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April 2024
Peng Wu PhD Dissertation Defense
Announcing: PhD Dissertation Defense Name: Peng Wu Title: Bayesian Data Fusion for Distributed Learning Date: 4/12/2024 Time: 12:30:00 PM Location: ISEC 532 Committee Members: Prof. Pau Closas (Advisor) Prof. Deniz Erdogmus Prof. Lili Su Abstract: The necessity for distributed data fusion arises from the increasing demand to integrate diverse and voluminous data sources, especially in applications where large numbers of users are collaborating to perform inference and learning tasks. This integration is crucial when data is available in a distributed…
Find Out MoreGraduate School of Engineering Campus Tour (In Person)
Want to learn more about the Graduate School of Engineering on the Boston campus? Then we welcome you to sign up for a Graduate School of Engineering campus tour! Led by one of our expert Graduate Student Ambassadors, we’ll show you key locations on campus, in addition to resources specific to Engineering, and answer your questions about Boston. Please complete the registration form linked below to select the date and time that works best for you. Tours are open to…
Find Out MoreCommLab Writing Hours
Graduate students, are you looking for a place for focused research writing time? Join the CommLab for writing hours on Mondays from 11 am-1 pm ET. Drop in any Monday and stay for a short time or the whole two hours. CommLab Fellows will be available to provide feedback on your writing. We will be meeting in 335 Curry Student Center.
Find Out MoreLin Deng PhD Dissertation Defense
Name: Lin Deng Title: Function Capacity Expansion of Nano-Optics via Multiplexed Metasurfaces Date: 4/15/2024 Time: 1:30:00 PM Location: SL 011 Committee Members: Prof. Yongmin Liu (advisor) Prof. Hossein Mosallaei Prof. Sunil Mittal Abstract: Throughout history, the exploration of light has been fundamental to our understanding of the world and has driven advancements in technology and communication. Metasurfaces, composed of rationally designed nanostructures, offer a revolutionary means to control light in a prescribed manner. Metasurfaces can operate in conventional free space,…
Find Out MoreDavid Femi Lamptey MS Thesis Defense
Name: David Femi Lamptey Title: Coordinating Camera and Millimeter-Wave Imaging Systems to Detect Concealed Threats in Public Spaces Date: 4/15/2024 Time: 2:00:00 PM Location: Snell Library CoLab J Committee Members: Prof. Carey Rappaport (Advisor) Prof. Octavia Camps Prof. Sarah Ostadabbas Abstract: This paper tackles the problem of uniquely identifying and tracking targets for the purposes of concealed threat detection in public spaces. Cameras, computer vision techniques, and deep neural networks have made the task of detecting and tracking people in…
Find Out MoreNolan Pearce MS Thesis Defense
Name: Nolan Pearce Title: Downlink Transmit Beamforming: Single-Carrier Acoustic Communication in a Noisy Environment Date: 4/16/2024 Time: 2:00:00 PM Location: EXP-601A: Committee Members: 1. Prof. MIlica Stojanovic (Advisor) 2. Prof. Stefano Basagni 3. Prof. Josep Jornet 4. Dr. Dimitrios Koutsonikolas Abstract: Noisy wireless acoustic channels produce intersymbol interference (ISI) from multipath propagation. This interference may be reduced by equalization techniques but require computationally intensive receiver algorithms. Typically, beamforming methods are implemented at the uplink receiver to reduce complexity of equalization…
Find Out MoreLeetCode Mock Interviews – A CommLab Workshop
Join the CommLab any Tuesday from 2-3 PM for our weekly LeetCode Mock Interview Workshop via Zoom. This workshop is tailored towards programming jobs and prior coding knowledge is expected. Boost your LeetCode problem-solving confidence for interviews by building your speaking skills while solving programming problems.
Find Out MoreZihan Wei MS Thesis Defense
Name: Zihan Wei Title: Spatial Correlation Based Broadband Acoustic Beamforming Date: 4/16/2024 Time: 3:00:00 PM Location: EXP-601A Committee Members: 1. Prof. Milica Stojanovic (Advisor) 2. Prof. Stefano Basagni 3. Prof. Josep Jornet Abstract: This thesis presents a spatial correlation based broadband acoustic beamforming approach, addressing significant challenges pertains to acoustic communication channels, such as time-varying multipath propagation and volatile phase fluctuations due to surface reflections. The proposed beamforming approach utilizes the synchronization preamble, a high-resolution pseudo-random sequence, to estimate the…
Find Out MoreBengisu Ozbay PhD Dissertation Defense
Name: Bengisu Ozbay Title: Fast Semi-Algebraic Clustering for Efficient System Identification and Geometric Scene Understanding Date: 4/17/2024 Time: 12:00:00 PM Location:(EV) 102 Committee Members: Prof. Mario Sznaier (Advisor) Prof. Octavia Camps Prof. Taskin Padir Prof. Rifat Sipahi Abstract: As the demand for data-driven techniques in machine learning and computer vision continues to rise, the reliance on unsupervised learning methods becomes increasingly prevalent. Piecewise linear or affine models offer versatile solutions across various domains, including system identification and computer vision tasks. This…
Find Out MoreRaana Sabri Khiavi PhD Dissertation Defense
Name: Raana Sabri Khiavi Title: Theory and Design of Spatiotemporal Metasurfaces for Comprehensive Control of Light Date: 4/17/2024 Time: 12:00:00 PM Location: In person: Exp 311 Committee Members: Prof. Hossein Mosallaei (Advisor) Prof. Josep Jornet (Co-advisor) Prof. Charles Dimarzio Prof. Siddhartha Ghosh Abstract: Photonic metasurfaces are key components for manipulating almost all properties of light such as amplitude, phase, polarization, wave vector, pulse shape and orbital angular momentum at subwavelength scale. They are capable of sculpting the wavefront of the…
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