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Research, Education, Lectures Accessing the Technical Edge
The official newsletter of the Charlotte Research Institute
July 8, 2015
Events:
Save the Date: Research & Economic Development Meet & Greet
Dissertation Defense Announcements
SAVE THE DATE
Research & Economic Development Meet and Greet
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
SAC 334 C&D
Faculty, staff, and students involved in academic research are invited and encouraged to attend this
event where they will have a chance to meet and speak with R&ED staff. There will be food and
prizes.
Dissertation Defense Announcements
Video Collaboratory-Asynchronous Collaboration Around Web-Based Videos
Candidate: Vikash Kumar Singh
Sponsoring Chair: Dr. Celine Latulipe, Department of Software and Information Systems at UNC
Charlotte
Committee: Dr. Mary Lou Maher, Department of Software and Information Systems at UNC Charlotte
Dr. David Wilson, Department of Software and Information Systems at UNC Charlotte Dr. Edward
Cutrell, Associate Graduate Faculty Member, Department of Software and Information Systems at
UNC Charlotte Professor Sybil Huskey, Department of Dance at UNC Charlotte
Defense Date: July 10, 2015 - 11:00am
Location: Woodward Hall 338
Degree Program Name: Ph.D. in Computing and Information Systems
Dynamic View Selection for Human Motion Analysis in Camera Networks
Candidate: Scott Spurlock
Sponsoring Chair: Dr. Richard Souvenir, Department of Computer Science at UNC Charlotte
Committee: Dr. Richard Souvenir, Department of Computer Science at UNC Charlotte Dr. Min Shin,
Department of Computer Science at UNC Charlotte Dr. Shaoting Zhang, Department of Computer
Science at UNC Charlotte Dr. Jing Xiao, Department of Computer Science at UNC Charlotte
Professor Eric Sauda, School of Architecture at UNC Charlotte
Defense Date: July 13, 2015 - 10:00am
Location: Woodward Hall 338
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Degree Program Name: Ph.D. Computing and Information Systems
Weakly Supervised Learning on Image Manifolds
Candidate: Hui Wu
Sponsoring Chair: Dr. Richard Souvenir, Department of Computer Science at UNC Charlotte
Committee: Dr. Min Shin, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science at UNC Charlotte Dr.
Shaoting Zhang, Department of Computer Science at UNC Charlotte Dr. Wlodek Zadrozny,
Department of Computer Science at UNC Charlotte Dr. Andrew Willis, Associate Professor,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UNC Charlotte
Defense Date: July 14, 2015 - 10:00am
Location: CHHS 124
Degree Program Name: Ph.D. in Computing and Information Systems
Development of a Survival Based Framework for Bridge Deterioration Modeling with Largescale Application to the North Carolina Bridge Management System
Candidate: Raka Goyal
Sponsoring Chair: Dr. Matthew J. Whelan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Committee: Dr. Tara Cavalline, Department of Engineering Technology and Construction
Management, Dr. Brett Tempest, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Dr. Don Chen,
Department of Engineering Technology and Construction Management, Dr. John Diemer,
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
Defense Date: July 15, 2015 - 11:00am
Location: EPIC 3344
Degree Program Name: Doctor of Philosophy in Infrastructure and Environmental Systems
Understanding and Development of Cost-effective Industrial Aluminum Back Surface Field
(Al-BSF) Silicon Solar Cells
Candidate: Nian Chen
Sponsoring Chair: Dr. Abasifreke Ebong
Committee: Dr. Yong Zhang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dr. Edward B
Stokes, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dr. M. Yasin, Center for Optoelectronics
and Optical Communications
Defense Date: July 16, 2015 - 10:00am
Location: EPIC 2344
Degree Program Name: PhD in Electrical Engineering
An experimental and analytical study of tire derived aggregate engineering properties and
lateral pressures on retaining walls.
Candidate: Mauricio Miguel Garcia-Theran
Sponsoring Chair: Dr. Miguel A. Pando
Committee: Dr. Tara Cavalline, Department of Engineering Technology and Construction
Management at UNC Charlotte; Dr. Vincent Ogunro, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering at UNC Charlotte; Dr. Brett Q. Tempest, Department of Civil and Environmental
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Engineering at UNC Charlotte; Dr. Sheng-Guo Wang, Department of Engineering Technology and
Construction Management at UNC Charlotte
Defense Date: July 17, 2015 - 8:00am
Location: EPIC 3344
Degree Program Name: Ph.D. in Infrastructure and Environmental Systems
Effects of child-centered play therapy on social skills, academic achievement, and selfconcept of children with learning disabilities: A single-case design
Candidate: Jennifer Geddes Hall
Sponsoring Chair: Dr. Phyllis Post, Department of Counseling
Committee: Dr. Hank Harris and Dr. Sejal Parikh Foxx, Department of Counseling at UNC Charlotte, Dr.
David Test, Department of Special Education and Child Development at UNC Charlotte, Dr. Anita
Blowers, Department of Criminal Justice at UNC Charlotte
Defense Date: July 21, 2015 - 11:00am
Location: COED 246
Degree Program Name: Counseling