This calendar lists graduate thesis and dissertation events. Send all notices to the College of Graduate Studies at editor@ucf.edu

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

  • Dissertation Defense: Observation and Analysis of the Chemical Compositions and Physical Properties of Comets and Centaurs

    Virtual

    Announcing the Final Examination of Olga Harrington Pinto for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Physics Comets and Centaurs are remnants from the formation of the solar system. These small bodies are usually divided into subgroups based on their orbital dynamical properties, such as main belt, Centaurs, Jupiter family, Oort cloud, and rarely - interstellar. Analyzing the physical properties …

    Graduate Thesis and Dissertation
  • Dissertation Defense: Towards Optimization and Robustification of Data-Driven Models

    Virtual

    Announcing the Final Examination of Ehsan Kazemi Foroushani for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy In the past two decades, data-driven models have experienced a renaissance, with notable success achieved through the use of models such as deep neural networks (DNNs) in various applications. However, complete reliance on intelligent machine learning systems is still a distant dream. Nevertheless, the initial …

    Graduate Thesis and Dissertation
  • Dissertation Defense: FROM HUMAN BEHAVIOR TO MACHINE BEHAVIOR

    Virtual

    Announcing the Final Examination of Zerong Xi for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy A core pursuit of artificial intelligence is the comprehension of human behavior, as well as understanding how to behave intelligently and interactively in complex situations. Benefiting from the growth of computational resources and large datasets, the development of machine learning algorithms for duplicating human cognitive abilities …

    Graduate Thesis and Dissertation