Spring 2018 – EE 6971/6991: Research Seminar/Special Problems
Course Description and General Information
EE 6971 Special Problems: An organized course offering the opportunity for specialized study not normally or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. Special Problems courses may be repeated for credit when topics vary, but not more than 6 hours, regardless of discipline, may be applied to the degree
EE 6991 Research Seminar: Organized research lectures and seminar presentations. The grade report for this course is either “CR” (satisfactory participation in the seminar) or “NC” (unsatisfactory participation in the seminar). This course may include a written component. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 1 hour will apply to the Master’s degree, regardless of discipline.
- Time: Fridays, 14:00 – 14:50
- Location: BB 3.03.24
- Presentations will be regularly updated on UTSA’s blackboard
- Office Hours:
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 13:00 – 14:00
- Or by appointment
Course Syllabus and Course Schedule
| Week | Date | Location | Title | Speaker | Flyer | Presentation | Research Talk? |
| 1 | 1/12 | AET 0.214 | Introduction to Course | Ahmad F. Taha, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, UTSA |
Syllabus | N/A | No |
| 2 | 1/19 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | 1/26 | BB 3.03.24 | Tips & Tricks for Searching IEEE Xplore | Jalyn Kelley IEEE Client Services Manager |
Here | Here | No |
| 4 | 2/2 | BB 3.03.24 | Emerging and Non-conventional 2D Materials, Devices & Applications | Deji Akinwande, Ph.D. David & Doris Lybarger Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Engineering, Associate Professor, UT Austin |
Here | Here | Yes |
| 5 | 2/9 | BB 3.03.24 |
HackingLab – Teaching Ethical Hacking |
Reiner Creutzburg, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Informatics and Media, Technische Hochschule Brandenburg, Germany |
Here | Here | Yes |
| 6 | 2/16 | BB 3.03.24 | An Evolutionary Algorithm Approach to Generate Distinct Sets of Non-Dominated Solutions for Wicked Problems | Marcio Giacomoni, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UTSA |
Here | Here | Yes |
| 7 | 2/23 | BB 3.03.24 | Data-Driven Estimation of Frequency Response from Ambient Synchrophasor Measurements | Hao Zhu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UT Austin |
Here | Here | Yes |
| 8 | 3/2 | BB 3.03.24 | Cherry-Picking Sensors/Actuators in Dynamic Networks | Ahmad F. Taha, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, ECE, UTSA |
Here | Yes | |
| 9 | 3/9 | BB 3.03.24 | Inertial Measurement Units as traffic flow sensors: auto-calibration, trajectory estimation and context detection | Christian Claudel, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering UT Austin |
Here | Yes | |
| 10 | 3/23 | BB 3.03.24 | 3D Printed Toys, Entertainment Humanoids, and Video Games: Challenges in Design and Control | Pranav Bhounsule, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, UTSA |
Here | Here | Yes |
| 11 | 3/30 | BB 3.03.24 | Molecular Computing Machines Realized through Plasmonic Arrays and Laser Spectroscopy | Michael A. Miller, Ph.D. | Here | Yes | |
| 12 | 4/6 | BB 3.03.24 | The Cortical Interface Between Vision and Language | Alexander Huth, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Neuroscience and Computer Science UT Austin |
Here | Here | Yes |
| 13 | 4/13 | BB 3.03.24 | Some Optimization Problems in Smart Grids | Steven Low, Ph.D. Frank J. Gilloon Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering California Institute of Technology |
Here | Here | Yes |
| 14 | 4/20 | BB 3.03.24 | Collaborative All-Weather Sensing for Automated Vehicles | Todd Humphreys, Ph.D. Associate Professor, William J. Murray, Jr. Fellowship in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics UT Austin |
Here | Here | Yes |
| 15 | 4/27 | BB 3.03.24 | Challenges and Opportunities in Advanced R&D at a Global Private Technology Company | Jian Li, Ph.D. Technical Executive, Research Program Director, Technology Strategist Huawei Technologies |
Here | Yes |