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
 
 
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
Tribological Properties of Borate-Based Protic Ionic Liquids as Neat Lubricants and Biolubricant Additives for Steel-Steel Contact Alfonso Sierra Kate Gleason College of Engineering
Architectural Custom CNC Millworks Vincent Petro Golisano Institute for Sustainability
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

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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
Emily C. Helminen Trauma Exposure and Alcohol Use among Sexual Minority Couples 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
Kali Cook Structural studies of vaccine targets from Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) 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
Hyun Kuk Brian Yoon Using MDS to find novel protein binding sites for drug binding College of Science Masters
Vincent Petro Architectural Custom CNC Millworks Golisano Institute for Sustainability Masters
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

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