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Joshua Martin (MS, CSA)
Joshua Scott Martin (MS, CSA)
11/21/24 10:00 AM
μJUNITER: Automated Unification of Microservices into Modular Monoliths for Versatile Software Architecture Migration
@ 100 McBryde Hall -
Wenjiang Huang (PHD, MSE)
Wenjiang Huang (PHD, MSE)
11/21/24 10:00 AM
Machine-Learning Assisted Atomic Simulations of Defect Dynamics in Multicomponent Concentrated Alloys
@ GENERAL Holden Hall -
David Smilnak (PHD, LSAE)
David Michael Smilnak (PHD, LSAE)
11/21/24 10:00 AM
A Critical Systems Case Study in Agricultural Technology Development at the Land-Grant University
@ 1810 Litton Reaves Hall -
Jiangtao Li (PHD, GBCB)
Jiangtao Li (PHD, GBCB)
11/21/24 12:00 PM
Astrocyte and vascular changes contribute to Alzheimer's disease
@ 101 Life Sciences 1 Facility -
Seok Gyun Ham (PHD, ME)
Seok Gyun Ham (PHD, ME)
11/21/24 1:00 PM
Surfactants at fluid interfaces: molecular modeling and deep learning
@ 461 Goodwin Hall -
Collin Smith (MS, ME)
Collin Mitchell Smith (MS, ME)
11/21/24 1:30 PM
Efficient Lateral Lane Position Sensing using Active Contour Modeling
@ 440 Goodwin Hall -
Dominic Gallegos (PHD, AE)
Dominic Francisco Gallegos (PHD, AE)
11/22/24 8:00 AM
Investigation of Fuel Geometry and Solid Fuel Combustion for Solid Fuel Ramjets
@ A14 Graduate Life Center -
Waad Aldndni (PHD, CSA)
Waad Riadh Aldndni (PHD, CSA)
11/22/24 11:00 AM
Automatic Resolution Prediction for Software Merge Conflict
@ 1000 Torgersen Hall -
Andrew Moomaw (MS, ME)
Andrew Jacob Moomaw (MS, ME)
11/22/24 2:00 PM
Autonomous Vehicle Pose Estimation in GNSS-Denied Areas Using Cross-Track Error Measurements
@ 440 Goodwin Hall -
Qipeng Zhang (PHD, ME)
Qipeng Zhang (PHD, ME)
11/22/24 2:00 PM
Design and Electrochemical Performance of Sodium-Based Batteries
@ 306 Durham Hall -
Brian Kwiatkowski (MS, EE)
Brian Michael Kwiatkowski (MS, EE)
11/22/24 2:15 PM
Reinforcement Learning for the Cybersecurity of Grid-Forming and Grid-Following Inverters
@ GENERAL Whittemore Hall -
Michael Cheney (MS, CE)
Michael Patrick Easterday Cheney (MS, CE)
11/22/24 3:15 PM
Experimental Investigation of Gaseous Oxyacetylene Blast Enhancement by the Combustion of Suspended Multimodal Spherical Aluminum Powder
@ 215 Patton Hall -
Pranjal Ranjan (MS, CPE)
Pranjal Ranjan (MS, CPE)
11/22/24 4:00 PM
AI-Driven Pig Monitoring System: Behavior and Weight Analysis
@ 457 Whittemore Hall -
Lujain Almarhabi (PHD, AE)
Lujain Almarhabi (PHD, AE)
11/25/24 12:00 PM
Three dimensional Fluid simulation of mid-latitude ionosphere processes
@ 1 Randolph Hall -
Brandon Weindorf (PHD, AE)
Brandon James Weindorf (PHD, AE)
11/25/24 12:00 PM
Advancements of Particle-Surface Interaction Studies through Novel Measurement Technique Development and Engineering Modelling
@ 440 Goodwin Hall -
John Rodman (PHD, AE)
John Morgan Rodman (PHD, AE)
11/25/24 2:00 PM
Discontinuous Galerkin Studies of Collisional Dynamics in Continuum-Kinetic Plasma
@ GENERAL Randolph Hall -
MD Nazmul Kabir Sikder (PHD, CPE)
MD Nazmul Kabir Sikder (PHD, CPE)
11/25/24 3:00 PM
Context-driven Deep Learning for Short-Term Water Systems Forecasting
@ 2-014 VT Research Ctr-Arlington -
Sithuni Mimasha Jayasekara Pathiranage (MS, GEOG)
Sithuni Mimasha Jayasekara Pathiranage (MS, GEOG)
12/2/24 10:00 AM
What is on Indigenous Menu? Exploring Indigenous food system governance from global to local
@ 101 Wallace Hall -
S M Mahbobur Rahman (PHD, ME)
S M Mahbobur Rahman (PHD, ME)
12/2/24 2:00 PM
Ion-Currents in Oxyfuel Cutting Flames Exposed to External Bias Voltages
@ 440 Goodwin Hall -
Jason Gill (EDD, ELPS)
Jason Martin Gill (EDD, ELPS)
12/2/24 4:30 PM
Positive Support Systems: A Qualitative Investigation into How Schools Involve Families with School-wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports
@ 300 VT Richmond Center -
Logan Theis (PHD, EE)
Logan Bartley Theis (PHD, EE)
12/3/24 9:30 AM
Acoustic Frequency Domain Reflectometry
@ GENERAL Whittemore Hall -
Subham Samal (MS, ME)
Subham Swastik Samal (MS, ME)
12/3/24 1:00 PM
Data driven modeling and MPC Based control for Pathological Tremors
@ GENERAL Goodwin Hall -
Zhengyu Zhang (PHD, MSE)
Zhengyu Zhang (PHD, MSE)
12/3/24 2:00 PM
Integrated Experimental and Computational Design of Alloys for Wear and Corrosion Resistance Across the Temperature Spectrum
@ GENERAL Holden Hall -
Rutwik Joshi (PHD, EE)
Rutwik S. Joshi (PHD, EE)
12/3/24 3:00 PM
Germanium and GeSn based Quantum Well Lasers and Nanoscale Multi-gate FETs
@ 475A Whittemore Hall -
Aadi Kothari (MS, CPE)
Aadi Jay Kothari (MS, CPE)
12/5/24 12:00 PM
EASE-E: Edge-AI based System for Energy-Efficiency in Autonomous Driving (ADAS/AD)
@ 457A Whittemore Hall -
Xiufang Sun (PHD, FPR)
Xiufang Sun (PHD, FPR)
12/5/24 2:00 PM
China's Forest Product Imports and the Impacts on Tropical Forests
@ GENERAL Graduate Life Ctr -
Fayu Chong (PHD, FOR)
Fayu Chong (PHD, FOR)
12/6/24 9:00 AM
Essays on Dynamic Optimization for Forest Resource Management
@ 311 Latham Hall -
Aashish Shaju (PHD, ME)
Aashish Shaju (PHD, ME)
12/6/24 11:00 AM
Adaptive Longitudinal and Lateral Control for Autonomous Vehicles: High-Speed Platooning of Articulated Trucks
@ 435 Goodwin Hall -
Hongwei Zhang (PHD, ME)
Hongwei Zhang (PHD, ME)
12/9/24 9:00 AM
Nanoscale Transport of Multicomponent Fluids in Shales
@ 313E Goodwin Hall -
Candido Mukuni (PHD, EDCI)
Candido Mukuni (PHD, EDCI)
12/10/24 9:30 AM
CREATING FACULTY GUIDELINES FOR COLLABORATIVE ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LEARNING: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
@ AIRPORT CRC -
An Chi He (PHD, ME)
An Chi He (PHD, ME)
12/11/24 1:30 PM
The Development of a Locomotion Interface for Virtual Reality Terrain Simulation
@ 313E Goodwin Hall -
Anna Gabrielle Patarinski (MS, PSYC)
Anna Gabrielle George Patarinski (MS, PSYC)
12/12/24 1:00 PM
Does Shame Amplify the Relationship Between Perfectionism and Eating Disorder Symptoms? Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Tests
@ 327 Williams Hall -
Sahilpreet Singh Mann (MS, CPE)
Sahilpreet Singh Mann (MS, CPE)
12/13/24 1:00 PM
Advancing Precision Agriculture Through AI and Statistical Modeling: Transforming Crop and Livestock Management
@ 457 Whittemore Hall -
Ntambila Simon Masungulwa (PHD, GEOS)
Ntambila Simon Daud Masungulwa (PHD, GEOS)
12/16/24 2:00 PM
Investigating Volcano-Tectonic Interactions in the Natron Rift, East Africa with Implications for Understanding Volcanic Eruptive Processes
@ 4069 Derring Hall
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