PhD Dissertation Defense

Jul 16 - Jul 22, 2023

Prioritizing Causative Genomic Variants by Integrating Molecular and Functional Annotations from Multiple Biomedical Ontologies

Azza Althagafi, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Jul 20, 13:00 - 17:00

B2 L5 R5220

Ontology design patterns and methods for integrating phenotype ontologies

Sarah Alghamdi, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Jul 20, 09:00 - 10:00

B3 L5 R5209.

bio-ontology phenotype ontologies

Solutions for Perishables Shelf-life Extension and Spoilage Detection Towards Food Waste Reduction

Asrar Damdam, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jul 16, 16:00 - 18:00

B2 L5 R5220

Jul 9 - Jul 15, 2023

Cybersecure and Resilient Power Systems with Distributed Energy Resources

Ioannis (Yannis) Zografopoulos, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jul 10, 14:00 - 16:00

B5 L5 R5209

Jul 2 - Jul 8, 2023

Low-Power Edge-Enabled Sensor Platforms

Jose Ilton De Oliveira Filho, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jul 6, 15:00 - 17:00

B4 L5 R5220

Axisymmetric flows with swirl for Euler and Navier-Stokes equations

Ioanna Mousikou, Ph.D. Student, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

Jul 6, 15:00 - 16:00

B1 L4 R4214

Jun 4 - Jun 10, 2023

Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductors Modeling, Epitaxy, Processing, and Applications for Ultraviolet Emission and Detection

Yi Lu, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jun 8, 14:30 - 16:30

B5 L5 R5209

Exploiting Data Sparsity in Matrix Algorithms for Adaptive Optics and Seismic Imaging

Yuxi Hong, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Jun 7, 14:30 - 17:00

B2 R5209;

Matrix Algorithms machine learning High Performance Computing

Approximate Bayesian inference based on dense matrices and new features using INLA

Jun 4, 15:00 - 16:00

B4 L5 R5220

Bayesian computational statistics

Contemporary Techniques in the Emerging Free Space Optical Communication Systems

Dmitrii Briantcev, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jun 4, 12:30 - 14:00

B1 L3 R3119

optical communication technology Free Space Optics Conditional Generative Adversarial Network Recurrent Neural Network

May 28 - Jun 3, 2023

Leave-Group-Out Cross-Validation for Latent Gaussian Models

Zhedong Liu, Ph.D. Student, Statistics

May 30, 15:30 - 17:30

B1 R4102;

Criticism and robustification of latent Gaussian models

Rafael Medeiros Cabral, Ph.D. Student, Statistics

May 28, 15:00 - 16:00

B1 L4 R4102

latent Gaussian models

May 21 - May 27, 2023

Towards The Implementation of Reliable Hyperloop Communication Systems

Wafa Hedhly, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

May 24, 09:00 - 10:45

B1 L3 R3119

communications hyperloop communication systems

May 7 - May 13, 2023

Towards the Inference, Understanding, and Reasoning on Edge Devices

Guoqing Ma, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

May 10, 14:00 - 16:00

B1 L3 R3119

Apr 30 - May 6, 2023

Query Localization in Long-form Videos

Mengmeng Xu (Frost), Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

May 4, 07:30 - 09:00

KAUST

GNSS Localization and Attitude Determination via Optimization Techniques on Riemannian Manifolds

Xing Liu, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering

May 3, 16:00 - 18:00

B1 L3 R3119

GNSS localization attitude determination

Towards Data-efficient Graph Learning

Qiannan Zhang, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

May 2, 18:00 - 20:00

KAUST

Fabrication of metasurfaces operating in the visible via nanotechnology and artificial intelligence

Fedor Getman, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

May 2, 14:00 - 16:00

B3 L2

Apr 16 - Apr 22, 2023

Latent Space Manipulation of GANs for Seamless Image Compositing

Anna Fruehstueck, Ph.D., Computer Science

Apr 17, 17:30 - 18:30

B5 L5 R5220

Generative Adversarial Networks image synthesis texture synthesis

Apr 9 - Apr 15, 2023

Towards Designing Robust Deep Learning Models for 3D Understanding

Abdullah Hamdi, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 10, 17:00 - 19:00

B3 L5 R5220

deep neural networks

Apr 2 - Apr 8, 2023

Modeling and Inference for Multivariate Time Series, with Applications to Integer-Valued Processes and Nonstationary Extreme Data

Matheus B. Guerrero, Ph.D. Student, Statistics

Apr 4, 16:00 - 19:00

B4 L5 R5220

statistical methods integer-valued data autoregressive processes multivariate nonstationary extreme data

Mar 26 - Apr 1, 2023

Flexible Multivariate, Spatial, and Causal Models for Extremes

Yan Gong, Ph.D. Student, Statistics

Mar 28, 16:00 - 19:00

B4 L5 R5220

risk assessment statistical analysis

Mar 19 - Mar 25, 2023

Interpretation, Verification and Privacy Techniques for Improving the Trustworthiness of Neural Networks

Arnaud Dethise, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Mar 22, 12:30 - 14:30

B1 L3 R3119

Feb 12 - Feb 18, 2023

Generative Models for Neural Fields

Ivan Skorokhodov, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Feb 15, 20:10 - 22:00

B1 L2 R2202

Deep generative models

Extracting Semantic and Geometric Information in Images and Videos using GANs

Rameen Abdal, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Feb 15, 18:00 - 20:00

B1 L2 R2202

GaN

Electromagnetic Analysis of Plasmonic Nanostructures by Using a Coupled system Volume Integral and Hydrodynamic Equations

Doolos Aibek Uulu, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Feb 15, 14:30 - 16:30

B2 L5 R5220

Plasmonic Nanostructures Electromagnetic Analysis

Nanostructured Group-III Nitrides for Photoelectrocatalytic Applications and Renewable Energy Harvesting

Huafan Zhang, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Feb 14, 16:00 - 18:00

B4 L5 R5209

Photoelectrocatalytic Applications renewable energy

Feb 5 - Feb 11, 2023

Energy-Efficient Neuromorphic Computing Systems

Wenzhe Guo, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Feb 7, 15:00 - 17:00

B4 L5 R5209

neuromorphic computing

Jan 22 - Jan 28, 2023

Towards Richer Video Representation for Action Understanding

Humam Alwassel, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Jan 23, 18:30 - 20:30

B2 L5 R5209

Computer Vision machine learning Human Activity Recognition

Jan 8 - Jan 14, 2023

Simulation and Calibration of Uncertain Space Fractional Diffusion Equations

Hasnaa Alzahrani, Ph.D. Student, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

Jan 10, 16:00 - 18:00

B1 L2 R2202

Jan 1 - Jan 7, 2023

Bayesian Non-parametric Models for Time Series Decomposition

Guillermo C. Granados Garcia, Ph.D. Student, Statistics

Jan 5, 17:00 - 19:00

B1 R4214

spectral density function

Dec 11 - Dec 17, 2022

Performance Analysis of Free Space Optical (FSO) Link with Pointing Errors

KugJin Jung, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dec 13, 10:00 - 12:00

B1 L3 R3119

Free Space Optics

Performance Analysis and Throughput Maximization of Satellite Communication Systems with Randomly Located Users

Dong Hyoun Na, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dec 11, 08:00 - 10:00

B1 L3 R3119

satellite communication

Nov 20 - Nov 26, 2022

Machine learning in hardware via trained metasurface encoders: theory, design and applications

Maksim Makarenko, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 23, 10:00 - 12:30

B2 L5 R5209

machine learning artificial intelligence photonics

Nov 6 - Nov 12, 2022

Numerical approximations of Mean-Field-Games

Serikbolsyn Duisembay, Ph.D. Student, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences

Nov 7, 14:00 - 16:00

B1 L2 R2202

mean-field games

Multivariate Functional Data Analysis and Visualization

Zhuo Qu, Ph.D. Student, Statistics

Nov 7, 11:00 - 13:00

B3 L5 R5220

functional data analysis multivariate functional data statistics

Oct 30 - Nov 5, 2022

Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Device Design via Machine Learning

Rongyu Lin, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 2, 15:30 - 17:30

B2 L5 R5220

machine learning light gradient boosting machine extreme gradient boosting

Microstructural Analysis and Engineering of III-Nitride-Based Heterostructures for Optoelectronic Devices

Martín Velázquez Rizo, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nov 1, 10:00 - 11:30

B1 L3 R3119

photocatalytic energy conversion

Oct 23 - Oct 29, 2022

Flexible Extremal Dependence Models for Multivariate and Spatial Extremes

Zhongwei Zhang, Ph.D. Student, Statistics

Oct 25, 15:00 - 18:00

B5 L5 R5220

Statistics of extremes spatial statistics

Oct 2 - Oct 8, 2022

Towards Structured Intelligence with Deep Graph Neural Networks

Guohao Li, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Oct 5, 18:00 - 20:00

B5 L5 R5209

graph machine learning Graph Neural Networks

Sep 18 - Sep 24, 2022

Pulse Shaped Waveform Characterization using the Schrödinger Operator's Spectrum

Peihao Li , Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sep 18, 14:00 - 16:00

B1 R4214

biomedical signal analysis MIMIC II database

Sep 11 - Sep 17, 2022

Optimal Algorithms for Affinely Constrained, Distributed, Decentralized, Minimax, and High-Order Optimization Problems

Dmitry Kovalev, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Sep 14, 16:00 - 18:30

B5 R5220

optimization machine learning

Jul 17 - Jul 23, 2022

Liquid Metal-Based Inertial Sensors for Motion Monitoring and Human Machine Interfaces

Wedyan Babatain, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jul 19, 15:00 - 16:00

B2 B3 A0215

nanofabrication flexible electronics wearable devices sensors

Jul 3 - Jul 9, 2022

Mean-Field Games on Networks and Wardrop Equilibria - PhD Dissertation Defense

Fatimah H. Al Saleh, PhD Student, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences, KAUST, Saudi Arabia

Jul 6, 10:00 - 12:00

KAUST

Jun 26 - Jul 2, 2022

Drug Repositioning through the Development of Diverse Computational Methods using Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Graph Mining

Maha Thafar, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Jun 30, 08:30 - 10:30

KAUST

Computational biology machine learning Deep learning graph mining

Better Methods and Theory for Federated Learning: Compression, Client Selection, and Heterogeneity

Samuel Horváth, Ph.D. Student, Statistics

Jun 27, 18:00 - 20:00

B5 L5 R5209

Federated learning Optimization for Machine Learning

Jun 19 - Jun 25, 2022

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface for Next-Generation Networks

Jia Ye, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jun 23, 16:00 - 18:00

B1 L3 R3123

Next-Generation Networks Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces 5G and beyond

High-Performance Scientific Applications Using Mixed Precisions and Low-Rank Approximations Powered by Task-based Runtime Systems

Rabab Alomairy, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Jun 20, 11:00 - 13:00

B9 L4 R4223

Tile Low Rank Algorithmic redesign Task based Runtime Systems

Jun 5 - Jun 11, 2022

Joint Posterior Inference for Latent Gaussian Models and extended strategies using INLA

Cristian Chiuchiolo, Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jun 6, 15:00 - 17:00

B3 L5 R5209

Bayesian computational statistics Bayesian Statistics

Apr 24 - Apr 30, 2022

Contributions to Data-driven and Fractional-order Model-based Approaches for Arterial Haemodynamics Characterization and Aortic Stiffness Estimation

Mohamed Abdelwaheb Bahloul, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 26, 14:00 - 16:00

B1 L4 R4318

Arterial Haemodynamics Characterization Aortic Stiffness Estimation