Dissertations and Theses - Electrical & Computer Engineering - Bagley College of Engineering

Dissertation Defense Announcement for Michael Phi Nguyen – 03/18/2026 at 10 AM

When: 18 March 2026, 10:00-12:00 AM Where: Virtually via MS Teams. Simrall 228 is reserved for committee members. Candidate: Michael Phi Nguyen Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering Committee Members: Dr. Ryan Green (Major advisor) Dr. Junming Diao (Committee member) Dr. John Ball (Committee member) Dr. Reuben Burch (Committee member) Dr. Chaomin…

February 17, 2026


Dissertation Defense Announcement for Tahmid Ibne Mannan – 02/10/2026 at 10 AM

Dissertation Title: Conducted Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) in Medium Voltage (MV) Power Electronics Systems: Measurement, Mitigation and Aging Effects When: 10 February 2026, 10:00 AM. Where: Simrall 228 Candidate: Tahmid Ibne Mannan Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Committee Members: Dr. Seungdeog Choi, Dr. Masoud Karimi, Dr. John E. Ball, Dr. Ryan Green….

January 20, 2026


Thesis Defense Announcement for Komal Naz – 12/09/2025 at 10 AM

Thesis Title: Intelligent Consumer-Centric Demand Response for Resilient Distribution Systems When: Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 10:00 AM (CDT) Where: Simrall 228 Candidate: Komal Naz Degree: Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Committee Members: Dr. Yong Fu, Dr. Masoud Karimi-Ghartemani, Dr. Seungdeog Choi Abstract: The growing integration of renewable energy into distribution networks brings challenges such as voltage fluctuations,…

December 2, 2025


Thesis Defense Announcement for Elizabeth J Hayes – 12/01/2025 at 10 AM

Thesis Title: Root-cause-analysis of a crane system variable frequency drive failures through testing and power quality analysis When: December 1, 2025, 10:00 am, CST Where: https://msstate.webex.com/msstate/j.php?MTID=maad7373ee46604ea652d12cd74c8aefb Join by meeting number Meeting number (access code): 2866 865 4325 Meeting password: qiMMNfY8f74 Candidate: Elizabeth J Hayes Degree: Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Committee Members:…

November 19, 2025


Dissertation Defense Announcement for Mohammad Abdus Shahid Rafi – 11/26/2025 at 1 PM

Dissertation Title: Remote Sensing Techniques for Soil Moisture Retrieval and Crop Yield Estimation: Employing Multi-Sensor Receiver Systems from UAS and ML for Precision Agriculture When: 26 November 2025, 1:00 PM. Where: Simrall 228 Candidate: Mohammad Abdus Shahid Rafi Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Committee Members: Dr. John E. Ball, Dr. Ali C….

November 10, 2025


Dissertation Defense Announcement for Fasiha Zainab – 10/15/2025 at 10 AM

Dissertation Title: Wildfire Risk Mitigation Methods to Enhance the Resilience of Power Systems When: Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025, at 10:00 AM (CDT) Where: Simrall 228 Candidate: Fasiha Zainab Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering Committee Members: Dr. Yong Fu, Dr. Masoud Karimi-Ghartemani, Dr. Seungdeog Choi, Dr. Zahra Saadatizadeh Abstract: The resilience of…

September 24, 2025


Dissertation Defense Announcement for Abdelmoula El Yazizi – 10/03/2025 at 9 AM

Dissertation Title: Using Quantum Annealing for Sampling and Pattern Generation in Generative Machine Learning and Catastrophic Forgetting Mitigation When: Friday, October 3, 2025, at 9:00 AM (CDT) Where: Simrall 228 or Online [Link] Candidate: Abdelmoula El Yazizi Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical & Computer Engineering Committee Members: Dr. Yaroslav Koshka, Dr. Samee U. Khan, Dr. Mark A. Novotny, Dr. John Ball…

September 11, 2025


Dissertation Defense Announcement for MD Rashid Hussain – 07/31/2025 at 1:00 PM

Dissertation Title: Conventional vs. Non-Conventional Instrument Transformers: A Study of Evolving Technologies in Power Systems When: July 31, 2025 (01:00 PM) Where: Simrall 228 or Online https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZjBiZDAyOGItZWZkMS00ZmE4LTkxOGMtNzNhOGIxM2RkMzhk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ed51dbb0-af86-45a2-9c97-73fb3935df17%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b85e70fc-4e76-4181-8341-27f1cc53a049%22%7d Candidate: MD Rashid Hussain Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical & Computer Engineering Committee Members: Dr. David Archies Wallace, Dr. Ryan Green, Dr. Xin Fang, Dr. Masoud Karimi Abstract: This study examines the evolving…

July 9, 2025


Dissertation Defense Announcement for Sabyasachi Biswas – 07/22/2025

Dissertation Title: “Complex-Valued Structured Parameterized Learnable Filter Banks for Time-Frequency Domain Based Classification” Candidate: Sabyasachi Biswas Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical & Computer Engineering Date & Time: Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM (CDT) Location: Simrall Building, 2nd-floor Conference Room (Room 228) and via Teams [Link] Committee: Dr. John Ball (Major Professor), Dr….

June 24, 2025


Dissertation Defense Announcement for Faiza Akram – 3/21/2025

Dissertation Title: Load Balancing for Stream Processing in Edge Computing When: March 21st (03:30 PM) Where: Simrall 228 or Online (https://msstate.webex.com/msstate/j.php?MTID=ma56e9982d16f0135742058ffa6db6f72) Candidate: Faiza Akram Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical & Computer Engineering Committee Members: Dr. Samee Khan, Dr. Asad Malik, Dr. Bryan Jones,  Dr. Yu Luo Abstract: The rapid proliferation of IoT devices has led to an exponential increase in…

March 10, 2025