EECS Graduate degree recipients Spring 2012
Best wishes to our graduates!
[EE or PhD, Recipient, Thesis title, (Faculty Thesis Advisor)]
EE Hou, Stephen M. Hou
Design and Fabrication of a MEMS-Array Pressure Sensor System For Passive Underw
ater Navigation Inspired by the Lateral Line
(Lang, J. H.)
PhD Abe, Yeuhi
A Phase-Indexed Tracking Controller For Interactive Physical Simulation Of Anima
ted Characters
(Popovic, J.)
PhD Baran, Thomas A.
Conservation In Signal Processing Systems
(Oppenheim, A. V.)
PhD Bernstein, Michael S.
Crowd-Powered Systems
(Karger, D. R.)
PhD Branavan, Satchuthananthavale R.
Grounding Linguistic Analysis In Control Applications
(Barzilay, R. A.)
PhD Chan, Cy
Auto-Tuning On The Macro Scale: High Level Algorithmic Auto-Tuning For Scientifi
c Applications
(Edelman, A.)
PhD Chang, Hung-An
Multi-Level Acoustic Modeling For Automatic Speech Recognition
(Glass, J. R.)
(Glass, J. R.)
PhD Chang, Hyun Sung
Informative Sensing: Theory and Applications
(Freeman, W. T.)
PhD Chang, Tsung-Hsiang
Using Graphical Representation Of User Interfaces As Visual References
(Miller, R. C.)
(Miller, R. C.)
PhD Cowling, James A.
Low-Overhead Distributed Transaction Coordination
(Liskov, B. H.)
PhD Do Ba, Khanh
Algorithms And Lower Bounds In The Streaming And Sparse Recovery Models
(Indyk, P.)
PhD Doshi-Velez, Finale P.
Bayesian Nonparametric Approaches For Reinforcement Learning In Partially Observ
able Domains
(Roy, N.)
PhD Endo, Ken
A Model Of Muscle-Tendon Function In Human Walking
(Herr, H. M.)
PhD Famenini, Shaya
Coaxial Recess Intergration Of InGaAs Edge Emitting Laser Diodes With Waveguides
On Silicon Substrates: A Complete Solution To Laser Intergraion On IC
(Fonstad, C. G.)
(Fonstad, C. G.)
PhD Gilpin, Kyle W.
Shape Formation By Self-Disassembly In Programmable Matter Systems
(Rus, D. L.)
(Rus, D. L.)
PhD Hu, Jingying
Design of Low-Voltage, High-Bandwidth Radio-Frequency Power Converters
(Perreault, D. J.)
PhD Huang, Shu-Wei
High-Energy Sub-Cycle Optical Waveform Synthesizer
(Kaertner, F. X.)
PhD Jadhav, Priyadarshani
Singlet Exciton Fission, A Multi-Exciton Generation Process, In Organic Semicond
uctor Solar Cells
(Baldo, M. A.)
PhD Kharbouch, Alaa A.
Automatic Detection Of Epileptic Seizure Onset And Termination Using Interacrani
al EEG
(Guttag, J. V.)
PhD Lee, I-Ting A.
Memory Abstractions For Parallel Programming
(Leiserson, C. E.)
PhD Leitermann, Olivia
Energy Storage For Frequency Regulation On The Electric Grid
(Kirtley, J. L.)
PhD Maymounkov, Petar B.
Dynamics Of Spectral Algorithms For Distributed Routing
(Kelner, J. A.)
PhD McGraw, Ian C.
Crowd-Supervised Training Of Spoken Language Systems
(Seneff, S.)
PhD Mercier, Patrick P.
Communication And Energy Delivery Architectures For Personal Medical Devices
(Chandrakasan, A. P.)
PhD Mohammad, Ali H.
CLAIRE Makes Machine Translation BLEU No More
(Katz, B.)
PhD Murphy, Christopher A.
Progressively Communication Rich Telemetry From Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Via Relays
(Singh, Hanumant)
PhD Park, Hyesung
Application of CVD Graphene In Organic Photovoltaics As Transparent Conducting Electrodes
(Kong, J.)
PhD Paydavosi, Sarah
Study of Organic Molecules and Nano-Particle/Polymer Composites For Flash Memory and Switch Applications
(Bulovic, V.)
PhD Ports, Daniel R.
Application-Level Caching With Transactional Consistency
(Liskov, B. H.)
PhD Qazi, Masood
Circuit Design for Embedded Memory in Low-Power Integrated Circuits
(Chandrakasan, A. P.)
(Chandrakasan, A. P.)
PhD Rayanakorn, Surapap
Financial Market Imperfections and Their Asset Pricing Implications
(Wang, J.)
(Wang, J.)
PhD Sanchez, William R.
Energy Management Techniques For Ultra-Small Bio-Medical Implants
(Dawson, J. L.)
(Dawson, J. L.)
PhD Sander, Michelle Y.
High Repetition Rate Fiber And Integrated Waveguide Femtosecond Lasers
(Ippen, E. P.)
(Ippen, E. P.)
PhD Sauper, Christina J.
Content Modeling For Social Media Text
(Barzilay, R. A.)
PhD Shamir, Orit A.
Broad Electrooptic Modulators Based On Gallium Arsenide
(Kolodziejski, L. A.)
PhD Shih, Ta-Ming
Integrated All-Optical Logic
(Kolodziejski, L. A.)
PhD Sinangil, Mahmut E.
Low-Power and Application-Specific SRAM Design For Energy-Efficient Motion Estimation
(Chandrakasan, A. P.)
(Chandrakasan, A. P.)
PhD Suwansantisuk, Watcharapan
First-Passage-Time Problems In Time-Aware Networks
(Win, M. Z.)
PhD Weller, Daniel S.
Accelerating Magnetic Resonance Imaging By Unifying Sparse Models And Multiple Receivers
(Goyal, V. K.)
(Goyal, V. K.)
PhD Xu, Yushi
Language Technologies In Speech-Enabled Second Language Learning Games: From Reading A Dialogue
(Seneff, S.)
(Seneff, S.)
SM Adam, Elie M.
On Threshold Models Over Finite Networks
(Ozdaglar, A. E.)
PhD Asher, Rebecca J.
Capnographic Analysis For Disease Classification
(Verghese, G. C.)
PhD Bezanson, Jeffrey W.
Julia: An Efficient Dynamic Language For Technical Computing
(Edelman, A.)
PhD Boggess, Jason R.
Integrated Computational System For Portable Retinal Imaging
(Raskar, R.)
PhD Cai, Xun
Algorithms For Transform Selection In Multiple-Transform Video Compression
(Lim, J. S.)
PhD Chen, George
Deformation-Invariant Sparse Coding
(Golland, P.)
PhD Chen, I-An
Fast Distributed First-Order Methods
(Ozdaglar, A. E.)
PhD D'Asaro, Matthew E.
Design Of A Miniture High-Speed Carbon-Nanotube-Enchanced Ultracapacitor For Electronics Applications
(Schindall, J. E.)
PhD Dalca, Adrian V.
Segmentation Of Nerve Bundles And Ganglia In Spine MRI Using Particle Filters
(Golland, P.)
PhD Desai, Nachiket V.
A Low-Power, Reconfigurable Fabric Body Area Network For Healthcare Applications
(Chandrakasan, A. P.)
PhD Drake, Bryan
Enabling Strategic Fulfillment: A Decision Support Tool For Fulfillment Network Optimization
(Simchi-Levi, D.)
PhD Fang, Wenjing
Bilayer Graphene Growth By Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition On Copper Foil
(Kong, J.)
PhD Farve, Niaja N.
Design Of A Low-Mass High-Torque Brushless Motor For Application In Quadruped Robotics
(Lang, J. H.)
(Lang, J. H.)
PhD Feng, Xue
Sparse Equalizer Filter Design For Multi-Path Channels
(Oppenheim, A. V.)
PhD Fink, Shane A.
Geographic Location And Geographic Prediction Performance Benefits For Infrastructureless Wireless Networks
(Chan, V. W. S.)
PhD He, Qing
A Super-Nyquist Architecture For Rateless Underwater Acoustic Communication
(Wornell, G. W.)
PhD Huang, Henna P.
Transport Layer Protocol Design Over Flow-Switched Data Networks
(Chan, V. W. S.)
PhD Jayanty, Vivi
Miniaturized Electron-Impact-Ionization Pumps Using Doule-Gated Isolated Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays
(Velasques-Garcia, L. F.)
PhD Joshi, Gauri
On Playback Delay In Streaming Communication
(Wornell, G. W.)
PhD Lee, Ann
A Comparison-Based Approach To Mispronunciation Detection
(Glass, J. R.)
PhD Lee, Esther
Global Demand Transparency In the ABB Supply Chain
(Kassakian, J. G.)
PhD Lim, Seungbum
A Merged Two-Stage Power Conversion Architecture With Switched Capacitor Circut For An LED Driver Module
(Perreault, D. J.)
PhD Long, Fan
Automatic Input Rectification
(Rinard, M. C.)
PhD Malviya, Nirmesh
Recovery Algorithms For In-Memory OLTP Databases
(Madden, S. R.)
PhD Marchese, Andrew D.
Coordinated Locomotion Between Robots Separated By A Surface
(Rus, D. L.)
PhD Miller, Rachel A.
New Cryptographic Protocols With Side-Channel Attack Security
(Goldwasser, S.)
PhD Shih, YiChang
Laser Speckle Photography For Surface Tampering Detection
(Freeman, W. T.)
PhD Smith, Ian C.
Benefits Of Battery-Ultracapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage Systems
(Kassakian, J. G.)
PhD Soltero, Daniel E.
Generating Informative Paths For Persistent Sensing In Unknown Environments
(Rus, D. L.)
PhD Stelmakh, Veronika
High-Quality Source of Fiber- Coupled Polarization-Entangled Photons at 1.56 um
(Wong, F. N. C.)
PhD Suresh Kumar, Swarun Kumar
CarSpeak: A Content-Centric Network For Autonomous Driving
(Katabi, D.)
PhD Tikekar, Mehul
Circuit Implementations For High-Efficiency Video Coding Tools
(Chandrakasan, A. P.)
PhD Wang, Tong
Joint Design of Multi-resolution Codes and Intra/Inter-layer Network Coding'
(Medard, M.)
PhD Yang, Hsin-Jung
Efficient Trusted Cloud Storage Using Parallel, Pipelined Hardware
(Devadas, S.)
PhD Yellepeddi, Atulya
Direct-Form Adaptive Equalization For Underwater Acoustic Communication
(Preisig, J. C.)
PhD Yoon, Do Yeon
A Continuous-Time Multi-Stage Noise-Shaping Delta-Sigma Modulator With Analog Delay
(Lee, H-S.)
PhD Zhang, Richard Y.
A Generalized Approach to Planar Induction Heating Magnetics
(Kassakian, J. G.)

