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Seminar Schedule

Date/Time/Location Seminar Title Speaker
Nov 26, 2019
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Livermore Center 104		 Presentation TBA
Abdul Serwadda
Texas Tech University
Nov 25, 2019
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Engineering Center, Room 201		 Machine Learning and Quantum Technology
Abstract
Pantita Palittapongarnpim, PhD
Department of Physics,University of Warwick
Nov 19, 2019
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Livermore Center 104		 Deep Reinforcement Learning and Its Applications.

Jing Fang
Nov 19, 2019
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Room 101		 Fed up of Advertisers Following you Around? Watch Your Vibe-rations!
Abstract
Abdul Serwadda
Texas Tech University
Nov 15, 2019
2:00 pm to 2:50 pm
Petroleum Engineering 208		 Toward End-to-End Quantum Applications
Abstract 		Prof. Xiaodi Wu
Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Computer Science and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies
University of Maryland
Nov 5, 2019
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Livermore Center 104		 Title TBA
Lin Chen
Oct 22, 2019
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Livermore Center 104		 Attacks and Defenses based on Physical Side Effects of Computation
Zhenkai Zhang
Oct 8, 2019
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Livermore Center 104		 TBA
Shengli Sheng
TBA
Sep 24, 2019
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Room 1014		 Robustness of Neural Networks to Parameter Quantization
Abstract
Ariful Islam
TBA
Sep 10, 2019
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Livermore Center 104		 Elastic Validity Region for Querying Mobile Point-of-Interests
Abstract
Sunho Lim
TBA
May 28, 2019
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Engineering Center, Room 205		 Angles between Subspaces with Applications and Model Predictive Control with Accuracy Analysis
Abstract
Dr. Peizhen Zhu
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Apr 24, 2019
10:00 am to 11:00 am
ESB (Experimental Science Building) 120 (Seminar Room)		 Introduction to Lancium– Co-locating Computing Resources with Low-Cost Energy Sources
Abstract
Michael McNamara
Lancium
Feb 28, 2019
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
ECE 217		 Data Quality and Learning with Crowdsourcing"
Abstract
Shengli Sheng
University of Central Arkansas
Feb 27, 2019
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
EC 205		 From Theory to Application: Block-structured Integer Programming meets Blockchain
Abstract
Lin Chen
University of Houston
Feb 25, 2019
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
EC 205		 Design, Development and Validation of Virtual Reality Based Surgery Simulations
Abstract
Tansel Halic
University of Central Arkansas
Feb 21, 2019
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
ECE 217		 Quality Assurance of Attribute-Based Access Control Policies
Abstract
Dianxiang Xu
Boise State University
Feb 18, 2019
11:00 am to 11:50 am
EC 205		 Characterizing Defects in Infrastructure as Code
Abstract
Akond Rahman
North Carolina State University
Feb 11, 2019
11:00 am to 11:50 am
EC 205		 Machine Learning in Computational Biology
Abstract
Dr. Ranadip Pal
Texas Tech University
Feb 7, 2019
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
ECE 217		 New Storage Technologies for Big Data Processing on Cloud and Datacenter Infrastructures
Abstract
Dr. Janki Bhimani
Northeastern University
Feb 6, 2019
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
EC 205		 Static Cache Analysis for Deriving Timing Properties of Safety-Critical CPS Software
Abstract
Zhenkai Zhang
Vanderbilt University
Feb 4, 2019
11:00 am to 11:50 am
EC 205		 Automated Management of Bug Reports
Abstract
Dr. Oscar Chaparro
The University of Texas at Dallas
Jan 28, 2019
11:00 am to 11:50 am
EC 205		 Infrastructure Resilience Against Multiple Hazards: From Earthquakes to Sea-level Rise
Abstract
Dr. Ting Lin
Texas Tech University
Dec 4, 2018
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
EC 205		 Towards Light-weight Security Mechanisms for Resource- constrained IoT Devices
Abstract
Dr. Yu Zhuang
Texas Tech University
Nov 20, 2018
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Livermore Center 101		 Knowledge Representation and Its Application in Healthcare Information Systems
Abstract
Dr. Yuanlin Zhang
Texas Tech University
Nov 20, 2018
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
EOC 205		 Towards Lightweight Security Mechanism for Resource-constrained IoT Devices
Dr. Yu Zhuang
Texas Tech University
Nov 6, 2018
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
EOC 205		 The Gift and the Curse: On the Double‐Faced Nature of Sensor-enabled Computing
Abstract
Dr. Abdul Serwadda
Texas Tech University
Oct 23, 2018
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
EOC 205		 Synthesizing Stealthy Reprogramming Attacks on Cardiac Devices
Abstract
Dr. Ariful Islam
Texas Tech University
Oct 9, 2018
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
EC 205		 Opioid Addiction Epidemic and Deep Learning Analysis
Abstract
Dr. Fang Jin
Texas Tech University
Sep 25, 2018
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
EOC 205		 Geospatial Visualization of Twitter Data
Abstract
Dr. Susan Mengel
Texas Tech University
Sep 11, 2018
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
EOC 205		 High Performance Computing, Computational Science, and Data Science
Abstract
Dr. Yong Chen
Texas Tech University
Sep 4, 2018
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
EOC 205		 From Data Mining and Machine learning to Big Data Analytics
Abstract
Dr. Rattikorn Hewett
Texas Tech University
Apr 24, 2018
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
Engineering Center, Room 205		 Forecasting People's Needs in Disasters from Social Media
Abstract 		Mr. Long NguyenMr. Long Nguyen
Ph.D. Student
Department of Computer Science, Texas Tech
Mar 20, 2018
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
Engineering Center, Room 205		 Multi-scale Modeling and Optimization of Cardiovascular Systems
Abstract 		Dr. Dongping DuDr. Dongping Du
Associate Professor
Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering, Texas Tech
Mar 6, 2018
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
Engineering Center, Room 205		 Multiple testing of local maxima for detection of peaks in random fields
Abstract 		Dr. Dan ChengDr. Dan Cheng
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics and Statics, Texas Tech
Feb 20, 2018
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
Engineering Center, Room 205		 Portable Continuous-Wave Radar for Non-contact Sensing and Localization
Abstract 		Dr. Changzhi LiDr. Changzhi Li
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University
Feb 6, 2018
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
Engineering Center, Room 205		 Data Analysis by Scale Dependent Anisotropic Random Walks
Abstract 		Dr. Dimitri VolchenkovDr. Dimitri Volchenkov
Associate Professor
Department of Math and Stats, Texas Tech University
Nov 21, 2017
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
Engineering Center, Room 0110		 VRSense: Validity Region Sensitive Query Processing Strategies for Static and Mobile Point-of-Interests in MANETs
Abstract 		Mr. Byungkwan JungMr. Byungkwan Jung
PhD Student
Computer Science Department, Texas Tech Advisor: Dr. Sunho Lim
Nov 7, 2017
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
Engineering Center, Room 0110		 Arrythmia Discrimination Using a Smartphone
Abstract 		Dr. Jo Woon ChongDr. Jo Woon Chong
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University
Oct 24, 2017
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
Engineering Center, Room 0110		 Concurrent Dynamic Memory Coalescing for Data-Intensive Computing.
Abstract 		Mr. Xi WangMr. Xi Wang
PhD Student
Computer Science Department, Texas Tech Advisor: Dr. Yong Chen
Oct 10, 2017
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
Engineering Center, Room 0110		 Applications of High-Speed Imaging to Chemical Engineering
Abstract 		Dr. J. O. MarstonDr. J. O. Marston
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University
Sep 26, 2017
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
Engineering Center, Room 0110		 Towards Action-Based Adaptive Security
Abstract 		Mrs. Sara SartoliMrs. Sara Sartoli
PhD Student
Computer Science Department, Texas Tech. Advisor: Dr. Akbar Siami Namin
Sep 12, 2017
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
Engineering Center, Room 0110		 Getting Started in Multidisciplinary Research
Abstract 		Dr. Susan MengelDr. Susan Mengel
Associate Professor, Computer Science
Texas Tech University
Dec 29, 2016
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
T Fuller Petroleum Engineering building Room 110		 Fast Data Analysis for Scientific Big Data Applications
Abstract 		Yong ChenYong Chen
Assistant Professor
Texas Tech University
Nov 15, 2016
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
T Fuller Petroleum Engineering building Room 110		 Multi-jurisdictional Privacy Compliance in IoT era
Abstract 		Sepideh GhanavatiSepideh Ghanavati
Assistant Professor
Texas Tech University
Nov 1, 2016
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
T Fuller Petroleum Engineering building Room 110		 Answer Set Programming
 Dr. Michael GelfondDr. Michael Gelfond
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Texas Tech University
Oct 18, 2016
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
T Fuller Petroleum Engineering building (RM: 110)		 Data visualization and visual analytics
Abstract 		Dr. Tuang DangDr. Tuang Dang
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Texas Tech University
Oct 4, 2016
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
T Fuller Petroleum Engineering building Room 110		 Security for ‘Internet of Things’: Physical Attacks and Countermeasures
Abstract 		Dr. Nahid Farhady GhalatyDr. Nahid Farhady Ghalaty
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Texas Tech University
Sep 20, 2016
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
T Fuller Petroleum Engineering building Room 110		 Graph-based Metadata: A New Look of High Performance Storage Systems
Abstract 		Dr. Dai Dong Dr. Dai Dong
Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Associate Director, DISCL Lab
Texas Tech University
Sep 6, 2016
3:30 pm to 4:50 pm
T Fuller Petroleum Engineering building Room 110		 Behavior Prediction in Complex Networks and Its Applications
Abstract 		Dr Mahshid NaeiniDr Mahshid Naeini
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Texas Tech University
Apr 18, 2016
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Mechanical Engineering Bldg., Room 223		 Visualizing Relationships in Massive and Dynamic Data
Abstract 		Tuan Nhon Dang
Prospective Faculty Candidate
University of Illinois at Chicago
Mar 28, 2016
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Industrial Engineering Bldg., Room 103		 Mass Movements and Their Adoption in Social Media
Abstract 		Fang Jin
Prospective Faculty Candidate
Virginia Tech
Mar 23, 2016
3:00 pm
Petroleum Engineering, Room 120 (Old Petroleum Engineering Building)		 What’s Going On? Big Picture Awareness Oriented Security Defense in Enterprise-level Networks
Abstract 		Xiaoyan Sun
Prospective Faculty Candidate
Pennsylvania State University
Mar 1, 2016
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Experimental Science Building Seminar Room 120		 Cloud Research with CloudLab
Abstract 		Dr. Robert RicciDr. Robert Ricci
Research Assistant Professor
University of Utah
Feb 11, 2016
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
IE Room 103		 Interactive Visualization Techniques for Urban Data Analysis
Abstract 		Dr. Nivan Ferreira
Prospective Faculty Candidate
The University of Arizona
Feb 8, 2016
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Bullen Room ECE 226		 Fast and Flexible Intrusion Detection and Traffic Analysis
Abstract 		Lorenzo De Carli
Prospective Faculty Candidate
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Feb 5, 2016
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Bullen Room ECE 226		 Big Data Inference Tools for Computational Biomedicine
Abstract 		Dr. Arvind Ramanathan
Staff scientist in the computational science and engineering division and the Health Data Sciences Institute
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Feb 2, 2016
9:30 am
Industrial Engineering Room 103		 Automatically Generating Software Documentation from Existing Sources
Abstract 		Laura Moreno
Prospective Faculty Candidate
The University of Texas at Dallas
Jan 28, 2016
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Industrial Engineering Building Rm. 103		 Multi-jurisdictional Compliance for Software and Mobile Applications
Abstract 		Sepideh Ghanavati
Prospective Faculty Candidate
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Nov 3, 2015
2:30 pm
Bullen Room ECE 226		 Seeing the forest despite the trees: Interactive Visualization Tools for Analysis and Storytelling with (Big) Data
Abstract 		Khairi Reda

Argonne National Laboratory
Apr 16, 2015
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
ECE 217 (Seacat Room)		 Information Leakage from Hand Movements on the Touch Screen: A Tale of the Underrated Side-Channel
Abstract 		Dr. Abdul SerwaddaDr. Abdul Serwadda
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Syracuse University
Apr 9, 2015
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
ECE 217 (Seacat Room)		 CANCELLED: Predictive Modeling of Preference Ranking Data
Abstract 		Dr. Mingxuan SunDr. Mingxuan Sun
Visiting Assistant Professor
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Feb 19, 2015
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
ECE 217 (Seacat Room)		 The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful: Interactive Data Visualization in a Big Data Era
Abstract 		Dr. Paul RosenDr. Paul Rosen
Research Assistant Professor
The University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Dec 12, 2014
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Engineering Center Room 110		 Human Perception for Multidimensional Data Projection Tasks
Abstract 		Dr. Ronak EtemadpourDr. Ronak Etemadpour
Visiting Assistant Professor
Oklahoma State University

Department of Computer Science

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