Dissertation Title: Conventional vs. Non-Conventional Instrument Transformers: A Study of Evolving Technologies in Power Systems When: July 31, 2025 (01:00 PM) Where: Simrall 228 or Online https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZjBiZDAyOGItZWZkMS00ZmE4LTkxOGMtNzNhOGIxM2RkMzhk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ed51dbb0-af86-45a2-9c97-73fb3935df17%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b85e70fc-4e76-4181-8341-27f1cc53a049%22%7d Candidate: MD Rashid Hussain Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical & Computer Engineering Committee Members: Dr. David Archies Wallace, Dr. Ryan Green, Dr. Xin Fang, Dr. Masoud Karimi Abstract: This study examines the evolving…
Dissertation Title: “Complex-Valued Structured Parameterized Learnable Filter Banks for Time-Frequency Domain Based Classification” Candidate: Sabyasachi Biswas Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical & Computer Engineering Date & Time: Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM (CDT) Location: Simrall Building, 2nd-floor Conference Room (Room 228) and via Teams [Link] Committee: Dr. John Ball (Major Professor), Dr….
Dissertation Title: Load Balancing for Stream Processing in Edge Computing When: March 21st (03:30 PM) Where: Simrall 228 or Online (https://msstate.webex.com/msstate/j.php?MTID=ma56e9982d16f0135742058ffa6db6f72) Candidate: Faiza Akram Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical & Computer Engineering Committee Members: Dr. Samee Khan, Dr. Asad Malik, Dr. Bryan Jones, Dr. Yu Luo Abstract: The rapid proliferation of IoT devices has led to an exponential increase in…
Thesis Title: Adaptive Multi-Sensor Fusion for Robust Autonomous Perception in Unstructured Environments When: March 18, 2025 (10:30 AM CT) Where: Simrall 228 and Microsoft Teams (Meeting Link) Candidate: Samantha Carley Degree: Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering Committee Members: Dr. John Ball, Dr. Lalitha Dabbiru, Dr. Chaomin Luo, and Dr. Stanton Price Abstract…
Thesis Title: A Fine-Tuned BERT Model for Improved Querying of the Unmanned Aerial System Integration Safety and Security Technology Ontology When: March 21st (10:00 AM) Where: Simrall 432 or Online (Link) Candidate: Minh (Matthew) Hong To Degree: Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering Committee Members: Dr. Samee Khan, Dr. Asad Malik, Dr. Yu…
Thesis Title: Semantic Segmentation via Transfer Learning for Off-Road Data When: March 18, 2025 (09:00 AM Local) Where: Simrall 228 and Microsoft Teams (Meeting Link) Candidate: Haley Honigfort Degree: Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering Committee Members: Dr. John Ball, Dr. Lalitha Dabbiru, Dr. Chun-Hung Liu, and Dr. Stanton Price Abstract In autonomous…
Thesis Title: Lateral Control of Autonomous Vehicle using Deep CNN and MPC When: March 03, 2025 (3.30 pm) Where: Microsoft Teams (Meeting Link) Candidate: Iffat Ara Ebu Degree: Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering Committee Members: Dr. John Ball, Dr. Chaomin Luo, Dr. Ali Gurbuz Abstract Autonomous functionalities are pivotal for the advancement…
Thesis Title: Multi-Modal Sensor Fusion of RADAR and LiDAR for Enhanced Navigation in Obstacle-Occluded Environments When: February 28th, 2025 Where: Microsoft Teams (Meeting Link) Candidate: Kyler Farrar Degree: Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering Committee Members: Dr. John Ball, Dr. Chaomin Luo, Dr. Anton Netchaev Abstract: Multi-sensor fusion is a practical and well-researched…
Dissertation Title: An Insight into Graph-based Optimization Approaches to Robot Navigation and Mapping with Human Autonomy Teaming-based Strategy When: February 13, 2025 Where: Simrall 228 (in-person) and Microsoft Teams (virtual) – Meeting Link Candidate: Timothy Sellers Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering Committee Members: Dr. John Ball, Dr. Ryan Gree, Dr. Umar…
Thesis Title: An Overview of Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry in Coastal Wetlands When: 03/05/2025 9:30 Central Time Where: Webex https://msstate.webex.com/msstate/j.php?MTID=m0bf9a3ac5115efff91f534e03fce5f32 Candidate: Luke Redwine Degree: Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering Committee Members: Dr. John Ball, Dr. Mehmet Kurum, Dr. Junming Diao Abstract: With rising global temperatures, increasing sea levels, and the accelerated…