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
