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Title: Advanced Packaging and Thermal Management of DC-DC Converters and Novel Correlations for Manifold Microchannel Heatsinks Author: Sevket Umut Yuruker Date/Time: July 2nd, 3:00pm – 5:00pm Zoom link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/4052654764 Committee Members:Professor Michael Ohadi, ChairProfessor Patrick McCluskeyProfessor Jungho KimProfessor Amir RiazProfessor Christopher Cadou, Dean’s Representative Abstract: An advanced packaging configuration of a dual-active-bridge 10 kW DC-DC converter […]

Title: A Bayesian Network Perspective on the Elements of a Nuclear Power Plant Multi-Unit Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessment. Author: Jonathan DeJesus Segarra Day/Time: Friday, July 16, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) Examining Committee:Dr. Michelle BensiDr. Mohammad ModarresDr. Gregory Baecher Dr. Katrina GrothDr. Robert BunditzDr. Vedran Lekic ABSTRACT Nuclear power plants (NPPs) generated about

Title: Towards Trust and Transparency in Deep Learning Systems through Behavior Introspection & Online Competency Prediction Author: Julia Filiberti Allen Date/Time: Monday, June 28th at 1pm Committee Members:Professor Steven A. Gabriel, Chair, Dept. of Mechanical EngineeringProfessor Dinesh Manocha, Dean’s Representative, Dept. of Computer ScienceProfessor Jin-Oh Hahn, Dept. of Mechanical EngineeringProfessor Shapour Azarm, Dept. of Mechanical

Title: INTELLIGENT INTERSECTION MANAGEMENT THROUGH GRADIENT-BASED MULTI-AGENT COORDINATION OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND VEHICLES Author: Manuel Aurelio Rodriguez Date/Time: July 7, 2021 1pm-3pm Zoom Meeting: https://umd.zoom.us/j/5586796034 List of committee membersDr. Hosam Fathy (Chair)Dr. Yancy Diaz-MercadoDr. Shapour AzarmDr. Jin-Oh HahnDr. Derek Paley (Dean’s Representative) AbstractThis dissertation examines the problem of coordinating both traffic lights plus connected and

 Systematic Integration of PHM and PRA for Risk and Reliability Analysis of Complex Engineering Systems Author: Ramin Moradi Date/Time: Wednesday, June 16th. | 2 pm – 4 pm Examining Committeee:Dr. Katrina Groth, Chair/AdvisorDr. Mohammad ModarresDr. Enrique Lopez DroguettDr. Michelle BensiDr. Shapour AzarmDr. Greg Baecher, Dean’s Representative “Complex Engineering Systems (CES) such as power plants, process

Anisotropic Multi-scale Modeling for Steady-state Creep Behavior of Polycrystalline Coarse-grain SnAgCu (SAC) Solder Joints Author: Qian Jiang Day/Time: June 10, 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm List of committee membersProfessor Abhijit Dasgupta, ChairProfessor Hugh Alan BruckProfessor Teng LiProfessor Patrick McCluskeyProfessor Lourdes G. Salamanca-Riba, Dean Representative Abstract:Heterogeneous integration is leading to unprecedented miniaturization of solder joints. The overall size of solder