The UMBC Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (CSEE) proudly hosted its annual Research Day event this May, celebrating a year of groundbreaking research and innovation. This highly anticipated event brought together faculty, staff, and students to showcase the department's latest advancements across three key research areas: computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering.The event featured a series of insightful talks by faculty and staff, highlighting significant research achievements and ongoing projects. Attendees were treated to a diverse array of topics, reflecting the department's commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology and engineering.
A highlight of the day was the student research competition, where three exceptional PhD students were recognized for their outstanding contributions during the 2023-2024 academic year. The winners presented their award-winning research, impressing the audience with their innovative approaches and findings:
- Sai Vallurupalli: "Examining Participant-specific Goals for a Deeper Understanding of Complex Events"
- Akash Vartak: "DeBUGCN – Detecting Backdoors in CNNs Using Graph Convolutional Networks"
- Aamir Hamid: "GenAIPABench: A Benchmark for Generative AI-based Privacy Assistants"
- Christian P Badolato: "Your Smart Home Exchanged 2M Messages: A Network Traffic Analysis of Smart Home Devices in Passive Mode"
- Dingyi Pei: "Decoding and Generating Synergy-based Hand Movements using Electroencephalography during Motor Execution and Motor Imagery"
- Bharg Barot, Satvik Racharla, Sumedh Kane, Sai Malkireddy, Nathan Samson, Jason Chan, Fadullah Omitogun, Jalen Brown: "Lidar Occupancy Analysis and Detection System - LOADS"