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Student Defenses
Date Time Place Student Advisor Title
05/10/12 01:30 PM 550 PGH Munara Tolubaeva Prof. Barbara Chapman Compiler Cost Model for Many-core and Heterogeneous Architectures
05/09/12 02:00 PM 550 PGH Vishwanath Venkatesan Dr. Edgar Gabriel Towards High Performance Parallel I/O for Scientific Computing
05/07/12 03:00 PM 550 PGH Sasi Kumar Pitchaimalai Dr. Carlos Ordonez Efficient Incremental Bayesian Classification with SQL queries and UDFs
04/30/12 11:00 AM 550 PGH Xiaohan Ma Prof. Zhigang Deng Perceptual Analysis and Modeling of Facial Animation
04/24/12 02:30 PM 550 PGH Otto Dobretsberger Prof. Yuriy Fofanov Algorithms and Data Structures for Storage and Manipulation of Next Generation Sequencing Data
04/23/12 07:30 PM 200 PGH Mustafa Sherazi Dr. Victoria Hilford Virtual Surgery Trainer for Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization of Brain Tumor Growth
04/23/12 07:30 PM 200 PGH Pratik Hande Dr. Victoria Hilford Virtual Surgery Trainer for Simulation of Blood Flow in Carotid Bifurcation
04/20/12 02:30 PM 362 PGH Chong Wang Prof. Christoph F. Eick Protein Clustering and Function Identification
04/20/12 02:00 PM 550 PGH Ashish Kapadia Prof. Shishir Shah Comparative Analysis of Change Detection Models for Aerial Imagery
04/20/12 12:30 PM 362 PGH Walid Ali Elkour Dr. Barbara Chapman Dragon2.1: Array Data Dependence Analysis
04/20/12 11:00 AM T2 323 Arijit Bose Dr. Fatima Merchant Automated Alignment of 3D Torso Images
04/20/12 10:00 AM 550 pGH Sayan Ghosh Prof. Barbara Chapman Energy Efficiency of Parallel Scientific Kernels
04/19/12 03:00 PM 550 PGH Ricardo E. Mauricio Dr. Barbara Chapman Towards a Fault Tolerant OpenSHMEM
04/10/12 12:30 PM 501D PGH Ahmet E. Sonmez Prof. Nikolaos V. Tsekos A Novel Approach for Multimodality Loco-Regional Robot-Assisted Biosensing
04/09/12 10:30 AM 550 PGH Chaitanya Belwal Prof. Albert M.K. Cheng Response Time Analysis and Scheduling for the Transactional Execution Model of a Functional Programming Paradigm
04/02/12 3:00 PM 550 PGH Rakhi Anand Dr. Edgar Gabriel Efficient Communication for Replicated Processes in Volunteer Environments
04/02/12 2:00 PM 501D PGH Longyi Qi Dr. Venkat Subramaniam A Static Code Analysis Tool for Objective-C and Related Languages
01/30/12 9:00 AM 550 PGH Khai Tran Prof. Shishir Shah Contextual Descriptors for Human Activity Recognition
01/30/12 10:30 AM 550 PGH Apurva Bedagkar-Gala Prof. Shishir K. Shah Person Re-identification in Distributed Wide Area Surveillance
12/08/11 12:00 PM 550 PGH Swaroop S. Pophale Prof. Barbara Chapman Optimized Collectives and Richer API for OpenSHMEM Programming Library
12/02/11 12:00 PM 550 PGH Amrita Banerjee Prof. Barbara Chapman Dragon2011: OpenUH-Based Scalable Visualization Tool for Program Analysis
12/01/11 3:30 PM 550 PGH Besar Wicaksono Prof. Barbara Chapman Dynamic and Transparent Support For Managing Memory Bottlenecks in OpenMP
12/01/11 2:00 PM 218 PGH Tarun Wadhawan Prof. Yuriy Fofanov Melanoma Screening On Smart Handheld Devices
12/01/11 1:30 PM 550 PGH Naveen K R Ginne Prof. Ricardo Vilalta A Simulation-based Experimental Study of Distributed Coalition Formation for Collaborative Multi-Agent Systems
11/29/11 2:30 PM 362 PGH Panitee Charoenrattanaruk Prof. Christoph F. Eick Design and Evaluation of a High Performance Computing Framework for the CLEVER Clustering Algorithm
11/29/11 2:30 PM 550 PGH Mario Rincon-Nigro Dr. Zhigang Deng Cost-based Workload Balancing for Ray Tracing on a Heterogeneous Platform
11/29/11 11:30 AM 550 PGH Hien Xuan Nguyen Prof. Jaspal Subhlok An Execution Environment for Robust Parallel Computing on Volunteer PC Grids
11/29/11 10:00 AM 550 PGH Eshwar Rohit Pedamallu Prof. Jaspal Subhlok Design and Evaluation of Logging Mechanisms to Support Replication in a Volunteer Computing Environment
11/28/11 5:00 PM 550 PGH Seifelnaser Hamed Prof. Rong Zheng Using Mobile Phones to Predict Vehicle Fuel Consumption And Driving Patterns
11/28/11 10:00 AM 550 PGH Malek Smaoui Dr. Marc Garbey Genetic Optimization of Monte Carlo Applications with Volunteer Computing
11/28/11 8:00 AM 550 PGH David Thanoon Dr. Marc Garbey Computational Framework for Breast Cancer
11/22/11 1:00 PM 501 PGH Carlos Garcia-Alvarado Dr. Carlos Ordonez Integrating and Querying Information in Relational Databases and Interrelated Documents
11/21/11 11:00 AM 550 PGH Debjyoti Majumder Prof. Barbara Chapman Coarray Fortran Runtime Implementation in OpenUH
11/17/11 11:00 AM 550 PGH Shaunak Vairagare Prof. Nikolaos V. Tsekos A Flash Flood Warning System and Decision Support Tool
11/08/11 3:00 PM 550 PGH Nikhil V. Navkar Dr. Nikolaos V. Tsekos and Dr. Zhigang Deng Visual Force-Feedback Interfacing for Image-Guided Telemanipulated Robotic Surgical System
09/30/11 10:00 AM 550 PGH Yan Zhou Prof. Ioannis Pavlidis Deformable Collaborative Tracking Across Imaging Modalities
09/27/11 2:30 PM 550 PGH Zhibo Chen Prof. Carlos Ordonez Optimization and Generalization of OLAP Cube Processing In Relational Database Systems
08/10/11 2:00 PM 550 PGH Philip C. Dasler Prof. Ricardo Vilalta Playing Challenging Iterated Two-Person Games Well: A Case Study on The Iterated Traveler's Dilemma
08/05/11 12:00 PM 563 PGH Xuqing Wu Prof. Shishir Shah A Segmentation Framework for Cytological Image Analysis and Its Application in Classifying Thyroid Nodules
07/29/11 11:00 AM 376 PGH Oluwasoji Omiwade Prof. Rong Zheng Data Recovery in Wireless Sensor Networks
07/28/11 8:30 AM 218 PGH Olga Avila-Montes Prof. Ioannis A. Kakadiaris Segmentation of the Thoracic Aorta in Non-contrast Cardiac CT Images
07/28/11 1:00 PM 362 PGH Mohammed Awad Prof. Ernst L. Leiss Using Cryptography and Enhanced Verification to Safeguard Electronic Voting
07/27/11 11:00 AM 550 PGH JaeChang Hong Prof. Barbara Chapman OpenMP based runtime library using MCA APIs for Heterogeneous systems
07/26/11 10:30 AM 550 PGH Chun-Sheng Chen Prof. Christoph F. Eick Towards Better and Faster Spatial Clustering Algorithms
07/25/11 1:30 PM 550 PGH Ruth Huang Miller Dr. Christoph Eick Framework and Algorithms for Extractions of Knowledge
07/22/11 11:00 AM 367 PGH Pallavi Arora Prof. Rong Zheng Sequential Learning for Optimal Monitoring of Multi-Channel Wireless Networks
07/20/11 10:30 AM 550 PGH Ying-Wei Kuo Prof. Stephen Huang Algorithms to Detect Stepping-Stone Intrusions in the Presence of Evasion Techniques
07/13/11 10:00 AM 550 PGH Lei Zhao Prof. Yuriy Fofanov Mavis: A Visualization Tool for Multiple Sequence Alignments
07/05/11 11:00 AM 550 PGH Manish Limaye Dr. Carlos Ordonez Extending ER Models to Capture Data Mining Transformations
06/24/11 12:00 PM 563 PGH Ning Situ Prof. George Zouridakis Melamoma Recognition Using Mid-level Features and High-level Annotations
05/25/11 1:00 PM 550 PGH Benjamin Soibam Prof. Shishir Shah Behavioral Analysis of exploration in Drosophila using open field arenas
05/24/11 10:00 AM 550 PGH Qing Li
Dr. Zhigang Deng Algorithms for Dendritic Spine Detection and Tracking in Time-Lapse Microscopy Neuron Images
05/19/11 01:00 PM 550 PGH Waree Rinsurongkawong Prof. Marc Garbey Interactive Data Mining to Drive Experimental Plan
05/16/11 10:00 AM 550 PGH Qin Gu Dr. Zhigang Deng Agent-based Approaches for Stylizing Motion Variations and Formations in Crowd Simulation
05/04/11 09:30 AM 550 PGH Kshitij V. Mehta Dr. Edgar Gabriel Parallel I/O for High Performance Computing
05/02/11 01:00 PM 550 PGH Sandeep V Belure Dr. Shishir Shah Combining Local Descriptors And Using LSH For Efficient Image Retrieval
05/02/11 09:00 AM 218 PGH Tianhong Fang Prof. Kakadiaris 3D/4D Facial Expression Analysis
04/27/11 04:00 PM 550 PGH Michael Robert Jahn Dr. Zhigang Deng Realtime Human Animation Control Using Tri-Axis Accelerometers
04/27/11 11:00 AM 550 PGH Nathan Leach Dr. Kam-Hoi Cheng Modeling the Recognition and Understanding of Time Terms in the ALPS System
04/25/11 04:00 PM 550 PGH Liqi Yi Prof. Barbara Chapman Enabling Locality-aware Computations in OpenMP
04/20/11 10:00 AM 550 PGH Yuichi Fujiki Dr. Ioannis Pavlidis Physical Activity Patterns of Humans - Monitoring, Modeling, and Intervening
04/14/11 01:00 PM 218 PGH Malcolm Dcosta Prof. Ioannis Pavlidis Peri-Nasal Signal Extraction and its application in Deception Analysis
04/11/11 02:30 PM 550 PGH Padmini Gorty Prof. Ricardo Vilalta Class Reconstruction via Relabeling To Explain and Improve Predictive Performance
04/05/11 01:30 PM 362 PGH Araly Barrera Prof. Rakesh Verma Automated Extractive Single Document Summarization: Beating the Baselines
03/29/11 09:30 AM 550 PGH Mohamad Chaarawi Dr. Edgar Gabriel Optimizing Peformance of Parallel I/O Operations for High Performance Computing
12/03/10 11:30 AM 501D PGH Raja S. Kushalnagar Prof. Jehan-Francois Paris Optimizing Video Presentations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Participants in Mainstream Classrooms
12/02/10 10:30 AM 550 PGH Paul DeCarlo Dr. Nouhad Rizk A Web-Based Expert System for Evaluating College Courses
12/01/10 3:00 PM 501D PGH Nivedita K Rai Prof. Christoph F. Eick Frameworks and Algorithms to Mine Motion Patterns of Animals
12/01/10 11:00 AM 550 PGH Fatih Akdag Prof. Christoph F. Eick Algorithms for Creating Polygon Models for Spatial Clusters
11/30/10 11:30 AM 501D PGH Tayfun Tuna Prof. Jaspal Subhlok Search in Classroom Videos with Optical Character Recognition for Virtual Learning
11/30/10 9:00 AM 550 PGH Bhargav Patel Dr. Barbara Chapman Towards a High-level Programming Model for Heterogeneous Systems
11/29/10 10:00 AM 218D PGH Deepak Roy Chittajallu Prof. Ioannis A. Kakadiaris Computational Methods for the Extraction of Cardiovascular Disease Biomarkers from Non-contrast CT Data
11/23/10 12:00 PM 550 PGH Sarat Chandra Poluri Dr. Edgar Gabriel Recommendation System for Abstract Data and Communication Library
11/22/10 11:00 AM 218 PGH Meng-Hung Wu Prof. George Zouridakis An Effective Algorithm Using Granger Causality for Dynamic Multichannel Brain Connectivity Analysis
11/19/10 4:45 PM 550 PGH David Thanoon Dr. Marc Garbey Computational Framework for Breast Cancer
11/19/10 3:00 PM 550 PGH Saber Feki Dr. Edgar Gabriel Runtime Adaptation of High Performance Computing Applications
11/18/10 3:00 PM 550 PGH Vadeerat Rinsurongkawong Prof. Christoph F. Eick On Non-traditional Spatial Clustering Framework
11/18/10 11:00 AM 362 PGH Homa Niktab Prof. Albert Cheng Timing Analysis of Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATs)
11/05/10 10:00 AM 550 PGH Xiaohan Ma Dr. Zhigang Deng Perceptually Guided Computer Facial Animation
09/08/10 2:00 PM 550 PGH Hakan Haberdar Dr. Shishir Shah Video-based Patrolling using a Mobile Platform
08/19/10 1:00 PM 550 PGH Waree Rinsurongkawong Prof. Marc Garbey Interactive Data Mining to Drive Experimental Plan
08/06/10 9:30 AM 563 PGH Daquan Zhang Prof. Lennart Johnsson Exploring MPI implementation for UHFFT
08/02/10 12:00 PM 550 PGH Anshul Verma Dr. Jaspal Subhlok Design, Development & Evaluation of ICS Video Player
07/20/10 2:10 PM 218 PGH E. Gerardo Mendizabal Ruiz Prof. Ioannis A. Kakadiaris Computational Methods for the Analysis of Intravascular Ultrasound RF Data
05/11/10 2:30 PM 550 PGH Erol Yeniaras Dr. Nikolaos V. Tsekos A Computational System for Planning and Performing MRI-Guided and Robot-Assisted Aortic Valve Implantation Surgeries
05/11/10 10:30 AM 550 PGH Avinash Wesley Dr. Ioannis Pavlidis Contact-free Stress Monitoring for User's Divided Attention
05/06/10 9:00 AM 218 PGH Tarun Wadhawan Prof. Yuriy Fofanov Melanoma Detection using Embedded Handheld Devices
05/05/10 1:00 PM 550 PGH Rakhi Anand Dr. Edgar Gabriel Optimizing the Execution of Parallel Applications in Volunteer Environments
04/29/10 2:30 PM 550 PGH Wei Ding Dr. Stephen Huang Detecting Stepping-Stone Intruders With Long Connection Chains
04/29/10 11:30 AM 550 PGH Ramachandra C Nanjegowda Prof. Barbara Chapman Adaptive Runtime and Dynamic Compilation for OpenMP
04/29/10 10:00 AM 550 PGH Hyoungjoon Jun Prof. Barbara Chapman Implementation of OpenUH-CAF runtime system for Coarray Fortran
04/28/10 4:00 PM 550 PGH Sara Chaarawi Prof. Jehan-François Pâris Using Storage Class Memories to Improve the Reliability of RAID Arrays
04/28/10 9:30 AM 550 PGH Divye Kumar Prof. Shishir Shah Comparative Evaluation of Local Spatio-Temporal Features for Human Action Recognition
04/27/10 4:30 PM 550 PGH Gautam Bhatt Prof. Jaspal Subhlok Efficient Automatic Indexing of Lecture Videos
04/27/10 12:30 PM 550 PGH Anup Jaya Prakash Dr. Edgar Gabriel Parallelization of a Graph Based Segmentation Algorithm
04/26/10 1:00 PM 218 PGH Udit Patidar Prof. George Zouridakis Efficient Methods for Large Multivariate Time Series Connectivity Analysis
04/20/10 12:30 PM 218 PGH Eleni Sgouritsa Prof. Ioannis A. Kakadiaris Computer-Aided Planning for Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms
03/31/10 10:00 AM 550 PGH Eric Stotzer Dr. Ernst Leiss Complementary Compiler and Architecture Features for Embedded VLIW Processors