Committee: Prof. Yun Fu (Advisor) Prof. Sarah Ostadabbas Prof. Ming Shao Abstract: The community has long enjoyed the benefits of synthesizing data, as it provides a reliable and controllable source for training machine learning models while reducing the need for data collection from the real world. Human face and body synthesis are especially appealing to […]
"Development of A Large-Aperture 160-Element Coherent Hydrophone Array System for Instantaneous Wide Area Ocean Acoustic Sensing" Abstract: A large aperture coherent hydrophone towed array system comprising of 160 elements and an aperture length of 192 meters has been developed for real-time instantaneous wide-area ocean acoustic remote sensing and monitoring. The design and manufacture of these […]
"Optimizing Reconstruction for Mm-Wave Body Scanner Imaging" Committee: Prof. Carey Rappaport (Advisor) Prof. Edwin Marengo Prof. Jose Martinez-Lorenzo Abstract: In the past decades, due to evolving threats, passenger screening has become an important secure measure at airport and other secure locations. Numerous passenger screening techniques have been developed by researchers in both academia and industry […]
"Software-Defined Inter-medium Visible Light Communication and Underwater Acoustic Networks" Committee Members: Prof. Tommaso Melodia (Advisor) Prof. Kaushik Chowdhury Prof. Stefano Basagni Dr. Emrecan Demirors Abstract: “Multi-Domain Operations” paradigm has been receiving significant attention both in military and civilian worlds. To realize this novel paradigm, it is imperative to establish robust communication links to transfer data between devices operating in […]
"Spatiotemporal Localization of Object Handover for Human Robot Collaboration" Committee Members: Prof. Deniz Erdogmus (Advisor) Prof. Taskin Padir Prof. Eugene Tunik Prof. Mathew Yarossi Abstract: Human-robot interaction in a physical world like handover of objects requires perception systems to be efficient in localizing the object of interest. We propose an approach to estimate the location […]
"Safety Analysis for Nonlinear and Time-Delay Systems using Occupation Measures" International Village 022 Committee Members: Prof. Mario Sznaier (Advisor) Prof. Octavia Camps Prof. Bahram Shafai Prof. Eduardo Sontag Prof. Didier Henrion (LAAS-CNRS) Abstract: This research extends an occupation measure framework to analyze the behavior and safety of dynamical systems. A motivating application of trajectory analysis is […]
"Using Floating-Point Timing Side-Channels to Reverse Engineer Deep Neural Networks" Committee Members: Prof. Yunsi Fei (Advisor) Prof. Aidong Ding Prof. Xiaolin Xu Abstract: Trained Deep Neural Network (DNN) models have become valuable intellectual property. A new attack surface has emerged for DNNs: model reverse engineering. Several recent attempts have utilized various common side channels. However, […]
"Robust System Software for Quantum Computing" Committee Members: Prof. Devesh Tiwari (Advisor) Prof. David Kaeli Prof. Ningfang Mi Prof. Gene Cooperman Prof. Kenneth Brown Abstract: Despite rapid progress in quantum computing in the last decade, the limited usability of quantum computers remains a major roadblock toward its wider adoption. Current noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) computers […]
"Parametric Circuits for Enhanced Sensing and RF Signal Processing" Committee Members: Prof. Cristian Cassella (Advisor) Prof. Marvin Onabajo Prof. Matteo Rinaldi Prof. Andrea Alù Abstract: Massive deployments of wireless sensor nodes (WSNs) that continuously detect physical, biological or chemical parameters are needed to truly benefit from the unprecedented possibilities opened by the Internet‑of‑Things (IoT). Just […]
"Legged Walking on Inclined Surfaces" Committee Members: Prof. Alireza Ramezani(Advisor) Prof. Miriam Leeser Prof. Bahram Shafai Abstract: The main contributions of this MS Thesis are centered around taking steps towards successful multi-modal demonstrations using Northeastern's legged-aerial robot, Husky Carbon. This work discusses the challenges involved in achieving multi-modal locomotion such as trotting-hovering and thruster-assisted incline […]