PhD Dissertations
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2019
Name Advisor Thesis Title Placement Ma, Guixiang Philip Yu Learning from Brain Data for Neurological Disorder Analysis Fathony, Rizal Brian Ziebart Performance-Aligned Learning Algorithms with Statistical Guarantees Carnegie Mellon University Wang, Shuai Bing Liu Target-Oriented Content and Sentiment Analysis -
2018
Name Advisor Thesis Title Placement Alhuzali, Abeer Adil V.N. Venkatakrishnan Automatic Exploit Generation for Web Applications Amornbunchornvej, Chainarong Tanya Berger-Wolf Inference of Leadership of Coordinated Activity in Time Series Behpour, Sima Brian Ziebart Adversarial Structural Learning: Approximating Training Data for Multi-Variate Predictions University of Pennsylvania Cao, Bokai Philip Yu Broad Learning for Healthcare Facebook Gerlich, Tomas Jakob Eriksson Rigid Multi-Motion Optical Flow Estimation HERE Technologies Han, Yanlin Piotr Gmytrasiewicz Symbolic and Neural Approaches for Learning Other Agents’ Intentional Lewis, Michael Andrew Johnson A Distributed Graph Approach for Retrieving Linked RDF Data Using Supercomputing Systems Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Lewis University Li, Jia Brian Ziebart and Tanya Berger-Wolf Modeling Temporal and Structural Information in Time Series Salesforce Liu, Anqi Brian Ziebart Robust Prediction Methods for Covariate Shift and Active Learning Caltech Lu, Chun-Ta Philip Yu Broad Learning in Multiple Heterogenerous Domains Google Research Ma, Chihua Robert Kenyon & Liz Marai Interconnectivity Analysis of Object-Oriented Systems: Testability Versus Complexity Conversant Inc. Mateevitsi, Viktor Andrew Johnson Supporting Navigation with a Torso Wearable Tactile Display Spatial Canvas, Chicago Merrifield, Timothy Jakob Eriksson Towards High Performance Determinism for Multithreaded Programs Senior member of Technical staff Mobasheri, Nasim Bhaskar DasGupta Supporting Navigation with a Torso Wearable Tactile Display UIC Snyder, Peter Chris Kanich Improving Web Privacy and Security with a Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Web API Brave Software Yavolovsky, Andrey Decision-Theoretic Monitoring of Cyber-Physical Systems -
2017
Name Advisor Thesis Title Placement Ayala, Daniel Ouri Wolfson Spatio-temporal Matching for Urban Transportation Applications Chen, Xiangli Brian Ziebart Robust Structured Prediction for Process Data Amazon Robotics Febretti, Alessandro Andrew Johnson Mutliview Immersion in Hybrid Reality Environments Citadel LLC, Chicago Fei, Geli Bing Liu Open Classification and Change Detection in the Similarity Space Google Green, Nicholas Barbara Di Eugenio Example Based Pedagogical Strategies in a Computer Science Intelligent Tutoring System Uptake, Chicago Harsley, Rachel Barbara Di Eugenio Supporting Effective Collaborative Learning in a Computer Science Intelligent Tutoring System Google, Chicago Jimenez-Pazmino, Priscilla F. Leilah Lyons Engaging Emerging Professionals in Design: Devising Mobile Supports for Explainers at STEM Museums Notre Dame Lodhi, Muhammad Ajay Kshemkalyani Data Mining of High Dimensional Sparse Dataset: A Case Study of Nursing Electronic Health Records Allegis Group Mirrezaei, Seyed Iman Isabel Cruz Advancing Open Information Extraction Methods to Enrich Knowledge Bases medCPU, Inc. Monshizadeh, Maliheh V.N. Venkatakrishnan Inferring Specifications for Web Application Security Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison Musa, A B M Jakob Eriksson Advanced Techniques for Mobile Localization and Tracking Amazon Srinivasan, Venkatakumar Bhaskar DasGupta Analysis of Privacy Measures for Multi-Agent and Networked Systems Xaptum, Chicago Wang, Fengjiao Philip Yu Data Analysis on Location-Based Social Networks Criteo Research Wang, Hong Brian Ziebart Adversarial Prediction Framework for Information Retrieval and Natural Language Processing MetricsWei, Xiaokai Philip Yu Unsupervised Feature Selection for Heterogeneous Data Facebook Zhang, Jiawei Philip Yu Fusion of Heterogeneous Social Networks for Synergistic Knowledge Discovery Florida State University Zhang, Jingyuan Philip Yu Information Network Modeling and Mining Baidu Research US -
2016
Name Advisor Thesis Title Placement Ben, Yue (Cindy) Dr. A. Prasad Sistla Model Checking Open Probabilistic Systems Using Hierarchical Probabilistic Automata Google Fei, Wenyuan Dr. Jon Solworth A Global Authentication System Hu, Qingbo Dr. Philip Yu Information Networks: Problems, Theories and Applications LinkedIn Li, Huayi Dr. Bing Liu Detecting Opinion Spam in Commercial Review Websites Google (Display Ads team) Monfort, Mathew Dr. Brian Ziebart Methods in Large Scale Inverse Optimal Control MIT Panella, Alessandro Dr. Piotr Gmytrasiewicz Multiagent Stochastic Planning with Bayesian Policy Recognition Facebook Shao, Weixiang Dr. Philip Yu Unsupervised Learning from Multi-View Data Google Shelley, Joey T Rene Dr. Leilah Lyons Technology Scaffolds Supporting Compromise in a Multivariate Problem Space Common Sensing, Boston Xie, Sihong Dr. Philip Yu Distilling Trustworthy Knowledge from Crowdsourced Data Lehigh University -
2015
Name Advisor Thesis Title Placement Bui, Anh Huy Dr. Andrew Johnson OPTIQ: A Data Movement Optimization Framework for Data-centric Applications on Supercomputers Microsoft Cafaro, Francesco Dr. Leilah Lyons Using Framed Guessability to Design Gesture Suites
for Embodied InteractionIndiana University, Purdue Chen, Zhiyuan Dr. Bing Liu Lifelong Machine Learning for Topic Modeling and Classification Google Gnoli, Alessandro Dr. Tom Moher Nutella: The Construction and Enactment of Simulated Macroworlds Orbitz Hur, Hyejung Dr. Andrew Johnson Effective Space Organization Design for Large High-Resolution Environments LG Lin, Shuyang Dr. Philip Yu Information Diffusion in Online Social Network Facebook Maggioni, Marco Dr. Tanya Berger-Wolf Sparse Convex Optimization on GPUs Citadel LLC Wang, Jing Dr. Clement Yu Two Applications of Topic Models Conversant -
2014
Name Advisor Thesis Title Placement Biagioni, James Dr. Jakob Eriksson Inferring Semantic Information from User Mobility Data Amazon, Seattle (Logistics group) Chen, Lin Dr. Barbara Di Eugenio Towards Modeling Collaborative Task Oriented Multimodal Human-Human Dialogues Google, Seattle Dang, Tuan Nhon Dr. Leland Wilkinson Interactive Visual Analysis of Images EVL, UIC Gao, Wenxuan Dr. Philip Yu Selected Applications in Data Intensive Computing Yahoo Hossain, BM Mainul Dr. Mark Grechanik Enhancing Parallelism and Scalability of Database-Centric Applications
in Presence of Database DeadlocksMicrosoft, Redmond Jalal Alowibdi Dr. Ugo Buy Detecting Deception in Online Social Networks University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Kaligounder, Lakshmi Dr. Bhaskar DasGupta Global Stability of Financial Networks: Measures, Evaluations and Policy Implications Samsung Electronics, Bengaluru, India Kong, Xiangnan Dr. Philip Yu Modeling Big Data Variety with Graph Mining Techniques WPI Ma, Shuo Dr. Ouri Wolfson IIP: An Information Platform for Intelligent Transportation System at its Application Motorola mobility Labs, Silicon Valley Mukherjee, Arjun Dr. Bing Liu Probabilistic Models for Fine-Grained Opinion Mining: Algorithms and Applications University of Houston Petrov, Plamen Dr. Ugo Buy Multilevel Context-Aware Software Architecture Decision Framework with Probabilistic Graphical Models Deloitte Consulting Company, Chicago Reda, MHD Khairi Dr. Andrew Johnson Exploratory Visual Analysis in Large High-Resolution Display Environments Argonne Shen, Min Dr. Ajay Kshemkalyani Predicate Detection in Large-Scale Locality-Driven Networks LinkedIn, California Wang, Guan Dr. Philip Yu Graph-Based Approach on Social Data Mining LinkedIn -
2013
Name Advisor Thesis Title Placement Gondi, Kalpana Dr. Sistla / Dr. Venkatakrishnan Program Transformation Techniques for Erasing Sensitive Data in Sequential and Concurrent Applications Amazon Habiba, Habiba Dr. Tanya Berger-Wolf Critical Individuals in Dynamic Population Networks University of Konstanz (with Ulrik Brandes) Jia, Lifeng Dr. Clement Yu Advanced Information Retrieval within Blogosphere and Micro-Blogosphere Conversant Lee, Sangyoon Dr. Andy Johnson Supervised Hybrid Expression Control Framework for a Lifelike Affective Avatar Connecticut College Nam, Sungwon Dr. Jason Leigh Multi-User Centered Resource Scheduling for Large Scale Display Wall Environments Sensory Technologies Petullo, W Michael Dr. Jon Solworth Rethinking Operating System Interfaces to Support Robust Network Applications United States Military Academy Shi, Xiaoxiao Dr. Philip Yu Heterogeneous Learning and Its Applications Morgan Stanley Stenneth, Leon Dr. Ouri Woflson & Dr. Philip Yu Human Activity Detection Using Smartphones and Maps Nokia Tantipathananandh, Chayant Dr. Tanya Berger-Wolf Detecting and Tracking Communities in Social Networks Google Zhao, Yuchen Dr. Philip Yu Mining Large Graphs Sumo Logic -
2012
Name Advisor Thesis Title Placement Anand, Anushka Dr. Leland Wilkinson Visual Pattern Detection in High-dimensional Spaces Tableau Software Dong, Fei Dr. Sol Shatz Automated Interference of Shilling Behavior in Online Auction Systems Yahoo!, CA Franzini, Simone Dr. Jezekiel Ben-Arie Speech Recognition by Indexing and Sequencing ARRIS Gjomemo, Rigel Dr. Isabel Cruz An Inter-Operation Framework for Context-Aware Access Control Dept. of Computer Science, UIC Sun, Yiwen Dr. Jason Leigh Articulate: Creating Meaningful Visualizations From Natural Language Microsoft Szczurek, Piotr Dr. Ouri Wolfson A Platform for Estimating the Relevance of Information in VANET Applications Lewis University Xie, Yan Dr. Philip Yu Scalable Mining of Large Graphs and Its Applications Oracle Xu, Bo Dr. Ouri Wolfson Query Processing in Mobile Peer-to-Peer Networks Here Zhang, Lei Dr. Bing Liu Aspect and Entity Extraction from Opinion Documents Adobe -
2011
Name Advisor Thesis Title Placement Al-Masalha, Fadi Dr. Ashkfaq Khokhar Fast Encryption Techniques for Multimedia Contents Dept. of CS, The Applied Science Private University, Amman, JordanBisth, Prithvi Dr. V.N. Venkatakrishnan Improving Web Security by Automated Extraction of Web Application Intent Dept. of Computer Science, UIC Booth, Joel Dr. Barbara Di Eugenio Modeling and Querying Multimodal Urban Transportation Networks Sprout Social, Chicago Chen, Jia Dr. Robert Grossman Genomic CIS-Regulatory Map Mining Amazon.com Chen, Yu-Cheng Dr. Andrew Johnson Immersive Empathic Design for Interdisciplinary Collaborations Pixar Animation Studios Grigore, Liviu Dr. Ugo Buy Enhancing the Reliability of Concurrent Systems Using Supervisory Control Knight Capital Group, Jersey City, NJ Haran, James Dr. Pete Nelson Vehicular Ad Hoc Network Microsimulation System for Transportation, Wireless, and Traveler Behavior Northern Trust Bank Jagodic, Ratko Dr. Andrew Johnson Collaborative Interaction and Display Space Organization in Large High-Resolution Environments Intel Corp. Lahiri, Mayank Dr. Tanya Berger-Wolf Measuring and Mining Dynamic Networks Facebook Maiya, Arun Dr. Tanya Berger-Wolf Sampling and Inference in Complex Networks Institute of Defense Analyses (IDA) Vafaee, Fatemeh Dr. Pete Nelson University of Toronto Xiao, Lin Dr. Aris Ouksel Location-Integrated Indexing and Query Processing in Wireless Sensor Networks Young Basile, Troy, MI Zhang, Shaojie Dr. Prashant Banerjee Virtual Exercise Architecture for People with Lower Body Disabilities Using Virtual Reality Technologies Microsoft -
2010
Name Advisor Thesis Title Placement Ding, Xiaowen Dr. Bing Liu Opinion and Entity Mining on Web Content The Find Inc. Dragut, Eduard Dr. Clement Yu A Framework for Transparently Accessing Deep Web Sources Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Jindal, Nitin Dr. Bing Liu Review Spam and Reviewer Behavior Analysis Google Langlois, Marina Dr. Sloan Knowledge Representation and Related Programs Stern College of Yeshiva University Li, Juzheng Dr. Sol Shatz Local Sampling and Remote Sensing of Sensor Fields Data Using Mobile Devices Yahoo! Liang, Shun Prof. Prashant Banerjee (MIE) Design and Validation of a High Performance Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis Simulator Epic Systems, Madison, WI Luican, Ilie Dr. Florin Balasa Energy-Aware Memory Allocation Framework for Embedded Data-Intensive Signal Processing Applications American International Radio, Rolling Meadows, IL Tata, Swati Dr. Di Eugenio SongRecommend: Music Recommendation System with Fine-Grained Song Reviews Advantech Solutions, Arlington Heights, IL Ter Louw, Michael Dr. V.N. Venkatakrishnan Towards Safer Rendering of Untrusted Third-Party Content in Existing Browsers LGS Innovations, Bell Labs Wang, Haisheng Dr. Ugo Buy Supervisory Control of Time Petri Nets Using Net Unfoldings Accenture Williams, Chad Dr. Nelson A Data Mining Approach to Rapidly Learning Traveler Activity Patterns for Mobile Applications MCS Dept., Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN -
2009 and prior
Name Advisor Thesis Title Placement Aslandogan, Yuksel Yu, Clement Content Based Image Retrieval Using Evidence Combination U. of Texas at Arlington (old) Barnes, Craig Johnson, Andy Hyperprogrammed Agent for Virtual Environments Visualytics, Naperville, IL Cai, Lie Chang,Carl Agent Based Requirements Evolution Over the Internet Cao, Hu Wolfson, ouri Movement Data Management Microsoft Chandra, Punit Kshemkalyani, A Run-Time Predicate Monitoring for Distributed Systems Siemens Chen, Guanrao Dai, Ying (BIOE) Exploring Topologies of Genetic Networks for Better Reconstruction Verizon Telecom, Inc., Waltcham, MA Cho, Yong Joo Moher, Tom A Layered Architecture Supporting the Collaborative Design of Virtual Environments for Science Inquiry Sangmyung University, Korea Doshi, Prashant Gmytrasiewicz, P Optimal Sequential Planning in Partially Observable Multiagent Settings. University of Georgia Fan, Peng Nelson Design and Analysis of Clustering Framework in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks Microsoft, Redmond, WA Fossati, Davide Di Eugenio Automatic Modeling of Procedural Knowledge and Feedback Generation in a Computer Science Tutoring System Carnegie Mellon University Ge, Jinghua Johnson A Point-Based Remote Visualization Pipeline for Large-Scale Virtual Reality Louisiana State University Girado, Javier DeFanti, Tom Real-Time 2D Head Position Tracker System with Stereo Cameras Using a Face Recognition Neural Network Qualcomm, San Diego, CA Gu, Yunhong Grossman, R. UDT: A High Performance Data Transport Protocol NCDM, UIC Harinath, Sivakumar Grossman, Robert Data Management Support for Distributed Data Mining of Large Data Sets Over High Speed Area Networks Microsoft He, Ding (Eric) Leigh, Jason AR-PIN/PDC: Flexible Advance Reservation of Intradomain and Interdomain Lightpaths Sun Microsystems Hill, Alex Johnson, Andrew WITHINDOWS: A Unified Framework for the Development of Desktop and Immersive User Interfaces Northwestern University Hrkic, Milos Lillis, John Tree Optimization and Synthesis Techniques with Applications in Automated Design of Integrated Circuits Routing & Signal Integrity Group, IBM Microelectronics – EDA, New YorkHu, Minqing Liu, Bing Feature-Based Opinion Analysis and Summarization Teradata now (per advisor 1/29/16)
Microsoft, Redmond, WAHu, Zhaoxia Shatz, Sol Generating Net-Based Models from UML Diagrams to Support Design Simulation and Analysis MorningStar Huang, Jane Chang, Carl Robust Requirements Traceability for Handling Evolutionary and Speculative Change Dept. of CTI, DePaul University Hur, Sung Woo Lillis, John Hybrid Techniques For Standard Cell Placement Dong-A University, Puson, Korea Jariwala, Devang Lillis, John Mechanisms for Tighter Integration of Placement Routing Intel Jeong, Byungil Leigh Visualcasting-Scalable Real-Time Image Distribution in Ultra-High Resolution Display Environments Kadluczka, Marcin Nelson, Peter Searching for General Metaheuristic for Optimization Problems and Knowledge Management Exava Inc, Mountain View, CA Kao, Ben Nelson, Pete Learning Algorithms For Large Datasets Acquiremedia, Roseland, NJ (old)
Ask Jeeves, NJ (new)Kersey, Cynthia Di Eugenio Knowledge Co-Construction and Initiative in Peer Learning Interactions Lewis University, Romeoville, IL Kim, Hosung Lillis Physically-Coupled Replication and Resynthesis Kim, Seongwoon Chang, Carl I-cube: An Architecture-driven Component-based Software Development Methodology Kirbas, Cemil Quek, Francis w/ Ansari, Rashid Extraction and Analysis of the Neurovascular Scaffold in Multimodal Images Wallace-Kettering Neuroscience Institute, Kettering, OH & Internal Medicine Dept., School of Medicine, Wright State Univ., Dayton, OHKooima, Robert Leigh Planetary-scale Terrain Composition Louisiana State University Li, Xin Liu, Bing Mining Community Structure of Named Entities from Free Text Microsoft Li, Xin Nelson, Pete Paypal/Ebay, San Jose, CA Lian, Jiexin Shatz, Sol A Component-Based Multi-Agent System Modeling Methodology Amazon.com, Inc. Liu, Fang Yu, Clement Unstructured Search on Structured Databases Microsoft, Redmond, WA Liu, Shuang Yu, Clement Improve Text Retrieval Effectiveness and Robustness Ask.com, NJ Lu, Xin Di Eugenio Expert Tutoring and Natural Language Feedback in Intelligent Tutoring Systems North Side Inc., Montreal, Canada Luo, Xun Kenyon PACE: A Framework for Personalized Visualization and Scalable Human Computer Interaction Motorola, Inc. Ma, Lu Tsai, Jeff A Formal Framework of a Secure Mobile Agent System Based on Extended Elementary Object System NCR Corporation Manigandan, Radhakrishnan Solworth Kernelsec: An Adaptive Authorization Model for an Operating System Kernel VM Ware Inc., Palo Alto, CA Mao, Yong Grossman FastPara and PeerRin: Two Systems in Support Data Parallel Computing The Find Inc. (Ebay) Maruvada, Sarat Balasa, Florin Topological Placement with Symmetry Constraints for Analog Layout Design Microsoft, Redmond, WA Messerges, Thomas Sloan, Robert Power Analysis Attacks and Countermeasures for Cryptographic Algorithms Motorola Labs Murthy, Thribhuvana Chang, Carl A Quality-Centric Approach to Identify and Integrate Legacy Assests Into a Platform Architecture TrueScope Technologies Inc., Naperville, IL Neumann, Paul DeFanti, Tom Virtual Reality Vitrectomy Simulator The Simulation Group, Massachusetts General Hospital Pape, David DeFanti, Tom Ygdrasil: Composing Networked Vitual Environments Department of Media Study, Univ. of Buffalo Park, Kyoung Shin Johnson, Andrew Enhancing Cooperative Work In Amplified Collaboration Environments Information and Communications University, Korea Paterka, Thomas Johnson Dynallax: Dynamic Parallax Barrier Autostereoscopic Display Argonne Reagan, Bryan Solworth, Jon Efficient Implementation of Partial Integrated Network Barriers Sheikh, Saad Inaam Berger-Wolf / Khokhar Combinatorial Methods in Kinship Analysis LIX, École Polytechnique, France Sieka, Bartlomiej Kshemkalyani, A Security and Monitoring in Ad-HOc and Peet-to-Peer Networks Own IT co., www.semihalf.com Subba, Rajen Di Eugenio Discourse Parsing: A Relational Learning Approach Sunna, William Cruz Multi-Layered Approach to Aligning Heterogeneous Ontologies Compact Solutions LLC, Oakbrook, IL Tian, Shourui Shatz Querying Sensor Networks Using Ad-Hoc Mobile Devices: A Two Layer Networking Approach Nautilus Capital LLC Timm, Karl DeFanti, Tom Real-Time View Morphing of Video Streams GE Medical systems Trajcevski, Goce Wolfson, Ouri Managing Moving Objects Databases With Uncertainty MCC Elect & Computer Engg, Northwestern Univ., Chicago, ILVishwanath, Venkatram Leigh LambdaRAM: A High-Performance, Multi-Dimensional, Distributed Cache Over Ultra High-Speed Networks Argonne National Laboratory Wu, Bin Kshemkalyani, A. Search and Caching Mechanisms for Web and Peer-to-Peer Networks Xiao, Huiyong Cruz, Isabel Query Processing for Heterogeneous Data Integration Using Ontologies Microsoft, Redmond, WA Xie, Xiande Shatz, Sol Design Support for State-Based Distributed Object Software Xie, Zhuli Di Eugenio, B. Machine Learning in Automatic Text Summarization: From Extracting to Abstracting Motorola Xiong, Chaoyue Murata, Tad Protocol Modeling, Analysis and Design Using Fuzzy-Timing High-Level Petri Nets Sun Microsystems Xu, Haiping Shatz, Sol A Model-Based Approach For Development of Multi-Agent Software Systems Dept. of Comp. & Info. Science, Univ. of Massachusetts, DartmouthYin, Huabei Wolfson, Ouri Managing Uncertainty and Imprecision in Spatio-Temporal Databases Verizon Yu, Zhenwei Tsai, J.P. An Adaptive Automatically Tuning Intrusion Detection System. Zhai, Yanhong Liu, Bing Structured Data Extraction from the Web Microsoft, Redmond, WA Zhang, Chong Leigh, Jason OptiStore: An On-Demand Data Processing Middleware for Very Large-Scale Interactive Visualization FactSet, Chicago, IL Zhang, Jia Chang, Carl Formalizationof Application Development for Computer Supported Cooperative Work Zhang, Wei Yu, Clement Opinion Retrieval and Classification in Blogs Microsoft, Redmond, WA Zhang, Yi Liu & Nelson Automatic Extraction of Outbreak Information from News Google now (per advisor 1/29/16)
Yahoo, Inc.Zhang, Zhiguo Shatz & Kshemkalyani Energy-Efficient Query-Informed Routing for Query Processing in Sensor Networks Yahoo! Sunnyvale, CA Zhao, Hui Chang, Carl A Fuzzy Rule-Based Enhancement on Routing in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks Zhao, Kaidi Liu, Bing Opportunity Map – A Visualization Framework for Fast Identification of Actionable Knowledge Micorosoft now (per advisor 1/29/16)
Motorola, SchaumburgZhou, Chi Nelson, Peter Gene Expression Programming and Rule Induction for Domain Knowledge Discover and Management Motorola Laboratories Zhou, Min Sistla Exploiting Commutativity and Symmetry in Model Checking Amazon.com, Seattle Zhou, Wei Yu, Clement Knowledge-Intensive Conceptual Retrieval of Biomedical Literature Ingenuity Systems, Redwood City, CA Zhou, Yi Murata, Tadao Modeling and Analysis of Networked Real-Time Systems via Fuzzy-Timing Petri Nets Zhu, Hongwei Balasa Computation of the Minimum Data Storage fro Multi-Dimensional Signal Processing Systems ARM, Inc., Sunnyvale