Graduate Research Symposium
Each year, the Intelligent Systems Center holds a Graduate Research Symposium where all ISC-funded graduate students present on their research and findings. Pictured to the right are the three ISC students who placed at the 2021 Graduate Research Symposium (2022 pictures coming soon).
Twenty presenters participated in the 16th annual Intelligent Systems Center (ISC) Graduate Research Symposium on April 13. The winners are:
- Sasha Petrenko won first place. His paper is titled “Lifelong Context Recognition via Online Deep Clustering”
- Ramin Rahimi won second place. His paper is titled “An Interleaved High Step-Up DC-DC Converter with Built-in Transformer for Renewable Energy Applications"
- Tao Liu won third place. His paper is titled “In-Situ Infrared Thermographic Inspection for Local Powder Layer Thickness Measurement in Laser Powder Bed Fusion”
The winners’ advisors are Dr. Donald Wunsch, professor of electrical and computer engineering; Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi, professor of electrical and computer engineering; Dr. Pourya Shamsi, associate professor of electrical engineering; and Dr. Ming Leu, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
The winners and the names of their papers are:
- First place: Sasah Petrenko, "Lifelong Context Recognition via Online Deep Clustering" advised by Dr. Donald Wunsch
- Second place: Ramin Rahimi, "An Interleaved High Step-Up DC-DC Converter with Built-in Transformer for Renewable Energy Applications” advised by Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi and Dr. Pourya Shamsi
- Third place: Tao Liu, "In-Situ Infrared Thermographic Inspection for Local Powder Layer Thickness Measurement in Laser Powder Bed Fusion" advised by Dr. Ming Leu
| Presenter | Advisor | Paper Title |
| Tazdik Patwary Plateau | Dr. Jonghyun Park | A Highly Conductive and Well-Percolated SiO2-based Anode for Lithium-ion Batteries via Rapid Flash Sintering Manufacturing |
| Tao Liu | Dr. Ming Leu | In-Situ Infrared Thermographic Inspection for Local Powder Layer Thickness Measurement in Laser Powder Bed Fusion |
| Paul Nnarotam Onyishi | Dr. Anthony Okafor | Cutting Strategies for Machining Advance Material |
| Victor Paul DeLibera | Dr. Haiming Wen | Additive Manufacturing of Novel Precipitate-Strengthened Multi-Principal Element Alloys for High-Temperature Structrural Applications |
| Wei Su | Dr. Xinhua Liang | Disclosing the Formation of LAGP Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering and Corresponding Battery Performances |
| Mohamed Elmahallawy | Dr. Tony Luo | Enhanced Asynchronous Federated Learning for Leo Mega-Constellations Via Inter-Hap Links |
| Md Yasin Kabir | Dr. Sanjay Madria | Polarization detection and exploration using COVID-19 tweets |
| Omar Rinchi | Dr. Ahmad Alsharoa | Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Near-Field Localization Using Atomic Norm Minimization |
| Arindam Khanda | Dr. Sajal Das | Drone-Truck Co-operated Delivery System Under Time Varying Dynamics |
| Yasaman Jamalipour Soofi | Dr. Cihan Dagli | Machine Learning-Assisted Aluminum Alloy Discovery |
| Nicolas Dobbins | Dr. Sahra Sedigh Sarvestani | Personalizing Student Graduation Paths using Expressed Student Interests |
| Ramin Rahimi | Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi and Dr. Pourya Shamsi | An Interleaved High Step-Up DC-DC Converter with Built-in Transformer for Renewable Energy Applications |
| Behzad Farzanegan | Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani | Zero-Sum Game-Based Optimal Tracking Control of Nonlinear Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems by using Hybrid Learning and Experience Replay |
| Sasha Petrenko | Dr. Donald Wunsch | Lifelong Context Recognition via Online Deep Clustering |
| Yi Zhao | Dr. Guirong Yan | Reveal Tornadic Wind Effects on Mobile or Manufactured Homes through High-Fidelity CFD Simulations |
| Haotian Tang | Dr. Jie Gao | Dual-band Chiral Absorbers in the Mid-infrared Regime |
| Usman Tariq | Dr. Frank Liou | Numerical Analysis of Local Gas Shielding of Continuous Co-Axial Nozzle on Additive Manufactured Part |
| Siva Sai Krishna Dasari | Dr. K Chandrashekhara | Evaluation of Fracture Toughness of Additively Manufactured Metal Cellular Structures |
| Kartikeya Veeramraju | Dr. Jonathan Kimball | Power Flow Analysis and Mechanisms for an AC-AC-DC Triple Active Bridge Based Solid State Transformer |
| Charnise Anderson | Dr. Daniel Shank | Prejudice Toward the Accents of Smart Home Assistants |
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The winners and the names of their papers are:
- First place: Tunay Turk, “Automating the Laser Foil Printing Process” advised by Dr. Ming Leu
- Second place: Tazdik Patwary Plateau, “A Computational Analysis of Defect Generation in Thick Powder Bed Layers for High Build-rate LPBF Process” advised by Dr. Jonghyun Park
- Third place: Saeed Habibi, “Efficiency Assessment of a DC House at Low and High Distribution Voltages.” advised by Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi
| Presenter | Advisor | Paper Title |
| Akhil Menon | Dr. Xinhua Liang | Bifunctional Catalysts for Single-step CO2 Hydrogenation to DME |
| Arindam Khanda | Dr. Sajal Das | A Dynamic Graph Approach Towards Efficient Drone-based Delivery System |
| Chen Zhu | Dr. Jie Huang | Microwave Device Inspired by Fiber-Optic Extrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometer: A Novel-Ultrasensitive Sensing Platform |
| Christopher Croft | Dr. Frank Liou | Process Feedback and Control in Wire fed Additive Manufacturing Processes |
| Congjie Wei | Dr. Xiangyang Dong | Modeling for Crack Propagation Based on Deep Learning and Long Short Term Memory Networks |
| Maxwell Geiger | Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani | Optimal Tracking Control of Partially Uncertain Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems with Application to Nonholonomic Mobile Robots Using Adaptive Dynamic Programming |
| Md Asad Rahman | Dr. Jinling Liu | Apply and Evaluate an Instance-Specific Causal Machine Learning Framework for Identifying the Causative Genomic Variants of Hypertension |
| Md Yasin Kabir | Dr. Sanjay Madria | Machine Learning Models for Emotion Exploration Using COVID-19 Tweets |
| Muhammad Malik | Dr. Jonathan Kimball | Analytical Expression for DC Link Capacitor Current in a Cascaded H-Bridge Multi-Level Active Front-End Converter |
| Nathan Lutes | Dr. Siddhardh Nadendla | Effects pf Inattention on Bayesian Stackelberg Equilibrium in Driver-Vehicle Interaction Under Road State Uncertainty |
| Oluwadamilare Omale | Dr. Benjamin Kwasa | Modelling the Spread of Fire in Urban Infrastructure Using Virtual Reality |
| Ramin Rahimi | Dr. Pourya Shamsi | A DC-DC Converter with Voltage-Boosting Capability for Using Photovoltaic Energy in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations |
| Saeed Habibi | Dr. Pourya Shamsi | Efficiency Assessment of a DC House at Low and High Distribution Voltages |
| Simon Thougaard | Dr. Bruce McMillin | Collaborative Intrusion Detection for Large Autonomous Drone Swarms |
| Siva Dasari | Dr. K Chandrashekhara | Process Modeling and Manufacturing of Carbon Fiber Composites Using Microwave Curing |
| Tazdik Plateau | Dr. Ming Leu & Dr. Jonghyun Park | A Computational Analysis of Defect Generation in Thick Powder Layers for High Build-Rate Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process |
| Theodore Nwoguh | Dr. Antony Okafor | Effects of Milling Method and Cutting Speed on Cutting Force and Tool Wear |
| Tunay Turk | Dr. Ming Leu | Automating the Laser Foil Printing Process |
| Xin Wang | Dr. Douglas Bristow & Dr. Robert Landers | A Control-Oriented Switched Model with Adaptive Control Design for Selective Laser Melting |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The winners and the names of their papers are:
- First place: Wenyuan Cui, “Fabrication of AlCoCrFeNi High-Entropy Alloy Coating on an AISI 304 Substrate via a CoFe2Ni Intermediate Layer” advised by Dr. Frank Liou
- Second place: He Li, “Application of Switched Iterative Learning Control to Multi-Agent System Coordination” advised by Dr. Douglas Bristow & Dr. Robert Landers
- Third place: Aditya Thakur, “Fabrication and Characterization of High-Purity Alumina Ceramics Doped with” advised by Dr. Xiangyang Dong
| Presenter | Advisor | Paper Title |
| Adam Bratten | Dr. Haiming Wen | Additive Manufacturing of SIC for Nuclear Application |
| Adityya Thakur | Dr. Xiangyang Dong | Fabrication and Characterization of High-Purity Alumina Ceramics Doped with |
| Ajay Pratap | Dr. Sajal Das | On Maximizing Task Throughput in IoT-Enabled 5G Networks Under Latency and Bandwidth |
| Akhilesh Raj | Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani | Distributed State Estimation and Tracking Scheme using Active Passive Sensor Networks |
| Ayan Roy | Dr. Sanjay Madria | Vanet and Cloud-Based Secure Traffic Monitoring |
| Charng-Yuh Lee | Dr. Xiangyang Dong | 3D-Printing of a Multifunctional Lithium-Ion Electrode with Fused Deposition Modeling |
| Chia-Hung Hung | Dr. Ming Leu | Enhanced Mechanical Properties for 304L Stainless Steel Parts Fabricated by Laser-Foil-Printing Additive Manufacturing |
| Deacon Seals | Dr. Minsu Choi | A Survey of Automated FPGA-Based Accelerator Generation |
| Fernaz Jasdanwala | Dr. Bruce McMillin | Application of formal Methods in Computer Security to Telemedicine |
| He Li | Dr. Douglas Bristow & Dr. Robert Landers | Application of Switched Iterative Learning Control to Multi-Agent System Coordination |
| Hiep Pham | Dr. Robert Landers & Dr. Jonghyun Park | A Novel Cell Design of Alkaline-Based Zinc-Iodide Flow Battery for Enhancing Energy and Power Performance |
| Leixin Ouyang | Dr. Xiaodong Yang | Near-Infrared Broad Band Chiral Plasmonic Metasurface Absorbers |
| Marium Yousuf | Dr. Sajal Das & Dr. Devin Burns | Diagnosing Dementia Using Smart Chair, Wearable Device, and Testing Apps |
| Matthew Luebe | Dr. Maalavan Arivu | Direct Laser Deposition of Fe-Cr, Fe-Ni and Fe-Ni-Cr Alloys as a Pathway to Additive Manufacturing of High-Entropy Alloys |
| Md Moniruzzaman | Dr. Zhaozheng Yin & Dr. Ruwen Qin | Spatial Attention Mechanism for Weakly Supervised Fire and Traffic Accident Scene Classification |
| Muhammad Azmain Abdullah | Dr. Xiaodong Yang & Dr. Jie Gao | Infrared Metasurface Perfect Thermal Emitter for Molecule Sensing |
| Muhammad Roman | Dr. Ming Leu | Development of a Temperature Sensing System Based on a Longwave Infrared (LWIR) Thermal Camera for Smart Aerospace Additive Manufacturing |
| Natasha Jarus | Dr. Sahra Sedigh Sarvestani | Formalizing Cyber-Physical System Model Transformation Via Abstract Interpretation |
| Okanmisope Fashanu | Dr. K. Chandrashekhara | Composite Sandwich Structures with Additively Manufactured Metallic Cores |
| R. Krishnan | Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani | Distributed Optimization Scheme for Deep Neural Network Weight Tuning |
| S. Mohammad H. Hojjatzadeh | Dr. Lianyi Chen | Microscale Dynamics and Mechanisms of Flash Sintering Process Revealed by In-Situ X-Ray Imaging Technique |
| Sachin Choudhary | Dr. Ming C. Leu | A Review of Extrusion Freeform Fabrication Methods for Ceramic Additive Manufacturing |
| Sai Hemanth Kankanala | Dr. Jonathan W. Kimball | Modeling and Control of Fast Charging Station |
| Sara Yazdani | Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi | Effect of Virtual Inertia on DC-Link Capacitor Condition Monitoring in a PV-Statcom |
| Shudip Datta | Dr. Sanjay Madria | Secure Information Forwarding Through Fragmentation In Delay-Tolerant Networks |
| Simon Thougaard | Dr. Bruce McMillin | Catching the Thief Eventually |
| Siva Sai Krishna Dasari | Dr. K. Chandrashekhara | Microwave Curing for Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites |
| Theodore Obumselu Nwoguh | Dr. Anthony Chukwujekwu Okafor | Effects of Milling Method and Cutting Speed on Machinability in High-Speed Face Milling of Inconel-718 Under Emulsion Flood Cooling Using Shell Mill Inserts |
| Wenyuan Cui | Dr. Frank Liou | Fabrication of AlCoCrFeNi High-Entropy Alloy Coating on an AISI 304 Substrate via a CoFe2Ni Intermediate Layer |
| Yaqi Zhu | Dr. Jonghyun Park | Multi-Physical Modeling of Selective Laser Melting |
| Yitao Chen | Dr. Frank Liou | A Review of Metallic Functionally Graded Materials Fabricated by Directed Energy Deposition |
| Zuhui Wang | Dr. Zhaozheng Yin | Dr. Instagram May Be a Liar: Detecting Medical Misinformation on Social Media |
The winners and the names of their papers are:
- First place: Wenbin Li, “Fabricating Ceramic Components with Water Dissolvable Support Structures by The Ceramic On-Demand Extrusion Process” advised by Dr. Ming C. Leu, Dr. Gregory E. Hilmas
- Second place: Mohammad Moniruzzaman, “Video-Based Human Action Recognition Using Spatial and Temporal Attention” advised by Dr. Zhaozheng Yin
- Third place: Krishnan Raghavan, “Mitigating Heterogeneity and Data-Noise of Bigdata using Deep Neural Network Learning Based Analytics” advised by Dr. Sarangapani
| Presenter | Advisor | Paper Title |
| Akhilesh Raj | Dr. Sarangapani | Distributed State Estimation by Using Consensus Based Adaptive Observers |
| Anandan Sudharshan | Dr. K. Chandrashekhara, Dr. Joseph Newkirk | Failure in Additively Manufactured Metal Honeycombs |
| Ayan Roy | Dr. Sanjay Madria | Velocity-Based Data Authentication in Vehicular AD-HOC Network |
| Brad J. Ziegler | Dr. Sahra Sedigh Sarvestani | Analysis and Prediction of Failure for Embedded Systems: A Proposal for Doctoral Research |
| Arul Mathi Maran Chandran | Shanshan Bi, Kenneth Naumann, and Jared Hanisch | Resilient Cyber-Physical Systems with Application to Vehicle-to-Vehicle Collision Avoidance |
| Vamsi Krishna | Dr. Bruce McMillin, Dr. Jonathan Kimball | Comparative study for Security Analysis of various Transactive Energy Management architectures in Smart Grid- Cyber Physical Systems |
| Islam Elnabarawy, Daniel Tauritz | Dr. Wunsch | Evolving Fuzzy ART Functionality Using A Genetic Programming Hyper-Heuristic |
| Giacomo Fraioli | Abhijit Gosavi, Lesley Sneed | Discrete-Event-Based Simulation (DEBS) Model for Post-Earthquake Response in a Smart City |
| Emily Jeanisea | YanXiao Li | Effects of Origami and Kirigami indoor blinds on cognitive ability, emotions and attitudes |
| Jian Kang | Yousef Elmehdwi, Dan Lin | SLIM: Secure and Lightweight Identity Management in VANETs with Minimum Infrastructure Reliance |
| Anirudh Krishnamurthy | Buddhabhushan Salunkhe, Dr. Fateme Rezaei, and Dr. Schuman | Breathable Paints for Indoor Air CO2 Control in Smart Buildings |
| Lan Li | Dr. Liou | Evaluation of Semi-Infinite Vertical Cracks Using Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) Infrared Thermography |
| Leixin Ouyang | Dr. Xiaodong Yang | Infrared Chiral Plasmonic Metasurface Absorber |
| Jie Li | Dr. Park | Near-Field Electrospinning Process of Piezoelectric Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)(PVDF) Fibers |
| Wei Lia | Dr. Liou | Experimental and Modeling Investigations on Pre-mixed Powder Flow in Laser Metal Deposition |
| S. Mohammad, H. Hojjatzadeh, Wei Luo | Dr. Lianyi Chen, Dr. Zhaozheng Yin | Revealing the Origin of Quality Uncertainty in Selective Laser Melting of Metals by Computer Vision Based Methods |
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Dr. Sanjay Madria | A Blockchain Assisted Provenance System for Cloud |
| Md Moniruzzaman | Dr. Zhaozheng Yin | Video-Based Human Action Recognition Using Spatial and Temporal Attention |
| Samareh Moradpour | Dr. Suzanna Long | A Decision-making Framework Based on a Combination of Multi-criteria Decisionmaking and Data Mining Methods for Work Zone Safety |
| Nathan Jarus | Dr. Sahra Sedigh Sarvestani, Dr. Ali Hurson | Transforming Cyber-Physical System Models |
| Theodore Nwoguh | Dr. Anthony C. Okafor | Investigation of Cutting Forces and Modeling in High Speed Face-Milling of Difficult-to-Cut Metals |
| Paresh Patel | Dr. Kimball | A robust grid-connected inverter control design against large-transient grid disturbances |
| Sai Sidharth Patlolla | Dr. Bruce McMillen | An Approach for Formal Analysis of the Security of a Water Treatment Testbed |
| Qizi Zhang | Dr. Balakrishnan | Parameter Estimation with Quantum Inspired Techniques and Adaptive Multiple-Mode Filters |
| Krishnan Raghavan | Dr. Sarangapani | Mitigating Heterogeneity and Data-Noise of Bigdata using Deep Neural Network Learning Based Analytics |
| Satyaki Roy | Dr. Sajal K. Das | Bio-DRN: Bio-Inspired Disaster Response Network |
| Sudharsan Vaidhun | Dr. Zhishan Guo, Dr. Sajal K. Das | Air Traffic Scheduling under Uncertain Sector Capacities |
| Wenbin Li | Dr. Ming C. Leu, Dr. Gregory E. Hilmas | Fabricating Ceramic Components with Water Dissolvable Support Structures by The Ceramic On-Demand Extrusion Process |
| Sara Yazdani | Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi | Implementation of a Voltage Sensor-less Current-Control Technique Based on Internal Model Principle with Xilinx System Generator |
| Yiheng Wang | Dr. Zheng | 3-Dimensional Path Planning for Multiple AUVs Using Dubins Curves |
| Yingqi Li | Dr. Ming Leu, Dr. Hai-lung Tsai | Additive Manufacturing of Zr-Based Metallic Glass Structures on 304 Stainless Steel Substrates via V/TI/ZR Intermediate Layers |
| Yiyang Zhuang | Dr. Huang | Rayleigh Backscattering Based Distributed Liquid Pipeline Detection with a Pre-Heating Apparatus |
| Zhengwei Hu | Dr. Du | System Reliability Prediction with Outsourced Components Based on Partial Safety Factor Method |
The winners and the names of their papers are:
- First place: Yiyu Shen, “The Time Evolution Of Crystallization in Laser Welding Of Metallic Glass” advised by Dr. Tsai
- Second place: Ryan Lawhead, “A Bounded Actor-Critic Algorithm for Reinforcement Learning with Applications in Airline Revenue Management” advised by Dr. Abhijit Gosavi, Dr. Susan Murray
- Third place: Muthukumaran Loganathan, “A Quasi-Repetitive Controller for Accurate Imaging in Atomic Force Microscopy.” advised by Dr. Douglas A. Bristow
| Presenter | Advisor | Paper Title |
| Sudharshan Anandan | Dr. Chandrashekhara, Dr. Schuman | Modeling and Simulation of Curing Process in Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites |
| Benjamin Daniels | Dr. Tauritz | Minimizing Attack Vectors in Computer Systems by Evolving Access Control Matrices |
| Vijay K. Shah | Dr. Sajal Das | CTR: Cluster based Topological Routing for Disaster Response Networks |
| Yao Cheng | Dr. Xiaoping Du | Effect of Dependent Interval Distribution Parameters on Reliability Prediction |
| Yingqi Li | Dr. Ming Leu | Laser Welding of Metallic Glass Foils onto Ti Substrate in Laserfoil-Printing Additive Manufacturing |
| George J. Shannon | Dr. Steven Corns, Dr. Donald Wunsch | Cognition-Based Natural Language Processing and Search for Medicine |
| Zhishan Guo | Dr. Ashikahmed Bhuiyan | Energy-Efficient Multi-Core Scheduling for Real-Time DAG Tasks |
| Haohan Li | Dr. Zhaozheng Yin | A Deep Learning Framework for Automated Vesicle Fusion Detection |
| Himanshu Jethawa | Dr. Sanjay Madria | Incentive Mechanism for Data-centric Message Delivery in Delay Tolerant Networks |
| Isam Alobaidi | Dr. Sedigh Sarvestani, Dr. A.R. Hurson | An Investigation of Diagnostic and Prognostic Applications of Graph Mining |
| Islam Elnabarawy | Dr. Donald Wunsch II | Evolutionary Computation for the Automated Design of Category Functions for Fuzzzy ART: An Initial Exploration |
| Raghavender Reddy Jakka | Dr. Lianyi Chen | Embedding fiber Optic Sensor into Copper Mold for Continuous Casting of Steel |
| Paras Mohan Jasra | Dr. A.C. Okafor | Effects of Cooling Strategies and Milling Methods on Machinability in High Speed End-Milling of Difficult-to-Cut Metals |
| Joshua D. Heck | Dr. Ming Leu | Bio-Inspired Flow Fields for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells – Identifying O |
| Koosha Marashi | Dr. Sedigh Sarvestani, Dr. A.R. Hurson | Consideration of Cyber-Physical Interdependencies in Reliability Modeling of Smart Grids |
| R. Krishnan | Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani, Dr. V.A. Samaranayake | A Nonlinear Hierarchical Dimension Reduction Approach Based Generalized Distance Measure for Big Data Analytics |
| Lei Wang | Dr. Zawodniok | Hypothesis Test based Motion & Location Sensor Fusion for Tracking in GPS-Challenging Environment |
| Lei Yana | Dr. Joe Newkirk, Dr. Frank Liou | Functionally Graded Ti and γ-TiAl by Direct Laser Deposition |
| Leixin Ouyang | Dr. Xiaodong Yang | Infrared Radiation Absorbers using Multilayer Metamaterial Cavities |
| Wei Lia | Dr. Frank Liou | Effect of Optimizing Particle Size in 3D Printing Functional Graded Material with Blown Pre-mixed Multi-powder |
| Muthukumaran Loganathan | Dr. Douglas A. Bristow | A Quasi-Repetitive Controller for Accurate Imaging in Atomic Force Microscopy |
| Md Azharul Islam | Dr. Sanjay Madria | A Dynamic Multi-Group Secure Data Sharing Scheme for Cloud |
| Samareh Moradpour | Dr. Suzanna Long | Data Analytics and Merging Behavior in Work Zone: A Driving Simulator Study |
| Subhajyoti Mukherjee | Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi | Control of a Single-Phase Standalone Inverter without an Output Voltage Sensor |
| Prashanth Palaniswamy | Dr. Bruce McMillin | Cyber-Physical Security of a Power Grid System using a Testbed |
| Sai Sidharth Patlolla | Dr. Bruce McMillin | Cyber-Physical Security of a Water Treatment System using a Testbed |
| Ryan Lawhead | Dr. Abhijit Gosavi, Dr. Susan Murray | A Bounded Actor-Critic Algorithm for Reinforcement Learning with Applications in Airline Revenue Management |
| Yiyu Shen | Dr. Tsai | The Time Evolution Of Crystallization in Laser Welding Of Metallic Glass |
| Sima Das | Dr. Sajal Das | Graph Compaction in Analyzing Large Scale Online Social Networks |
| N. Vignesha | Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani | Event Triggered Control of Interconnected Systems using Integral Reinforcement L |
| Xiahan Yang | Dr. Yahong Rosa Zheng | An Image Denoising Method for SAR Images with Low-Sampling Measurements |
| Ruoxi Zhang | Dr. Sylvestri | A Network Tomography Approach for Traffic Monitoring in Smart Cities Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
The winners and the names of their papers are:
- First place: Muthukumaran Loganathan, “Nanoscale Plowing Process Control Using Dual-Probe Atomic Force Microscopy” advised by Dr. Douglas Bristow
- Second place (Tied): Sudharshan Anandan, “Modeling and Simulation of Curing Process in Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites”
- Second place (Tied): Haifeng Niu, “Development of Attack Detection Scheme for a Class of Cyber-Physical Systems” advised by Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani
- Second place (Tied): Srinivas Thandu, “Crack Detection in Material by Analyzing DMD Illuminated Spatial-temporal Therma” advised by Dr. Zhaozheng Yin & Dr. Edward Kinzel
| Presenter | Advisor | Paper Title |
| Benjamin Daniels | Dr. Daniel Tauritz | Co-Evolutionary Methods to Find Alternative Solutions to Thwart APTs |
| John Daniel Peterson | Dr. Tansel Yucelen | New Active--Passive Dynamic Consensus Filter to Reduce the Overall Communication |
| Gijian Li | Dr. Jie Gao | Optical Forces in Coupled Plasmonic Split-Ring Resonators |
| Muthukumaran Loganathan | Dr. Douglas Bristow | Nanoscale Plowing Process Control Using Dual-Probe Atomic Force Microscopy |
| Md Azharl Islam | Dr. Sanjay Madria | Broadcast Scheme Access Policy Using Descriptive Attributes with the Ciphertext |
| Haifeng Niu | Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani | Development of Attack Detection Scheme for a Class of Cyber-Physical Systems |
| Paras Jasra | Dr. Anthony Okafor | The Effect of Cooling Strategies of Difficult-to-Cut Metals |
| Prakash Rao Dunaka | Dr. Bruce McMillin | Cybersecurity of a Chemical Plant |
| Sima Das | Dr. Sajal Das | A Community Detection Algorithm with Predefined Upper Bound on the Number |
| Samareh Moradpour | Dr. Suzanna Long | Using Simulation to Create a Data Driven Decision Framework for Transportation |
| Srinivas Thandu | Dr. Zhaozheng Yin & Dr. Edward Kinzel | Crack Detection in Material by Analyzing DMD Illuminated Spatial-temporal Therma |
| Uday Kanteti | Dr. Bruce McMillin | A Multiple Security Domain Model of a Vehicle in an Automated Vehicle System |
| Vignesh Narayanan | Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani | Event-Sampled Approximate Optimal Control of Nonlinear Interconnected Systems |
| Wenchao Jiang | Dr. Zhaozheng Yin | Accelerometry Signals into a Novel Two-Dimensional Activity Image |
| Wenbin Li | Dr. Ming Leu | A Freeform Extrusion Process for Producing Solid Ceramic Components |
| Wei Li | Dr. Frank Liou | Experimental & Thermodynamic Modeling Analysis for Functionally Graded Material |
| Wenjin Tao | Dr. Ming Leu | Design Of Lattice Structure for Additive Manufacturing |
| Xiaofei Cao | Dr. Sanjay Madria | Z-order Encoding Based Delta Compression in Wireless Sensor Networks |
| Xiahan Yang | Dr. Yahong Rosa Zheng | Compressed Sensing (CS) Techniques for Image Recovery from Sparse Measurement |
| Yiyu Shen | Dr. Hai-Lung Tsai | 3D Printing of Bulk Metallic Glass by Foil-Based Additive Manufacturing Tech |
| Zhifu Zhu | Dr. Xiaoping Du | A System Reliability Method with Dependent Kriging Predictions |
The winners and the names of their papers are:
- First place: Thomas Roth, “Physical Attestation as a Security Mechanism for Distributed State Verification” advised by Dr. Bruce McMillen
- Second place: Amir Ghazanfari and Wenbin Li, “A Novel Additive Manufacturing Process for Embedding Sensors Into Ceramic Parts” advised by Dr. Ming Leu
- Third place (Tie): Sudharshan Anandan, “Cure Kinetics of a Carbon Fiber/Bismaleimide Prepreg System” advised by Dr. Chandrashekhara
- Third place (Tie): Islam Elnabarawy, “Biclustering ARTMAP Collaborative Filtering Recommender System” advised by Dr. Donald Wunsch
| Presenter | Advisor | Paper Title |
| Anurag Panwar | Dr. Sriram Chellappan and Dr. Bruce McMillin | An Algorithm to Address a Location Marginal Pricing Problem in Smart Grids |
| Ashikahmed Bhuiyan | Dr. Zhishan Guo | Energy-Aware Real-time Scheduling of a Set of Sporadic Directed Acyclic Graph |
| Benjamin Daniels | Dr. Daniel Tauritz | Minimizing Attack Vectors in Computer Systems by Evolving Access Control Matrice |
| Brandon Ludwig | Dr. Heng Pan and Dr. Jie Gao | Bonding Strength Capabilities of Lithium Ion Batteries Fabricated by Additive Manufacturing |
| Bryce Schumacher | Dr. Donald Wunsch | Common Fallacies and PitFalls of Machine Learning in Finance |
| George Rush | Dr. Daniel Tauritz | Coevolutionary Agent-based Network Defense Lightweight Event System (CANDLES) |
| George J. Shannon | Dr. Donald Wunsch | Cognition-Based Natural Language Processing and Search for Medicine |
| Haifeng Niu | Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani | Optimal Defense and Control for Cyber-Physical Systems |
| Haohan Li | Dr. Zhaozheng Yin | A Framework to Automatically Detect Fusion Events |
| Himanshu Jethawa | Dr. Sanjay Madria | Incentive Mechanism for Data-Centric Message Delivery in Delay Tolerant Networks |
| Isam Alobaidi | Dr. Jennifer Leopold | Data Mining Techniques in Health-Care Prediction |
| Islam Elnabarawy | Dr. Donald Wunsch | Biclustering ARTMAP Collaborative Filtering Recommender System |
| Koosha Marashi | Dr. Sedighsarvestani | Quantitative Reliability Modeling of Intelligent Water Distribution Networks |
| Krishnan Raghavan | Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani | A Nonlinear Hierarchical Dimension Reduction Approach Based Generalized Distance Measure for Big Data Analytics |
| Lei Wang | Dr. Maciej Zawodniok | Hypothesis Test Based Motion and Location Sensor Fusion |
| Lei Yan | Dr. Frank Liou | Functionally Graded Ti and γ -TiAl by Direct Laser Deposition |
| Leixin Ouyang | Dr. Xiaodong Yang | Infrared Radiation Absorbers using Multilayer Metamaterial Cavities |
| Luke Gilbert | Dr. Bristow, Dr. Kinzel, and Dr. Landers | Development of a System for Glass Additive Manufacturing |
| Md Azharul Islam | Dr. Sanjay Madria | A Dynamic Multi-Group Secure Data Sharing Scheme for Cloud |
| Muthukumaran Loganathan | Dr. Bristow, Dr. Kinzel, and Dr. Landers | A Quasi-Repetitive Controller for Accurate Imaging in Atomic Force Microscopy |
| Nima Lotfi | Dr. Robert Landers | Electrochemical Model-based Adaptive Estimation of Li-ion Battery State of Charge |
| Paras Jasra | Dr. Okafor | Increased Material Removal Rate to Improve Machining Performance |
| Prashanth Palaniswamy | Dr. Bruce McMillin | Cyber-Physical Security of a Power Grid System using a Testbed |
| Raghavender Jakka | Lianyi Chen | Embedding fiber Optic Sensor into Copper Mold for Continuous Casting of Steel |
| Ruoxi Zhang | Dr. Simone Silvestri | Network Tomographic Techniques to Improve Traffic Monitoring |
| Ryan Lawhead | Dr. Abhijit Gosavi | A Bounded Actor-Critic Algorithm for Reinforcement Learning |
| Sai Patlolla | Dr. Bruce McMillin | Cyber-Physical Security of a Power Grid System using a Testbed |
| Samareh Moradpour | Dr. Suzanna Long | Data Analytics and Merging Behavior in Work Zone: A Driving Simulator Study |
| Sima Das | Dr. Sajal Das | Novel Graph Compaction Algorithms that Generate the Desired Compact Graph |
| Sreekar Karnati | Dr. Frank Liou | Laser Metal Deposition of Functionally Gradient Materials from Elemental Copper |
| Subhajyoti Mukherjee | Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi | Synchronization and Control of Grid-Tied Voltage Source Converterv |
| Sudharshan Anandan | Dr. Chandrashekhara | Cure Kinetics of a Carbon Fiber/Bismaleimide Prepreg System |
| Vignesh Narayanan | Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani | Non-Cooperative Game Theoretic Formulation along with Off-Policy Reinforcement |
| Vijay Shah | Dr. Sajal Das and Dr. Donald Wunsch | CTR: A Cluster based Topological Routing for Disaster Response Networks |
| Wei Li | Dr. Frank Liou | Effect of Optimizing Particle Size in 3D Printing Functional Graded Material with Blown Pre-Mixed Multi-Powder |
| Xiahan Yang | Dr. Yahong Zheng | An Image Denoising Method for SAR Images with Low-Sampling Measurements |
| Yao Cheng | Dr. Xiaoping Du | Effect of Dependent Interval Distribution Parameters on Reliability Prediction |
| Yingqi Li | Dr. Ming Leu | Use of Zr Interlayer, Crack-Free Joints to the Formation of Ductile α-Zr Phase |
| Yiyu Shen | Dr. Hai-Lung Tsai | The Time Evolution Of Crystallization in Laser Welding Of Metallic Glass |
The winners and the names of their papers are:
- First place: Haifeng Niu, “Wireless Passive RFID Networks” advised by Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani
- Second place: Yi Ling, “Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Connectivity Assessment And Relay Node Deployment” advised by Dr. Maggie Cheng
- Third place: Muthukumaran Loganathan, “Dip-Pen Nanolithography Process Control Using A Dual-Probe AFM” advised by Dr. Douglas Bristow
| Presenter | Advisor | Paper Title |
| Amir Ghazanfari | Dr. Ming Leu | Design of Functionally Gradient Parts for Freeze-Form Extrusion Fabrication Process |
| Avimanyu Sahoo | Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani | Event-Based Optimal Control of Uncertain Linear Dynamic Systems Viewed as a Cyber-Physical System |
| Benjamin Gruenwald | Dr. Tansel Yucelen | Adaptive Control Of Safety-Critical Systems: Performance Optimization For Guaranteed Learning |
| Brijesh Chejerla | Dr. Sanjay Madria | Robust Scheduling And Quality Of Service In Attack Resilient Cloud Assisted |
| Changyu Hu | Dr. Xiaodong Yang | Perimental Characterization of Optical Nonlocality in Metal Dielectric |
| Chen Chen | Dr. Hai-Lung Tsai | Hermetic Sealing of Glass-to-Metal Via Lasers |
| Chukwujekwu Nnadi | Dr. Anthony Okafor | Improving Machinability Of Difficult-To-Cut Advanced Aerospace Materials Through High-Speed End-Milling |
| Dao Lam | Dr. Donald Wunsch | An Intgrated Methodology for Clustering and Visualizing Mixed, Erroneous, Missing Features and Outliers |
| George Rush | Dr. Daniel Tauritz | DCAFE: A Distributed Cyber Security Automation Framework For Experiments |
| Haifeng Niu | Dr. Jagannathan Sarangapani | Wireless Passive RFID Networks |
| Huawei Yang | Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi | A High-Gain DC-DC Power Converter Topology |
| Isam Alobaidi | Dr. Jennifer Leopold | Reliable and Privacy Preserved Communications In Smart-Grids |
| Jacob Wilson | Dr. Edward Kinzel | Formation Of Micro-Scale Hexagonally Periodic Structures Using Microsphere |
| Jingwei Zhang | Dr. Frank Liou | Probabilistic Simulation Of Solidification Temperature And Morphology Evolution During Laser-Based Metal Deposition |
| Krishna Kolan | Dr. Ming Leu | Borate Bioactive Glass Scaffolds Made By The Selective Laser Sintering Process |
| Li Feng | Dr. Bruce McMillin | Quantification Of Information Flow In A Smart Grid |
| Mayank Raj | Dr. Sajal Das | Energy Aware Disaster Recovery Network Using WiFi Tethering |
| Michael Catanzaro | Dr. Bruce McMillin | Plug And Play Device Management For The FREEDM Distributed Grid Intelligence |
| Muthu Loganathan | Dr. Douglas Bristow | Dip-Pen Nanolithography Process Control Using A Dual-Probe AFM |
| NagaPrashanth Chanda | Dr. Xiaoqing Frank Liu | Software Architecture Rationale Capture and Reuse Through Intelligent Argumentation |
| Niaz Ahmed | Dr. Yahong Zheng | Experimental Evaluation Of A Magneto-Inductive Communication System For Underwater Wireless Sensor Network Applications |
| Renwei Liu | Dr. Frank Liou | Multi-Axis Path Planning For Robotic Machining In Hybrid System |
| Sudharshan Anandan | Dr. Chandrashekharaa and Dr. Xiao | Monitoring Carbon/BMI Composite Laminates Using Embedded Fiber Optic Sensors |
| Xin Qiu | Dr. Mariesa Crow | A Microgrid Framework For Smart Control |
| Yang Zhang | Dr. Robert Landers | Control Oriented Thrust Force Of Wire Saw Machining |
| Yi Ling | Dr. Maggie Cheng | Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Connectivity Assessment And Relay Node Deployment |
| Yunxiang Mao | Dr. Zhaozheng Yin | Who Missed The Class? - Unifying Multi-Face Detection, Tracking And Recognition in Videos |
| Zhifu Zhu | Dr. Zhen Hu and Dr. Xiaoping Du | Multidisciplinary Reliability Analysis With Stationary Stochastic Processes |
The winners and the names of their papers are:
- First place: Zhen Hu, “Reliability Analysis for Hydrokinetic Turbine Blades Under Random River Velocity Field” advised by Dr. Du
- Second place: Mingzhong Li, “Fast Motion Fly Tracking by Adaptive-LBP and Cascaded Data Association” advised by Dr. Qin
- Third place: Aaron Thornton, “Freeze-form Extrusion Fabrication of Functionally Graded Materials.” advised by Dr. Leu
| Presenter | Advisor | Paper Title |
| Sudharshan Anandan | Dr. Chandrashekhara, Dr. Schuman | Out-of-Autoclave Processing of BMI Composites |
| Ravi Arvapally | Identifying Outlier Opinions in an Online Intelligent Argumentation System for Collaborative Decision Support | |
| Xiaoming Cheng | Self-Healing Corrosion Protection by Phosphate-Doped Enamel Coatings on Steel in Simulated Cement Pore Fluid | |
| Sim Das | Interoperability Among Heterogeneous Mobile Multi-Databases | |
| Huixu Deng | Metamaterial Absorber/Emitter Based on Nanowire Cavities for Solar Thermo-Photovoltaic Systems | |
| Jianxun He | Characterization of Non-Metallic Inclusions and Micro-Porosity in Steel: Forged Ingots, Centrifugal and Net Shape Castings | |
| Zhen Hu | Reliability Analysis for Hydrokinetic Turbine Blades Under Random River Velocity Field | |
| Sriram Isanaka | Design and Manufacture of Light-Weight, Air Breathing Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells | |
| Sejun Kim | Dr. Donald Wunsch | A Comparison of Clustering, Biclustering and Hierarchical Biclustering Algorithm |
| Vimal Kumar | Efficient and Secure Code Dissemination in Sensor Clouds | |
| Dao Lam | Unsupervised Feature Learning Classification using an Extreme Learning Machine | |
| Mingzhong Li | Fast Motion Fly Tracking by Adaptive-LBP and Cascaded Data Association | |
| Renwei Liu and Zhiyuan Wang | Realization of Robot Ink Deposition on Curved Surfaces | |
| Fnu Maigha | Stochastic Economic Scheduling of Residential PHEV Charging | |
| Yungxiang Mao | Pedestrian Detection using Multiple Features | |
| Doyal Mukherjee | Privacy Preserving Communications using Spherical Chord | |
| Matthew Nuckolls | Automated Generation of Benchmarks with High Discriminatory Power for Specific Sets of Black Box Search Algorithms | |
| Sai Preethi Vishwanathan | LOGCHECK: An API to Detect Cyber Bullying | |
| Nathan Price | Comparative Analysis of Hardware Accelerated Cognitive Networks | |
| Anagha Rayachoti | Improved Phase Shedding Techniques in Interleaved Converters | |
| Avimanyu Sahoo | Adaptive Event-Triggered Control for Nonlinear Discrete Time Systems | |
| Anusha Sankara, Chakradhar Vadde, and Srinivas Chakravarthi Thandu | Design of a Driver-Centric System Using CPS-CSH Model | |
| Kenneth Smith | High Temperature Sensor Based on Fabry-Perot Interferometer in Ceramic Coaxial Cable | |
| Ehsan Taghipour | Comparison of Compression Molding and Selective Laser Sintering Processes in making Composite Bipolar Plates for PEM Fuel Cells | |
| Aaron Thornton | Freeze-form Extrusion Fabrication of Functionally Graded Materials | |
| Lei Wang | Sensor Nodes Localization using Cellular Network | |
| Zengli Yang | A Comparative Study of Sparse Methods for 3-D SAR Image Reconstruction | |
| Qiming Zhao | Optimal Adaptive Controller Design for Unknown Linear Systems | |
| Hesam Zomorodi Moghadam | Switching Model Predictive Control of Aqueous–Based Freeze Extrusion Fabrication Processes |
The winners and the names of their papers are:
- First place: Nannan Guo, “Optimization Model for Bio-Inspired Design of Bipolar Plate Flow Fields for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells” advised by Dr. Leu
- Second place: Bradley Kenneth Deuser, “Freeze-Form Extrusion Fabrication of Functionally Graded Materials” advised by Dr. Leu
- Third place: Hamed Kajbaf, “Compressive Sensing for Wideband SAR Imaging Systems.” advised by Dr. Zheng
| Presenter | Advisor | Paper Title |
| Sparks Adivarekar | Dr. Liou | Methodology to Determine Kinematic Parameters for the Postprocessor of Multi-Axis CNC Milling Center |
| Ravi Arvapally | Dr. Liu | Identification of Faction Groups and Leaders in Web Based Intelligent Argumentation System for Collaborative Decision Support |
| Amir Hassan Bahmani | Dr. Sedigh | Ontology-based Techniques for Context-Aware Personalization of Educational Programs |
| Manohar Chamana | Dr. Chowdhury | Enabling Frequency and Voltage Regulation in Microgrids using Wind Power Plants |
| Lucas Damoah | Dr. Peaslee | Recycling of Solar Silicon Waste by Particle Sedimentation Under Electromagnetic Field |
| Bradley Deuser | Dr. Leu | Freeze-Form Extrusion Fabrication of Functionally Graded Materials |
| Li Feng | Dr. Du | Zero Knowledge Proofs for Exact Cover and 0-1 Knapsack |
| Nannan Guo | Dr. Leu | Optimization Model for Bio-Inspired Design of Bipolar Plate Flow Fields for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells |
| Zhen Hu | Dr. Zheng | Fatigue Analysis for Structures Under Stochastic Loading |
| Zhen Huo | Dr. Chandrashekhara | Advanced Moisture Modeling of Polymer Composites |
| Hamed Kajbaf | Dr. Zheng | Compressive Sensing for Wideband SAR Imaging Systems |
| Heng Liu and Todd Sparks | Dr. Liou | Modeling and Verification of Temperature Distribution and Residual Stress in Laser Aided Metal Deposition Process |
| Patrick Margavio | Dr. Tsai | Microlens Array Light Trapping in CdTe/CdS Solar Cells |
| Tamal Paul | Dr. Kimball and Dr. McMillin | Unified Knowledge Model for Stability Analysis |
| Swithin Razu | Dr. Taki | An Approach to Study Impact of Public Policy, Exogenous Variables, and Vehicle Design on Greenhouse Gas Emission |
| Chou Shen | Dr. Choi | Smart Control for Natural Ventilation House |
| Kenneth Smith | Dr. Xiao | Embedded Sensors Based on Novel Microwave Grating |
| Hao Xu | Dr. Sarangapani | Stochastic Optimal Design of Nonlinear Networked Control System using Input/Output Measurements |
The winners and the names of their papers are:
- First place: Hao Xu, “Model-free Optimal Design for Unknown Linear Networked Control System Zero-sum Games via Q-Learning” advised by Dr. Sarangapani
- Second place: Vishwanath Ganikota, “Continuous Synthesis of Freestanding ZnO Nanorods in a Flame Reactor” advised by Dr. Yangchuan Xing
- Third place: Lucas Nana Wiredu Damoah, “Electromagnetic Recycling of Solar Cell Silicon Wastes” advised by Dr. Zhang
| Presenter | Advisor | Paper Title |
| Ravi Akella | Dr. Bruce McMillin | Process Algebra and Bisimulation Techniques for Information Security |
| Amir Bahmani | Dr. Sahra Sedigh | Personalized Education with the Percepolis Platform |
| Siddhartha Biswas | Dr. Kenneth Peaslee | Development of a Model for Calculating |
| Jesse Cross | Dr. Y Rosa Zheng | Underwater Acoustic Channel Estimation and Analysis |
| Vishwanath Gandikota | Dr. Yangchuan Xing | Continuous Synthesis of Freestanding ZnO Nanorods in a Flame Reactor |
| Zhen Hu | Dr. Xiaoping Du | Time-Dependent Reliability Analysis for Turbine Blade in Extreme Wind Loading |
| Cameron Johnson | Dr. G Kumar Venayagamoorthy | Function Reproduction with Polychronous Spiking Networks |
| Golbarg Kazemitutunchi | Dr. Scott Grasman | A New Heuristic for Inventory Routing Problem with Backlog |
| Sejun Kim | Dr. Donald Wunsch | A GPU Based Parallel Hierarchical Fuzzy ART Clustering |
| Vimal Kumar | Dr. Sanjay Madria | Energy Efficient Secure Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks |
| Sriram Prabhu | Dr. Frank Liou | Feasibility of Building an Overhang Structure using Direct Metal Deposition |
| Ch. Sweta Dhaveji | Dr. Frank Liou | Generic Visual Simulation of Manufacturing Equipment |
| Anshuman Vaidya | Dr. Badrul H. Chowdhury | Microgrid Compatibility of Photovoltaic and Wind Power Systems |
| Josh Wilkerson | Dr. Daniel Tauritz | Automated Fitness Guided Fault Location |
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