Computer Science

Graduate Directory

Joshua Alele-Beals

Joshua Alele-Beals

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Charles Wallace

Interests

  • Software Engineering
  • Systems Design

Education

  • B.Sc., Computer Science, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria
Soufia Bahmani

Soufia Bahmani

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Dukka KC

Keith Vertanen

Interests

  • Bioinformatics/ Computational Biology
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Applied Deep Learning
  • Transfer Learning

Project Topic

  • Multilabel Learning Framework for PTM Prediction in Proteins, PTM Cross-talk Sites Prediction

Education

  • M.S., Information Technology Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran
  • B.S., Information Technology Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Nibendra Bajracharya

Nibendra Bajracharya

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Jean Mayo

Interests

  •  Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Vision and Deep Learning

Education

  • B.S., Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Engineering, Himalaya College of Engineering, Nepal
Haoyang Chen

Haoyang Chen

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Xinyu Lei

Interests

  • Machine Learning Security
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Deep Learning

Project Topic

  • Backdoor Attack and Defense in Machine Learning Model

Education

  • M.S., Applied Mathematics, Michigan State University
  • B.S., Psychology, Fujian Normal University
Yifu Deng

Yifu Deng

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Jianhui Yue

Interests

  • Computer Architecture
  • Memory Systems
  • Computer Security
  • Natural Language Processing

Dissertation Topic

  • Design and Optimization for In-memory Processing

Education

  • B.S., Computer Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Shiwei Ding

Shiwei Ding

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Xiaoyong (Brian) Yuan

Interests

  • Deep Learning
  • Security of Machine Learning

Education

  • M.S., Computer Science, Stevens Institute of Technology
  • B.S., Computer Science, Beijing University of Technology
Steven Ding

Steven Ding

  • Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Scott Kuhl

Interests

  • Computer Graphics
  • Virtual Environments
  • Human-computer Interaction
  • Human Perception

Dissertation Topic

  • Surface Text Interaction System Using Microphones

Education

  • B.E., Software Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
Andrew Frey

Andrew Frey

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Interests

  • Microarchitecture
  • Embedded Systems

Education

  • BS, Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University
Blade Frisch

Blade Frisch

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Keith Vertanen

Interests

  • Design of Assistive Technology
  • Accessibility and Accessible Computing
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Science Education

Dissertation Topic

Designing Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems for the support of social and community engagement

Education

  • Master of Education in Special Education, Master of Science in Computer Science, Bowling Green State University, 2020
  • Bachelor of Music in Music Education, Bachelor of Science in Education in Computer Science Education, Bowling Green State University, 2017
Qiang Han

Qiang Han

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Bo Chen

Interests

  • Program Analysis
  • Vulnerability Detection
  • Data Recovery

Education

  • M.S., Computer Science and Technology, China University of Petroleum (East China)
  • B.S., Computer Science and Technology, China University of Petroleum (East China)
Suruchi Kushwaha

Suruchi Kushwaha

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Yakov Nekrich

Interests

  • Data Structures
  • Algorithms
  • Computational Geometry

Project Topic

  • Optimizing Orthogonal Range Skyline Queries

Education

  • B. Tech, Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Bhopal (NIT-B/MANIT-B), India
Sarah Larkin

Sarah Larkin

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisors

Soner Onder

Interests

  • Computer Science Education
  • Computer Science Ethics
  • Computer Architecture

Education

  •  B.S., Computer Science, Michigan Technological University
Daniel Masker

Daniel Masker

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Leo Ureel

Interests

  • Computer Science Education
  • Programming Languages
  • Code Critiquers
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Operating Systems

Education

  • B.S., Computer Science/Math, Michigan Technological University
Tino Moore

Tino Moore

  • Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Soner Onder

Interests

  • High Bandwidth Fetch Mechanisms
  • Branch Prediction
  • Program Representation
  • Data Flow Architecture
  • Single Threaded Performance

Dissertation Topic

  • Bounded Dynamic Single Assignment Form: Making Single Assignment Machine Executable

Education

  • M.S., Computer Science, Michigan Technological University
  • B.S., EE and CPE, Michigan Technological University
Sadia Nowrin

Sadia Nowrin

  • Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Keith Vertanen

Interests

  • Natural Language Processing
  • Accessibility in Computing
  • Human Computer Interaction 

Dissertation Topic

  • Programming by Voice

Education

  • M.S., Computer Science and Engineering, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Suresh Pokharel

Suresh Pokharel

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Dukka KC

Interests

  • Computational Biology
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning

Dissertation Topic

  • Prediction of post-translational modifications in protein sequences using NLP-based techniques

Education

  • M.S., B.S., Computer Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Pawel Pratyush

Pawel Pratyush

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Dukka KC

Interests

  • Computational Biology
  • Spatio-temporal Modelling
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Applied Deep Learning
  • Quantum Computing

Project Topic

  • Transformer-based approaches for Post-Translational Modification Prediction in Proteins, Intrinsically Disorder Protein Aware Models

Education

  • B. Tech, Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Bhopal (NIT-B/MANIT-B), India
Caleb Rother

Caleb Rother

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Bo Chen

Interests

  • Video Games
  • Music

Project Focus

  • Access Control Recovery and Security

Education

  • B.S., University of Minnesota, Duluth
Jiangqiu Shen

Jiangqiu Shen

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Jianhui Yue

Interests

  • Computer Architecture
  • Operating Systems
  • Accelerators
  • Embedded Systems

Project Topic

  • Processing-in-memory (PIM) and SPVM acceleration

Education

  • M.S., Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei, China
  • B.S., Central South University, Hunan, China

Harsh Singh

Harsh Singh

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Bo Chen

Interests

  • Automotive
  • Self-Driving Cars
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Cybersecurity
  • Internet of Things

Dissertation Topic

  • Cybersecurity in Unmanned Vehicles and Self-Driving Cars

Education

  • B. Tech, Computer Science and Engineering
Ronald Stempien

Ronald Stempien

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Interests

  • Formal Methods
  • Software Modeling and Simulation

Education

  • B.S., Computer Science, Eastern Michigan University
Caleb Swain

Caleb Swain

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Soner Onder

Interests

  • Microarchitecture

Education

  • B.S., Computer Science, Michigan Technological University
Joe Teahen

Joe Teahen

  • PhD Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Leo Ureel

Interests

  • Computer Science Education
  • Programming Languages
  • Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
  • Emergent Behavior
  • Social and Ethical Aspects of Computing 

Education

  • B.S., Computer Science/Statistics, Michigan Technological University
Yuchen Wang

Yuchen Wang

  • Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Zhenlin Wang

Interests

  • Software Memory Systems
  • Cloud Computing

Dissertation Topic

  • Dynamic Memory Management for Key-Value Stores

Education

  • Ph.D., M.S., Information Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
  • B.S., Computer Science, China University of Geosciences, China
Zhuoyan Xu

Zhuoyan Xu

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Bo Chen

Interests

  • Distributed Storage Systems
  • Network Data Security
  • Cloud Storage Security

Education

  • B.S., Information Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
  • M.S., Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong, China
Liang Yan

Liang Yan

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisors

Zhenlin Wang

Laura Brown

Interests

  • Distributed Machine Learning Systems
  • Heterogeneous Architecture Acceleration for AI Cloud
  • Hardware-accelerated Virtualization (GPU, DPU)

Education

  • M.S., Computer Science, Michigan Technological University
  • B.S., Material Engineering, SDU, Shandong
Junyao Yang

Junyao Yang

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Zhenlin Wang

Interests

  • Software Memory System Optimization
  • High Performance Computing

Project Topic

  • Software caching system design and optimization

Education

  • M.S., Computer Science, Michigan Technological University
  • B.S., Computer Engineering and Mathematics, Michigan Technological University
Kieran Young

Kieran Young

  • Ph.D. Student, Department of Computer Science

Advisor

Interests

  • Microarchitecture

Education

  • M.S., B.S., Computer Science, Michigan Technological University