Computing and Information Systems
FASTER CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS TRAINING
Doctoral Candidate Name: Shanshan Jiang Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: June 17, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Meeting ID: 999 7040 7659 Passcode: 834935 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Sheng-Guo Wang Committee Members: Dr. Aidong Lu, Dr. Bei-Tseng Chu, Dr. Shen-en Chen Abstract: Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models have become […]
AviatAR – An Augmented Reality System to Improve Pilot Performance for Unmanned Aerial Systems
Doctoral Candidate Name: Robert Louis Abbott Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: April 23, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Link: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/91037180316 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mirsad Hadzikadic Committee Members: Dr. Minwoo Lee, Dr. Zbigniew Ras, Dr. Samira Shaikh Abstract: In the modern airspace, small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) such as […]
Knowledge extraction and analysis of medical text with particular emphasis on medical guidelines
Doctoral Candidate Name: Hossein Hematialam Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: April 28, 2021 – 1:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Wlodek Zadrozny Committee Members: Dr. Yaorong Ge, Dr. Reza Mousavi, Dr. Xi Niu, and Dr. Albert Park Abstract: In this dissertation document, we describe the potential for Information Extraction, […]
REPRESENTATION LEARNING OF IMAGE RECOGNITION: DIVERSITY, ASPECT RATIO, INVARIANCE, AND COMPOSITION
Doctoral Candidate Name: Qiuyu Chen Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: April 12, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Jianping Fan Committee Members: Dr. Aidong Lu, Dr. Jing Yang, Dr. Min Shin, Dr. Weidong Tian Abstract: Deep neural networks (DNN) are proved to be effective and improve […]
Understanding and Designing for Sharing and Privacy in Wearable Fitness Platforms
Doctoral Candidate Name: Abdulmajeed Alqhatani Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: April 1, 2021 – 9:30 AM Defense Location: Virtual (Zoom) Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Heather Richter Lipford Committee Members: Dr.Mohamed Shehab; Dr.Weichao Wang; Dr.Tricia Turner Abstract: Commercial wearable devices that collect health and fitness data are widely used. These devices sense […]
A Critical and Reflexive Investigation of HCI’s Promise of Democratization in the Making Phenomenon
Doctoral Candidate Name: Johanna Okerlund Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: February 22, 2021 – 12:45 PM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/94338950638 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. David Wilson Committee Members: Dr. Celine Latulipe, Dr. Mary Lou Maher, Dr. Heather Lipford, Dr. Jeffrey Bardzell, Prof. Heather Freeman Abstract: Many endeavors in the field of Human-Computer […]
Reconceptualizing the Engagement of Older Adults in the Use of Interactive Technology
Doctoral Candidate Name: Lina Lee Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: December 3, 2020 – 3:00 PM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/99244756271 Committee chair’s Name: Mary Lou Maher Committee Members: John Gero, David Wilson, Nicholas Davis, Min Shin Abstract: Population aging in the twenty-first century is one of the most significant social transformations. Technology […]
Detecting Discrete Emotions In Text Using Neural Networks
Doctoral Candidate Name: Seyed Armin Seyeditabari Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: November 10, 2020 – 3:30 PM Defense Location: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/92944927204 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Wlodek Zadrozny Committee Members: Dr. Samira Shaikh, Dr. Minwoo Lee, Dr. Xi Niu, Dr. James Walsh Abstract: In recent years, emotion detection in text has become more […]
Heterogeneous Feature Integration for Regression in Multimodal Healthcare Applications
Doctoral Candidate Name: Maryam Tavakoli Hosseinabadi Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: September 24, 2020 – 6:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom link: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/93165187032 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Yaorong Ge and Dr. Mirsad Hadzikadic Committee Members: Dr. Yaorong Ge, Dr. Mirsad Hadzikadic, Dr. Wlodek Zadrozny, Dr. Michael Dulin, Dr. Reza Mousavi Abstract: The […]
Modeling uncertainty in deep learning models of Electronic Health Records
Doctoral Candidate Name: Riyi Qiu Program: Computing and Information Systems Defense Date and Time: September 30, 2020 – 9:30 AM Defense Location: Zoom link: https://uncc.zoom.us/j/98399126024 Committee chair’s Name: Mirsad Hadzikadic and Micheal Dulin Committee Members: Mirsad Hadzikadic, Micheal Dulin, Yaorong Ge, Xi Niu, Jeff Kimble Abstract: Recent research development has demonstrated the advantages of deep […]