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September 3

Speaker: Dr. Chung-Hao Chen, Graduate Program Director in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: Graduate Policy Review

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September 10

Speaker: Dr. Subbarao Venkatesh Guggilam, ECE PH.D. Graduate of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: ADDITIVE STATUS FEEDBACK CONNECTION: A CHEN-FLIESS SERIES VIEWPOINT

Abstract and Bio

September 17

Speaker: Md. Obidul Islam, PH.D. Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: ULTRAFAST THERMOREFLECTANCE STUDIES OF NIOBIUM THIN FILM

Abstract and Bio

September 24

Speaker: Alex Glandon, PH.D. Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: HUMAN IDENTIFICATION USING LIDAR BASED SKELETON EXTRACTION

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October 1

Speaker: Dr. Qisi Liu, Visiting Assisant Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: PROBABILISTIC RELIABILITY AND SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT

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October 8

Speaker: Dr. Kazi Islam, PH.D. Graduate of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: DEEP LEARNING APPROACHES FOR SEAGRASS DETECTION IN MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY

Abstract and Bio

October 15

Speaker: Dr. Rui Ning, PH.D. Graduate of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: CLEAR: CLEAN-UP SAMPLE-TARGETED BACKDOOR IN NEURAL NETWORKS

Abstract and Bio

October 22

Speaker: Defu Cui, PH.D. Student in the Department of Computional Modeling and Simulation Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: AN EXTENSIBLE CO-SIMILATION FRAMEWORK FOR SUPPORTING COOPERATIVE DRIVING AUTOMATION RESEARCH

Abstract and Bio

October 29

Speaker: Hamdi Kavak, PH.D. Candidate in the Department of Computional Modeling and Simulation Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: HUMAN MOBILITY ANALYSIS, MODELING AND SIMULATION FOR COVID-19

Abstract and Bio

November 5

Speaker: Nahom Kidane, PH.D. Student in the Department of Computional Modeling and Simulation Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: OPTICAL IMAGING FOR MONITORING PECTUS EXCAVATUM THERAPY

Abstract and Bio

November 12

Speaker: Haben Yhdego, PH.D. Student in the Department of Computional Modeling and Simulation Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK FOR ECG-BASED VIRTUAL PATHOLOGY STETHOSCOPE TRACKING IN PATIENT HEART AUSCULTATION

Abstract and Bio

November 19

Speaker: Marounfa Djibo, PH.D. Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: PROTECTION AND DISTURBANCE MITIGATION OF NEXT GENERATION SHIPBOARD MVDC POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

Abstract and Bio

December 3

Speaker: Dr. Bo Ji, PH.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Teach
Title: FAIR RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND LEARNING: COMBINATORIAL SLEEPING BANDITS WITH FAIRNESS CONSTRAINTS

Abstract and Bio

December 10

Speaker: Austin Tapp, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: FABRICATION AND APPLICATION FOR GEOMETRICALLY SCOLIOTIC SYNTHETIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY VOLUMES

Abstract and Bio

January 22

Speaker: Dr. Ciprian-Romeo Comsa, Associate Professor, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Technical University "Gheorghe Asachi" of Iasi, Romania
Title: NEW TRENDS IN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Abstract and Bio

February 5

Speaker: Dr. Andrew T. Gewirtz, PHD, Professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.
Title: GUT MICROBIOTA, DIET, CHRONIC INFLAMMATION, AND METABOLIC SYNDROME

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February 12

Speaker: Mr. Dave Shuttleworth, PHD Candidate in the Department of Computational Modeling and Simulation at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: CAN AI ADVANCE CONCEPTUAL MODEL DEVELOPMENT?

Abstract and Bio

February 19

Speaker: Haben Yhdego, PHD Candidate in the Department of Computational Modeling and Simulation at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: WEARABLE SENSOR GAIT ANALYSIS OF FALL DETECTION USING TRANSFORMER

Abstract and Bio

February 26

Speaker: Peng Jiang, PHD Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: DeepPOSE: PREVENTING GPS SPOOFING ATTACK VIA DEEP NEURAL NETWORK

Abstract and Bio

March 5

Speaker: Mark Stefani, PHD Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: COMMISSIONING & CHARACTERIZATION OF MAGNETIZED GRIDDED THERMIONIC ELECTRON SOURCE

Abstract and Bio

March 12

Speaker: Belfore, PHD Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: RECRYSTALLIZATION OF THIN FILM SEMICONDUCTORS WITH METAL HALIDES

Abstract and Bio

March 19

Speaker: Ross Petrella, PHD Candidate in the Biomedical Engineering Program at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: APPLICATION OF CONTROL SYSTEMS TO TISSUE ABLATION

Abstract and Bio

March 26

Speaker: Dr. Edmund Spencer, Associate Professor in the ECE Department at University of South Alabama
Title: A MINIATURIZED PLASMA IMPEDANCE PROBE SYSTEM FOR FAST MEASUREMENTS OF PLASMA DENSITY ON A NASA USIP CUBESAT MISSION (JAGSAT I)

Abstract and Bio

April 2

Speaker: Dr. Samar K. Guharay, PH.D., Affiliate with The MITRE Corporation
Title: INTEGRATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURES

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April 9

Speaker: Gandhari Bhandari, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: PORTABLE APPJ-OES SYSTEM FOR TRACE ELEMENTS DETECTION IN LIQUIDS

Abstract and Bio

April 16

Speaker: Ahmet Saglam, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Computational Modeling and Simulation Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: REAL-TIME CORRIDOR DETECTION FOR MOBILE ROBOT NAVIGATION WITH HOUGH TRANSFORM USING A DEPTH CAMERA

Abstract and Bio

April 23

Speaker: Yashwanth Bezawada, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: ANALYSIS ON OPTIMAL IMPEDANCE TRACKING OF CLASS-E2 RESONANT POWER CONVERTER FOR CAPACTIVE-WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER

Abstract and Bio

September 4

Speaker: Gabriel Palacio Serrano, PhD Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: THE WIEN FILTER SPIN ROTATOR ENERGY UPGRADE AT JEFFERSON LAB

Abstract and Bio

Speaker: Dr. C. J. Reddy, Vice President in Business Development-Electromagnetics for Americas at Altair Engineering, Inc.
Title: ANTENNA DESIGN AND OPTIMAZATION USING MACHINE LEARNING

Abstract and Bio

September 18

Speaker: Md. Nizam Sayeed, PhD. Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: SYNTHESIS OF Nb3Sn BY MAGNETRON SPUTTERING FOR SUPERCONDUCTING RADIO-FREQUENCY APPLICATION

Abstract and Bio

September 25

Speaker: Sagar Bhatta, PhD Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: SPECIFICATION, PLACEMENT, & CONTROL OF Z-SOURCE, ULTRAFAST AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED CIRCUIT BREAKER IN DC POWER NETWORKS

Abstract and Bio

October 2

Speaker: Rui Ning, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: INVISIBLE POISION: A BLACKBOX CLEAN LABEL BACKDOOR ATTACK TO DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS

Abstract and Bio

October 9

Speaker: Dr. Krishnanand Kaipa, Assistant Professor and Director of the Collaborative Robotics and Adaptive Machines (CRAM) Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: HUMAN-ROBOT COLLABORATION FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND SURGICAL TASKS

Abstract and Bio

Speaker: Dr. Jaime Zahorian, Director of Transducer Engineering at Butterfly
Title: THE BUTTERFLY IQ UNLTRASOUND PROBE AND THE DECISIONS THAT LED ME TO JOIN A REVOLUNTARY STARTUP

Abstract and Bio

Speaker: Mr. J. Kevin Curtis, Vice President-Electric Transmission, Power Delivery Group at Dominion Energy and Dr. Matthew Gardner, Ph.D., P.E., Director-System Protection, Power Delivery Group at Dominion Energy
Title: MEETING THE CHALLENGES AND SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITIES OF A CHANGING ENERGY LANDSCAPE

Abstract and Bio

October 30

Speaker: Dr. Saygin Baksi, PhD, Algorithm Engineer at Parallel Wireless Inc
Title: EVOLUTION TO 5G NETWORKS

Abstract and Bio

Speaker: Dr. Waleed Al-Assadi, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: CHARACTERIZING SIDE-CHANNEL RESILIENCE OF LOGICAL REDUNDANCY FOR SECURE HARDWARE

Abstract and Bio

November 13

Speaker: Mr. Erik Jensen, Graduate Student in the Department of Computational Modeling and Simulation Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: IMPLEMENTING ASYNCHRONOUS LINEAR SOLVERS USING NON-UNIFORM DISTRBUTIONS

Abstract and Bio

December 4

Speaker: Mr. Austin Tapp, PHD Candidate in the Biomedical Engineering Institute at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: IMPROVING SCOLIOSIS CORRECTION PROCEDURES USING PATIENT-SPECIFIC, SOFT-TISSUE INCLUSIVE MODELS

Abstract and Bio

August 30

Speaker: Dr. Chunsheng Xin
Title: Graduate Advising for Electrical & Computer Engineering Graduate Students

September 6

¹ÏÉñÍø Closed

September 13

No Seminar

September 20

Speaker: Dr. C. Ariel Pinto, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: Assessment of the Effectiveness of Cyber Weapons - A Systemic Risk Approach to Both Cyber Offense and Defense
Host: Dr. Chunsheng Xin

October 4

Speaker: Dr. Hongzhi Guo, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Engineering Department at Norfolk State University
Title: Wireless Communication and Networking in Extreme Environments
Host: Dr. Jiang Li

October 11

Speaker: Mr. Marco Gamarra, PhD Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: A Multi-Agent Systems Approach for Analysis of Stepping Stone Attacks
Host: Dr. Sachin Shetty

October 18

Speaker: Ms. Abbie Basile, MLS, Engineering & Physical Sciences Librarian at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: Becoming an Expert Searcher: Conducting A Comprehensive Literature Review
Host: Dr. Chunsheng Xin

October 25

Speaker: Dr. Hongyi Wu, Director of the Center for Cybersecurity Education and Research and Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: An Ultra-Fast, Approximation-Free, and Privacy Preserved Neural Framework Based on Joint Obscure Linear and Nonlinear Computation
Host: Dr. Chunsheng Xin

November 1

Speaker: Dr. Alex G. Kravchenko, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: Understanding Variability in Advanced Composite Materials Through Simulation and Process Modeling
Host: Dr. Chunsheng Xin

November 8

Speaker: Dr. Zhanping Liu, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computational Modeling and Simulation Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: High Performance Flow Visualization-Research, Development and Application
Host: Dr. Chunsheng Xin

November 15

Speaker: Mr. Subbarao Venkatesh Guggilam, PhD Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: Combining Model and Learning Based Multivariable Control
Host: Dr. W. S. Gray

November 22

No Seminar (Cybersecurity Center hosted seminar on 11/20)

November 29

¹ÏÉñÍø Holiday

December 6

Speaker: Dr. Hyun Jung Kim, Associate Research Fellow at the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA in Hampton, VA
Title: Optical Cleanroom Fabrication Techniques for Space Flight Applications
Host: Dr. Gon Namkoong

January 18

Speaker: Dr. Chunsheng Xin, GPD, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Od Dominion University
Title: Graduate Advising for Electrical & Computer Engineering Graduate Students

Speaker: Dr. Jeremiah Still, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: Discovering the Influence of Visual Saliency within User Interfaces
Host: Dr. Chunsheng Xin

Abstract and Bio

Speaker: Mr. Anthony Cappiello, MS student in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: Electrical System Design for Cubesat to Ground Communications Using Software Defined Radio and Packet Radio Switching
Host: Dr. Chunsheng Xin

Abstract and Bio

Speaker: Mr. Rui Ning, PhD student in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: DeepMag: Sniffing Mobile Apps in Magnetic Field through Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
Host: Dr. Chunsheng Xin

Abstract and Bio

Speaker: Mr. Pengtao Lin, PhD Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: Enhanced Sensing Performance of ZnO Nanostructure Gas Detectors
Host: Dr. Chunsheng Xin

Abstract and Bio

Speaker: Dr. Indrajit Ray, Program Director, Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace, National Science Foundation and Professor of Computer Science, Colorado State University
Title: APTRON - Active Perception for adapTive Response in cOmplex Networks
Host: Center for Cybersecurity Education & Research and Department of Computer Science

Speaker: Mr. Abdullah Al Mamun, PhD Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: Effect of Grain Size and Interface Engineering On the Photovoltaic Performance and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells
Host: Dr. Chunsheng Xin

Abstract and Bio

Speaker: Dr. Wie Yusuf, Associate Professor in the School of Public Service in Strome College of Business at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: Start Sooner Rather Than Later: Taking Advantage of the Career Pathways Program and Opportunities for Professional and Career Development
Host: Dr. Chunsheng Xin

Abstract and Bio

Speaker: Mr. Christopher Rogers, PhD Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: Compressed Sensing and Its Application to a Novel MIMO Radar System to Detect Multiple Extended Targets in Clutter
Host: Dr. Dimitrie Popescu

Abstract and Bio

Speaker: Irina Winter-Arboleda, PhD Candidate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: On Analytic Nonlinear Input-Output Systems: Expanded Global Convergence and System Interconnections
Host: Dr. Chunsheng Xin

Abstract and Bio

Speaker: Dr. Jian Wu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: Mining Scholarly Big Data
Host: Dr. Jiang Li

Abstract and Bio

Speaker: Lacramioara Balan, PhD candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: Latent Choice Models to Account For Misclassification Errors in Discrete Transportation Data
Host: Dr. Chunsheng Xin

Abstract and Bio

Speaker: Dr. Min Song, Professor and Chair in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology
Title: Message Coverage Maximization in Infrastructure-Based Urban Vehicular Networks
Host: Dr. Chunsheng Xin

Abstract and Bio

Speaker: Dr. Bin Hu, Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Technology at ¹ÏÉñÍø
Title: Resilient Vehicular Networked Systems: Theories and Applications
Host: Dr. Chunsheng Xin

Abstract and Bio