Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture

Driven by sustainability aspirations, tremendous progress has been made in the past decade towards synthesis and solution of complex problems in management of energy networks. Targeting theoretical footings for these algorithmic developments, this talk answers fundamental questions on energy-system modeling and analysis using classical constructs from linear algebra and graph theory. The first part of the talk will focus on model reduction to manage complexity in large-scale power networks.

Structural Graph representation learning for National Security Applications and Beyond

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Upcoming neuroscience seminars this spring on the WSU Pullman campus

April 7 at 12:20 PM Valentina Damonte. “Uncovering key underlying molecular players in a stress-sensitive brain circuit involved in reinstatement” April 14 at 12:10 PM Leah Mayo, University of Calgary. “The endocannabinoid system as a novel…

A meet and greet with VCEA Dean Mary Rezac. Come talk with her about the future of VCEA and have a snack at the same time!

Deep learning has shown superior performance for automating image recognition tasks, exceeding human capabilities in both time and accuracy. Histopathology diagnostics is one of the more popular challenges at the intersection of artificial intelligence, computer vision, and medicine. Developing methods to automatically segment and detect pathologies in digitized histology slides imposes unique challenges due to the large size of these images and the complexity of the features present in biological tissue.

Title: Classifying Aerial Objects from Trajectory Data

Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture Convocation 2023 will recognize outstanding students, faculty, and staff in an awards ceremony. A celebratory reception follows the ceremony. The public is welcomed and encouraged to celebrate with us!

Speaker: Sonja Glumich
Abstract: This seminar talk introduces the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/RI) in Rome, New York and its Cyber Core Technical Competency. It overviews Air Force and Space Force cyber strategy, technological trends of interest in the cyber area, and student experiential learning opportunities at AFRL/RI.

While it is widely recognized that weather impacts electric grid operations, historically weather information has only been implicitly included in common grid analysis packages. This presentation provides an approach for the direct inclusion of weather information in the power flow and the optimal power flow.

Student: Abodh Poudyal
Degree: Electrical Engineering Ph.D.
Title: Resilience Planning and Optimization of Electric Power Systems against Extreme Weather Events

Student: Andrii Zhuravchak
Degree: Computer Engineering MS
Thesis Title: Energy-Efficient Wearable Activity Recognition through Activity-Aware Sensor Data Compression and exploring the usage of Ultra-Wideband Radars for HAR

Cold, inefficient, and brutal: many of us love to hate modernist housing. Yet if the “greenest building is the one that already exists,” as historic preservationists like to say, should we consider that even the ugliest and most environmentally destructive buildings might be worth saving? This talk asks us to consider how far we are willing to go in order to reverse the climate crisis.

Student: Rabayet Sadnan
Degree: Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD
Thesis Title: Distributed Computation and Optimization for Electric Power Distribution Systems

All Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture students are invited to take a study break and play some fun and relaxing board/card games with your classmates. An excellent assortment of junk food will be provided!

Student: Suraiya Akhter
Degree: Computer Science MS
Thesis Title: Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Bacteriocins via Feature Evaluation

Student: Vincent Lombardi
Degree: Computer Science MS
Thesis Title: Bootcamp Method for Training General Purpose AI Agents

This talk will introduce a recently funded effort by the US Department of Energy, Solar Energy Technology Office, under Renewables Advancing Community Energy Resilience (RACER) program. The project aims at improving the grid resilience for underserved communities primarily affected by high-speed wind hazards using metrics-driven distribution system planning and DG-assisted automated restoration. We will target a low-income focus area in the City of Rockford within ComEd’s service territory for the deployment and field demonstration of the proposed innovations.
BIOS

In geochemistry, I have utilized high-temperature oxide melt solution calorimetry to provide thermodynamic data and, more importantly, scientific insights into the microscopic sources of stability and metastability in spinels, high-pressure minerals, silicate glasses and melts, hydrous minerals, and nanomaterials. In materials science, I have studied the thermodynamics of ceramic, nuclear, and energy-related materials.