex Learning

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Nonconvex optimization
machine learning
statistical learning
deep learning

File:

Download Thesis_BingyuanLiu.pdf

Committee Members:

Lingzhou Xue, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Runze Li, Committee Member
Bing Li, Committee Member
Yanyuan Ma, Committee Member
Zihan Zhou, Outside Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Program Head/Chair
Lingzhou Xue, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Deshong, Eric

Title:

Fault Characterization and Diagnostics Supporting Condition-Based Operation and Maintenance of Gas Turbine Engines

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

gas turbine engine
axial turbine
machine learning
condition-based operation and maintenance
predictive maintenance
condition monitoring
efficiency
durability
turbine cooling
blade tip clearance

File:

Download DeShong_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Reid Berdanier, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Karen Thole, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephen Lynch, Major Field Member
Michael Jonson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Le, Thai Quang

Title:

Trustworthy Machine Learning: Learning under Security, Explainability and Uncertainty Constraints

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology (PHD)

Keywords:

machine learning
responsible AI
explainability
adversarial attack
adversarial defense
security
privacy
XAI
trustworthy

File:

Download Thesis_ThaiLe_IST_B.pdf

Committee Members:

Dongwon Lee, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Suhang Wang, Major Field Member
Prasenjit Mitra, Major Field Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Pankova, Daria

Title:

The Search For High Energy Tau Neutrinos With The IceCube Neutrino Detector

Graduate Program:

Physics (PHD)

Keywords:

neutrino
tau neutrinos
IceCube
physics
machine learning
CNN

File:

Download DPankova_Dissertation_PSU.pdf

Committee Members:

Nitin Samarth, Program Head/Chair
Douglas Cowen, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephane Coutu, Major Field Member
Derek Fox, Outside Unit & Field Member
Anna Stasto, Major Field Member

Author:

Alotaik, Osama

Title:

Equitable Food Distribution - Modeling and Analysis of Food Banks Supply Chains Using Machine Learning and Recurrent Optimization-basedSimulation

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

food banks
supply chains
machine learning
simulation
food assistance
equitable distribution

File:

Download Osama_final_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Soundar Kumara, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Eunhye Song, Major Field Member
Saurabh Basu, Major Field Member
Edward Jaenicke, Outside Unit & Field Member
Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Shakerian, Shahrad

Title:

Digital Twin Enabled Facilities Maintenance Management through the Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Sensory-Level Data

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Facility maintenance
digital twins
machine learning
signal processing
failure prediction
early failure detection
anomaly detection

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Committee Members:

Bill Sitzabee, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Somayeh Asadi, Major Field Member
Houtan Jebelli, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Asok Ray, Outside Unit & Field Member
Somayeh Asadi, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Hughey, Jordan

Title:

In-silico modeling gene expression utilizing genomic activity and 3D contact information

Graduate Program:

Bioinformatics and Genomics (PhD)

Keywords:

gene regulation
transcriptome
association studies
machine learning
epigenomics
epigenetics

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Committee Members:

Dajiang Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Shaun Mahony, Major Field Member
James Broach, Outside Unit & Field Member
Santhosh Girirajan, Major Field Member
George H Perry, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Shreedharan, Srisharan

Title:

Frictional mechanics of stable and unstable fault slip: Insights from ultrasonic imaging of experimental fault zones

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Fault mechanics
fault friction
slow slip events
machine learning
asperity stiffness
lab earthquakes

File:

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Committee Members:

Chris J Marone, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris J Marone, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles James Ammon, Committee Member
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Jacques Riviere, Outside Member
Demian Saffer, Special Member
Mark E Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Polasky, Andrew

Title:

Statistical Climate Model Downscaling: Methods and Application to the Midwest United States and West Africa Regions

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (PHD)

Keywords:

climate change
downscaling
self-organizing maps
machine learning
statistical downscaling

File:

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Committee Members:

George Young, Major Field Member
C Lee Giles, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jenni Evans, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jose Fuentes, Major Field Member
David Stensrud, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Julien, Chris

Title:

Collective Identity, Sexual Coercion, and Hegemonic Masculinity: Machine Learning and the Discourse of the Manosphere

Graduate Program:

Sociology (PHD)

Keywords:

sociology
masculinity
digital sociology
gender
machine learning
text analysis
reddit
manosphere

File:

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Committee Members:

David Baker, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Daniel DellaPosta, Major Field Member
Burt Monroe, Outside Unit & Field Member
Charles Seguin, Major Field Member
Diane Felmlee, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Zawadzki, Brianna

Title:

Investigating Planet Formation Through Simulation, Observation, and Machine Learning

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics (PHD)

Keywords:

astronomy
protoplanetary disks
exoplanets
planet formation
machine learning
interferometry
imaging

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Committee Members:

Bradford Foley, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rebekah Dawson, Major Field Member
Kevin Luhman, Major Field Member
Robin Ciardullo, Program Head/Chair
Ian Czekala, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Eric Ford, Major Field Member

Author:

Sengupta, Agnimitra

Title:

Data-driven Condition Evaluation of Transportation Systems

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

nondestructive evaluation
impact echo
machine learning
infrastructure systems
traffic prediction
uncertainty
traffic dynamics
deep learning

File:

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Committee Members:

Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair
S. Ilgin Guler, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Parisa Shokouhi, Outside Field Member
Mehrdad Mahdavi, Outside Unit Member
Sudeepta Mondal, Special Member
Vikash Gayah, Major Field Member

Author:

Zhou, Chen

Title:

Application of machine learning to optical sensing and imaging

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Optical sensing
optical imaging
machine learning

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Committee Members:

Zhiwen Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Christine Keating, Outside Unit & Field Member
Seyedehaida Ebrahimi, Major Field Member
Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Xingjie Ni, Major Field Member

Author:

Shen, Jia Tracy

Title:

AI in Education: Effective Machine Learning Methods To Improve Data Scarcity and Knowledge Generalization

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology (PHD)

Keywords:

AI
machine learning
education
BERT
nlp
Deep Generative models
time series
model generalization
transfer learning
knowledge generalization
transformer
LSTM

File:

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Committee Members:

Dongwon Lee, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
C Lee Giles, Major Field Member
Amulya Yadav, Major Field Member
Rebecca Passonneau, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jeffrey Bardzell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Saha, Gourab

Title:

A Vision Towards Developing a Spatially And Temporally Robust Data-Driven Modeling Framework To Predict Continuous Stream Nitrate Concentration At Data-Scarce Locations

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

LSTM
stream nitrate modeling
deep learning
machine learning
water quality
c-Q relationship

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Committee Members:

Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Long He, Major Field Member
Cibin Raj, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Chaopeng Shen, Outside Field Member
Jonathan Duncan, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Hojjatinia, Sarah

Title:

System Identification Algorithms for Noisy Data with Application to Behavior Modeling

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

System identification
data analysis
modeling
physical activity
behavior
machine learning
algorithm
noisy data
social network
switched systems
markov
design
SARMAX
SARX
Markov jump
hybrid
health
Real Data

File:

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Committee Members:

Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Constantino Manuel Lagoa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vishal Monga, Committee Member
Minghui Zhu, Committee Member
David E Conroy, Outside Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zheng, Xinye

Title:

Computational Approaches towards Pattern Recognition and Matching for Scientific Images

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

scientific image processing
optimal transport
machine learning
scientific image processing
machine learning
optimal transport
statistical modeling

File:

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Committee Members:

James Z Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Z Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anna Cinzia Squicciarini, Committee Member
Saeed M Abdullah, Committee Member
Chris Eliot Forest, Outside Member
Jia Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Rosson, Program Head/Chair
Jia Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

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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:

Gerg, Isaac

Title:

Domain Enriched Machine Learning for Synthetic Aperture Sonar

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

machine learning
deep learning
sonar
autofocus
semantic segmentation
automatic target recogition
classification

File:

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Committee Members:

Alan Wagner, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Doherty, Major Field Member
Jing Yang, Major Field Member
Vishal Monga, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Thomas F La Porta, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Naegele, Steven M

Title:

Investigation of Wind Regimes in Kuwait and the Northeastern U.S. Coast Using Observations and Self-Organizing Maps of Model Output

Graduate Program:

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (PHD)

Keywords:

wind
wind energy
wind regime
atmospheric model
machine learning
self-organizing maps

File:

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Committee Members:

Paul Markowski, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Steven Greybush, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
George Young, Major Field Member
Susan Stewart, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jared Lee, Special Member
Melissa Gervais, Major Field Member

Author:

Choi, Soyoung Young

Title:

Exploring family caregiving experiences in heart failure: Utilization of machine-assisted text analysis

Graduate Program:

Nursing

Keywords:

heart failure
caregivers
family
qualitative research
machine learning
topic modeling
sentiment analysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Lisa Ann Kitko, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lisa Ann Kitko, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith E Hupcey, Committee Member
Barbara Ann Birriel, Committee Member
Suhang Wang, Outside Member
Lisa Ann Kitko, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yu, Monong

Title:

Cosmic-ray iron spectrum measured by the ISS-CREAM experiment

Graduate Program:

Physics (PHD)

Keywords:

cosmic rays
direct measurements
machine learning
neural networks

File:

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Committee Members:

Miguel Mostafa, Major Field Member
Douglas Cowen, Major Field Member
Stephane Coutu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Randy McEntaffer, Outside Unit & Field Member
Nitin Samarth, Program Head/Chair
Stephanie Wissel, Major Field Member

Author:

Guo, Wenbo

Title:

Explainable AI Techniques for Security

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology (PHD)

Keywords:

computer security
machine learning
explainable AI
deep learning

File:

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Committee Members:

Mary Beth Rosson, Program Head/Chair
Lin Lin, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ting Wang, Co-Chair, Major Member & Dissertation Advisor
C Lee Giles, Major Field Member
Xinyu Xing, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Williams, Glen

Title:

Towards the Next-Generation of Engineering Design Artificial Intelligence: A Framework for Additive Manufacturing Machine Learning Development

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
machine learning
artificial intelligence
design
manufacturing

File:

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Committee Members:

Nicholas Meisel, Major Field Member
Timothy Simpson, Major Field Member
Chris McComb, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
C Lee Giles, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Yu, Anya

Title:

Investigating the Impact of Language Experience on Second Language Reading Comprehension Using a Resting-State Connectome-based Predictive Model

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

L2 reading
immersion
resting-state fMRI
machine learning
implicit learning

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Committee Members:

Roger Beaty, Major Field Member
Frank Hillary, Major Field Member
Janet van Hell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Peggy Van Meter, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Melton, Elizabeth

Title:

Searching For Transiting Planets Around One Million Stars

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics (PHD)

Keywords:

exoplanets
machine learning

File:

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Committee Members:

Ian Czekala, Major Field Member
Rebekah Dawson, Major Field Member
Jason Wright, Major Field Member
Joel Hartman, Special Member
Hyungsuk Tak, Outside Unit & Field Member
Eric Feigelson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Rebekah Dawson, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Peterson, Mallory

Title:

Leveraging Neural Imaging for the Management of Hydrocephalus

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

hydrocephalus
brain volume
machine learning
neural imaging

File:

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Committee Members:

Xuemei Huang, Major Field Member
Judith Todd Copley, Major Field Member
James Broach, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Harbaugh, Major Field Member
Steven Schiff, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Vishal Monga, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Snow, Zackary K

Title:

Flaws in Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing: Formation Mechanisms, Detection Methods, and Effect on Fatigue

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
qualification
process monitoring
fatigue
titanium
machine learning

File:

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Committee Members:

Edward Reutzel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jayme Keist, Outside Field Member
Timothy Simpson, Outside Unit Member
Abdalla Nassar, Major Field Member
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Manickavasagam Pounraja, Vijay Kumar

Title:

Computational methods for dissecting the genetic basis of neurodevelopmental disorders

Graduate Program:

Bioinformatics and Genomics (PhD)

Keywords:

exome-sequencing
CNV
machine learning
rare variant genetics
genomics
neurodevelopmental disorders
random forest
apriori algorithm
rare combinations
combinatorial analysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Naomi Altman, Major Field Member
Vasant Honavar, Outside Field Member
Yifei Huang, Major Field Member
Santhosh Girirajan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Reka Albert, Outside Unit Member
George Perry, Program Head/Chair