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| Electrical & Computer Engineering - Bagley College of Engineering
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| Electrical & Computer Engineering - Bagley College of Engineering
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 Ele...| Electrical & Computer Engineering - Bagley College of Engineering