CEMSE Weekly Updates - July 14, 2026 Tue, Jul 14 2026 Newsletter Upcoming Events Stay informed about the upcoming events and the latest news from CEMSE. Bridging the Gap: AI-Driven Software Quality Assurance Dr. Eman Abdullah AlOmar, Assistant Professor, Charles V. Schaefer Jr. School of Engineering and Science (SES), STEVENS Institute of Technology Jul 20, 11:00 - 12:00 B2/3 L0 R0215; Zoom Meeting 96002635189 AI Trustworthy AI LLM nlp AI agents Join Dr. Eman Abdullah AlOmar as she discusses how AI is reshaping software quality assurance and the challenges of building reliable and trustworthy AI systems. Random Matrix Theory-Based Analysis and Design of Semi-Blind Processing for Massive MIMO Systems Xue Zhang, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering Jul 22, 13:00 - 14:30 B1 R3123; Zoom Meeting 91224858133 Massive MIMO Systems mathematical framework Non-Terrestrial Networks This dissertation investigates the fundamental limits, asymptotic performance analysis, and practical design of semi-blind channel estimation for massive MIMO systems through the development of a unified large-dimensional analytical framework. Understanding Practical Optimization in Machine Learning Egor Shulgin, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science Jul 22, 17:00 - 19:00 B5 R5209; Zoom Meeting 95703397179 Optimization for Machine Learning AI artificial intelligence machine learning Optimization design and machine learning This dissertation studies how practical optimization methods used to train modern machine learning systems can be better understood by analyzing the objectives, updates, assumptions, and approximations that arise in their actual implementation.