2023 Grad Ed Week Showcase Agenda
Oral and 3-Minute Presentations
April 5th | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Oral Presentation Schedule | Student Alumni Union/Campus Center
Group A1 - Our Universe | Bamboo CPC-2610 | 9:00–10:00 AM |
Detecting Gravitational Waves with Pulsar Timing | Sophia Sosa Fiscella | College of Science |
Electromagnetic Signatures of an Analytical Accretion Disk Model around Supermassive Black Hole Binaries | Kaitlyn Porter | College of Science |
The Needle in a Haystack: Searching for Supermassive Blackhole Recoil Candidates in SDSS Data | Emily Temple | College of Science |
Studying the Early Universe with the Tomographic Ionized-carbon Mapping Experiment | Benjamin J Vaughan | College of Science |
Modeling Light Echoes of the Broad Emission Line Region around Supermassive Black Holes | Sara Rosborough | College of Science |
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Group A2 - Physical Sciences and Engineering I | Bamboo CPC-2610 | 10:30–11:30 AM |
Fabricating and Characterizing Electric Double Layer Gated Transistors with Two Dimensional Crystals | John Wyatt Morrell | College of Science |
Laser Power Converters for Lunar Wireless Optical Power Transmission | Katelynn Fleming | Kate Gleason College of Engineering |
Fine-tuning the characteristic of the applied AC signal to improve AC-insulator electrokinetic separations of microparticles | Nuzhet Nihaar Nasir Ahamed | Kate Gleason College of Engineering |
Impact of medium wettability in geometrical valving based on immiscible displacement in porous media | Amir Ibrahim | College of Science |
Group A3 - Physical Sciences and Engineering II | Bamboo CPC-2610 | 12:00–1:00 PM |
Numerical simulation of self-levitating droplet around Leidenfrost temperature | Divyprakash Pal | Kate Gleason College of Engineering |
Using Air-Injected Bubbles for Rapid Development of Pool Boiling with Tapered Microgap | Maharshi Y. Shukla | Kate Gleason College of Engineering |
A Reconfigurable Microfluidic Platform to Mimic Human Vascular Barrier | Mehran Mansouri | Kate Gleason College of Engineering |
Data Driven Modeling of Jasmonic Acid Biosynthesis using Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics (SINDy) | Trevor Lax | College of Science |
Group B1 - Engineering and Sustainability | Bamboo CPC-2650 | 9:00–10:00 AM |
Assessing the role of hydroponic container farms in the food system | Alexa G. Kaminski | Golisano Institute for Sustainability |
Data-Driven Optimization of Austin Police Staffing Configuration | Adam Giammarese | College of Science |
Group B2 - Machine Learning and AI | Bamboo CPC-2650 | 10:30–11:30 AM |
GeneSegNet: A deep learning framework for cell segmentation by integrating gene expression and imaging | Yuxing Wang | Kate Gleason College of Engineering |
Activation Function Perturbations in Artificial Neural Networks | Justin Sostre | College of Science |
Modality Dropping Strategies For Multimodal Affect Prediction | Michael Peechatt | B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences |
Implementing an efficient AI Accelerator based on Electronic Synapse | Hagar Hendy | Kate Gleason College of Engineering |
Group B3 - Engineering | Bamboo CPC-2650 | 12:00–1:00 PM |
Differences in design features and their effect on flow behavior between JUUL pod (prefilled) and Blankz! (refillable) | Sami Farajollahi | Kate Gleason College of Engineering |
Effect of volatilization of e-liquid on electronic cigarette aerosol composition | Chamodhi R. Polgampola Ralalage | College of Science |
AntiCopyPaster: Extracting Code Duplicates As Soon As They Are Introduced in the IDE | Le Nguyen | B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences |
Group C1 - Behavior and Mental Health | Mosaic SAU-2510 | 9:00–10:00 AM |
The impact of avatar customization on efficacy, satisfaction, and working alliance on a digital therapy platform | Megan Scroger | College of Health Sciences and Technology |
Utilization of Tachykinin as Biomarkers for Informed Mental Health Treatment | Alexey Breuss | College of Health Sciences and Technology |
Trauma Exposure and Alcohol Use among Sexual Minority Couples | Emily C. Helminen | College of Health Sciences and Technology |
An Investigation of Partisanship, Information Consumption, and COVID-19 Behaviors in a Mid-Pandemic Student Sample | Sara Wolfe | College of Liberal Arts |
Group C2 - Biomedical Modeling | Mosaic SAU-2510 | 10:30–11:30 AM |
Modeling Gene Regulatory Networks | Angelina Brilliantova | B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences |
Structural studies of vaccine targets from Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) | Kali Cook | College of Science |
Validation framework for epidemiological models with application to COVID-19 models | Kimberly Dautel | College of Science |
Group C3 -Three Minute Thesis | Mosaic SAU-2510 | 12:00–1:00 PM |
CLEAN Deconvolution of Pulsar Pulses | Olivia Young | College of Science |
Evaluating Consistent Color Appearance of Images with Varying Tonal and Color Reproduction Comparing Soft proofing and Hard Proofing | Apurva Zunjarrao | College of Engineering Technology |
Incorporating High Dynamic Range into Multispectral Imaging for Cultural Heritage Documentation | Gabrielle Brogle | College of Science |
Poster Presentations and Demonstrations
Fireside Lounge | | 11:00–2:30 PM |
People's Choice voting will be taking place from 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
First Name | Last Name | Title | College/Unit | Graduate Level |
Naveen Kudli | Balaji | Interface Design for Interactive Machine Learning | B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences | Masters |
Angelina | Brilliantova | Modeling Gene Regulatory Networks | B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences | Doctoral |
Roshan | Mathew | Language Access Services Optimization for Deaf Adults in Healthcare Settings: A Survey Study | B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences | Masters |
Le | Nguyen | AntiCopyPaster: Extracting Code Duplicates As Soon As They Are Introduced in the IDE | B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences | Masters |
Taylor | Clark | Psychological Outcomes of a Mindfulness-Based Group Incorporating Expressive Arts and Technology | College of Health Sciences and Technology | Doctoral |
Heather | Guercio | GeneSegNet: A deep learning framework for cell segmentation by integrating gene expression and imaging | College of Health Sciences and Technology | Doctoral |
Michael | Huddleson | Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions combined with Digital Technology as a Treatment for Substance Use Disorders in a Homeless Population | College of Health Sciences and Technology | Doctoral |
Ellen C. | Masters | Predictors of Parent Attendance and Engagement in a Community-Based Parent Training Program | College of Health Sciences and Technology | Doctoral |
Courtney | McKinney | Association between sleep and distress ratings among individuals experiencing homelessness | College of Health Sciences and Technology | Doctoral |
Pooja | Melkote | Examining the value of caregiver engagement in parent-training seminars and application of learned behavior management techniques | College of Health Sciences and Technology | Doctoral |
Natalie | Nordlund | Evaluation of a Mindfulness-Based Group Incorporating Art and Technology on Mindfulness-Related Skills | College of Health Sciences and Technology | Doctoral |
Ryan Alexander | Peleaux | Severity of trauma symptomology associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder testing within a community health clinic outpatient population | College of Health Sciences and Technology | Doctoral |
Brittany A. | Pereira | Adolescent mental health amidst the covid-19 pandemic: A comparative analysis of critical contributions and protective factors | College of Health Sciences and Technology | Doctoral |
Kirstie | Pysher | Big Five Personality Changes Following Mindfulness-Based Art Group Among College Students | College of Health Sciences and Technology | Doctoral |
Alexis S. | Rhames | Experiences of Discrimination and Avatar and Technology-Assisted Platforms for Youth Mental Health | College of Health Sciences and Technology | Doctoral |
Jourdan | Rodak | An examination and discussion of the normative data and cultural differences in Psychology Self-Report measures at a Local Community Clinic. | College of Health Sciences and Technology | Doctoral |
Taylor | Steeves | Relational and Instrumental Hostile Attribution Biases in an Emerging Adult Sample: Evidence of a Two-Factor Model | College of Health Sciences and Technology | Doctoral |
Shawna | van Scoyoc | The Correlation of Cognitive Screeners and Hippocampal Volume in the Diagnosis of Dementia | College of Health Sciences and Technology | Doctoral |
Moet | Aita | Modifying Attention Away from Food Cues: The Utility of Attentional Bias Modification Training among Emotional Eaters | College of Liberal Arts | Masters |
Matthew | Altobelli | Cognitive Processing Style Analyzer | College of Liberal Arts | Masters |
Megan | Kelly | Does Impulsivity Moderate the Association of Hostile Attribution Biases and Relational Aggression? | College of Liberal Arts | Masters |
Archana | Pandurangan | Are you better at identifying or recognizing faces? | College of Liberal Arts | Masters |
Michael | Bennett | Methods to quantify uncertainties of parameters in a Bayesian inverse problem in the biomechanical imaging field | College of Science | Masters |
Gabrielle | Brogle | Incorporating High Dynamic Range into Multispectral Imaging for Cultural Heritage Documentation | College of Science | Masters |
Ryan | Butler | Introducing StarGateVR: a tool for 3D exploration of astronomical data | College of Science | Masters |
Narshini D. | Gunputh | Mathematical Modeling of Contact Lens Drug Delivery | College of Science | Doctoral |
Leah | Humenuck | Spectral Imaging for Color-Accurate Reproductions in Cultural Heritage | College of Science | Doctoral |
Michael | Izaguirre | Cooperative Mobilization of Emulsions in Porous Media | College of Science | Doctoral |
Mary Elizabeth | Kane | Synthesis of Bismuth Nanoparticles for Adsorption to a Novel Chemotherapy | College of Science | Masters |
Justin | Sostre | Activation Function Perturbations in Artificial Neural Networks | College of Science | Doctoral |
Riley | Supple | Numerical Algorithms to Release Time-Step Restrictions for a Sperm Motility Model | College of Science | Doctoral |
Munther | Alsudais | Fabrication of a nano-pocket geometry parylene membrane to capture Extracellular Vesicles based on size | Kate Gleason College of Engineering | Doctoral |
Behrad | Barghi | Predicting risk of readmission in COPD patients | Kate Gleason College of Engineering | Doctoral |
Sami | Farajollahi | Differences in design features and their effect on flow behavior between JUUL pod (prefilled) and Blankz! (refillable) | Kate Gleason College of Engineering | Doctoral |
Carlos B. | Gutierrez | Angiogenesis Significance in Thermal Modeling of Breast Cancer | Kate Gleason College of Engineering | Doctoral |
Hagar | Hendy | Implementing an efficient AI Accelerator based on Electronic Synapse | Kate Gleason College of Engineering | Doctoral |
Emily | Lazarus | Flexible shape memory re-entrant hexagonal honeycomb structures with low activation temperatures through investigation of the plasticizing effect | Kate Gleason College of Engineering | Doctoral |
Ujval | Madhu | Zeroth Order Optimization Implementation on a Neural Circuit | Kate Gleason College of Engineering | Masters |
Nazanin | Mosleh | Sensitive and selective detection of palladium through a designed fluorogenic Tsuji–Trost reaction | Kate Gleason College of Engineering | Doctoral |
Sai Sri Nidhi | Munaganuru | Towards Non-Planar 3D printing of woven carbon fiber reinforced composite materials | Kate Gleason College of Engineering | Doctoral |
Divyprakash | Pal | Numerical simulation of self-levitating droplet around Leidenfrost temperature | Kate Gleason College of Engineering | Doctoral |
Prashant | Sankaran | Learning to Select Parents for Crossover in Genetic Algorithms to Solve Discrete Optimization Problems | Kate Gleason College of Engineering | Doctoral |
Maharshi Y. | Shukla | Using Air-Injected Bubbles for Rapid Development of Pool Boiling with Tapered Microgap | Kate Gleason College of Engineering | Doctoral |
Yuxing | Wang | GeneSegNet: A deep learning framework for cell segmentation by integrating gene expression and imaging | Kate Gleason College of Engineering | Doctoral |