Tag: Graduate Students

Siva Kakula to Present PhD Defense Dec. 21, 3 pm

Lecture Abstract Information fusion is the process of aggregating knowledge from multiple data sources to produce more consistent, accurate, and useful information than any one individual source can provide. In general, there are three primary sources of data/information: humans, algorithms, and sensors. Typically, objective data—e.g., measurements—arise from sensors. Using these data sources, applications such as . . .

Master’s Defense: Ann Ciesla, Computer Science

Computer Science graduate student Ann Ciesla will present her master’s defense on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. The presentation is titled, “Digital Skills Assessment: A Tool for Assessing the Digital Literacy of Older Adults.” Ciesla is advised by Associate Professor Charles Wallace, Computer Science. Attend the defense virtually here.

Master’s Defense: Rukayat Bukola Adeosun, Health Informatics

Rukayat Bukola Adeosun, Health Informatics, will present a master’s defense, “Hierarchical Clustering to Predict the Response of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with Heart Failure,” on Monday, November 30, 2020, at 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.Adeosun is advised by Weihua Zhou. Attend Virtually: michigantech.zoom.us/j/81436804550

RedTeam NCL CyberLeague Rankings in Top 2%

Of the 27 Michigan Tech RedTeam students who successfully completed the individual games in National CyberLeague games this fall, seven students ranked in the top 100, out of 6,011 participants. And in team play, two teams ranked in the top 100, out of 957 teams. RedTeam exists to promote a security-driven mindset among the student . . .

Briana Bettin, Part II: Research, Mentors, and Creative Energy

Read Part I: Briana Bettin: Neopets, HTML, Early Success. Michigan Tech 2020 Ph.D. graduate Briana Bettin, Computer Science, is among six new faculty members the College of Computing welcomed this fall. Bettin is an assistant professor for the Department of Computer Science and the Cognitive and Learning Sciences department. This semester, she is teaching courses . . .