PhD Defenses

Name: Danny Abraham Chair: Prof. Nikil Dutt Date: June 8, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM Location: DBH 4011 Committee: Prof. Fadi Kurdahi, Prof. Mohsen Imani Title: Adaptive Sparsity for Efficient and Reliable Machine Learning Inference in Autonomous Vehicles Abstract: Autonomous vehicles rely on machine learning models that must make accurate decisions under strict latency, memory, and […]

Name: Yonatan Gizachew Achamyeleh Chair: Mohammad Al Faruque Member: Zhou Li Member: Yasser Shoukry Date: 05/18/2026 Time: 01:00 PM PT Location: ISEB 1010 Title: Securing Cyber-Physical Systems: From Sensor-Layer Attacks to Firmware Binary Analysis Abstract: This dissertation advances security across the full stack of cyber-physical systems, from the physical sensor layer to the firmware binary layer. Four contributions demonstrate […]

Name: Yutong Wang Chair: Prof. Rainer Doemer Date: March 2, 2026 Time: 1:00 PM Location: EH 3206 Committee: Prof. Brian Demsky, Prof. Zhou Li Title: A Pareto-Optimal Compiler for Mapping Task Graphs to Truly Scalable Grids of Processing Cells Abstract: Programming scalable system-on-chip architectures composed of processor arrays remains challenging due to the complexity of […]