Graduate Student Profiles

Learn more about our featured UMBC College of Engineering and Information Technology graduate students. Graduate student profiles (by program) are available here.

Undergraduate student profiles are available here.

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	Ali Abdolrahmani *Major:* Human-Centered Computing (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Examining Mobile/Wearable Assistive Technology to Augment the Indoor Navigation Experience of Individuals who are Blind Read More…
	Mohammed Alsolami *Major:* Computer Science (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Security Methods based IP reputation; Supporting security networking Read More…
	Marilyn Allen *Major:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Cell-based cancer immunotherapies Read More…
	Naveen Bansal *Major:* Computer Science (M.S.) *Thesis/research topic:* Transfer of style (accent, emotion) of a person’s voice to another person’s voice Read More…
	Deepanjan Bhattacharyya *Major:* Computer Science (M.S.) *Thesis/research topic:* Domains of Machine Learning and Quantum Annealing Read More…
	Sheniqua Brown *Major:* Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Optical Biosensors for Glucose and Glutamine Detection in Biomedical and Bioprocess Applications Read More…
	Cynthia Chelius *Major:* Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Phosphoproteomic and transcriptomic study of the cell wall repair pathway in filamentous fungi Read More…
	Daming Chen *Major:* Mechanical Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* 3D Continuously Scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometer System and Application Read More…
	Adam Day *Major:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:*Screen Printing of Retina Read More…
	Marwa El-Sayed *Major:* Environmental Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Investigating the Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosols in Atmospheric Liquid Water Read More…
	Philip Feldman *Major:* Human-Centered Computing (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Detecting and mapping belief behaviors in digital environments at scale Read More…
	Ashwinkumar Ganesan *Major:* Computer Science (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Machine Learning with a Focus on Deep Learning Read More…
	Deepa Gupta *Major:* Computer Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Machine Learning for Brain research Read More…
	Shantanu Hirlekar *Major:* Computer Science (M.S.) *Thesis/research topic:* Machine Learning Approach to agricultural Price Forecasting. Read More…
	Kourosh Kalayeh *Major:* Mechanical Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Developing an Analytical Model for MEMS Tactile Sensors with Bionic and Robotic Applications Read More…
	Galina Madjaroff *Major:* Human-Centered Computing (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:*Supporting older adults and their caregivers through the onset of cognitive impairment with home-based technology Read More…
	Rami Mowakeaa *Major:* Electrical Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Complex-valued Signal Processing and Machine Learning Read More…
	Krunal Odedra *Major:* Human-Centered Computing (M.S.) *Thesis/research topic:* Human-Centered Computing and UX Design Read More…
	Rami Mowakeaa *Major:* Electrical Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Complex-valued Signal Processing and Machine Learning Read More…
	Iyanuoluwa Odebode *Major:* Information Systems (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Network Analytics towards Drug Repositioning using Phosphorylated Protein Read More…
	Pravin Pande *Major:* Information Systems (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Ontology for Privacy Requirements of Social Media Read More…
	Aditya Pingle *Major:* Computer Science (M.S.) *Thesis/research topic:* machine learning, data mining, and natural language processing Read More…
	Zhen Qi *Major:* Electrical Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Modeling Frequency Combs in Microresonators Read More…
	James Sanders *Major:* Environmental Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Monitoring and Reducing the Bioavailability of Methylmercury in Sediments Read More…
	Morgan Scheuerman *Major:* Human-Centered Computing (M.S.) *Thesis/research topic:* Intersection of Facial Recognition Technology Developed for People who are Blind Read More…
	Azin Semsar *Major:* Human-Centered Computing (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Understanding Body Expression of First Responders Read More…
	Utsav Shashvatt *Major:* Environmental Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Recovery of phosphorus from waste streams using Donnan membrane principle Read More…
	Laura Simpson *Major:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Bioengineered Models of Alzheimer’s Disease Read More…
	Tavon Thames *Major:* Human-Centered Computing (M.S.) *Thesis/research topic:* Read More…
	Lai Wang *Major:* Mechanical Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* 1. Efficient high-order computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods for complicated flows, such as turbulence. 2. High performance computing. Read More…
	Michael Zhang *Major:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Engineering biomolecules for vaccines, systems biology for immunodiagnostics Read More…
	Dorsa Ziaei *Major:* Computer Science (Ph.D.) *Thesis/research topic:* Using Big Data Technologies to Facilitate Mining Big Data in Different Applications Read More…